A Missouri businessman who was already facing charges of fraudulently obtaining COVID-relief funds is now facing additional charges of witness tampering and violating the Clean Air Act. Chris Carroll and his business partner George Reed were originally indicted in September 2021 for six counts of money laundering and three counts of bank fraud. The pair received $2.8 million in allegedly fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loans.
Yesterday, the Humane Society of Missouri rescued more than 60 small-breed puppies and dogs, mostly Yorkies, in what is considered its “biggest rescue of the year,” according to Ella Frank, director of the Animal Cruelty Task Force. A few weeks ago, a concerned citizen reported suspected animal abuse by a resident in Franklin County.
The rain passed, the night cooled and the fans packed in to let the good times roll for the last-ever Dead & Company concert in St. Louis. After the Final Tour, Dead & Co will discontinue its current lineup configuration, one that has stopped at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre for the past three summers.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is seeking the immediate removal of a sheriff who earlier this year was accused of being part of a "criminal street gang" that attempted to kidnap the daughter of one of its members. In March, Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett, two of his deputies and a fourth man named Donald Gaston were arrested on charges of trying to kidnap Gaston's daughter after a dispute over a bottle of liquor led Gaston to get into a fight with the girl's mother. Now Bailey has filed a quo warranto petition against Burkett, seeking to remove him from office in a similar vein as when Bailey tried to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from her post earlier this year.
We are sipping chardonnay and strolling through the Missouri Botanical Garden on a warm Saturday. Of the two of us, one is sweating, and it isn't Lizzie Weber, even though she is the only one in jeans.
In the almost two years that it's been around, City Foundry STL's Food Hall has endeared itself to St. Louis hearts and stomachs. Now, the nation is (maybe) set to discover the culinary gem as well. The St. Louis food hall is currently in fourth place on USA Today's poll: 10 Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards for Best Food Hall in the U.S.
Add this to the list of things that would only happen in Missouri. Fake mail impersonating the Missouri Department of Conservation notified recipients in Franklin and Wayne Counties over the past week that 550 buffaloes are on their way to nearby land for a "game preserve." The notice reads:
Lionel Messi, the Argentinian soccer great and 2022 World Cup winner, confirmed Wednesday he is coming to America to play for Inter Miami. St. Louis CITY SC fans are losing their minds at the idea of seeing Lionel Messi play at Citypark Stadium. Inter Miami is set to face CITY SC in St. Louis on July 15.
The Muny marks its triumphant return this week for a season that will see productions of seven shows — four of them Muny premieres. The storied amphitheater's 105th season will bring multiple popular theater productions to the scenic environs of Forest Park, including Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story and Rent.
NASCAR fans, some 80,000, who traveled to World Wide Technology Raceway for the Enjoy Illinois 300 were treated to a lot of live music over the weekend, which included an impressive, varied lineup of national artists (Dierks Bentley, Flo Rida, Brothers Osborne) and local acts (the Mighty Pines, Dr. Zhivegas, Funky Butt Brass Band). The stages for the three-day Confluence Music Festival were spread throughout the facility with music starting in the morning and continuing into the evening after the roar of stock cars had died down.
Thursday 06/08 Suck Fest
The Charles Busch-penned Vampire Lesbians of Sodom tells the hilarious tale of two staunch blood enthusiasts whose rivalry is as ancient as it is petty.
This weekend only, you can visit an exhibition in the Delmar Loop of rock gods taken by photographer gods — with curation from some of the city's biggest rock 'n roll fans. Jeff Appel, a St. Louis-based dealer who represents photographers across the Midwest, put together the three-day pop-up exhibition for an empty storefront fittingly located just a few doors down from Blueberry Hill, at 6388 Delmar Boulevard. He says he turned to local music fans Tom "Papa" Ray of Vintage Vinyl (and previously, and now controversially, KDHX) and Lauren Elwell of KSHE (94.7 FM), as well as musicians in beloved local cover band El Monstero, to help him decide which guitar icons to feature.
Yesterday evening in the Walnut Park East neighborhood, a woman was shot outside her home after interrupting two people trying to steal her Kia. According to a police incident report, the 42-year-old victim was at home around 5 p.m. when her boyfriend told her that there were two people outside trying to break into her Kia Forte. The Kia owner went outside, at which time she heard a woman's voice shout, "Someone is coming."
Since moving to St. Louis from Nigeria when he was a high schooler, Ono Ikanone has wanted to share the cuisine and culture of his homeland with his adopted city. Now, together with his wife, Justice Johnson, Ikanone has realized that dream with their forthcoming Washington Avenue restaurant: Levels Nigerian Cuisine (1405 Washington Avenue, levelsstl.com).
As home to one of the largest networks of regional Pride events, St. Louis has a calendar already jam-packed with events, but the party keeps going throughout the summer and fall across the region. Soulard kicks things off downtown with a golf cart parade, and our extended season wraps up with the beloved Tower Gove Pride in September.
When St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell announced his candidacy to replace Republican Josh Hawley as one of Missouri’s senators this morning, he entered a race that is likely to draw more national attention — and money — than other Missouri Senate races in recent history. That's because, according to University of Missouri - St. Louis political science Professor Anita Manion, the 2024 Senate map is looking tough for Democrats, which means that if there is even a scintilla of a chance a person with a D next to their name could unseat Hawley, donors are likely to pour resources into Missouri to try to make it happen.
Two Missouri bills that restrict gender-affirming care and transgender youth participation in sports have been signed into law. Today, Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 39, which prohibits transgender girls from joining women's sports teams at public and private schools, colleges and universities.
For her current tour (which apparently should have been sponsored by Ozempic), Shania Twain is doing her damnedest to both embody a new image and to turn back the hands of time, and the enthusiasm on hand for her sold-out Hollywood Casino Amphitheater concert on Sunday night proves that ’90s nostalgia is giving Twain a big boost. With a 70 percent female audience, the show was marked by gaggles of girls drinking show-specific watermelon margaritas (“space cowgirls”) and wearing light-up cowboy hats and “Let’s Go Girls” T-shirts.
Christina and Enrique Robles were supposed to wait three years before opening another restaurant. Maybe two, but definitely not a mere 15 months after opening their popular South Grand Tex-Mex spot, Padrinos, which welcomed its first guests in September of 2022.
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