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P.T.'s Classic Closes; New 'Urban' Club to Open This Month
Goodbye, P.T.'s Classic — and hello, Black Magic. The Brooklyn, Illinois, strip club that aspired to the feeling of a "old-time gentleman's club" closed its doors last week. It plans to reopen October...
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Critic's Pick: Emmylou Harris and More to Perform at the Sheldon for...
St. Louis has known its share of once-in-a-lifetime concerts: Nirvana at Mississippi Nights, Sonic Youth under the Arch, Chuck Berry at the Fox for Hail! Hail!…
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Bob Cassilly Was Beaten to Death, Medical Expert Concludes
It was no bulldozer accident that killed artist and City Museum founder Bob Cassilly. It was a brutal beating, subsequently staged to look like an accident. That's the expert opinion of Dr. Arthur...
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St. Louis Is One of the Top 10 'Foodie Cities' in the Nation, Study Says
It's not just your imagination: The food scene in St. Louis really is amazing these days — and now there's a new national study to prove it. The study, conducted by Wallethub, surveyed cities across...
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This is the Most Hipster Neighborhood in St. Louis
Trying to find the most hipster neighborhood in St. Louis? It may not be the one you expect. Earlier this month, Buzzfeed rounded up the most hipster neighborhoods in every state with the assistance...
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Rasheen Aldridge Wins Right to Do-Over Election in Challenge to Rodney...
Bruce Franks isn't the only one getting a do-over — activist Rasheen Aldridge has won the right to a new election, too. In a brief opinion issued today, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Julian L. Bush...
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Chuck Berry's 10 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments
The philosopher Theodore Anthony Nugent once observed, "If you don't know every Chuck Berry lick, you can't play rock guitar." The Nuge was somewhat overstating matters, but it is no hyperbole to say...
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A Man Called Ove Charms With a Grumpy Swede, Rejoining Humanity
We first see the titular figure of A Man Called Ove as he executes his "rounds," a morning ritual in which he prowls through the walkways and alleys of his community looking for signs of disorder,...
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A New Halloween-Ready Macbeth Puts the Witches Center Stage
Macbeth is a crowd-pleaser during election years, if only because it's refreshing to watch a noble man dive deeply into the murky underworld of political machinations and emerge a bloody-handed...
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Suspended Depicts Two Refugees on a Narrow Ledge
There is a knife that changes hands several times in Suspended, and each appearance of the blade increases the tension. But anything other than polite conversation and stillness can't help but...
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Review: Local Chef Brings Brilliant, Affordable Farm-to-Table Cuisine to Ballwin
Nowhere on Local Chef Kitchen's menu does the word "organic" appear. Nor will you see "sustainable,""farm-to-table,""humanely raised" or even just "locally grown."…
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As Latino Clout in St. Louis Grows, the Cardinals Test a Spanish-Language...
The rain is a bad sign. Clouds have hovered all day over St. Louis, but of course they've waited until now, less than two hours before the Cardinals-Pirates game, to open up.…
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Post-Dispatch to End Benefits for Domestic Partners
If you want to put your partner on your health insurance, get ready to say "I do" first. That's the latest from the parent company of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, which...
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CigarBQue Is Gathering St. Louis' Top Chefs — and Cigars — For Just One Night
If your idea of a cigar is limited to a post-meal indulgence, CigarBQue hopes to change your mind — perhaps with a loaded potato bacon blunt. The nationwide celebration of cigars, 'que and booze...
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North-South MetroLink Plan Awarded $375,000 Grant
Plans for a north-south MetroLink train line got a boost from the federal government on Tuesday. …
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Newly Announced: Band of Horses, Kool Keith, Circa Survive, Grouplove 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.…
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Enough With the Ken Bone Stuff Already
Do I loathe Ken Bone or pity him? There's a part of me that questions his Midwestern earnestness in all of his cable-knit, pleated khaki, Groom & Clean slicked side-part glory. Can this guy be real?…
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St. Louis-Made Smrt Roadie Pedal Aims to Stop Gear Theft with GPS Technology
The epidemic of tour van thefts in St. Louis became frighteningly common knowledge for many musicians around the country in 2014. Thieves would steal from vans in Midtown and Clayton, in gated hotel...
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St. Louis Police Officer Blake Snyder's Funeral is Today
A funeral procession for St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder is expected to draw thousands of people today. Snyder, who was shot dead during an early morning disturbance call, will be mourned...
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St. Louis Company Wants People Moving to Say Goodbye Cardboard, Hello Rent-a-Box
Five years ago, St. Louis resident Todd Isermann was a real estate agent looking to get out of the field and start his own business. Todd had an interest in environmentalism, and there was something...
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