Email Author Nicholas Phillips

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Left for Dead"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Left for Dead"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published June 9, 2010

  "Tears of a Town"

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2009 Stories by Nicholas Phillips

• Plot of Gold: Town & Country's Don Weir bled clients out of millions to bankroll a lavish lifestyle

  published July 15, 2009

  0n the afternoon of September 11, 2008, a few hours before police had him surrounded, Don C. Weir Jr. opened a Microsoft Word document and... More >>

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  Look Up in the Sky! Purple Martins Are Going Nuts in Forest Park!

  published Jul 08, 2009

  The purple martins in Forest Park are SUPER active right now. In the video here, listen how the birds are so loud that you can barely hear purple martin enthusiast John Miller do his commentary. ... More >>

• More North-Side-Land-Grab Paranoia!

  published Jul 07, 2009

  If you're freaked out about massive land-grabs on the north side, this might fuel your fears slightly. Remember how the Post-Dispatch reported on June 7 that a holding company called Urban Assets LLC ... More >>

• Cool Idea o' the Day: dArt St. Louis

  published Jul 02, 2009

  Somebody recently rounded up 100 St. Louisans. Made them fling a dart at a map of the city. Gave them a month to travel to that spot and snap a photograph. Posted the photographs online at dartstlouis... More >>

• Frat Guys Brand Each Other with Cattle Irons

  published Jul 01, 2009

  To all ye Missouri State University incoming freshmen males hoping to join a frat: enjoy a peaceful summer. Your soon-to-be brothers might be sizzling your flesh with a cattle iron in a few months. Th... More >>

• Area Man featured as "Area Man" in The Onion

  published Jun 29, 2009

  St. Chaz, MO! One of your (faker) sons adorns the cover of The Onion's 112th Food and Dining Issue: "Potato-Chip Connoisseur Detects Notes of Sour Cream, Onion." Photo of the article is after jump! ... More >>

• Snatching Up Vacants on the Slyr The City Might Be Watching More Closely Soon...

  published Jun 24, 2009

  When someone quietly buys a bundle of St. Louis properties to redevelop, the buildings can languish and crumble. City Hall might levy fines for code violations, but improvements come slow, if at all. ... More >>

• Solve the Case of the Missing (Infected) Horses

  published Jun 19, 2009

  Here's an intriguing burglary from a couple nights ago. Why do YOU think this happenedr According to state agriculture authorities, a horse was found infected with a parasite on June 8 at an equine ce... More >>

• Epic Win So Far for MO Fishermen

  published Jun 17, 2009

  Factoid: About five record-breaking fish get caught each year in our state. But with 2009 only half over, Missouri fisherpersons have already broken five records (so says the Missouri Department of Co... More >>

• Eww! Gruesome Dog Farm Raided; Owners Flee

  published Jun 16, 2009

  Animal-lovers with weak stomachs, stop reading now. An unlicensed dog-breeding farm in south central Missouri got raided last week, authorities have announced. Sounds like a rather sordid affair.Some ... More >>

• Scary Weightlifting Woman! Another Week in Craigslist Missed Connections

  published Jun 15, 2009

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.Friday - Redhead weightlifting chick - m4w - 29 - (Gym/B... More >>

• Foul-Stinking Flower Blooms at UMSL!!

  published Jun 08, 2009

  The corpse flower at UMSL hath bloomed!!! (Well, it opened up slightly.)But the Daily RFT can assure you: on Sunday, it did smell like a rotting corpse. And it did remind us of death. I.e., your death... More >>

• "AAUUGHHGHG!!!" Bobcat Goldthwait In Town Tonight!

  published Jun 05, 2009

  Once the Tazmanian Devil of '80s comedies, Bobcat Goldthwait now prowls mostly off-screen. He recently wrapped up directing his fourth feature film, World's Greatest Dad, which stars Robin Williams an... More >>

• That Note I Left on Your Car: Another Week of Missed Connections

  published Jun 01, 2009

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.Mysterious car note - w4m - 22 - (Kirkwood)"soooo Thursd... More >>

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  St. Louis Investigator Says Stray Dogs are Thrown to the Lions in Cuba

  published May 28, 2009

  Police in Havana, Cuba, systematically round up stray dogs on city streets and transport them to the national zoo, where they are fed -- alive -- to big cats such as lions, says a St. Louis private ey... More >>

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  "F--k the Police": Shots Ring Out on Cherokee, Part II

  published May 27, 2009

  On Sunday, after 17-year-old Ledarius Williams turned his gun on police - who then shot him in the knee -- at the corner of Cherokee Street and Texas Avenue, one responding officer told a resident tha... More >>

• Shots Ring Out on Cherokee: Part I

  published May 27, 2009

  Editor's note: the author happened to be present when this incident occurred. The two shots cracked open the Sunday air just after 12:30 p.m. Within seconds, squad cars were funnelling in, 17-year-old... More >>

• Campin' this Weekendr Don't Move Firewood!!!

  published May 22, 2009

  If you're going back to Nature this weekend, do Nature a favor: only use firewood you find at your campsite. Here's why: our state's forests are gettin' downright infested with the emerald ash borer. ... More >>

• Missouri: Not as Dismally Horrible, Economically Speaking

  published May 20, 2009

  Some new economic indicators might just make this gorgeous Spring day even gorgeous-er: The Missouri Department of Economic Development is out with its new jobs report. After a nine-month uptick in Mi... More >>

• Bananas and Doing Anal: Another Week of STL Craigslist Missed Connections

  published May 18, 2009

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.So fleeting was time: searching for an old fling - m4w"W... More >>

• Touching Melons and Breastfeeding: Craisglist STL Missed Connections

  published May 12, 2009

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.I like you; also slammed a volleyball into your face: su... More >>

• Who's Snaggin' Catfish within City Limitsr

  published May 08, 2009

  Last evening, about a dozen fishermen had their lines thrown out into the freshly-stocked Fairgrounds Park Lake. Here's a profile of one urban outdoorsman:Name/age/profession: Mike Webb, 47, butcher a... More >>

• MOBOT Selling Off Surplus Plants -- To You

  published May 07, 2009

  Until 4 p.m. today, you've got a chance to witness one of Nature's great mysteries: as the Missouri Botanical Garden liquidates this season's surplus plants, older white ladies with short hair have co... More >>

• Three of Calvin Huckle's Greatest Burns

  published May 05, 2009

  Okay. One last day to pimp this week's cover story prior to it being lost in cyberspace once we publish our next issue. As you may know, the article spotlights the online hijinks of Paul Kinsella, ali... More >>

• Virginity Lost, Car Totaled, EARS RINGING: Craigslist Missed Connections in STL

  published May 05, 2009

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.I flipped over chasing you - m4w - 32"I saw you get in y... More >>