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

• Oldest Footwear in Human History Found: Several Years Ago in MISSOURI!

  published Jun 11, 2010

  Ooh neat-o, somebody found a 5,500-year-old shoe in some Armenian cave! Um, BORING. You know what location holds the all-time record for oldest footwear ever discoveredr Lil' place called Missouri. Tr... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Globe Drugs - a Cherokee Street Mainstay and Panhandler Magnet - Shuts Down After 71 Years

  published Jun 10, 2010

  When Cherokee Street was bustling with department stores at mid-century, Globe Drugs was there. When the neighborhood went on the skids in the 80s and 90s and many merchants jumped ship, Globe Drugs s... More >>

• "Redneck Games" on July 4th in Cape Girardeau to Feature Toilet-Seat Horseshoes

  published Jun 09, 2010

  In what might be interpreted as an amusing gesture of regional self-deprecation, our Missouri brethren down in Cape Girardeau will be raising money for veterans by holding the "Redneck Games" on the F... More >>

• Upcoming Documentary Purports To Tell "Real" Story Behind The Exorcist

  published Jun 08, 2010

  Christopher and Philip Booth -- brothers who enjoy spinning eerie yarns and wearing cowboy hats -- just released the trailer for their upcoming movie that purports to tell the "real" story of The Exor... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Racial tensions flare in the wake of the hanging death of Lester Wells Jr.

  published June 9, 2010

  In the dim gray dawn of Sunday, April 25, on the southern outskirts of Cahokia, Illinois, a pickup truck was creeping along the Prairie du Pont... More >>

• Was it Arsonr Cluster of Blazes Lights Up North City Last Night

  published Jun 07, 2010

  The boys from Engine House 20 had their hands full last night up in the O'Fallon Park / College Hill neighborhoods: no less than four fires broke out within a four-block radius, starting at 9:45 p.m. ... More >>

• Woman Found Bound, Half-Naked and Dumped Near Muny This Morning; Says She Was Raped

  published Jun 04, 2010

  The big buzz right now: early this morning, a volunteer boyscout leader was walking near a shallow ditch by the upper Muny parking lot and saw a woman on the ground. She was bound and only partially c... More >>

• Somebody Dumped 600+ Dead Chickens into Rural Missouri Creek

  published Jun 04, 2010

  Gross. Both the Barry County Sheriff's office and two state agencies -- the Departments of Natural Resources and also Agriculture -- are looking into this nasty deed, which occurred last weekend (The ... More >>

• Obama Administration's No. 1 Insurance Watchdog Used to Stir Things Up in MO

  published Jun 03, 2010

  The gigantic healthcare overhaul that Obama et al somehow pulled off this year is going to so deeply change the health insurance game, they had to create a whole new federal body just to deal with it-... More >>

• Mayor Slay's New Solution For Pretzel Problem: Boycott Bad Vendors, Buycott Ol' Man Kunkel

  published Jun 03, 2010

  On Tuesday, Mayor Francis Slay proposed (via blog post) a new small-government method for solving South City's pretzel crisis on Jamieson Avenue. Here are his basic premises: The City is too busy to c... More >>

• Quote o' the Day: June 2, 2010

  published Jun 02, 2010

  On January 30, 2006, back when 47-year-old Tony McWherter was still a cop in East St. Louis, he arrested a dude and got his uniform messed up. McWherter clocked the guy and broke his tooth, then lied ... More >>

• New South Grand District Logo: Back to the Drawing Board, Says Exec Director

  published Jun 02, 2010

  What do you think of these three logosr On May 17, the South Grand Community Improvement District's head honcho, Rachel Witt, posted them on facebook. Each was created by the local design firm, Propag... More >>

• "Adult-Child" Slackers, Fear Not: Mom & Dad Can Now Insure You Up to Age 26 in Missouri

  published Jun 02, 2010

  In an effort to blatantly overachieve and comply early with some imminent federal regulation changes, a bunch of Missouri health insurance companies have already decided to insure "adult children" up ... More >>

• Toldya So! Former Ladue Police Chief Feels Vindicated by AG's Racial Profiling Report

  published Jun 02, 2010

  Larry White must be smilin' today.He's the former chief of police that's suing Ladue, insisting he was canned last year for refusing to crack down on black drivers and for disobeying requests that he... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  "I Want To Ravage You in the Office": Another Week in craigslist Missed Connections

  published Jun 01, 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.LET'S DO IT IN THE OFFICErPRETTY SURE YOU WERE HALLUCI... More >>

• Perfect Weather + Forest Park + No Admission Fee = Go See Hamlet

  published May 28, 2010

  Gorgeous weather this weekend, kids! Combine that with world-class park grounds, timeless verse, and NO admission fee and you have a solution for all those who grumble that they're broke and that St. ... More >>

• Google's Home Page Adorned With A Nice "Doodle" From a Missouri 9-year-old

  published May 27, 2010

  If you're reading this today (May 27, 2010), go to Google.com. See the purty designr A Missouri third grader did that. Nine-year-old Makenzie Melton of El Dorado Springs beat out 33,000 kids to win th... More >>

• Mayor Slay on Jamieson Ave. Pretzel Vendors: We'll Shut 'em Down If Folks Complain

  published May 27, 2010

  If you think St. Louisans don't care about pretzels, good god you're wrong, friend. Sunday night, the Beacon published a feature (2,500+ words!) about the city's recent crackdown on the longstanding t... More >>

• Caution, Homophobes! Same-Sex Couples Smoochin' in Citygarden for Harvey Milk

  published May 26, 2010

  Last Friday, our pals at Punching Kitty pilloried the lamestream media in STL for not covering last week's kiss-in at Citygarden, which kicked off Harvey Milk Week on May 16. Well well well, feast you... More >>

• Naked Guy in Forest Park and a Jersey Shore Wannabe: Last Week in Missed Connections

  published May 24, 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.POOR DUDE IS SAD THAT HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND WON'T TAKE HIS... More >>

• Dance Moves Attempted by Ladue High School Faculty Change Game of Human Expression

  published May 20, 2010

  Educators educate. Less often do they eff sh$t up on the dance floor. Even less often do they dance so badly that it shifts the paradigm of what's possible in mammalian motion.In this YouTube video, s... More >>

• White-Sand Beaches of Destin, Florida Are NOT Covered In Oil, But Cancellations Have Begun

  published May 19, 2010

  St. Louisans love love love Destin, Florida. Nary an oil glob has washed ashore, but officials down there just told KTVI that the gigantic BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spooked would-be visitors:... More >>

• Cool Term for the Smash-and-Grab Break-ins Last Weekend Downtown: "Car Clouting"

  published May 18, 2010

  Gather 'round, word nerds, we got a new one.Many outlets reported the smattering of car break-ins that plagued Soulard and Downtown over the weekend (here's KTVI and the AP). According to KMOX.com, fa... More >>

• St. Louis Teapartier Gina Loudon Wants You to BUYcott Stuff Associated With Arizona

  published May 18, 2010

  From the uber-conservative local lady that brought you the Buycott of Whole Foods last fall (then went on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to chat about it): The St. Louis Tea Party's Gina Loudon is sh... More >>

• Professor-Student Love Session, After Office Hours: Last Week in Missed Connections

  published May 17, 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.Professor Proposes Tryst With Studentrr Lesbian Coupl... More >>