Boy, it sure is cold outside. ............Oh, come on. Don't leave me hanging, guys! How cold is it, Aaron? It's so cold I think I have frostbite. On my genitals! That's not funny. The hell kind of joke is that anyway? Oh. Um, well, it's sort of a meta humor kind of thing. You know, it's a bad joke, like, on purpose, right? I mean, it's not funny, no, but it is funny that I would think that was funny. See? That's how these things work. I'm on the cutting edge of humor.&n
Wikimedia CommonsRaving it up old-school.Some old folks who have vivid memories of the nineties may think that 4:30 in the afternoon is a little early to start raving, and Union Station is kind of a strange locale when there are so many abandoned warehouses in St. Louis, but those folks are just showing their age.It's a whole new world now. Saturday's rave will be bereft of Ecstacy and, most significantly, never-ending techno jams. Instead, the ravers will plug into their iPods and dance in sile
Ian Froeb Beechwood Bistro is now open at the entrance of Union Station. The new restaurant should make a lot of noise at Union Station -- if only because the retail is so very quiet./rimshot/Beechwood Bistro comes to us from the same folks who opened Sage (1031 Lynch Street; Web site) in 2007. The menus are quite similar. At the moment, Beechwood has only a placeholder site, but you can get an idea what to expect by checking out Sage's menu.(Read my review of Sage from October 18, 2007.)For mor
Wikimedia commonsUnless of course you're caught drawing a smiley face on the subway in New York's Union Station. Then you'll spend two days in jail, even if you're a renowned artist in town for a major gallery opening.Such was the case of Yoshitomo Nara a Japanese sculptor (his work Light My Fire is pictured above) and painter who spent two days behind bars in NYC for his scribbling. He described his time in the can as "a nice experience in my life" and "just like the movies."Gee, maybe he s
We get political with Kerry and Dean, feel the bite of a "Mad Dog" and discover something amazing about Prius ownership. Plus, confidential to Unreal readers: Parking downtown is easy!
If you love summer more than any other season, the first weekend in June should mean something -- and if you find yourself having fun and spending wee amounts of green, you'll likely remember this weekend fondly while trudging through the slush of February. Here's our best attempt at directing you to cheap fun around St. Louis. We'll start with a bonus item of our own: For $5, you can see more than 60 of the best local bands, from 1 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, as part of the RFT Music Showcase i
flickr.com/photos/eszterThanks to the federal stimulus, Friday, August 7, was payday for hundreds of urban youths. At least, it was supposed to be.The teens had all found work this summer through UrbanFORCE, a program sponsored by the St. Louis Agency for Training and Employment (SLATE) that matches St. Louis residents, ages 14 to 24, with local businesses looking for workers. The young people would labor through the summer, and their wages would be paid with money from President Obama's stim
Looks like Union Station might have claimed another one: Beechwood Bistro by Sage, the offshoot of Soulard's Sage, appears to be closed. The restaurant was closed during its usual operating hours this afternoon, and the phone number (314-621-1161) has been disconnected. Beechwood Bistro opened in early March of this year, featuring many of the same dishes as Sage, which debuted in the summer of 2007.
October has ended its wet, wet reign, so we look back on the soggy month's restaurant openings and closings. As always, if I missed one, please let me know in the comments. Gracias in advance.Ian FroebBeechwood Bistro by Sage fell victim to the Union Station curse.OpeningsThe Wedge (under new management)Sevens (Casino Queen)Las Palmas (Maplewood location)Pi (Kirkwood location)FoamClosings after the jump...
