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  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Illinois Strip Club Owners Will Not Challenge Amended "Pole Tax"

    The Illinois Club Owners Association will not mount a constitutional challenge to the amended "pole tax" bill should it become law, according to Michael Ocello, president of VCG Holdings (which owns Roxy's, PT's and Penthouse in Metro East).The adult industry has been lobbying hard against the bill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Norman Tammons: The Carjacker Who Couldn't Drive Straight

    Norman Tammons​Norman Tammons has been charged with four counts of robbery and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly stole three cars Saturday in St. Louis and crashed all three vehicles within minutes. According to authorities, the 31-year-old from Centreville approa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Illinois Bureaucrat Tries to Fix Ticket, Mistakenly Faxes Request to Newspaper

    People fax the darndest things.​Whoops! The Belleville News-Democrat has a funny story that landed right in its lap -- almost literally. The paper recently received a fax from Joann Reed, the records clerk at the St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, that was supposed to go to Centreville village ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Stripper Kicks Man in Mouth, Prompting Lawsuit

    Don't lean too close.​Many patrons of strip clubs appreciate the long, svelte limbs of the performers onstage. But for one disgruntled ogler on the Illside, there's such a thing as too much leg. Especially when that leg is connected to a platform shoe. A man named Andrew Deluca has filed a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    The Miles Davis Festival to Debut This Year in St. Louis

    wikimedia commons​The estate of the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis will team up this summer and fall with several St. Louis area organizations and venues to present the Miles Davis Festival, a series of concerts, exhibits and celebrations of Davis' musical legacy that organizers hope will bec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    East St. Louis Loses Only Hospital; Kenneth Hall Closing After 120 Years

    The Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital in East St. Louis will close within the next three to four months.Kenneth Hall Hospital should close by end of summer.​The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted to shutter the hospital yesterday. The facility -- founded in the 1890s -- had op ... More >>

  • News

    January 20, 2011

    Cops believe Reggie Allen mowed down an unarmed black man outside an east-side club more than a year ago. So why isn't he behind bars?

    The Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital in East St. Louis will close within the next three to four months.Kenneth Hall Hospital should close by end of summer.​The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted to shutter the hospital yesterday. The facility -- founded in the 1890s -- had op ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    The 2010 RFT News Challenge

    The Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital in East St. Louis will close within the next three to four months.Kenneth Hall Hospital should close by end of summer.​The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted to shutter the hospital yesterday. The facility -- founded in the 1890s -- had op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Woman Believes God Saved Her From Armed Burglars in East St. Louis

    ​A Christmas miracle in -- of all places -- East St. Louis?That's the story you get when listening to the tale of Tabitha Moore. The 29-year-old was asleep on the couch of her East St. Louis apartment around 5:45 a.m. Friday morning when burglars broke through the door carrying assault rifles. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Ass Clown of the Week: Detergent Thiefs, Female Pimps, Snack Cake Bandits, Angry Vets

    ​It's that time of the week again. Time to vote for the person whose words/actions brought them the most shame and humiliation this week. And the nominees...1. Anthony Minor: The recently released ex-prisoner stole laundry detergent from a Hazelwood Dollar General this week with his girlfriend and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Old Dude Shot During Quarrel Over Which Branch of the Military is Better

    Image viaC'mon guys, we're in this together!​Psssst...fellas...we're grateful for your service. But weren't you trained to fire at foreigners?This from the Belleville News-Democrat this morning:A 57-year-old Centreville man is in police custody for allegedly shooting a 55-year-old man in the leg.. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Alderwoman Accused of Stealing Body Bags Has A Political Problem Too

    Image sourceA symbol of Donna Myers' political career?​Remember Donna Myers, the supervisor for the St. Louis County Medical Examiner who was arrested for stealing body bags from the office (along with cleaning supplies and a corpse's diamond earring) and re-selling them to local funeral homes? We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Billionaires, Yo-Yo Shamps, Bitter Breeders and Politicos: Who is Ass Clown of the Week?

    ​Whoa! Friday has almost passed us by and we're just now posting the candidates for this week's Ass Clown of the Week. So sorry. Here they are in no particular order: 1. Stan Kroenke: How 'bout it? The billionaire keeps coming up with new and villainous ways to take control of the Rams. Now this w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Feud Between East Side Pit Bull Breeders Leads to Shooting

    Think his bite hurts? Try messin' with his breeder.​There used to be a time -- not long ago -- when two pit bull breeders living in a seedy Metro East community got into an argument they'd settle the issue mano a mano (or rather "muzzle a muzzle") in the dog-fighting ring. The man with the most bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    East Side Crook Catches Victims With Their Pants Down At Two Strip Clubs

    Image via​It's one of the oldest tricks in the book for a good thief: create a distraction and strike when your victim is least expecting it.Perhaps with this in mind, an enterprising robber capitalized on a moment when his prey was very preoccupied Sunday eveningThe targets were custom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    The Big Bloody: Another Shooting at The Pink Slip Strip Club

    Wikimedia Commons​For the second time this month, a man was shot at the Brooklyn strip club the Pink Slip, the Belleville News-Democrat reports. This time the shooting was not deadly. Details are scarce but here's the rub:A St. Louis man was shot inside a nightclub early Sunday.According to I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    The Big Bloody: Man Charged in Murder of Centreville Cop

    Lemuel Antwan HoustonPolice have charged 22-year-old Lemuel Antwan Houston in the shooting death Tuesday of Centreville police officer Lt. Gregory Jonas. Houston allegedly killed Jonas because he did not want to get booked on a gun charge. Jonas had stopped Houston in the early morning hours outside ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    The Big Bloody: Centreville Police Officer Shot and Killed

    Centreville police officer Lt. Gregory Jonas was shot and killed early this morning while patrolling the Ernest Smith Senior Apartments in the Metro East city. Jonas, 58, was in uniform around 2:30 a.m. when someone came up behind the veteran officer and shot him in the back of the head. He died on ... More >>

  • Music

    May 20, 2009

    Last Call?: East St. Louis nightclubs under siege

    Centreville police officer Lt. Gregory Jonas was shot and killed early this morning while patrolling the Ernest Smith Senior Apartments in the Metro East city. Jonas, 58, was in uniform around 2:30 a.m. when someone came up behind the veteran officer and shot him in the back of the head. He died on ... More >>

  • News

    January 9, 2008

    Lock 'Em Down, Lock 'Em Up

    Did Lock 'Em Down Records exec Dewanzel Singleton lead a well-choreographed double life, or did the DEA finger an innocent man?

  • Music

    February 15, 2006

    We Want the Funk

    Underrated local talent Eddie Fisher finally sees his work released on CD, while KWUR celebrates its own week

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    Win Lose Die

    Belleville racketeer Thomas Venezia goes out with a bang

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Week of October 26, 2005

    Belleville racketeer Thomas Venezia goes out with a bang

  • News

    October 19, 2005

    Week of October 19, 2005

    Belleville racketeer Thomas Venezia goes out with a bang

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2005

    Get Your Nude On

    The bare essentials of St. Louis strip clubs

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best 'Ville

    Belleville

  • News

    January 14, 2004

    Funky Town

    Smokestacks, strip joints and a seriously solid tax base: Welcome to Sauget, Illinois

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Strip Joint

    Crystal Palace

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Standard of Care

    When a childbirth went terribly wrong, the blame game began. Dodging responsibility was everybody's first order of business.

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Topless Club

    P.T.'s of Centreville

  • Music

    April 17, 2002

    Loving Cup

    East Side jazzman Eddie Fisher's soulful classic "The Third Cup" is a hot-ticket item all over the world -- too bad it's been out of print for 20 years

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    Muddy Water Runs Past Them

    Two cities linked by politics, sports, problems -- but not style

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Topless Club

    Diamond Cabaret

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    Something Has to Give

    Bi-State prepares to cut suburban routes that, by all logic, should have been packed

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Topless Bar

    Roxy's

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    Welcome to Brooklyn

    Damn the criticism -- Mayor Ruby Cook runs Brooklyn her way. But in this historic town, best known for its sex trade, she's not the biggest problem. Brooklyn is broke, divided and sinking fast.

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    The Marvelous Mr. Gates

    You can do a lot of living in a century, especially if you get an extra five years

  • News

    March 15, 2000

    What Is Your Earliest Memory?

    You can do a lot of living in a century, especially if you get an extra five years

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    Hit Parade

    You can do a lot of living in a century, especially if you get an extra five years

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