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He's Gone: As Schwagstock founder Jimmy Tebeau enters federal prison, should other music-festival organizers worry about on-site drug use?

12 St. Louis Food and Drink Deals and Freebies for Tax Day

Today is Tax Day, also known as mass chaos at the Springfield Post Office Day. Whether today finds you scrambling to get your info in order or basking in the smug satisfaction of submitting your taxes weeks ago, there is a reward: food and drink deals at restaurants across the St. Louis area. Once ... More >>

GOP State Senator Rob Schaaf on Missouri's Obamacare Deadline: "Deadline Schmedline."

November 16, folks. That's the deadline for Missouri to decide whether our state government will set up the "insurance exchange" required by the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), or whether the feds will swoop in and set it up for us. It's only one week away, so Daily RFT called Republican sta ... More >>

Five St. Louis Ghost Stories That Just Won't Die

An Open Fan Letter to Mitt Romney and Todd Akin

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Salt Restaurant Slapped With Federal Tax Lien

Restaurants often appear in the "Leads" section of the St. Louis Business Journal, which lists recent federal and state tax liens, lawsuits and the like, but the high profile and high dollar amount of the federal tax lien listed in the paper's June 15 issue grabbed Gut Check's attention. The federal ... More >>

When I.R.S. Means I'm Really Starving: Where to Find Food Specials on Tax Day

Today is tax day. Normally it's April 15, but because it fell on a Sunday this year, Americans have an additional two days to get their shit together. If you're responsible and not scrambling a la the people of Springfield, then you have one more reason to be happy today: As usual, in honor of tax d ... More >>

Reports: Marshall Faulk Loses Florida Condo to Foreclosure

​In his 13 years in the NFL, Marshall Faulk eluded linebackers and defensive tackles like a football version of Houdini. Now the St. Louis Rams' Hall-of-Fame running back may have found the one opponent he can't escape: creditors.  Related content: Marshall Faulk's St. Louis condo sold for ba ... More >>

Marshall Faulk's St. Louis Condo Sold for Back Taxes

​If real estate records are any indication, NFL Hall-of-Famer Marshall Faulk appears to be in a financial tailspin. Earlier today came news that a Florida condominium he owns is in foreclosure and that he owes the condominium association $21,982 in unpaid dues. And it doesn't end there. In 2010 th ... More >>

GOP consultant David Barklage owes the Feds big bucks

Top Missouri GOP Consultant Hasn't Paid His Taxes

courtesy of Fired Up! MissouriDavid Barklage (right) with Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder​As the main political consultant to Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder -- and a key strategist for the Missouri Republican Party -- David Barklage preaches the gospel of financial responsibility and ac ... More >>

Bad Karma: Towing Crook Robbed Outside Town & Country Home

​Perhaps the robbers were disgruntled former employees. Maybe their cars had been illegally impounded by the rogue towing company. Maybe they just follow the newspapers and target victims who are known to keep wads of loose cash on hand. Whatever the reason, you can't ignore the poetic justic ... More >>

Subterranean's Pale King Release Party Moved to Friday, Thanks to Amazon

​Yes, yes, Riverfront Times recently ran a feature story excoriating Amazon for the toll it's taking on independent bookstores (at least the ones that specialize in new books), but now it turns out you have a reason to be grateful for the online behemoth, at least if you're a David Foster Wall ... More >>

Stimulus Funds to "Educate" St. Louis County Council About Need for Tougher Smoking Ban

Your stimulus dollars at work!​As we reported earlier today, St. Louis County has received $7.5 million in federal stimulus funds for a campaign to cut back on tobacco use here.But now Daily RFT has learned that the county is using some of the money to hire a non-profit organization to "educate" i ... More >>

Camp Zoe Seizure: Could Other Music Festivals Face Trouble, Too?

Wikimedia CommonsIs this SWAT team coming to a music festival near you?​Carrie Goebel went to sleep this Halloween in her own version of paradise. She woke up to a nightmare.The 46-year-old artist from Warrenton, Missouri, spent the last weekend in October camping out at Camp Zoe's Spookstock musi ... More >>

Camp Zoe Seizure: Could Other Music Festivals Face Trouble, Too?

Wikimedia CommonsIs this SWAT team coming to a music festival near you?​Carrie Goebel went to sleep this Halloween in her own version of paradise. She woke up to a nightmare.The 46-year-old artist from Warrenton, Missouri, spent the last weekend in October camping out at Camp Zoe's Spookstock mus ... More >>

St. Louis-Based Funeral Business Defrauded Investors of Millions, According to Indictment

National Prearranged Services dug their clients into a hell of a hole.​Six officials with the now defunct St. Louis business, National Prearranged Services Inc.,  were charged yesterday in a 50-count indictment alleging wire, bank, mail and insurance fraud; money laundering and multiple cons ... More >>

Albert C. Thompson: Accused of Helping East St. Louis Liquor Official Commit Extortion

The East St. Louis liquor scandal that first came to light two years ago continues to unravel. Yesterday, the southern Illinois U.S. Attorney's Office announced that Albert C. Thompson has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on charges of "attempted extortion under the color of official right," wh ... More >>

St. Louis-based label Red Pill Entertainment embraces music industry innovation

Aaron Duncan, CEO of Duncan Group, Pleads Guilty to Pyramid Scheme

​Aaron Duncan, former CEO and owner of The Duncan Group, has pleaded guilty to yesterday to federal fraud charges involving a $3.9 million investment scheme. According to court documents, Duncan represented that The Duncan Group was involved in real estate investments, including buying, rehabili ... More >>

The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights

Meanwhile, Ed Martin Responds to Allegations Against Right-Wing "Patriots"

Ed Martin​The allegations are flying this week that the Tea Party and other right-wingers have reached a new low in boorish behavior. These include accusations that they spit on a black Missouri congressman and allegedly called him the N-word in Washington D.C. Also this week, the St. Louis Tea Pa ... More >>

Don't call Freedy Johnston's Rain on the City a comeback

State Auditor on Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District: You're "Poster Child" for Bad Government

northeastfiredistrict.orgFire District Chairman, Robert Edwards​Last night Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee held a news conference to release her findings on the Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District. Unfortunately for Montee -- and taxpayers in the district -- the audit is less than ... More >>

Photos: The Bizarre Ads of Dr. Alexander Kalk

This week's feature story, "Dr. Feelbad," profiles the downfall of Dr. Alexander Kalk, by most accounts a dedicated, caring doctor whose own battle with mental illness eventually ruined his business. Kalk has since relocated to Austin, Texas and is applying for a medical license in that state. ... More >>

Founder of BetonSports Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Forfeits $43 Million to Government

​Gary Stephen Kaplan, the subject of a Riverfront Times investigation in '07, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges of fraud for running an illegal offshore sports wagering business.As part of a complex plea agreement, Kaplan, 50, entered pleas of guilty to charges of conspiracy to violat ... More >>

Accused Drug Dealer from Rural Missouri Lived Life Like Episode of Miami Vice

Where were you guys?​The only characters missing from a drug case made public yesterday in federal court in St. Louis were detectives James Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs.  According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Daniel Bryan Webster, a car dealer from Stanton, Missouri, (approximately 60 miles ... More >>

Mokwa Escapes Indictment as Former Cop, Manager of Towing Firm Charged with Fraud

Gregory P. Shepard, a former St. Louis police officer, was indicted on charges of fraud and bribery yesterday involving his operation of the S & H Parking Systems that toppled the administration of former police Chief Joe Mokwa.S&H headquarters at N. 10th and O'Fallon streets just north of d ... More >>

It's a Miserable Life: Will Smith encores his Pursuit of Happyness

Orange You Mad at Dennis?

A Riverfront Times theater critic gets a critique of his own.

Bad Hair Days

A Clayton salon owner claims his former stylists are poaching his upscale clients.

Film Openings

Week of November 9, 2006

Mystery Woman

Where is Lisa Krempasky and why are so many people suing her?

Applied Pressure

Should St. Louis County grant tax breaks to Scientology-linked tutoring programs?

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of April 13, 2005

Going Postal

Maybe it’s time to revisit Steve Stogel’s redevelopment plan for the Old Post Office downtown

Gerbergate

Jennifer Joyce contest results, a psychic porn star and perhaps the only Provel-related legal battle in history: Who could ask for anything more? (We've got dirt on Gephardt and the Cards, too, just in case you're greedy.)

Green Monster

Jeff Harlow is St. Louis' best golfer. Indoors, that is.

Purple Power

In less than four years, Grant Williams has turned a weak union local into one of Missouri's most potent political forces. So why's he placing all his bets on One-Term Bob?

It's a New (Night &) Day

Week of April 23, 2003

Eyes Wide Shut

Week of November 27, 2002

Series/Festivals

Week of November 13, 2002

Smoke and Numbers

In the Century Building scrap, everybody's deal is shaky, even the mayor's

Peeling the Onion

Onion Horton says he's everything a white man wants a black man to be

The Opportunists

Written and directed by Myles Connell

Party Crashers

Ralph Nader tries to derail the corporate-sponsored presidential debates with a lawsuit. Protesters have their own plans to disrupt the Bush-Gore affair at Wash. U.

Hand-Me-Down District

After 32 years, Bill Clay is retiring from his congressional seat. He wants to leave it to his son, but a crowded, eccentric field of candidates is contesting the will.

Kelly Hogan and the Pine Valley Cosmonauts with Neko Case

Saturday, May 27; Side Door

AMERICAN MOVIE

Directed by Chris Smith

Different Strokes