Subject: Alton

• Review Preview: Gentelin's on Broadway

  June 19, 2007

• Gross Street, Indeed: Dog Gnaws Off Owner's Toe

  July 7, 2008

• St. Louis Video: Judge Nothing, "Score Uneven"

  With all of the old-school St. Louis band reunion shows happening in the coming weeks, figured this week was a good time to unroll another installment of local old-school videos. Up first is a clip from Judge Nothing, the much-beloved Alton punk/pop/whatever act. The band played gigs with anybody who's anybody -- Fugazi, Descendents, Uncle Tupelo, Hum, Smoking Popes, Jesus Lizard, Poster Children, Skin Yard, Bad Brains, Pegboy, Trenchmouth and Tar, All, Green Day, Shiner, Joan Jett, Blue Meanie

  December 16, 2008

• "Who Doesn't Love Boobs?"

  Asks a tavern patron in Florida where police have, ahem, "busted" several bartenders for exposing themselves behind the bar. According to RFT sister paper, the Broward-Palm Beach New Times, barmaids at a dive in Pompano Beach have a habit of scooping up tips with their nude breasts. The local sheriff recently cracked down on the practice, and the customers and barmaids aren't happy. One bartender says her tips have been cut in half since the police crack down. "We, as cust

  January 15, 2009

• While We're At It, How 'Bout The Headline of the Day....

  This is why you never abandon your co-pilot, especially if she's your wife and she's been drinking. From the The (Alton) Telegraph:

  January 26, 2009

• They Might Be Giants

  March 17, 1999

• Monday, March 9; Morning's Newz

  The Post-Dispatch reports that the gunman who killed the Rev. Fred Winters during a church service yesterday in Maryville suffers from a mental illness brought on by Lyme disease. The suspect, Terry Joe Sedlacek, was the subject of an August 2008 article in the Post-Dispatch that documented how a tick bite led to his unstable mental condition.Folks near Alton are recovering after tornadoes ripped through Illinois during yesterday's storm. The Cardinals didn't have wind gusts to blame yesterday,

  March 9, 2009

• Wednesday, March 11: Morning's Newz

  Today all the juicy news comes from the East Side. In a story buried deep in this morning's Post-Dispatch, courts reporter Robert Patrick tells an amusing tale about two Illinois strip clubs arguing over trade secrets. Yesterday the Penthouse Club in Sauget sued a former employee, Michael McLean, on charges that he recruited Penthouse dancers and customers to his new place of employment, Hollywood Showclub in Washington Park. The Penthouse Club fired McClean last month after he allegedly punched

  March 11, 2009

• Thursday, March 19: Morning's Newz

  An Alton man lives 96 years and this is how he dies -- burning leaves in his backyard!?Fishermen on the Mississippi River are still talking about the monstrous, 90-pound Asian carp they pulled from the water last month. The Post-Dispatch has an interesting article on the scoundrels behind the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District who are refusing to provide the newspaper and citizens with records of its finances. The board recently demanded that a resident write them an apology letter

  March 19, 2009

• Monday, March 23, Morning's Newz

  The Post-Dispatch reports that one of two survivors in that grisly car crash Saturday in Des Peres is being told that he's in the hospital because he fell down a flight of stairs. The man's family and friends fear that the reality of the situation -- that his fiance and three friends perished in the crash -- would be too tragic for him to handle. Meanwhile, the other survivor of the wreck, off-duty Sunset Hills police officer Christy Miller, is listed in critical condition. Authorities are deter

  March 23, 2009

• Hope and Therapy

  February 18, 2009

• Readers get fired up about smoking bans and Hanifan

  January 7, 2009

• Bulbs of Passion

  December 24, 2008

• RFT readers reveal their own naked truths about Alton, Illinois

  December 17, 2008

• Alton Confidential: Naked truths about bare-breasted barmaids, horrific murders and the ghosts that haunt our favorite little river town

  December 10, 2008

• Spook City

  November 19, 2008

• Debate Fever

  October 15, 2008

• Smokers' Olympics

  Stuff Unreal likes! Plus: We smoke and run and picture Abe Lincoln on a Segway.

  April 9, 2008

• Wed Foot

  March 12, 2008

• In the Lane Lights Are Glistenin'

  November 21, 2007

• Tree-mendous Fun

  November 14, 2007

• The Place Is a Ghost Town!

  October 24, 2007

• Olé, Olé the Fifth of May!

  May 2, 2007

• Local Motion

  Week of January 26, 2006

  January 25, 2006

• 4 x 4th

  Celebrate it everywhere

  June 29, 2005

• Art (De)Tour

  Feed your need for artistic treasures -- on the east side

  October 13, 2004

• Best Scenic Drive

  Route 100 from Alton to Grafton, Illinois

  September 29, 2004

• Best Place to Bird-Watch

  Riverland Environmental Demonstration Area

  September 29, 2004

• Santa Wants to Know: Have You Been Naughty or Nice?

  Week of December 17, 2003

  December 17, 2003

• Best Worthy Cause

  Great Rivers Land Trust

  September 24, 2003

• St. Chuck Amok

  Different river, same idea

  July 2, 2003

• What's the Rudest Thing Anyone Has Said to You?

  Week of May 14, 2003

  May 14, 2003

• Moveable East

  The Edwardsville-Alton Studio Tour is worth the drive

  October 16, 2002

• Best Weekend Excursion

  Great River Road

  September 25, 2002

• Alton Giant

  March 6, 2002

• Best Shrimp Fix, Restaurant

  September 26, 2001

• Best Bridge

  September 26, 2001

• Restaurant Road Trip

  April 18, 2001

• Flows and Eddie's

  January 17, 2001

• Best Hotel-Lobby Bar

  September 27, 2000

• Best Cemetery

  September 27, 2000

• HEAD EAST

  October 13, 1999

• Views of the Weird

  October 13, 1999

• The Dive Bomber: Woodstock Lounge

  Robin Wheeler writes for the blog Poppy Mom. She also has a strange attraction to drinking establishments with jars of pickled -- or possibly fossilized -- eggs. She reports on these dives for Gut Check every Friday.Consider dive bars in Alton, Illinois, for a moment. Your mind went straight to Fast Eddie's Bon Air, didn't it? Understandable. It's one of the most famous dive bars in the country. Famous dive bars -- that's an oxymoron. Not that I have a problem with Fast Eddie's. If you want

  May 8, 2009

• Let's Party Alt-School

  October 7, 2009

• St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, October 9 to Sunday, October 11

  Friday, October 9 *They Might Be Giants/Guggenheim Grotto, The Pageant *The Bottle Rockets/Otis Gibbs, Duck Room *Maxwell/Chrisette Michele/Common, Scottrade Center *Devon Allman's Honeytribe, Cicero's *Street Dogs, Pop's *Essince, Vintage Vinyl *Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, Broadway Oyster Bar *Atlanta Rhythm Section, Argosy Casino, Alton *Brave Combo, Oktoberfest *Robert Glasper, Jazz at the BIstro *John Henry and The Engine (vinyl release party)/Tom Schraeder/Mike Kendrick & The Blue Eyed S

  October 9, 2009

• "Very Conservative" Lad Forming Newer, Younger TEA Party

  anytimecostumes.comTaxed enough already, kid? ​You know how it is each April. You'd think your kids would be happy. Summer is just around the corner. Little League season is starting up. In short, there's a lot to look forward to. But no. All your kids can think of is the @$%&in' government. 'Cause April is tax time, and nothing pisses off the kiddies more than filing that annual 1040 form. Well, good news! Now your tykes have an outlet. A 22-year-old student in Alton, Illinois, has formed

  November 20, 2009

• The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 12.29

  ​ 2009: when food became a part of youth culture. (Los Angeles Times)Poultry company Pilgrim's Pride out of bankruptcy protection under Brazillian beef company's partial ownership. (ABC News)Alton, Illinois, elementary school boosting classroom produce consumption. (Chicago Tribune)Adult-onset fruit and vegetable allergies becoming more common. (WBZ-TV)Countertop coffee roaster the ultimate gift for coffee geeks. (The Telegraph)

  December 29, 2009

• Alton Firefighters Fight Fire, Exploding Ammo

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/dvs/ / CC BY 2.0​Situation: Alton firefighters respond yesterday afternoon to a burner at the home of an actual gunsmith (i.e., a person who designs, makes or repairs small firearms). Result: DANGER!Assistant fire chief David Eichen told The Telegraph: "Upon arrival, we were immediately warned by the neighbor that the owner of the house is a gunsmith and all of his works were in the basement where the fire originated," Eichen said. "Upon pulling hose to the house,

  January 21, 2010

• 10 Things to Do For $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, January 22-24, 2010

  Another weekend is here! Take these ten suggestions for weekend fun that won't break the bank. This list has something for most everyone, from poetry readings to music to nightclub debauchery. Looking for live music? Here's the weekend concert calendar. ZOMG ROBOTS! at Urban (Friday) "ZOMG ROBOTS!" is a new dance night at Urban on South Grand. Tron Guy probably likes hipsters, even though he shouldn't. The party starts at 10 p.m.​ This new dance night at Urban (3216 South Grand, home of the R

  January 22, 2010