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2:39 pm
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
KMOV's Larry Conners Off Air After IRS Comments, Lawyer Says Not Allowed To Talk On Tuesday we reported on KMOV-TV (Channel 4) anchor Larry Conners' controversial comments on his Facebook page pondering whether the IRS was targeting him in response to a critical interview he... More >>
Gut Check
2:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Anis Hyderabad Cafe Opens in University City Gut Check learned back in February that an Indian restaurant would open at 8613 Olive Boulevard, the Jeffrey Plaza strip-mall address that previously housed the very-short lived Ethiopian spot Re... More >>
Gut Check
1:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Vino Nadoz's Alex Ettinger: Featured Bartender of the Week We challenge you to introduce us to a nicer, more modest and gentlemanly bartender than this guy. When we told Alex Ettinger of Vino Nadoz (16 The Boulevard, Richmond Heights; 314-726-0400) tha... More >>
Gut Check
12:00 pm
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
First Look: Sushi Bistro Rolls Sushi and Hibachi Into a Single Concept in Downtown Kirkwood [Photos] In late February, Kirkwood welcomed a new seafood-centric restaurant to town: Sushi Bistro (343 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood; 314-966-5545). The sushi bar and hibachi grill is run by owners Jim... More >>
Daily RFT
11:55 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
St. Peters Police: Nude Man Fondles Himself in Front of Library, Asks Girl If She Wants a Ride A naked man sitting in his car outside a library in St. Peters this week asked a teenage girl if she wanted a ride while he fondled himself. That is according to St. Peters police officials wh... More >>
Daily RFT
11:00 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Blues Captain David Backes Fights to Save Phineas the Dog, Salem Pet on Death Row As we reported yesterday, Phineas the Dog, who lives in Salem, could be put to sleep -- after a long, bizarre battle in the south-central Missouri city. In response to a biting incident a year a... More >>
RFTmusic
10:15 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
The Luminary Returns with the Post Performance Series This Summer, Featuring Local Art and Music Collaborations Luminary Center for the Arts makes a comeback on the show scene this summer -- well, not at its pending new physical space on Cherokee Street, but with the return of the Post Performance Series... More >>
Daily RFT
9:30 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Stacy Davis Charged with Murder; Woman Overdosed, Found in Alley, Buried Under TV Police say that Stacy Davis, a 29-year-old St. Louis man, provided Carmen Cross, 30, with heroin and cocaine, which she combined into a cocktail and injected. After the first dose, she allegedly... More >>
RFTmusic
9:21 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Parisian's Daul Kim EP, Inspired by the Suicide of a South Korean Model: Listen Now In this week's print edition, RFT Music writer Evan C. Jones interviewed local electronic artist Ian "Parisian" Jones (no relation), whom some may remember as one half of the now-defunct, locally... More >>
Gut Check
9:00 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Dierdorf & Hart's at Westport Plaza Closes This Weekend Dierdorf & Hart's Steak House (323 Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights; 314-878-1801) will close following service tomorrow, May 18. The closure ends a 30-year run at Westport Plaza for the restaura... More >>
Daily RFT
8:45 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Father Gary Meier, St. Louis Catholic Priest, Announces He is Gay In 2011, a slender book came out called Hidden Voices: Reflections of a Gay, Catholic Priest. The author was "Anonymous." "This book is for all of those who are being or have been driven away,"... More >>
RFTmusic
8:05 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper, UZ, Torche and More Show Flyers Shock rocker Marilyn Manson joins forces with shock rocker Alice Cooper on what might be the most obvious pairing ever seen on a bill together; that show is at the Family Arena on June 25. Mysteri... More >>
Daily RFT
8:00 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Kansas City Police Dept. Loves Footage of Officer Falling, Airs on Tonight Show (VIDEO) Earlier this month, a Kansas City police officer trying to pull a fallen tree from the road fell to the ground in the process when a branch broke. It's some pretty classic slapstick hilarity -- ... More >>
RFTmusic
7:01 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Last Shot: Chemotherapy Leaves Me Seeing "Stars" With Hum [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. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
St. Louis Protesters Rally Against Allowing Gay Boy Scouts: "We Are Not Out To Discriminate" Protesters are staging a rally in St. Louis today urging the Boy Scouts of America to reject a policy change that would allow openly gay members. Linda Briggs-Harty, a Brentwood mother who will... More >>
RFTmusic
6:40 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
The Ten Best Shows in St. Louis This Weekend: May 17-19 It's beautiful out -- what more do ya need? Get out there and see some stuff. There are plenty of excuses to hang out outside including Harvest Sessions and the Webster Grooves Festival. Check o... More >>
Daily RFT
6:00 am
May. 17, 2013
St. Louis News
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Finally Gets Hearing on Last Day of Missouri Session A proposal to decriminalize marijuana across the state will have a hearing this morning at the Missouri House of Representatives -- which appears to be the farthest this effort has ever gone in ... More >>
Gut Check
2:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Dirt Cheap Party Sweep Complete With Booze and Giant Chicken Coming Soon There's something to be said for a Saturday afternoon spent glued to the television as over-exhuberant moms and their thrifty pals ran willy-nilly through the aisles of a grocery store, grabbing e... More >>
Daily RFT
1:25 pm
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
LGBT Bullying: Why Does Rep. Sue Allen Oppose Specific Protections for Gay Students? An anti-bullying bill at the Missouri legislature has died -- and Representative Sue Allen, the sponsor of the proposal, is now casting blame on openly gay lawmakers. At the center of the figh... More >>
Gut Check
1:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Soccer Bars and Farmers' Markets: An Updated Guide to Tower Grove 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 >>
Gut Check
12:00 pm
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Salume Beddu Offers Two-Day Course in Hog Butchery If you've always had dreams of being a butcher and curing your own meats like a badass hipster, but you didn't quite know where to start, Salume Beddu has got you covered. Artisan meat curer and... More >>
Daily RFT
11:33 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
There's A (Fake?) Body On The Glass Ceiling Of the Missouri House of Representatives It's the second to last day of the Missouri legislative session, and things are getting pretty weird. And, no, we're not talking about seersucker suits. This morning, a body appeared on the gl... More >>
RFTmusic
11:28 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Are "Paperless Tickets" Really "Anti-Fan" Restrictions? Growing Practice Among Ticket Vendors Draws Criticism Ticket-scalping has been an issue for major events ever since the idea to sell tickets was first conceived. Nobody likes the scalpers, from the venues to the bands all the way down to the fans, w... More >>
RFTmusic
10:30 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Imagine Dragons and Owl City at the Pageant 5/15/2013: Photos Imagine Dragons and Owl City both performed at the Pageant last night as part of the Yahoo on the Road tour. The Yahoo! logo was plastered everywhere, as the bands tore through their sets to the ... More >>
RFTmusic
7:06 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Why Are Old-School Electronic Artists Annoyed With EDM? Broadly speaking, if you're an electronic music fan over 40, you probably dig Danny Tenaglia more than Skrillex. And chances are, if you're a Skrillex fan under the age of 30, you're like, "Who t... More >>
RFTmusic
6:25 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Here is the Difference Between "Good" Music and "Cool" Music The comment that a band is "good at what it does" is a polite attempt to acknowledge the talents of a group outside of one's wheelhouse. But the phrase tends to come off as a dismissive, backhand... More >>
Feature
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
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... More >>
Film Feature
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Cannes: Not Even the Gifted Emma Watson Can Raise The Bling Ring The biggest puzzlement of these early days of the festival comes from Sofia Coppola, one of my favorite working directors. Until now, I have loved... More >>
Film Feature
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Cannes Diary: What Are the Women in their Dresses Hoping For? Nearly everyone I know who has seen the official poster for the 66th Cannes Film Festival -- a bird's-eye view of a kiss between a young Paul... More >>
Film Feature
12:00 am
May. 16, 2013
St. Louis News
Cannes: Young & Beautiful is a Portrait of a 17-Year-Old French Call Girl François Ozon's Young & Beautiful, a portrait of a 17-year-old French call girl, is something else again. This is another story about a... More >>

From the Print Edition

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 >>

Catch Him While You Can: Broadway star Norbert Leo Butz returns to St. Louis next week for a good cause Catch Him While You Can: Broadway star Norbert Leo Butz returns to St. Louis next week for a good cause

For Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can sounded like the ideal gig. This musical adaptation of Steven Spielberg's popular movie had been tailor-written to accentuate Butz's stage strengths:… More >>

Ask a Mexican: Why is everybody "white" now? Ask a Mexican: Why is everybody "white" now?

Dear Mexican: Although I'm familiar with your column, I don't read it regularly. But today, I was struck by something you said in a recent column about how Mexicans can… More >>

The Cover of the May 2 Print Edition

Illustration by Sarah Norwood. See Also: - RFT Spring Arts Guide 2012: Music - RFT Spring Arts Guide 2012: Dance - Catch Him While You Can: Broadway star Norbert Leo Butz returns to… More >>

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