8 Artsy Things to Do This Week in St. Louis
Not every January weekend can be as blissfully warm as the one we got last week — but that's not reason to stay home. Stop by the RFT's brunch event for a host of delicious dishes under a single roof,...
View ArticleHonored by Beard Foundation, Gioia's Deli Eyes Creve Coeur Expansion
Last year, Gioia's Deli opened a second outpost downtown — its first expansion in 98 years of business. But it could take much less time to go from two shops to three: Co-owner Alex Donley says the...
View ArticleSoccer Stadium Deal Lives, Dies, Lives Again. But Is That a Good Thing?
Let's not kid ourselves: The fact the soccer stadium plan survives is no victory for St. Louis. At yesterday's hearing of the aldermanic Ways and Means committee, the fate of a $200 million pro-soccer...
View ArticleFarFetched Collective Returns with Its Annual Artist Compilation, Prologue VI
You have to hand it to the FarFetched collective: Alongside its ambitious release schedule of genre-blurring music and its adherence to a tightly defined visual aesthetic, the crew knows how stick to...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: January 27 to 29
Leading the weekend ahead is the Domino Effect, a lyrical duo who we owe a nod to for naming a song "Riverfront Times." While St. Louis typically sees a lull in the later part of January leading into...
View ArticleFemale Mountain Lion Confirmed in Missouri — First in 23 Years
For the first time since 1994, the Missouri Department of Conservation has made a definitive confirmation that a female mountain lion is present in Missouri. DNA results indicate that she likely came...
View ArticleShooting at ArtLoft Downtown Puts Property's Managers in the Hot Seat
When residents of downtown’s ArtLoft heard that someone had followed an apartment staffer into the building, up the elevator and onto the sixth floor, where the visitor apparently shot a 57-year-old...
View ArticleTeatopia, Tea Shop for a New Kind of Customer, Opens on Cherokee Street Today
Reginald "Reo" Quarles, the proprietor of Teatopia(2619 1/2 Cherokee Street), has a big mission for his tiny shop, one reflected in its tagline: "Brewing better lives, one leaf at time." It's not...
View ArticleLyda Krewson Leads Mayoral Fundraising Through January
Lyda Krewson has already spent $282,438 in her quest to become St. Louis' next mayor — but no need to worry about her burn rate. Even with those expenditures, records show that Krewson still has more...
View ArticleOld Salt Union Signs with Compass Records, Home of the Infamous...
Belleville, Illinois's Old Salt Union has signed a deal with Nashville's Compass Records, home of artists including the Infamous Stringdusters, the Proclaimers and the HillBenders. The band signed the...
View ArticleIn Debate, Mayoral Candidates Grapple With Jeff Roorda — and Their Own Histories
Some candidate forums are lucky to draw a handful of undecided voters. But yesterday's #WokeVoterSTL debate garnered an estimated 1,500 interested citizens — a capacity-busting crowd that filled a...
View ArticleWash U Administrator Justin Carroll Charged in Child Porn Case
A high-ranking Washington University administrator has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. Justin X. Carroll was the university's associate vice chancellor for student affairs, but...
View ArticleNew Acting Attorney General Dana Boente Is a SLU Grad, Three Times Over
When newly sworn-in President Donald Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates last night after she flat-out refused to defend his controversial order on immigration, it was bad news for those...
View ArticleWomen's Boutique and Gallery Coming to TechArtista
Starting next month, Living Collective, a women’s boutique that primarily features work from local artists and independent brands, and HEX, an influencer marketing startup, will join the designers,...
View ArticleFor Women in Need of Contraception, a Place with Solutions
For women concerned about immediate access to affordable birth control, the Contraceptive Choice Center, or C3, offers a solution. Located at 4533 Clayton Avenue in the Washington University Medical...
View ArticleHow Mathew Rice Became Gerard Craft's Go-To Pastry Chef
For Mathew Rice, baking was a form of rebellion. "I grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, in a family of excellent bakers, so early on I developed a love of all things sweet," the Niche Food Group...
View ArticleCritic's Pick: Paul Weber and the Scrappers to Perform at Foam This Thursday,...
St. Louis doesn’t exactly need to import honky-tonk bands; we’ve got plenty to work with right here in the 314. The Dock Ellis Band will make you dance and laugh in equal measure, and Jack Grelle...
View ArticleMonica Sykes Was Out with a Berkeley Cop Just Before Her Disappearance
Early on the morning of October 28, Monica Sykes told her nephews she was running out and would be back soon with some candy. And then she vanished.…
View ArticleNext Stop for the Resistance: Protest at Roy Blunt's Office Wednesday
So you hit the Women's March, joined the demonstration at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, and you're ready for more. How about Senator Roy Blunt's office in Clayton? Protesters plan to rally...
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