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Radio Active: What has Patty Wente done to create such a meltdown at KWMU?By Chad GarrisonWednesday, May 07The University of Missouri-St. Louis is looking into questions surrounding the management and accounting practices at its radio station KWMU... More >> -
Local scientists can predict the far-reaching effects of rumblers through the Earthquake Hazard Mapping ProjectBy Kathleen McLaughlinWednesday, May 07Near its epicenter in southeastern Illinois, the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that emanated from the Wabash Valley fault on April 18 did little but... More >>
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University of Missouri biology professor Frederick vom Saal has been sounding the alarm about bisphenol A for a decade. Has he got your attention?By Nadia PflaumWednesday, April 30On a spring day one year ago, scientists in life vests and blue jeans invaded the bucolic slice of nature where Perche Creek empties into the... More >> -
A Village Runs Through It: The RFT unveils its big bold plans for that big damn holeWednesday, April 23OK, we get it. You're angry about Ballpark Village. You can stop calling us, demanding that Riverfront Times investigate the gaping, water-filled... More >> -
Things to Do with the Kiddies At Ballpark VillageWednesday, April 23— Solve one of the greatest mysteries of Ballpark Village, and have the little ones measure the depth of the crater: If acceleration due to... More >>
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Mi Casa Is Not Tu Casa
Protesters say illegals take our jobs, bring in leprosy, and, grrr, sell ice cream from bicycles
By Deirdra Funcheon
Let's get one thing straight: The protesters who gather outside the El Sol Day Labor Center in... More >>
Cleveland
A career con man brings his talents to Cleveland’s art world
By Lisa Rab
Six years ago, Zachary Coleman looked like a godsend to the founders of Arts Collinwood. They... More >>
Dallas
Dallas' The Bridge Homeless Center's Progressive Approach May Actually Make a Difference
With a no-hassles approach to panhandlers, Dallas' new shelter hopes to kill homelessness with kindness
By Naomi Zeveloff
The southern edge of downtown Dallas has grown quiet and dank before tonight’s storm, and... More >>
Denver
This Guardian Angel Bleeds Red
Sebastian Metz's heart is in the right place. If only his brain and body could follow.
By Luke Turf
Four Guardian Angels meet in the 1400 block of Ogden Street at dusk for their weekly march up... More >>
Houston
Chess Masters at UT-Brownsville
An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.
By Chris Vogel
Nadya Ortiz's natural instinct is to attack. But for the moment, she must bide... More >>
Kansas City
The Shawnee Mission East class of '08 loves its gay homecoming king
By Jen Chen
On a cold February night, the Shawnee Mission East gym is packed. It's Senior Night, and the... More >>
Miami
The Shooting of Estefano
One of Miami's best-known songwriters was nearly killed in a possible contract hit.
By Tamara Lush
Fabio "Estefano" Salgado drove his midnight blue Aston Martin convertible down Biscayne... More >>
Phoenix
Relentless stickering and guerrilla marketing have made Digital Summer one of the Valley’s hottest bands
By Benjamin Leatherman
It's a warm night in March, and the city of Scottsdale is under siege. Under cover of darkness,... More >>
San Francisco
Punk Family Values
Meet the Rosenthals: two generations of art stars in one six-story warehouse.
By Jennifer Maerz
Carola Anderson carries a pitcher of limeade through her sprawling SOMA home affectionately... More >>
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Cards Blog: So Long, Jimmy Ballgame -- Padres Release Jim Edmonds
Fri May 9, 6:09 PM
The San Diego Padres have released struggling center fielder Jim Edmonds. The 37-year-old former Cardinal was struggling at the plate, hitting just .174 for a Pads ballclub that's batting an aggregate .232 as a team and languishing in last place... More >>
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Radio Active: What has Patty Wente done to create such a meltdown at KWMU?
Wednesday, May 07The University of Missouri-St. Louis is looking into questions surrounding the management and accounting practices at its radio station KWMU... More>>
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Stage Fright: The Ivory is turning into a horror show for some St. Louis theater companies
Wednesday, May 07Marble Stage Theatre's artistic director, Greg Matzker, recently learned that after lengthy discussions — and what he considered a verbal... More>>
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Local scientists can predict the far-reaching effects of rumblers through the Earthquake Hazard Mapping Project
Wednesday, May 07Near its epicenter in southeastern Illinois, the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that emanated from the Wabash Valley fault on April 18 did little but... More>>
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Unreal hunts demons, shops for crap and contemplates wild ass
Wednesday, May 07Late last month at the Saint Louis Zoo something wild happened: A Somali wild ass was born. A subspecies of African wild ass, Equus africanus... More>>
Letters
Joe's Café: A love-hate relationship revealed in letters
Wednesday, May 07
NEWS REAL, APRIL 24, 2008
Joe's has Left and gone away
Good riddance: Thank God! I live down the block from Joe's and have patiently waited for... More >>
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