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  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Buildings=Energy Architecture Exhibit Highlights Sustainable Construction

    It's only fitting that what was once the ground floor of St. Louis Centre -- and is today being transformed into the sleek and hip MX (that's short for Mercantile Exchange, btw) -- would be the site for an architecture display on the future of urban design. Kicking off tonight (5-8 p.m. at 635 Locus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Coin-Roll Scam That Rocked Maplewood Has Medieval Roots

    Shut up and listen because you're about to learn history -- usable history. As reported Monday by KTVI Fox2Now, a band of ne'er-do-wells paid visits to Kakao Chocolate in Maplewood and other area businesses a couple of weeks ago. They posed as delivery people and claimed they needed to give yonder c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    County Health Department Releases Open Letter Ahead of Farmers' Market Meeting

    Last month, the St. Louis County Council began considering changes to the regulations governing farmers' markets. Clayton Farmers' Market master Deb Henderson has been an outspoken critic of the proposed new rules, telling Gut Check "if [the county] rewrites a definition of of a farmers' market and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Northside Appeal Preview: Juicy Excerpts from a Boisterous Legal Back-and-Forth

    ​In just a few hours, lawyers of Paul McKee will be trying to convince a state appeals panel to let the developer move forward with his $8.1 billion-dollar plan to rejuvenate North St. Louis. (Click here for a primer on the situation). The stakes are high, and the issues are rather technical, what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    We Buy Gold Highlights This Weekend's Art Openings

    Tate FoleyWe Buy Gold​ We Buy Gold: An exhibition of painted works by Tate Foley that explore the advertising phenomenon of the ubiquitous "We Buy Gold" signs. Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 9. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Continues through Jan. 28, free. Webster University-Cecille ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Ten Musicians Who Support Occupy Wall Street

    Adbusters​"Occupy Wall Street" started out as a 1,000-person mid-September protest in a New York City park against, among other things, financial disparity and corporate influence. Since that time that protest has grown into a nationwide movement, spurring on the creation of "Occupy" spinoffs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Lee Enterprises Refinancing Plan Fails to Rally Stock

    Late yesterday afternoon, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, parent company of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other newspapers, announced some potentially pretty good news: The company had gotten an agreement to push back the due date on some $864 million in debt.That deal is dependent on the company refi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Claire McCaskill Asks FTC Chair to Watch for Gas Gouging

    Claire McCaskill: Not too pumped about gas prices.​With Memorial Day around the corner and gas prices flirting with the $4-a-gallon mark, Sen. Claire McCaskill and three colleagues yesterday sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, calling on him to investigate potenti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Report: Wall Street Speculators Drive Up Oil Prices

    The view from Wall Street these days.​Tired of paying nearly $4 per gallon to fuel up your car? Wondering who's making a fat profit off your daily commute? A new investigative report puts the blame on Wall Street, specifically hedge funds and investment banks that today are involved in the lion's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2011

    Pi to Open New Location at Mercantile Exchange Downtown

    Courtesy: StandPoint Public AffairsA rendering of the new Mercantile Exchange project downtown​The ever-expanding Pi pizza empire -- I think it's safe to call it an empire at this point, no? -- will open its fifth location at the new Mercantile Exchange development downtown, the restaurant and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Post-Dispatch Parent Company to Avoid Bankruptcy

    A miracle indeed: The P-D will escape bankruptcy.​Lee Enterprises Inc., the Iowa-based company that purchased the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the thirteen other papers in the Pulitzer chain in 2005, appears likely to avoid bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reports today.The company's sudden solv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Glenn Beck Talks About - and to - Cupcakes

    Rumors of the death of the cupcake fad have swirled for months. With five minutes of video, Glenn Beck kills them dead. In an attempt to explain inflation and treasury bonds on his Fox News show last night, Beck substituted flag-studded cupcakes for gold so that us simple folk might understand. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Stop Foreclosing on Our Homes! Activist Group Announces "People's Hearing," Tells Banks to Be Ready

    The activist group MORE issued a summons to the banks, accusing them of crimes.​It may not be Cairo, but we've had our share of protesting lately, too. Last Friday a throng of activists assembled at the entrance of the downtown branch of Bank of America in support of foreclosure victims and m ... More >>

  • Film

    September 22, 2010

    Oliver Stone's sequel lets the bad guys off easy in Money Never Sleeps

    The activist group MORE issued a summons to the banks, accusing them of crimes.​It may not be Cairo, but we've had our share of protesting lately, too. Last Friday a throng of activists assembled at the entrance of the downtown branch of Bank of America in support of foreclosure victims and m ... More >>

  • News

    September 1, 2010

    Ask a Mexican! Special Labor Dia Edition

    The activist group MORE issued a summons to the banks, accusing them of crimes.​It may not be Cairo, but we've had our share of protesting lately, too. Last Friday a throng of activists assembled at the entrance of the downtown branch of Bank of America in support of foreclosure victims and m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Garden Spot Market in Soulard Closed for Good

    Sad news: Garden Spot Market in the Soulard Market, which opened just last year, is closed for good. The Shupp family, which owns Garden Spot and also Rick's Garden Spot Meats in Kell, Illinois, is moving to Maryland. "It's time for a change," says Melissa Shupp, speaking on behalf of the family. " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Securities and Exchange Commission Fines Creve Couer Man $20K

    File this one under weird math:​The Securities and Exchange Commission took action Friday against the former chief financial officer of Bridgeton, Missouri, manufacturer Zoltek Companies, alleging he circumvented internal accounting controls by making two secret payments to a consultant for hedge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Is Goldman Sachs Responsible for World Food Crises? One Group Thinks So.

    The World Development Movement has accused Goldman Sachs of distorting the commodities market, leading to a potential worldwide food crises, a claim the Wall Street bank denies. The Daily Telegraph reports that Tim Jones, who wrote the accusatory report for the anti-poverty organization, explained, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Cards Sign Reliever Mike MacDougal

    commons.wikimedia.org​The Cardinals, in a bid to try and add some depth to a suddenly creaky bullpen, have signed former closer Mike MacDougal to a minor-league contract after he was released earlier this season by the Washington Nationals. He was pitching for the Nationals' Triple A club, and had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Video: Sen. Claire McCaskill Talks Shit to Goldman Sachs Execs

    There have been many, many headlines devoted to yesterday's "shitty" congressional hearings but, as is often the case, nobody tops the NY Post. Here's what their editors came up with:Image via​If you have no idea what we're talking about, well, Senator Carl Levin from Michigan and the Show-Me Stat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    County Brownies Announce A Crackdown on Area's Barney Fifes

    ​Ever been pulled over in the county by a Barney Fife type? Good news. You now have a direct line to the St. Louis County Police Department Intelligence Unit (314-615-4692), who wants to hear all about your experience with a fake cop.Freaked about a proliferation of unlicensed po-pos masquerading ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 2009

    Jamey Johnson

    7 p.m. Sunday, December 13. Pop's, 401 Monsanto Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

  • News

    October 28, 2009

    No Justice: We've bailed out the banks. When do we go after the crooks behind our financial collapse?

    7 p.m. Sunday, December 13. Pop's, 401 Monsanto Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Do You Have a Facesquatting Problem?

    moar funny picturesThousands of Facebook users made a mad dash to reserve their unique Facebook URL's on Friday night. Did you get yours? Oh wait ... you mean you had better things to do late on a Friday night? This seemingly over-hyped event seemed to go off without a hitch. Facebook didn't crash a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Bond Issue For New City Schools Not Imminent; But Not Out of the Question

    A rumor floating around has it that the St. Louis Public Schools are planning a bond issue next year to raise money to build news schools. Today I called St. Louis Public Schools executive director of communications, Patrick Wallace, to ask about the bond chatter. Here's the deal, according to Walla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Photos: Pillow Fights Around the Country

    If you forgot to mark it on your calendar, Saturday was World Pillow Fight Day. St. Louis had its own version, under the Gateway Arch. About 80 kids -- most seemed to be of high school age --  showed up around 2 p.m. and let the smacking commenced. National park rangers asked them to tone it do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Bear Market Sandwich Extravaganza: Alexia Four Cheese Tuscan-Style Panini

    This week the Bear Market embarks on a great adventure: the sandwich. Last weekend we bought a stack of frozen grocery store panini and flatbread and stockpiled them in the RFT freezer. Barring theft, we will try out a new one every day this week.A colleague was concerned about our new frozen panin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Bear Market Sandwich Extravaganza: Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Flatbread Sandwich, Steakhouse Beef with Garlic Parmesan Sauce

    The Bear Market continues its quest to find cheap, tasty sandwiches. Today, an Oscar Meyer Deli sandwich.

  • News

    October 29, 2008

    Hard Times: When the going gets tough, some St. Louisans head for pawn shops

    The Bear Market continues its quest to find cheap, tasty sandwiches. Today, an Oscar Meyer Deli sandwich.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Review Preview: Café Ventana

    The Bear Market continues its quest to find cheap, tasty sandwiches. Today, an Oscar Meyer Deli sandwich.

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2008

    The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 8.13

    The Bear Market continues its quest to find cheap, tasty sandwiches. Today, an Oscar Meyer Deli sandwich.

  • Dining

    April 4, 2007

    Oscar Mayer Fast Franks
    Beef Frank In A Bun

    $2.99
    Schnucks
    6600 Clayton Road
    Richmond Heights

  • Music

    August 30, 2006

    Steely Dan

    7:30 p.m. Monday, September 4. UMB Bank Pavilion (14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights).

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best Strip Joint

    Roxy's

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Mexican Market

    Carnicería Latino Americana

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Dollar Store

    Deal$ -- Nothing Over a Dollar

  • News

    March 12, 2003

    Backfire

    Former exec's suit could blow Enterprise's files wide open

  • News

    July 17, 2002

    Numbers Game

    Tax exemption for fat cats is the only issue Shrewsbury and Krewson won't talk about

  • News

    July 17, 2002

    Blood in the Water

    The sharks are in a frenzy as Enterprise is wounded by one of its own

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    Bud Bank Shot

    King of Beers plays the angles to put money in Krewson's pocket

  • News

    March 21, 2001

    Fuzzy Math

    The RCGA flushed away its credibility in the city earnings-tax debacle

  • News

    March 7, 2001

    First Strike

    Hazelwood schools blocked apartments to protect test scores

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Sports Bargain

    Kurt Warner

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