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The Funky Butt Brass Band Tapped Some of St. Louis' Best for New Christmas Album
When the Funky Butt Brass Band formed ten years ago, the group was as interested in preserving tradition as it was perverting it.…
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Forest Park's Boathouse Is Getting New Operators: the Sugarfire Smokehouse Group
You'll soon have a new menu to try at the Boathouse in Forest Park — and a number of its dishes will be familiar favorites. …
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Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Officers Shot; Gunman Arrested After Standoff...
Update 5:09 p.m.: The suspect was taken into custody at 2:45 p.m. inside the house, St. Louis County police have confirmed. He was suffering from a gun shot wound to the upper chest.…
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Potosi Cop, Wife Bought Def Leppard CD, Walmart Lingerie with Stolen Money
A Potosi cop and his wife stole money from an ambulance service and used the profits for a variety of personal expenses, including gift cards, a Def Leppard album and lacy thong underwear from...
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Police Chief Finalists Include Three Insiders, Including Lawrence O'Toole
Odds are good St. Louis' new police chief will have familiarity with the city and its department — three of the six finalists are currently employed by it. After a national search, the city tonight...
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The Shape of Water Is a Wonderful Monster of a Love Story
Guillermo del Toro has firmly established himself as a gifted creator of fantastic landscapes, from the dark fantasy of Pan’s Labyrinth to the more routine fanboy terrain of Pacific Rim and the...
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Experience Abject Terror This Weekend with a Christmas-Themed Haunted House
Christmas is far scarier than we give it credit for. This is a holiday that involves the existence of an omnipotent bearded man with a penchant for overeating who watches children while they are...
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The Best Things to Do This Weekend, December 15-19
We hope you have a veritable pile of nuts, because The Nutcrackers are coming. Tchaikovsky's durable ballet about Christmas fantasies is performed in multiple styles this week, but that's not all...
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Circuit Attorney Taking 'a Fresh Look' at Case Against Cop Who Demanded Sex
Prosecutors will take another look at a two-year-old case involving a St. Louis police officer who allegedly coerced a domestic violence victim into giving him oral sex, a spokeswoman for the office...
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Lawrence O'Toole, Now a Finalist for Police Chief, Is Silenced at Public Forum
"Fire O'Toole." That was the protesters' demand — regularly chanted on the streets during demonstrations after the Stockley verdict, drawn in chalk outside the police headquarters and even drowning out...
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The 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: December 15 to 17
From 105.7 The Point's Local HoHo Show to Ho Ho Hardcore over at the Sinkhole, holiday shows are in full effect and will continue to grow, reaching critical mass in the next week. For those wanting an...
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Please Take a Moment to Appreciate the Sheer Audacity That Is Jeff Roorda
He might be the most hated man in St. Louis, but controversial police spokesman Jeff Roorda is not keeping a low profile. The Ferghanistan author (and political candidate) showed up at the forum...
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Cave States, Seth Porter & Beth Bombara Share New Holiday Tunes
You officially have nine shopping days left until Christmas, but a few St. Louis luminaries dropped off some seasonal treats a little early this year. Yesterday both Cave States and a one-off duet by...
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Suspected Cop Shooter Jason Cook Charged After Bellefontaine Neighbors Standoff
The man accused of shooting two Bellefontaine Neighbors police officers on Thursday has been charged with four felonies, including first-degree assault. Jason Cook, 37, ducked into his home after...
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Rape Case Against Nelly Dropped by Prosecutors
Prosecutors in Washington state have officially dropped a rape case against Nelly, real name Cornell Hayes, saying that the rapper's accuser refuses to cooperate."While we have reviewed the existing...
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Wonder Wheel Soars, Thanks to Its Excellent Performances
A fantastic world created from imagination and the distant past provides the setting for Wonder Wheel, Woody Allen’s new film about love and dreams set in the middle of a gaudy amusement park in 1950s...
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Candle Fusion Lets Customers Customize Their Burning Desires
The Central West End storefront that was home to Bissinger’s first retail shop for more than 80 years continues to sell premium, hand-made products. But for the last year, those items have been made...
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BEAST Craft BBQ Is Now Offering Meat You Can't Get Anywhere — Anywhere! — Else
David Sandusky could coast. Since opening BEAST Craft BBQ(20 S Belt W, Belleville, Illinois; 618-257-9000) in December 2014, the acclaimed pitmaster has been at the helm of one of the bi-state area's...
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Trooper Charged in Brandon Ellingson's Death Has Finally Been Fired
Six months after trooper Anthony Piercy pled guilty for his role in the drowning death of an Iowa college student, he's been let go from the Missouri Highway Patrol. The state police force's...
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Suspect Aimed for Head-On Collision with Crestwood Cop Car, Police Say
Seeing flashing lights in the rearview mirror can raise goosebumps in even the most law-abiding motorist, but on Sunday morning, the mere sight of a Crestwood patrol car apparently motivated a man to...
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