Probe into Bob Cassilly's Death Leads to Fireworks for Crime Watch Daily
It's common knowledge for public relations professionals and TV news junkies alike: If you don't want to look like you're hiding something, never, ever threaten someone on camera. But apparently Janet...
View ArticleSt. Louis Police Sued for Beating of Occupy Protester
A man arrested after a May 2012 Occupy protest in downtown St. Louis turned ugly has filed a lawsuit against St. Louis police, alleging that a detective violently attacked him, breaking his nose and...
View ArticleWith boom, R-S Theatrics Gives Us a Christmas Story for Modern Times
St. Louis theater companies rise to the occasion when it comes to the Christmas season. Many strive to present work that deals with the themes of the holiday (renewal, compassion, peace, the birth of...
View ArticleReview: Kalbi Taco Shack Is an All-American Success Story on Cherokee Street
Kalbi Taco Shack is a family affair. You notice this the second you walk up to the counter and receive a warm greeting from Olivia Shackelford.…
View ArticleBleed for This Is Dreary and Dreadfully Boring
If there is something new to be said about boxing in a movie, Bleed for This does not find it. If there is something new to be said about incredible true-life tales of survival, Bleed for This does...
View ArticleFor Orlandez Lewis, 2016 Brought a Promotion at Vintage Vinyl and a Show on KDHX
An eight-year veteran of Vintage Vinyl at the ripe old age of 26, Orlandez Lewis has scored a couple of nice wins as a sour 2016 is passing: securing a role as promotions and marketing manager of the...
View ArticleMissouri Missed Out on Medical Marijuana in 2016. Here's Why
Notwithstanding the fascist buffoon elected to the White House, 2016 will be remembered as the year Americans flipped their country green. On November 8, voters in seven states slapped cannabis...
View ArticleHerbie's Is Now Bringing Its Familiar Panache to the Cardwell's Spot in Clayton
Regulars at Herbie's Vintage '72 in the Central West End were the saddest diners in town when news broke in May that the restaurant was moving — that is, until devotees of Cardwell's in Clayton...
View Article8 Fun-Filled Things to Do This Holiday Week
If you're anything like us, you're looking at a four-day weekend filled with family, food and all sorts of other things likely to give you heartburn. So don't spend the entire time cooped up indoors...
View ArticleDriver Shot in Head Downtown; Suspects on the Loose
Shot in the head, the driver of a Mercedes SUV careened through downtown at dinner time on Tuesday and slammed into a parked car and a flower planter, police say. The wounded driver was stopped in...
View ArticleMissouri County Officials Say No to Prosecutors, Reject Anti-Marijuana...
Let it be known: The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys isn't down with weed — and the group is ready to defend prohibition even if it means opposing medical marijuana for those battling...
View ArticleWhat Is Missouri Most Thankful For? Try Thunderstorms
A Facebook report suggests that, of all things to be thankful for, Missourians have chosen thunderstorms. How could this be, you ask? We're here to explain. Think of Missouri as one big, unruly family.…
View ArticleNewly Announced: Reverend Horton Heat, the Blasters, Murphy Lee, the...
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 ArticleMissouri Booze Distributor Will Drive Your Drunk Ass Home Tonight
Ah, the night before Thanksgiving — that occasion for old high school classmates and out-of-town relatives to pack local bars and prepare for the grueling family ordeal to come. But just because...
View ArticleSt. Louis' Keokuk Delivers Delightfully Off-Kilter Rock & Roll with Its...
When Curtis Hendricks was singing and playing guitar in Plaid Cattle during the early and mid 1990s, the musical landscape was a different place.…
View ArticleBank Robber in Surgical Mask Identified Through Hospital Visits, Cops Say
A bank robber who wore surgical gloves and a surgical mask was busted after someone recognized him as a regular hospital visitor, authorities say. Anthony Sheridan, 38, was charged on Wednesday with...
View ArticleHot St. Louis Housing Market Showed Biggest Growth in U.S., Redfin Reports
If the St. Louis housing market feels increasingly frenetic, that's not just in your head: the metro area's home sales just scored No. 1 in the nation on two different metrics. In the 90-plus cities...
View ArticleHow Tello Carreon Fell in Love with Missouri and Landed the Chef's Spot at Nixta
As a child, the executive chef at the newly opened Nixta(1621 Tower Grove Avenue; 314-899-9000), Tello Carreon, found that his love of cooking made him the object of his siblings' ridicule. "At a very...
View ArticleWhat Happened to Thomas Fleming? Kirkwood Accountant Vanished Without a Trace
Exactly five months ago, police in Sauget discovered Thomas Fleming's abandoned car next to a coal plant near the eastern bank of the Mississippi River. There was no sign of Fleming. The 57-year-old...
View ArticleDOC Harassment Claims Cost Missouri $7.5 Million from 2012 to 2016, Pitch...
Harassment at the Missouri Department of Corrections is costing taxpayers — more than $4 million in the first half of 2016 alone. That's according to a stunning expose by the RFT's former sister paper...
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