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Berkeley

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Tiny Towns, Expensive Elections, St. Louis County Report Shows

    ​There are exactly 1,653 registered voters in the tiny municipality of Bel Ridge, Missouri. And so when the village decided to hold a special election in February 2010 to increase property taxes, the proposition was bound to be expensive on a per-vote basis. The St. Louis County Board of Election ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    St. Louis City Employed Indicted Gang Members

    ​Q: How bad ass is America's Most Dangerous City? A: It employs members of a notoriously violent motorcycle gang as security guards!Take that, Detroit, Camden, Oakland and all you other cities that think you're so hard!As the Post-Dispatch details today, two of the five St. Louis men arrested ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Bill Bangert: World's Strongest Mayor Dead at 87

    Bangert on the cover of the RFT in 2001.​Bill Bangert the former mayor of the tiny St. Louis municipality of Champ (pop. 14) died Tuesday at the age of 87. Before falling ill to Parkinson's disease in recent years, Bangert had once considered himself to be "world's strongest mayor" -- physically. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Chester Johnson: Berkeley Man Stabbed to Death by His Brother, Kentrell Johnson

    The scene of the crime in Berkeley. ​Police have identified the man stabbed to death early yesterday morning in the north St. Louis suburb of Berkeley as 33-year-old Chester Johnson. Authorities responded to Johnson's apartment in the 6700 block of Larry Lane (right) around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday afte ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    A Look at the Work of the 5 Architecture Teams in the Running to Redesign the Gateway Archgrounds

    Now that the CityArchRiver 2015 group has whittled down to five the number of teams competing to redesign the Gateway Archgrounds, it seemed appropriate to take a peek into everybody's portfolio. Below Daily RFT has collated some images of projects completed elsewhere by each architecture team. St. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Kinloch Fire Protection District in Dispute With St. Louis County and NorthPark Over TIF Funding

    photo by Keegan Hamilton Darran Kelly, chief of the Kinloch Fire Protection District​The Kinloch fire station is one of the nicest buildings in town, but that doesn't mean it's in good shape. The heater is broken, some of the windows are boarded-up, and until recently, a blue tarp, dubbed " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    A Video Tour of Kinloch, The Saddest City In St. Louis County

    If you missed our post earlier this morning detailing the troubles of Kinloch Fire Protection District and their beef with St. Louis County and the developers at NorthPark, click here to check it out. The story touches on the astonishing level of urban decay Kinloch, the poorest of the 91 municipali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Bill for Local Control of St. Louis Police Clears Committee

    The St. Louis police have been under state control since cops looked like this, a.k.a. the Civil War.​One down, one to go. A bill that would turn oversight of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to city officials cleared a contentious committee meeting yesterday in the Missouri House. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Police Arrest Cross-Dressing Robber, But Is It the Same She-Man Who Struck Last Week?

    St. Louis PoliceJames T. Duke​St. Louis police last week arrested James T. Duke in connection with two robberies last month in which the suspect allegedly dressed in women's clothing and armed himself with a long-barreled gun. The robberies occurred January 3 and 4 when the 28-year-old Duke allege ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    S/He's Back! Bearded Woman Robs Hustler Store, Three Days After Similar Crime

    Whatever your thoughts on the bearded robber, you can't say s/he isn't a "hustler."​A thief masquerading as a woman (despite his facial hair described as a "goatee and/or light beard") has struck another St. Louis business. Police in Berkeley are looking for a man who entered the Hustler Hollywood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    New Used Bookstore The Archive to Host Gallery Show, Preview Friday Night

    The Archive​The Archive, a new used bookstore that claims to be "somewhere between Berkeley and Paris" but is actually at 3213-15 Cherokee Street, will be holding a preview night on Friday, January 15, which will feature artwork by two local artists (well, one local and one once-local). The bookst ... More >>

  • Film

    January 6, 2010

    Revolting Youth: Cult novel must continue its search for a worthy film adaptation

    The Archive​The Archive, a new used bookstore that claims to be "somewhere between Berkeley and Paris" but is actually at 3213-15 Cherokee Street, will be holding a preview night on Friday, January 15, which will feature artwork by two local artists (well, one local and one once-local). The bookst ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    The Big Bloody: Police Nab Suspect in Bellerive Park Shooting/Murder

    Michael Pulliam​Police arrested Michael A.J. Pulliam, 23, last week for the killing of Lamar Mills, 31. Pulliam, of the 5200 block of South Broadway, is accused of shooting Mills on Dec. 1 near Bellerive Park in south St. Louis. When police arrived to park for a "shots fired" call, they located ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Show Review Photos Setlist: Green Day and Franz Ferdinand at the Scottrade Center, Tuesday, August 11

    Photo: Todd OwyoungFrom last night's show at the Scottrade Center. See more photos of Green Day last night.​ Caveat: I've been a Green Day fan since 1994 or so. And so I have a sneaking suspicion that last night's Scottrade Center show wasn't for me - even though the band ran through plenty of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Police Nab Teenager Accused of Shooting Berkeley Cop

    Devante Thomas​Sixteen-year-old Devante Thomas, accused last week of shooting a Berkeley police officer, is in custody following a five-day manhunt. Thomas allegedly shot the cop Wednesday morning after the officer chased him into a north county cemetery. Thomas' mother had reported her son as "mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Teen Suspected of Shooting Berkeley Officer is Caught

    Police HandoutDevante ThomasThe sixteen-year-old suspected of shooting a Berkeley police officer has been caught, less than 24-hours after the incident occurred, reports the Post-Dispatch.Police report that Devante Thomas was captured around 10 a.m. in an area around Florissant. Thomas allegedly sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Whoops! Scratch That! Alleged Cop Shooter Still on the Loose

    Moments ago we followed a Post-Dispatch article that reported sixteen-year-old Devante Thomas, accused of shooting a Berkeley police officer last night, has been caught. Apparently the P-D -- and we -- got that wrong. This just in from the St. Louis County Police Department spokesman Rick Eckhard.

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Show Review Photos: Dillinger Four, Japanther, The Brokedown, The Humanoids at Off Broadway, Tuesday, June 9

    PHOTOS AND REVIEW BY JASON TOON "In most cities in the Midwest," Dillinger Four's Paddy Costello said between songs Tuesday night, "the people we knew in '99, or especially '96, or even 2002, are all bike messengers in Berkeley now, delivering cocaine. Or they got some gig as a DJ in London and they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    The Draft Thread

    Well, here we go, everybody. The Draft is finally here, and now we wait for the Nationals to tell us what we already know. Aaaaand there we are. Strasburg is the pick at #1. In other news, the sun came up in the East this morning, and likely will again tomorrow. 

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    My Cardinals: Larry Borowsky of VivaElBirdos.com

    You know, back when I started putting these together, I had thought to lead off with Larry Borowsky, since he's really the guy who gave me my start writing about the Cardinals. I was just a blogger over at Viva El Birdos, which Larry founded, and he asked me if I wanted to contribute to the front pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Pi Delivers to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

    Ian FroebThen-Senator Barack Obama, shortly after falling in love with Pi.As George Mahe first reported on Feast last week, President Barack Obama has invited Delmar Loop pizza restaurant Pi (6144 Delmar Boulevard; Web site) to cook for him at the White House. Sommers dropped me a line today to repo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    The Five-Million-Dollar Question in Kinloch

    Photo: Jennifer Silverberg Kinloch Mayor Keith ConwayIn this week's dead tree edition of  RFT, I reported on the troubles facing the Kinloch police department, including a recent strike by the city's cops and allegations of unpaid wages and dangerous working conditions. On ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Suburban Journals Also Shedding Employees, 45 Fired Friday

    Photo: Jennifer Silverberg Kinloch Mayor Keith ConwayIn this week's dead tree edition of  RFT, I reported on the troubles facing the Kinloch police department, including a recent strike by the city's cops and allegations of unpaid wages and dangerous working conditions. On ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2007

    Hardest (Working) Man

    Photo: Jennifer Silverberg Kinloch Mayor Keith ConwayIn this week's dead tree edition of  RFT, I reported on the troubles facing the Kinloch police department, including a recent strike by the city's cops and allegations of unpaid wages and dangerous working conditions. On ... More >>

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Letters Column

    Week of June 15, 2006

  • Culture

    June 7, 2006

    Toot Sweet

    Opera Theatre proves that less really is more with a brisk Jane Eyre

  • Dining

    September 14, 2005

    Brunchadelic

    Shangri-La is a luscious slice of Americana

  • Film

    July 6, 2005

    G'Dead, Mate

    Zombies rise again, this time from Down Under

  • Film

    July 6, 2005

    Film Openings

    Week of July 6, 2005

  • Music

    April 27, 2005

    Commander Cody with Heartsfield

    Saturday, April 30; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

  • News

    February 2, 2005

    Letters

    Week of February 2, 2005

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Name That Spud

    Will the real Lavell Webb please stand up?

  • News

    May 19, 2004

    Under the Beaver's Skin

    Gee whiz, Wally: the Beav talks to Unreal about psoriasis! Plus, we see how the Lou stacks up to Beantown, try to understand the appeal of the Pet Building and administer a Harold Ramis quiz

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    Hollywood Homies

    Three recent video releases have local ties

  • News

    June 11, 2003

    Carnage

    Despite the cost, local cops can't resist deadly pursuits

  • News

    April 30, 2003

    Ragged Blade Cuts Back

    Week of April 30, 2003

  • News

    April 23, 2003

    Hell No, They Won't Go

    Protesters say pens are for sheep, not Bush critics

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Common

    Electric Circus (MCA)

  • Music

    November 27, 2002

    Sensitive Swordsman

    Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz mines his ladies'-man rep for creative gold

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    Feeding Frenzy

    Two developers, three cities, the airport and the county are engaged in a dogfight over 438 acres of prime North County land. And there's plenty of sleaze to go around.

  • News

    July 11, 2001

    Easy Answers

    The facts about two high-profile police shootings remain muddled, but is a review panel really pressing for the truth?

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    Who's Next?

    Annette Green didn't have to die. Her death was a tragedy waiting to happen in St. Louis County's reckless war against two-bit drug dealers and addicts.

  • News

    February 14, 2001

    The Champ

    Bill Bangert wanted a world-class domed stadium in St. Louis County, but all he got was a tiny town. Now the 77-year-old dreamer is back in Missouri with a few more nutty ideas.

  • Culture

    November 22, 2000

    Film Fatale

    The death of the cinephile prompts a resurrection

  • News

    October 18, 2000

    Streettalk

    What Has Been the Most Remarkable Occurrence in St. Louis During Your Time Here?

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Protest

    I-70 Blockade

  • News

    June 21, 2000

    Anti-Community Policing

    St. Louis County cops earn the distrust of African-Americans

  • Music

    December 22, 1999

    CENTRAL STATION

    With a little help and a lot of determination, a group of young progressives brings an arts and social collective to the Hill neighborhood

  • News

    December 22, 1999

    IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE ST. LOUIS

    Jobs are leaving, the tax base is shrinking and the population is dropping. North County is feeling the squeeze.

  • Music

    February 10, 1999

    Sound Checks

    Jobs are leaving, the tax base is shrinking and the population is dropping. North County is feeling the squeeze.

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