In life, Prince didn’t like to celebrate his birthday — he was a Jehovah's Witness, and they don’t play that. But now that His Royal Badness has gone on to the big purple cloud in the sky, we’re free to celebrate him and that magical date he arrived on this planet all we want. If you’re a fan of Prince Rogers Nelson of Minneapolis, u will want 2 get in 2 That Purple Stuff: A Prince DJ Tribute Party.
"Anyone can wear the mask." Such was the rallying cry of 2018's spectacular Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which alighted in an increasingly drab and soulless subgenre like a miraculous bolt of crackling energy.
In truth, most of you probably have no idea who Tod Robberson is. Or was. Dude was from Dallas and spent just a few short years here before hightailing it off to Connecticut.
Following the recent slew of anti-trans laws passing through the Missouri legislature, parents of trans children are beginning to seek refuge out of state. One such is Jennifer Harris Dault, the mother of an eight-year-old transgender child in St. Louis, who this week raised funds so that her family can seek refuge in New York. In a GoFundMe post created four days ago, Harris Dault asked for funds to aid in moving expenses as she and her husband look for new jobs.
Summer is generally a time when people loosen up a little and look for fun, and Cherokee Street Theater Company gleefully leans into that mood with a campy, laugh-packed take on The Clash of the Titans. Most specifically, the parody-driven company turns its focus on an interpretation of the 1980s movie version of the story, complete with its own ‘mechanical’ owl.
You smell like fresh laundry," Mattie Schell tells me. We are waiting for drinks amid the varicolored tiles and eclectic bric-a-brac of Venice Cafe, a short walk from the house the talented singer-songwriter shares with her fiancé, musician and audio engineer Nathan Gilberg. Schell describes her home's proximity to Venice Cafe as "dangerous" due to the tempting convenience of such easy access to her favorite watering hole.
Last year's smash-hit festival featuring barbecue, whiskey and live music is coming back to Maplewood this July. The second annual Pig & Whiskey will take place July 28 to 30 at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue). Presented by the Riverfront Times in partnership with Schlafly Beer, the free event will feature barbecue samples from a host of local heavy hitters, as well as three days of national and local acts, including Murphy Lee and Kyjuan from the St. Lunatics, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Grace Potter, 40 Oz to Freedom and Everclear.
The dispute between a longtime South Grand ice cream shop owner and a would-be South Grand ice cream shop owner has come to a close. Dave McCreery, the owner of the building at Grand and Arsenal, has again taken possession of the space that for many years housed the Tower Grove Creamery, which McCreery ran with his wife, Beulah Ann.
Lafayette Park's beloved Mayo Ketchup has a new sister restaurant: Salsa Rosada (3135 Olive Street, 314-601-3038, plantaingirl.com), named after the traditional Latin American blend of mayonnaise, ketchup and seasoning, opened last month in Midtown. Mandy Estrella and Bradley Payne, co-owners of Salsa Rosada and Mayo Ketchup's mother company, Plantain Girl, originally intended for Salsa Rosada to be a stand-alone Venezuelan and Colombian kitchen.
It's a bad day for loose-meat sandwiches: Lousie's on the Loop (567a Melville Avenue, University City; 314-696-2002) announced that it would be shutting its doors for good with a post on Instagram. The restaurant cited the difficulty of running a restaurant as the reason for the closure, saying that "the numbers just don't add up." "Tough decisions have been made.
A rule from Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft that requires libraries to post policies to explain how to challenge “non-age-appropriate materials” took effect Tuesday. Among its many requirements, the rule demands libraries write and publish policies that allow any parent or guardian to determine what material their child can access.
A St. Louis man who has been a very public member of the Proud Boys appeared in court this morning for a bond hearing as he faces rape charges in St. Louis city. Lucas Rohlfing, 28, was previously vocal in his support of the Proud Boys, a far-right group whose leader was last month found guilty of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6 riot at the Capitol. Rohlfing described the Proud Boys to the RFT in 2018 as "a pro-West organization ...
Missouri is the third-most disaster-prone state in the country, according to a recent analysis. Forbes Advisor analyzed climate data to determine the most common natural disasters, as well as their frequency and how they impact states and counties across the U.S.
Everything at Los Arcos (3073 Watson Road, 314-256-1295) is in conversation. A portrait of Frida Kahlo glances through the window at papel picado waving guests inward.
Tonight, Platypus (4501 Manchester Avenue, 314-448-1622, drinkplatypus.com) will be holding an event at the intersection of Pride Month, trans rights, art and sipping on a really great cocktail. Head to the Grove from 6 p.m. to close for the Pride Month Celebration Fundraiser, which will be raising money to support the creation of a "Trans Joy Is My Love Language" mural to be painted on an exterior wall of Sauce on the Side.
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Last year, Circus Flora brought a bona fide Hollywood star to the big top in Grand Center — Illinois native Britt Lower, recently of the HBO hit series Severance and in St. Louis to research a film project about circus folk.
Not long after the RFT published an article detailing allegations from employees and volunteers about troubles at Jazz St. Louis under new president and CEO Victor Goines, former students of Goines reached out with a common response: sounds familiar. They say the stories about Goines exploding in anger at Jazz St. Louis’ Young Friends Board — and other incidents that had some local staff members and volunteers alarmed — echoed their experiences. [content-2]
Bob Ross may be known for the phrase "happy accidents," but there is perhaps no better accident than when a St. Louis baker biffed the butter proportions in a cake recipe, resulting in our fair city's most iconic dessert (at least of the non-frozen variety). In the near century since that fateful error, gooey butter cake has become synonymous with St. Louis, serving as much as a source of civic pride as it is a way to keep your dentist in business.
This year, we're bringing you a guide to restaurants we love throughout St. Louis’ many neighborhoods. These favorite spots have cemented their legacies and are joined by many new spots that are destined to become classics. These, and all the restaurants in our guide, were curated by RFT Restaurant Critic Cheryl Baehr.
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