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Gay Couple Claims Post-Dispatch Rejects Engagement Announcement

Update below: A gay couple that recently got engaged says that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is intentionally rejecting their engagement announcement that they want to run in print, because they have some sort of unwritten policy against same-sex couples. The accusation of the duo Kurt Lee and Kyle Ha ... More >>

2012: The Year in St. Louis Music

Top Five: The Five Greatest Moments in St. Louis Rams History

The 2012 season will kick off this weekend for the St. Louis Rams, as they take on the Detroit Lions in the burned-out ruins of an abandoned auto plant, kind of a Thunderdome situation. It's going to be awesome. Okay, so the game will actually take place at Ford Stadium in Detroit, which is onl ... More >>

Encapsulated Studios, the New St. Louis Home for Punk Rock and its Ilk

Early last year, RFT Music featured a story on local punk rock entrepreneur, Mike Jones, and his record label I Hate Punk Rock Records. The end of the article alluded to a huge project Jones had in the works. After numerous visits from building inspectors, countless trips to hardware stores and lumb ... More >>

Devon Alexander, Randall Bailey To Meet Sept. 8 at Scottrade -- If It Waits That Long

After weeks of verbal sparring, it appears a date and venue is now set for a title bout between St. Louisan Devon Alexander and IBF welterweight champion Randall Bailey. Alexander's trainer, Kevin Cunningham, tells Daily RFT that it's "highly likely" the fight will happen on September 8 at Scottr ... More >>

Better Days Saw the Cro-Mags Stabbing Coming and Has a 7" Coming on I Hate Punk Rock Records

Better Days has existed since the beginning of 2010, comprised of hardcore scene veterans and former members of local favorites To No End, the Requiem and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (as well as many more). Playing catchy, melodic anthems drenched in positivity and good times, Better Days ... More >>

Boxing Bluster Suggests Devon Alexander to Fight Randall Bailey in August

Nothing is official yet, but based on verbal potshots, it seems that St. Louis boxing phenom Devon Alexander could face IBF welterweight champion Randall Bailey in an August bout on Showtime. Bailey shocked the boxing world June 9 when he knocked out the undefeated Mike Jones in an undercard match p ... More >>

Lambert Airport's China Hub Is Dead, But May Live at MidAmerica Airport

​Midwest China Hub Commission Chair Mike Jones all but admitted defeat in the battle to pry tax breaks and public money from Missourians in order to build a dedicated aviation center at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. Jones blamed Missouri for being "cheap" as the main reason why the prop ... More >>

China Hub(bub): Mixed Messages on St. Louis' Aerotropolis

Who's spinning yarns when it comes to St. Louis' Aerotropolis? Business and political leaders or the industry experts?​The story appearing Saturday in China Daily sounded promising for St. Louis and its quest to transform Lambert St. Louis International Airport into a major cargo hub with China."S ... More >>

Mike Jones on I Hate Punk Rock Records and his 75 Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose LPs

photo courtesy of Mike Jones​As major record labels continue to consolidate their lineups, it might seem an unlikely time to start an independent record label. Yet, for Mike Jones, founder of I Hate Punk Rock Records, starting his label in the mid 2000s came as naturally as expanding his perso ... More >>

Contest! Win the I Hate Punk Rock Records Label Catalog!

Mike JonesWin me!​In this week's paper, Michael Dauphin profiled I Hate Punk Rock records, the local label responsible for releasing music from locals such as the Disappeared, ((Thorlock)), the Haddonfields and Black for a Second. Courtesy of Mike Jones of IHPR, A to Z has a prize pack featuri ... More >>

The local label I Hate Punk Rock Records continues to grow, thanks to a DIY ethos and a sense of community

Cahokia Mayor Frank Bergman: Bending the Truth After A Fender Bender in St. Charles?

Image viaFrank Bergman​Last Friday, Cahokia Mayor Frank Bergman rear-ended another driver in St. Charles. His $38,000 SUV, which is paid for by the village, was badly damaged but perhaps not as bad as Bergman's reputation after a reporter apparently caught him fibbing about what caused the acciden ... More >>

Kinloch Fire Protection District in Dispute With St. Louis County and NorthPark Over TIF Funding

photo by Keegan Hamilton Darran Kelly, chief of the Kinloch Fire Protection District​The Kinloch fire station is one of the nicest buildings in town, but that doesn't mean it's in good shape. The heater is broken, some of the windows are boarded-up, and until recently, a blue tarp, dubbed " ... More >>

County Council Receives Smoking Ban Bill, More Provisions to Follow

The St. Louis County Council last night was presented a bill that would ask residents to vote on an ordinance banning indoor smoking in bars and restaurants. The bill proposed by council member Barbara Fraser had few provisions, though more could be added next week. Among those being considered are ... More >>

Aaron's Thing of the Week - 8th July, 2009: In Memoriam

I don't know anything about the death of Steve McNair, nor do I wish to speculate. A lot of sordid, sad details are coming out about the man's life, and there's entirely too much sanctimony flying around right now. I'm not going to do that. I've done awful, awful things in my life. I imagine qu ... More >>

Show Review: Del tha Funkee Homosapien at the Pageant, Saturday, June 7

Rare On Air: St. Louis' own RiverfrontRadio.com is changing the way Web radio is done

Phantom of the Hood, Part 2

A local developer continues to gobble up land on the city's north side.

2006: The Year in Music

Week of December 28, 2006

The Little City That Couldn't

Buried in bureaucratic incompetence and scandal, Pine Lawn might be headed for a pine box.

Exhibit V

Want a Girls Gone Wild video? The city can hook you up. Plus: a box full of even more naughty tapes, and a paean to the cars that go boom.

Healthy Distrust

Hip-hop's trends in 2005

Hip-Hop, Year 2 A.J.

Still no Jigga, but Kanye, some loveable Limeys and a great Beyoncé substitute held it down

Paul Wall

The People's Champ (Swishahouse)

Mike Jones

Who Is Mike Jones? (Swisahouse/Asylum)

Sculpture Shock

SLU president Lawrence Biondi says he leased his Trova from the city fair and square, for $10 a year. Others beg to differ.

From the Field of Dreams

To your table

Slayer

Could the mayor's uncanny habit of making enemies wreck the charter-reform effort?

Fry Guys

Plus: charter control; the opera comes to town; and so does the wrecking ball

Professor Schoemehl

Different factions scramble for the spring school-board elections, but ex-Mayor Schoemehl looks like one of the few who's interested.

Déjà Vu

The Cards overreached -- now San Francisco shows them the way

Dixie Chicken

Racial appeals of last week's primary are reminders of St. Louis' Southern streak

Wrecking Brawl

For eight years, the city has kept Mark Finney from replacing the historic Syndicate Trust Building with a parking garage. He says, "Buy it or get the hell out of the way." It's time to put up or shut up.

The Mayor and Mr. Jones

Clarence Harmon gears up for his re-election effort without his go-to guy

The Big Payback

With this presidential debate, the highlights didn't come from Bush or Gore

Say Goodbye to Busch

There's a new game in town as the Cardinals square off with the city over how to finance a new stadium

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of September 6-12, 2000

True Believer

Craig Heller sees the future of downtown -- and it works

That Mike Jones Is Good, But He's No Caesar

Is the deputy mayor's wife beyond reproach, and who started these rumors, anyway?

Pay No Attention, Kmart Shoppers

City residents' bold stand against retailer strikes a hopeful chord

Not Such E-Z Terms for the E-Z Hotel

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen have passed a bill funding the new convention-center hotel, but many of the lawmakers aren't very happy with their handiwork; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles

AND NOW, SOME SUPERFICIAL QUESTIONS

NO-SELL HOTEL

Ex-Mayor Vincent Schoemehl swings a headache ball at the city's convention-center-hotel deal -- and misses

TEARING DOWN THE GARDEN WALL

The Missouri Botanical Garden teams up with the Shaw Neighborhood, infamous for its feuds, to reach across I-44 in an effort to rescue McRee Town. All that's needed are a few miracles and about $50 million.

Short Cuts

A Boondoggle for the Ages

Convention-hotel plan makes past fiascos look like genius

A Real-Estate History Lesson

Hotel Tab

The developers of the proposed downtown convention-hotel complex are asking for $116 million in public funding, but they refuse to guarantee that the jobs they create won't be mimimum-wage

City Limits

A coalition of St. Louis mayors looking to change the city's charter finds the going rough