AltWeeklies Wire
Pray the Gay Awaynew
Pastor Jim Venice, who was once gay himself, says he can turn homos into heteros. Credit cards are welcome.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
12-20-2005 |
Religion
Hell of a Housenew
For the residents of a tidy, tree-lined neighborhood in St. Louis County, Missouri, their worst-kept secret might be that the events on which The Exorcist was based happened here.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
11-01-2005 |
Religion
Legendary Baseball Organist Tickles the Keyboardnew
All great musicians have their quirks; for St. Louis Cardinals organist Ernie Hays, it's his notorious potty mouth.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-11-2005 |
Sports
Subject to Recall: Officeholders in St. Louisnew
Freeman Bosley Sr. has become the fifth St. Louis alderman in the past two years to face a recall threat.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
09-22-2005 |
Politics
Ozark Orgynew
On Labor Day weekend, thousands of tourists to Missouri enter Lake of the Ozarks' notorious Party Cove, an audacious free-for-all that has earned a reputation as a backwater Sodom and Gomorrah.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
09-06-2005 |
Travel
Off and Gunnin'new
Action shooting clubs are a blast all over the Midwest. Lock and load, baby!
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
06-02-2005 |
Recreation
'I Punched Saddam in the Mouth'new
A St. Louis auto mechanic who worked as an Arabic interpreter for U.S. Special Forces in Iraq describes how he pulled Saddam Hussein from his spider hole. He has photos to back up his claim.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
04-18-2005 |
International
Tags: civilian, contractor
"Pulitzer's Pain" and "Pulitzer's Gain"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-09-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Missourians Eat More Beaver and Other Wild Gamenew
To faithful customers of Scott Harr's food stall, wild-game meat is as much about cultural tradition and family heritage as it is about cutting-edge vittles. Call it four-legged comfort food.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
01-12-2005 |
Food+Drink
St. Louis's Crime Tabloid Has Dished Dirt for 66 Yearsnew
With its sensational headlines and menacing cover shots of black gangbangers, the St. Louis Metro Evening Whirl is a long way from landing a Pulitzer. People read it for shock value and to keep track of neighbors and friends in the rough-'n'-tumble crime zones of St. Louis.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
01-04-2005 |
Media
The Case That Hauntsnew
The most notorious cold case in the history of the St. Louis Police Department, the murder of a girl whose decapitated body was found in a basement in 1983, still haunts homicide detectives.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
12-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The 2004 Riverfront Times Candidate Challenge Weeds Out Cowardsnew
Tired of listening to synthetic speeches, Riverfront Times asked candidates for political office to play "Rock, Paper, Scissors," bowl, sing and run a footrace to win the paper's endorsement. Several 'fraidy cat contenders declined the invitation.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-28-2004 |
Politics
He Writes the Signs in the Ballparknew
Marty Prather's obsession with holding up handpainted signs began during the 1985 World Series, when he flashed a sign that read: "The Fat Lady Is Singing."
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-19-2004 |
Sports
Young Businessman Sees His Empire Collapsenew
It wasn't long ago that Bill Stallings seemed to have it all: real estate holdings, a successful nightclub and a bright future. Last month, he began serving time for his second felony conviction in the past four years.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
