Email Author Chad Garrison

Awards

• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published April 4, 2007

  "The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines"

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2011 Stories by Chad Garrison

• Gone Till Tuesday

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Dearest readers, We're out filming our hilarious (and touchingly sweet) New Year's festivities with beautiful, famous people. Back at ya on January 3rd!Kisses, Daily RFT... More >>

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  Job Opportunity at Riverfront Times

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Update: This job has been filled. For other positions with Riverfront Times and Village Voice Media, check out our online Career Center.Riverfront Times is still seeking applications for an Editorial ... More >>

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  St. Louis: 8th Drunkest City

  published Dec 29, 2011

  St. Louis has made yet another ranking in the Daily Beast, this one for Drunkest Cities in America. According to the list makers at the online magazine, metro St. Louis ranks as the 8th drunkest city ... More >>

• Stephen Bolin: Illinois Man Spends Christmas Eve Crashing into Squad Cars

  published Dec 28, 2011

  How did you spend Christmas Ever Was it a "Silent Night" or a rip-roarin' drunken escapade like the one celebrated by Stephen Bolin of Staunton, Illinoisr The Madison County sheriff's department rep... More >>

• Net Worth of Missouri Congressional Delegation Tops $47.9 Million

  published Dec 28, 2011

  The Center for Responsive Politics recently released its report on the nation's wealthiest U.S. representatives and senators. No one from Missouri makes its Top 10 list, but that doesn't mean we don't... More >>

• St. Louis Sees First Snow of Winter

  published Dec 27, 2011

  It's official. December 27 is the fist snowfall of the 2011-2012 winter. St. Louis picked up about an inch of extremely wet, white-stuff overnight. It won't last long. Temperatures are expected to rea... More >>

• How Many People Really Attended Yesterday's Independence Bowlr

  published Dec 27, 2011

  If you watched the Independence Bowl yesterday, you got familiar with the image above. Amazingly, ESPN kept showing shot after shot of the stands despite the fact that hardly anyone was at the game. T... More >>

• St. Louis Rams Wanna Wish You a Merry Christmas

  published Dec 22, 2011

  And how do they hope to accomplish thatr A. By winning their last two games to improve their 2011 win percentage from .166 to .250r B. By intentionally losing their last two games in order to get the ... More >>

• Prisoners Beat Fellow Inmate After Fight Over TV Channel

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Four prisoners facing felony charges in the Madison County Jail now stand accused of one more crime: mob action. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Department, four inmates were sitting in the ... More >>

• VIDEO: Missouri's Top 10 Red-Light Collisions of 2011

  published Dec 21, 2011

  Red-light camera vendor American Traffic Solutions just sent along the following video of collisions captured on its Missouri-based cameras this year. Whether you love the cameras or loathe them (Dail... More >>

• Jacque Sue Waller Investigation Dealt Setback With Death of Alleged Killer's Father

  published Dec 21, 2011

  James Clay Waller Sr., thought to be the linchpin in solving the disappearance and presumed murder of a southeastern Missouri mother seven month ago, died yesterday in a Cape Girardeau nursing home wi... More >>

• Sex-positive nudists celebrate Fleshtivus

  published December 22, 2011

  OK, OK. So not all of the 50 people who attended last week's "Fleshtivus" party in south St. Louis were nudist, per se. Some were exhibitionists.... More >>

• Bradley Cook: Kirkwood Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Sex Slave

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Bradley Cook of Kirkwood pleaded guilty today in federal court in Kansas City to commercial sex trafficking of a young, mentally deficient woman who prosecutors says was coerced into being a sex slave... More >>

• Is Chess a Sport? Missouri Hall of Fame says yes.

  published December 22, 2011

  Rex Sinquefield is making his mark in Missouri in more than just politics these days. The gazillionaire best known for shoveling millions of... More >>

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  Sexiest Cross-Dressing Bank Robber Contest! Cast Your Vote Today!

  published Dec 20, 2011

  The FBI is on the lookout today for the man (above) who dressed as a woman to rob the St. Louis Community Credit Union in Dellwood on Monday. The bank robber is at least the third thief in the past ye... More >>

• Anthony Matthews: Few Clues in Murder of Venice Official

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Authorities in metro East St. Louis are at a loss to explain the murder of the Venice street superintendent over the weekend. Anthony Matthews, 56, was walking out of his home around 7:30 p.m. Saturda... More >>

• Cast Your Vote for Riverfront Times' Web Awards

  published Dec 19, 2011

  Time is running out. If you haven't yet, log in to our online voting booth to nominate your favorite St. Louis blogs, websites and/or social media feeds for our 2012 RFT Web Awards. All nominations ar... More >>

• Thelonius Lee Jr: St. Louis Homicide No. 114; Gunned Down North of Downtown

  published Dec 19, 2011

  St. Louis homicide detectives were searching for clues yesterday following the early morning slaying of 29-year-old Thelonius Lee Jr. rPolice responding to a call of "shots fired" arrived to the 1300 ... More >>

• Twanna Washington: Mother Charged with Shooting Her Teenage Son

  published Dec 19, 2011

  An Overland mother is behind bars following a violent fight with her teenage son that sent the boy to the hospital with a bullet wound.St. Louis County police say that Twanna Washington and her 16-yea... More >>

• Blues Game on Big, Big Screen Saturday at Steinberg Rink

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Now here's a cool way to take in a Blues game. Even better is that you can do so while pretending to be your favorite player. (Dibbies on impersonating T.J. Oshie!)Tomorrow night FOX Sports Midwest ho... More >>

• Melvin Patton: Convicted of Killing His Ex In Front of Their Child

  published Dec 16, 2011

  A St. Louis jury yesterday convicted Melvin Patton of two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of 24-year-old Keneka Elliott and her 29-year-old brother Julius Elliott. Patton, 26, wore a ma... More >>

• [Updated] Win Tickets to Tonight's Blues Game

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Update: Thanks everyone for playing. We have our two winners. They were the first to name the Czech Republic, which has two Blues players on the roster in Roman Polak and Vladimir Sobotka. Sweden, Rus... More >>

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  Rex Sinquefield: A Hall of Fame Athlete (WTFr)

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Rex Sinquefield is making his mark in Missouri in more than just politics these days. The gazillionaire best known for shoveling millions of dollars into political campaigns is also one of our state's... More >>

• Fake Bell Ringer Gets Away with Salvation Army Donations

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Authorities in Columbia, Missouri, are on the lookout for a man who recently impersonated a Salvation Army bell ringer outside an Old Navy store. The real bell ringer was on break when the impostor st... More >>

• iTunes Store, Wired Praise "Best Of" App

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Allow us to pat ourselves on the back for just a sec' after iTunes just named our "Best of" iPhone app as one of its five best travel apps of the year in its "Rewind" list. Wired also gave the app pra... More >>