Email Author Nicholas Phillips

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Left for Dead"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published June 9, 2010

  "Tears of a Town"

More

2011 Stories by Nicholas Phillips

• Peter Kinder: Go to Hooters for Veteran's Day!

  published Nov 11, 2011

  Ol' Peter D. Kinder (Missouri's lieutenant governor) apparently just can't help himself. He re-tweeted the following this morning, then quickly deleted it (but Daily RFT was able to get a screenshot):... More >>

• Pruitt-Igoe Featured in Next American City

  published Nov 10, 2011

  The handsome national mag Next American City (which is kinda like the Rolling Stone of urban studies) has just published some reflections on Pruitt-Igoe by Michael Allen, director of Preservation Rese... More >>

• Let's Talk About Titty Thursdays

  published Nov 09, 2011

  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.Someone please take him to a strip joint. r SHE'S a... More >>

• City of St. Louis: Come Grab Our Wood. It's Free.

  published Nov 07, 2011

  If you city residents wish to build a lusty fire at your house, you're going to need some wood. Big, hard, thick wood. Today is the first day that the Forestry Division will basically be plopping down... More >>

• Got a Good "Yo Mama" Joker Win 2 Free Tickets to See Comic Bill Burr at the Pageant!

  published Nov 04, 2011

  UPDATED: Sara wins! One of our favorite bits by Bill Burr is this one about mothers: Wanna catch Bill Burr at the Pageant on Saturday night at 8 p.mr Normally you'd have to pay 30 bucks, but right now... More >>

• KV Pharmaceutical Smacked With Class-Action Lawsuit

  published Nov 03, 2011

  As if KV Pharmaceutical wasn't roiling with enough intrigue already: In addition to criminal convictions, a wave of firings, bickering executives, and legal wrangling, the Bridgeton-based drug company... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  St. Louis' Obscure Spots to be Exposed on Travel Channel

  published Nov 02, 2011

  For those of y'all who have cable, the Travel Channel show "Off Limits" will be spotlighting our fair city on Thursday at 8 p.m.You might fancy yourselves a hardcore St. Louisan, but how many of these... More >>

• Comedian Bill Burr on Carnegie Hall, Breaking Bad, and Losers Who Think New York is the Shit

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Nobody personifies wise-ass East Coast standup quite like the Boston-born Bill Burr (he once told an entire crowd of heckling Philadephians, "I hope your mother has herpes in the center of her asshole... More >>

• Bill Burr

  published November 3, 2011

  Nobody personifies wise-ass East Coast standup like the Boston-born Bill Burr. (He once told an entire crowd of heckling Philadelphians, "I hope... More >>

• Standup Iliza Shlesinger: "Yes I Google Myself, and Anybody Who Says They Don't Is a Liar"

  published Nov 01, 2011

  Iliza Shlesinger's hotness is (1)  undeniable, and (2) irrelevant, because  her comic chops are real: In 2008, at the tender age of 24, she won NBC's Last Comic Standing, and hasn't looked b... More >>

• Hunting Ethics: After Killing a Thousand Ducks, Can You Still Respect Themr

  published Oct 28, 2011

  Our current feature about Jeff Foiles, a convicted celebrity waterfowl hunter, has kicked up a dust-storm among readers who vehemently disagree about the ethics of hunting. We turned to Dr. Michael P.... More >>

• Supporters of Jeff Foiles, Convicted Illinois Waterfowl Hunter, Speak Out

  published Oct 25, 2011

  Celebrity waterfowler Jeff Foiles of Pleasant Hill, Illinois has been trashed a lot lately for his hunting crimes both here and in Canada. But not by everyone. Foiles, 54, has admitted to shooting ove... More >>

• 

  COVER STORY

  Jeff Foiles was a rock star in the world of waterfowl hunting -- until the feds drew a target on his back

  published October 27, 2011

  Dawn burns pink into Canada on September 10, 2007, and a duck is about to get its head blown off. Rock-star waterfowl hunter Jeff... More >>

• The Super-Erotic Lamborghini Aventador Gets Rolled Out by STL Motorsports

  published Oct 10, 2011

  Daily RFT doesn't know jack about cars. So when STL Motorsports called a press conference to roll out an obscenely high-end vehicle last week, we knew whom to send: Alex Macfarlane, the local 27-year-... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Hispanic Businesses on Cherokee Fall Prey to Soccer Scam

  published Oct 07, 2011

  The event was billed as a charity match between former players of the Chivas and America pro soccer teams. It would be held, the Mexican promoter promised, on September 25 at Fenton Soccer Park. Hundr... More >>

• Standup Ben Kronberg: So Funny, You'll Pull a Gun on Him

  published Oct 05, 2011

  There are lots of dudes in Bushwick, Brooklyn, who resemble comic Ben Kronberg, but not many in his 'hood have the balls or neural circuitry to do what he does. The 34-year-old Denver native, who's pe... More >>

• Jordan Wolf (or, The Artist Formerly Known as Ken Canamore): L.A.-Bound At Last

  published Sep 30, 2011

  There are local standups who talk about moving to L.A., and there are those that actually do it. Jordan Wolf (ne Ken Canamore), is actually doing it. And he's serious this time (he bought his plane ti... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Let Your Kids Eat Dog Feces and The State Will Take Them Away

  published Sep 29, 2011

  Earlier this month, when cops arrived at 2771 N. Pickwick Ave. in Springfield, they noticed something kinda bad: Three kids, all under age three, all wearing only diapers, all "very dirty in appearanc... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Gyro War: Ahmed Eltawmi's Murder Left Bad Blood Between Two Loop Restaurants

  published Sep 28, 2011

  rFor the seventeen years leading up to his murder, Ahmed Eltawmi ran the Gyro House, a quiet Mediterranean eatery nestled on the side street between Blueberry Hill and Vintage Vinyl in the Delma... More >>

• Northside Gas Station Owner Claims City Seduced and Betrayed Him

  published Sep 27, 2011

  Attorney/activist Eric Vickers has made something of a cottage industry out of championing the little guy against City Hall (see his case against Paul McKee's Northside Regeneration project, or the on... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Blood & Sand Rule No. 1: Wanna Flirt at the Barr You'll Need Bartender Permission

  published Sep 20, 2011

  rWe snagged a copy of the guest "guidelines" for Blood & Sand (1500 St. Charles Street), the members-only restaurant opened last Saturday by mixologists TJ Vytlacil and Adam Frager.He... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Under Fire, City Warms Up to Private Rehabbers

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Last spring, two big cannonballs were lobbed at the city's mechanism for handling properties that have fallen through the cracks and into the public hands. The first blow landed on April 19. That was ... More >>

• "I Saw Your Big Boner at Lowe's"

  published Sep 19, 2011

  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.So many tools in this post. rProper spelling would ... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Martin Sigillito's Co-Defendants Plead Guilty

  published Sep 19, 2011

  Bishop/attorney Martin Sigillito has chosen to continue fighting federal charges that he ran a $52 million Ponzi scheme -- perhaps the biggest in state history (see our feature here). But now he stand... More >>

• 

  FEATURED STORY

  Flight Grounded at Lambert Due to Backgammon

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Early Tuesday morning, when U.S. Airways flight 457 took off from New York heading toward Phoenix, things were quiet. Perhaps a little too quiet. And too board-game-y. According to the St. Louis Busin... More >>