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A. C. Newman, leader of indie-rock luminaries the New Pornographers, is enjoying the bucolic life. A few years ago, Newman and his wife ditched their apartment in New York City and moved upstate to Woodstock, where Newman is preparing for the New Pornographers' album release and U.S. tour, which includes a stop at the Sheldon on April 27. "Woodstock is kind of a bubble within a bubble within a bubble," Newman says.

Black Missourians are killed at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country, according to a new study. Every year, the Washington, D.C-based Violence Policy Center analyzes FBI data and ranks states by their rates of Black homicide victimization, or the number of Black people killed in homicides per capita.

The first outward sign of the trouble at Jazz St. Louis appeared on Instagram on April 19.  Cbabi Bayoc, a St. Louis-based artist, posted a photo of himself with his fist raised.

Thursday 04/27 Which Witch What if Dorothy wasn't the star of The Wizard of Oz, but rather a side character who comes in at the end and messes things up for everyone?

The early morning blaze at Three Kings Public House that shut down a good chunk of the Loop to traffic yesterday will not delay the delay-prone Loop Trolley's return to Delmar.  Patti Beck, communications director at Bi-State Development, confirmed that the trolley — which the RFT previously dubbed "unkillable" — will roll along as planned at 11 a.m. this morning, kicking off its warm-weather relaunch.

Let's be real; there's really no such thing as a bad chocolate chip cookie. Even the most basic, store-bought brand can get the job done when you just need a taste of something simple and sweet.

Laura McNamara vividly remembers the moment her husband, Alberto Juarez, told her they were going to start a coffee business. They were at their home in Tulum, on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, where McNamara had just gotten some bad news from their regular coffee supplier.

The best event of the year, the People’s Joy Parade, is returning to Cherokee Street to join the Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 6. Earlier this year, parade organizers were planning to skip their usual slot at the Cinco de Mayo party in favor of hosting the parade at Tower Grove Pride this September, but plans have changed — and now they’re having the parade at both events! We are blessed, St. Louis.

A Lincoln County man who admitted to hiding cameras in bathrooms at a St. Charles children's amusement center and a Catholic church in Troy, Missouri, was sentenced to 19 years in prison yesterday. Jeffery Eisenbath, 33, placed the cameras in the Adrenaline Zone, an indoor facility off First Capitol Drive with laser tag and bumper cars, as well as in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where Eisenbath was a parishioner and taught religious classes to 8th graders. (Adrenaline Zone has since closed.)

When news broke Monday that Don Lemon and CNN had parted ways, Johnetta Elzie thought of the perfect image to share: a bunch of people looking at Lemon quizzically as he reported on unrest in Ferguson for CNN. "It was everywhere in 2014," Elzie says about the image. "It instantly became a meme."

Queen Lizzo was in town last night and she put on an unstoppable banger of a show at Enterprise Center that left attendees feeling jubilant and ready to conquer the world. But she also put on a heck of a solo show earlier in the day by the rooftop pool of the Four Seasons Hotel on North Second Street. Lizzo posted a fantastically joyous clip to TikTok of her dancing in front of the Gateway Arch to “Shake Ya Tailfeather” performed by Nelly, Murphy Lee and the artist formerly known as P. Diddy.

Three Kings Pub in the Delmar Loop caught on fire in the small hours Wednesday morning. The fire was a three-alarm blaze that authorities believe may have started in the kitchen. "We at Three Kings Public House are heartbroken this morning because of the fire that broke out at our Delmar Loop restaurant location," the restaurant said in a statement.

The New Pornographers w/ Wild Pink 8 p.m. Thursday, April 27.

Jeremiah Leathe spends more than half of his waking hours playing video games. But sometimes, he just wants to take a break.

The account STL Blues History on Twitter revealed that today is an auspicious day in Blues history. On April 25, 1993, the Blues set a new record for "Most Blowjobs at Home." Yes, it's actually in the first printing of the 1995 to 1996 St. Louis Blues Media Guide.

Up until last night, The Voice had been giving Neil Salsich short shrift. For his first appearance, the St. Louis musician was given none of the customary contestant backstory.

Tom Hall had a story about how he came to music. The St. Louis blues legend grew up in an orphanage, where he said he first picked up the guitar.

Hana Sharif, who shook up the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis in her five years as its artistic director, is leaving for a job in D.C. Sharif is taking a job as artistic director of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., which puts her back in an area of the country she knows well. Before coming to St. Louis, Sharif worked in Baltimore for five years.

Do you have 10,000 gallons of jet fuel that you can't for the life of you figure out how to get into your jet? Well that tiny airport in Belleville with the cheap flights to Florida has an incredibly expensive solution to your very specific problem. MidAmerica Airport, which is owned by St. Clair County, is auctioning off a 10,000-gallon jet refueler to the public.

Location: Arsenal Street along Tower Grove Park The driver: heard a pop, pulled over, and next thing he knew, the hood was aflame.