The Usual Suspect
Is Bill Harrison the victim of overzealous law enforcement? Or a man who got away with murder? William "Bill" Harrison, gray-haired at 51 with a court-ordered electronic tracker on his ankle, looked...
View ArticleCritic's Pick: Local H to Perform at Ready Room This Thursday, August 18
Hailing from Zion, Illinois, a small town equidistant from Milwaukee and Chicago, Local H has been peddling its brand of grunge-rock since 1990, when four high school friends took up instruments and...
View ArticleCop Points Pistol, Taunts Columbia Teen in Newly Released Video
Last year, two on-duty Columbia police officers engaged in a bizarre shit-talking match with a seventeen-year-old who happened to be filming them with a smartphone. Newly obtained body camera footage...
View ArticleSoulard Oktoberfest Is Dead; Long Live "Soulard's Octoberfest"
Someone else is going to have to roll out the barrel this year. …
View ArticleWhite St. Louis Police Major Accuses Chief of Racism in Lawsuit
A St. Louis police commander is suing Chief Sam Dotson, alleging he was passed over for a promotion because he's white. In the lawsuit filed today in federal court, Major Michael Caruso claims Dotson...
View ArticleNewly Announced: Stryper, Amanda Shires, Joyce Manor, Futuristic, Ringworm...
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 ArticleSt. Louis' Hylidae Makes Heavy Subjects Danceable on New Self-Titled Release
Jon Burkhart, the St. Louis native who records music that seeks the danceable intersection of pop and experimental music, came late to the synths, samplers and sequencers that make up his current rig.…
View ArticleSt. Louis Business Journal Defines Women By Their Shoes, Predictable Backlash...
In recent days, the St. Louis Business Journal has been getting more attention on social media than they've gotten in eons — and it's come, predictably, because the newspaper pissed off a whole lot of...
View ArticleNew Burger Is So Bourbon-Drenched, You Have to Be 21 to Order It
The new "Spiked Bulleit Bourbon Burger" is nothing to sneeze at — and definitely nothing to contemplate ordering if you're a teetotaler. This baby has an all-beer patty, cream cheese, cheddar cheese,...
View ArticleSnow Factory St. Louis Aims to Bring Thai-Style Ice Cream to the Delmar Loop
Move over, Ted Drewes.…
View ArticleColin Jost is Returning to St. Louis to Laugh for Hunger
The last time Colin Jost came to St. Louis, things didn't go so well."I was staying the night there while I was going to Kirksville to do a show at Truman State," the Saturday Night Live writer...
View ArticleRFT Demands to See Business Journal Editor Vince Brennan's Shoes
In recent days, the St. Louis Business Journal has seen significant backlash for its recent feature highlighting this year's 25 most influential business women. Accompanying the piece is a slideshow,...
View ArticleDeadly St. Louis Drive-By Caught on Video
St. Louis cops are hoping video of a deadly drive-by shooting will lead to a killer's arrest. The gunman in the August 4 murder of 20-year-old Dominick Reece in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood was...
View ArticleComet Croissanterie and Creamery Is Now Open in Kirkwood
Nestled in a small retail center on a sleepy block in Kirkwood is Comet Croissanterie and Creamery (640 West Woodbine Avenue), a new venture from Mark Attwood and Stephanie Fischer. Since opening the...
View ArticleThe 8 Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: August 12 to 14
By matter of happenstance, the vast majority of our picks for the best shows in town this weekend feature local performers. And why not?…
View Article7 Terrific Things to Do This Weekend
The weekend in St. Louis promises loads of fun — a bike ramble and a brew fest downtown, an opera at Union Avenue Christian Church and several intriguing plays.…
View ArticleMajor Roofing Accident in U. City Leaves Veteran Badly Burned
Saturday, August 6 was just like any other work day when Daniel "Danny" Madden and his son, Aaron, reported to work for a commercial roofing job in the 9700 block of University City. But what started...
View ArticleVery Stoned Snoop Dogg Sings Praises of Sugarfire Barbecue, St. Louis in General
Legendary rapper/marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg made a stop in St. Louis this week as part of the High Road Tour, an outing that sees Big Snoop and Wiz Khalifa joining forces for what is clearly the...
View ArticleNew Short Documentary Celebrates St. Louis
A new seven-minute documentary paying tribute to St. Louis and its residents has an unusual sponsor: Church's Chicken. The documentary, which debuts locally below and has a nationwide rollout on...
View ArticleDid Sheriff Mix Redaction with Forgery? Lawyer Accuses Drug Task Force of...
Other than actual criminals, is anyone more irritating to Missouri law enforcement than Aaron Malin? It's a fair question. Malin, a 23-year-old law student and former researcher for the group Show-Me...
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