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May 25, 2012
Protestors Tag Downtown Banks, Get Cuffed
Around ten people were arrested downtown late last night after tagging some banks and scuffling with cops and civilians. (Daily RFT happened to be a couple blocks away when the melee erupted. At about 10:40 p.m., the Cardinals game had just ended when white city police cars from all directions start ... More >>
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April 13, 2012
Bishop Martin Sigillito Found Guilty in Ponzi Scheme
Martin Sigillito, the American Anglican Bishop and lawyer who was accused of being at the center of a massive real estate Ponzi scheme that fleeced the wealthy and the working class alike here in St. Louis, was found guilty this morning on 20 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and co ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Pitch Sessions: A look back at the wild and wacky local TV ads of yesteryear.
Martin Sigillito, the American Anglican Bishop and lawyer who was accused of being at the center of a massive real estate Ponzi scheme that fleeced the wealthy and the working class alike here in St. Louis, was found guilty this morning on 20 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and co ... More >>
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August 10, 2011
RFT Wins Big in Journalism Contests
Tom Carlson was honored for his work on "Gay Divorcees," along with two other RFT covers.Art Director Tom Carlson and staff writer Aimee Levitt are big winners in two recent journalism contests.Carlson won first place for cover design in the large newspaper category at the contest sponsored by th ... More >>
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August 5, 2011
Loop Parking Lot Meters Get Yarnbombed
This is a Daily RFT exclusive. The parking meters in the parking lot of the Tivioli have been "yarnbombed" again (see previous incident here). This time the suspect wrapped fuzzy monster feet around the base of all the meters. No injuries reported except to the self-esteem of this staff writer. Phot ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
City of Haterz? Readers talk Ashton, Demi and St. Louis' black culture
This is a Daily RFT exclusive. The parking meters in the parking lot of the Tivioli have been "yarnbombed" again (see previous incident here). This time the suspect wrapped fuzzy monster feet around the base of all the meters. No injuries reported except to the self-esteem of this staff writer. Phot ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Rush Limbaugh and Ashton Kutcher have their defenders, the archdiocese does not
This is a Daily RFT exclusive. The parking meters in the parking lot of the Tivioli have been "yarnbombed" again (see previous incident here). This time the suspect wrapped fuzzy monster feet around the base of all the meters. No injuries reported except to the self-esteem of this staff writer. Phot ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Readers have no sympathy for "Knockout King" Elex Murphy, Brandt's Cafe or Reggie Allen
This is a Daily RFT exclusive. The parking meters in the parking lot of the Tivioli have been "yarnbombed" again (see previous incident here). This time the suspect wrapped fuzzy monster feet around the base of all the meters. No injuries reported except to the self-esteem of this staff writer. Phot ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
Readers question whether anarchists are right to target Cherokee Street and whether prairie chickens are worth it
This is a Daily RFT exclusive. The parking meters in the parking lot of the Tivioli have been "yarnbombed" again (see previous incident here). This time the suspect wrapped fuzzy monster feet around the base of all the meters. No injuries reported except to the self-esteem of this staff writer. Phot ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2011
Comment of the Day: True Anarchists Target Govt -- Not Small Business
Today's comment of the day comes in response to Nicholas Phillips' scoop about anarchists targeting small businesses on Cherokee Street, tagging their walls and disabling security cameras.The post has inspired a raging (and quite interesting) debate, with this recent comment from reader "Libertarian ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2011
Chef Kris Janik vs. The Possum: Lessons Learned About Urban Chicken Raising
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsChef holding his Partridge Rock henKristopher Janik, executive chef at Robust Wine Bar & Cafe in Webster Groves, has been raising chickens as a hobby in his South City backyard for the past year. The man loves his birds. But he's not the only one. Gut Check: Wh ... More >>
News
April 14, 2011
Readers talk shit about our headline and the Schapiro Group study — but couldn't care less about Ian's oyster issues
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsChef holding his Partridge Rock henKristopher Janik, executive chef at Robust Wine Bar & Cafe in Webster Groves, has been raising chickens as a hobby in his South City backyard for the past year. The man loves his birds. But he's not the only one. Gut Check: Wh ... More >>
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Top 3 Pet Peeves of a U. City Sandwich Maker
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsI sure could get you a to-go bag, but they're RIGHT in front of you!In this series, food and drink professionals dish to Gut Check about their pet peeves anonymously -- but honestly.Gut Check Code Name: Hot BunsPosition: Deli sandwich makerPet Peeve #1Hot Buns: "I ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Tip on the Real Total, Not the Discounted Total, Ya Jerk!
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsMadame Mystery sez "Groupon schmoupon, show me the $$$"In this series, food and drink professionals dish to Gut Check about their pet peeves -- anonymously, but honestly.Gut Check Code Name: Madame MysteryPosition: Manager, casual fine dining restaurant in South St. Lou ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Icy Road Report, South City: You Can Chill the Eff Out (For Now)
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsNot that bad in South City...yet.Your Daily RFT correspondent, who tools around in a four-door sedan with bald tires, just got back from testing the roads in South City. Here's the deal: Even if you drive aggressively and slam on the brakes, you only skid for about 3 - 5 ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Sledding Conditions on Art Hill: KICKASS!!!
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsMark Aaron, Julie Wheat, and Ryan Freeman rockin' the snow day. The campfire is a-cracklin' on the top of Art Hill right now, and according to the three lone sledders during the morning rush hour, the snow is fine, powdery and dry. That means: Snowboards and boogie board ... More >>
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January 10, 2011
Human-Flavored Snack from India Now Available on South Grand
Soylent Green, or just bad translation? The folks at Jay International Food Co. on South Grand are now offering this:Photo by Nicholas PhillipsThis particular brand of chivda, by the way, is a crunchy, savory snack comprised of potato, rice, peanut and spices. And hopefully not orphans or prisone ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2010
Christmas Creep Creeps Into the Loop
These went up over the weekend, i.e, in the first half of November. Bah!Photo by Nicholas PhillipsHumbug!
News
July 14, 2010
Readers clang on about the Loop's new trolley and new bike laws
These went up over the weekend, i.e, in the first half of November. Bah!Photo by Nicholas PhillipsHumbug!
Blogs
July 9, 2010
Fight Club Sandwich: Mom's Deli vs. LeGrand's Market. South City Deli Duel. BRING IT.
Deli loyalty in South City is no trivial matter. Which is better, Mom's (4412 Jamieson) or LeGrand's (4414 Donovan)? Debates are fierce. Feelings can get hurt. The always-impartial Gut Check will now preside over a deli duel between these two venues based on a apples-to-apples comparison: The Mom ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2010
Globe Drugs - a Cherokee Street Mainstay and Panhandler Magnet - Shuts Down After 71 Years
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsThe sun sets on Globe DrugsWhen Cherokee Street was bustling with department stores at mid-century, Globe Drugs was there. When the neighborhood went on the skids in the 80s and 90s and many merchants jumped ship, Globe Drugs stuck it out. Now, just as the district has b ... More >>
News
May 12, 2010
Readers speak up for Cecilia Velazquez, Glenn Beck, the Beautiful Kind and other controversial figures
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsThe sun sets on Globe DrugsWhen Cherokee Street was bustling with department stores at mid-century, Globe Drugs was there. When the neighborhood went on the skids in the 80s and 90s and many merchants jumped ship, Globe Drugs stuck it out. Now, just as the district has b ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2010
How To Get 1,000 Free Sheets of Printer Paper: Request Someone's File From U.S. Immigration
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsFive inches of blank pages! Thanks, federal government!As part of some routine fact-checking for our current cover story on local Hispanic publisher Cecilia Velazquez, RFT requested her file from U.S. Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS).And what a response we got! N ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2010
Where are YOU watching the State of the Union?
Several dozen people, including Fox 2 News and Jo Mannies of The Beacon, have come to the Democratic Organizing for America office at 3407 California Ave. to gawk: Photo by Nicholas PhillipsNo sign of Tea Party protesters....yet.
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Spotted on Cherokee Street: Child Mannequin in Storefront Succumbs to Machismo Culture
Saw this near the corner of California Ave. and Cherokee. I'm not quite sure what else to say.Other than: INCREDIBLE.Photo by Nicholas PhillipsOle!
Blogs
December 15, 2009
"I was a witness to 20 murders. I dug ten holes. I had to dig one up." Goodfella Henry Hill Talks
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsOne day after his arrest for disorderly conduct in Fairview Heights, Illinois, former wiseguy Henry Hill, whose life story inspired the film Goodfellas, agreed to sit down and chat with the Daily RFT. Daily RFT: What did Goodfellas get right?Henry Hill: Ninety-five perce ... More >>
News
December 9, 2009
The Cannonball makes a splash, and readers defend physicians and Derek Jeter
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsOne day after his arrest for disorderly conduct in Fairview Heights, Illinois, former wiseguy Henry Hill, whose life story inspired the film Goodfellas, agreed to sit down and chat with the Daily RFT. Daily RFT: What did Goodfellas get right?Henry Hill: Ninety-five perce ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2009
Now Open: Foam
Nicholas PhillipsFoam's front roomAs my stalwart colleague Nick Phillips noted a few weeks ago, Foam -- the long-awaited coffeeshop/bar on the corner of Cherokee and Jefferson -- is now open for business. I dropped by on Saturday night and was really impressed by the vibe and atmosphere at th ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2009
Drink of the Week: Latte, Foam Coffee and Beer
Nicholas PhillipsThe word "foam" connotes something insubstantial, ephemeral. It conjures up images of once-trendy foam parties at neon-lit nightclubs and poufs of carrot foam on top of elaborate plates at very fancy restaurants. This Foam, a new coffeehouse at Jefferson Avenue and Cherokee Stre ... More >>
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October 30, 2009
FoodWire: Foam Now Open
After two years of anticipation, Foam Coffee & Beer at 3359 Jefferson Avenue has finally opened its doors! For the most part. Owner Mike Glodeck says he's already secured his city liquor license but is still waiting on the state's imprimatur. (When this gets going, it'll be the only bar on C ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
Review: Ice Kitchen
Stew SmithMy review of Ice Kitchen is now available online. Ice Kitchen is located at 302 Westport Plaza, next-door to Casa Gallardo and across the pedestrian walkway from Trainwreck Saloon. It has a MySpace page, but no official website that I could find. No slideshow this week.The feature story ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Top Ten Raw Foods That Surprisingly Can Sustain You
ViaYes, you can eat the leaves of a dandelion.This week's feature story, "Weed Eaters," looks at the the raw-food movement sprouting in St. Louis, and those who chose to go completely raw, living on nothing but what most people might consider weeds good for pulling -- but certainly not for eating ... More >>
News
August 19, 2009
For some readers, stuffed dead squirrels were a little too real, and a tea-party protester was a little too fake
ViaYes, you can eat the leaves of a dandelion.This week's feature story, "Weed Eaters," looks at the the raw-food movement sprouting in St. Louis, and those who chose to go completely raw, living on nothing but what most people might consider weeds good for pulling -- but certainly not for eating ... More >>
News
August 5, 2009
Gold digging, meat Match-ing and Obama's pants
ViaYes, you can eat the leaves of a dandelion.This week's feature story, "Weed Eaters," looks at the the raw-food movement sprouting in St. Louis, and those who chose to go completely raw, living on nothing but what most people might consider weeds good for pulling -- but certainly not for eating ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2009
Cherokee Street Merchant Caught With "Trailer Load" of Fake Goods Pleads Guilty
Here's an update to a story Daily RFT first reported back in April. Photo: Nicholas PhillipsFrango's store on Cherokee Street.Yesterday the U.S. Attorney's office announced that Passaro Frango, owner of West African Art (at 2623 Cherokee Street) and F & A Fashions (at 6212 Dr. Martin Luther King ... More >>
Blogs
June 8, 2009
Foul-Stinking Flower Blooms at UMSL!!
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsA sort-of bloomingThe corpse flower at UMSL hath bloomed!!! (Well, it opened up slightly.)But the Daily RFT can assure you: on Sunday, it did smell like a rotting corpse. And it did remind us of death. I.e., your death. My death. The death that awaits each of us, always. Bu ... More >>
News
June 3, 2009
Readers come to the defense of smoking bans and Cherokee Street
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsA sort-of bloomingThe corpse flower at UMSL hath bloomed!!! (Well, it opened up slightly.)But the Daily RFT can assure you: on Sunday, it did smell like a rotting corpse. And it did remind us of death. I.e., your death. My death. The death that awaits each of us, always. Bu ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2009
Shots Ring Out on Cherokee: Part I
Editor's note: the author happened to be present when this incident occurred. St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentLedarius D. Williams, 17The two shots cracked open the Sunday air just after 12:30 p.m. Within seconds, squad cars were funnelling in, 17-year-old Ledarius D. Williams lay face-down ... More >>
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May 27, 2009
"F--k the Police": Shots Ring Out on Cherokee, Part II
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsWilliams, handcuffed to a stretcherOn Sunday, after 17-year-old Ledarius Williams turned his gun on police - who then shot him in the knee -- at the corner of Cherokee Street and Texas Avenue, one responding officer told a resident that every cop in St. Louis knew of the 17 ... More >>
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May 20, 2009
Rockin' People's Faces Too Hard? Get Help from Judge Nothing's Drummer!
BY NICHOLAS PHILLIPS1) Ever wake up drenched with vomit, in a trashed hotel suite, spooning a prostitute? 2) Suffering from aches and pains associated with guitar solo splits; bar fights; jail hangovers; and/or coke orgies?3) Has sunlight become an abstraction?4) Do you play the guitar?www.rosewoodc ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2009
Who's Snaggin' Catfish within City Limits?
Last evening, about a dozen fishermen had their lines thrown out into the freshly-stocked Fairgrounds Park Lake. Here's a profile of one urban outdoorsman:Photo by Nicholas PhillipsHe's gonna be tasty...Name/age/profession: Mike Webb, 47, butcher at Shop 'n' SaveLicense? Yes (see photo after the jum ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
MOBOT Selling Off Surplus Plants -- To You
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsBeware the swarm!Until 4 p.m. today, you've got a chance to witness one of Nature's great mysteries: as the Missouri Botanical Garden liquidates this season's surplus plants, older white ladies with short hair have converged like a swarm of ravenous locusts. On offer at 434 ... More >>
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April 30, 2009
Need Fake Nikes? Try Someplace Else.
Photo by Nicholas PhillipsFrango's shop at 2623 Cherokee St.Life is never dull on Cherokee Street. In case you ain't heard: The owner of West African Art -- a clothing shop on Cherokee and Texas Avenue -- was taken in by the feds this week after being indicted for hawking counterfeit goods. (FYI: Th ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2009
This week in RFT, April 30-May 6
Every year, thousands of Americans are suckered out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by a burgeoning number of West African e-mail hucksters. Law enforcement agencies have done little or nothing to track down these far-flung perpetrators. Enter Paul Kinsella of New Athens, Illinois. In ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2009
Question: What does Spring Put YOU in the Mood For?
Photo by Nicholas Phillips Jerome Wade, native St. Louisan"Spring is a companion. It's like a friend. Springtime is a time for growing, re-rooting, re-sprouting."Photo by Nicholas PhillipsMaggie Karges, SLU student"Cookouts. Anything on the grill."Photo by Nicholas PhillipsTom Schmidt, owner of Fran ... More >>
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April 16, 2009
Cherokee Street at Texas Avenue: A Lot of Contention
On any other empty lot, the delivery last Friday of a heap of compost and pile of mulch would equal one robust mound of "who gives a doodle." Not the case at the southeast corner of Cherokee Street and Texas Avenue, where some are clamoring for a community garden but haven't gotten the nod from the ... More >>
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March 19, 2009
This Week's RFT, March 19-25
It's Thursday. And you know what that means? You guessed it -- this week's Riverfront Times is on newsstands now. Below is a quick rundown of just a few of the stories you won't want to miss. In the "News Dept." writer Nicholas Phillips explains why some rival agencies complain that casting com ... More >>
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February 17, 2009
Mardi Gras Inc. Spokesman Decries Riverfront Times "Hatchet Job"
On February 13 we posted a short piece by our new Editorial Fellow Nicholas Phillips, about Mardi Gras Inc. and its list of fine-able offenses by participants in the annual Soulard Mardi Gras parade.Above is an excerpt from the Mardis Gras Inc. parade application.After the jump is an e-mail Phillips ... More >>
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