Email Author Keegan Hamilton

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published October 12, 2011

  "Meet Mr. Buzzard"

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published March 2, 2011

  "The Wrong Man"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 1, 2010

  "Dog Beat Dog"

• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published September 5, 2007

  "2 Hot in Here"

More

2009 Stories by Keegan Hamilton

• 

  COVER STORY

  The Best of 2009 in Music

  published December 16, 2009

  I gave the RFT's freelancers very simple guidelines when assigning the following year-in-music pieces: In 300 words, tell readers what... More >>

• Invisible Touch: The King Khan & BBQ Show Keeps up its rowdy live act and genre-defying ways on a new album and tour

  published November 12, 2009

  The music of mad rocker King Khan is often described as though it's a high-concept pitch for a Hollywood blockbuster. Just as Alien was... More >>

• Choice Cuts: The St. Louis International Film Festival's eighteenth year brings together films shot around the world and in our back yard

  published November 12, 2009

  St. Louis came down with a wicked case of Clooneymania earlier this year when the superstar, along with director Jason Reitman, used our fair... More >>

• Hallowed Be Thy Name: A member of the Schlafly clan figures to do the Lord's work by cleansing the Bible of its "liberal bias"

  published November 4, 2009

  Translating early biblical texts from Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic into modern English is a perilous proposition for even the most skilled... More >>

• It Ain't Rocket Science: Like the man says: People talk about the joy of sex, but it don't last nothin' like shootin' anvils

  published October 21, 2009

  Shots ring out on an overcast fall afternoon. Musket-toting men clad in coonskin caps and leather leggings have gathered at a campground on the... More >>

• How Green Was My Soulard?

  published September 16, 2009

  Soulard is mostly monochromatic; a sprawling red sea of bricks that bakes like an oven in the summer. But while the brewery-bound neighborhood is... More >>

• Back to the Future: A new comic book explores the intersection of hip-hop, Egyptian history and bling

  published September 9, 2009

  From Flavor Flav's oversize alarm clock to the diamond-encrusted chains of the crunk era, bling has long been a part of hip-hop culture. Comic... More >>

• Dr. Feelbad: When a west-county physician went haywire, no one intervened to shut him down

  published August 19, 2009

  Shortly after 6 p.m. on March 8, 2008, Manchester police received an anonymous tip that medical records had been dumped in a trash bin behind... 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 >>

• Rink-o-Rama: The Rink rocks and rolls with the local history of a favorite pastime

  published July 22, 2009

  For most people, "roller-skating" conjures fond-but-painful memories of careening around a hardwood floor at a birthday party, legs sliding out... More >>

• William Chignoli resigns from Acción Social Comunitaria, and Thomasina Clarke aims to stop saggin' with Bagg'ns

  published July 15, 2009

  Acción Social Founder Resigns Just two months ago, the low-cost immigrant healthcare center La Clinica closed it doors owing to... More >>

• Extreme Makeover: All-Star Edition: St. Louis is cleaning house for the midsummer classic, but is it, well, lipstick on a pig?

  published July 8, 2009

  The last time a swarm of TV cameras, talking heads and newspaper reporters descended on St. Louis, they were all abuzz about Sarah Palin.... More >>

• Vets push for exposure, and a local Hooters Girl gets it. Plus: Colt 45 works every time.

  published July 8, 2009

  Torturous Request from St. Louis Vets St. Louis-based Veterans for Peace is circulating a letter it plans to send to President Barack... More >>

• Exile Featuring DJ Day

  published June 17, 2009

  The Red Bull Music Academy is to electronica and hip-hop what Juilliard is to jazz and classical. It's elite (about 3,000 artists applied least... More >>

• Fairmount Park earns some green while Wash. U. breeds fruit flies in need of naps

  published June 17, 2009

  Hey, Fairmount Park, Fix Your JumboTron Good news horseracing fans: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal filed by... More >>

• Wifi comes from peas, woman accusing cop of illegal behavior has to answer some Qs

  published June 3, 2009

  In January 2007, Mayor Francis Slay announced that he'd cut a deal with AT&T to outfit the entire city of St. Louis with low-cost wireless... More >>

• We investigate a possible connection between rapper Huey and a drive-by, then scan the always-enlightening comments at STLtoday

  published May 27, 2009

  Was Rapper Huey a Target? A concert at the Pageant on Sunday, May 17, featured performances by virtually every nationally known hip-hop... More >>

• Last Call?: East St. Louis nightclubs under siege

  published May 20, 2009

  It's three thirty on a humid Saturday morning. Last call in St. Louis was 45 minutes ago, and now Club Casino's getting wild. A party-hungry... More >>

• The Main Man: With a new best-of collection, the influential music of local saxophone legend Oliver Sain lives on

  published May 20, 2009

  Ask the average St. Louisan to list the city's most historically influential musicians, and invariably you'll wind up with the same four names:... More >>

• Has Oktoberfest outgrown its lederhosen? Plus: Mourning Dom DeLuise, cashing in on the All-Star Game, and spotting signs of spring.

  published May 13, 2009

  Is Soulard Oktoberfest Too Big for Soulard? The Soulard Oktoberfest may be forced to move downtown this year. Alderwoman... More >>

• The Cool Kids/Black Spade

  published April 22, 2009

  Where do the Cool Kids go after a bitchin' party? To an afterparty, of course. The Chicago hipster hip-hop duo of Chuck Inglish and... More >>

• Iowa or Bust: Fourteen gay couples from St. Louis will soon head to the Hawkeye State to get hitched. Well, sort of.

  published April 22, 2009

  On April 3 the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled that gay men and women have the right to be legally married under the state's constitution.... More >>

• Diary of a Mad Man: Dennis Long tried unsuccessfully to interest Riverfront Times in his story. Then he went out and made news.

  published April 15, 2009

  The editorial department at Riverfront Times receives a lot of phone calls. Occasionally, they're cries for help. For two weeks... More >>

• Sultans of Sod: Meet the groundskeepers who keep Busch Stadium green

  published April 1, 2009

  Emil Bossard, the legendary groundskeeper for the Cleveland Indians in the 1920s and beyond, was famous for trying to give his team the... More >>

• The Good Doctor: William Chignoli, who spent the last decade constructing a safety net for local Hispanics, recently turned 70. But he's far from retiring.

  published April 1, 2009

  The library in William Chignoli's cluttered basement is filled with books and mementos as diverse as their owner. An abstract from an... More >>