Maggie O'Brien

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: Aug. 31-Sept. 3

Note: A couple of events on Gut Check's agenda were cancelled due to severe weather forecasts. Officially cancelled outdoor events are noted below. Call ahead for others to ensure availability. Friday (Aug. 31): Midwest Wing Fest @ St. Clair Square - CANCELLED Wings get offered from nineteen res ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: July 6-8

Friday (July 6): ArtDTour @ The Sheldon With local artists as tour guides, guests explore Gateway Gallery, Craft Alliance, Soulard Art Market Gallery and more, starting off with refreshments at The Sheldon. $20-35. Purchase tickets through the Art Dimensions Web site. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Grilling Univ ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: January 13-January 15

The post-New Year's lull has finally subsided. Get out and enjoy some winter-worthy events to either embrace the snow or warm up that cold nose. Take for instance, the Loop Ice Carnival featuring everything from ice carving and thousands of chocolate coins in ice cubes as an example of the former. F ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: December 2-4

Friday (Dec. 2): Candlelight Christmas Walk @ Mount Pleasant Estates Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride and freshly roasted chestnuts, hop aboard the antique trolley for Christmas shopping, and partake of a dinner buffet with award-winning wine over live music during this holiday event. Buffet is $ ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: September 23-25

Image via​Friday (September 23): Taste of St. Louis @ Soldiers Memorial Plaza Sample 45 restaurants, witness a master chef competition, listen to national and local music, sample wines and more at this annual growing event. Free admission. Friday, Sept. 23 from 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. ... More >>

Another Round with Bye Bye Liver

Another Round for Bye Bye Liver

Bye Bye Liver: The St. Louis Drinking Play

2009 in Review: June

​Alberto Gottardo, Wikimedia Commons​What better time than the onset of warm weather for a delicious beer? So what better time than June for the first St. Louis Craft Beer Week? A week filled with tastings, talks and more tastings celebrated the booming craft-beer scene in St. Louis. And speakin ... More >>

The Hibernauts Raise Money for Its New Album Through Booze

​ The Hibernauts -- which has recently started playing shows again, after adding fifth member Chad Rogers last year -- need your help to put out its new record, Velvet Suit. And instead of just going to the Internet and asking for Paypal donations, the band is turning to a craft that benefits ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: September 11 to 13

Friday, September 11 *Jumbling Towers/Hibernauts/Music Video/Exercise, Firebird *Michelle Shocked, Off Broadway *Pitbull, Home Nightclub *Nite Owl, Vintage Vinyl (night) *Sick Puppies/Hurt, The Pageant *Northwoods (CD release), The Chapel *Campfire Club, Lemmons *Diesel Island, Riddles *Locke N Load ... More >>

Maggie O'Brien's Robbery an Inside Job; Employee Tipped Off Men Who Shot Bartender

St. Louis police announced this morning a fourth suspect in the June 1 robbery at Maggie O'Brien's that left bartender Michael Dolan and one of the thieves, Derrick Bell, dead from gunshot wounds. Stephen HornbuckleThe suspect is Stephen Hornbuckle, a ten-year employee at Maggie O'Brien's, who polic ... More >>

FoodWire: Maggie O'Brien's Robbery an Inside Job

At the Daily RFT, my colleague Chad Garrison has the latest update on the robbery at Maggie O'Brien's and the murder of bartender Michael Dolan: A fourth suspect -- a ten-year employee of the restaurant -- has been arrested.

Stooge Robbers, Clueless Mothers, Bigoted Wackos: Who Is This Week's Ass Clown?

A quick word before we begin this week's Ass Clown voting. For those of you scratching your heads as to why Christopher Coleman has not yet appeared in our weekly Ass Clown showdown, the answer is simple: It wouldn't be fair to the other contestants. That's because each week we learn something new a ... More >>

Police Make Arrests In Maggie O'Brien's Homicide

The St. Louis police have identified three men they believe are responsible for the robbery-turned-homicide last week at Maggie O'Brien's bar and restaurant downtown that left bartender Michael Dolan dead from gunshot wounds.  Police say one of the suspects from that night was Derrick Bell, a m ... More >>

FoodWire: Arrests in Maggie O'Brien's Shooting

Police have made two arrests in the murder of Maggie O'Brien's bartender Michael Dolan. My colleague Chad Garrison has the details of the arrests at the Daily RFT.

Police Name Suspects in Maggie O'Brien's Murder; Confirm Thief Killed His Accomplice

Police have identified two men from Illinois as the final suspects in the slaying of bartender Michael Dolan at Maggie O'Brien's on June 1.Police provide this full account of the robbery-turned-homicide...INCIDENT:  Homicide, RobberyDATE/TIME:  6/1/09@11:42pmLOCATION:  2000 Market Str ... More >>

The Big Bloody: Maggie O'Brien's Bartender Killed in Violent Night That Leaves Three Dead

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports this morning that three people died from gunshot wounds in the city last night. Two of the deaths -- involving the murder of a downtown St. Louis bartender -- may be related. Police say that around 11:45 p.m. last night a white male bartender in h ... More >>

Update: Maggie O'Brien's Shooting

Here's an update from the St. Louis police department regarding the robbery and homicide at Maggie O'Brien's restaurant and bar last night. The victim has been identified as Michael P. Dolan, a 32-year-old bartender who lived in the 1400 block of S. 18th Street in St. Louis. Per the police: INCIDEN ... More >>

FoodWire: More on Maggie O'Brien's Shooting

The Post-Dispatch has posted an updated article on last night's murder of an employee of Downtown West pub Maggie O'Brien's. The new article identifies the victim as Mike Dolan, a 32-year-old bartender.

FoodWire: Various Restaurant Tidbits

Lots of news items the past few days...- The Post-Dispatch reports that an employee of Downtown West pub Maggie O'Brien's (2000 Market Street) was shot and killed during a robbery last night. No arrests, as of yet.UPDATE: As I was writing this, my colleague Chad Garrison posted an item about the kil ... More >>

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