I Scream Cakes to Close Its Cherokee Shop
After five years on Cherokee Street, I Scream Cakes(2641 Cherokee Street) will be closing its doors for good after Halloween night. That's according to owner Kerry Soraci, who broke the news in a...
View ArticleWedding Photog Posed as Pornographer to Trick Women into Bed, Feds Say
A 33-year-old Missouri man may have thought he'd found a foolproof way to convince women to have sex with him — by posing as a talent manager, photographer and videographer for various porn...
View ArticleSt. Louis County Library Expands Its Local Music Collection with Listen Up STL
St. Louis has a thriving music scene, yet few musicians within it get all the attention they want or deserve. Even in an age when anyone can post music online, it can still be incredibly difficult to...
View ArticleDan Buck, Partner in $42 Million Chesterfield Complex, Blasted Islam as...
One of the new partners in a $42 million sports complex being planned for the Chesterfield Valley, Dan Buck, runs a foundation to teach young baseball players teamwork and respect — a group that will...
View ArticleThe B-Side Is Now Open on Cherokee
There is only one beer on tap as of yet at the B-Side(2709 Cherokee Street), the brand-new Cherokee Street joint promising "burgers, beats and brews." But that beer is Stag, a play on the vintage...
View ArticleOlder Man Beaten on Cherokee Street in Broad Daylight Yesterday
A 64-year-old man was punched in the face in a strong-arm robbery yesterday around noon in the heart of Cherokee Street. According to a GoFundMe page put up by his neighbor, the man was taking a walk...
View ArticleSawhorse Studios Keeps the Music Coming in Its Tenth Year
On a Friday afternoon in early August, Jason McEntire and Chris Turnbaugh are situated behind an SSL mixing desk in McEntire's Sawhorse Studios. The two engineers are digging through the master tapes...
View ArticleCertain Women and Christine Keep Women Front and Center
Kelly Reichardt is a fiercely independent realist so at odds with the current fanboy-driven, corporate-sculpted movie culture that each of her films seems like a form of protest, an act of defiance....
View ArticleReview: Yolklore Is a Thrilling Breakfast Option in Crestwood
It's Sunday morning at ten on the dot, and John Bogacki is serene as he braces for the impending chaos. Like a seasoned general standing in the face of the enemy's advancing front line, he casually...
View ArticleWhen I Moved to NYC, I Left My Heart at a St. Louis Target
When my friends and family back home in St. Louis visit me in Brooklyn for the first time, there are two places I like to take them as a social experiment — to freak out and overwhelm them and, in...
View ArticleHey Missouri, Here's the License Plate We've Been Waiting For
Missouri's current license plates have all the charm of Jefferson City, only in two dimensions (which is one more than Jeff City has). There's an outline of the state (it's a mnemonic device for our...
View ArticleLong Acres Farms Gets the Boot from Longtime Perch on the Loop
Update: A new home has been found for Long Acres Farms. See our update at story's end. It's the end of an era in the Delmar Loop. Long Acres Farms, which has sold its produce from a stand in the...
View ArticleNewly Announced: Riff Raff, the Damned, Flotsam and Jetsam, Bobby Brown 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.…
View ArticleJane Dueker Totally Took Money From the Payday Loan Industry. She Just Forgot
Over the summer, Jane Dueker called a candidate for Missouri attorney general "a dispshit" because he apparently didn't know that his name was on a U.S. Supreme Court brief. And she's probably...
View ArticleJoe Biden Is Coming to St. Louis Friday
Looking for proof that Jason Kander's challenge to U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R- Missouri) has drawn the eyes of the nation? How about this: Uncle Joe is coming to town. The nation's vice president will...
View ArticleSalt of the Earth Finds its Groove with New Live Record Unspoken
While many bands use the recording studio as another instrument in their arsenal — spending countless hours crafting and honing and tinkering — there are plenty of groups who need the shared, communal...
View ArticleStanford Will Give a Free Ride to Students Willing to (Gasp!) Return to the...
Hey college students — would you like to get an MBA from one of the top universities in the country? Do you need some financial help to pay the exorbitant tuition?…
View ArticleDon't Even Think About Snapping a 'Ballot Selfie' in Missouri
You can Instagram your lunch on Instagram and Facebook Live your baby's birth, but you'd better not put your vote on social media. So-called "ballot selfies" are the inevitable next step in a culture...
View ArticleEat Sandwiches Brings Casual Eats — and a Killer French Dip — to Tower Grove...
Byron Smith, one of the four co-owners at Eat Sandwiches (3148 Morgan Ford Road, 314-797-8188), couldn't be more thrilled with the welcome his little shop has received from its Tower Grove South...
View ArticleJudgment House Will Drag You to Hell for $5 — and Maybe Convert You, Too
A piercing scream is the first thing to break the silence. It’s a scream not of excitement or fear, but pure agony.…
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