St. Louis man Chavis Roberts is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing an individual who was trying to stop Roberts from shooting someone else on Tuesday. The alleged murder happened in the Fox Park neighborhood. According to the police probable cause statement, Roberts, 42, entered a residence on Minnesota Avenue, pointed a pistol at a 34-year-old living there and said that he had been sent there to kill him.
Like so many during the pandemic, Josh Smith picked up a new hobby. He began growing vegetables. Then he noticed something a little surprising: They tasted better than what he was used to picking up in stores.
Forest Park is inching closer to installing basketball courts for the first time in its 146-year history. Organizers will host the first open house session tonight at the Heights Community Center in Richmond Heights (8001 Dale Avenue, 314-645-1476) from 4 to 7 p.m., where interested parties can see design concepts and offer feedback.Â
Soon, the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis’ Centene Center for the Arts will no longer be a home for St. Louis arts organizations. On January 13, the tenants of 3547 Olive Street in Grand Center — all arts and education organizations — were given notice that they must vacate in 90 days and that the Arts and Education Council would be putting the building up for sale.
St. Louis John Mayer fans delight. The seven-time Grammy winner and erstwhile talk show host will be playing the Lou not once but twice in the coming months. It was announced yesterday that Mayer will be playing a solo acoustic show at the Enterprise Center on March 29 as part of a 20 city tour.
Jayson Stewart, 32, began his political career nearly three years ago vowing to bring jobs and better government to the financially ailing village of Cool Valley, a north county town of 1,200 people near Lambert International Airport. But after more than two years as mayor, Stewart’s abysmal track record became too much for the Cool Valley City Council.
Joshua Sturma can still hear the voice of his former boss at the Shack in his head. A fiery Italian who was passionate about food, the man would lose his mind any time he'd go back into the kitchen and see his cooks under-seasoning or undercooking the hash browns.
Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls, there are some cool ones right here in St. Louis, apparently! A post on Instagram from the official Gateway Arch account shows a neat phenomenon in which melting snow and ice create a waterfall down the inside corner of our gorgeous monument. It seems like our sexy silver lady had a very public shower session today with water running slowly down her leg.
Looking at photographs of Blake Fowler performing with Time and Pressure, it is not difficult to see how his charisma and energy resonated with so many people in St. Louis, and the many cities across the country the band performed in. It seems like Fowler was perpetually two feet off the ground, leaping, kicking, and giving his all in every club, bar and basement that was fortunate enough to have him. But like many of the most-gifted performers, Fowler was a complex and multifaceted person, one whose tremendous stage presence was paralleled with an inner pain that often weighed upon him offstage.
State Representative Tony Lovasco (R-O’Fallon) hopes the second time's the charm in his quest to legalize psychedelics for medicinal use in Missouri. Lovasco introduced a bill this legislative session that would allow adult patients with terminal or untreatable illnesses to try psilocybin and psilocin, the psychedelic compounds found in so-called magic mushrooms.
Two St. Louis women have won viral fame for an unfortunate discovery: Finding out via TikTok that their boyfriend was cheating on them. It all started almost a year ago, in March 2021, when Sophia Marren, 26, was headed to a date with her boyfriend. She made a TikTok where she showed her outfit and her drive to the date, then briefly showed her boyfriend in the kitchen preparing a shrimp-and-rice dinner for her.
The Gallery at The Kranzberg (501 North Grand, 314-533-0367) will present a new clothing-based art exhibition starting February 3. Torn Mixology represents the final project for Kranzberg Arts Foundation visual artist in residence Felia Davenport, associate professor of communication and media at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The display features clothing that “explores the journey of identifying as a multi-racial female.” The five pieces correspond to different phases of life, from childhood through adulthood.
States that have legalized adult-use marijuana have a significant reduction pharmacy-based codeine prescriptions a new study shows. The study was published January 19 in the Journal of Health Economics. Using data from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration which tracks controlled substances across the U.S., the study looked at 11 states that had legalized adult-use cannabis between 2010 and 2019.
The 22nd Judicial Circuit Court and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department have different stories about why a group of teenagers involved in a gunfight Saturday night were released to their parents. The gunfight took place near the City Foundry in Midtown and involved one suspect leaning out of a car and firing a rifle at police. The initial incident report from the SLMPD says that after the incident, "The Juvenile Court was contacted and advised officers to release the juveniles taken into custody to their parents."
What if frozen pizzas were more like craft beers? In 2019, that question sparked a collaboration between two St. Louis culinary giants, Mama Lucia's pizza and 4 Hands Brewing Co. The two created a line of frozen pizzas inspired by St. Louis restaurants and foods — everything from a pie sporting a Lion's Choice french fry crust to an Old Vienna Red Hot Riplets pizza.
On his second day at work in Washington, D.C., Jacob Long found himself accompanying his boss, U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-New York), to the office of a fellow congressman who has quickly become an infamous household name: George Santos. Torres, with Long in tow, was there to hand deliver an ethics complaint to Santos. All the major media outlets covered the event, and in the Associated Press' video, you can see Long behind Torres as Torres explains that he's required by the ethics complaint process to deliver the paperwork to Santos in person.
Originating from the need to use leftover bread, budĂn de pan is a traditional dessert in Argentina. Approximately 92 percent of present-day Argentineans are Catholics, those for whom throwing away bread is a sin.
My partner in all things, Wil Pelly, has taught me a lot about cooking during our time together. So far, maybe the most important to me is how to make cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper).
My love of food, family and hospitality came from my grandma, who we called Monga. The warmth and love of her kitchen is what shaped my childhood and passion for my industry.
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