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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2009 Stories by Aimee Levitt

• May the UrbanFORCE be with you, and hey, still looking for Cardinals home addresses?

  published August 19, 2009

  Stimulus Cash Overwhelms UrbanFORCE Thanks to the federal stimulus, Friday, August 7, was payday for hundreds of urban youths. At... More >>

• Exploring the Wonder-filled World of Anthropomorphic Taxidermy

  published Aug 14, 2009

  Rick Nadeau's squirrels, featured in this week's cover story, are just an entry into the wonderful world of anthropomorphic taxidermy.Tia Resleure's site, A Case of Curiosities, is the most complete s... More >>

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  Female Athletes Can Be Assholes, Too

  published Aug 13, 2009

  And that is a good thing, writes Jason Zengerle in a brief profile in The Atlantic of St. Louis Athletica goalie Hope Solo.Solo's polarizing persona is what makes her so crucial to the new league's fo... More >>

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  How Joy Grew in St. Louis

  published Aug 12, 2009

  By now, everybody knows all about Julie & Julia, even those who have no intention of seeing the movie. (A theory on the ridiculous amount of media coverage: Nora Ephron's got the goods on every mo... More >>

• Mount My Squirrel! Local taxidermist Rick Nadeau has a lot of fun with his "little buddies"

  published August 12, 2009

  "I can mount any squirrel in just about any position or style you would like," taxidermist Rick Nadeau promises on his website, More >>

• From the Blog: Lawn-mower drunks, Juan Encarnación now playing politics, and ancient Cahokian savages

  published August 12, 2009

  Warning: Lawn Mower Drunks are on the Loose Yes, the corn is getting high. The cicadas are singing, and rednecks are fueling up on... More >>

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  What Do Bess and Stephen Colbert Have in Commonr

  published Aug 10, 2009

  RFT staff writer Aimee Levitt and her cat, Bess, continue their culinary adventure.Like every other food blogger in St. Louis and probably the country, I went to see Julie & Julia over the weekend... More >>

• RIP, Missouri Terrorist, er, "Minuteman"

  published Aug 07, 2009

  Over at the Columbia Daily Tribune, columnist T. J. Greaney has composed a strange tribute to Robert Bolivar DePugh, leader of an anti-Communist militia group (or a domestic terrorism cell, depending ... More >>

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  Sacrificial Virgins, Still-Stinky Garbage Pit Discovered at Cahokia

  published Aug 06, 2009

  There's an interesting article in Salon today about a new book called Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi by an archaeologist named Timothy Pauketat.  Three guesses what it's... More >>

• The Countdown to Springsteen Starts Here

  published Aug 05, 2009

  Yes, it's true that Bruce Springsteen won't be coming to town until October 25 and tickets don't even go on sale until Saturday. That, in theory, should give you plenty of time to get your lungs in sh... More >>

• FoodWire: Thursday Night Tour de France at La Dolce Via

  published Aug 04, 2009

  Lance Armstrong and friends may have finished their epic bike journey through France, but our friends at La Dolce Via (4474 Arco Avenue; Web site) plan to prolong the moment under the assumption that ... More >>

• Columbia, MO, Tests Brilliant Solutions to Curb Graffiti, Bus Waiting Times

  published Aug 03, 2009

  Columbia may be small, but it faces some of the same problems we do in big, bad ol' St. Louis, namely, graffiti and long waits for buses. (Time always expands to ridiculous proportions when you're wai... More >>

• Joe's trolley, the suffering of the Jews and a casino on bottomland

  published August 5, 2009

  A Streetcar Named Loop Trolley It's still a long way off, but Joe Edwards' decadelong dream to install a trolley that runs from the... More >>

• Down With King Louis IX!

  published Jul 29, 2009

  Tomorrow is Tisha b'Av, the ninth of the Jewish month of Av and the saddest day of the Jewish year. Most Jewish holidays memorialize the deliverance of the Chosen People from certain destruction at th... More >>

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  Stirrup Pants Chapbook Store Opens on Cherokee Street

  published Jul 23, 2009

  Stirrup Pants, St. Louis' -- and possibly the world's -- only chapbook consignment store opened at 2122 Cherokee Street last Saturday, July 18. It will be open every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.... More >>

• "In the Event of a Moon Disaster": Nixon's Condolence Speech

  published Jul 22, 2009

  It's always good to have a backup plan. Space.com has posted Richard Nixon's condolence speech to the wives of the Apollo 11 astronauts had the moon landing not worked out. Nixon's speechwriter, Willi... More >>

• St. Louis Author Defends A Moveable Feast, Reveals That Hemingway's Friends Called Him "Ernest"

  published Jul 21, 2009

  A new edition of Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast hits bookstores today, to the outrage of at least one of Hemingway's old pals, writer and St. Louis memoirist A. E. Hotchner, best known for King o... More >>

• Woodstock (or Altamont) in the Ozarks -- The 35th Anniversary

  published Jul 21, 2009

  The Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" ... More >>

• Columbia Court Convicts Bank Robber, Despite Alleged Politeness

  published Jul 20, 2009

  If a bank robber robs a bank politely, is he still a bank robberrA Boone County jury had the pleasure of debating this philosophical issue last Thursday, July 17. The facts of the case were these:On A... More >>

• Take Advantage of Hot Weather With Car-Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies

  published Jul 17, 2009

  Ah, summer! That lovely time when the air outside could be warm, pleasant even, but inside your car, it's a raging inferno. The creative minds at Baking Bites, however, have figured out how to turn th... More >>

• At Camp Kumquat, City Kids Learn About Crops, Sustainability and Weeds

  published Jul 17, 2009

  Earlier this morning, eight campers, age nine to twelve, and their two counselors, Washington University students, crouched around a potato bed in the university's student garden, the Burning Kumquat.... More >>

• New Book Recounts Tale of Notorious 1953 Missouri Kidnapping

  published Jul 16, 2009

  John Heidenry is probably one of the few people who remember the Bobby Greenlease case, though in 1953 it was considered the most audacious kidnapping in American crime history since the Lindbergh bab... More >>

• Death of British Conductor Raises Further Questions About Assisted Suicide

  published Jul 15, 2009

  The news came from England yesterday that orchestra conductor Sir Edward Downes, 85, and his wife Joan, 74, committed suicide together last week in Switzerland with the aid of a right-to-die organizat... More >>

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  St. Louis Consulting Firm Declares Recession Over! Or Does Itrrr

  published Jul 15, 2009

  You may have noticed the article Slate ran yesterday afternoon entitled "The recession is over! (Technically.)" You may have ignored the parenthetical and burst into a joyous rendition of "Happy Days ... More >>

• Final Exit Network Not Dead Yet

  published Jul 14, 2009

  The Final Exit Network, the subject of two lawsuits, an FBI investigation and, incidentally, an RFT feature, should, technically, be out of business after a Georgia court froze its assets last March.B... More >>