Chevrolet Camaro

Weekend Round-up Review: SXSC Day One, Rat Heart, Bass Amp & Dan-O

All right, folks. Weekend two. Recap: For the month of March (and possibly longer/shorter depending on my funds, stamina, and sanity), I am seeing at least three local bands each weekend. The rules: the shows must fit a budget (who pays more than $8 to see a show?), predominantly local bands, and ... More >>

Missouri Lottery: Winning Dearborn Couple Spends $50,000 on Sewage Treatment Plant

What would you do if you won the lottery? Mark and Cindy Hill, by all accounts an "utterly delightful" couple that lives in Dearborn, have decided to do something not quite as sexy as the $293.7 million they won last year. Help fund a sewage treatment plant. And the couple's kind hearts -- and ... More >>

10 Coolest (and Craziest) Cars of the 2013 St. Louis Auto Show

I have been attending the St. Louis Auto Show for probably twenty years now. I can recall back when the Caprice-based Impala was a concept. The Viper and Sunfire as well. The Acura NSX. And I saw them all, live and in person. Over acres and acres of jam-packed floor space. Every manufacturer and n ... More >>

The Best of An Under Cover Weekend at the Firebird

An Under Cover Weekend is a time to get silly, abandon caution and get lost with ten St. Louis bands in some of the most loved music ever. Many of us will never see Aerosmith in concert. The majority of the two sold-out crowds missed Michael Jackson. And here they are, in joyful incarnation. Just fo ... More >>

Top Five Pieces of Furniture Barack Obama May Address on Thursday Night

In case you ain't heard, the ultimate visual prop for any would-be national political convention these days is a piece of furniture. But not just any piece of furniture. You can't walk out there and address a dog-hair covered Barcalounger. C'mon, this is the big leagues. If you want to win over the ... More >>

Mizzou Tickets On Sale, Mizzou Unis On Point

The Missouri Tigers football team is nearing the open of the 2012 football season, their first as part of the Southeastern Conference. I'm going to start previewing this year's squad from an on-field perspective next week in preparation; today I just have a couple items of interest to share. Fi ... More >>

Jeannine Buford: St. Louis Woman Made Killing Off Fake Hermés Purses

A St. Louis woman is facing a two-year prison sentence and must forfeit her 2012 Porsche Cayenne and 2010 Chevy Camaro to the federal government after pleading guilty yesterday to a handbag scam that netted her hundreds of thousands of dollars. Federal prosecutors say that 34-year-old Jeannine Bufor ... More >>

Molotov Cocktail Thrown at Robert A. Young Building

St. Louis Police and federal agents are searching for the man who threw an explosive device similar to a Molotov cocktail at the Robert A. Young Federal Building (815 Olive Street) early this morning. A surveillance camera captured the man throwing the device. Authorities have not described the susp ... More >>

OnStar System Tracks Down Camaros Stolen from St. Louis Dealership

A Camaro is cool. But a Camaro with OnStar? Well, that's just bitchin'. ​The hell with Knight Rider. All you need these days for a crime-fighting muscle car is an OnStar system. A group of St. Louis car thieves discovered that the hard way this morning. According to reports, the thieves broke into ... More >>

Murder Vigil Disrupted By Gunfire, Attendee Struck By Camaro

A vigil honoring Michael Pankins, a 24-year-old man from north county shot dead Sunday in north St. Louis, turned violent yesterday evening.The scene of last night's shooting at Thekla and Riverview. ​According to police, a crowd was holding a candlelight vigil around 8 p.m. Wednesday in north St. ... More >>

City Nights Case: Long-Awaited State Police Crash Report Offers Few New Clues

Illustration by Tim Lane​Our recent feature "Left for Dead" focused on a 2009 traffic incident: Anthony J. Rice, a young black male with a clean record, was allegedly mowed down outside the City Nights bar in East St. Louis by a pickup truck. Evidence strongly implicates Reggie Allen, a young whit ... More >>

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?

[UPDATE] Kenneth McClure: Man Killed at Route 66 Park Was Comic Shop Owner Accused of Raping Teen

St. Louis Police DepartmentKenneth McClure​Update: St. Louis County police have questioned two people on suspicion of killing McClure. Otis Richmond, 32, and Angel Scheibel, 25, live in the 3400 block of Juniata in south St. Louis, just down the street from where McClure's Camaro was discovered ye ... More >>

Man Killed at Route 66 Park; Suspect Vehicle Found in South St. Louis

Updated 4:20: The victim has been identified as Kenneth McClure, a St. Louis comic shop owner accused of raping a teenage girl. Full story here.Updated 12:15 with photos of the victim's Camaro "IROC" stolen from the murder scene. Investigators are asking anyone who's seen the vehicle and/or its occu ... More >>

Fang Island

8 p.m. Wednesday, November 10. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

The Silver Ballroom's Justin Deming: Featured Bartender of the Week

Welcome to Girl Walks into a Bar, a weekly Gut Check feature that spotlights local bars and bartenders. This week Alissa Nelson profiles Silver Ballroom bartender Justin Deming. Below is a Q&A with Deming, followed by a video of him mixing his Slutbucket cocktail. Alissa Nelson​If you're goin ... More >>

Angela Robertson: Killed By Teenager Fleeing St. Louis Police in Stolen Car

A teenager fleeing St. Louis police in a vehicle reported stolen in a carjacking last week crashed into another auto last night killing 20-year-old Angela Robertson and critically wounding a 22-year-old passenger in her car. The 16-year-old is in the hospital recovering from a broken nose and spine. ... More >>

St. Louis Designers Mix Vintage Hot Rods and High-End Man-Fashion

TRIM​It must be said that most people's idea of hot-rod fashion comes from the Fonz and the "Go Greased Lightning" number in the movie Grease, that is, leather jackets and shop-class jumpsuits, both worn over plain white undershirts.It must also be said that the most lingering image of an attempt ... More >>

Five Ways to Build Buzz for a Sinking NFL Franchise: The St. Louis Rams

It's tough being a Rams fan these days. But hey, if you think it's tough following the team, just think of how hard it is trying to sell this team to the people of St. Louis.They get outscored by something along the lines of 10-1 in the first half, and then it gets really ugly. That scenario could v ... More >>

How 'Bout a Name for That Proposed Pro Soccer Team? Suggest One

Is everyone out there as excited as I am to see St. Louis getting a Major League Soccer team? I can't hear you! I said, are you psyched? (Puts hand to ear, listens intently for sounds of cheering.) Huh. Well, maybe you guys are just all used up from the massive celebrations that have been going ... More >>

Second Spin: REO Speedwagon, Nine Lives

An Open Letter to Metallica Regarding Death Magnetic Friday

Unreal News Challenge 2007

Week of December 27, 2007

Zombie Road

Unreal plays superhero matchmaker, takes a trip down Zombie Road with some ghost busters, checks in with a parachuting local blogger and talks back to "Town Talk."

Mechanical Bull

A few more changes would've helped Transformers.

Auto-Chaotic

As giant robots transform all around us (!), it’s good to know Michael Bay won’t ever change

Dead Milkmen member Joe Jack Talcum: Monday at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center

Kings of England

Week of May 24, 2007

Pretty in Acid-Wash Denim

On Point

Second Time Around

A look at the sophomore efforts from a few local bands

Non-Crash Course

BMW Ultimate Driving Experience

In-Town Sounds

We're cleaning off our desk for another local CD roundup

The Game Cancelled

But The Game of Their Lives didn't

Dead First

We rank musical deaths, embrace Failure and remember the Old School

The Donnas

Gold Medal (Atlantic)

Budweiser/ MDA Poker Classic

A good time is in the cards

Lewis & Clark & Car

Leaving St. Louis

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of June 18, 2003

2 the Extreme

The high-speed sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious delivers more noise and more flash

2 Fast 2 Last

Street racing persists in St. Louis even though it's taken a wicked toll. No wonder: For some motorheads, it's better than sex.

The Shazam

Friday, April 25; Off Broadway

Hoosiers

The stereotype is all about cheap beer, fast cars and fat girls. But there's a little bit of hoosier in all of us.

Dumb & Dumber

If they'd sold drugs on a street corner, punishment would have been swift. Instead, they used the Internet -- and the party lasted for years.

Speed Isn't Enough

Tim McAmis, drag-racing champ, tries to be a millisecond faster than the big-money boys. Tough duty.

The 2001 RFT Slammies

Homeboy superstar Nelly tops the list of readers' favorite local musicians

As Mr. Koresh Suggested, God Will Have to Sort That Out

Last Friday was a big day for Our Town

Greasy Spoon River Anthology

Sampling the glories of diner cuisine

Memory Lane

Defying danger and the forgetfulness of time, grieving families and friends are peppering Missouri's roadsides with shrines to loved ones killed in crashes