Riverfront Times Founder Ray Hartmann announced his campaign for Congress last week. Yesterday, the only other Democratic candidate announced he was dropping out of the race. Hartmann announced his intention to retire from journalism and run against U.S. Representative Ann Wagner (R-Ballwin) on the March 14 episode of Nine PBS' Donnybrook.
A north St. Louis County mom who recorded a profanity-laced Facebook Live video threatening to "fuck up" the vice principal of Berkeley Elementary School now faces a felony charge. While streaming on Facebook Live, Tamika Stewart, 34, allegedly said, "I'm coming straight into that motherfucking school and I'm tearing that bitch up. Ya'll gonna see me on the news.
A judge ruled yesterday that the City of St. Louis may continue with their lawsuit against slumlord Dara Daugherty and her associates. The city has accused them of for years renting out dozens of properties throughout south city as illegal rooming houses — despite the properties being condemned for habitation.
Ever since I started smoking weed, hash has felt like an ancient, forbidden door. The first time I ever tried it, I felt like I was starting up the final challenge on Legends of the Hidden Temple and I upset Olmec. More recently, I've taken a modern academic approach filled with podcasts.
Alarm Will Sound w/ Damon Davis, Bora Yoon, Aloha Mischeaux, Rockwell J. Knuckles, Isaiah Taylor, Inversion Vocal Ensemble
7:30 p.m. Friday, March 22. Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 210 East Monroe Avenue, Kirkwood.
There are only so many words for chewy. I looked them up. Coriaceous was one, leathery was another, so was rubbery and so was tough; I liked dry as old boots.
The Midnight Company has been packing the house with their recent series of cabaret theater productions and their latest offerings, Movie Music and Jacey’s Jazz Joint, are no exception. With interesting scripts by Joe Hanrahan and a varied selection of mostly familiar classic songs, the shows are a tribute to two popular genres that create an enjoyable night out. Both shows feature the multi-talented Eileen Engel, with composer and music director Colin Healy on the piano.
A Missouri man on death row failed to show that drug-induced psychosis left him innocent of first-degree murder charges — or that his attorneys' counsel was ineffective, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled today. The court's decision paves the way for Brian Dorsey to be executed in April as scheduled. Dorsey is today a model inmate (as the Post-Dispatch's Tony Messenger has written, he's received support for his efforts to be saved from execution from no less than 60 employees of the Potosi Correctional Center, where he is incarcerated and works as a barber).
A 2-year-old boy injured himself last weekend with a gun that a St. Louis City Sheriff's deputy left unattended. The 2-year-old was reportedly wounded in the side but his injuries are not fatal. Ferguson Police Spokeswoman Pat Washington confirmed to the RFT that a 2-year-old accidentally shot himself with an adult's firearm on Saturday night at a home in Ferguson.
Thursday 03/21 Glow Up
The Saint Louis Zoo (1 Government Drive) is hosting its first-ever Animals Aglow lantern festival this spring, with more than 60 larger-than-life lanterns depicting animals, plants and traditional Chinese elements.
A 15-year-old is now being held in custody on a second-degree murder charge stemming from the fatal stabbing of a Jennings 14-year-old walking home from school last week. The suspect, whose name has not being made public, was taken into custody last night in Jefferson City and is currently being held at a St. Louis County Family Court facility in Clayton. The 15-year-old is accused of killing Justin Brooks last week Tuesday around 3 p.m., a short distance away from Rose Mary Johnson Jennings Junior High School.
Esca, the new “coastal Mediterranean bar and grill” from Ben Poremba’s Bengelina Hospitality Group, will open on Thursday, March 21, at 5095 Delmar Boulevard in the Delmar Maker District. The restaurant’s menu features meat, seafood and vegetables grilled over charcoal, fresh salads and cold appetizers, classic cocktails, a large amaro selection and a range of indulgent desserts. Poremba said Esca “doesn’t have a defined cuisine,” but rather is inspired by a variety of Mediterranean cuisines, taking in the Western Mediterranean, the French Riviera and “a little bit of Sicily.” The first floor space at the corner of Delmar Boulevard and Academy Avenue was formerly a barber shop, transformed by two years of top-to-bottom renovations into a dining room that instantly ranks among the most appealing in the city.
The headlines were shocking. A woman had broken free from her kidnappers, who had been holding her in a south St. Louis church. She'd been bound by rope and was bleeding from the head.
When pondering the beaten down state of St. Louis' art and music scenes, Bill Christman has a theory on who is to blame: It was those damn Germans. The city had been founded by the French, the prolific St. Louis artist recounts, before the Germans came along in the 1840s, prior to the Civil War. The newcomers had money, education and skills, and soon they more or less took the town over.
A St. Louis County Police sergeant faces a stealing charge after allegedly spending time in Branson over Thanksgiving instead of working shifts at the county courthouse and jail. The charge was filed today against David Ryan, 51, who works in a supervisory role and scheduled himself to work shifts he didn't actually show up for. According to a statement issued today by the county police, Ryan was paid $1,716.26 in wages he shouldn't have earned.
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is considering a bill that would provide tax abatement and a blighting study for the JeffVanderLou area — where a new Negro Leagues Baseball Museum hopes to open. The museum, planned for 2423 North Spring Street, will be an affiliate of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City that will emphasize the role of the St. Louis Stars as well as other prominent Black baseball players who contributed to the city, developer Guyton Harvey said during a committee meeting on Tuesday. The Stars were originally known as the Giants before the team was sold to a new owner, according to the museum.
A former professor at Harris-Stowe State University alleges that she was discriminated against by university leadership, retaliated against when she complained, and even had things thrown at her during meetings in the latter part of her 24 years at the institution. Beverly Buck Brennan, who is the daughter of Jack Buck and sister of Joe Buck, began working at Harris-Stowe in 1993 as an instructor of theater classes and eventually became the director of the university's speech and theater program. It was a job she has expressed passion for in depositions.
Emails obtained by CNN reporters and watchdog group Documented suggest that Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is the puppet of a “right-wing think tank with deep ties to conservative billionaires.” Ashcroft, who is also a candidate for governor, seems determined to gin up controversy, with bizarre comments regarding IVF, a bold stance against veterans receiving discounts and a passion for rooting out non-existent ”voter fraud.” But the emails show he’s often parroting viewpoints from a group with national reach.
The City of St. Louis has been selected as one of Bloomberg Philanthropies' 25 sustainable American cities and will receive resources to combat climate change locally. The three-year program will utilize federal funding in the area to “proactively build low-carbon, resilient, and economically thriving communities,” according to a news release from Bloomberg. St. Louis was chosen to take part in the program based on the city’s leadership and ambition, according to the St. Louis Development Corporation.
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