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Teacher Joseph Maddock Accused of Putting Hand Down 10-Year-Old Student's Pants

Joseph Maddock, a 33-year-old teacher in Lake St. Louis, is accused of putting his hand down his ten-year-old student's pants and touching him inappropriately. The alleged incident happened at the student's home. Maddock had met the student a year ago while teaching third grade at Andrews Academ ... More >>

The 2011 Unreal News Challenge

Last Collector Standing: Kara Spath Is Obsessed with Trumpeter Al Hirt, While Husband Brian Amasses Comic Books and Movie Cameras

The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>

Carondelet Leadership Academy to Open in August

Carondelet Leadership Academy (CLA), a new charter school, will be opening in (where else) Carondelet next fall, in the old St. Boniface school at 7604 Michigan Avenue. The school will start out with 300 students in kindergarten through fifth grade but will expand up through eighth grade in future y ... More >>

Can the Negro Leagues Museum Survive the Recession?

Wikimedia CommonsBuck O'Neil, Kansas City Monarchs manager, first black coach in Major League Baseball and founder of the Negro Leagues Museum.​The count is rising against the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.Strike one: The recession, which is hurting museums all over the country, but ... More >>

St. Louis Philanthropist Des Lee Dies at 92

E. Desmond "Des" Lee, a lifelong Missourian and successful entrepreneur who leveraged his business success to fund arts and education, died today at St. John's Hospital. He was 92.umsl.eduE. Desmond "Des" Lee (1917-2010) with his wife, Mary Ann.​According to a press release from his family, Lee ga ... More >>

The Old Man and the Sneak

Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons Dara Strickland is a leading expert on sneaking food and drink into the movies. She reports on her exploits for Gut Check (from an undisclosed location) every Monday.Show: An astonishing schedule of St. Louis' cultural high points.Food: Not a damn thing.Difficult ... More >>

Buckin’ Backhoes

Unreal does the "Thriller" dance, sips Starbucks with a fellow ex-barista and ponders the logistics of a backhoe rodeo.

The Mystery of Lloyd Gaines

A St. Louis civil-rights pioneer vanished without a trace almost 70 years ago. Now, the NAACP wants the feds to find him.

Ping Dynasty

The Yao Family is set on making St. Louis a global powerhouse in table tennis.

Brave New Town

Some call it a well-ordered paradise. Others say it's just plain sprawl.

Theater

Idiot Savants

Green Day's politicking is simple but effective

Lost Downtown

Amid the lofty renaissance, the hardcore of the urban core

Touch Down

The Huygens probe makes a dogged landing

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of January 12, 2005

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Bauer Power

Art can change the world, and Jenna Bauer wants to show you how

Jesus For Juniors

How do you lure disaffected suburban teens into the bosom of the church? Try this unholy trinity: rock & roll, junk food and Foosball.

Queer Eye for the Country Guy

Cowboy crooners are putting some metro-sex into their rural images

The Kings of Kingshighway

The Roberts brothers fight to bring back life to north St. Louis

Brave Captain

Lindbergh returns, in spirit

Underdogs

Hoop dreams die hard for coach John Campbell and his Sanford-Brown Indians

Sounds Around Town

Week of September 10, 2003

Oh Henry

Cummel's proprietor hopes her wandering days are over

The Terrorists Are Winning

Truth, justice and the American soap opera are under attack at the West County Y

Deadly Dilemma

In Stanley Parker's neighborhood, what you wear and where you go can get you killed

The Battle of the Paddle

Loot dreams, pre-teen stars, Russian immigrants and (cough) very old men have the St. Louis table-tennis scene popping off

Sweaty Teddy

For this maestro, the weddings go on forever and the receptions never change

Basement Banned

The Man be damned: 2 Keys proves the kids can do for themselves

Letters

Week of October 10, 2001

This Ain't No Party

Ross Perot launched the Reform Party as the voice of the American people. Eight years later, it's a shrill, staticky free-for-all, and the moderates can't get heard.

Judy Berlin

Written and directed by Eric Mendelsohn

The Olmstead Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court says it's time to end segregation: People with disabilities must be allowed to leave institutions and move into the community. Sounds great -- except the state's overwhelmed and the community's nowhere near ready.

Hit Parade

Nothin' But Net

An obsession with basketball takes CBC seniors Ryan Johnson and D.J. Hogue through a successful -- but heartbreaking -- season

Reconstructing Larry

City Treasurer Larry Williams used to be known for bounced checks, bad audits and bogus talk. Now he's emerging as the savior of downtown. Who'da thunk it?

This Week

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