You haven't experienced flaky pastry until you've tried Maaji's Street Kitchen's (3324 North Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Ann; 314-395-7173) paratha. Tear into a piece and micro-wafers of the Indian flatbread shower off onto the table, into the assorted curries waiting to be sampled and onto your lap. You'll know the mess is more than worth it, though, the minute you sample a bite that turns from crisp to tender in your mouth.
A O’Fallon man admitted in federal court today that he invented a fake business and fraudulently obtained $54,900 for 13 fake employees who he said worked there. David Smiley, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. In July 2020, Smiley claimed on applications for COVID relief that he was the full owner of DC Investments.
Two former Flordell Hills municipal employees were indicted by a grand jury today for stealing $663,000 from the small city's budget. The indicted individuals are Maureen Woodson, 68, the former city clerk, and Donna Thompson, 75, the former assistant city clerk. Both women are charged with two counts of wire fraud and two counts of mail fraud, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
St. Louis' most boundary-busting, off-kilter and entertaining festival gets its own holiday After 10 years and countless performances, the organizers of St. Louis' Fringe Fest have damn near seen it all. As the city's premier purveyor of out-of-the-box, boundary-busting theater and off-kilter art, the annual affair reliably sees its performers swinging for the fences, working outside the confines of the conventional and taking all manner of risk in the name of showing audiences what art can be when the guardrails are removed.
Cash crunches can often emerge out of the blue. In that situation, the traditional banks and credit unions will always carry out a credit score inspection before approving your loan application. But with the online loan agencies mentioned in this article, you will never have to worry about getting loans with no credit check as they provide you with no credit check loans guaranteed approval.
A month after its grand opening, Cookies dispensary — located at 11088 New Halls Ferry Road — has closed its doors temporarily. The move comes after an attempted burglary at the medical marijuana dispensary. Around 5:15 a.m., police reported that the suspects drove a car through the building in an attempt to get inside.
A 59-year-old man from St. Louis admitted to one count of passport fraud after State Department agents discovered him living in Germany for the past three decades under a false identity — a name he stole from another St. Louisian. DeLeo Barner entered a plea agreement in May in which he acknowledged that he used a passport obtained by false statement and that he acted knowingly and willfully. He was supposed to be sentenced in federal court today but the hearing was canceled last minute due to the judge being sick.
The popular Mexican restaurant El Maguey is closing its Florissant location due to "recent events beyond its control." The restaurant announced its decision on Facebook (see below) on Monday and did not open on Tuesday. KSDK reports that patrons and neighboring business owners were disappointed to find the restaurant shuttered.
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! Click through and start planning ahead. And as always, here's your obligatory COVID safety warning: Be sure to check with the venues before you make plans to head to any of these shows, as the virus is still circulating and safety measures vary from venue to venue.
Inquiring minds want to know: Does Ben Poremba ever get tired? Since arriving on the St. Louis restaurant scene in 2008, the Bengelina Hospitality Group chef and owner has opened Salume Beddu, fine-dining spot Elaia and the Benevolent King. He's converted a service station to a Mediterranean/Israeli restaurant with Olio, opened and then closed Old Standard and Parigi, expanded the Elaia/Olio compound down Tower Grove Avenue with Nixta and AO&CO, launched children's store Honeycomb with Zoe Kaemmerer, created lifestyle brand B. Poremba Feinschmecker and released a fragrance with Saint Rita Parlor.
A bill passed through the Missouri State Legislature will disallow material with “explicit sexual material” to be provided to students. If such material is found, violators could be charged with a class A misdemeanor, resulting in a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a fine of $2,000. Senate Bill 775, which will go into effect on August 28, specifically targets books, magazines, videos or online content that visually depicts sexual material, acts or genitalia in public and private schools.
Three of the best things in the world are coming together: Dolly Parton, disco and dance parties. The Dolly Disco touring dance party is coming to St. Louis’ Delmar Hall on Saturday, December 10.
In south city’s Ellendale neighborhood, almost all the homes on Hermitage Avenue are condemned, leaving residents displaced. Hermitage backs up to the River Des Peres and amid late July's unprecedented rainfall, the houses on the street were some of the worst-hit in an area that saw widespread damage. Residents at the time told the RFT water inundated their homes, geysers sprouted from manholes in the street and one man had to wade through neck-deep sewage with his kids on his shoulders to get them to safety.
The world's most perfect gas station is coming to Missouri. For those who have never been to Texas (or any of the other states where there are Buc-ee's), Buc-ee's is something of an institution. Known for its clean bathrooms, beaver mascot, and excellent snacks, people often make Buc-ee's a roadtrip stop.
This story is from Kaiser Health News. The first unexpected bill arrived in December, just weeks before Tara Lovell’s husband of 40 years died from bladder cancer.
This story originally appeared in the Missouri Independent. After more than two years of warring with Republican leaders, the Missouri Senate’s conservative caucus will disband, the group announced Monday afternoon.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed a bill establishing a new civilian-led agency tasked with investigating police misconduct on August 3. But St. Louis police organizations weren’t having it.
If you’re from the Lou and you’re proud, you’re going to have to find all new ways to show it because the 314 area code is in short supply. The amount of 314 area codes left to give out is shrinking each day, and people with new phone numbers in St. Louis will soon be assigned a new area code number.
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