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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2011 Stories by Nicholas Phillips

• White Anarchists Commit Crimes on Cherokee

  published Apr 22, 2011

  The fledgling small businesses on Cherokee Street face plenty of hurdles on the path to sustainability. Now you can add anarchist mayhem to the list.In the past week, anarchist graffiti (see photo) ha... More >>

• Former Prosecutor Sues Jefferson County Executive, Insists Firing was Political

  published Apr 19, 2011

  Daniel James of Imperial is a Democrat. A prominent one, in fact, in Jefferson County -- he's the committeeman for the party in his township, and ran as a Dem for circuit judge several years ago. Unti... More >>

• Chef Kris Janik vs. The Possum: Lessons Learned About Urban Chicken Raising

  published Apr 19, 2011

  Kristopher Janik, executive chef at Robust Wine Bar & Cafe in Webster Groves, has been raising chickens as a hobby in his South City backyard for the past year.  The man loves his birds. But ... More >>

• Kid from Vienna, IL, Won $5,000 For Painting This

  published Apr 18, 2011

  Beating out 27,000 other inferior kids (ages kindergarten through high school) from all 50 states, a teen living across the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau emerged victorious in the Federal Juni... More >>

• Illinois No Longer Home to "Retards"

  published Apr 15, 2011

  Jumping on the national bandwagon, the Illinois House and Senate just approved bills to ban the term "mentally retarded" in state statutes and replace it with "intellectually disabled." The federal go... More >>

• Americans: Still Settling Disputes Like Savage Brutes

  published Apr 13, 2011

  Anybody else appreciate the irony of the Belleville News Democrat running both of these headlines on the same dayr     rrThe first headline describes a huge teen brawl, clearly. But the... More >>

• Top 3 Pet Peeves of a U. City Sandwich Maker

  published Apr 12, 2011

  In this series, food and drink professionals dish to Gut Check about their pet peeves anonymously -- but honestly.Gut Check Code Name:  Hot BunsPosition: Deli sandwich makerPet Peeve #1Hot Buns: ... More >>

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  A Poopy Pants Whodunit: Collinsville Teacher Fired After Fecal Investigation

  published Apr 12, 2011

  An elementary school teacher just got kicked out of the classroom for good at Webster Elementary in Collinsville. His crimer As KTVI Fox2Now tells it, a little stankee-doodle was found on the floor am... More >>

• State Lawmaker Wants to Keep Graphic Crime Scene Photos Under Wraps

  published Apr 11, 2011

  If State Representative Scott Largent of District 120 has his way, members of the public will have a harder time getting copies of graphic crime scene photos from law enforcement agencies -- specifica... More >>

• Freak Swarm of Bees Blocks Traffic in Springfield

  published Apr 08, 2011

  And so it came to pass....A giant swarm of bees converged on a Springfield curb Thursday before the evening rush hour, causing one section of road to be shut down, according to the Springfield Police ... More >>

• Things You Probably Shouldn't Try at Queeny Park

  published Apr 07, 2011

  PARKOUR!!! This was just uploaded to YouTube. Most impressive clip, in Daily RFT's opinion, comes at 0:45 in what looks like Queeny Park. (There's also some good footage from Forest Park's World's Fai... More >>

• City Judge David C. Mason Accused of Sleeping Through Trial of Offender He Sentenced to Life

  published Apr 06, 2011

  It's not easy to feel sorry for Terrence Hendricks. He's the 23-year-old who burglarized a home a few blocks north of the U. City Loop back in February 2009. When the homeowner returned and caught him... More >>

• George Will Decries "Political Arrogance" of STL, Singles Out Alderman Phyllis Young

  published Apr 05, 2011

  In case you missed it, buttoned-up conservative columnist George Will of The Washington Post devoted his widely-read Sunday column to the case of Jim Roos -- the guy who painted the giant "End Eminent... More >>

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  Mark Robbins took on the Missouri State Highway Patrol and won. So why's he still pissed?

  published April 7, 2011

  One of the nastiest wrecks in the area's history began with a teenager and a pickup truck. Nineteen-year-old Daniel Schatz of Sullivan... More >>

• Baby, I'll Buy You Anything! [at Goodwill]

  published Apr 04, 2011

  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.Our love won't be second-handrYou hot. rWeird... More >>

• Organic Farmers Sue Monsanto Before Monsanto Sues Them

  published Apr 01, 2011

  Earlier this week, more than 60 seed businesses and organic farmers banded together to file a federal lawsuit in New York against Monsanto (yes, again; see last week's suit in California over alfalfa)... More >>

• Good Mood = Bad Memory, Mizzou Study Says

  published Mar 31, 2011

  Next time you're annoyed/jealous at how chipper someone is, here's some silent revenge: at least at that moment, their "working memory" isn't as good as yours. According to a study done by doctoral st... More >>

• Manhole Covers Disappearing in East Boogie

  published Mar 30, 2011

  Too often we at Daily RFT just shake our heads at some new woe to have befallen East St. Louis. How about today's story reported by KSDK Channel 5: Somebody is stealing manhole covers from the city's ... More >>

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  Man Says Marketing Firm Promoting Menthol Ciggies Canned Him Because He's White

  published Mar 29, 2011

  The second sentence of Daniel P. Hogan's federal complaint reads, "Plaintiff is a white male." Not usually the basis for complaining. But Hogan's lawsuit, which just got transferred into Missouri's Ea... More >>

• Find This Guy's Shorty, Win Jewelry!

  published Mar 28, 2011

  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.Every other girl done me dirty sincerBoner-inducing Asia... More >>

• Top 3 Pet Peeves of a Wine Bar Bartender

  published Mar 28, 2011

  In this series, food and drink professionals dish to Gut Check about their pet peeves anonymously -- but honestly.Gut Check Code Name:  Dr. DecanterPosition: Bartender at a city wine barPet Peeve... More >>

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  Man Reaches Into New Bag of Potting Soil, Gets Bit by Copperhead Snake

  published Mar 25, 2011

  You're bathed in the warm breath of spring, delighting in the joy of your garden, oh sunshine and love, and you tear open your fresh bag of potting soil and GET BIT BY A MOTHERF&%ING SNAKE. That's... More >>

• Monsanto's Roundup-Ready Alfalfa = Goodbye Organic Beef and Dairy, Says New Lawsuit

  published Mar 24, 2011

  Environmental groups and organic farmers alike have slapped the USDA with a lawsuit for its greenlighting of Monsanto's Roundup-Ready alfalfa grass earlier this year.The plaintiffs -- which include th... More >>

• Captain America En Route to Missouri Capital

  published Mar 23, 2011

  So the guy walking from state capital to state capital dressed as Captain America has almost reached Jefferson City. Why, pray tellr To raise awareness that huge numbers of our nation's veterans are h... More >>

• KFC's Colonel Sanders Really Stoked to Sing with STL Children's Choir

  published Mar 22, 2011

  We at Daily RFT are unsure just how our childhood dreams would've been different after singing in a choir led by Colonel Sanders. "Surreal" doesn't feel adequate as a word. In any case, as the video m... More >>