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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2012 Stories by Aimee Levitt

• Franco to Stop Serving Lunch in 2013

  published Dec 28, 2012

  If you sincerely believe you cannot get through a workday without a lunchtime bowl of French onion soup and a side of pommes frites at Franco (1535 South Eighth Street; 314-436-2500), we have some ver... More >>

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  Ten Dumbest Criminals of 2012 in St. Louis

  published Dec 28, 2012

  It doesn't take much to become a criminal. But these ten people take criminal behavior to a whole new level -- of stupidity. Really, it takes some effort to fail this miserably. And so we honor the te... More >>

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  The Most Adorable Picture You Will See Today

  published Dec 27, 2012

  This is Raja the elephant. He lives at the Saint Louis Zoo with his three daughters, Jade, Maliha and Kenzi. Today's his twentieth birthday. The zoo held a birthday party in his honor this morning.... More >>

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  Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 27, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending December 16, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pu... More >>

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  Ten Worst St. Louis Crimes of 2012

  published Dec 26, 2012

  Probably the most talked-about crime in St. Louis this year was the murder of Megan Boken. Boken, a 23-year-old SLU graduate who had returned to town to play in an alumni volleyball game, was sitting ... More >>

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  Pudd'nhead Books to Close December 31 -- Barring a Holiday Miracle

  published Dec 21, 2012

  It's been an open secret for weeks now. All you have to do is look at the shelves, either empty or filled with books with their covers facing outward, to take up more space. It's a jarring site, espec... More >>

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  StL's Latest, Greatest Eating Challenge: 10 Courses + Cheeseburger at Little Country Gentleman

  published Dec 19, 2012

  What, you may ask, can Little Country Gentleman (8135 Maryland Avenue, Clayton; 314-725-0719 ), the new restaurant-within-a-restaurant in Clayton, subject of this week's restaurant review, which combi... More >>

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  How Can You Possibly Live Without a Jon Hamm Coloring Bookr

  published Dec 18, 2012

  It may be traditional to have ham for the holidays (even, in some circles, for Hanukkah), but we're willing to bet that more people would prefer Hamm -- Jon Hamm, that is, the Mad Men star who St. Lou... More >>

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  Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 17, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending December 9, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pud... More >>

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  Akin $270K in Debt from Failed Senate Bid

  published Dec 14, 2012

  The Federal Election Commission released its post-general election report yesterday. All the giddy spending of election season has settled into the cold, harsh reality of paying for it all. Especially... More >>

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  RIP The Sporting News -- After 126 Years, Finally Irrelevant

  published Dec 13, 2012

  The Sporting News has never had a swimsuit issue. For most of the first century of its existence, it didn't even have color photography. Instead, it had box scores. Lots and lots of box scores. And a ... More >>

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  Love Unleashed: Making Sure Your Pet Doesn't Accidentally Strangle Itself

  published Dec 11, 2012

  On June 15, Meghan Heeter dropped Pi, her three-year-old Brussels Griffon, off at the groomer for a haircut. Looking back now, Heeter believes Pi was especially apprehensive that day. After Heeter le... More >>

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  Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 10, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending December 2, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pud... More >>

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  St. Louis Hanukkah Celebrations: Hipster or Hasidicr

  published Dec 07, 2012

  The Jewish festival of Hanukkah (or Chanukah, if you can manage that guttural "ch") starts Saturday night at sundown. A few weeks ago, Jimmy Kimmel ran a segment on his show called "Hipster or Hasidic... More >>

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  [PHOTOS] Daily RFT Finally Gets to See Refurbished Central Library for Ourselves

  published Dec 06, 2012

  We've been relying on other people's pictures and videos of the restored Central Branch of the St. Louis Public Library for the past few months, but yesterday we finally got to chance to take our own.... More >>

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  [PHOTOS] Behind the Scenes at the Museum: A Preview of SLAM's New Addition

  published Dec 05, 2012

  The new east wing of the Saint Louis Art Museum won't open until June 29, but the museum just received its occupancy permit from City Hall last Thursday, which seemed like a great opportunity for muse... More >>

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  A Holiday Miracle: The Tale of the Ted Drewes Mistletoe

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Just so y'all know, the word mistletoe is Anglo-Saxon for "shit-on-a-twig." (Probably.) Does that still make you want to put on a Santa hat with a little sprig attached to the top and sidle up to your... More >>

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  Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Dec 03, 2012

  Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending November 25, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pu... More >>

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  A Trip Inside the New, Improved Central Library

  published Nov 29, 2012

  At last! After two-and-a-half years, $70 million and a few tantalizing glimpses, the Central Library will re-open on Sunday, December 9, less than two weeks away. The 101-year-old building, designed b... More >>

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  St. Louis One of Nation's Most LGBT-Friendly Cities

  published Nov 28, 2012

  The Human Rights Campaign unveiled yesterday its Municipal Equality Index (MEI), which rates the public policies and legal rights of LGBT citizens in 137 U.S. cities -- and it turns out that, in terms... More >>

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  Kleenex-Makers Despair: Wash. U. Scientists Figure Out How to Halt Snot Production

  published Nov 27, 2012

  Snot has some uses. It makes a great punchline if you're telling a joke to a child between the ages of four and seven. It's also a good excuse for getting out of work or holiday parties. But it very e... More >>

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  Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

  published Nov 26, 2012

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

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  Eight Superior Alternatives to Thanksgiving Turkey

  published Nov 21, 2012

  Back in 1981, the great food writer Calvin Trillin made a modest proposal in the New Yorker: That the Thanksgiving turkey be forever abolished in favor of spaghetti carbonara. "The campaign had been i... More >>

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  Brit Expat Declares St. Louis "Best City in America"

  published Nov 20, 2012

  More than twenty years ago, an intrepid Brit named Mark Sutherland left his home in southern England and, inspired by a half-hour BBC travel show that told of a city of brain sandwiches, frozen custar... More >>

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  To The Asshole Who Sat Behind Me At the Springsteen Show in Kansas City

  published Nov 19, 2012

  1. Yes, I know tickets are expensive. Especially to arena shows. But you know what the great thing is about these arena shows in this marvelous Internet age of oursr When you buy your ticket -- unless... More >>