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Lindenwood Wrestler Sentenced to 30 Years for HIV Exposure Will Get a New Trial
Citing "fundamental unfairness,"Missouri's appeals court has overturned the 30-year sentence given to Michael Johnson, a Lindenwood University wrestler convicted of knowingly exposing his sexual...
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Tanning Boss Todd Beckman Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Kidnapping Case
The St. Louis founder of a string of tanning salons and massage parlors pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal kidnapping and weapons charges. Todd Beckman, 52, of Fenton stood next to attorney...
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Meet Looprat, a Hip-Hop/Jazz Hybrid That Straddles the City's Delmar Divide
Spend any significant amount of time discussing the Delmar Loop and you'll eventually land on the subject of race. The bustling entertainment and shopping district sits on Delmar Boulevard, the street...
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In Jackie, Natalie Portman Triumphs as Jacqueline Kennedy
She was the most famous woman in the world. For most of the 1960s, magazines like Photoplay and Screen Stories, which had previously devoted their attention to the romantic entanglements of Liz and...
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Review: Stage Left Diner Misses the Mark
It was a Tuesday evening, about two hours before Finding Neverland's curtain call, and Stage Left Diner was packed with the pre-show dinner crowd. The wait was about 45 minutes, but considering how...
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In Missouri, Pit Bulls Are Banned in 86 Municipalities. Dog Lovers Are...
In 2011, Nicole Bray thought she had found a treatment that might help her five-year-old son with his ADHD — a therapy dog. Her family adopted a boxer/mastiff mix named Gotti, and the two bonded...
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New 'Team TIF' Effort Takes on the St. Louis Development Corporation
Any time developers ask for a tax incentive package in the city of St. Louis, they need the blessing of the St. Louis Development Corporation, or SLDC. But even though such incentives have become among...
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Newly Announced: Anthrax, Madeleine Peyroux, Steve Aoki, MU330, Sam Bush and...
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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Vigil for Syria to Take Place Tonight at City Hall
It's easy to feel helpless as the civil war in Syria rages. But after this past week's violent events, Laura Jennings decided something needed to be done about it.…
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This Idiotic List Shows Parents' Dumbass Concerns About Literature's Greatest...
The classic non-fiction novel In Cold Blood features a brutal quadruple murder committed by two ex-cons, one of whom was a short guy. This detail — which seems pretty innocuous compared to, um, the...
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Peter Martin Joins Forces with the 442s for a Spirited Home for Christmas Album
Over the past few years, the instrumental quartet the 442s have mined the creative middle ground between jazz and classical music.…
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New Missouri Bill Would Ban Marriage for 15 and 16-Year-Olds
A new bill proposed in the Missouri legislature would restrict marriage to those at least seventeen years of age — even if they have their parents' consent. And lest you're wondering how that...
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St. Louis Home Sales Were Up 31 Percent in November
It's not just your imagination: St. Louis houses really are flying off the MLS system almost as fast as agents can list them. In fact, 31 percent more single family homes were sold in the St. Louis...
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9 Excellent Things to Do in St. Louis This Week
Maybe you've got a three-day weekend — or maybe, lucky duck, you're looking at a four-day version. Whatever your schedule, Christmas being on a Sunday has thrown things off a bit, leaving this handy...
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Shawarma King Is Now Open in the Delmar Loop
If your idea of shawarma is a sort of dried-out chicken, served in a pita doused with tahini, you might want to get yourself to the Loop, stat. There, the street's newest restaurant, Shawarma King(571...
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City Clears Blankets, Clothes from Downtown St. Louis Homeless Encampment
City workers on Wednesday hauled away blankets and clothing from a homeless encampment in downtown. Wet and food-spoiled items lining the sidewalk west of the New Life Evangelistic Center homeless...
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Appointee Who Opposed City Foundry Tax Break Booted From TIF Commission
The former school board member who represented the St. Louis public schools on the city's Tax Increment Financing Commission — and who recently opposed a high-profile tax incentive package for the...
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The St. Louisan's Complete Guide to the 2016 Winter Classic
For the next thirteen days, St. Louis becomes the epicenter of the hockey world. There will be more games played in this span than in the entirety of the Olympics.…
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24 Terrific New Year's Eve 2016 Parties in St. Louis
This New Year's Eve has it all — from fancy 1920s-themed parties downtown to "New Queer's Eve" on Cherokee Street to a lavish buffet and hotel stay in the country. More into playing board games or...
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St. Charles Carriage Horse's Death Was 'Entirely Preventable,' Attorney Says
After a St. Charles carriage horse plunged into the icy waters of the Missouri River Wednesday night, an attorney who has previously criticized the local carriage horse industry had harsh words for...
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