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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2013 Stories by Nicholas Phillips

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  COVER STORY

  Sext Fiend: Jovica Petrovic tried to embarrass his ex-wife to death, and revenge porn was the name of the game

  published April 18, 2013

  Jovica Petrovic first agreed to meet with Riverfront Times in March 2012, when he was already locked up at the St. Charles County jail... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Unfit for Print: An angel investor pitches in to salvage the reputation of a St. Louis publisher

  published February 21, 2013

  The downtown launch party for The 9s, a new St. Louis men's magazine, was the place to be on January 9. Cardinals third baseman... More >>

• Musicians Squawk As City Quadruples Price of a Street Performer Permit

  published Jan 14, 2013

  On January 1, the city quietly quadrupled the price of a busker's permit from $25 to $100 annually -- and Charles Haller of the Bates Street Folk and Blues Band feels compelled to make some noise. ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Musicians Squawk As City Quadruples Price of a Street Performer Permit

  published Jan 11, 2013

  On January 1, the city quietly quadrupled the price of a busker permit from $25 to $100 annually -- and Charles Haller of the Bates Street Folk and Blues Band feels compelled to make some noise. ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  "Arch Tax" Expected to Pass City's Board of Aldermen Today

  published Jan 11, 2013

  Last night, Daily RFT asked Seventh Ward Alderwoman Phyllis Young: Does the "Arch Tax" bill you're sponsoring have the votes to pass at Friday's meetingr "If I'm counting properly, we have votes to pa... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  How to Campaign for Mayor Under the Radar

  published Jan 11, 2013

  To apply some wisdom from John Goodman's character in The Big Lebowski, political campaigning is not like 'Nam. It's like bowling. There are rules. If you distribute campaign material in Missouri, for... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Two Arrested For Burglarizing Home of Rams Coach, Stealing Gold NFL, NCAA Rings

  published Jan 10, 2013

  Two dudes in their mid-twenties have been charged with breaking into the home of Rams tight-ends coach Rob Boras and stealing electronics, video games and jewelry -- jewelry that included Boras' NFC C... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Pro Tip: If You Rob a Gas Station, Don't Leave Your Keys There

  published Jan 10, 2013

  At 8:30 on the morning of New Year's Eve, two crooks used a gun to rob a gas station at the intersection of Bates Street and Virginia Avenue in the Carondelet neighborhood. The robbers made off with c... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  [VIDEO] Balloon Totally Destabilizes TV Newscast in Kirksville

  published Jan 10, 2013

  Seriously, Kirksville: What's up with you folksr Is everyone okayrLast weekend, some guy up there murdered a person, cut off the victim's arms and threw them at witnesses. We can all agree that that i... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Feds: Former Fire Chief of St. Clair, MO Stole More than a Half a Million

  published Jan 10, 2013

  If you leave St. Louis and travel southwest on I-44 for about fifty miles, you'll hit the town of Clair, Missouri (population 4,700). It's a small town, but has a publicly funded fire department that ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Serial Arson in Benton Parkr

  published Jan 10, 2013

  Captain Dan Sutter of the city fire department confirms to Daily RFT that yes, there have been three structure fires on the 3300 block of Missouri in Benton Park since December 15. Two occurred last F... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Man Cuffed for Three Armed Robberies in 33 Minutes

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Sometimes, when criminals go for it, they really go for it. Authorities believe that Darien Babbit -- a 20-year-old from the 3300 block of Greenway Chase Drive -- was one of the two guys behind the br... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Ebony Jackson, St. Louis Homicide No. 3: Her Body Was Found in a Trunk After Her Baby Was Found Abandoned

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Early Friday morning, a baby was found abandoned. Little Donavan Prom was not injured. He'd been left tucked in a car seat in a heated hallway of an apartment complex located in Breckenridge Hills (a ... More >>

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  New Downtown Movie Theater Is Fully Equipped to Destroy Your New Year's Resolutions

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Wanna shed some fat in 2013r Be more activer Spend less time gaping at a screen and more time in the bright sunshiner Then stay clear of Washington Avenue and 6th Street next weekend. Because the new ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Kirksville Man Murders Victim, Cuts off Arms and Throws Them at Witnesses

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Having lived in Kirksville for five years as a college student, I witnessed some dark behavior, but this was NOT how the townspeople normally behaved. According to the Kirksville Daily Express, the co... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Authorities: Merrel Burch Was Behind Subway Robbery (And Maybe Several Others)

  published Jan 08, 2013

  Authorities believe that a 26-year-old from south county was behind two robbery incidents in the past week -- and may be responsible for as many as seven others.  Merrell Burch is from the 7700 b... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Don't Take the Synthetic Hallucinogen "N-Bomb," County Cops Warn

  published Jan 08, 2013

  St. Louis County cops are warning you: The synthetic hallucinogen "N-Bomb" -- a.k.a. "legal acid" and "25-I" -- is available here. And it could kill you.  Their warning comes after undercover det... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Map Confirms Murder Concentration; City Urges a Look on the Bright Side

  published Jan 08, 2013

  Inspired by last week's New York Times piece, "A Chicago Divided by Killings," Alex Ihnen over at the urban affairs blog NextSTL has produced a map showing where homicides occurred in the city of St. ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Lady Who Robbed White Castle With Water Gun (Then Jumped Off Roof) Gets 15 Years

  published Jan 08, 2013

  Michelle Faye White is going away for 15 years. It's probably better for everybody this way. White, a 34-year-old from the 1900 block of Warren Street, was sentenced on Friday after admitting to an un... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Authorities: South City's Drive-by Flasher Has Been Arrested

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Twice since October, some guy has driven into the parking lots near the Target at Hampton and Chippewa, pulled up next to a female, opened his car door, exposed his willie, then sped away. Now the aut... More >>

• Ed Martin Becomes MO Republican Party Chairman; Everyone Makes Exact Same Joke

  published Jan 07, 2013

  After failed attempts to become a Missouri (1) congressman, (2) senator, (3) congressman (again) and (4) attorney general, Ed Martin has at last found success. On Saturday he was elected as chairman o... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  [PHOTO] Cougar Spotted Within 100 Miles of St. Louis

  published Jan 07, 2013

  We are cat crazy here at Daily RFT today, folks. Cat crazy. State biologists have confirmed that a mountain lion was photographed last Thursday on private land in Warren County. That's within 100 mile... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  7 Tips for Living a Really Long Life (from a Really, Really Old Illinois Woman)

  published Jan 07, 2013

  Mayetta Epps-Miller of East St. Louis died on New Year's Eve. She was 111 years old. That made her the oldest person living in Illinois, and also one of our nation's elite supercentenarians (meaning s... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  [PHOTO] Big Mountain Lion on the Prowl in Southeast Missouri

  published Jan 07, 2013

  By my count, this is the sixth sighting since September. The question, as always, is: Are we looking at the same cat over and over, or are there several catsr Without DNA evidence, it's impossible to ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  [UPDATED] St. Louis Homicide No. 2: Man Shot to Death Over Theft of Sweets

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Updated Sunday at 10:46 am with media links and a police spokesperson's correction to the original incident report. Prosecutors have charged Kenneth Payne, a 33-year-old from the 3400 block of Montana... More >>