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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2010 Stories by Nicholas Phillips

• Where to Dump (& Recycle) Your Xmas Tree

  published Dec 29, 2010

  To make sure your tree gets mulched and completes the Circle of Life, dump it at one of the following spots: NORTH SIDE: O'Fallon Park, picnic area #4MIDTOWN: Lower Muny Parking LotSOUTH SIDE:Carondol... More >>

• Guy Who Rear-Ended Amish Wagon and Killed Its Driver Gets 8 Days in Jail

  published Dec 28, 2010

  Jeffrey Fleming of Staunton, Illinois may or or may not have been texting when he slammed into the back of an Amish horse-and-buggy and killed its driver, 29-year-old Eli Borntrager, last January up n... More >>

• Worst Person To Rear-End While Driving Drunk: A State Trooper

  published Dec 27, 2010

  In a Christmas morning episode that proved neither holly nor jolly, an inebriated 23-year-old David A. Whitacre of Granite City reportedly gave the gift of his front bumper to the back of an Illinois ... More >>

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  "Drunken Squirrel" Passes Out in Benton Park

  published Dec 22, 2010

  This poor slob was encountered Tuesday afternoon on Lemp Avenue, two blocks north of Arsenal. East side of the street. (Curiously, this is very close to two watering holes: Venice Cafe and Fraziers...... More >>

• Pro Tip: Don't Use Your Gas Oven to Heat Your House!

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Gets us nauseous just thinkin' on it.Originally, the problem at Keisha Davis' house in Cahokia was that the furnace was broken. So on Sunday, the mother of four tried a little ingenuity: use the oven!... More >>

• Illinois "The Worst In the Country" at Paying Its Bills, Says State Comptroller

  published Dec 20, 2010

  That 60 Minutes piece last evening on the insolvency of state governments was an eye-opening experience. But perhaps most worrisome for St. Louisans was learning just how dire the situation is for Ill... More >>

• Homelessness in St. Louis: A Quick Primer

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Daily RFT stumbled across this recently-uploaded student documentary today, and learned -- among other things -- that the nation's biggest shantytowns during the Great Depression were right here in ST... More >>

• "Would Love to Bend You Over Sometime": Another Week in Missed Connections

  published Dec 16, 2010

  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.That special "Look," which can only mean you want analrM... More >>

• Free Donkey, If You Want It

  published Dec 14, 2010

  A lady out in Caseyville, Illinois has taken in a stray donkey, but can't afford to feed or "geld" (meaning "de-bro-ify") him. So "Hobo" the donkey needs a new owner.Note: Hobo is truly a donkey. Dail... More >>

• Guess Who's Tackling "Food Deserts" in Chicagor Your Favorite Local (Evilr) Agri-Giant

  published Dec 13, 2010

  For those of y'all who think Monsanto = Satan: It was they who threw in $100,000 to help fund the City Produce Project up in Chicago, which last year produced 20,000 pounds of corn, squash, carrots, b... More >>

• Corle 2 Da: Pro-St. Louis Rapper Zealously Lauds South Butt

  published Dec 10, 2010

  We all know Corle 2 Da is incredibly pro-St. Louis, but his new track is so incredibly pro-South Butt, we asked the controversial apparel company's lawyer, Al Watkins, if Corle 2 Da got paid to do it... More >>

• South Butt Apparel Gets Shout Out from Zealously "St. Louis" Rapper, Corle 2 Da

  published Dec 10, 2010

  We all know Corle 2 Da is incredibly pro-St. Louis, but his new track is so incredibly pro-South Butt, we asked the controversial apparel company's lawyer, Al Watkins, if Corle 2 Da got paid to do it... More >>

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  Stand-Up Todd Barry on Hoarding, Eating Oysters and Punching Louie C.K.

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Unlike lots of standups who are frenetic loudmouths, Todd Barry is a soft and gentle sip of vinegar. A card-carrying member of alt-comedy's inner circle, Barry has mastered a delivery that's famously ... More >>

• Trupianos, Operators of the Defunct Club Lure, Relaunch With New Bar, New Attitude

  published Dec 08, 2010

  The Trupiano siblings have formally launched a new establishment -- Club Amnesia -- in the same space as their previous Washington Avenue establishment, Lure (see our feature on that controversy). Wha... More >>

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  Hawker of Elderberries -- Missouri's New Superfruit -- Gets Sued for Consumer Fraud

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Just as Brazilian acai once rose to prominence as a faddish "superfruit," the elderberry may be The Next Big Thing in health food circles, and Missouri farmers are hoping to cash in: the biggest elder... More >>

• Local Woman, By Suing Makers of Cold Remedy Zicam, Joins Big Legal Pile-On

  published Dec 06, 2010

  It seems like a simple lawsuit: A St. Louis woman has just filed suit against the makers of Zicam, a homeopathic home remedy that you can take orally or shoot up your nose. She claims that the drug ca... More >>

• Jailhouse Rape, Corporate Embezzlement, Incest Porn: A Federal Court Roundup!

  published Dec 03, 2010

  What a day in Missouri's Eastern District! Here's but a sampler of yesterday's scintillating filings: 1) A female inmate held at Scott County jail accuses an officer of raping her and giving her chlam... More >>

• Monsanto Sugar Beets: Pull 'Em Out of the Ground, Says Federal Judge

  published Dec 02, 2010

  On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered that any of Monsanto's Roundup Ready sugar beets planted commercially since August be yanked out of the ground and destroyed. (Read the full decision.) Back in Augu... More >>

• The "God Hates Fags" Church Sues St. Charles County For Restricting Funeral Protests

  published Dec 01, 2010

  On Monday, St. Charles County passed an ordinance restricting one's ability to protest a funeral. Huge bummer for members of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, who like to picket at military fu... More >>

• Poll: If MO Reintroduces Elk, and They Damage Stuff, Should the State Be Liabler

  published Nov 30, 2010

  The Department of Conservation is about to reintroduce about 150 elk into southwestern Missouri. (They were here long before Europeans arrived, but were completely wiped out by the end of the Civil Wa... More >>

• "Keep your low-buget bitch ass out the glitz pagants": Another Week in Missed Connections

  published Nov 29, 2010

  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. Wow.  (Glossary: "flippers" = fake teeth; "glitz p... More >>

• Missourians Are Schizophrenic About Earmarks

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Our state can't get its story straight.  Yesterday, The New York Times' unpacked the debate over earmarks (are they good or evilr) by focusing on the St. Louis experience. Here's a quote from our... More >>

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  Cardinals Win "Most Dangerous MLB Logo"

  published Nov 23, 2010

  Flying 'round the Internetz is this sweet graphic, in honor of St. Louis' most recent achievement: r ... More >>

• Seven Arrested for Causing $10,000 in Damage and Shooting Woman...With a BB Gun

  published Nov 23, 2010

  This past week, two adults and five juveniles were rounded up in Caruthersville (down in the bootheel) for going on a pair of BB-gun shooting sprees about a month ago. Their handiwork: -- 20 windows o... More >>

• Boeing: A Cautionary Tale for Corporate America, Suggests New Book

  published Nov 22, 2010

  A new book on Boeing -- St. Louis' second largest employer -- documents its tumultuous period between 1996 and 2006, when it merged with MacDonnell Douglas, dealt with strikes and saw high-level manag... More >>