Missouri River

Honk If Your Goose Is Cooked!

Want to try something old and new for Christmas dinner? Sassafras Valley Farm -- located in Morrison, on the southern bank of the Missouri River midway between St. Louis and Jefferson City -- has the answer: Goose! But you have to act fast and order it by tomorrow, Tuesday, December 18.

EPA Puts Off Clean-up of Nuclear Dumpsite, As Lawsuits Pile Up and Activists Circle the Wagons

It'll take a few billion years for 8,700 tons of radioactive waste illegally dumped in a suburban landfill in St. Louis County in the 1970s to stop emitting deadly radionuclides. But before that happens, if this apocalyptic cocktail of Cold War-era nuclear byproducts and municipal toxic waste (jus ... More >>

[PHOTOS] Awesome St. Louis Riverfront Photos From the Insane Kayaker Paddling from Minnesota to Florida

Daniel Alvarez is doing a super crazy thing. Back in June he dumped a big yellow sea kayak into Lake Superior near the northern most tip of Minnesota and started paddling southward for Key West. As in Florida. He is out of his mind. He is also having the time of his life. We talked to Alvarez las ... More >>

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

Lou and Andy, Together Again

Ten Best Food Events this Weekend: July 1-4

Laura Ann MillerVin de Set's rooftop bar​There are plenty of ways to get barbecue and fireworks fixes this holiday weekend. Check out the Red, White and Brew Bash at Llywelyn's in St. Charles or visit Fair St. Louis. Alternatively, avoid the hustle and bustle of big crowds altogether by checki ... More >>

Demolished: Five St. Louis Restaurants That Are No More

Laura Ann MillerDel Taco: Set to join Noah's Ark and the Parkmoor?​We're all abuzz about the possible demolition of the Googie-style Del Taco on Grand, enough to merit Facebook pages and news stories about how outraged -- outraged! -- we are as a city. Were we equally outraged when these othe ... More >>

150 Years Ago Today, Missouri Was About to Join the Confederacy

Image viaCpt. Nathaniel Lyon -- Unionist, religious, and pretty brutal​"Sophocles himself could not have better staged the tragedy that unfolded in Missouri in the spring and summer of 1861." So wrote University of Cincinnati Professor Christopher Phillips over the weekend in The New York Times w ... 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 >>

That Concrete Tower on Your Way Up to Alton, It's Going to Finally Open This Week

​Years behind schedule, the $5-million Lewis and Clark Tower is set to open this Friday. Those of you who've driven Route 3 from East St. Louis to Alton no doubt have seen the structure -- rising 150 feet above the flood plains of Hartford, Illinois. The idea for the edifice was first hatched in 2 ... More >>

20 Things To Do (Stoned) in St. Louis on 4/20

Dude, it's 4/20 this week, and you know what that means! (Hee, hee.) It's time to celebrate marijuana's unofficial holiday, and here to help you plan your day is Daily RFT. Behold! Our gift to you: A list of twenty great ways to spend April 20 in St. Louis -- be you baked, half-baked or, stone-cold ... More >>

Overhauled South Grand Wins Praise from Urban Planners for Being Completely Great Street

Astute city-watchers will have noticed some changes on the six-block stretch of South Grand Boulevard between Arsenal and Utah in the past few months: fewer driving lanes, new stoplight patterns, wider crosswalks and those weird little bulb things to keep impatient drivers from trying to cut ahead a ... More >>

Parting Shots: The St. Louis International Film Festival wraps Sunday, but there's still plenty worth checking out

Teen Drowns After Saving Child from Currents of Missouri River

flickr.com/photos/bbumThe drowning occurred near Huntsdale, Missouri, a stop along the Katy Trail.​Here's a heart-wrenching story from over the weekend. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that 15-year-old Corey Morris died Saturday after saving an 8-year-old from drowning in the Missouri River. Th ... More >>

Map Locations At A Glance: Miscellaneous

Map Locations At A Glance: Stadiums

We investigate a possible connection between rapper Huey and a drive-by, then scan the always-enlightening comments at STLtoday

Someone's in the Kitchen with Cardwell: Bill Cardwell takes his classic American bistro act on the road — to Lake St. Louis

Following the Missouri River 340: A How To

Go! The St. Louis Weekend Calendar, June 13-15, 2008:

University of Missouri biology professor Frederick vom Saal has been sounding the alarm about bisphenol A for a decade. Has he got your attention?

Buzzkill

See all those little suckers? Did you know that they're an invasive species and a linchpin of modern agriculture? That they're dying off by the million and no one's sure why?

Summer Stock

The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre is a warm-weather idyll.

Summer Wonders

You won't want to miss these hot summer events

Donkey Discord

Christmas in St. Charles gets a commercial sheen

Air Craft

Tiny planes, big fun

Expand Your Microcosm

Attend Microfest

How Great Is Faust Park?

It's folking awesome!

Shaking the Vine

The Bard at Les Bourgeois

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of July 7, 2004

Go West

A theater field trip to bucolic Arrow Rock is well worth the drive

Letters

Week of June 2, 2004

Chi Whiz!

Flow in slow-mo, yo

Another Steakout

Don't let the Lou become the sole property of Bloosiers; plus, we try to go on a wholesome date (to Mel's new movie, perhaps?), visit one of the few remaining typewriter stores, learn a thing or two about balls and make some super suggestions for Lambert

Hey, Who Gave You That?

A misdirected press release provides endless amusement to our favorite invertebrate

Lost World

Local professor compiles a roadmap to a St. Louis many never knew existed

Blood and Guts

Jean Carnahan's shooting prowess could take her into the trenches

Children of a Lesser State

A contractual snafu keeps kids from their foster and adoptive parents

Best Minor-League Team

St. Louis Swarm

The Worm Turns

In the '50s, St. Louis took over maintenance of state roads in the city. Now, the city can't give back that responsibility.

The Right to Answers

Nobody knows why the babies are dying near Weldon Spring. But the grownups can't help asking whether the site's toxic stew is to blame.

First Strike

Hazelwood schools blocked apartments to protect test scores

The Buck Stops Here

Modern-day Daniel Boones are a deer's best friend -- and its worst nightmare

Is This a Good Omen or a Bad One for G.W. Bush?

The armadillo, Texas' best-known critter, migrates to Missouri

Lunar Exploration

A journey with Missouri writer William Least Heat-Moon deep into America and his mind's interior landscape

PRAYING AGAINST THE ODDS

Developers of a Lemay casino have political muscle on their side. But the School Sisters of Notre Dame are betting on a higher power.

GREEN ACRES

How the Page Avenue extension has been good for influential road-builder Fred Weber Inc. -- through construction contracts, profitable land sales and a sweet deal with St. Louis County to expand its golf course

Short Cuts

Ballpark Frankness

The Cardinals want a new stadium. They'll probably get it. But unless baseball cures its own ills, it might be better being a no-show.

Bringing the Roof Down

When the Arena is imploded later this month, a valuable example of a locally based but nationally renowned architect's work will be lost