Legal recreational weed quickly became a booming industry in Missouri after adult-use sales began in February. The first day of legalization alone brought in $8 million.
Earlier this week in federal court, Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office filed its response to a lawsuit brought by a Hazelwood man on the sex offender registry who feels he should no longer be compelled to hang a sign on his residence reading "no candy or treats at this residence" every Halloween. In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, Thomas Sanderson, 58, argued that his being compelled to put up such a sign just because he is a sex offender is tantamount to compelled speech and a violation of his First Amendment rights.
The moment when Pege Yates, owner of St. Louis commercial confectioneries Sugar Art Supply and Never Forgotten Designs, went from big time to big time is hard to mark. It might have been when she landed a contract to provide glitter for a Walmart pancake syrup or began providing the Golden State Warriors with lollipops or when she delivered a custom birthday cake to Nelly on stage.
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As a frighteningly fun treat this spooky season, Arkadin Cinema and Bar (5228 Gravois Avenue, 314-221-2173) presents Hysteria Fest 2023 this week, which sees the micro-cinema offering up five nights of scary movies beginning Wednesday, October 18, and running through Sunday, October 22.
Historically and anthropologically speaking, the United States is a country built by immigrants (including those who did not freely choose to immigrate) and their descendants. History shows time and again that recent immigrants face prejudice, disdain and violence in their new homes, even as they work hard to belong.
At least part of the team that brought St. Louis the celebrated cocktail bars Planter's House (1000 Mississippi) and Small Change (2800 Indiana Avenue) is looking to open another bar — this time in Botanical Heights. The city's Excise Division this morning approved a liquor license for Edward "Ted" Charak, co-owner of Planter's House in Lafayette Square and Small Change in Benton Park, for a building at 1654 Tower Grove Avenue. City records show Angry Elf LLC, with Charak listed as the managing officer, applied for a liquor license for a concept called Purgatory.
Although he’s primarily (if reductively) identified with gangsters and New York City, Martin Scorsese has long expressed an interest in directing a Western. John Ford’s The Searchers serves as a particular touchstone — Harvey Keitel delivers a lengthy disquisition on the film in Scorsese’s first feature, Who’s That Knocking on My Door, and Taxi Driver consciously evokes its plot — but Scorsese adores the genre in all its permutations and periods.
St. Louis loves Jason Momoa, and the feeling appears to be mutual. Appearing at a private event hosted by Breakthru Beverage at Maryland House in the Central West End yesterday, the hunky actor raved about the turnout for his Meili vodka events in St. Louis — and the thirsty locals. "St. Louis is definitely the wettest state I've ever been," Momoa said, appreciatively.
St. Louis County Police are refusing to discuss the specifics of officer Matthew McCulloch's status in the department in the days leading up to Sunday's shooting at a Kirkwood middle school — a period of erratic behavior that appears to have spanned at least the full weekend, if not longer, and culminated with the shooting at the Tillman Elementary trunk or treat event. On Sunday, the 39-year-old officer opened fire with a handgun at the event after allegedly threatening a woman and then being pushed to the ground by her husband.
Justin Torres, the 43-year-old bassist for the Illinois-based Clusterpluck, cuts a cool figure on stage. He's lanky and expressive, breaking into broad smiles and dancy seesaws, an even split between jamgrass hippie and rock & roll bad boy.
One of St. Louis’ most prominent theater companies is in trouble. Today, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced that it has a projected $2.5M budget shortfall and is canceling two productions as a result. The company is also asking for its supporters to help it meet that shortfall by the end of the year.
It looks like Tower Grove South won't be getting a new Dave Bailey restaurant anytime soon. The St. Louis restaurateur has listed 3108 South Kingshighway Boulevard for sale. He's asking $525,000.
Agents in St. Louis say they have busted up a ring of IT workers using false identities who worked for U.S. companies in order to send the profits back to North Korea. The FBI says that thousands of North Korean IT workers created false digital identities as Americans in order to perform remote work in the U.S. and raise money for weapons programs in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Five years ago, Nick Bognar was a young, ambitious chef who was starting to question himself. Though he'd recently returned to St. Louis after working at acclaimed restaurants in Austin and Cincinnati with big plans for invigorating his family's 20-year-old restaurant, Nippon Tei, he was beginning to wonder if he had made a mistake.
When Sean Garrison first started growing weed, he swore that one day he'd be on the cover of High Times. Today, he chuckles a little when he thinks about that early cockiness, but it's a laugh filled with good humor.
Business growth along the Locust corridor in Midtown's not exactly new news, as the zone between Jefferson and North Grand has gained traction with restaurants, bars and services over the past decade, with varying fits and starts of momentum. Of late, the opening season of the St. Louis City SC has provided some of those newer businesses a welcome infusion of cash and customers, though Videira Wine Bar (2702 Locust Street, 314-377-9463, videirawineshopandbar.net) might not be a business that's directly going to see its fortunes rise and fall with the popularity of St. Louis' pro soccer squad, no matter how near it might play.
When Jason Momoa came to St. Louis yesterday, he didn't stick to the Ritz-Carlton or the streets of Ladue. Instead, he dined at a favorite spot among the denizens of Tower Grove East. The hunky movie star is in town to promote his Meili Vodka at Dierbergs, with appearances at the local grocer's store in Des Peres yesterday and ones planned today in Crestwood and Chesterfield.
The stranger brandishing a pistol on his doorstep was just one in a long line of problems Matt Biegacki encountered because of an Airbnb a few doors down. The man arrived outside Biegacki's Lafayette Square townhouse shortly after 1 a.m.
Your Staten Island boyfriend is coming to St. Louis to put on a stand-up comedy show at the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard, thepageant.com) on December 4. Known for being one of the youngest ever cast members on Saturday Night Live, Pete Davidson has also gained attention from his time boinking a Kardashian and being engaged to Ariana Grande. Davidson had recently been taking a break from the spotlight, but now he's back now and his comedy is in demand and hotter than ever.
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