The audience at this weekend's Bread and Roses Missouri's Workers' Opera: Our Stories United Will Never Be Divided will see a sketch about Kias being stolen. But the plot wasn't ripped from the headlines.
More than 31 years since they played their first show in St. Louis, iconic rock & roll band Pearl Jam returned to town for the first time post-COVID, playing a show that was as effortless-looking as it was energetic to a packed Enterprise Center. The band has been touring for three decades, during which time its members have clearly honed their skills at working arena crowds and making the biggest venues in town feel close knit and compact. During Sunday's two-plus-hour-long show, still-spry frontman Eddie Vedder windmilled his guitar, jump-kicked off his monitors, and singled out various members of the audience for their air drumming skills, their youth, and their being really high.
Alvin Maze and Andre Jones, Maryland Heights municipal employees, had just finished clearing trash from a park abutting an apartment complex near Page Avenue around 9 a.m. on the first Thursday of October 1990. It was a perfect fall morning, the bright sun taking the teeth out of the chill in the autumn air. They headed down Basston Drive, an isolated outer road, boxed in by Page on one side and thickets of trees on the other.
A fire broke out in the popular French restaurant Vin de Set early Monday morning, leaving the 16-year-old eatery closed indefinitely. St. Louis Fire Department responded to the fire around 4 a.m.
After 32 years, St. Louis' most notorious serial-murder cold case appears to have been solved. Today, St. Charles County prosecutors filed charges against 73-year-old Gary Muehlberg who, according to a probable cause statement, murdered five women in south city over the course of a year beginning in 1990. See also: How Notorious serial Killer Gary Muehlberg Terrorized St. Louis
Well, it's official: With the success of last weekend's Music at the Intersection, St. Louis has a bona fide music festival on its hands. In the event's second year — and the first in this particular outdoor format — the fledgling affair proved that it's ready to fly.
A Washington University study seeks to find the link between genes and cannabis use. The study, which began in 2021 and will run until the end of 2022, is one of the first of its kind, says Nancy Saccone, associate professor in the Department of Genetics.
A Washington University study seeks to find the link between genes and cannabis use. The study, which began in 2021 and will run until the end of 2022, is one of the first of its kind, says Nancy Saccone, associate professor in the Department of Genetics.
The people who exalt themselves as the guardians of St. Louis cleared a hurdle last week toward the noble cause of ever-so-gently sucker-punching the St. Louis Public Schools. All in the name of progress.
Post Malone beefed it hard last night at this show in St. Louis at Enterprise Center. The beloved rapper was in the middle of giving the crowd an energetic performance when he misstepped and fell down an opening that was used to lower his guitar earlier in the show.
Saint Louis Metropolitan Police today showed surveillance footage of a shooting incident from earlier this week. Two officers shot and killed a 16-year-old boy outside a gas station in St. Louis' Old North neighborhood. [content-1] Two Drug Enforcement and Intervention Detectives shot Darryl Ross after a foot pursuit at a Shell gas station in the 2800 block of North Florissant Avenue.
This week, we saw the final act in the Sweetie Pie's murder-conspiracy trial and learned that there are chess engines that send vibrating signals to shoes (or other items) that could help players cheat. The prudes at the county council told people to stop getting down in county buildings, and the FBI released late activist Darren Seals' file.
On the steps of the federal courthouse in St. Louis, Andre Montgomery's sister Kalyn Griggs said that Tim Norman's testimony was nothing but "crying and lying" and he got the justice he deserved. Norman was standing trial for hiring someone to murder his nephew Andre Montgomery in 2016. The jury deliberated for 18 hours before declaring Norman guilty on all counts late this morning.
The world is a wonderfully weird place and we have proof: A Shrek-themed rave is going to happen in St. Louis on December 10 at Red Flag (3040 Locust Street, RedFlagSTL.com). Yes, that Shrek.
A previously classified, heavily redacted FBI file shows that the agency opened a file on Darren Seals before his death. Seals was an activist from Ferguson who came to prominence during the protests following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown. In September 2016 he was found shot and killed in his car, which had been set on fire.
As we take our first steps into Spooky Season 2022, our calendars are starting to fill up with all manner of fun events in unexpected places. Take, for example, the Rocky Horror Picture Show drag brunch happening at Tropical Liqueurs (4104 Manchester Avenue, 2Trops.com) on October 3. This is the perfect combination of ingredients for a good time with your besties.
Arlene Browne will never forget her reaction when her husband, Stanley Browne, suggested they look at a storefront in Webster Groves for the wine bar they were getting ready to launch. "Finding a location was such a hard thing; we had the Central West End in our heads and were looking there very hard, but things fell through," Arlene says.
St. Louis’ next great art exhibition won’t be found within the walls of a gallery or a museum. Instead, viewers should head outdoors. The Kranzberg Arts Foundation’s the Walls Off Washington showcases murals by 20 artists of local, national and international renown, including St. Louis-based visual artist Cbabi Bayoc and street artist Remix Uno of Mexico City.
Barbecue joint Sugarfire Smokehouse (multiple locations including 9200 Olive Boulevard, Olivette; 314-997-2301) is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 10 days of giveaways. Called "10 Days of Sugarfire" the event begins on Saturday, September 17, and runs till the actual 10-year anniversary on Monday, September 26. Sugarfire will host several social media giveaways, including dinner for up to 12 people, or game-day catering for up to 20.
The jury in former reality TV star Tim Norman's conspiracy to commit murder trial is not reaching their verdict in haste. They have been deliberating for nearly 13 hours. Tim Norman is accused of hiring people to kill his nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. Montgomery was shot and killed outside a home recording studio in 2016.
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