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There’s no shortage of praise around cannabidiol (CBD). Despite being relatively new to the supplement market compared to other extracts, CBD’s popularity skyrocketed in ways nobody could’ve imagined.…

After an inaugural year that was complicated by the ongoing nightmare that is the COVID-19 pandemic, Music at the Intersection is now officially setting its sights on 2022. Arguably the most ambitious music festival in St. Louis — and RFT's pick for the best such event of 2021 — the festivities are slated to once again take place in Grand Center on September 10 and 11.…

Seniors across the St. Louis area settle into their comfy chairs at various Arrow Senior Living facilities, crack open a book and hit record. They’re filming story times for the children of St. Louis public schools and beyond, but they’re not stopping at reading books – they’re donating them, too, in an effort to promote childhood literacy in underserved communities.…

An 81-year-old Kirkwood woman who fell victim to, then helped perpetuate an online "romance scam," was sentenced to five years of supervised probation yesterday in federal court. After pleading guilty to two counts of identity theft in November, she could have faced between three and four years in prison.…

Like the foreboding, swooping helicopter shots above Glacier National Park that open Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining, overhead shots track a lonely car crawling through the mountains to a remote highway rest area in the woods. There, five strangers ride out a snowstorm in No Exit, the latest from Australian genre-bender Damien Power, whose last film, 2016’s Sundance breakout Killing Ground, was a master class in dread and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer level villainy.…

Editor's Note: A caption in the previous version of this story referred to Rosemary Failoni and Stephanie Failoni.…

Drum roll please. The new Editor in Chief of the Riverfront Times is...Rosalind Early!…

Go Karting on Ice is coming to Centene Community Ice Centre (750 Casino Center Drive, 314-451-2244) in March. The event was a big hit when it was announced last October, with lots of St. Louisans vowing to make the drive out to Maryland Heights to burn off some pandemic stress and feel the (cold) wind in their hair.…

In April, 2020 Eric Schmitt announced he was suing China over its actions in the early days of the pandemic. In a press release, the Missouri Attorney General’s office called it a “historical move.”…

Earlier this month, someone applied to demolish the Cotton Belt building. But it wasn't the owner of the building.…

The cannabis product known as "diamonds & sauce" doesn't look very appealing.…

We should be talking about Chicken Seven's (6312 South Grand Boulevard, 314-354-6349) outstanding Korean fried chicken.…

The James Beard Foundation has smiled upon the St. Louis food and beverage scene. Today, the national culinary organization announced its semifinalists for its prestigious 2022 James Beard Awards with St. Louis chefs and restaurants racking up nods in eight different categories.…

The Cortex Innovation District will soon have a spot for tacos, fresh-made salsa and other Mexican-inspired fare courtesy of the minds behind Vicia (4260 Forest Park Avenue, 314-553-9239). Taqueria Morita, a new outdoor restaurant, will open at Vicia's new outdoor dining space this spring, bringing with it a new opportunity for the Vicia team to expand its offerings to the casual diner.…

St. Louis County’s mask mandate will come to an end on Monday, February 28. Citing a decrease in case numbers and advice from local health officials that we’ve seen the worst of the pandemic, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said in a press conference on Wednesday morning he feels cautiously optimistic about ending the public health order.…

"There was never an even playing field” Adrienne Scales-Williams is a rare African American owner of a marijuana dispensary. Her Forest Park Southeast shop sits next to a used car dealership.…

Drug tests can be a pain, but that’s what you get for not holding back on your weed.…

If you didn’t already figure it out when the music of your generation was featured on the Super Bowl halftime show in medley form: You’re old. Yep, bad news for Gen X and millennials just keeps coming.…

A beloved daytime mainstay will no longer count itself among the fabric of Soulard's restaurant scene. Soulard Coffee Garden (910 Geyer Avenue, 314-241-1464), the two-decades-old breakfast and lunch spot has closed its doors, effective immediately.…