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K-Pop Act ONEUS to Play the Factory in St. Louis Tuesday

2 years 10 months ago
A boy band described by Billboard as a "K-Pop Act To Watch" is coming to town tomorrow night. ONEUS will be playing The Factory (17105 N Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield; 314-423-8500, thefactorystl.com) in Chesterfield Tuesday night as part of its Reach for Us world tour. The five-member band has been prolific over the past two years, putting out a studio album and two EPs in both 2021 and 2022.
Ryan Krull

Rejected Illinois license plates include 'HAIILNO' and 'BITEU'

2 years 10 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - More than 54,000 Illinoisans requested vanity or personalized license plates in 2022, and nearly all were approved. Fewer than 1% were rejected by the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services Department. That means you won't see PEEPEE or BITEU on the roadways this coming year. "We love the creativity and pride Illinoisans take [...]
Kevin S. Held

5 Top Pancakes in St. Louis, Chosen by Our Critic

2 years 10 months ago
This time of year, the promise of a semi-sweet, fluffy grilled breakfast treat is about the only thing worth getting out from under the covers for. Though our fair city has an embarrassment of breakfast and brunch riches, these five take the (hot) cake when it comes to that quintessential morning staple. Grand Pied The undisputed champion of St. Louis’ pancake game, Grand Pied’s  (3137 Morgan Ford Road) version of the breakfast classic is like a beautiful marriage of a pancake and flan that actually jiggles when it hits the table.
Cheryl Baehr

Katie Baumgarten of Alton Graduates Summa Cum Laude At Benedictine College

2 years 10 months ago
ATCHISON, Kan. - Katie Baumgarten of Alton, has graduated Summa Cum Laude from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education. Most of the graduates walked during the college's Commencement Exercises on May 14, 2022, during which they heard from Bishop Robert Baron, founder of Word on Fire Ministries and the Bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota. The college graduated 79 students at the end of the fall academic semester on December 12, 2022. Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas. The school is proud to have been named one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report as well as one of the top Catholic colleges in the nation by First Things magazine and the Newman Guide. It prides itself on outstanding academics, extraordinary faith life, strong athletic programs, and an exceptional sense

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RFT Reviews the Week: January 16 to January 22, 2023

2 years 10 months ago
MONDAY, JANUARY 16 St. Louis sees three different homicides in a span of three hours. KMOV reports that the third, at Gravois and Russell, involved a masked man walking into a gas station and blowing away a customer. Brand-new Police Chief Robert Tracy has his hands full.
Riverfront Times Staff

Daily Deal: PlayStation Plus Essential 12-Month Subscription

2 years 10 months ago
Unleash the power of PlayStation and explore hundreds of incredible games with a new choice of membership plan. With PlayStation Plus Essential, you’ll get to enjoy all the core PlayStation Plus benefits: join your friends in online multiplayer, add new games to your collection every month, get incredible deals from PlayStation Store, and more. Relive some […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Fully-automatic gun found after St. Louis drive-by shooting

2 years 10 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Police found a handgun with an illegal modification that was turned into a fully-automatic weapon Sunday. The teens caught with the firearms are accused of breaking into vehicles at The Foundry in Midtown, St. Louis. A drive-by shooting happened while police were investigating the break-ins, and multiple vehicles were damaged. St. Louis [...]
Joe Millitzer

Heavy Snow Is Coming to St. Louis Again This Week

2 years 10 months ago
It’s January in the Midwest so it’s not entirely unexpected that there is snow in the forecast this week. Just how much snow we’re going to get, though, is a matter that always seems to be up for debate with local meteorologists. As of right now (which is midday on Monday), the National Weather Service in St. Louis is saying that the St. Louis area should expect between 3 to 6 inches of snow dropping from late Tuesday into early Wednesday.
Jaime Lees

Incarceration rates for the young continue to drop hard and fast

2 years 10 months ago
Here's an incarceration chart from my buddy Rick Nevin: It looks like incarceration rates went down in both 2020 and 2021, and indeed they did. Between 2019 and 2021 the prison incarceration rate for ages 18-19 declined from 1.07% to 0.84% to 0.55%. For the entire age cohort of 18-24 year-olds, prison incarceration rates went ...continue reading "Incarceration rates for the young continue to drop hard and fast"
Kevin Drum