10 Things to Do on This Lovely Fall Weekend
The boss is out of town for a few days, so I'm in my jammies eating sardines right out of the tin. It's a pleasant respite at the time of year made for pleasant respites.…
View ArticleThe 8 Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: September 16 to 18
Have you recovered from LouFest yet? Looking forward to next week's inaugural Murmuration festival?…
View ArticleCalifornia Do-Nut Co. Revival Plans Are Scrapped
It’s a sad day for doughnut lovers everywhere. Yesterday morning, first-time restaurateur Felinna Love announced that she is abandoning her dream of reopening south city's long vacant California...
View ArticleNow Jason Kander Is Proving His Gun Cred — Blindfolded
Jason Kander. Former U.S. Army Captain.…
View ArticleTV Show Abandoned Explores St. Louis' Abandoned Schools
Get ready for your close-up, St. Louis. Tonight at 8 p.m., St. Louis will take the spotlight in the third episode of Abandoned, a new TV series hosted by professional skateboarder Rick McCrank on...
View ArticleBruce Franks Jr. Beats Penny Hubbard in Special Election Landslide
This time, it wasn't even close. Six weeks after activist and business owner Bruce Franks Jr. narrowly lost his Democratic primary challenge to incumbent state Rep. Penny Hubbard (D-St. Louis), a...
View ArticleA Third Trump Piñata is Getting Wrecked on Cherokee Street Tonight
If you still haven't fulfilled your inner fantasy of taking a swing at Donald Trump, this is your lucky day. Tonight at 6 p.m. at Yaquis (2728 Cherokee, 314-400-7712), a "bigger and better" Trump...
View ArticleFive Things Michael and Tara Gallina Want You To Know about Vicia
Michael and Tara Gallina have been in town for almost a year now, getting to know the food scene, establishing relationships with farmers and introducing themselves to the community through their...
View ArticleDisgraced Reporter Juan Thompson Hired, Fired From New Writing Job
Juan Thompson, the St. Louis native whose journalism career crumbled this winter after fabrications were discovered in his stories, resurfaced as a writer for an online news site September 9. But the...
View ArticleKabbalah Centre in Clayton Reopens Next Week
If you love mysticism and Madonna, the Kabbalah Centre just might be the philosophical home you’ve been looking for — and you won’t even have to travel to Los Angeles to access it. Clayton’s branch of...
View ArticleDowntown Shake to Bring House Music to Wash Ave — Every Week
Since 2014, a scattering of downtown bars and restaurants that used to be hotspots have been claiming a substantial decline in business. With the creation of Ballpark Village, the opening of the...
View ArticleMike Johnson of Sugarfire Smoke House Hopes to Beat Bobby Flay! This November
Mark your calendars now. Mike Johnson, the fine-dining-chef-turned-barbecue-maven behind St. Louis' fastest-growing concept, Sugarfire Smoke House, is Food Network-bound. The St. Louis chef will be...
View ArticleBeagle Freedom Project Offers to Settle Mizzou Litigation — for $1 and an...
A group of animal-loving advocates has a deal for Mizzou. The Beagle Freedom Project, the California-based non-profit suing the University of Missouri over an $82,000 bill for public records related...
View ArticleMore Missouri Drivers Will Hit Deer This Fall
A bunch of you are killing deer with your cars, and even more of you are going to do it next year. That's the rosy prediction from an analysis of crash data and insurance claims. Missouri drivers are...
View ArticleSt. Louis Running Tour Shows off the City — at Faster Than Walking Pace
There’s so much to see in downtown St. Louis that to catch all the area’s best locations, you might have to run. Now a local touring company is offering sightseers a chance to do exactly that.…
View ArticleCritic's Pick: Adia Victoria to Perform at Off Broadway This Sunday,...
When Sister Rosetta Tharpe plugged in her cream-colored Gibson SG, she grabbed the electric guitar — a tool of the devil — and then took it to church. Adia Victoria favors the same axe and channels...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana on Missouri's 2016 Ballot May Hinge on 23 Signatures
Just 23 signatures could stand between Missouri and medical marijuana. The Missouri Secretary of State is in court this week, arguing that a ballot initiative to legalize pot for cancer patients and...
View ArticleThe Best Craft Vodka Distillery in the U.S. Is in St. Louis
The people have spoken — and they say we're No. 1. St. Louis Distillery, the craft vodka distiller that produces Cardinal Sin Vodka and Cardinal Sin Starka, was chosen as the top craft distillery in...
View ArticleSt. Louis Shows Biggest Gain in Foreign-Born Population of 20 Largest Metros
They're coming to America — and then they're coming to St. Louis. St. Louis notched an 8.9 percent increase in foreign-born residents from 2014 to 2015, according to data released from the U.S. Census...
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