STLCC Faculty Reps Vote 'No Confidence' in Chancellor Jeff Pittman
After layoffs, raucous trustee meetings and allegations of intimidation, the faculty at St. Louis Community College has had enough: Its representatives have taken a vote of "no confidence" in...
View ArticleMetro East Teacher Called Two Students Slaves, Lawsuit Says
You would think middle school student council would be a place for students to make friends and influence school activities. But for a student at Joseph Arthur Middle School in O'Fallon, Illinois,...
View ArticleBasquiat Show Coming to Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis in September
The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis(3750 Washington Boulevard, 314-535-4660) today announced the rest of its 2018 schedule. Of note for fans of street art, black artists and transformative American...
View ArticleKore Wilbert, Chef at Copper Pig, Badly Injured in Freak Kitchen Accident
Kore Wilbert, head chef at the Southampton neighborhood restaurant Copper Pig(4611 Macklind Avenue; 314-499-7166), is recovering after sustaining severe burns in a freak kitchen accident at the...
View ArticleTu Tien Tran, Who Made Upstairs Lounge an Underground Hub, Has Died
St. Louis is mourning the loss of an iconic figure in the city's music scene: Tu Tien Tran, owner of the Upstairs Lounge(3131 South Grand Boulevard; 314-358-2004), has died. News of Tran's passing has...
View ArticleBurned Body in St. Louis Dumpster Identified Using Dental Records
Using dental records, St. Louis police have identified a man whose burned body was found Friday morning in a dumpster. Officers were responding to a call for help shortly after 11 a.m. in the north...
View Article18 Aldermen Ask City to Stop Contract with Grow Missouri for Airport Lease
St. Louis' Board of Aldermen has a message for those trying to lease the city's airport: not so fast. In a letter released today, eighteen of the twenty-eight members on the board urged the city's...
View ArticleChicago's Reena Calm Is Coming Back to St. Louis to Make You Laugh
When the Flyover Comedy Festival's debut weekend was coming to a close this past November, the last comic standing was Reena Calm, performing to a small audience inside of Gezellig's side room. She...
View ArticleThe How and the Why Explores Women and Science
What do women discuss when there are no men present? Sarah Treem's two-character drama The How and the Why pulls back the curtain on the gory, savage truth about "girl talk."…
View ArticleA Futile and Stupid Gesture Explores the Heyday of National Lampoon Founder...
Nearly three decades ago, postmodern political theorists caused a bit of a stir by announcing that society no longer defined itself by a sweeping vision of history. The "grand narrative" of the past...
View ArticleAt the Cut, Chef Ari Jo Ellis Elevates the Sausage
Technically, the Cut is a total sausage fest — a temple to tube-shaped meat inside Cherokee Street's Fortune Teller Bar that offers more balls, belly and wieners than you'd find at the Pike House on...
View ArticleOn Cherokee Street, St. Louis Police Try an Age-Old Experiment: Beat Cops
Cherokee Street wakes up slowly. It is a cold Friday morning in December, and the business district is basically deserted, its stasis disrupted only by the passing traffic and a bitter, whistling wind.…
View ArticleNewly Announced: Elton John, Lecrae, Sleep, Cro-Mags, Wye Oak and More
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention.…
View ArticleSt. Louis County's New Animal Control Director Left Controversy in New Mexico
St. Louis County seems to suit Beth Vesco-Mock. Hired in September 2017, the director of county's department of Animal Control & Care recently appeared in a feel-good Fox-2 spot alongside her...
View ArticleSt. Louis Restaurant Openings & Closings: January 2018
January 2018 has been a month of unexpected closings. Donut-King said goodbye after decades in St. Charles; the Libertine and Water Street Cafe both called it quits after successful runs in Clayton...
View ArticleSouth County Vape Shop Shooting Suspect Charged
The suspected gunman in a shooting at a south county vape shop has been charged with two felonies. Chance Cramer, 22, of Lindenwood Park was arrested Tuesday in the parking lot of the Concord Plaza...
View ArticleThe Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Week, February 1 to 7
Things are heating up now.…
View ArticleMardi Gras 2018 in Soulard: A Complete Guide to the Fun
Mardi Gras is imminent, which means a large chunk of the metro area’s population is putting the finishing touches on their costumes and stockpiling beads.…
View ArticleHimalayan Hut Will Bring That Yeti Magic to Rock Hill — and Beyond
Himalayan Yeti(3515 S. Kingshighway, 314-354-8338) has big expansion plans — with sister restaurants opening in the coming months in both Rock Hill and Sunset Hills. The Nepalese restaurant, which...
View ArticleParm Pasta & Sandwich Co. Gives Cherokee a Taste of the Hill
At Parm Pasta & Sandwich Co.(2619 Cherokee Street, 314-833-3034), the newest restaurant to open on Cherokee Street, the prices are cheap, the portions are big and the food is old-school St. Louis...
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