Together, Colin Lovett and Colin Murphy co-founded St. Louis' #Boom Magazine in 2014. After Murphy died on Thursday, February 22, Lovett shared this Q&A about his memories of his best friend and co-owner. How/when did you become aware of Murphy, and how/when did you begin working together?
Yesterday, Wired published a story based on leaked data from the company behind the ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, revealing all the locations in the country where ShotSpotters are deployed. That includes St. Louis. An interactive map produced by Wired based on the leaked information shows that ShotSpotters in St. Louis are primarily placed in north city and north county, with their presence in south city limited to a patch that roughly includes Tower Grove East, Gravois Park and Dutchtown.
Humans are strangely fascinated with our own ruins. We gaze upon the artifacts of people who came before us and wonder what life was like for them, our reflections filtered through the lenses of our own lived experiences. In Kahlil Robert Irving’s latest solo exhibition, Archaeology of the Present, the renowned visual artist curates a similar experience, with one major difference: Instead of the ancient past, Irving invites viewers to confront their own epoch.
A jury acquitted a 27-year-old Ferguson man yesterday of a murder charge related to the killing of a bystander during an October 2021 shootout outside a bar in north city — a shootout that involved an off-duty police officer who now faces criminal charges of his own in an unrelated incident. Rodregus Fuqua was paralyzed after being struck by a bullet in the shootout but found himself facing second-degree murder, assault and armed criminal action charges.
A St. Louis judge has asked the Missouri Attorney General's Office to look into a bank account controlled by Sheriff Vernon Betts. St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Joan Moriarty announced the referral last week at a 22nd Circuit Court Rules Committee meeting. The referral had been made by Judge Elizabeth Hogan.
One of St. Louis' top pizza makers is getting back in the game. Scott Sandler — the exacting pizzaiolo who opened, and then sold, Pizzeoli and Pizza Head — will be opening a new pizzeria in the Central West End in early April.
St. Louis’ thriving art scene gains another jewel this weekend with the opening of a new gallery on Cherokee Street. Bryan Walsh, artist and curator, grew up in Belleville and has been in St. Louis for the past 20 years.
KDHX (88.1 FM) Executive Director Kelly Wells made an extended appearance on the station she stewards yesterday, facing and frequently dodging tough questions submitted by critics of her leadership delivered by a friendly KDHX host who appears on the air at her discretion. The resulting hour of radio proved pretty much as riveting, and as hard-hitting, as the above sentence would imply. The appearance came on the station's new Tangazo show, a group discussion-based program initially created as a podcast for KDHX in 2018 that was moved to the airwaves last week.
Wes Hoffman's band may be called Wes Hoffman & Friends, but when he meets a reporter for a beer at Babe's Tavern on an unseasonably warm Tuesday in February, he is alone. It's not that the friends don't exist — the band has in fact swelled to include four of them, officially speaking, along with a few other additions who pop in and out.
A bill to regulate the use of commercial spy drones in St. Louis is headed to the full Board of Aldermen. Board Bill 199, which was passed out of committee today, was introduced by Ward 7 Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier to “impose community-based safety regulations and restrictions on the operation of drones.”
When Covid restrictions forced Revel Kitchen owners Simon and Angelica Lusky to close their doors to foot traffic, it quickly became an issue of survival: How would they keep their health-conscious business afloat? The solution came with a ghost kitchen pizza biz — and some rectangular tin pans. “By using a pan, we could bake pizza in our existing, traditional ovens,” says Angelica Lusky.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is no stranger to bad looks, but the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s bold stance against military veterans getting "discounts" may be his worst look yet. Ashcroft debuted his criticism of perks for servicemen and women at a candidate forum this past weekend.
For the past several months, the Board of Aldermen has debated changes to the firefighters pension system that would undo 2013 reforms made to reduce spending. The mayor’s office argues the changes would wreak havoc on the city’s finances.
SoJeff Retro closed its doors on Cherokee and Texas this past Sunday, February 18. The storefront opened up on South Jefferson 10 years ago and found its name -– literally -– on the block.
If you're hoping for a Cinnabon, the Biscuit Joint (2649 Washington Avenue, 314-769-9434) is not the place for you. Because this one, here, is definitely not that.
On September 27, 2021, Rodney LaRue was hit by a car while crossing the street on his motorized scooter. LaRue, 60, was at Arsenal Street and Ivanhoe Avenue in the Lindenwood Park neighborhood when the car crashed into him, causing injuries to his side and his kidneys that would ultimately prove fatal.
One of the many pleasures — and occasional frustrations — of the Coen Brothers is their predictable unpredictability. From the outset of their career — which began with the markedly dissimilar (and remarkably accomplished) quartet of Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller’s Crossing and Barton Fink — Joel and Ethan Coen have refused to conform to anyone’s expectations other than their own.Â
Seven years ago today, Don Clark Sr. was asleep in his home in Dutchtown when 17 St. Louis police officers serving a no-knock warrant busted in and opened fire. Nine bullets struck the 63-year-old U.S. Army veteran, killing him.Â
St. Louis is getting a DMV office in Downtown West after the one in City Hall closed last year. The licensing office, which will be operated by Allied Healthwise, will open on March 6, the office announced on Facebook.
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