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Accused Cop Killer Suffered Serious Abuse, Expert Tells Jury
Published: April 26, 2024 21:33
An accused cop killer currently on trial in St. Louis endured years of childhood abuse at the hands of both parents, an upbringing that a forensic psychologist says ultimately led to the August 2020 psychotic episode in which Thomas Kinworthy killed St.…
Back to the Future, Meet Me in St. Louis to Play on Art Hill This Summer
Published: April 26, 2024 19:07
Saint Louis Art Museum will go back to the past this summer — with two fan favorites making encore presentations at its beloved Art Hill film series. Those films, Back to the Future and Meet Me in St. Louis, were voted on by fans. The sci-fi comedy classic…
100+ Faculty, Staff Blast Wash U Response to Pro-Palestine Protests
Published: April 26, 2024 18:52
An outraged letter signed by more than 100 faculty members, staff and graduate students was delivered at noon today to Washington University’s administration demanding it stop suppressing peaceful student protests for Palestine. “We are writing to express…
St. Louis Teen Hit with 25 Felonies After GPS Bracelet Tracked Crime Spree
Published: April 26, 2024 16:53
An 18-year-old from south city went on a smash-and-grab spree earlier this month, police say, hitting 11 businesses over the course of two consecutive Wednesday nights in April. Police say that on April 10, Leslie James III and two others cruised around in…
The Trees I've Loved — and Lost
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Published: April 26, 2024 13:27
My neighbor told me she plans to cut down her tree and my heart stopped. The tree in question is an enormous Japanese maple that covers her yard and spills into my own. In the spring, it splashes a rich red across my bathroom window, and the tree has…
Dr. Jill Stein Is Running as the Anti-War Presidential Candidate
Published: April 26, 2024 11:16
Three presidential candidates — President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Independent Robert F Kennedy Jr. — will split the “pro-war vote.” But the Green Party candidate argues she is the only anti-war candidate and has shifted her campaign to…
Vibe's Mississippi Nights Strain Combines Weed and St. Louis History
Published: April 26, 2024 11:00
Hailing from St. Louis, where the sounds of live music and the aroma of cannabis intertwine in a classic harmony, a new strain captures the essence of both worlds. Mississippi Nights, cultivated by Vibe Cannabis, is more than just a nod to the legendary…
Joey Bada$$ Is Performing in St. Louis Tonight, But You Can't Go
Published: April 26, 2024 11:00
Rapper Joey Bada$$ will be gracing St. Louis with a performance this evening, but unless you're the type of millionaire who can afford tuition at Washington University or the type of super-genius who gets to go there for cheap on account of your superior…
Challengers Teases with Tennis and Sexy Times, But Falls Short of Euphoria
Published: April 26, 2024 11:00
I haven’t seen a movie that edges its audience with more cruel glee than Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s latest horny-in-theory story of complicated romance. Anyone expecting a moist-and-sweaty Jules et Jim set in the competitive world of professional…
Peter & Paul Will Open Expanded Shelter in North St. Louis
Published: April 25, 2024 20:02
After years of struggle and community backlash, Peter & Paul Community Services closed on a building it says will serve as a new and expanded shelter in north St. Louis. The Little Sisters of the Poor site (3225 North Florissant Avenue) will replace the…
St. Louis Jail Defies Judge's Order, Blocks Attorneys' Access
Published: April 25, 2024 19:08
Administrators at the St. Louis City Justice Center wasted no time violating a judge’s order telling them to allow attorneys to pass their clients legal paperwork relevant to their cases. According to an email that public defender Matthew Mahaffey sent to…
McDonald’s Attacker Was on Probation When He Assaulted Teen
Published: April 25, 2024 17:44
The 25-year-old man accused of stomping on a teen girl's head outside a St. Louis County McDonald's has a litany of previous arrests for assault, including one conviction in the City of St. Louis for which he is currently on probation. These details came…
Esquire Names St. Louis' 21c Museum Hotel One of 2024's Best New Hotels
Published: April 25, 2024 17:08
St. Louis’ 21c Museum Hotel was named one of the “41 Best New Hotels in North America and Europe 2024” by Esquire last month. 21c Museum Hotel (1528 Locust Street) opened last year in Downtown West in the city’s old YMCA building. While nodding to the…
MoDOT Has Officially Killed Missouri's Adopt-a-Highway Program
Published: April 25, 2024 16:56
Say goodbye to the signs that once flourished along Missouri highways, announcing that civic groups or grieving family members were cleaning up the nearby litter: The Missouri Department of Transportation has scrapped its Adopt-a-Highway program. The state…
Jones Shuts Down Campaign Director for Book-Burning Republican
Published: April 25, 2024 15:20
The campaign director for a book-burning Missouri Secretary of State candidate took the mic at St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ “Cabinet in Community” forum on Tuesday — blasting her as a “diversity mayor” and blaming her for recent high-profile incidents…
Tower Grove Park Fires Staffer Amid Toxic Workplace Accusations
Published: April 25, 2024 14:53
Allegations of misconduct have roiled Tower Grove Park in recent months — and have apparently led to its director of development being fired. In February, a group of Tower Grove Park employees wrote a letter to the board of commissioners alleging problems…
360 Westport Is a Swanky, Sexy Trip Around the World
Published: April 25, 2024 12:00
Are the young things wafting about the 12th floor of this shimmering Westport Plaza office building too young to know about Mad Men? Are they not old enough to have had bonkers crushes on Jon Hamm, because who didn't? Probably.
Paintball Scammer Is Ineligible to Run for Missouri Office, Lawsuit Claims
Published: April 25, 2024 11:59
A race for the Missouri House of Representatives is now splattered in controversy as one candidate in St. Charles County is accusing the other of having operated a “paintball gun trading scam” — one that he claims resulted in seven felonies against him.…
The Vandy, STL Barkeep Team to Open Off Elm in Webster Groves This Fall
Published: April 25, 2024 11:00
The cocktail wizards behind the Vandy will soon have another locus for their high-proof wizardry. Assuming approval of a conditional use permit by Webster Groves City Council, Matt and Jess Longueville are on course to open cocktail bar Off Elm at 8709 Big…
Civil War Buffs Are Coming to St. Louis to Remember the Sultana Disaster
Published: April 25, 2024 11:00
For 25 years, Gene Salecker worked as a university police officer. There, Salecker met his wife, a professor, who inspired him to transition to the classroom, where he taught eighth grade for 12 years. Upon retiring in 2015, he became a full-time military…
The Best Concerts in St. Louis This Week: April 25 to May 1
Published: April 25, 2024 11:00
This week brings a pair of new EPs from top-notch St. Louis acts Freddy VS. and Tidal Volume as they team up for a dual release show on Saturday at Off Broadway, with Chicago's Rebecca Jaffe kicking things off. Elsewhere, the inaugural Midwest Diskrust…
St. Louis’ Gateway Pundit Files for Bankruptcy
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Published: April 25, 2024 02:11
The Gateway Pundit has filed for bankruptcy protection in a federal court in southern Florida as it faces what could be a massive defamation judgment stemming from their maligning of two Georgia election workers in the wake of the 2020 election. Founded in…
A Spoonful of Sugar Ice Cream Shop Will Open in Benton Park This Spring
Published: April 24, 2024 18:02
Benton Park is about to get a little sweeter when A Spoonful of Sugar opens in the old Cones + Cups space at 2800 McNair Aveue. Although previous ice cream doyenne Diane Lindsay still owns the building, Elijah Jabari has the keys to the door. With an…
St. Louis Is Getting a New Bookstore, Leviathan, This Year
Published: April 24, 2024 16:00
Two experienced booksellers have come together with plans to open a new independent bookstore in the City of St. Louis this year. The location is TBD, but you can get a sneak peek this weekend on South Grand. Leviathan Bookstore is the brainchild of Amanda…
The Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: April 25 to 28
Published: April 24, 2024 15:27
Thursday 04/25 Backstage Pass Hopefully you're no stranger to the phenomenal productions that take the Muny stage every summer. But have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes?
A Grifter Using AI Stole a St. Louis Band’s Entire Album to Game Spotify
Published: April 24, 2024 13:20
When Americana band Old Capital Square Dance Club released its album Old Capital in 2019, the RFT lauded its "marriage of truck-driving tracks and country music." The album has its shares of rollicking barn-burners even as several of its tracks limn…
How Steve Ewing Became the Hardest Working Rock Star in St. Louis
Published: April 24, 2024 11:00
When Steve Ewing unlocks the door to Steve's Hot Dogs on South Grand, the flagship location of his growing restaurant chain, he pulls open the door handle, which is shaped like a handheld microphone. There must be incredible muscle memory built into such a…
Missouri Republicans Are Losing It Over Campus Pro-Palestine Protests
Published: April 24, 2024 11:00
Right-wing Missouri politicians are throwing temper tantrums over free speech on college campuses. These snowflakes want Pro-Palestine protests silenced. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has doubled down on his calls for the federal government to…
KDHX Gave Kelly Wells a Raise Even as Revenue Plummeted
Published: April 23, 2024 22:20
What happens when the nonprofit radio station you run begins hemorrhaging donors and listeners and, through a series of your own actions, loses the faith of the community it purports to serve? If that station is KDHX, it would appear that you get a raise.…
Prosecutors Up Charges Against Man Who Attacked McDonald's Worker
Published: April 23, 2024 19:45
Prosecutors have elevated the charges against a 25-year-old man accused of assaulting a teenage McDonald's employee outside the restaurant. Johnny Ricks, from north St. Louis County, now faces a first-degree felony assault charge, the closest charge to…
The Green Party’s Jill Stein Will Speak at a Library in St. Louis Saturday
Published: April 23, 2024 17:37
Green Party Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill Stein is slated to speak at the University City Public Library on Saturday. She will speak alongside other academic and activist organizations on topics ranging from mass incarceration to factory farms in St.…
Professor Who Grew Up Swimming in Coldwater Creek Dies of Brain Cancer
Published: April 23, 2024 15:46
This story was first published in the Daily Egyptian of Southern Illinois University and is reprinted with permission. Southern Illinois University tenure professor Scott McClurg died April 13 after a long struggle with brain cancer.
Missouri Dispensaries Fume as Point-of-Sale System Crashes on 4/20
Published: April 23, 2024 15:05
For Nick Rinella, CEO of Missouri-based Hippos Cannabis, Saturday's 4/20 Day was the best of the times and the worst of times. The best: Customers lined up at Hippos' three dispensaries in Missouri, which includes locations in Chesterfield, Springfield and…
Repertory Theatre Names Kate Bergstrom as New Artistic Director
Published: April 23, 2024 14:12
After an extensive six-month search that identified three well-qualified finalists, Kate Bergstrom was selected to join the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis as the eighth Augustin Family Artistic Director in the company’s 58-year run. Officially starting in…
Missouri AG Launches Investigation of Intoxicating Hemp Products
Published: April 23, 2024 11:00
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey launched an investigation into four companies Wednesday as part of an effort to crack down on intoxicating hemp products. The problem, according to Bailey, is the products in question — such as Delta-8 edibles and…
The Cobblestone to Bring a Market, Deli and Cafe to Laclede's Landing
Published: April 23, 2024 11:00
A new market, deli and cafe called the Cobblestone will open soon at 701 North First Street on Laclede’s Landing. The business is owned and managed by Camille Jackson and Christopher McMenomy, who say they are on track for late April. All the cafe…
Grief Camp Needs Male Counselors to Get Out of Its ‘Worst Spot’ Ever
Published: April 23, 2024 11:00
Annie’s Hope offers a free summer camp for children in the St. Louis area, but it’s probably not what you think. While this camp does offer the fun activities associated with the concept — including crafts, canoeing and kickball — its purpose is greater,…
Accused St. Louis Cop Killer Heard Voices, His Attorney Says
Published: April 22, 2024 21:44
The opening arguments in the murder trial for accused cop killer Thomas Kinworthy began today, with both prosecution and defense agreeing that Kinworthy killed St. Louis police officer Tamarris Bohannon. "I'm going to tell you something the defense doesn't…
St. Louis Alderwoman Gives Impassioned Speech From Supreme Court Steps
Published: April 22, 2024 20:44
St. Louis Ward 7 Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier took her advocacy for the unhoused community to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the court weighed arguments in Johnson v. Grants Pass. The court must decide whether cities can ban unhoused…
Umami Seasons Brings a Taiwanese Hot Pot Experience to the Delmar Loop
Published: April 22, 2024 16:58
Across Melville Avenue from Blueberry Hill, and directly opposite Fitz’s Root Beer, Umami Seasons Hotpot has joined the Loop throng at 6602 Delmar Boulevard in University City. Umami Seasons serves Taiwanese hot pot, which is an interactive style of Asian…
Video Shows 2nd Confrontation Between 2 Missouri GOP Officials
Published: April 22, 2024 16:16
A second video has emerged of the dust-up that occurred Friday night at a Perry County GOP event between Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Senator Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg). This video shows Hoskins and Ashcroft outside the event,…
Hi Pickle Club Plans to Bring the Pickleball Craze to Maryland Heights
Published: April 22, 2024 11:00
Calling all picklers: Maryland Heights is jumping on the pickleball craze with the opening of its new membership, tech-driven pickleball “wellness facility,” Hi Pickle Club (2551 Metro Boulevard, Maryland Heights). At Hi Pickle Club, which is projected to…
Sheriff Vernon Betts Says the RFT Is Getting St. Louis All Excited
Published: April 22, 2024 11:00
One hundred percent of the sheriffs in the City of St. Louis agree: the Riverfront Times is an exciting read. That was — more or less — the sentiment Sheriff Vernon Betts expressed at a neighborhood meeting in Bevo Mill Thursday night, where he was one of…
Jay Ashcroft Is a Chickenshit, GOP Senator Says Repeatedly on Video
Published: April 21, 2024 18:07
A state senator filmed in two separate videos getting in the face of Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft on Friday night says that he was provoked after Ashcroft “barked off” in the face of his fellow Republican’s wife. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg)…
Michelle Obama Came to a St. Louis Target and Left Us a Present
Published: April 19, 2024 21:22
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was in the St. Louis area in recent days. And not only did she stop by one of our local Target stores, she also left a gift behind at it. Obama uploaded a video to X that shows her looking totally like herself and yet…
Students Demand Wash U Drop Charges Against Pro-Palestine Protestors
Published: April 19, 2024 20:55
In the past few weeks Washington University has joined a growing number of college campuses nationwide disciplining student protestors advocating for Palestine. Now activists plan to rally against the administration’s response and continue to call for…