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

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Aug 01, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending July 24, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'n... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Exhibit of Medical Atrocities From Nazi Germany on Way to Wash. U.

  published Jul 28, 2011

  One of the lesser-known facts about the Nazis' quest to create a "master race" -- which culminated in the Holocaust -- is that they didn't start with the Jews. Sure, the persecution started in the ear... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Salt: It Doesn't Just Make Your Food Taste Better, It Helps You Breathe

  published Jul 26, 2011

  Clay Juracsik doesn't believe in medication. He prefers natural remedies and uses antibiotics as a last resort. So three years ago when his daughter, then seven, developed asthma, he and his wife real... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Take Me to Your Feeder: Welcome to the world's largest candy convention. Be advised: Resistance is futile.

  published July 28, 2011

  For a trade show that's supposed to be promoting the sale of happiness, the scene at the National Confectioners Association's annual Sweets &... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jul 25, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending July 17, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'n... More >>

• Apt to Dance: Racehorse Dies on Horse Hooky Tuesday

  published Jul 21, 2011

  This week's Horse Hooky Tuesday at Fairmount Park did not end well for Apt to Dance, a three-year-old mare. While waiting in the paddock just before the start of the fourth race, something spooked th... More >>

• Borders: The Fallout

  published Jul 20, 2011

  Borders has finally decided to put itself out of its misery and allow itself to be liquidated. By the end of September, all the remaining 299 Borders stores (including the six in the St. Louis area) w... More >>

• Pudd'nhead Books is Mov'n [UPDATE]

  published Jul 19, 2011

  The "For Lease" sign went up outside Pudd'nhead Books yesterday, but don't panic. The Webster Groves bookstore (and reigning Best Independent Bookstore in St. Louis) isn't closing. It's only moving. S... More >>

• In Missouri Schools, Cursive Handwriting Dashes On

  published Jul 19, 2011

  Indiana's department of education recently announced that it will no longer require cursive handwriting to be taught in public schools. This provoked a series of newspaper articles in which the pros a... More >>

• Say Goodbye to Borders

  published Jul 18, 2011

  After failing to find another buyer after last week's deal with a private investor fell through, Borders has declared unconditional surrender. The bookstore chain, which has been on the brink of death... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jul 18, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending July 10, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'n... More >>

• Got a Plan for Pruitt-Igoer St. Louis Preservationists Want to Hear It

  published Jul 15, 2011

  Since 1977, when the last remnants of the Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project were destroyed, most of the 57-acre site at the corner of Cass and North Jefferson avenues has lain dormant. Some developers, nota... More >>

• The Six Best Crawfish Snuff Videos (Excluding Our Own)

  published Jul 14, 2011

  As we reported in this week's feature, "Stupid People Tricks: The raw crawfish conundrum," it's become something of a trend for people to film themselves -- or get filmed by their friends/enablers -- ... More >>

• Watch Out, South! Megabus Now Careening Off to Memphis

  published Jul 14, 2011

  Love it or hate it, the Megabus remains one of the cheapest rides out of town (though its rival, Greyhound Express, does provide better free entertainment). Now it's expanding. The bus service will st... More >>

• Ozark Sushi, or Why You Shouldn't Eat Live Crawfish [Video]

  published Jul 13, 2011

  We understand that this week's feature story, "Stupid People Tricks: The raw crawfish conundrum," is a little hard to get through. The idea of eating a live crawfish is gross. The idea that a little w... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Stupid People Tricks: The raw crawfish conundrum

  published July 14, 2011

  This is a cautionary tale. On Memorial Day weekend, 2006, a man ate a live crawfish. Two, to be precise. Why did he eat two live... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jul 11, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending July 3, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nh... More >>

• Wash. U. Docs Can Tell You What Happened Last Time You Blacked Out

  published Jul 07, 2011

  This is a special message for all you folks out there who occasionally drink to excess. A team of researchers at Washington University Medical School has figured out what happened to you last time you... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  published Jul 06, 2011

  It seems you can't throw a rock into a gallery in St. Louis these days without hitting a picture of an animal (or however that old cliche goes). At the Saint Louis University Museum of Art, in collabo... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jul 05, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending June 26, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'n... More >>

• Happy Fourth of July!

  published Jul 01, 2011

  For your viewing pleasure, courtesy of Popular Science: fireworks filmed in HD at 2000 frames per second by a Phantom v641 video camera. This is just in case you're not brave enough to head down to Fa... More >>

• Wash. U. Docs Find Underlying Cause of Ovarian Cancer

  published Jun 30, 2011

  It's old news that cancer is caused by mutations in otherwise healthy cells. But where are those mutationsr That's what the researchers at Washington University's Genome Institute have been trying to ... More >>

• Spend a Night in the Jeff City Jail

  published Jun 29, 2011

  If you haven't made any summer vacation plans yet, hoo boy does the Cole County Sheriff's Department have a deal for you! For a mere $30, you can spend the night in the new county jail in Jefferson Ci... More >>

• Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Jun 28, 2011

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending June 19, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'n... More >>

• It's Already 2012 for Claire McCaskill: Attack ads circulating online and on the radio

  published June 30, 2011

  You may have heard that Claire McCaskill, Missouri's senior senator, is running for reelection in 2012. She doesn't know who her Republican... More >>