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Lawrence Biondi's Retirement Speech at SLU Gala: "It Is Time For Me to Move On" (VIDEO)

It is time for Lawrence Biondi to move on. So said Saint Louis University's president Father Lawrence Biondi in his announcement that he will be stepping down as head of the school -- a move that surprised many and sent reporters scrambling for details Saturday night. He broke the news at a priva ... More >>

Father Lawrence Biondi Is Stepping Down as Saint Louis University President

Father Lawrence Biondi, the embattled president of Saint Louis University, announced tonight that he is stepping down -- after months of protest from faculty and students pushing for him to resign as head of the Jesuit school. "Just as I helped lead SLU's transformation when I arrived here more t ... More >>

Rep. Rick Stream Sends Bizarre E-Mail About the Dangers of Islam...Citing Winston Churchill?

Missouri State Representative Rick Stream fired off a bizarre e-mail to his House GOP colleagues this week that discusses the dangers of Islam...citing an 1899 quote from former British prime minister Winston Churchill. "Individual Muslims may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the reli ... More >>

Terror in Milan

Spring Breakers is a thrilling corruption of the Disney princess set

Slideshow: 18 Spring Break Movies to Watch If You're Not Going on Spring Break

Pope Francis I: Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests Say He's Not One of "Dirty Dozen"

Yesterday afternoon, the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in Rome billowed white smoke, and the new pope emerged on the balcony in white robes: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires. His papal name will be Francis I. David Clohessy, the executive director of Survivors Network of T ... More >>

Neighborhood Bites: The Hill

St. Louis' neighborhoods are gems in their own right: full of history, great people and, as far as Gut Check is concerned, fantastic food. Each week we'll take you into a specific neighborhood and point you in the direction of the best places to grab some bites. The Hill is the classic St. Louis ... More >>

In the Galleries - Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master CLOSES January 20 at St. Louis Art Museum

StL's Latest, Greatest Eating Challenge: 10 Courses Cheeseburger at Little Country Gentleman

What, you may ask, can Little Country Gentleman (8135 Maryland Avenue, Clayton; 314-725-0719 ), the new restaurant-within-a-restaurant in Clayton, subject of this week's restaurant review, which combines locally-sourced seasonal ingredients, classic French technique and a dash of molecular gastronom ... More >>

Nick Lowe at the Sheldon Concert Hall, 9/26/12: Review and Setlist

Nick Lowe Sheldon Concert Hall September 26, 2012 "I knew the bride when she used to rock and roll," sang Nick Lowe to wind down an hour of songs at the Sheldon last night. For its part, the not-quite capacity crowd knew the groom when he used to power, pop, pub and punk, when he used to answer to ... More >>

27 Hip-Hop Videos You Should Know from St. Louis and Beyond

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 >>

The Power of Time and Truth

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 >>

Despite Blistering Vatican Censure, US Nuns Flying High After Conference in STL

These "radical feminunzies" have exposed a rift between American Catholics regarding the mission and structure of the Church. St Louis, with its diverse population of 650,000 Catholics, was the perfect staging ground.

St. Louis Shakespeare's rendition of Coriolanus offers modern-day metaphors

The Tragic Return of Coriolanus

Roman Holiday: Woody Allen talks about his new film and old themes (art, death, love)

A toothless satire of the Catholic Church in We Have a Pope

Play Within a Play

SLUM Fest Winners

The first annual SLUM Fest awards were held over the weekend at Atomic Cowboy. The event featured performances from over a dozen of the best hip-hop groups and solo artists in St. Louis -- standouts included OOOPS and Tef Poe, who also won for best male artist and best mixtape. Awards were announced ... More >>

Introducing the 2012 RFT Web Awards Finalists

​The good news? The St. Louis online community is alive and well. The bad news? There's so much great content out there, it's extremely difficult to come up with a list of the best of the best. But, hey, this is the Internet. People love them some lists. We'd hate to disappoint. So, then, the ... More >>

The RFT Web Awards' Music Finalists

The 2012 RFT Web Awards are a little over a week away, and finalists have been chosen by our panel of judges. This year's expanded list of categories includes a few related to music, including the return of Best Music Blog. There's also Best Club/Concert Web Site and Best Photostream/Flickr, which i ... More >>

The Complete SLUM Fest Hip-Hop Awards 2012 Ballot -- Vote Now!

​The St. Louis Underground Music Festival, held this year at the Atomic Cowboy back in June, has introduced a ballot for its 2012 Slumfest Hip-Hop Awards ballot. The categories include Best Hip-Hop Artist (male and female), Best Graffiti Artist, Best B-Boy Crew, Best Album, Artist of the Year ... More >>

Homespun: Indiana Rome

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Indiana Rome's WTHLTGO2 Comes Out This Saturday at the Atomic Cowboy

Indiana Rome​Indiana Rome's Who The Hell Left The Gate Open 2 is a sprawling, thunderous album heavy with guest spots from Rome's Force cohorts and as good a showcase as the confident MC has had to date. The album is the subject of this week's Homespun column; you can read that below. WTHLTG ... More >>

Fugazi's Joe Lally Is Still Moving Forward

Joe Lally Of Fugazi Is Coming To Off Broadway

​Joe Lally will be playing at Off Broadway on November 9th. It's an early one: Show starts at 7 p.m. No openers have been announced, and unless we are very much mistaken he had locals last time. Ahem. The ex-Fugazi bass guitarist is touring in support of his April release Why Should I Get Us ... More >>

A New Entry in The History of Bad Officiating

Oh, sure. I could have gone with a picture of Russel Crowe or Kirk Douglas here, but I like to think you all expect a little more thought put into the joke pictures we use here at the RFT. ​A funny thing came on the newsfeed on my sidebar the other night. I was just typing away, trying to get some ... More >>

Galati's Ristorante: The Hill on Interstate 70

Katie MoultonGalati's Pizza Pasta Grill on Main Street, Foristell​ Mauro Galati is bringing the Hill to Foristell. Where or what precisely, you inquire, is Foristell? Well, Gut Check trekked out to Galati's Pizza Pasta Grill (100 South Main Street, Foristell; 636-463-1020), perched on the lin ... More >>

St. Louis at SXSW 2011: Who's Playing Where

Annie ZaleskiNato Caliph at SXSW a few years ago​It's hard to believe, but the music portion of the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2011. In the last quarter-century, the annual event has evolved to become the gathering place for music-industry darlings, wann ... More >>

The Ten Best Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: February 11 to 13

​Could it be? By Sunday the Ice of Doom will finally be starting to melt? Be still my heart! Go to these shows, then -- without fear of falling. And find some more ideas below. Friday Tef Poe Album Release @ The Gramophone The Force member celebrates the release of War Machine with a proper t ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of October 28

Warpaint can't get enough of Nellyville; the blissed out rock quartet from Los Angeles will be back in town for the third time since June on November 19 at The Gargoyle.​ Cicero's *Triggers, November 3 Euclid Records *JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, November 6 *The Sights, November 6 Europe Nig ... More >>

Tea Party Crasher: Hard-charging Ed Martin wants to win your vote — and Russ Carnahan's congressional seat

Phoenix Burns Up the Pageant

by Ryan Wasoba In one of a half dozen instances of audience acknowledgment, Phoenix vocalist Thomas Mars announced, "Growing up in Paris, we clapped like this." Mars commanded The Pageant to applaud to the rhythm of "[pause] clap, [pause] clap-clap" -- the complete inverse of the traditional Americ ... More >>

Nato Caliph Celebrates His Birthday, Releases REACH EP

photo by Annie ZaleskiNato breathes life into the mic​If the rap gods have any sense of justice, Nato Caliph will go down in history as St. Louis' equivalent to Common. Both artists spit conscious rhymes with charisma and an intense -- yet tender -- flow. Each tells stories in their songs in a way ... More >>

St. Louis Archdiocese Investigates Alleged Miracle; Woman Claims Cancer Cured by Prayer

Fr. Chaminade: Miracle worker?​Rachel Lozano was 15 when she was first diagnosed with a rare form of cancer known as Askin's tumor. Three times she underwent painful treatments -- chemotherapy, radiation, stem-cell replacement -- only for the cancer to return stronger than ever. In 2000, Lozano fl ... More >>

Your 2010 RFT Music Award Winners!

Last night at the Schlafly Tap Room, we announced the 2010 RFT Music Award winners. Here are the results. We'll be adding photos from the night once they arrive! Best Americana/Folk Band (Indie-Leaning) The Monads Best Americana/Folk Band (Untraditional) Brothers Lazaroff

Your 2010 RFT Music Showcase Schedule is Right Here

​On June 5, the RFT Music Showcase is happening on Washington Avenue. All day, all night. Have you voted yet for your favorite bands? If not, I suggest you do that right here! Perhaps the schedule for the music showcase will spur on your clicking fingers. Read on below for the bands, venues an ... More >>

The 2010 RFT Music Awards Nominees: The List

The 2010 RFT Music showcase takes place on Saturday, June 5, 2010, on Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. On and before that day, fans can vote for their favorite local musicians in the following categories. For more information on where and how to vote - and for up-to-the-minute details about ... More >>

Columbia High School Students Proudly Observe Toga Day

April 21 marked the anniversary of the founding of Rome. In Columbia, it is Toga Day. To celebrate, the Columbia Tribune reports, 114 students at the Columbia Independent School paraded through town on Wednesday afternoon dressed in togas. Image sourceToga! Toga! Toga!​ The students ate lunch ... More >>

From the Labs: New Research at Wash. U.

Image sourceThey're talking! They're happy! We should be more like them!​Happy People Have Better Conversations Than You Do: Apparently Jean-Paul Sartre was wrong: Hell is not other people. The happiest people, a new study from Washington University and the University of Arizona shows, are the ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Highlights: Friday, March 19 to Sunday, March 21

It's been a long week. Here are the highlights of shows going on this weekend -- please chime in with your own below. Friday, March 19 *Jay-Z/Young Jeezy/Trey Songz, Scottrade Center *David Gray, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center *STS9, The Pageant *Michael McDermott (early), Off Broadway * ... More >>

Former RFT Music Editor Jordan Harper Gets First Writing Credit Tonight on "The Mentalist"

The Mentalist, not Jordan Harper​Jordan Harper left Riverfront Times a few years back for New York City where his now wife was attending graduate school. Our former music editor (read some of his writings here) has now transplanted once more. This time he's in Los Angeles where he's landed a writi ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

The Most Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus

Who's Hosmer?

The first lady of sculpture, that's who

Silent Lucidity

Aleli's Crispy Anchovies

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Seafood City Grocery Store
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Barbie Milk Chocolate Flavored Shapes

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Schnucks
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Wave the Green, White and Red

But not in front of the screen

What's Brew With You?

The new Bottleworks is full of Schlafly goodness -- and bison!