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Homicide No. 34: Jermaine Johnson, 20, Found Unconscious In North St. Louis, Shot In Face

When police responded to calls for a shooting early this morning, they were already too late. Jermaine Johnson, twenty, was...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  Daily RFT

St. Charles Smoking Ban: Officials Consider New Policy As Critics Argue For Property Rights

Is a government ban on smoking an infringement on property rights? That's a central question that has emerged in the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  Daily RFT

Police: Fake UPS Driver Who Robbed Woman, Taped Her to Stove Is ID'd But On The Loose

Police say that on April 27, a man posing as a UPS delivery driver forced his way into an Ellisville...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  Daily RFT

Busch Stadium Is Becoming a Soccer Field for Man City vs. Chelsea F.C. Match (PHOTOS)

It may have been totally friggin' impossible to get tickets to the Premier League's much-discussed exhibition soccer game at Busch...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  Daily RFT

Robert Boettcher, Homeless Man Once Accused of Murder, Wins University City Photo Award

Robert Boettcher, a 53-year-old homeless man in St. Louis, was recently released from prison after spending nearly two years behind...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  Daily RFT

Schnucks Credit Card Lawsuit: Could Company Owe Millions of Dollars To Affected Customers?

In the wake of a massive security breach that left millions of credit cards vulnerable, Schnucks is now facing multiple...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  Daily RFT

You Should Probably Quit Your Band Now

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  RFT Music

Dead Wax Records Opens Its Doors on Cherokee Street

Last Saturday, Dead Wax Records (1959 Cherokee Street; 314-913-3692) quietly opened its doors for business, offering a few hundred square...
Riverfront Times  |  05-21-2013  |  RFT Music

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Coming to St. Peters

Time to cross another chain off the don't-have-yet list. Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, a Wichita, Kansas-based chain, will open...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Gut Check

Nine Prohibition-Era Cocktails in Honor of The Great Gatsby (And Because We Like to Drink)

"There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Gut Check

Zpizza Brings Tasty, Organic Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Pizza to Clayton

The Veggielante has had it up to here with people bitching that St. Louis restaurants are vegetarian unfriendly. Sure, we'd...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Gut Check

Man Shot in the Face Leaving Midtown Nightclub, St. Louis Police Say

A 34-year-old man leaving a St. Louis nightclub in midtown early this morning was walking to his friend's car when...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

New Locations for Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium, Jet's Pizza

-Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium (1170 South Big Bend Boulevard, Richmond Heights; 314-932-5414) will open a second location in Des Peres. Hat...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Gut Check

2013 RFT Music Showcase: Get Half-Price VIP and General Admission Wristbands Now!

Are you a very important person? Sure you are, with today's special Voice Daily Deal! For $25, get a half...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  RFT Music

Macy's Is Closing Its Downtown St. Louis Store in the Railway Exchange Building

The Macy's in downtown St. Louis is shutting its doors. The company announced this morning that the outlet, which opened...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

Planned Parenthood To Missouri Lawmakers: End The "Campaign Against Women's Health"

The Missouri legislative session ended last week and one of the many successes the state GOP is celebrating is the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 05.13-05.20

Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. Rhubarb and Honey: Kimberly lists the eats, treats and television...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Gut Check

Salute American Vodka "Battle of the Bartenders" Finals Tonight at Three Sixty

In April Gut Check talked to Emily Gifford, representative for Salute American Vodka's parent company, Better Brands BevCo., about the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Gut Check

Baron Calmese Admits He Stole From Piggy Bank of Nephew, 4, To Buy Drugs, Prostitutes

"Man, I bought a piece of ass and some heroin" was the incredibly charming response Baron Calmese allegedly gave police...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

Fine, I Guess It Is Time to Stop Taking Potshots at Jason Mraz [Update: RIP Zach Sobiech]

[Editor's note: In the time since this post was published this morning, Zach Sobiech has succumbed to his illness. May...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  RFT Music

Missouri's Approved Gun Bills: Concealed-Carry Permits Easier to Get, Record-Keeping Banned

The legislative session in Missouri is finally over. And after months of heated debates on guns, lawmakers have sent controversial...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

Ask a Geto Boy: My Boyfriend Refuses to Get Tested for STDs

Welcome to Ask Willie D, where the Geto Boys MC answers reader questions about matters, in his own words, "funny,...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  RFT Music

Missouri Hate Tweets: State Has High Rates of Homophobia, Racism, N-Word Usage (MAPS)

Compared to many other states in the country, Missouri has a high concentration of racist, homophobic tweets that include offensive,...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

Robust's Pan-Seared Scallops with Ham in Tomato-Truffle Sauce: A Recipe from Joseph Hemp V

This is part three of Gut Check's Chef's Choice profile of Joseph Hemp V of Robust. Read part one, a...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Gut Check

Out Every Night: The Best Shows in St. Louis from May 20 to 26

Next weekend looks pretty awesome, though anything does when an extended weekend awaits most of us thanks to Memorial Day...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  RFT Music

Grieving Husband Says Calvary Cemetery Did Not Properly Bury Wife, Left Grave in Disrepair

When Milad Abounader, 73, went to visit his wife's grave in Calvary Cemetery in north St. Louis on Mother's Day,...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

St. Louis Boarding House Explosion Possibly a Meth Lab Fire, Burn Victim "Evasive, Police Say

Police say that a 44-year-old man suffered burns on his face and chest from a fire over the weekend, which...
Riverfront Times  |  05-20-2013  |  Daily RFT

KMOV's Larry Conners Off Air After IRS Comments, Lawyer Says Not Allowed To Talk

On Tuesday we reported on KMOV-TV (Channel 4) anchor Larry Conners' controversial comments on his Facebook page pondering whether the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT

Vino Nadoz's Alex Ettinger: Featured Bartender of the Week

We challenge you to introduce us to a nicer, more modest and gentlemanly bartender than this guy. When we told...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Gut Check

First Look: Sushi Bistro Rolls Sushi and Hibachi Into a Single Concept in Downtown Kirkwood [Photos]

In late February, Kirkwood welcomed a new seafood-centric restaurant to town: Sushi Bistro (343 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood; 314-966-5545). The...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Gut Check

Anis Hyderabad Cafe Opens in University City

Gut Check learned back in February that an Indian restaurant would open at 8613 Olive Boulevard, the Jeffrey Plaza strip-mall...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Gut Check

St. Peters Police: Nude Man Fondles Himself in Front of Library, Asks Girl If She Wants a Ride

A naked man sitting in his car outside a library in St. Peters this week asked a teenage girl if...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT

The Luminary Returns with the Post Performance Series This Summer, Featuring Local Art and Music Collaborations

Luminary Center for the Arts makes a comeback on the show scene this summer -- well, not at its pending...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  RFT Music

Blues Captain David Backes Fights to Save Phineas the Dog, Salem Pet on Death Row

As we reported yesterday, Phineas the Dog, who lives in Salem, could be put to sleep -- after a long,...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT

Stacy Davis Charged with Murder; Woman Overdosed, Found in Alley, Buried Under TV

Police say that Stacy Davis, a 29-year-old St. Louis man, provided Carmen Cross, 30, with heroin and cocaine, which she...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT

Parisian's Daul Kim EP, Inspired by the Suicide of a South Korean Model: Listen Now

In this week's print edition, RFT Music writer Evan C. Jones interviewed local electronic artist Ian "Parisian" Jones (no relation),...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  RFT Music

Father Gary Meier, St. Louis Catholic Priest, Announces He is Gay

In 2011, a slender book came out called Hidden Voices: Reflections of a Gay, Catholic Priest. The author was "Anonymous."...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT

Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper, UZ, Torche and More Show Flyers

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson joins forces with shock rocker Alice Cooper on what might be the most obvious pairing ever...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  RFT Music

Kansas City Police Dept. Loves Footage of Officer Falling, Airs on Tonight Show (VIDEO)

Earlier this month, a Kansas City police officer trying to pull a fallen tree from the road fell to the...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT

Dierdorf & Hart's at Westport Plaza Closes This Weekend

Dierdorf & Hart's Steak House (323 Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights; 314-878-1801) will close following service tomorrow, May 18. The closure...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Gut Check

Last Shot: Chemotherapy Leaves Me Seeing "Stars" With Hum

[Editor's Note: Long-time concert photographer Andrew Youssef found out two years ago that he had stage IV colon cancer. In...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  RFT Music

St. Louis Protesters Rally Against Allowing Gay Boy Scouts: "We Are Not Out To Discriminate"

Protesters are staging a rally in St. Louis today urging the Boy Scouts of America to reject a policy change...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT
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How to Throw a Louisiana Style Crawfish Boil!

Eat, eat, eat! Drink, drink, drink! Crawfish season can run as early as mid-December till around late June, with prices being the best during peak season (mid-May to early June).
Baltimore City Paper  |  Ben Claassen III  |  05-21-2013  |  Food+Drink

Gatsby In Hell: Flames of Incompetence Consume Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann’s bastardization of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel is a demeaning travesty.
City Pulse  |  Cole Smithey  |  05-20-2013  |  Movies

Open Season for Animal Abuse Videos

Ashley Nicole Richards, who filmed herself torturing and killing kittens, puppies, cats and dogs, was the first person brought up on revised federal crush-video charges -- which backfired magnificently.
Houston Press  |  Craig Malisow  |  05-17-2013  |  Crime & Justice