Follow Riverfront Times, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/riverfront-times Sat, 23 Sep 2023 19:44:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2qo0j7Mi73hwe4sICfMfkNm The KDHX DJs ranks have officially been thinned. Less than two weeks after suspending kids' show DJ Paul "Grandfather" Stark, the community radio station officially let go 10 of its volunteer DJs. That includes Stark, host of the Musical Merry-Go-Round.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:09:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2qo0j7Mi73hwe4sICfMfkNm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2parS7UMHbvwAVLTsI7B9NX A shuttered seafood store's rotting fish caused a stench across University City this week. Now it turns out the St. Louis fish story may have a connection to something else that stinks on the regular: Florida politics. ]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:47:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2parS7UMHbvwAVLTsI7B9NX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2parS7UMHbvwOQEmsPXZ5C9 Flotsam River Circus, a touring troupe of circus artists and musicians, floated into town earlier this month on a “handmade, ramshackle raft” assembled largely from scavenged materials — and put on a show. At a Flotsam performance, the audience imagines that the world has ended, that what remains is just a few hungry humans on a boat surrounded by invasive mutant fish and existential threats — but that such a world can nevertheless contain camaraderie, beautiful movement, singing and laughter.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:44:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2parS7UMHbvwOQEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2qRWTgT1MOxo2w5Ur-z5Bww In my previous review, I delved into the intricate world of hash rosin and my first encounter with a "doughnut" joint, also known as a "hash hole" or, in other words, hash rosin rolled into flower and then into a joint, which first gained popularity on Instagram. So I was thrilled to come across a premade version, a product that is truly unique in the Missouri cannabis market: the Tropicana Cookies x Mimosa hash hole by VIBE Cannabis.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:39:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2qRWTgT1MOxo2w5Ur-z5Bww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2o5mWlwCd8uG1Lv-B9hV9S2 This column was originally published on the St. Louis Insider Substack. Imagine you started a business with this simple formula for success: The more people break the law, the more money you make.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:57:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2o5mWlwCd8uG1Lv-B9hV9S2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2o5mWlwCd8uG58v71dCn6bG This story was produced in partnership with the River City Journalism Fund. No Major League Soccer experts predicted expansion team St. Louis City SC to make the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:26:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2o5mWlwCd8uG58v71dCn6bG https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rikDC2Qh-lku4sICfMfkNm A pair of moms picking up their kids from school this week in Midtown St. Louis banded together with hospital security personnel to detain a man who'd barrelled his truck into a school bus, fled the scene and then hid in a Dumpster. The scary scene played out outside Cardinal Ritter High School, and some of it was caught on video.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:11:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rikDC2Qh-lku4sICfMfkNm https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2opcVPidUmoJSuZukmJ4mr4 Even witches need a little fun now and then, and 9 Mile Garden (9375 Gravois Road, Affton; 9milegarden.com) is happy to hook them up. Get dressed up in your best witch clothes and fly on your broom to 9 Mile Garden on Friday, October 13 to celebrate with all of your St. Louis sister-witches. In addition to hosting a costume contest (the best witch wins some “9 Mile Garden Bucks”), they’ll have a vendor market where you can buy all manner of witchy things like crystals and candles.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:23:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2opcVPidUmoJSuZukmJ4mr4 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2puHTN9mYyuPFRpWVnEcNkS St. Louis County Police released a photo of a convict who escaped from Mercy South Hospital Thursday morning — and the photo is almost as wild as the fact that the inmate could seemingly make it from south St. Louis County to Tower Grove Park without getting captured.  The photo, released by St. Louis County Police around 1 p.m., shows convicted sex offender Tommy Boyd squatting next to an unidentified woman, apparently taking a selfie while on the lam.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:39:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2puHTN9mYyuPFRpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rJe-D3byh_6AO5yOwvVe_2 A collaboration between St. Louis microcreamery Clementine's Naughty & Nice Ice Cream and feminist retail brand Golden Gems has been abruptly called off. The two brands had previously announced a collaboration called "Ice Cream Slut" inspired by Golden Gems' cheeky branding. It would have included ice cream flavors such as Gooey Baddie Cake and Hot Midwest Honey, in addition to a line of apparel and accessories.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:32:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rJe-D3byh_6AO5yOwvVe_2 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rJe-D3byh_6FRpWVnEcNkS Guns 'N Roses is walking away from St. Louis. The rock band postponed its September 9 show, set for Busch Stadium, just one day prior. A short list of rescheduled dates did not include a stop here.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 21:22:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rJe-D3byh_6FRpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rl-cf95eCi7iVCAQLB0bf5 Friday 09/22 Por la Cultura Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 and runs through October 15 — a mid-month to mid-month anomaly among the month-long cultural celebrations and remembrances in the U.S. But it's not without reason.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:32:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rl-cf95eCi7iVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rTK1YIbe8rJwSngkwrdsok The 1904 World's Fair is remembered as one of the most bizarre and racially egregious events in St. Louis' history, but even more so were the Olympic games that occurred alongside the fair on what's now Washington University's campus. Anyone from professional athletes to the "natives" corralled in so-called villages for fairgoers to marvel at could participate in the games, and despite all the craziness that followed — as well as the Olympics' general disorganization — the story of how St. Louis scored the first Olympics held on U.S. soil is the stuff of legend.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:18:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rTK1YIbe8rJwSngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rTK1YIbe8rJwC0qH-r7xlT Viagra Boys w/ Queens of the Stone Age 7 p.m. Saturday, September 23.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:51:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rTK1YIbe8rJwC0qH-r7xlT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rEGEkzpEqImCVCAQLB0bf5 While St. Louis has had an active ballroom culture for decades, its rising national relevance is owed in large part to the tireless work of 33-year-old producer Maven Logik Lee, who hit the ground running after returning from New York in 2021. “I want to connect our [vogue ball] scene with better venues, new sponsors and more safe spaces,” he told me at the time, and we’ve seen that vision come to life.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:36:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rEGEkzpEqImCVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2owDSqNNsrND5NaYRWadcX6 Liberals in St. Louis County will have to find a new guilty pleasure: The two Chick-fil-A stores in the central corridor are closed for renovations. A company spokesperson confirmed that the store in Brentwood (8590 Eager Road, Brentwood) closed on September 5, and the one in Sunset Hills (10706 Sunset Hills Plaza, Sunset Hills) closed earlier this week, on September 16. In a statement, the spokesperson explained that the eateries "are closed for minor renovations to expand the drive-thru service areas and to improve the customer and Team Member experience.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:20:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2owDSqNNsrND5NaYRWadcX6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2owDSqNNsrND4vmyuk5fxzE Cherokee Street is always hosting fun events, but the 11th Annual Cherokee Street Jazz Crawl will be something extra special. Running all day long on Saturday, November 4, the Jazz Crawl will feature dancers and musicians performing both inside and outside the many shops on Cherokee Street. The festive atmosphere encourages visitors to join in and dance down the street in a second line parade, too.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 18:15:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2owDSqNNsrND4vmyuk5fxzE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2pcNy5RZW9UyR-xWH3zZqEA I still remember stumbling in late to a press screening of Stop Making Sense, arriving right when David Byrne was stumbling around the stage his damn self. It was 1999, and the beloved Talking Heads concert film, directed by Oscar winner Jonathan Demme, was getting a 15th-anniversary re-release.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 16:06:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2pcNy5RZW9UyR-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2qS74dtTOLiGSRFMxTa8z4W It's about a year later than anticipated, but Videira Wine Shop & Bar (2702 Locust Street) has finally opened its doors. The shop had its soft opening last night and plans to be open again tonight and tomorrow. The spot is located next door to Filipino restaurant Kain Tayo in what should soon be a cluster of locally owned eateries just west of Jefferson Avenue in the shadow of Citypark Stadium.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:11:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2qS74dtTOLiGSRFMxTa8z4W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rKmbgkz3ibVFRpWVnEcNkS One year ago this week, three area prosecutors gathered in a briefing room near the St. Louis County courthouse to announce that a 30-year-old cold case had been closed. Earlier that day, murder charges had been filed in three different jurisdictions against 73-year-old Gary Muehlberg.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/o_mzJr2Zc2rKmbgkz3ibVFRpWVnEcNkS