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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 >>
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 >>
Music
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
DIYnamic Duo: Meet Steven Houldsworth and Graham Matthews, St. Louis best music fans What if St. Louis music fans never missed a live concert? Imagine if every single sold-out Saturday at the Pageant, every DIY basement mosh pit or... More >>
Homespun
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Homespun: Al Holliday, Made It Through the Mill, Again
alhollidaymusic.com Al Holliday is a 25-year-old, white, Collinsville, Illinois-bred pianist and singer who makes his debut with twelve original songs on Made It... More >>
Cafe
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Gooey Louie's: King Louie's Empire aims to convert St. Louisans to pizza by the slice You cut a pizza into wedges (everywhere outside of St. Louis, that is) and you call the result "slices of pizza," but this is not the same thing... More >>
Film
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Oh, This Is Why We Have Car Chases: The sublime dumb play of Fast & Furious 6 There's one key truth that separates the tank-topped gearheads of the Fast and Furious movies from the rest of us. Every problem these lugnuts... More >>
Film
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
The New New Girl: Here's to Frances Ha, not quite a real person yet New York is a cruel and beautiful place, just as 27 is a cruel and beautiful age. In Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig plays a woman who's feeling the... More >>
Film
12:00 am
May. 23, 2013
St. Louis News
Heart of Fartness: The latest Hangover punches down The unlikeliest of all the Hangover trilogy's comic implausibilities might be its four pampered, rich-boy leads unironically calling themselves... More >>
Daily RFT
3:49 pm
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Larry Conners Out At KMOV-TV, President Cites Importance of "Journalistic Standards" Update below: Larry Conners is out at KMOV-TV (Channel 4). So says Mark Pimentel, KMOV's president and general manager, in an announcement on the station's website published this afternoon. Th... More >>
Gut Check
2:00 pm
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
The New Moon Room's Sidewinder: Gut Check's Hump-Day Cocktail Suggestion On Monday night, when we decided to go out for an early Hump-Day drink, a storm was on the horizon, but we chose to tempt fate anyway. We jetted up to the top of the Moonrise Hotel to check out t... More >>
Daily RFT
1:22 pm
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Anthony Douglas, 21, Shot, Killed While Riding Motorcycle In College Hill (Homicide No. 35) It's been a violent few days in St. Louis. Yesterday, we told you about Jermaine Johnson, a twenty-year-old who was shot in the face in north St. Louis and died on the scene. A few hours earli... More >>
RFTmusic
12:03 pm
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Photos: Soundgarden Plays to a Sold-Out Crowd at the Pageant, 5/21/13 After selling out the Pageant months in advance, Soundgarden made its triumphant return to St. Louis last night touring in support of King Animal which is its first new album in more than fifteen... More >>
Daily RFT
11:55 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Did Clyde C. Miller Academy Security Officer Pepper Spray Students Over Food Fight? Did a security officer at Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, a St. Louis high school, pepper spray students in an effort to break up some sort of a food fight? That's the allegation of a KSDK-TV ... More >>
Gut Check
11:45 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
The 5 Best St. Louis Bars to Watch the Man City vs. Chelsea F.C. Match at Busch Stadium This Thursday, May 23, soccer hooligans will descend upon Busch Stadium. That's right, the world's most beautiful game will be played on a baseball diamond-turned "pitch" (that's British for "fie... More >>
Daily RFT
10:54 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Stan Musial's Ladue Home Now On Sale For $1.8 Million (PHOTOS) What's it like to be one of the most beloved baseball players of all time? If you have $1.8 million, you can sort of find out! That's right, folks. You can sleep where the late, great Stan Mus... More >>
Gut Check
10:30 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza: Review + Slideshow St. Louis should have a dozen by-the-slice joints battling for your downtown dollar. Can King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza (1131 Washington Avenue; 314-553-9999) get the ball rolling? My review of... More >>
Daily RFT
9:27 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Patricia Singleton, 22, Killed In North County; Shots Allegedly Fired From Driveway Into Home A young woman was killed inside a north-county home yesterday when someone fired bullets into a house from the driveway. Patricia Singleton, who would have turned 22 years old today, was found... More >>
Gut Check
9:02 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
New Restaurant Tidbits: Premierz, the Purple Martin, Annie Moons Some quick-hit opening news from around town. - Driving South Grand Boulevard the other day, I spotted activity at the former Mikey Moes location at 5535 South Grand, near the intersection with ... More >>
Daily RFT
8:45 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Brad Pitt Regrets Dropping Out of Mizzou Brad Pitt wishes he did not drop out of the University of Missouri. Why? Because who would do such a foolish thing? What kind of guy would just give up on academics? Pitt, who grew up in Spri... More >>
Gut Check
8:00 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
EarthDance Farms: A Model of Sustainability in Ferguson [PHOTOS] EarthDance Farms has its roots in a fifteen-year-old girl's first encounter with organic agriculture. Hoping to cultivate his daughter's love for fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, Molly... More >>
RFTmusic
7:16 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Last Shot: Battling Cancer to Shoot the Red Hot Chili Peppers [Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In that time, he has continued to shoot tons of music events, on top of o... More >>
Daily RFT
7:00 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Schnucks' Biggest Fans: St. Louis Couple Gets Married At Des Peres Supermarket (PHOTOS) Angela and Gerald Taylor might just be the most devoted Schnucks customers in the company's more than seven decades in business. Early in their relationship, Gerald took Angela on a date to a ... More >>
RFTmusic
6:49 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
Americana: 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
6:00 am
May. 22, 2013
St. Louis News
DeMun Neighborhood Guide: Fine Dining and Pastrami Deli Sandwiches St. Louis' neighborhoods are gems in their own right: full of history, great people and, as far as Gut Check is concerned, fantastic food. Each week we'll take you into a specific neighborhood and... More >>
Daily RFT
1:25 pm
May. 21, 2013
St. Louis News
Three Young Teenage Boys Shot In Carr Square, In Serious Condition, St. Louis Police Say Last night, three young teenage boys were shot in the Carr Square neighborhood and taken to a local hospital where they are all in serious condition. Two of the shooting victims are fourteen ye... More >>
Gut Check
1:00 pm
May. 21, 2013
St. Louis News
Can King Louie's Empire Score a Pizza the Action Downtown? Review Preview Another by-the-slice joint gives it a go downtown. Will this one gain a foothold? That's what this week's review of King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza (1131 Washington Avenue; 314-553-9999) seeks t... More >>
Gut Check
11:45 am
May. 21, 2013
St. Louis News
Chef Clara Moore Exceeds Kickstarter Goal for Book Project, Hosts Party Friday, May 24 to Celebrate Last month Gut Check reported that chef Clara Moore, former executive chef and regional manager of local grocery and restaurant chain Local Harvest Cafe & Catering, had launched a Kickstarter ca... More >>
RFTmusic
11:29 am
May. 21, 2013
St. Louis News
For Some Reason, Mayor Slay Wants to Know if You Like Justin Bieber Every week, Mayor Slay's website runs a poll, taking the pulse of St. Louisans on a wide range of topics, such as genetically modified foods, the actions of Congress, and what it takes to deliver ... 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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