Email Author Aimee Levitt

Awards

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published November 4, 2010

  "Kevin Jackson Wrote the Book..."

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published June 30, 2010

  "Dr. Peanut"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Literary St. Louis"

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2008 Stories by Aimee Levitt

• Cooking for Your Cat: Shrimp Frozen Yogurt

  published Aug 22, 2008

  RFT staff writer Aimee Levitt and her cat, Bess, continue their culinary adventure. Last week I went on vacation. Bess had to stay at home. It made us both sad, but there was nothing to be done. A... More >>

• Demons Among Us: The RFT paid a visit to America's foremost demonologist in Chesterfield and came home with our head spinning

  published August 13, 2008

  Late one night last spring, William Bradshaw sat nervously in his study in Chesterfield waiting to make his media debut as a demonologist. A... More >>

• Cooking for Your Cat: Trident Alaskan Salmon Burger

  published Aug 07, 2008

  RFT staff writer Aimee Levitt and her cat, Bess, continue their culinary adventure. As has been established, Bess has a discerning palate. The cat recipes I had so far uncovered were clearly not u... More >>

• Cooking for Your Cat: Kitty Breakfast

  published Aug 01, 2008

  RFT staff writer Aimee Levitt and her cat, Bess, continue their culinary adventure. A few mornings after Sardine Heaven (For Cats) had been unceremoniously disposed of in the back alley, I awoke t... More >>

• Cooking for Your Cat: Sardine Heaven

  published Jul 28, 2008

  RFT staff writer Aimee Levitt and her cat, Bess, embark on a culinary adventure. My cat Bess is a magnificent animal. Others may not agree, but they are irrevocably prejudiced against cats. I will... More >>

• His Kingdom for a Mini Horse: The equine quest of Sir Kwain of Webster Groves

  published July 23, 2008

  Thirteen years ago a knight-errant decided to ride out from Webster Groves in search of adventure. He knew all the old stories of King... More >>

• Pressure Points: St. Louis massage therapists hope new regulations will rub them the right way

  published July 16, 2008

  First, let's get a couple of things straight: Greg Roggeman is not a masseur, and his business, Second Sight Therapeutic Massage, is not a massage... More >>

• When Life Is Short: Sheryl Grossman has Bloom's syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that stunted her growth and will kill her before she sees fifty. But don't underestimate her.

  published June 25, 2008

  At 32, Sheryl Grossman still shops for clothes at GapKids. She drives her own car, a Toyota Scion, even though at 46 pounds she ought to be... More >>

• St. Louis' etiquette masters tell us how to mind our manners

  published May 28, 2008

  "Manners are very communicable: men catch them from each other." — Ralph Waldo Emerson It is recommended that when... More >>

• Changing of the Guard: What derailed Metro's contract with the world's largest security firm after just 44 days?

  published May 21, 2008

  Less than two months into a three-year, $13.1 million contract to provide armed security at MetroLink stations, Metro and the Wackenhut... More >>

• Stage Fright: The Ivory is turning into a horror show for some St. Louis theater companies

  published May 7, 2008

  Marble Stage Theatre's artistic director, Greg Matzker, recently learned that after lengthy discussions — and what he considered a verbal... More >>

• Many St. Louis theater companies are homeless

  published April 16, 2008

  In the good old days, if Hollywood musicals are to be believed, all an aspiring impresario needed to stage a successful show was an abandoned... More >>

• Cock and Awe

  published April 9, 2008

  Trix stopped counting his conquests after he bedded more than 300 women. He met them in bars and in shopping malls. He met them on Central West... More >>

• The 75-year anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition is upon us. Let us toast.

  published April 2, 2008

  In the annals of American history, there have been few days as momentous as April 7, 1933. As August A. Busch Jr. (better known as Gussie) of... More >>

• Icing the Cupcakes: Rachel Watson rouses racial emotions with her sizzling editorial in University City High School's student newspaper

  published February 27, 2008

  It all started with a late-night phone conversation. Rachel Watson and her good friend Adrian Washington argued about everything, from... More >>

• True Story: Columbia's True/False Film Fest hits the half-decade mark

  published February 27, 2008

  Last year's True/False Film Fest in Columbia attracted nearly 15,000 people to the quaint college town. Not bad at all for a five-year-old... More >>

• Is a Wash. U. dean destroying alumni records and making unjust department cuts?

  published February 20, 2008

  Students, staff and faculty say Mary Sansalone, dean of the Washington University School of Engineering, has been angering them ever since she... More >>

• River Styx keeps on rolling.

  published January 30, 2008

  "let's start a magazineto hell with literature we want something redblooded... something authentic and delirious you know... More >>

• University City Gets the Boot

  published January 2, 2008

  University City has never been burdened with the reputation of being a diligent bill collector. Since 2004, in fact, 45 percent of the more... More >>

• You Say You Want A Resolution

  published January 2, 2008

  The highway's closed, the Cardinals are rebuilding, the Rams suck and we're still bummed about almost topping the charts in violent crime. Face... More >>