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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2012 Stories by Nicholas Phillips

• Northside Appeal Preview: Juicy Excerpts from a Boisterous Legal Back-and-Forth

  published Feb 01, 2012

  In just a few hours, lawyers of Paul McKee will be trying to convince a state appeals panel to let the developer move forward with his $8.1 billion-dollar plan to rejuvenate North St. Louis. (Click he... More >>

• Will Appeals Judges Uphold Halting of Paul McKee's Ambitious Plan for the North Sider

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Tomorrow, in Missouri's Eastern District Court of Appeals, lawyers for developer Paul McKee will once again fight for the legitimacy for his $8.1 billion-dollar plan to revitalize North St. Louis -- a... More >>

• Illinois Man on History Channel's "Top Shot" Could Probably Kill You With His Bare Hands

  published Jan 27, 2012

  Before we introduce you to Gregory Littlejohn, who's from Waterloo, Illinois and looks terrifying, we should explain what the History Channel's "Top Shot" is. It's a reality show, for those whose real... More >>

• Tobacco Tax Campaign Has Become a Pile-On

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Right now, all kinds of folks are clamoring for an increase in Missouri's tobacco tax -- at 17 cents per pack, the lowest in the nation. Yet so far, nobody's pulling in exactly the same direction.&nbs... More >>

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  Yet Another Lawyer Who Worked at Boggs Boggs & Bates Has Died an Unusual Death

  published Jan 24, 2012

  Statistically, it's pretty rare for a 39-year-old to die of cardiac arrest. That's the first unusual aspect of the death of Wade J. Thomas, a Kansas City-based attorney who passed away on New Year's D... More >>

• An Awkward Sexual Metaphor Involving Food

  published Jan 23, 2012

  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.Yum...rr A Wish Called WandarPuppy crimerrProposal... More >>

• Comic Kris Wernowsky: A Bittersweet Adieu

  published Jan 20, 2012

  The first time comic Kris Wernowsky put on a "Too Hip for a Comedy Club" standup event at Foam last October, indie darling St. Vincent played the same night -- rather stiff competition, if you're tryi... More >>

• LaGrange Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Cop Who Shot His Bulldog

  published Jan 20, 2012

  WARNING: The clip below might be disturbing to some. The first shooting happens at the 5:26 mark. This video above is not new; it's been on YouTube for a year and a half, garnered some 680,000 views,... More >>

• Matt Conty: The Jose Oquendo of Local Comedy

  published Jan 19, 2012

  With a dry and nasal delivery, Matt Conty tends to saunter through his material, tossing in ironic urban lingo like a gifted-but-bored ESPN anchor. But while he's all nonchalance on stage, fuck with h... More >>

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  Poll: What's the Next Big Thing in St. Louis Bank Robbery Fashionr

  published Jan 18, 2012

  To their credit, St. Louis bank robbers -- apart from being scary/life-threatening -- do exhibit quite a flair for costumery. From The Boonie Hat Bandit, to the Logo Bandit, to the recent cross-dressi... More >>

• Ex-Felon Caught With Bullet-Proof Vest Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

  published Jan 17, 2012

  Legal refresher: Law-abiding citizens are welcome to wear bullet-proof vests! Ex-felons, however, are not. (The 2002 federal law in question was challenged but upheld a year ago by  the Supreme C... More >>

• Woman Calls Police On Crack Dealer Who Sold Her Sugar

  published Jan 13, 2012

  Are stupid people drawn to crackr Or does crack make people stupidr YES. Take it away, Springfield News-Leader! Police were called to the 1700 block of North Sherman Avenue about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, af... More >>

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  Holy Knockout! Woman Injured (Indirectly) by The Spirit Sues Church

  published Jan 12, 2012

  A year ago, Cheryl Jones was attending a service at Disciple Fellowship Christian Church in East St. Louis when she and other congregants rushed to form a line and "receive the spirit" from the pastor... More >>

• Chaotic North Side Drug Bust: A Portrait of Desperation (and Maybe Worse)

  published Jan 11, 2012

  All three TV news channels (KTVI, KMOV and KSDK) and the Post-Dispatch have covered the mess that whipped through the city yesterday afternoon: Two unmarked police vehicles pulled over on Martin Luthe... More >>

• Is SNAP's David Clohessy Really a Hypocriter

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Recently in both Kansas City and St. Louis, lawyers defending the Catholic Church against clerical sex abuse allegations have have tried to subpoena years worth of emails and records from their long-t... More >>

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  Preview "Spanish Lake": A Documentary on White Flight, Section 8 Housing and Decline

  published Jan 09, 2012

  Phillip Andrew Morton grew up in Spanish Lake, studied film at Webster University and then headed to Hollywood, where he's produced videos for comic Katt Williams and edited trailers for movies like "... More >>

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  White Police Sergeant Says SLMPD Passed Him Up to "Bring Color" to Academy Leadership

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Here's another example of that rare kind of discrimination case: a white public sector employee crying foul over the hiring of a black colleague.When Sergeant David Bonenberger found out that the Assi... More >>

• Was a Mouse Really Found in a Mountain Dew Canr Local Lawsuit Goes Viral

  published Jan 05, 2012

  Remember Ronald Ball, the Illinois man who's been suing PepsiCo on a claim that he opened a can of Mountain Dew and found a dead mouse insider The Madison Record broke the story a year and a half ago,... More >>

• Local Tax Preparer Busted for Not Paying His Taxes

  published Jan 04, 2012

  Although Richard Gray Sr. spends some of the year working at a Chrysler plant in Indiana, he's been running a nice little side business out of his home in North St. Louis: Filing tax returns for frien... More >>

• Gunfire on New Year's Eve Made St. Louis Sound Like Afghanistan, Rick Perry

  published Jan 03, 2012

  Ignoring the exhortations of St. Louis' Finest, some St. Louisans clearly did pop off some hot ones when 2011 turned to 2012. Nevermind that "what goes up must come down." When we feel like celebratin... More >>