The Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts Bring a Mixed Bag to the Tivoli
Want to win that office Oscars pool? It helps to do a little research.…
View ArticleLong a Go-To Musician, Chan Evans Now Finds Himself at the Front
As a performer, Chan Maurice Evans is best known around town as a guitarist, though he's also played live on bass and, most recently, his "first rock instrument," drums. Now 42, Evans has logged time...
View ArticleReview: Mariscos el Gato Is a New — and Thrilling — Restaurant for Cherokee...
Never, in my four decades of going out to eat, have I seen a dish receive a standing ovation. Effusive praise and misty-eyed adulation, yes, but a standing ovation even before one bite touches the lips?…
View ArticleThe Ozark Trail Could Make Missouri a Hiking Destination. Why Isn't It Finished?
Forty years ago this week, state and federal officials in Missouri issued a dry document to announce a grand ambition. In a 43-page proposal dated February 7, 1977, they stated their aim to blaze a...
View ArticleNewly Announced: Billy Joel, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Muse, Zakk Sabbath
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 ArticleDancer, Firefighter Shot in Soulard Ambush; Family Raising Funds
The family and friends of a St. Louis dancer are raising money for her recovery after she and a firefighter were shot in Soulard. …
View ArticleHere's What Missouri Has Been Googling More Than Other States Since the Election
Many things have changed since Donald Trump's election in November — even what we're searching for on Google. That's according to a study published by Estately on February 1 that investigated what...
View ArticleDefying Smoking Ban, Lindner's Pub Owner Vows to Let Patrons Puff Away
Back when people could smoke freely in St. Louis bars, Lance Lindner was doing a good business. A retired cop, he opened Lindner's Pub(2925 Mt. Pleasant Street) five years ago in the corner space that...
View ArticleBob Romanik Bombards Listeners with More N-Words, Rants About the RFT
One day after Bob Romanik of KQQZ (1190 AM) was exposed for saying the N-word on the air, the self-professed "Grim Reaper of St. Louis Radio" began his morning show by addressing his critics — and he...
View ArticleThe Mighty Pines Get Serious with Blissful Vision EP
When the roots-music quartet Acoustics Anonymous rechristened itself as the Mighty Pines in 2016, it signaled more than just a step away from a slightly hokey band name.…
View ArticleAnti-Discrimination Bill Introduced in Missouri Statehouse for 19th...
In Missouri, it's perfect legal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their sexual orientation. You can fire a person for being gay, refuse to rent to them or even turn them away from your...
View ArticleGood Fortune Plans to Open This Summer in Botanical Heights
Good Fortune wants to disrupt the Chinese food game. And this summer, it plans to do just that in its new home at 1654 Tower Grove in Botanical Heights.…
View Article3 Intriguing Art Shows Opening This Weekend
If you're into art, this is a good weekend to be in St. Louis: Three interesting shows open, including one at the noted Hoffman LaChance Contemporary gallery and two at museums. All are free, so...
View ArticleFor Mayoral Candidates Serving as Aldermen, Hundreds of 'Ayes' and Very Few...
In the last two years, the city's Board of Aldermen have taken hundreds of final votes on matters big and small, including plans to finance a new football stadium, to put a soccer stadium before...
View ArticleDrunken Bus Driver Briefly Strands Billikens Basketball Team in New York
A bus driver stranded the Saint Louis University basketball team on Wednesday night in New York when she went on a drunken joyride, authorities say. The Billikens had just lost a road game 70-55 to...
View ArticleUpdate: Bob Romanik Says He Won't Quit, Drops More Racial Slurs
Editor's note: This story was updated to include information from Romanik's 10 a.m. broadcast on February 9, in which he says the proposed format change for his station doesn't apply to his own show...
View ArticleCinema St. Louis Showcases the Best of the Fest at .ZACK
Long gone are the days of one film festival a year for Cinema St. Louis. The organization has branched out with more small festivals that take place throughout the year.…
View ArticlePickleman's Sales to Benefit Rain Stippec, Soulard Shooting Victim
St. Louis dancer Rain Stippec was seriously injured shortly after midnight on Monday after a gunman open fire on her and a 30-year-old fire department captain while they were sitting in the...
View ArticleAldermen Grapple with Scottrade Deal Committing $105 Million from General Fund
This April, city voters will be asked whether to devote $60 million to Major League Soccer stadium planned for downtown St. Louis, thanks to members of the Board of Aldermen who insisted that any...
View Article'Alpha Women' Are 'Unable to Love,' Says Backwards St. Louis Lady
Phyllis Schlafly may no longer be with us, but her spirit lives on. Specifically, the brand of conservative anti-feminism Schlafly cultivated over her 70 years of political work — most notably, her...
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