World Fairs and Expos

And The Voting Begins! The Weird, Wonderful (and Sometimes Wishy-Washy) Ideas of Rally Saint Louis

Think St. Louis could use a microbrewery trolley system? How about a set of City Museum-like playgrounds for adults? Or is it time to give street artists free reign? Some people out there think so. Voting began this week for Rally Saint Louis, a crowd-sourced and publicly-funded ideas competition ... More >>

D'eclair Your Love for Donuts

The Eight Best Doughnut Shops in St. Louis

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>

A Little More Christmas Garland

Gut Check Indulges in Baked Goods from the Tour D'Onut

Amanda WoytusTour D'Onut bikers line up in front of John Donut before moseying to the second shop. ​At 9 a.m. Saturday, the inside of Soulard's John Donut was packed with about 30 people dressed in their athletic finest, enjoying breakfast around the bright yellow tables. They're participants ... More >>

More Never-Before-Seen Photos of St. Louis History

Courtesy of John FosterA young man and his two lady friends take a spin in the new-fangled invention of the day, the gas-powered automobile.​ Yesterday, Daily RFT showed you some lost photos of St. Louis circa 1900, courtesy of found photo buff John Foster's blog. Foster's worked to rejuvenate ... More >>

Found Photos Show St. Louis 100 Years Ago

Courtesy of John FosterTwo women take a nap in a St. Louis park circa 1900.​Forest Park turned a whopping 135 years old almost two weeks ago, and we're getting nostalgic. And those feelings were only egged on by the recent discovery of this blog from TOKY account manager John Foster, who earli ... More >>

The St. Louis African Arts Festival

For the last twenty years, the African Heritage Association has presented the St. Louis African Arts Festival, a weekend full of dancing, singing, art, poetry, lots of food and an authentic African market with a wide variety of products, set up at the World's Fair Pavilion. The event's many sponsors ... More >>

World's Fair Donuts Temporarily Closed [Updated]

Ian FroebA day no donuts would fry.​World's Fair Donuts (1940 South Vandeventer Avenue; 314-776-9975) is closed today. A sign on the front door says that the iconic St. Louis doughnut shop will be closed "for a few days" due to a car accident.It's unclear when the sign was posted -- any regulars k ... More >>

All's Fair

All Wright Turns

Coffee with milk

World's Fair Doughnuts,
1904 South Vandeventer Avenue;
314-776-9975.

Did You Hear a Trolley?

Another Historic Milestone

Love Park

Mr. Night and Ms. Day grab iPods for an iPopping tour of Forest Park