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

• Home Birthin' in Missouri: Significantly Above National Average, Says Federal Study

  published Mar 05, 2010

  For those of y'all interested in midwifery and at-home births: a federal study released Wednesday says that the percentage of home births in Missouri was significantly above the national average from ... More >>

• Obese Missouri Teenager's Trip to Fat Camp Chronicled by Time Magazine

  published Mar 04, 2010

  Yes, the RFT often writes about fat people, whether it's EMTs struggling to cart around the morbidly obese, history's biggest porkers, or just pannus.But we're not the only ones observing fatties in o... More >>

• A Blogger's Baker's Dozen: The RFT staff presents a sampler of St. Louis' must-read contributors to the blogosphere

  published March 3, 2010

  We are a nation of bloggers, a chattering class of more than 20 million, pecking away, yearning to be heard, craving a response. If journalists... More >>

• L.A. Times Runs Series on St. Louis-born Judge's Weird Friendship with Crack Addict

  published Mar 01, 2010

  An estimable West-Coast paper is running a two-parter on a quirky federal judge (and St. Louis native) John Spencer Letts, who recently launched a private crusade to spring a crack offender from what ... More >>

• Opponents of Paul McKee's Northside Development: Do They Want It Both Waysr

  published Feb 26, 2010

  Logically, it seems, Paul McKee can only be guilty of one of the following: A scheme to gobble up a bunch of homes on the north side (using eminent domain), and to then bulldoze 'em into the ground to... More >>

• Update: Committee Passes Triplett's Bill to Tackle the City's Vacant Building Problem

  published Feb 24, 2010

  Last June, a bill designed by Alderwoman Kacie Starr Triplett to crank up the heat on deadbeat owners of vacant buildings never got out of committee. Yesterday, it finally did.According to Tim Logan ... More >>

• Chuck E. Cheese Serves Midwestern Kids Piping Hot Pizza, Criminality

  published Feb 23, 2010

  What the eff is going on with all the Chuck E. Cheese mayhem across the Midwest in the last couple weeksr Exhibit A: the brawl that broke out Saturday night at the Chuck E. Cheese franchise near South... More >>

• Alderwoman Triplett Tries to Take On Vacant Buildings, Negligent Owners - Again

  published Feb 22, 2010

  Tuesday morning, deadbeat property holders who let their buildings crumble will once again find themselves in the crosshairs of some pending aldermanic legislation. If the bill that Alderwoman Kacie S... More >>

• Does McKee Have Private Financial Backing to Execute His Planr Local Attorneys Say NO

  published Feb 19, 2010

  One of the major arguments driven home by the four attorneys and four plaintiffs trying to bring down Paul McKee's plan for the north side (check out this week's feature) is, basically, SHOW ... More >>

• Totally Bizarre Encounter between KMOV and Lawyer Trying to Thwart Paul McKee's Plan

  published Feb 17, 2010

  This week's feature, "North Side Rancor," tells the tale of four attorneys and four plaintiffs who are trying to undermine the city's cooperation with developer Paul McKee in order to block his  ... More >>

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  Wash U. Economist Rips McKee's Plan for North St. Louis in First Day of Trial

  published Feb 17, 2010

  rIt was a heated and colorful first day in the trial that will determine whether the city properly greenlighted developer Paul McKee's 1,100-acre, $8.1 billion plan to revitalize north St. ... More >>

• Death of Amish Man on Highway 63 Ruled a Homicide, Police Want Cell Phone Records

  published Feb 16, 2010

  rYou may recall how, last month, 29-year-old Eli Borntrager of Madison died after getting thrown from his horse-and-buggy in a crash on Highway 63 near Moberly. According to the story in the Han... More >>

• North Side Rancor: A quartet of legal eagles aim to shoot down Paul McKee's grandiose vision to regenerate St. Louis

  published February 17, 2010

  On October 22, 2009, inside the Kennedy Room of St. Louis City Hall, an eclectic mix of citizens watched a man in a suit and tie approach the... More >>

• Don C. Weir Locked up at Medium-Security Penitentiary in Illinois, Not Satellite Camp

  published Feb 15, 2010

  Many readers have been asking: Where in the world is Don C. Weir, the Town & Country financial advisor who stole $12 million in precious-metal coin investments from dozens of clientsr (Check out o... More >>

• Skip Viragh's Huge Gift to Chaminade Ranks Him Among Nation's Top Philanthropists

  published Feb 12, 2010

  The $28 million bequest that the late Albert "Skip" Viragh left Chaminade High School, his alma mater, vaulted him right among the big boys (and girls) of American philanthropy last year. According to... More >>

• Wienermobile Job Opportunity Attracts Mizzou Students (Mostly Journo Majors)

  published Feb 11, 2010

  Now this is delicious: about 25 curious Mizzou students assembled on Tuesday to learn more about a yearlong gig tooling around in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Punchline: they were "mostly journalism ... More >>

• City is Laggin' in "Distinctive Destination" Vote

  published Feb 09, 2010

  St. Louis is getting its a$s handed to it right now by Marquette, Michigan in an online poll going on between showcase cities. Until the end of the month, a D.C.-based non-profit called National Trust... More >>

• Teenager Steals Liquor, Sets Wal-Mart on Fire

  published Feb 08, 2010

  rJust another day at the Wal-Mart Supercenter of Jefferson City, when a young man recently set the paper towel aisle on fire and then shoplifted a bottle of liquor on his way out -- all while ... More >>

• Rep. Nasheed Wants to Raise State Ciggie Tax

  published Feb 05, 2010

  At 17 cents a pack, Missouri's cigarette tax is the second lowest in the nation. Rep. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis wants to almost double it to 33 cents. Here's the bill, which hasn't been discussed i... More >>

• Just Pee in the Cup, Senator: Local State Rep Wants Elected Officals Drug-Screened

  published Jan 29, 2010

  rBuzz kill! Our very own Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, has proposed a bill in Missouri's House that would require her elected colleagues throughout state government to undergo drug t... More >>

• Punishment for Missouri Man: Banishment!

  published Jan 28, 2010

  The small community of Clark, Missouri, has actually banished someone from their town. As the Columbia Daily Tribune tells it, 57-year-old Rex S. Barstow, Sr., paid a teenager in May 2008 to... More >>

• Where are YOU watching the State of the Unionr

  published Jan 27, 2010

  Several dozen people, including Fox 2 News and Jo Mannies of The Beacon, have come to the Democratic Organizing for America office at 3407 California Ave. to gawk: rNo sign of Tea Party protesters....... More >>

• Judge Orders South Butt, North Face to Reach Agreement on Un-anatomical Differences

  published Jan 27, 2010

  A federal judge has ordered the outdoor clothing giant North Face and the tiny local apparel company it's suing, South Butt, to try to work out a solution to their conflict through mediation during th... More >>

• Hot Bartender vs. Douche on the Landing: Two Locals Plead to Judge Judy

  published Jan 27, 2010

  Sometimes Daily RFT is bloggin' so feverishly, we miss super-important events -- such as two St. Louis citizens airing petty grievances before Judge Judy!This must've aired many moons ago, because the... More >>

• Coffee Shop Creeper and Tush-Smacking Fun: Another Week in Missed Connections

  published Jan 25, 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.rYou were creeping on me at BreadCo. - w4m - (Delmar Loo... More >>