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Blues Captain David Backes Fights to Save Phineas the Dog, Salem Pet on Death Row

As we reported yesterday, Phineas the Dog, who lives in Salem, could be put to sleep -- after a long, bizarre battle in the south-central Missouri city. In response to a biting incident a year ago, Salem officials ruled that the three-and-a-half-year-old labrador retriever must be euthanized, sparki ... More >>

Phineas the Dog: Family, Supporters Fight to Stop Salem Officials From Putting Pet to Sleep

Phineas, a three-and-a-half-year-old labrador retriever in Salem, may not have much longer to live. That's because officials in the south-central Missouri city deemed him "vicious" after a biting incident involving a seven-year-old girl last year. But in response to the city's plan to put the dog ... More >>

Salem Library Told to Stop Wiccan Censorship: "We Are Pleased This Matter is Behind Us"

Public library officials in Salem are pleased with a court order against them this week that says they cannot block Wiccan and Native American websites -- after the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri accused them of refusing to allow a patron to conduct online research on certain rel ... More >>

Censorship Battle: Missouri Library Can't Ban Wiccan, Pagan Websites, Court Rules

A judge has issued a ruling in Missouri's very own Salem Witch Trial. A federal district court has ordered the public library in Salem, Missouri to stop blocking patrons' access to websites relating to minority religions, which web filters had at times apparently classified as "occult" or "crimina ... More >>

Kids Today: Webster students give The Children's Hour an incandescent reading

Code Dead: Do the encrypted writings of Ricky McCormick hold the key to his mysterious death?

Westward hosed! Mizzou gets screwed out of No. 1 berth, joins SLU in West region of NCAA tourney

New England Witches: Officially Stronger Than Tim Tebow's Jesus

Seriously. Tim Tebow has no shot against that. ​I know we tend to forget around these parts, considering how rarely we've had reason to pay attention the past few years, but the NFL playoffs are going on at the moment. You may have noticed ESPN and the rest of the 24-hour sports media frothing eve ... More >>

Marvin Rice: Ex-Sheriff's Deputy Accused of Murderous Rampage

Marvin Rice: Apparently he didn't get enough of prison in his day job. ​A former sheriff's deputy turned jailer stands accused of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend over the weekend and then leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a shootout at a swank hotel Jefferson City hotel. The ... More >>

If Harry Potter Characters Had Bands: Twelve We'd Like To See

​If Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton's promise (which turned out to be a joke/hoax) to become a white rapper was just one more sad reminder of a series you used to love, we don't blame you -- but we would like to discourage you. Harry Potter, as I'm sure you will remember, is after all a little m ... More >>

Belleville Diocese Must Pay, Illinois Supreme Court Says

The diocese is on the hook for another $6.35 million after the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal.​The Illinois Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal of the Diocese of Belleville -- letting stand a $5 million jury verdict for a former altar boy at St. Theresa's Parish in ... More >>

Schwag frontman Jimmy Tebeau says Camp Zoe is an idyllic campground for weekend hippie jam fests. Federal prosecutors beg to differ.

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Ten Things To Do in St. Louis: December 23-29

Wikimedia CommonsA scene from Christmas Holidays at Merryvale​For local clubs, the week after Christmas can be rather dead. Out-of-town touring acts take a break for the holidays, while locals tend to rest up, spend time with family and save their energy for New Year's Eve. (The exception to t ... More >>

2010: The Year In Music

Camp Zoe Seizure: Could Other Music Festivals Face Trouble, Too?

Wikimedia CommonsIs this SWAT team coming to a music festival near you?​Carrie Goebel went to sleep this Halloween in her own version of paradise. She woke up to a nightmare.The 46-year-old artist from Warrenton, Missouri, spent the last weekend in October camping out at Camp Zoe's Spookstock musi ... More >>

Camp Zoe Seizure: Could Other Music Festivals Face Trouble, Too?

Wikimedia CommonsIs this SWAT team coming to a music festival near you?​Carrie Goebel went to sleep this Halloween in her own version of paradise. She woke up to a nightmare.The 46-year-old artist from Warrenton, Missouri, spent the last weekend in October camping out at Camp Zoe's Spookstock mus ... More >>

Camp Zoe, Site of Schwagstock, Facing Seizure After Drug Investigation

Image via CampZoe.comA snapshot of the Schwagstock crowd.​The DEA, Missouri State Highway Patrol and U.S. Attorney's Office are trying to seize Camp Zoe, a 350-acre campground in central Missouri that hosts the music gathering Schwagstock -- after a four-year-long investigation allegedly uncovered ... More >>

Camp Zoe, Site of Schwagstock, Facing Seizure After Drug Investigation

Image via CampZoe.comA snapshot of the Schwagstock crowd.​The DEA, Missouri State Highway Patrol and U.S. Attorney's Office are trying to seize Camp Zoe, a 350-acre campground in central Missouri that hosts the music gathering Schwagstock -- after a four-year-long investigation allegedly uncovere ... More >>

Plausible Deniability

The World Cup trophy is pretty darn ugly. But nothing says balls like the Golden Cup!

World Cuppage: USA 1 - Algeria 0; A Running Diary at Meshuggah

photos by Keegan HamiltonThe crowd at Meshuggah in the Delmar Loop.​For all intents and purposes, this was the end of the World Cup's group stage. Yes, there are still several more matches to be played (Brazil vs. Portugal, anyone?) but this is the only game left that really means something to the ... More >>

R.I.P. Larry Weir, 1953-2010

Sara Finke/KDHX​Officially, Larry Weir was the longtime operation manager at KDHX (88.1 FM) and host of the program "Songwriters Showcase," which brought some of the best singer-songwriters to the attention of discerning St. Louisans. Unofficially, he was the station's guiding spirit, a constant, ... More >>

Show Review Photos: Rob Zombie at the Pageant, Sunday, November 15

It didn't take long to realize that Rob Zombie was cranky last night. By the third time or so he admonished the media ecology of cameras and cell phones snapping pictures and recording videos, he appeared almost stupefied. "This is not Miley Cyrus," he growled. "You're supposed to be animals!" Had h ... More >>

St. Louis Twitterati Cover the McCaskill Town Hall Meeting on Healthcare

​Senator Claire McCaskill held a town hall meeting on healthcare reform yesterday in Hillsboro. Oh sure, you could have watched it live on at least a couple of cable outlets. Or...if you were following the right people on Twitter, you could have read up-to-the-minute updates in (almost) real time. ... More >>

Men and Women's Wash U. Bears Headed to Final Four

wustl.eduMen's coach Mark Edwards celebrated his 500th career win earlier this season.The Washington University men's basketball team knocked off the Nos. 1 and 3 seeds last weekend in the NCAA Division III tournament to advance to the semi-finals. This year's trip to the Final Four marks the third ... More >>

Exclusive MP3 Stream: Jumbling Towers, "Kanetown City Rips"

On Monday, February 10, Jumbling Towers will have a new song premiering on an eMusic compilation called Selected Collected: An eMusic Selects Compilation. (Full tracklist after the jump.) Here's a sneak preview stream here -- and guys, it's really, really good. Like the kind of song ... More >>

Hot Contender: If looks count, Sarah Steelman may be your next governor

Libertarians shun Chief Wana Dubie.

Critics say he's just blowing smoke.

Arthur! Arthur!

Muddy Waters' Crucible doesn't burn bright enough.

Pilgrims in Peril

Halloween Listings

Week of October 26, 2006

Christmas Wrapping

Locals share their holiday memories; the latest on Frederick's Music Lounge's sartorial swag and for-sale signs

Buffet of Champions

You came, you saw, you voted: the winners of the 2005 Riverfront Times Music Awards

The Resurrection of Carl Officer

East St. Louis’ prodigal son is back — but is he the man to save Sin City?

Eight Is Great!

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This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of February 23, 2005

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Play It Again

The Crucible and Marat/Sade resonate anew in the Lou

Seasoned to Taste

Steven Woolf dishes on the Rep's repertoire

Breakfast of Champions

He scaled an intellectual Everest at age twelve. What's he like at sixteen? Meet George Thampy.

One-Track Mind

On top of old Fairmount: Collinsville's humble racecourse is home to one of the nation's winningest Thoroughbred owners

The Bailout Artist

Bill Atkins, the bail bondsman who is free on bond himself, still takes money to get people out of jail. Why is that?

Sidesaddle Rebel

A Missouri native hits the trail to make sure her Civil War novel is authentic in all details

Truth's Consequences

Americans have always been suckers for a good witch hunt

Window Dressing

Linda Edwards discusses her 200 windows at Blueberry Hill

PSYCHIC STEALING

The doors of perception opened to loss and deception when Sister White gave a reading