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St. Louis Twitter Users is Shutting Down
Andrew Bell sent out a message to the members of his St. Louis Twitter Group, STL Tweeters on Ning saying that he didn't have to keep the group going. And indeed, with the exception of a few spammers, the site has been basically dormant since last spring. Andrews message:A message to all members of St. Louis Twitter UsersFirst and foremost, THANK YOU for all that helped get the word out about this site, helped make graphics, provide content and show up for some pretty awesome tweetups! I
October 9, 2009Tonight! They Might Be Giants Doing a Flood Show at the Pageant
Tonight at the Pageant, They Might Be Giants is making its near-annual trip to St. Louis for a show. This time around, the band will be playing the 1990 classic Flood in its entirety, among other songs new and old. HELL. YEAH. As if to prove how much TMBG loves us, here's a snippet of the band's venue song for St. Louis, which is based around Mississippi Nights.
October 9, 2009St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 10.3-10.9
Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.Off the Menu: Joe reported changes afoot at Kitchen K. Stl Bites: Bill's friend Mike Sweeney will be consulting on beer menus for Gerard Craft's expanding empire. Sounding My Barbaric Gulp: Kelly celebrated her birthday with lots of good chow.Cupcake Project: Stef's making cupcakes for another wedding. Pumpkin graham crackers are delicious, but not wedding-appropriate.
October 9, 2009How St. Louis Area Congressmen Voted on Last Week's Hate Crime Bill
Matthew Shepard, a gay Wyoming college student murdered in 1998 and an inspiration for the revised hate-crimes law.You've probably heard by now how the House of Representatives passed a measure last week that broadens the definition of a "hate crime" to include incidents committed because of the sexual or gender orientation of the victim. The controversial measure largely fell along party lines, with many Republicans arguing that the proposed law was unnecessary. "The idea that we'r
October 12, 2009The Big Bloody: Cop Shot Last Week in Home Invasion Out of Hospital
The St. Louis police department today sent out status reports on two of its injured officers. Police report that the 27-year-old female officer shot multiple times during a home invasion early last Monday is out of the hospital. The unnamed officer was released from the hospital on Friday. Still hospitalized is an officer injured in a vehicle accident last Tuesday at S. Broadway and Arsenal. That officer remains listed in critical condition.
October 12, 2009Pray for the People of Turkmenistan; Their Leaders Come to St. Louis for Advice
Borat: Not a Turkmen. He's a Kazakh. Duh!Sadly, this story has nothing to do with a Borat sequel, though it does have all the trappings of such a farce. As Daily RFT has just learned, St. Louis played host last week to a cadre of dignitaries from Turkmenistan. The group was here to survey our government and educational system and meet with officials such as Alderwoman Phyllis Young and former State Senator Harry Kennedy -- among others. As St. Louis Core, the website of Board o
October 13, 2009Tonight! Dr. Dog at the Gargoyle, Hoots and Hellmouth/William Elliott Whitmore at Off Broadway
Again, St. Louis, there's no reason not to go out tonight. Don't let a little rain stop ya!First at the Gargoyle is the always-solid Dr. Dog. I know they've been through St. Louis a ton, and man, they just keep getting better and better. Jeffrey Lewis opens.Speaking of musicians who love coming to STL: William Elliott Whitmore, another local fave, is bringing his whiskey-grizzled voice to Off Broadway. Hoots and Hellmouth and Jesse Irwin are also on the bill. Here's a funny video of the former o
October 13, 2009Featured Review: For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn't there
October 14, 2009To Preserve and Protect: Esley Hamilton has a boundless passion for St. Louis' architectural past
October 14, 2009Get Busy
October 14, 2009It's Just A Little Brush
October 14, 2009Missouri's Very Own Albino Farm Coming to St. Louis International Film Festival
Cinema St. Louis on Wednesday announced the line-up for the St. Louis International Film Festival (tickets go on sale today), and lo and behold, one of the featured films tells a tall tale about a legendary albino farm out near Springfield.www.cinemastlouis.orgYes, an albino farm. The property on the outskirts of Springfield, a.k.a. the Springlawn Farm, was cultivated in the late nineteenth century by a prominent farming family whose admirable animal husbandry drew visitors from far and away.
October 15, 2009Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, October 16-18, 2009
Here's your guide to having fun this weekend on a budget. Looking for live music? Check out our weekend concert calendar. Where the Wild Things Are opens Friday. Read J. Hoberman's review.Where the Wild Things Are at various theaters (Friday)While J. Hoberman questioned some of director Spike Jonze's methods in this adaptation of the 400-word children's classic, the buzz about this film is inarguable. It opens Friday at various theaters here and across the country. Read Hoberman's full revie
October 16, 2009St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 10.10-10.16
Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.Dinner with Julia: Karen remastered Beef Bourguignon.STL Meal Deals: KMCA touted The Melting Pot's date night possibilities, discounted filet mignon at Andria's, and Prix-Fixe at Kitchen K.Bruno's Dream: Bruno harvested grapes.
October 16, 2009Over the Weekend: Lucinda Williams at the Pageant, Mirah and Norfolk & Western at the Billiken Club, the Models of Saint Louis Fashion Week
Good morning, St. Louis! Here's a recap of our weekend coverage: two concert reviews for your reading pleasure and a slide show of the models at Saint Louis Fashion Week.Photo: Jon GitchoffLucinda Williams did her roots rock thing on Saturday night at the Pageant. See more photos from Saturday night's show. The concert included all the hits -- a virtual retrospective of the singer's 30-year-career. We have a review, set list and photos from her show.
October 19, 2009That Smell in North City? Just Poisonous Methane Gas. Now Go About Your Day.
http://www.flickoff.org/system/files/u8/methane.jpgSt. Louis has a meth problem. Methane, that is.The highly flammable greenhouse gas, most famous in the form of cow flatulence (hence the lovely picture above), is causing a scare for a handful of North St. Louis residents. The St. Louis Demolition Landfill, located just east of Hall Street adjacent to the Mississippi River, has "potentially explosive levels" of the gas seeping out of the ground.The Missouri Department of Natural Resources was
October 19, 2009Random St. Louis Links: Lou Barlow's tour diary, Record Store Tour
*Lou Barlow had some nice things to say about St. Louis and his KDHX session on a tour blog on Paste Magazine's website. Check it out! (H/T to 5 Score Pachyderm) He opened for Dinosaur Jr.*The blog Turntabling.net went on a pilgrimage to record stores around the country in recent weeks. They stopped at Vintage Vinyl and the Record Exchange (and tried to stop at Euclid, but they were closed). However, nice things were said!
October 19, 2009Thirsty for Knowledge?
October 21, 2009Catch This!
October 21, 2009St. Louis: Great Place For Sports Figures to Launch Disastrous Affairs
Steve PhillipsYes, pollsters, feel free to defecate on St. Louis all you want. But here's one ranking where we certainly score high marks: cities where passing sports figures can get involved in bizarro relationships with detestable wenches.Consider baseball player Ronnie Belliard. The current Los Angeles Dodger was with St. Louis for three (maybe four) months back in '06 -- enough time for him to get caught up with a psycho who later tried to extort the ballplayer on false claims that he im
October 21, 2009Aaron's Thing of the Week, 22nd October, 2009: Ric Flair at the Chase
When I was a kid, I was a big wrestling fan. Pretty much every weekend, my best friend Mike and I would get up on Sunday mornings to watch the WWF, then spend the rest of the day practicing suplexes and a variety of submission holds on my little brother. Mike's favourite wrestler was the Ultimate Warrior; he once went so far as to try painting his face in the manner of the Warrior with paint from my mother's crafting set. Unfortunately, it wasn't the sort of paint which easily comes off, an
October 22, 2009St. Louis Named Bike Friendly City
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26129297@N02/ / CC BY-SA 2.0Bikers on the Old Chain of Rocks BridgeHow's that for progressive! This week the League of American Bicyclists named their Bicycle Friendly Communities for 2009. St. Louis was one of 15 cities new to the rankings and was singled out in the league's press release for improvements the city has made to encourage pedal-powered transportation. St. Louis, Mo., for example, is one of the 70 largest cities surveyed in the ACS and a new BF
October 23, 2009Photos from Thursday Nights Tweet-up with Tara Hunt
photo by: Bill StreeterTara Hunt (second from right) meets with St. Louis fans and admirers at the Royale on ThursdayMichael Tomko was so excited when he learned that one of his social-media heroes -- Tara Hunt -- was making a rare appearance in St. Louis yesterday, he decided to throw an impromptu tweet-up for her at the Royale. The tweet-up was certainly a highlight of a damp and otherwise uneventful Thursday night in St. Louis. Among the attendees were Tim Eby of the recently re-br
October 23, 2009St. Louis Board of Aldermen Passes Smoking Ban
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen ended a three-and-a-half hour debate this afternoon and approved 20-7 a bill to ban smoking in most bars and restaurants in St. Louis. The amended bill excludes casinos and bars smaller than 2,000 square feet in size. Those voting against that ban were: Ken Ortmann - Ward 9Fred Wessels - Ward 13Stephen Gregali - Ward 14Frank Williamson - Ward 26Samuel Moore - Ward 4Bill Waterhouse - Ward 24Matt Villa - Ward 11More details to come later...
October 23, 2009[Updated] Smoking Ban Passed in St. Louis
Chad Garrison over at the Daily RFT has the news that St. Louis passed a smoking ban today in most bars and restaurants. The exceptions? The amended bill excludes casinos and bars smaller than 2,000 square feet in size. Okay, so, help me out here: How big is 2000 square feet? Approximately to what does that compare, in terms of local clubs and venues? Anyone know? Edit, 4:45 p.m.: Commenter Scott beat me to the punch in posting this. Garrison has another blogpost that explains what went down
October 23, 2009St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 10.17-10.23
Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.Cupcake Project: Stefani debuted on Paula Deen's website, made cupcakes for a house divided, and gave instructions for a DIY cupcake party.STL Hops: Mike eulogized local beer guru Henry Herbst, and revealed beer lists for Kirkwood Pi and Growlers Pub. Andrew Mark Veety: Andrew took issue with some dogs at Tower Grove Park.
October 23, 2009U2's *Not* in St. Louis In 2010, At the Moment
Ian wisely pointed out that last week U2 announced some 2010 U.S. tour dates -- and St. Louis is not on the list. I did some checking around and confirmed that nope, the dates originally rumored turned out to be false. Ah well! The band's in Chicago again on July 6, 2010. And who knows what might happen with a third leg of the tour?
October 26, 2009The Big Bloody: St. Louis Police Kill Suspect Who Ran, Pointed Gun
St. Louis police officers were on patrol last night in an area of south St. Louis plagued recently with robberies and attempted robberies when they came across two suspicious looking characters. According to police, the two suspects came out of an alley in the 3100 block of Texas (one block west of Benton Park) around 10:30 p.m. When the officers attempted to question the men, one of them ran while the other stayed put. View Larger MapPolice say that the fleeing man ran around the corner and pul
October 27, 2009St. Louis International Film Festival Announces Schedule, Including Lots of Music Films
The St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) announced its schedule a few weeks ago -- and as always, the fest has plenty of offerings for music-doc buffs and local music fans. SLIFF runs from November 12 to 22; all ticket info and locations of the films can be found at this link. Among the documentaries: *Chops, which follows a Florida high school jazz band as it prepares for and performs at NYC's Essentially Ellington Festival. *Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense, a survey of the
October 27, 2009Stuffed Up: Readers consider a life without Sudafed and ponder St. Louis' dismal rankings in national polls
October 28, 2009St. Louis Art Capsules
October 28, 2009Featured Review: American Framing
October 28, 2009Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam To Build Mosque in St. Louis
An outpost of Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam has plans to build its first mosque in St. Louis. The group, known as Mosque #28, held a fundraiser last Sunday to raise the monies needed to renovate an existing building in the Walnut Park neighborhood of north St. Louis.A rendering of the proposed Nation of Islam mosque in St. Louis.Currently the mosque is based in a Roberts Brothers property on North Kingshighway. According to an e-mail solicitation, Mosque #28 plans to focus on mentoring an
October 28, 2009Remembering 1983 -- The Last Year So Many St. Louisan We're Out of Work
The St. Louis-built "minivan" was born in 1983. The number of people looking for jobs in the St. Louis region jumped to 10.2 percent in September, according to Federal Reserve figures. That's an uptick of nearly a full percentage point from the 9.5 percent of the region that was out of work in August. The last time St. Louis region had an unemployment rate of 10 percent was in August 1983. How long ago was that? Consider this, back in 1983 the Chrysler plant in Fenton (you know, the one that
October 29, 2009The Gateway Ark, a.k.a. Is it ever going to stop raining in St. Louis?
Through Wednesday St. Louis had the most rainfall ever in the month of October -- 9.47 inches. And that figure doesn't include the two to three inches that has fallen since yesterday. Seriously, I say it's time to build one of these...
October 30, 2009St. Louis Food Blog Digest 10.23-10.30
Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.Cupcake Project: Stefani conquered a vampire with garlic cupcakes and chocolate-covered garlic, and then got witchy. She also shared Bride and Groom 3.0's first video review.Iron Stef: Stephanie partied with her mushroom-growing uncle.Show Me Vegan: Lisa used the Whole Foods app to veganize a red curry chicken.
October 30, 2009FoodWire: Espresso Mod Closed
Espresso Mod (210 North 9th Street) closed last week. The downtown coffee house opened in late 2005. A post from user "espressomod" -- presumably, but not definitely, connected to the business -- on the Urban St. Louis message board (scroll down) is critical of the incentives that Schnucks' new Culinaria market received from the City of St. Louis: "[Culinaria] should have been an addition but instead their business model was copy what was there already and do it cheaper. So therefore everyone su
November 2, 2009Too Soon: Holiday Music On the Station Formerly Known as The Beat
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xmas_tree.svgWell, at least the 24-7 Christmas music didn't start in St. Louis this year until November 1. (Last year, if you remember, it started on October 10, after Movin' 101.1 prepared to flip to sports talk from upbeat music.) But yes, after hip-hop stalwart The Beat (100.3 FM) announced on Friday that it was switching formats, the constant holiday music began in earnest yesterday. Heck, the Halloween candy is still on sale, and we already can't es
November 2, 2009Flogging Molly, Bryan Adams Returning to St. Louis
St. Patrick's day starts a week early next year in St. Louis: Flogging Molly's annual Green 17 tour is scheduled to hit the Pageant on March 10, 2010. Fan community registrants can buy tickets now, although the show's on sale to everybody on November 14. On another note, Bryan Adams is scheduled to play an acoustic show on Monday, December 7, at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $49.50 to $69.50, and the show starts at 8 p.m.
November 2, 2009Unreal Forgets Alzheimer's Awareness Month!
www.stationbay.comUnreal's inbox overfloweth on Mondays, so you can imagine our discombobulation when a missive pops in from Amanda Hassler, a flack at BrightonUSA who wants to know if RFT is covering Alzheimer's Awareness Month.OMG! We forgot!If you or a loved one has a similar problem, the press release on the jump might interest you....
November 2, 2009Missouri Arts Council Names 2010 Award Winners; Opera Theatre of St. Louis Honored
The Missouri Arts Council yesterday announced its 2010 arts award winners. The only St. Louis organization and/or artist to make this year's list was Opera Theatre of St. Louis. The full list of winners by category: Arts Education: Dr. Robert Gifford, Cape GirardeauArts Organization: Opera Theatre of St. Louis, St. LouisCreative Community: The City of Lee's Summit, Lee's SummitIndividual Artist: Jim Leedy, Lake LotawanaLeadership in the Arts: Marie Nau Hunter, Columbia Philanthropy: Joseph L.
November 3, 2009Hallowed Be Thy Name: A member of the Schlafly clan figures to do the Lord's work by cleansing the Bible of its "liberal bias"
November 4, 2009(City)Garden Spot: Downtown's new cultural gem gets a restaurant to match
November 4, 2009Pointe of Power
November 4, 2009The Beertender: What to Drink This Fall
If you've been paying attention over the past few years, you know how the beer selection in the St. Louis area has ballooned. (Seventeen breweries!) With so much out there, it can get a little overwhelming at times. Here are a few Must-Trys and New-&-Excitings to seek:(Don't forget that STL Hops posts beer lists for quite a few local establishments.)Ayinger Weizenbock (Brauerei Aying, Germany): Long considered one of the greats, Ayinger makes definitive German beers, so anything new from
November 4, 2009St. Louis County Council Clears Way For North County Casino
Image ViaWhile thousands of St. Louis county voters took to the polls yesterday to decide important issues like a smoking ban and increased 911 funding, the fate of the largest stretch of undeveloped Mississippi River waterfront in the St. Louis region was left in the hands of six members of the St. Louis County Council.They voted 4-2 in favor of re-zoning 376 acres of wetlands south of the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area for commercial development, specifically a massive casino and resort
November 4, 2009Know Your Local Meth Maker; Eight County Residents Sentenced for Psuedoephedrine
Yesterday the U.S. Attorney Michael Reap announced the sentencing of eight St. Louis County residents for possession of psuedoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. The suspect participated in the scheme between June 2006 and March 2009, according to prosecutors, and appeared before the Honorable Jean Hamilton for sentencing. Know any of these folks? April Delaney, 33, St. Louis, MO; sentenced to 100 months;David Goodrich, 48, St. Louis, MO; sentenced to 84 months;She
November 5, 2009Stuck to My Ribs: Bono's Pizzeria
Josh BacottOne of the detriments to living in a city that claims its own "style" of pizza? A significant chunk of the locally-owned establishments ignore the alternatives.Seemingly every neighborhood joint that offers delivery specializes in thin-crust St. Louis-style pizza. As a lifelong resident of the Gateway City, I'm an unabashed lover of St. Louis-style pizza. I typically live by the credo the more provel, the better.But one problem with our city's trademark pizza is that when a guy ha
November 6, 2009Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, November 6-8, 2009
You could go out this weekend and spend a wad of cash drinking like a sailor. Or, you might find yourself online or at the mall, and end up charging a ridiculous-looking thermal coat to your Visa. But why put yourself in the poorhouse (or the poky) when all the following events are just $10 or less? P.S. We've got plenty of music choices this weekend, too. Image ViaSee Bob Run premieres Friday.See Bob Run at the ArtSpace at Crestwood Court (Opens Friday) See Bob Run, a one-woman show by Canad
November 6, 2009St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 10.24-11.6
Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs.A Veggie Venture: Alanna advised on vegetarian Thanksgiving options.The Cheesemonger's Wife: Annie dreamed of classes at The School of Artisan Food.Off the Menu: Joe reported on Chesterfield Valley going indie, a hometown girl taking gooey butter cake to NYC, and Ami's finding a new home.
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