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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2011 Stories by Aimee Levitt

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  FEATURED STORY

  The 10 Stupidest Crimes of 2011

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Yesterday's list of the 10 Most Heinous Crimes of 2011 may have made you want to weep for the evil of humanity. Today we bring you the 10 Stupidest Crimes of 2011 in and around St. Louis (listed in or... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  The 10 Most Heinous Crimes of 2011

  published Dec 28, 2011

  2011 marked the end of an era: St. Louis is no longer the Most Dangerous City in America. Not only did our city lose the coveted number-one spot, now held by Flint, Michigan, it slipped to number four... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 27, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending December 18, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pu... More >>

• Wanna Play With Your Food Before It's Foodr There's an App For That

  published Dec 27, 2011

  In certain circles, it's come to be accepted that a happy pig will not get bored and attack its fellow pigs or feel undue amounts of anxiety. And a happy pig is not one that wallows in shit all day --... More >>

• RFT Music Presents the Worst Christmas Song of All Time

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Yesterday Jezebel anointed "The Christmas Shoes" the worst Christmas song of all time. We at RFT Music agree that this maudlin tale of a little boy who wants to buy his dying mom a pair of shoes so sh... More >>

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  The Time Has Finally Come for ArtSpace to Leave Crestwood Court -- For Now

  published Dec 22, 2011

  They all knew it was coming -- but now it's finally official. Tenants at ArtSpace at Crestwood Court mall have received notice that their leases will be up at the end of February and that they'll have... More >>

• Wash. U. Scientists Contemplate the Origins of Life

  published Dec 21, 2011

  Depending on which source you look at, the human body contains anywhere from 50 to 75 trillion cells. Somehow they all manage to work together, carrying out their various functions to keep the whole b... More >>

• MetroNixed: Metromix ends its local coverage

  published December 22, 2011

  If you ever get disgusted enough to give up reading the Riverfront Times, know that now there's one fewer source of information about... More >>

• Look Out, Match -- Mizzou Licenses Its Own Soy-Based Chicken

  published Dec 20, 2011

  We're going to predict right now that 2012 will be a joyous year for chickens all across Missouri: There will be not one, but two soy chicken products on the market! Little birds, rejoice. Nearly two... More >>

• Dead Cops, Guns Together in Today's Post-Dispatch

  published Dec 19, 2011

  An awkward moment in the annals of the art of the newspaper layout, from today's Post-Dispatch:h/t: @Pertzfox... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending December 11, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pu... More >>

• Metromix Will Eliminate Local Coverage Starting January 1

  published Dec 15, 2011

  If you ever get disgusted enough to give up reading the RFT, know that now there's one fewer source of information about shows, concerts, restaurants and other stuff going on around town. Starting Ja... More >>

• UPDATED: Timeless Authentic Garments (tag) in Loop On Fire

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Update December 15: Crews are currently inside tag and its two neighbors, Chipotle and Noodles and Company, to clear out the toxic smoke smell. Both restaurants will be closed till tomorrow. Rearrange... More >>

• Luminary Center for the Arts Heads South...to Cherokee Street

  published Dec 15, 2011

  So many things have been heading south lately -- the temperature, the economy -- and so is the Luminary Center for the Arts. But for the four-year-old gallery, performance space and arts incubator, so... More >>

• Spy Games and Celebrity Sightings at St. Louis-Area Bookstores

  published Dec 13, 2011

  As everybody knows, the Christmas-shopping season is the most hectic time to be in retail -- as both a seller and as a consumer -- and this year, there's an extra frisson of excitement in St. Louis bo... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending December 4, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pud... More >>

• Bad Gift-Giver Tries to Defend Himself For Setting Girlfriend on Fire; Loses Appeal

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Here's a bit of advice for anyone who commits a serious crime: Public defenders exist for a reason. Paul Garth just learned this the hard way, after attempting to represent himself in a domestic abuse... More >>

• UPDATE: Karlie Kloss Naked

  published Dec 08, 2011

  Update December 8: Vogue Italia has since removed the top right photo from its website because, according to the website Fashionista, it's been turning up on pro-anorexia websites as "thinspo," or ins... More >>

• Santa Makes Special Trip Back to Galleria Just So Kids Can Say Thank You

  published Dec 08, 2011

  One of the surest signs that the world is going to hell, at least according to Dear Abby and Emily Post and the rest of the nation's advice-givers and etiquette experts, is that young people have aban... More >>

• Blagojevich Gets Fourteen Years

  published Dec 07, 2011

  The saga of Rod Blagojevich, erstwhile governor of the great state of Illinois, contestant on Celebrity Apprentice, inadvertent comedy star and fan of Elvis, Rudyard Kipling and the Chicago Cubs, has ... More >>

• Wash. U. Scientists Discover Reason for Stuttering is in the Genes

  published Dec 06, 2011

  If everything you know about stuttering comes from movies such as last year's Oscar-winner The King's Speech, you may be forgiven for believing the speech disorder is the result of a sad childhood and... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending November 27, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pu... More >>

• Mark Twain's Advice to Little Girls

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Mark Twain, who would have turned 176 this past Wednesday, was famous for writing books about boys and their adventures. But in his other life as Samuel Clemens, he had an older sister. Which may expl... More >>

• Local Author Drops 10 Dress Sizes on "Restaurant Diet"

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Elaine Abramson of Hazelwood believes she has stumbled onto the world's latest, greatest miracle diet and the salvation of the restaurant industry. Over the course of a year, Abramson dropped 50 pound... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Hellspawn Arrive at Saint Louis Zoo

  published Dec 01, 2011

  Some call them snot otters, others old lasagna sides, grampus and devil dogs, but we prefer the colloquial term hellbender. If you're going to name a salamander, you might as well make it sound way mo... More >>