Heroin Withdrawal Gets Pioneering Treatment from St. Louis Doctor
To break a heroin habit, an addict must live through the personal hell known as withdrawal. Like a debilitating flu, the process afflicts the body with fever, tremors, nausea, muscle aches and diarrhea.…
View ArticleBlank Space Set to Open Six Days a Week, Serving Cocktails and Food
Since opening in 2012, Cherokee Street's Blank Space has stood as an unmarked canvas on which local artists and musicians alike can display their creativity without curatorial oversight. Indeed, the...
View ArticleSt. Louis Is the Second Most Sinful City in the U.S.
When it comes to vice, Las Vegas will always be king — but St. Louis is giving Sin City a serious run for its money. A new ranking of the nation's most sinful cities, released this morning, determined...
View ArticleSt. Louis Man Posed as Teen's Uncle in Kidnapping, Police Say
A St. Louis man has been charged with kidnapping a thirteen-year-old girl from her school. Shaquan Smith, 21, of the 5200 block of Genevieve Avenue, claimed he was the young teen's uncle on Thursday...
View ArticleHimalayan Yeti's New Lunch Buffet May Be One of the Best Bargains in St. Louis
The buffet at Himalayan Yeti(3515 S. Kingshighway, 314-354-8338) is available seven days a week, all you can eat, for the price of $9.99. It's a good deal that becomes even better when you realize it...
View ArticleRobber Knocks Down Mom in Front of Twin Toddlers in Kirkwood, Police Say
A brazen thief robbed a woman on Saturday in Kirkwood, yanking her to the ground in front of her twin three-year-old daughters, authorities say. The woman had just parked at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in...
View ArticleSt. Louis Women Are Having More Sex Than Anyone Else
Move over, Sin City: A new analysis suggests that St. Louis women are getting laid more frequently than their counterparts in any other city — including Las Vegas, which finished second. The finding...
View ArticleThis Is What It Would Cost to Power Clark Griswold's 25,000 Christmas Lights...
You know National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, the holiday classic starring Chevy Chase as the clueless (but well-intentioned) Clark Griswold. You also know how Griswold attempts to throw an...
View ArticleHard Candy Christmas Tour Comes to Off Broadway Tonight
For fans of Christmas music, the country classics by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette hold a special place by the fireplace hi-fi. Sometimes witty, often wistful, their...
View ArticleMICDS Alum Details 'Casual Racism' at St. Louis Private School
Students at St. Louis' prestigious Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) who complained that they were discriminated against for supporting Donald Trump have garnered a response from...
View ArticleFacing a Hostile Missouri Legislature, Planned Parenhood Turns to the Courts
With the Missouri legislature weeks away from opening its 2017 session, abortion rights advocates are gearing up to continue their lopsided battle against a conservative-dominated House and Senate....
View ArticleMusic Record Shop Targeted in Grand Center Smash-and-Grab
For Mark Carter, who owns Music Record Shop(3526 Washington Avenue, 314-675-8675) in Grand Center, the bad news is that his store got robbed — with a smashed storefront allowing a thief to climb in...
View ArticleLa La Land Is Blah Blah Blah
The first thing you see in Damien Chazelle's La La Land (not counting the usual string of production company logos) is a nod to the past, a vintage mid-'50s title card that reads "In CinemaScope."...
View ArticleDavid Wolk's Cranky Yellow Takes New Form with Songs and Music Videos
The name "Cranky Yellow" has long stood as a catch-all title for artist David Wolk, who has craftily kept the brand fluid for the past eleven years. From its early start in 2005 as a publisher of...
View ArticleFloat On: How Salty Water and Silence Are Changing Some St. Louisans' Lives
Janice Kitrel would never have floated if it hadn't been an assignment for class. The idea of willingly spending more than an hour closed into a pod of salty water, left with nothing but water and...
View ArticleReview: Nathaniel Reid Bakery Offers Top-Notch Desserts in Kirkwood
If savory cooks are the hard-partying free spirits of the kitchen, then pastry chefs are the careful scientists. You learn this pretty quickly if you've ever tinkered around with a recipe.…
View ArticleI Tried Floating. Here's What Happened
While reporting her story about floating, reporter Melissa Meinzer tried it herself. Here's what she found.…
View ArticleMichael Bristow of St. Louis Wanted in Child Porn Case
A south St. Louis man is wanted in a child pornography case. Michael James Bristow, 46, was first arrested three years ago after an undercover FBI special agent from Phoenix traced a cache of illicit...
View ArticleThe Roaring 20s Brings 20,000 Square Feet of Fun — and Craft Cocktails — to...
The Roaring 20s(807 N. 2nd Street, 314-899-0881), the brand-new bar complex that replaced the Royale Dumpe in Laclede's Landing, offers a little something for everyone. If you're into craft cocktails,...
View ArticleNewly Announced: Tom Petty, Lionel Richie, Sigur Ros, Norah Jones, K.Flay,...
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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