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Five Comics Tell Their Best Stories from the Road

Every comic worth his weight in salt (why is that a saying?) has some good and bad stories they picked up on "the road." If you plan on having any sort of career in comedy it is something you have to go through. I have my stories. The night Steven Wright walked into the club I was in to do a set. Th ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: August 10-12

Friday (Aug. 10): Food Truck Friday @ southwest side of Tower Grove Park Grab eats from Guerilla Street Food, Le Food Truck, recent Cupcake Wars winners The Sweet Divine and many more during this monthly mobile food event. Admission is free. 5 to 8 p.m. Julia Child inspired dinner @ Vin de Set In ... More >>

Overlook Farm's Luv Luv Farm Festival and Barbecue Cookoff Returns

Now that the drought has relented and the temperature hovers on the better side of 100 degrees, it's prime time to enjoy all the fine summer festivities you can squeeze in before autumn takes over. And while the oppressive, dry heat certainly defeated many a backyard garden, the pros at Overlook Far ... More >>

Overlook Farm to Host Fundraising 5K Run/Walk for Culinary Students on April 22

On Sunday, April 22, Overlook Farm (901 South Highway 79, Clarksville, Mo.; 573-242-3838) will host the First Annual Chefs, Friends, and Families 5K Run/Walk to benefit Chefs for Students, a national scholarship fund for culinary students. The event is the brainchild of Overlook's executive chef, ... More >>

Davy Jones's Death and the Right Side of Music History

Davy Jones died Wednesday, leaving behind performances on some of the most memorable pop songs of the 1960s, a surprisingly excellent sitcom, and, for movie-goers and music fans of a certain age, this transcendent power-ballad send-up from The Brady Bunch Movie. He also left behind a warning: Be car ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: December 30-January 1

Friday (Dec. 30): New Year's Eve menu @ Oceano Oceano features a special menu on Friday, Dec. 30 and Sat. Dec. 31 including Maine lobster bisque, pan fried lamb sweetbreads, Northern Atlantic lobster tails and more. Make reservations by calling 314-721-9400. Saturday (Dec. 31): New Year's Eve P ... More >>

It's Official (and Even True!): St. Louis is One of America's Most Romantic Cities

photo illustration by Kholood EidSt. Louis is for lovahs!​Last month's craptastic weather may have been good for at least one thing: It helped catapult our fair city onto Amazon.com's list of the Most Romantic Cities in America. St. Louis is now officially the 18th most romantic city in the na ... More >>

Sac and Fox Nation: Missouri Desecrated our Ancestors. We Want 'Em Back (And Some!)

Image viaThe DNR has been keeping Native American bones like these for decades. ​UPDATE 3:47 pm: The parties just settled today. Details forthcoming....The Sac and Fox Nation wants its grandfathers back.  Right now, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is storing tribal bones in banke ... More >>

FoodWire: Cary McDowell Back in St. Louis

George Mahe has quite the scoop on his Feast blog: Cary McDowell (Revival, the Crossing) has left Clarksville Station for Winslow's Home, the general store-slash-restaurant in University City. Check out the article for further details. You can also read my review of Winslow's Home from May.

Photos: Slow Food St. Louis Art of Food Fundraiser at Mad Art Gallery, 7.25.09

Chefs and artists gathered Friday night at Mad Art Gallery in Soulard for the Art of Food fundraiser, benefiting both Slow Food St. Louis and Fair Shares Combined Community Supported Agriculture. Photographer Stew Smith was there and has these photos.Photo: Stew SmithStephen Kovac of Winslow's Home ... More >>

Café Osage is only open for breakfast and lunch. Who needs dinner?

Now Open: Cafe Osage

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Abbey Roadkill

The Aerovons were this close to becoming America's Beatles. What happened?

Remember Paris

When Emerson pulls out of this small southern town, it'll leave bitterness and broken promises behind. That's what happens when a marriage ends badly.

Getting Stiffed

Public art comes at a price, whether it's wooden mannequins or metal gates

Invasion of the Swiss

Proposed cement plant in Ste. Genevieve would be foreign to our lungs

Cementing a Deal

A giant quarry and the world's largest cement kiln are being welcomed by Ste. Genevieve County. But the operation may leave St. Louis gasping for air.

For the Eagle-Eyed

The Pine Point Restaurant & Pub, in Clarksville, Mo., welcomes river rats and eagle-watchers

SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI

Traveling the Great River Road to learn more about a proposed arts corridor in northeast Missouri