Six years after St. Louis city forced it to close, New Life Evangelistic Center will stay shuttered despite an effort to bring the former homeless shelter back as a church. The city’s Board of Building Appeals unanimously sided with neighbors of the former shelter in Downtown West, who appealed the city’s decision to grant New Life a building permit to renovate the space at 1114 Locust Street.Â
Fans of the City Foundry food hall spot Sureste and chef-owner Alex Henry's Yucatán cuisine have reason to celebrate. Today, Henry announced a new multi-concept restaurant is in the works for late summer this year. El Molino del Sureste will be at 5005 South Kingshighway Boulevard in Southampton.
Occasionally, my schedule is so packed I’m not able to catch a show until late in its run. This summer, a broken wrist suffered during a family vacation added another complication.
A Missouri woman who made national news for robbing banks twice in her 70s and who earlier this week missed a court date for her most recent robbery may have had good reason for her no-show: She appears to be dead. Bonnie Gooch, 78, missed her arraignment Monday for a bank robbery she was accused of having committed this past April in Pleasant Hill, a city of about 8,000 people south of Kansas City.
Rapper Sexyy Red took some heat a couple weeks ago when a video posted on social media showed her arriving at a St. Louis high school, middle fingers up, to perform for students. Video of the event gives more insight into the chaos, which ultimately led to the rapper being escorted out of the school.
Eight months ago,if you would have asked around for where to get a bagel in St. Louis, you would have received not a recommendation, but the lamentation, "Nowhere. Bagel Factory closed."
In a move to make the tourist spot even more boring than it's already become, Branson's governing body voted to restrict drag shows last night. The Branson Board of Aldermen voted 3-2 to limit drag shows to a certain part of town where the "obscene" performances would not disturb residential life. The board has yet to take a final vote on the matter, but if it passes, drag shows would only be allowed in Branson's downtown district, an area contains the city's least amount of commercial land, Missouri Independent reports. In a fact sheet of the measure, city staff explained the downtown district was created for "adult entertainment" and was a place where people could reasonably expect to encounter "cultural institutions."
Three teens detained in the city's Juvenile Detention Center are facing assault charges after throwing cups of pee and taking swings at two detention officers last week. Prosecutors filed the charges this morning against Donnell Heslip-Hill, Devin Griffin-Curry and Andre King.
City pride looms in the air in the city of St. Louis at Citypark, the stadium for St. Louis City SC. Without a mascot, the team has adopted cityness as its complete identity, its very essence and embodiment.
We would likely not be discussing Saul Juarez's delightful Cherokee Street cafe, Crepes and Treats (2752 Cherokee Street, 314-354-8098), were it not for a high school cooking instructor who refused to take no for an answer when Juarez tried to drop her class. It wasn't because he lacked interest — quite the contrary.
Schnucks may owe you money if you bought alcohol from its stores in the past seven years. The grocery chain will pay up to $4 million after a class-action settlement alleged Schnucks falsely advertised sales on wine and spirits when the products had not been sold at the advertised "regular" or "original" prices in a very long time, or ever. Schnucks denied any wrongdoing but agreed to the settlement.
A St. Louis man scheduled to die next Tuesday received a last-minute stay of execution yesterday — with the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals saying the state of Missouri cannot yet proceed with the execution of Johnny Johnson. Johnson was sentenced to death in 2005 for the murder of six-year-old Casey Williamson in suburban Valley Park. In their petition for relief filed June 30, Johnson's attorneys state the case simply: "Because Mr. Johnson does not rationally understand the reason for his execution and believes Satan is using the State of Missouri to execute him to bring about the end of the world, which the voice of Satan has confirmed to him, he is not competent to be executed and carrying out the execution would violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution."
Authorities in Cass County have issued a warrant for 78-year-old Bonnie Gooch after she missed a court date on Monday during which she was set to be arraigned on charges stemming from an alleged April bank robbery. That bank robbery occurred at the Goppert Financial Bank in Pleasant Hill, a city of about 8,000 people that's a 40-minute drive south of Kansas City. Speaking to the local Fox affiliate, the Pleasant Hill police chief described Gooch as "wily," noting that she robbed the bank wearing an N-95 mask, sunglasses and gloves.
Handcrafted chocolates company Bijoux has announced that it will shutter its original location in Des Peres. On Friday, the company wrote on Facebook and Instagram that August 31 would be the last day of business at 13014 Manchester Road. Fans of the gem-like chocolates shouldn't be concerned.
The MicroCon convention commenced last month at a Holiday Inn in Joliet, Illinois, a perfectly adequate place for people from all over America to gather for an event featuring speeches, diplomacy, athletics and a bit of dining and dancing. In some respects, it looked like any other convention at any other hotel — at least for the first minute, or two.
Some people have been saying that it’s hotter than Satan’s butthole out there, (it’s us, we’ve been saying it) and it seems like it’s just going to get worse in the coming days. After topping out at 96 degrees yesterday, the temperatures are set to just climb higher and higher each day for the next few days.
The Columbus Crew are one of the most ball dominant teams in Major League Soccer. Columbus’ possession-based approach was on full display as it defeated St. Louis City SC 2-1 at Lower.com Field in the group stage of the Leagues Cup tournament. Inclement weather in Columbus prevented the scheduled 6:30 p.m. kickoff, which did not take place until 10:16 p.m.
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