Email Author Nick Lucchesi

2010 Stories by Nick Lucchesi

• Nurses Day 2010: Nurses are Overpaid, Great, Angels and Not Doctors

  published May 06, 2010

  Today is Nurses Day in the United States, and the beginning of Nurses Week, which runs through May 12. Like doctors and lawyers, firefighters and cops, everyone has an opinion on these service profess... More >>

• 'May the 4th Be With You,' It's Star Wars Day in St. Louis

  published May 04, 2010

  It's the afternoon of May 4, 2010. Or as it's known to Star Wars fans, it's Star Wars Day across America. Seriously. In that spirit, here are five totally awful Star Wars Photoshopped images that are ... More >>

• Con-tamination Attracts 1,500 Sci-Fi, Horror and Pop Culture Fans

  published May 03, 2010

  A bevy of C-list celebrities, camp-movie icons and aspiring actors -- and the people who love them -- gathered at a south St. Louis County Holiday Inn this weekend for the first-ever "Con-taminat... More >>

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  Photos: The 2010 Kentucky Derby Party at the Royale on Kingshighway

  published May 03, 2010

  To be sure, there were more than a few good places to watch the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Photographer Lee Harris shows the scene at the Royale on Kingshighway. The restaurant-and-bar held its fifth... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers for April 29-May 5, 2010

  published Apr 29, 2010

  This week's posting of flyers for local shows includes a far-out Star Wars parody and more. Have a flyer you want to see included on this weekly postr Please get in touch! Just make sure it's for a lo... More >>

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  Hardee's Adds Eggs, Sausage to Its Biscuits & Gravy, Ensuring Your Fatness for Another Day

  published Apr 27, 2010

  You know that 2,000-calorie diet we're supposed to adhere tor St. Louis-based Hardee's fast-food chain wants you to knock out half of that sum before lunchtime, with its latest, ridiculous breakfast ... More >>

• Phillies' Ryan Howard Isn't Coming to St. Louis Anytime Soon -- Signs $125 Million Contract

  published Apr 26, 2010

  Today, Philadelphia Phillies management cemented its commitment to first-baseman (and St. Louis area native) Ryan Howard with a $125 million, five-year contract, with a bonus structure that could re... More >>

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  Video: Carl Deselm Eats Three Pounds of Tater Tots at Bar Louie

  published Apr 26, 2010

  Carl Deselm, a medical student at Washington University, again won the Tater Tot-eating contest at Bar Louie last week, ingesting three pounds, five ounces of the Tots. It was the second time Deselm w... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers for April 22-28, 2010

  published Apr 22, 2010

  Here's your weekly installment of flyers spotted around the city. Photos by Amir Kurtovic. Got a flyer you'd like to share with the masses via this weekly blog postr Send us your St. Louis show flyer.... More >>

• Missouri Lottery Madness: Break Time Gas Station Employee Chris Shaw is $258.5 Million Powerball Winner

  published Apr 22, 2010

  Update: It turns out that an employee of Break Time -- Chris Shaw -- is the Powerball winner.He tells Missourinet.com:"I just knew it was big. I sold tickets all day yesterday. When I worked yesterda... More >>

• Video: Pelican That 'Goosed' Trainer in Crotch to Have Rematch on Fox 2

  published Apr 20, 2010

  Don't know how we missed this when it first aired, but the video below of an allegedly tame pelican "goosing" a man on-air during Fox 2's AM show gives everyone another reason to watch local morning n... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers for April 15, 2010

  published Apr 15, 2010

  Here's a collection of flyers for local shows coming up today through next Wednesday. Have a flyer you want to show off in this spacer Send it our way! (please make sure it's at least 600 pixels wide.... More >>

• Want to See Sarah Palin in St. Louisr Here's Her Contract, Found in a Dumpster

  published Apr 14, 2010

  Interested in booking Sarah Palin at your birthday party, graduation or revolution-inciting tea partyr Her contract found in a Dumpster can now give you a head-start on what you're in for.rTwo Califor... More >>

• This Shirt Was Spotted Outside Busch Stadium on Opening Day

  published Apr 12, 2010

  With all the sophomoric jokes being made about the proper pronunciation of Albert Pujols' last name, this shirt -- spotted by the observant Aaron Hooks of Cardsdiaspora.com -- seems to offer a more ... More >>

• Photos: The Abused, Career Suicide, Formaldehyde Junkies at Fubar, April 10, 2010

  published Apr 12, 2010

  In this week's print issue we previewed hardcore scene member Rob Ruzicka's 30th birthday show, wherein the St. Louisan planned to fly in New York City's The Abused, Canada's Career Suicide and Minnea... More >>

• Photos: Velvet Reunion at Rue 13, April 10, 2010

  published Apr 12, 2010

  Club Velvet billed itself as the "epicenter of club culture" for St. Louis during its run from the mid '90s to the mid 2000s. And on Saturday, the second annual Velvet reunion took place at Rue 13 on ... More >>

• What Is This Magazine Cover with Snoop Dogg Trying to Tell Usr

  published Apr 08, 2010

  The following weekend magazine cover is awesomely subtle. Snoop is scheduled to play the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, this Saturday, and it's clear that this particular... More >>

• This Week's Show Flyers: April 8, 2010

  published Apr 08, 2010

  Our salute to those who staple, hang or hand out show flyers on the streets continues. Have a cool flyer you'd like to sharer Send it our way. Here are flyers for shows going on the week of April 8 ... More >>

• Last Night: Photos from the RFT's Iron Fork Competition at Union Station

  published Apr 08, 2010

  Last night, the business department for the Riverfront Times staged its annual Iron Fork chef competition. New this year was a bartending competition (photos on page 2.) The venue was the Marriott Hot... More >>

• Photo: "Great, a Job Delivering Pizzas! Wait a Minute..."

  published Apr 07, 2010

  Looking for that great summer jobr Sure you are. Who doesn't need a few extra bucks, what with all those music festivals and restaurant offeringsr Then you happen upon this flyer and your paycheck p... More >>

• Photos: Haveli Indian Restaurant on Page Avenue in Overland

  published Apr 07, 2010

  This week's dining column by Ian Froeb covers Haveli Indian restaurant on Page Avenue in Overland.Photographer Jennifer Silverberg brings back these eighteen photos from the restaurant, its kitchen an... More >>

• 25 Global Grills: From Trailer-Size Texans to Boar-Sizzling Japanese

  published Apr 06, 2010

  The weather is warming up and your thoughts may have already turned to barbecued pigs trotting through puddles of tangy brown barbecue sauce. Maybe not, but one thing's for sure: Grilling meat over fi... More >>

• What Will You Do for $5r Website Offers You the Chance to Boast Your $5 Services

  published Apr 06, 2010

  The value of $5 seems to decline as we grow older. A crisp $5 bill in a birthday card represented near infinite possibility (candyr a lot of candyr!) but as we age, it might be just enough to cover "v... More >>

• Rob Ruzicka's 30th Birthday Show

  published April 7, 2010

  Unlike "career-core" bands that commercialize hardcore by focusing more on T-shirt designs than songwriting, old timers such as New York's the... More >>

• Video: Justin Kockott, 19, Smashes Brand New iPad with Aluminum Baseball Bat

  published Apr 05, 2010

  Justin Kockott, a 19-year-old Pittsburgh high school student, is enjoying his fifteen minutes of Internet fame today after he smashed his $499 iPad with a baseball bat. If you were burned out by the ... More >>