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Gut Check
2:00 pm
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
The Eight Best Memorial Day Picnic Spots in St. Louis For Gut Check, Memorial Day will always be associated with American flag T-shirts, pork steaks and family picnics, all of which suggest the need for a great outdoor spot to enjoy the holiday. To h... More >>
Gut Check
1:00 pm
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Trout are in Season at the Clayton Farmers' Market On Saturdays the Brown Shoe parking lot (on Maryland Avenue just west of Straub's) in tony Clayton is transformed. Folding lawn chairs are assembled into an ad hoc seating area, crates of vegetabl... More >>
Daily RFT
12:00 pm
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Hidden Camera Footage of Eagle Scout Eric Jones Being Kicked Out for Being Gay (VIDEO) (UPDATE) Update: Eric Jones gives Daily RFT his reaction to yesterday's news. Yesterday, the Boy Scouts of America's National Council voted to open its membership rolls to gay teenagers. Another way to ... More >>
Daily RFT
11:35 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Larry Conners: After KMOV-TV Firing, Former Anchor's Lawyers Consider Lawsuit Attorneys for fired news anchor Larry Conners are considering taking legal action against KMOV-TV, which announced this week that it was terminating the veteran newsman over his controversial co... More >>
Gut Check
11:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Seven Great Summer Cocktails Available at St. Louis Bars, Restaurants There's a certain kind of understated pleasure that can come from cracking open a twelve-pack in your own back yard as the Cardinals game buzzes in the background. But as we dive headlong into su... More >>
Daily RFT
11:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
RFT Summer Guide: 7 Outdoor Activities to Get Your Sweat On You're going to perspire this summer. A lot. Sometimes just stepping out the front door in St. Louis is enough to cause your sweat glands to spew like Old Faithful. Sure, you could run back into t... More >>
Daily RFT
10:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
25 Reasons to Love Summer in St. Louis People may gripe about the heat and humidity of St. Louis in the summer. But ask someone to share his or her favorite memory about this town, and chances are you're going to hear a story about som... More >>
Gut Check
10:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Eleven Can't-Miss Food Events In and Near St. Louis This Summer Humans, allegedly, are supposed to eat to live, not live to eat, but where's the fun or danger in that? Especially in St. Louis, where each new season brings new crops of tempting food trends, f... More >>
Daily RFT
9:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
County Police Warn Of Unsolved Rape Cases; Man Targeted Asian Women Last Two Years St. Louis county police believe a man raped two Asian women in separate cases in the summers of 2011 and 2012 in the same area -- and with the cases still unsolved and the suspect still on the lo... More >>
RFTmusic
8:06 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Memorial Day Weekend: May 24 to 27 Wow -- where to begin? Here, we wrote a quick guide for you. Step one: Eat some barbecue. Step two: See a show or two. Step three: Repeat. This extended weekend's offerings are slightly overwhelm... More >>
Daily RFT
8:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Credit Card Security Breach: St. Louis Classical Guitar Society's Ticket Service Hacked Schnucks is not the only local entity to fall victim to a large credit card security breach. The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society, a local nonprofit music organization, sent out an alert this... More >>
RFTmusic
7:16 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Chamber Pop: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been wor... More >>
Daily RFT
7:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
The Undercover Animal Cruelty Videos that Spurred Big Ag's Censorship Crusade This week's story, "The Ag Gag War," goes behind the scenes of the guerilla fight between animal rights groups and Big Agriculture. For years organizations like the Humane Society and Mercy for... More >>
RFTmusic
6:37 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Missouri Filmmakers Tap Punk Legends Ian Mackaye, Jacob Bannon for Dither: The DIY Sound Late last year, Bret Hoy and Sam Geneser set out to cast a lens on Midwestern punk. The duo had few preconceptions, and they found themselves welcomed into an open, diverse community. An initia... More >>
Daily RFT
6:00 am
May. 24, 2013
St. Louis News
Cleophus King: Life Sentence For Man Who Killed County Counselor In Violent Plot On March 6, 2008, St. Louis County Counselor Luke Meiners agreed to take Ronald Johnson to the house of Cleophus King -- because Johnson said he needed to do his laundry there. Johnson and King, ... More >>
Gut Check
2:00 pm
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
St. Louis Scores Three Winners on Daily Meal's "America's Best Ribs" List The Daily Meal has ranked "America's Best Ribs" in a slideshow, and three St. Louis restaurants are among the top twenty barbecue joints. Bogart's Smokehouse (1627 South Ninth Street; 314-621-3107... More >>
Daily RFT
1:00 pm
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
St. Louis Referee George Gansner Chosen For Man City vs. Chelsea F.C. Soccer Match At Busch Update: See photos from soccer at Busch Stadium. St. Louis resident George Gansner was able to snag a ticket to the highly anticipated Manchester City v. Chelsea F.C. soccer match tonight at Bu... More >>
Daily RFT
11:56 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Larry Conners Talks KMOV-TV Firing, Defends IRS Facebook Post, Journalistic Integrity Yesterday, KMOV-TV (Channel 4) fired veteran news anchor Larry Conners, one week after he wrote a controversial Facebook post pondering whether the IRS had targeted him in response to a tough int... More >>
RFTmusic
8:23 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
The Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra Composes Music For the Shakespeare Festival's Production of Twelfth Night For the first time in its history, the Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will incorporate live music into its performances -- original, locally composed music at that! The dozen or so songs and sni... More >>
Gut Check
8:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Taste Test: Wendy's New Chocolate and Vanilla Frosty Waffle Cones Gut Check loves Wendy's, especially for its classic Frosty. Softer than soft-serve yet not quite a milkshake, the Frosty has always been our preferred french-fry condiment. Naturally our curiosit... More >>
RFTmusic
7:15 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
The Nine Best Neighborhood Bars in St. Louis: 2013 A true neighborhood bar doesn't have to be within striking distance of your front door to make you feel at home. What matters most is the experience you'll find inside these cozy confines, many of... More >>
RFTmusic
7:05 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Metal: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been wor... More >>
Gut Check
7:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Happy Hour at Café Mochi: Just Roll With It Café Mochi (3221 South Grand Boulevard, 314-773-5000) The Hours: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday. The Deal: Select rolls are half-off, $1 off beers and two-for-one select cocktails.... More >>
RFTmusic
6:25 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
The 2013 RFT Music Showcase Schedule The 2013 RFT Music Showcase is a week and a half away! Mark your calendar and save the date; on June 1 it all goes down on Washington Avenue. Sixty bands and artists, ten stages, ten bucks -- all ... More >>
RFTmusic
6:16 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Did Rapper Tim Dog Fake His Own Death? Arrest Warrant Says "Yes" As long as there have been celebrity deaths, there have been celebrity death sightings. A quick Internet search will turn up allegations of people spotting Elvis Presley in the steamy Memphis he... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
The Ag-Gag War: How undercover animal-rights activists are winning it Cody Carlson had no way of preparing for this moment. He was a Manhattan kid, days removed from working as an analyst for a business-intelligence... More >>
Belligerent Piano
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Belligerent Piano: Episode One-Hundred-Twenty-Five More >>
Ask a Mexican
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Ask a Mexican: Do Mexicans own more guns than Americans? Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty and corrupt of... More >>
Film
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra is a Delightful Little Curio Ladies and gentlemen—anyone, really, who cares about his or her mug—step right up. According to a bit of advice proffered in one of... More >>
This Week's Cover
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
This Week's Cover: The Cover of the May 23 Print Edition Illustration by Brian Stauffer. Read the cover story: "How Undercover Animal Rights Activists are Winning the Ag-Gag War." More >>

From the Print Edition

Ask a Mexican: Do Mexicans own more guns than Americans? Ask a Mexican: Do Mexicans own more guns than Americans?

Dear Mexican: Like many Americans, I've heard about the "Fast and Furious" scandal in which our own ATF was shown to be guilty and corrupt of supplying guns that ended… More >>

This Week's Cover: The Cover of the May 23 Print Edition

Illustration by Brian Stauffer. Read the cover story: "How Undercover Animal Rights Activists are Winning the Ag-Gag War."… More >>

All Politics Is Racial: The tiny north-county hamlet of Vinita Park puts a new spin on the old adage All Politics Is Racial: The tiny north-county hamlet of Vinita Park puts a new spin on the old adage

The first time JaCola Williams saw the mayor was when he drove his golf cart, the one with "City of Vinita Park" painted on the side, up her family's dead-end… More >>

Ask a Mexican: Why do people think you can make a word Spanish just by adding an O? Ask a Mexican: Why do people think you can make a word Spanish just by adding an O?

Dear Mexican: Where did the notion of adding an -o to the end of an English word and assuming it makes it a Spanish word come from? Juanito Dear Wab: "Anglos have… More >>

The Cover of the May 16 Print Edition

Photo-illustration by Tom Carlson. Read the cover story: "All Politics Is Racial: The tiny north-county hamlet of Vinita Park puts a new spin on the old adage."… More >>

Ask a Mexican: Why is it that people from Chihuahua and Monterrey are such jackasses? Ask a Mexican: Why is it that people from Chihuahua and Monterrey are such jackasses?

Dear Mexican: Why is it that people from Chihuahua and Monterrey are such jackasses? They come from pinches ranchitos and talk about their haciendas, They cross the border and act… More >>

Echoes of the Cold War

This week's RFT feature is a Tim Lane graphic that recounts his visit to a retired Nike missile silo in the town of Pacific. It includes facts about the installation,… More >>

The Cover of the May 9 Print Edition

Illustration by Tim Lane. Read the story: "Echoes of the Cold War".… More >>

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