Vincent Van Doughnut Is Coming to the Grove
Some of the metro area's best doughnuts are coming to the city's most up-and-coming neighborhood. Vincent Van Doughnut, the food truck that grew into a thriving brick-and-mortar gourmet doughnut shop...
View ArticleLatest Releases from Dutch Courage, Hands and Feet Prove the Cassingle Is...
For all the musical portmanteaux from the '80s and '90s that have come back to haunt us —"keytar" and "Jazzercize" among them — the word "cassingle" is an unlikely candidate to have reemerged.…
View ArticleThis Video Shows a Cool Time-Lapse View of the Arch's Renovations
A major renovation has been underway at the Arch grounds for more than two years now. And while you may have glimpsed some of the changes from your car while headed to a ballgame, or paged through the...
View ArticleThe St. Louis Swap Meet Is Heading to the Arch Grounds
Grab your crafts, instruments and food trucks — or maybe just your wallet. Cherokee Street's wildly popular swap meet is expanding to the Arch, and you're invited to join in on the fun. Starting in...
View ArticleJam/Dub: Meet the 2016 RFT Music Award Nominees
The 2016 Riverfront Times Music Showcase will be held this year on Saturday, June 18 in the Grove! By the numbers, this is the largest all-local music festival in St. Louis history with nearly 100...
View ArticleR&B: Meet the 2016 RFT Music Award Nominees
The 2016 Riverfront Times Music Showcase will be held this year on Saturday, June 18 in the Grove! By the numbers, this is the largest all-local music festival in St. Louis history with nearly 100...
View Article10 Reasons You Need to Be at the RFT's Music Showcase This Saturday
If you're a regular RFT reader or just someone with friends in a band, you surely know that this weekend is our annual Music Showcase. (We've certainly been talking about it enough.)…
View Article"Ferguson Effect" Is Likely Real, Skeptic Concludes — But Maybe Not for the...
The University of Missouri-St. Louis criminologist who's been one of the biggest skeptics of the "Ferguson Effect," which blames rising crime on the protests that followed Michael Brown's death at the...
View ArticleParents Wanted in Shooting Death of 3-Year-Old Xavier Robinson
The parents of a three-year-old shot dead last year in north St. Louis County are wanted on child endangerment charges. County prosecutors on Thursday issued the charges against 36-year-old Shawmane...
View Article7 Things to Do This Week for $15 or Less
Sure, you could spend this weekend in your darkened apartment, the air conditioning on full blast — or you could get out there and do something fun! We've got a list of great things to do, and none of...
View ArticleThe 9 Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: June 17 to 19
This is a big weekend for us here at RFT Music — this Saturday we will converge on the Grove for the 2016 RFT Music showcase, an annual music event featuring performances by St. Louis' best musicians....
View ArticleThe Picky Eater's Guide to Element
Lafayette Square’s Element (1419 Carroll Street) offers craft cocktails with views and enticing, shareable plates in a renovated industrial space. It’s a perfect destination for a night out with...
View ArticleTired of Bar Crawls? Why Not Try a Barre Crawl?
Consuming Kinetics Dance Company wants to take you on a barre crawl. And no, it's not all about consuming alcohol — though there may be a little bit of that, too.…
View ArticleSt. Louis Circuit Attorney Candidates Face Off Saturday in First Debate
What an election year 2016 has turned out to be. The presidential race is a garbage fire.…
View ArticleBlues: Meet the 2016 RFT Music Award Nominees
The 2016 Riverfront Times Music Showcase will be held this year on Saturday, June 18 in the Grove! By the numbers, this is the largest all-local music festival in St. Louis history with nearly 100...
View ArticleHip-Hop (Group): Meet the 2016 RFT Music Award Nominees
The 2016 Riverfront Times Music Showcase will be held this year on Saturday, June 18 in the Grove! By the numbers, this is the largest all-local music festival in St. Louis history with nearly 100...
View ArticleSocial House II Is Closing After Last Call Saturday
The controversial sports bar that had a significant portion of University City residents clutching their pearls over its body-painted servers will be shutting its doors after last call Saturday....
View ArticleCritic's Pick: The Staves to Perform at Off Broadway on Saturday, June 25
The Staveley-Taylor sisters aren’t the first acoustically-inclined folk artists to experiment with electronics and beat-driven production. On their first few albums as the Staves, the British trio...
View ArticleSt. Louis City Hall Will Fly the Transgender Flag Beginning Today
This morning, St. Louis will become only the third city in the nation to fly the transgender rights flag at City Hall — and the first west of the Mississippi. The pink-and-blue flag is set to be...
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