Wednesday evening, a St. Louis man had just sold his car in the Central West End when he was immediately robbed of the sale's proceeds. According to an incident report from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the 23-year-old had just sold a car at a nearby gas station when around 9:20 p.m. he was walking on the 300 block of N. Boyle Avenue and a gun-toting robber approached him from behind. According to the report, the victim said that he was pushed to the ground and the suspect pointed a gun at him, demanding the money from the car deal.
My Croatian parents immigrated to St. Louis when I was three. They insisted I seem as American as possible and mainly spoke to me in English — except when heated reprimands required an authoritative ferocity only a Slavic language could provide. My parents’ code-switching worked.
Show off your high strength-to-weight ratio by participating in a Festivus Fun Run! In what is truly a Festivus miracle, everyone's favorite winter holiday will be celebrated two days early this year thanks to the good people at RunWell (142 North Main Street, Edwardsville, Illinois; 618-659-9903), who are inviting the public to don their holiday pajamas or favorite ugly sweaters and take to the streets of Edwardsville.
It's impossible not to be charmed by the story of Buddy the elf, a human who grew up in the North Pole never understanding why he was so much taller and slower than all the other elves. Once he finds out he's adopted, Buddy sets off to New York City to find his birth father (who is, gasp, on the naughty list).
Naughty Bits co-founder Corey James isn't sure if his prospective holiday waffle name goes too far. "I'm thinking about calling one Rudolf the Deep Throat Reindeer," James says with a laugh. "I don't know if I'm actually going to use that.
Each week, we bring you our picks for the best concerts of the next seven days! To submit your show for consideration, click here. All events are subject to change, especially in the age of COVID-19, so do check with the venue for the most up-to-date information before you head out for the night.
The number of hate crime incidents reported to law enforcement agencies in Missouri jumped by almost 70 percent in 2021 with the majority of incidents associated with victims' race, according to new data released by the FBI today. Last year, 119 Missourians reported they were targeted for their race, ethnicity or ancestry, up from only 76 race-related hate crimes in 2020. “This spike is alarming regardless of whether there were more incidents or because more victims were willing to report it,” Special Agent in Charge Jay Greenberg of the FBI St. Louis said in a statement.
In a bit of exciting news for film buffs and fans of the classic moviegoing experience, Cinema St. Louis has announced today that it’s planning to purchase the Hi-Pointe Theatre (1005 McCausland Avenue, 314-995-6273). The arts nonprofit, best-known for hosting the annual St. Louis International Film Festival, will make the Hi-Pointe its base of operations starting in January. According to a press release, Cinema St. Louis intends to use the space to "create cinematic experiences that enrich, educate, entertain, and build community."
Chase opened its 20th branch in the St. Louis area on Wednesday, with a pledge to open 31 by the end of 2024. The newest branch will make its home in the Covenant Blu-Grand Center neighborhood in the MLK Plaza. Nearly 60 people crammed into the 3,000-square-foot business on Wednesday, where they celebrated the opening and held a ribbon cutting while Cardinal Ritter College Prep cheerleaders chanted, “Finance and save!
Less than three months after the archdiocese announced the closing of St. Mary’s High School, the school officially announced at a press conference on Thursday morning that it will stay open. President Mike England and Archdiocese of St. Louis officials initially confirmed the news to the RFT on Tuesday that they had reached a three-year lease agreement. The school will be renamed St. Mary’s South Side Catholic High School with religious sponsorship from the Marianists.
Yesterday, the star of one of the hottest documentaries on Netflix arrived in St. Louis. John Leonard’s epic quest to force Pepsi to make good on a high-profile ad campaign is the wildly entertaining story told in Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, which is now ranked in the streaming service’s top 10 in 13 different countries.
Yesterday in federal court attorneys representing the city of St. Louis called into question the motives of a 68-year-old woman alleging police used excessive force against her during a 2017 protest. The civil suit being brought by Laura Jones centers on what she says was officer misconduct on September 15, 2017. That day, former police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted of murder charges stemming from the shooting of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith.
Are you a fan of baking contests on Netflix and think it's about time to see your fellow St. Louisans put their sugar skills to the test? Well, this is your chance.
When I first signed on to check out Karen’s Diner, I had no clue that I’d be called upon to put my pantomime skills to the test, let alone on a stage for the amusement of the entire restaurant. Yet there I was, halfway through my time at the new pop-up operating out of the old Lemmons building, being goaded by an exceptionally rude red-haired woman to play charades in front of an assembled crowd. The pressure was on — another unwitting customer who was serving as my rival in the impromptu competition had just wordlessly conveyed that he was Pennywise the clown, the Big Bad from Stephen King’s It, in a remarkably rapid fashion.
Holiday eats can be kind of relentless for just about anyone. Yes, the parade of cookies, eggnog and spiral-cut hams is fun, but if you don't consume animal products it's an extra-challenging food situation to navigate.
The steak fajitas at Arzola's Fajitas + Margaritas (2730 McNair Avenue, 314-226-9672) are less a dish and more of a religious experience — a notion that strikes you the moment you are presented with this meat miracle, that is then underscored when chef Tanya Key explains how she achieves such complete and utter perfection. The secret, she says, begins with the cut, a flap steak that has the perfect balance of robust, beefy flavor and generous fat content.
The first thing the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum’s latest exhibition asks viewers to do is choose between two tracks: “At War” or “At Home.” It might seem like an odd setup for an exhibition with a goal to portray a holistic history of the Vietnam War.
David Ruggeri admits he doesn’t read as much as he used to. When it comes to his personal rage about book bans, he brings up his kids. For his two sons who attend St. Louis Public Schools, “reading has always been important” he says.
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