In some ways, the pizza at Jalisco Pizza (3831 Elm Street, St. Charles; 636-723-7800) is about what you'd expect. It's pan pizza (so not St. Louis style) with cheese, sauce, crust and toppings.
One hundred and seven years after Amighetti's first opened on Daggett Avenue on the Hill, a brand new location of the iconic Italian sandwich shop has opened at Southwest and Macklind avenues, less than a mile away from that original spot. The interior at 5390 Southwest Avenue is bright and modern looking but contains plenty of hints of both the space's and the restaurant's history.
The Missouri Highway Patrol and local law enforcement are currently involved in a stand off with a suspect believed to have killed a police officer in Hermann last night. The shooting happened at a Casey's General Store on Market Street in Hermann. A suspect opened fire on two police officers, killing one.
A super-colorful 24-foot school bus that’s become home to a family of six (and their dog) pulled into St. Louis yesterday. And get this: It’s filled with books that will be given free to local students.
Senator Eric Schmitt posted the following pearl of wisdom Friday on his Twitter account:
“In Biden's bloated budget, there's $1.3 billion for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for research on roadway fatalities and injuries. Part of that research? Developing a female crash test dummy to ‘address gender equity in crash testing.’ Beyond parody.”
City officials cleared an encampment of unhoused people in downtown St. Louis today after posting eviction notices near the camp 10 days earlier. The encampment near Laclede’s Landing held about 30 to 40 residents earlier this week.
St. Patrick's Day is nearly here so we assembled some of the most exciting events in St. Louis that celebrate that guy who drove the snakes out of Ireland. This Weekend
On Saturday, March 11, Check out the St. Patrick's Day parade downtown and the St. Patrick's Day Parade run.
The Armory (3660 Market Street, 314-282-2720) will have people bending over to the front to touch their toes on April 27 when rapper and DJ Lil Jon performs. The crunk-style rapper will have the crowd getting low and going from the the window to the wall as sweat drips down... people's foreheads. Yeah, OK, enough Lil Jon song puns.
St. Louis’ art scene has hit its groove recently with a ton of exciting exhibit openings. On Friday, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation (3716 Washington Boulevard, 314-754-1850) opened two shows: Faye HeavyShield’s Confluences and The Nature of Things: Medieval Art and Ecology, 1100-1550. And the Contemporary Art Museum (3750 Washington Boulevard, 314-535-4660) opened a three-part spring show that includes: Jacolby Satterwhite’s Spirits Roaming the Earth, the CRXLAB x CAM: Artwork for Equity and ArtReach: Tales from North St. Louis.
On national TV, in front of millions of viewers and four internationally known recording artists, St. Louis musician Neil Salsich blew away the crowd during his audition for The Voice. Singing a 90-second version of “Honky Tonky Blues” by Hank Williams Sr., Salsich’s voice jumped up and down, soft and raspy, with a little yodel.
One of the best events of the year is merging with one of the other best events of the year. The People’s Joy Parade is merging with Tower Grove Pride this year, which means that the resulting event must officially be declared The Happiest Event in St. Louis by the mayor or something.
You're going to have to wait a little longer to get your Feast fix. After its May issue, the St. Louis-based food magazine will move from monthly to quarterly, its editor in chief announced earlier this week in an email to its contributors. Editor in Chief Emily Adams framed the move as part of a "digital-forward content strategy."
An experienced judge and attorney hired to bring stability to St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office is intending to resign. The resignation is a blow to Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who is already facing significant turnover and understaffing.
Among the first-call, A-list musicians in St. Louis, keyboardist Dave Grelle has to be one of the friendliest. He has the best hair and is also the best surfer. He loves dobermans the most and broke the most bones in a hit-and-run bloodbath that nearly killed him.
U.S. Representative Cori Bush is helping lead an effort to bolster historic anti-discrimination laws that have been weakened by conservative judges. The Justice for All Act is intended to expand and strengthen the civil rights of all Americans. The legislation would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to prohibit discrimination, regardless of intent.
While any restaurant can get a wholesale cone of beef and lamb, prop it on a rotisserie and shave it into pita, a truly extraordinary gyro ticks a few special boxes. Meat is plump, with caramelized edges and a juicy interior.
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