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Peter Kinder Second to Anthony Weiner in Embarrassing Tweets of 2011

​Peter Kinder didn't need the Riverfront Times to embarrass him last year by exposing his bizarre relationship with a former stripper and Penthouse centerfold. It turns out Missouri's lieutenant governor is plenty skilled at embarrassing himself -- via Twitter. Last week the NationalJournal named ... More >>

TSA Names Lambert "Airport of the Year"

Lambert Field weathered the storm this year -- and came out on top!​We know what you're thinking: Lambert Airport is the airport of the year?! The judges must really like plywood windows!Whoa! Easy now. Those blown-out windows from the tornado last April are being replaced, thank you very much. An ... More >>

Win Never Shout Never Tickets

​Joplin's Never Shout Never is playing the Pageant this Sunday. Things are a little different in the world of Christofer Drew these days -- he's working with a full band now and has spent the better part of the year raising money for his tornado devastated hometown of Joplin. All this vigor sh ... More >>

Judgment Awarded Against Suspect Charity Aiding Joplin Tornado

Photo: Albert SamahaThe Joplin tornado leveled the town and killed more than 160 people.​Here's an update to a story we originally reported on back in July. Yesterday, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced that his office had received a consent judgment against Puerto Rico-based charity ... More >>

Today at Natty's: 50% Off Pizzas With Free Delivery

Eleanor PiniSouth Grand Delivered's Andy Heaslet and Evenn Moore​For one day and one day only, the six-man team known as South Grand Delivered will be offering free pizza delivery from Natty's Pizza (3201 South Grand Boulevard; 314-772-2285). Oh and it gets better -- the pizzas are 50% off. ... More >>

Joplin Charity Says It's Not Phony, Despite BBB Warning

rescuejoplin.orgRev. Terry Lee admits he's not wise to technology, but he knows the way of the Lord.​The Better Business Bureau says rescuejoplin.org is a "phony non-profit" attempting to raise funds for the tornado recovery in Joplin. The organization is the third charity in just the past week ac ... More >>

Missouri Sues Dubious Charities Collecting Money for Joplin

crowdrise.com/JoplinMissouriTornadoAlivio Foundation has raised more than $9,700 online for Joplin, but where is the money?​Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he's filed suit accusing two alleged charities of defrauding donors who thought they were helping victims of the J ... More >>

Tornado Proof Mega-Mansion Under Construction in Missouri Ozarks

pensmore.comPensmore will boast 13 bedrooms, two elevators and be damn near indestructible (so they say) once complete.​The home rising up over the Ozark hills of Highlandville, Missouri, is slated to be 72,000 square feet when completed next year, making it one of the ten largest homes ever const ... More >>

Tornado Victims Defrauded by Towing Company, AG Says

Albert SamahaAttorney General Chris Koster says a towing company's been taking advantage of the situation in Joplin.​Sometimes, natural disasters bring out the best in people. But Attorney General Chris Koster alleges just the opposite of a Parkville, Missouri, based towing company. Koster claims ... More >>

Rush Limbaugh Pushing Tea in Joplin

Rush Limbaugh is cashing in on the tea party schtick with, yes, tea.​As if that tornado wasn't bad enough, this weekend, the town of Joplin, Missouri, got a visit from Rush Limbaugh.The bombastic radio host (and Missouri native) was there to promote a new product called Two if By Tea -- a bottled ... More >>

Documentary Will Feature Joplin Globe's Tornado Coverage

​OK, so we get that it's annoying when journalists stroke each other within their own little media bubble, but permit us one moment of congratulatory naval-gazing. Today's Post-Dispatch ran a guest editorial written by editors at The (Washington) Missourian, singing the praises of Joplin's l ... More >>

Joplin Tornado Three Weeks Later: Looters, Do-Gooders and One Giant Mess

Albert SamahaThe mangled wreckage of a red car illustrates the tornado's merciless power. The vehicle's other half was found nearly fifty yards away.​ EDITOR'S NOTE: The Riverfront Times' Albert Samaha traveled to Joplin this weekend, three weeks after the southwestern Missouri city was struck ... More >>

Dine Out at These Local Restaurants -- Help Joplin [Updated]

Sweet TomatoesSalad bar Sweet Tomatoes is just one local eatery donating to the Joplin tornado victims. ​Update: Another restaurant is the latest in the string of eateries to donate to the Joplin relief effort. This time, area Culver's (4140 Rusty Road, South St. Louis County; 314-845-0964 or ... More >>

Rare Fungal Disease the Latest Horrible Thing to Hit Joplin

image viaZygomycosis: the next horrible thing to hit Joplin.​Just when you thought things in Joplin couldn't get any more post-apocalyptic, the Huffington Post reports this morning that a rare and deadly fungus is now infecting tornado survivors. Zygomycosis happens when soil or vegetative m ... More >>

Joplin Teachers Urge Nixon to Veto Facebook Bill

State Representative Jane Cunningham has no problem with child labor -- but boy is Facebook dangerous to Missouri's youngsters!​The Missouri Legislature passed a bill two weeks ago designed to protect children from predatory school teachers. But the bill has stirred up some surprising opposition - ... More >>

Jam for Joplin Concert to Benefit Tornado Survivors is Tonight

​In the two-and-a-half weeks since a massive tornado leveled the town of Joplin, Missouri and left over 140 people dead and scores more injured and homeless, the enormity of the event is still staggering. People across the state and beyond have banded together to help survivors with food, clot ... More >>

Joplin Tornado: 600 Animals Still in Limbo

Toto's not the only dog whose life was upended by a tornado -- rescue workers in Joplin have helped 900 animals.​You can see their faces on the web site for the Joplin Humane Society: eager, sad, hopeful.They are the animals of Joplin, Missouri, displaced by the tornado that tore through town two ... More >>

Joplin Tornado Relative to St. Louis (Map)

Struggling to get a sense of the size of the Joplin tornado? Look no further. Below is a map showing the twister's path relative to St. Louis. ​As you can see, the path begins at Lindbergh Boulevard and travels east though Ladue, Clayton, Forest Park and the Central West End before ending at the r ... More >>

Final Death Tally From Joplin Tornado: 134

Mike MezuelThe tornado that tore through Joplin on May 22 killed 134 people.​It's official.There are no more residents of Joplin, Missouri, on the missing person's list. There are no human remains that haven't been accounted for. The final number of fatalities, attributed to the tornado that tore ... More >>

St. Louis Police Send 60 Officers to Joplin

Sixty St. Louis police officers are headed to Joplin today to assist the city following last week's devastating tornado. The officers will stay in Joplin for at least a week -- perhaps longer. Joplin officials contacted the police department on Monday requesting aid. The St. Louis officers will assi ... More >>

Farmers' Markets Get Screwed by Mother Nature

Holly FannMatthew Kuhns of Veggie Boy Produce stands in a cold drizzle at the Webster Groves Farmers' Market.​ Rain, hail and tornadoes have seriously screwed over the many vendors at local farmers' markets this year. With only a few precious sunny days thus far falling on market days, many ve ... More >>

Elephant Aids Joplin Tornado Cleanup (Video)

The Piccadilly Circus was scheduled to perform in Joplin over the Memorial Day weekend. But that was before the May 22nd tornado destroyed the town. Still, the circus arrived in Joplin over the weekend, not to perform -- but to help with the cleanup. In this clip below, an elephant from the circus p ... More >>

Eat at Hardee's -- Help Joplin

Hardee'sEat this at Hardee's to help the victims of the Joplin tornado. ​ If you're searching for ways to donate to disaster relief efforts following the deadly tornado that ripped through Joplin on May 22, Hardee's has a couple of options -- and one involves biscuits. On Thursday, June 2, s ... More >>

Joplin Memorial Service Sunday to Feature Jay Nixon, Barack Obama

Mike MezeulTo date, 132 people are confirmed dead after a horrific tornado swept through Joplin, Missouri, last Sunday.​President Barack Obama and Governor Jay Nixon will be the featured speakers at a memorial service Sunday to mourn the Joplin residents who lost their lives in a deadly tornado Ma ... More >>

Eat at Houlihan's, Bristol Seafood Grill -- Help Joplin

Courtesy of http://www.bristolseafoodgrill.comHoulihan's and Bristol Seafood Grill will donate to the Joplin relief Memorial Day weekend.​As death toll from the tornado that struck Joplin on May 22 reached 132 people Friday, one restaurant chain announced plans to help. All five St. Louis Hou ... More >>

Tornado Alarms Got You Down? Move to Corvallis, Washington

The Ingalls would have been better off staying in Wisconsin. And why, oh why oh, did we ever leave Ohio?​With all the flooding downstate, and the tornadoes that destroyed one wing of Lambert and almost all of the city Joplin, and the golf-ball-sized hail that pummeled parts of St. Louis yesterday, ... More >>

Tornadoes Preempt Oprah Farewell on KSDK -- Oh, the Humanity!

Oprah Winfrey said goodbye to America yesterday -- but she'll say goodbye to St. Louis viewers today.​For a TV station reliant on advertising -- and viewers' goodwill -- the timing couldn't have been worse.Just as talk show icon Oprah Winfrey was preparing to say goodbye to her millions of devoted ... More >>

Joplin Tornado Relief: Old Rock House Will Give a Dollar For Each Retweet

​Old Rock House wants to help the victims of the Joplin tornado by donating up to $2,000 to the Heart of Missouri United Way. The venue will give a dollar for the first 2,000 times this tweet is re-tweeted. So head out there and click your way to helping a town that could seriously use it: 122 ... More >>

Tornado in Joplin, Missouri, Kills at Least 89

Not the actual tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, yesterday afternoon -- but pretty scary, too.​So the world didn't end on Saturday. But residents of Joplin, Missouri, could have been forgiven for wondering yesterday if the apocalypse was merely a day late. A tornado ripped through the town in ... More >>

Tornado Relief at Ferguson Restaurants This Friday, May 6

Jennifer SilverbergCork Wine Bar in Ferguson​Between the devastating outbreak of tornadoes in the South and this past weekend's killing of Osama bin Laden, the tornadoes that struck north county last month might seem like a distant memory.For victims of that storm, however, the need for help remai ... More >>

The "Tornado Alley" Menu: Terrible Timing or Terrible Taste

Courtesy Erin K. Thompson, Seattle Weekly​Mike Seely, former RFT staff writer and now editor of our sister paper Seattle Weekly, passes along this item from the Emerald City: 5 Spot, a restaurant that adopts the cuisine of a different region every few months, is currently featuring the foods of... ... More >>

Let's Twist Again, Vicariously

Sunset Hills Tornado Won't Stop Massage Envy (w/ Pics!)

courtesy of Massage Envy A photo of tornado damage, taken by employees of the Sunset Hills Massage Envy.​On Friday, when a tornado hit Sunset Hills and other south county suburbs, the Massage Envy franchise on Lindbergh Road was not spared.The place suffered more than 25 holes in the roof, ... More >>

God Punished Missouri with Tornadoes, Says Westboro Baptist Church

The wingnuts with Rev. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church plan to picket tomorrow at noon outside the St. Charles County administrative building. The controversial Kansas-based church, best known for its "God's Hates Fags" message, is upset that county council members are trying to block its membe ... More >>

Nine Confirmed Tornadoes Touch Down Near St. Louis New Year's Eve

crh.noaa.gov​The National Weather Service has confirmed that nine twisters struck ground in and around St. Louis around mid-day December 31. The tornadoes destroyed several homes in Robertsville and Sunset Hills. In St. Louis an EF-1 twister with winds between 80 and 100 m.p.h. carved a path (righ ... More >>

For Your Next Vacation, How About Some Twister Chasing?

Yes, it's the end of September and summer vacation season is officially deader than the Cardinals' playoff hopes. But it's never too early to start planning for next year. A couple of University of Missouri professors report that Missourians who are sick of float trips and paranoid about the e coli ... More >>

Photo: Tornado Track Through Des Peres on Saturday

​It's official. The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado did touch down in Des Peres during Saturday's violent storm front that hit the St. Louis region around 4:30 p.m. April 24. According to the weather service, the twister touched down in a Des Peres subdivision and traveled northwe ... More >>

Tilt-A-Whee!

Neko Case

8 p.m. Thursday, November 5. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Hem

9 p.m. Monday, September 25. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)

The Sound and the Fury

When Musicals Attack kills and kills again

Best Drive-In Movie Theater

Skyview Drive-In

Tanya Savory, Stacey Earle and Dave Moore

Thursday, Sept. 7; Ike's Place, Washington University