News

• St. Louis Metro News

  Lost in America

  When the feds busted the "Black String Gang," they scratched the surface of the Vietnamese youth problem in South St. Louis. But no one's bothered to dig deeper into how it started.

  By Jeannette Batz

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• St. Louis Metro News

  TALES FROM THE 22ND WARD

  Ald. Kenneth Jones exercises his political muscle in demanding the dismissal of the Union West Community Corp.'s executive director

  By D.J. Wilson

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• St. Louis Metro News

  MOVING LIKE AN OIL SLICK

  Aldermanic President Francis Slay says the timing of a settlement in the Exxon Valdez case wonÕt be a factor in his decision on a mayoral run

  By D.J. Wilson

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• St. Louis Metro News

  NO PRETZEL LOGIC

  Bent out of shape over the closure of Giegerich Pretzel Co.

  By D.J. Wilson

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• St. Louis Metro News

  SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL

  Onion Horton and the Rev. Larry Rice make a strange pairing on WINU

  By D.J. Wilson

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• St. Louis Metro News

  What Are You Doing To Prepare For The So-Called Millennium Bug?

  By Wm. Stage

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Hartmann

  FORWARD BY UNPOPULAR DEMAND

  Dodson murder case is one for the middle of the road

  By Ray Hartmann

  Jul 28, 1999

  

Music

• Music News & Interviews

  PANIC ATTACK

  Local musical innovator Andy Ortmann is making a name for himself in the world of noise

  By Randall Roberts

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  BEAT HAPPENING

  Alterna-country pioneer Kevin Welch's music tells listeners all they need to know about the fledgling genre

  By Daniel Durchholz

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  WAXING WAVES

  Tiny but determined, WEW-AM and KNSX-FM ride the rough surf of St. Louis radio

  By Randall Roberts

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  QUICKIES

  Kudos to club Karma for bringing "percussive bliss" to town in the form of Ozomatli; be on the lookout for upstart country band Ashtray, coming soon to the Hi-Pointe

  By Randall Roberts

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  RHYTHM METHOD

  13 After host a release party for their interesting new self-titled CD

  By Jason Toon

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  Bright Eyes with Phut and Grandpa's Ghost

  Thursday, July 29; Side Door

  By Randall Roberts

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  Carl Weathersby

  Sunday, Aug. 1; Generations

  By Terry Perkins

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  Robert "Bilbo" Walker and Al Garrett

  Tuesday, Aug. 3; Off Broadway

  By Terry Perkins

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  Davie Allan and the Arrows and the Knoxville Girls

  Tuesday, Aug. 3; Side Door

  By Randall Roberts

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Music News & Interviews

  Arling and Cameron

  Wednesday, Aug. 4; Firehouse

  By Randall Roberts

  Jul 28, 1999

  

Food & Drink

• Restaurant Reviews

  Where There's Smoke

  Clancy's Rib Co. draws on a notable pedigree to present upscale barbecue

  By Joe Bonwich

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Restaurant Reviews

  JAMBALAYA

  (Comprising a random collection of ingredients from St. Louis food and wine)

  By Joe Bonwich

  Jul 28, 1999

  

Movies

• Movie Reviews & News

  THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT

  Written and directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez

  By M.V. Moorhead

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Movie Reviews & News

  THE HAUNTING

  Directed by Jan De Bont

  By Andy Klein

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Movie Reviews & News

  ETERNITY AND A DAY

  Co-written and directed by Theo Angelopoulos

  By Robert Hunt

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Movie Reviews & News

  RUNAWAY BRIDE

  Directed by Garry Marshall

  By Hal Hinson

  Jul 28, 1999

  

Arts & Culture

• Arts Stories & Interviews

  FIRM FOOTING

  Master classes with the stars, plus performances by local favorites, make the St. Louis Tap Festival click

  By James A. Duffy

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Arts Stories & Interviews

  BYE BYE BIRDIE

  By Michael Stewart, Charles Strouse and Lee Adams (Stages St. Louis)

  By Sally Cragin

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Arts Stories & Interviews

  LEFT BANK HOLIDAY

  St. Louis' last independent full-service bookseller, Left Bank Books, celebrates its 30th year of supporting progressive politics and serious culture

  By Cliff Froehlich

  Jul 28, 1999

  
• Arts Stories & Interviews

  SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI

  Traveling the Great River Road to learn more about a proposed arts corridor in northeast Missouri

  By Eddie Silva

  Jul 28, 1999