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

• "If ya live with your momma don't contact me": Last Week in Missed Connections

  published Apr 05, 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.YES, I KNOW I HAVE A NICE ASS, BUT...LAUGHING AND CRY... More >>

• Daily RFT Exclusive: South Butt and North Face Settle in Federal Court

  published Apr 02, 2010

  The federal civil suit filed by outdoor apparel giant The North Face against a small local parody company called The South Butt has finally concluded. When asked about the status of the case Friday af... More >>

• Dead Chinchillas Found in Fridge During Raid of Serial Animal Hoarder's House

  published Apr 02, 2010

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielderrick/ / CC BY 2.0 rBy all accounts, Virginia Gambriel is way into animals - even dead ones. St. Louis' Humane Society got deluged this week with several d... More >>

• Top 10 Totally Sweet Town Names in South Central Missouri

  published Apr 02, 2010

  For no reason whatsoever, Daily RFT presents ten arse-kicking town names from the south-central part of our state. 10) INK9) GANG8) RAT7) LULU6) GRIMMET5) DAWT4) REACTOR3) HUGGINS2) BUCYRUS1) KOSHKONO... More >>

• Awarding Paul McKee Tax Credits Doesn't Violate MO Constitution, Judge Rules

  published Apr 01, 2010

  The final judgment against anti-Paul-McKee crusaders Barb Manzara and Keith Marquard, at least at the level of Missouri's 19th circuit, is pretty brutal.Last October, the pair filed a suit in Cole Cou... More >>

• RIP: Donald N. Frey, Native St. Louisan and Father of the Ford Mustang

  published Mar 31, 2010

  What better way to commemorate the passing earlier this month of native St. Louisan Donald N. Frey, creator of the Ford Mustang, than to show Steve McQueen's famous chase scene in the 1968 film, Bulli... More >>

• "Hoggy" in Handcuffs for Accidentally Shooting Toddler in the Face

  published Mar 30, 2010

  A 30-year-old Madison man known as "Hoggy" is in custody and charged with popping off a round that sailed three blocks and landed in a toddler's face. The child was sitting on his grandfather's lap at... More >>

• "Only Contact Me If You Wanna Do Me Now": Last Week in Missed Connections

  published Mar 30, 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. PANTIES AT THE HOTELrDO ME RIGHT NOWrA REAL GO-GETTERr... More >>

• Anti-McKee Lawyers: City Ignored Facts That "Even Ray Charles Could've Seen"

  published Mar 29, 2010

  Late last week, the legal team trying to shoot down developer Paul McKee's huge plan for the north side filed their post-trial brief. At 47 pages, it's the most detailed argument to date from attorney... More >>

• Two State Reps Get All "Jerry Springer" on House Floor Over Budget Crisis

  published Mar 26, 2010

  Check out this contrast in how our state politicians are tackling Missouri's budget crisis: THE SENATE: "It was a remarkable day," writes Tony Messenger in the Post-Dispatch, referring to senators bre... More >>

• Silver Dollar City CEO Joel Manby To Fool Everyone on CBS's Next Undercover Boss

  published Mar 25, 2010

  The premise behind Undercover Boss is that underlings don't know what the CEO of their company looks like. So if he were to just hang out among the staff, pretending to be a job applicant or new hire.... More >>

• "Alligator Found" Sign Seems Awesome, Until You Call & Realize You've Been Had

  published Mar 24, 2010

  Saw this scotch-taped to the front door of Brennan's Wine, Food & Tobacco: rWhen you call the (local!) number, you're greeted by some recorded dude from "The Adventure Company" who blathers on ab... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Tweakers 'N Diggers: Looters are pillaging Native American burial grounds to finance their meth habits

  published March 24, 2010

  As Geoff Donaldson sprinted across a barren southern Illinois crop field at dusk on January 26, 2007, he breathed aloud a prayer: "Lord,... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  A Heated Deposition Turns the South Butt Case Into One Giant "Clusterf@#k"

  published Mar 23, 2010

  Remember how The South Butt LLC -- a Mizzou freshman's apparel company that's getting sued by The North Face for trademark infringement - has that motto, "Never Stop Relaxing!"r Well, on Friday, the s... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Dinner and a Movie: "IMAX Under the Sea" and Captain D's

  published Mar 22, 2010

  The movie: IMAX Under the Sea - St. Louis Science Center Omnimax Theater (5050 Oakland Avenue; 314-289-4400) The dinner: Captain D's (920 South Grand Boulevard; 314-772-9775), combo plate of fish... More >>

• An Evil Girl, a Dick-Punch and Helen Mirren: Last Week in craigslist Missed Connections

  published Mar 22, 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 recentlyA MISOGYNIST IS BORN!rGO CARDS!r"I HOPE SOMEBODY PUNCHE... More >>

• A Freak Shooting To Brighten Your Friday

  published Mar 19, 2010

  Someone was shot in the face yesterday in Madison, Illinois. It was a two-year-old boy. He was sitting on his grandfather's lap around 5:45 p.m. when it happened. The bullet apparently came through th... More >>

• Jeffrey Manns: Alton Firefighter Can't Extinguish Flame of Passion Inside His Own Pants

  published Mar 19, 2010

  Innocent until proven guilty, yes, but Alton firefighter Jeffrey W. Manns has been accused for the third time since 2005 of exposing himself. The charges, filed March 12, read like something a Brit... More >>

• Study: Black Mizzou Hoopsters Graduate FAR Less Often Than Their White Counterparts

  published Mar 18, 2010

  Here are some alarming race-related stats, released this week, to keep in mind as March Madness invades your thoughts and the entire universe. According to a study of 64 teams in the men's NCAA Divisi... More >>

• Stripper from St. Louis, Citing 1930s Labor Law, Sues Exotic Dance Club in Federal Court

  published Mar 17, 2010

  Once upon a time, Quansa Thompson was just a teenager at Cardinal Ritter and Gateway High School. Now she's a 29-year-old exotic dancer on the East Coast who's filed a federal lawsuit against a strip ... More >>

• Cute Homeless Girls, Pornstar Lookalikes & Flashers: Last Week in Missed Connections

  published Mar 15, 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.rrLEAST LIKELY TO GET A RESPONSE:homeless girl - m4w - 4... More >>

• 48 Hours Mystery To Spotlilght Famous 1992 Slaying of Teenage Nursing Student from MO

  published Mar 12, 2010

  For the second time in six months, a national true-crime show is spotlighting a southeastern Missouri murder. WE'RE FAMOUS!!!! And people are dying. CBS's 48 Hours Mystery is devoting an hour Saturday... More >>

• Bill McClellan to Obama: Welcome to St. Louis! I Really Hope You Fail!

  published Mar 10, 2010

  President Obama is sure to encounter all kinds of crazy today in the S-T-L as Tea Partiers do their red-alert paranoia dance wherever he goes. But surely he can turn his lonely eyes to the adoring lib... More >>

• Why Gal the Coyote is Roaming Tower Grove Park: She Wants to Hump Someone

  published Mar 09, 2010

  Late wintertime = business time for coyotes. That's why they're being spotted all over the city, including in Forest Park and various nabes, according to KSDK Channel 5. Which must explain the presenc... More >>

• Cockrings, Shy Cops and Stool Samples: Another Week in craigslist Missed Connections

  published Mar 08, 2010

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the most intriguing posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.A CONFUSING/AWESOME ANALOGY:wtf god - 19 - (... More >>