Rehydrate Pool Party Series to Bring World’s Largest Water Slide to St. Louis
The world's largest inflatable water slide is coming to St. Louis this August, and it's bringing a mini electronic festival with it. This festival, appropriately named ReSlidrate, is one of St....
View Article7 Ways to Celebrate Harry Potter This Weekend — and Get That New Book, Too
Did you believe you’d heard the last from notorious he-witch Harry Potter? Well, he’s back, and real-life has caught up with Potter at last.…
View ArticlePublic Access Show, Morbid Curiosity, Will Premiere Horror Shorts Filmed in...
St. Louis' TV viewers will get a dose of "morbid curiosity" come October. Director, writer and producer Richard "Itchy" Hamilton, a public access veteran best-known as the creator and host of The Big...
View ArticleRams Who? St. Louis SLAM Becomes Greatest Show on Turf with Championship Win
It's been a long time since St. Louis could boast about its football prowess. Sure, there was that one team that did some nice things on the field — but that might as well be ancient history. These...
View ArticleMichael Brown's Mother Lezley McSpadden Will Address the DNC Tonight
Almost two years after her teenaged son was shot by a Ferguson police officer, Lezley McSpadden will speak at the Democratic National Convention this evening. Michael Brown was fatally shot by...
View ArticleOld Standard Fried Chicken Is Closing July 31
Old Standard Fried Chicken, the Botanical Heights spot that helped usher in a high-end craze for the once-humble fried chicken, will close its doors after dinner service this Sunday. That's according...
View ArticleSt. Louis Police Department Aims to Protect and Serve You Ice Cream
On Tuesday afternoon, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department unveiled its latest weapon in the war against crime: an ice cream truck. Dubbed "Operation Polar Cops," the program involves...
View ArticleThe Fourth Annual LaBute Fest Is Better Than Ever, Thanks to Its Actors
One of the lesser-known benefits of the LaBute New Theater Festival, the annual month-long event featuring a bill of one-act plays from emerging writers, is that local actors get to play a number of...
View ArticleEDM May Be Dead, But St. Louis' Underground Scene Is Stronger Than Ever
By Sunday, July 3, it's been raining incessantly for days. The bleak weather has put a literal damper on the holiday weekend.…
View ArticleJason Bourne Fails to Engage with Today's Zeitgeist
It's been nine years since we last saw Matt Damon racing around the world and beating people up as brainwashed assassin Jason Bourne — and the weight of those interim years rests heavily upon this...
View ArticleReview: Parigi Is a Blissful Triumph in Clayton
I've fallen in love twice at Parigi. The first time was with my now-husband, though if you are being technical, it wasn't Parigi then.…
View ArticleInside the Progressives' Not-So-Secret Plot to Take Over St. Louis'...
On the morning of July 16, in a south city bar, the youngest member of the Democratic City Central Committee raises her hand to address her colleagues — at least, the half that has bothered to show...
View ArticleNewly Announced: Beck, Corinne Bailey Rae, Get Up Kids, Shonen Knife 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. Page two contains our complete listing of new shows, so...
View ArticleNew St. Louis Site Gives Real-Time Alerts on Nearby Crime
Curious to know why the police were summoned to your neighbor's house — or what keeps bringing by them to check out that abandoned house on the corner? A local software developer has created a new...
View ArticleForget Camp Zoe. The Home of Schwagstock Is Now Echo Bluff State Park
Cabins that rent for $339/night. A lodge with expansive suites, complete with in-room Keurigs and flat-screen TVs.…
View ArticleLongtime St. Louis Musician Jenna Bauer Makes Her Singing Debut with Live in...
St. Louis' art community has been aware of the work, influence and artwork of Jenna Bauer for more than fifteen years.…
View ArticleTown and Country Is St. Louis' Most Obnoxiously Rich Suburb
Thrillist has touched down in St. Louis again. This time, we were included on the site's roundup of "The Most Obnoxiously Rich Suburb of America's 35 Biggest Cities"— and we bet you can guess which of...
View ArticleModerately Priced New Construction Keeps St. Louis Rents Low, Study Finds
You may have heard about the apartments in the Central West End now leasing for $5,000 a month. Five thousand!…
View ArticleForget the Latest Harry Potter Cash Grab — and Try a Better, More Original Book
Notorious goody-goody magic twerp Harry Potter has another book on the way, or more accurately, "book." This ersatz story is actually a hastily-printed version of the "special rehearsal edition...
View Article10 St. Louis Chefs and the Kitchen Tools They Can’t Live Without
Every chef has a favorite tool he or she cherishes. It can range from the extremely specialized and high-tech to the ultra-simple.…
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