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

• "So after he tried to anally rape you...": Chilling Details in John Doe AP v. Archdiocese of STL

  published Jul 14, 2010

  Warning: The testimony in the document below is not for delicate eyes. This week's cover story , "Sins of the Father," dives into the case of a Mehlville man who's now going by the pseudonym, John Doe... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  St. Louis IS INDEED A Manly City

  published Jul 13, 2010

  Pretty sure the photo to the right ends the tussle, brother! But if you wanna be wordy (and a sissy-boy) about it, then here goes: the St. Louis area has been designated SIXTH MANLIEST CITY by an unas... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Whatever happened at Father Cooper's cabin in 1971, the archdiocese isn't responsible

  published July 14, 2010

  In the late 1990s, a Mehlville man began sliding in and out of severe depression. He'd go days without showering. Fifty-two years old and a... More >>

• Sexy Couple Has Sex in Parking Lot, Stranger Watches: Another Week in Missed Connections

  published Jul 12, 2010

  Every so often, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.NOT EXACTLY "LOL" FUNNY: rI'M JUST A NORMAL GUY, ... More >>

• AG Chris Koster Crusades for National Day of Prayer on YOUR Behalf, Missouri

  published Jul 09, 2010

  Joining attorneys general from 28 other states, Missouri AG Chris Koster is now fightin' to keep the National Day of Prayer constitutional. The observance, first established by President George Washin... More >>

• Fight Club Sandwich: Mom's Deli vs. LeGrand's Market. South City Deli Duel. BRING IT.

  published Jul 09, 2010

  Deli loyalty in South City is no trivial matter. Which is better, Mom's (4412 Jamieson) or LeGrand's (4414 Donovan)r Debates are fierce. Feelings can get hurt. The always-impartial Gut Check will now ... More >>

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  Clangclangclang!!!! The Loop's Gettin' a Trolley!

  published Jul 08, 2010

  It's official: $24 million in federal funds have been secured for a trolley system connecting The Loop to Forest Park. Joe Edwards, the ponytailed Pope of U. City, just told Charlie Brennan on KMOX th... More >>

• Guy Slashes Officer With Box-Cutter, Isn't Fased by Taser, Crashes Car

  published Jul 07, 2010

  About that 48-year-old white dude who was pulled over by the coppers at Washington Avenue and 14th street on Monday at 8 p.m.: he may or may not have been transformed into a primal savage by the aura ... More >>

• State Senate Candidate Wants Barack Hussein Obama (and YOUr) to Leave Him ALONE

  published Jul 07, 2010

  Such passionate paranoia should play well with the base out in District 26. However, Daily RFT wonders about the psychological effect of Missouri senatorial candidate Brian Nieves pointing directly at... More >>

• Hooker Gets Enraged Her John Has No Money; Stabs Him in the Face and Steals his Ride

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Next time, he'll think twice before trying for a freebie. A 49-year-old victim picked up a prostitute at Dr. King and Arlington at about 1 a.m. Monday. He "knew" her, police say (Daily RFT interprets ... More >>

• Suspect Charged for Murder of Tommy Jones in Hillsdale Early Monday Morning

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Police say they've arrested 37-year-old Alvertis Harper for murdering Tommy Jones, 34, early Monday. The fatal shot was fired around 2 a.m. yesterday in the 2100 block of Crescent, just outside the ci... More >>

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  BREAKING NEWS: Court Rules Against McKee's Northside Plan and Board of Aldermen

  published Jul 02, 2010

  Developer Paul McKee's "unprecedented" plan for a revitalized North St. Louis suffered a serious blow today. Judge Robert H. Dierker of the 22nd Circuit Court has ruled against the developer and the C... More >>

• Guy Who Tortured, Raped and Killed Woman On Tape Will Be Executed, Supreme Court Rules

  published Jul 01, 2010

  Most Missouri Supreme Court opinions are snoozers, but the one issued Tuesday on the Richard Davis case has to be one of the most riveting -- and horrifying -- in recent memory. Our state's high court... More >>

• LA Times Visits Hannibal Twice, Says "Twainiacs" Will Soon Be Converging In Force

  published Jun 28, 2010

  Before kicking the bucket in 1910, Missouri's own literary sage Mark Twain expressed the wish that his autobiography not be be published for 100 years hence. Now the time has come, and it's due out in... More >>

• Shocking Number of Fugitives Hiding in East St. Louis Nursing Homes

  published Jun 25, 2010

  rIn a sweep called "Operation Guardian," the state of Illinois is ferreting out wanted criminals blending in among nursing home populations. The Belleville News-Democrat just ran a story on their rai... More >>

• RIP Gerald W. Heaney, Influential Judge Behind Racial Integration of STL Public Schools

  published Jun 24, 2010

  The passing of 92-year-old Gerald W. Heaney, former federal appeals court judge in Minnesota, has been noted in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Post-Dispatch and at length in The Beacon... More >>

• Brandt's Cafe in U. City Loop Now Up For Sale

  published Jun 24, 2010

  One of the Delmar Loop's most prominent sidewalk cafe's might be changing hands soon. According to a story yesterday on St. Louis Business Journal's website, Adam Brandt is seeking a buyer or a majori... More >>

• Woman Sends Cow Tongue, Severed Opposum Head and Threatening Notes to Romantic Rival

  published Jun 23, 2010

  There are two ways to deal with romantic rivals: normally, and Jessica L. Bradshaw's way. After falling in love with another woman, the 39-year-old from Lincoln County apparently tried to out-crazy Gl... More >>

• Would-be Burglar Gets Tackled, Pinned and Generally Humiliated by High School Footballer

  published Jun 22, 2010

  Hey burglars, next time you burglarize in small-town America, make sure no enormous high school football linemen are watching.Reports The Belleville News-Democrat: At about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Roger F... More >>

• Local Filmmaker Asks: Is Black-on-Black Hatin' in St. Louis Caused by a "Slave Mentality"r

  published Jun 21, 2010

  Check out this trailer for "City of Haterz," a documentary by Horace Williams of Low Blow Video & Photography that's due out this summer:Williams tells Daily RFT that he served four years in the U... More >>

• Butt-Smack Ambushers On the Lam from Fairview Heights Police

  published Jun 18, 2010

  A 56-year-old lady went a-strolling through Moody Park in Fairview Heights yesterday morning and we bet she was enjoying it!Until events took a dark and sinister turn.  Two youths aged around 14 ... More >>

• Don't Be Afraid of Roundabouts, Stupid People, MoDOT Is Gonna Explain Them

  published Jun 17, 2010

  Funny thing about the olds: they seem, in our experience, to be terrified of roundabouts, which is sad because roundabouts are superior to traffic signal intersections in pretty much every way: Fewer ... More >>

• The Break-Up Museum

  published Jun 16, 2010

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• Urine Trouble! 1 in 5 Adults Pee in the Pool, and Many Pools Don't Have Right Chemical Balance

  published Jun 15, 2010

  Here's a fun summertime stat: one in five adults admit to pool urination!That's setting aside, mind you, all the reckless people we call "small children" who like to splash around and probably pool-ti... More >>

• Last Refuge of the Penny-Pinching Smoker: Missouri!

  published Jun 14, 2010

  On July 1, Missouri will have the cheapest smokes in the entire U.S. of A.Previously, only South Carolina's excise tax was lower. But last month, lawmakers there voted to increase it to 57 cents per p... More >>