AltWeeklies Wire
What Has Patty Wente Done to Create a Meltdown at KWMU?new
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is looking into questions surrounding the management and accounting practices at its radio station KWMU (90.7 FM).
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
05-09-2008 |
Media
"Mike Seely's Guide to the Final Four," "Behold the Forty," "Horse & Scissors"new
AltWeeklies Award - Cover Design
Riverfront Times |
Tom Carlson |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Many St. Louis Theater Companies are Homelessnew
In the good old days, if Hollywood musicals are to be believed, all an aspiring impresario needed to stage a successful show was an abandoned barn and a dream.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
04-18-2008 |
Theater
The Strange and Violent World of St. Louis' Bail Bondsmennew
"To my knowledge, I know of no other state that allows felons to be licensed as bail bondsmen," says Bill Kreins, spokesman for the Professional Bail Agents of the United States. "Convicted felons absolutely should not be in the bail bond business. They just do not fit."
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
04-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
John Vanderslice's Spring Mixnew
Vanderslice came up with a better term for what he chose -- "hopeful weather jams" -- even though his choices aren't necessarily what one might expect.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
04-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cock and Awe: St. Louis Pickup Artists Rule the Roostnew
Trix, the invented name of this self-described pickup artist, is hardly what you'd consider a Casanova. Picking up a woman, he says, is not a matter of luck, but a skill he's spent years polishing.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
04-11-2008 |
Culture
Did St. Louis Daily Deliberately Give its New Blog the Same Title as the Competition?new
"The timing certainly seems odd," says Margaret Freivogel, editor of the St. Louis Platform, who notes that the Post-Dispatch accompanied its announcement of The Platform in the editorial pages of its paper with a trademark symbol.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
04-11-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
One Navy SEAL's Mission to Help Fellow Iraq Vetsnew
Now 33 and released from active duty, Eric Greitens is at last back on his home turf and facing new challenges as chairman of a nonprofit -- the Center for Citizen Leadership -- that he created last fall. Its mission: To put wounded veterans back to work in public service jobs.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-11-2008 |
War
R.E.M. Hurtles Toward the Future on 'Accelerate'new
At what point in a band's career is it impossible to evaluate its new album without referencing its back catalog?
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
04-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Accelerate, r.e.m.
The Assassin's Brothernew
The anonymity John Ray prefers will likely end this week when 50,000 copies of his book, Truth At Last: The Untold Story Behind James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., turn up in bookstores on the 40th anniversary of King's murder.
Riverfront Times |
Ellis E. Conklin |
04-04-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Monads Turn Tradition on its Tailnew
Accordion, banjo, upright bass and especially nimble fiddle dominate songs on Ornery.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ornery, The Monads
Baseball's Green Teamsnew
The St. Louis Cardnials scramble to join the ranks of the environmentally conscious.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-28-2008 |
Sports
Sarah Steelman: Hot Contendernew
If looks count, Steelman may be Missouri's next governor.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
03-28-2008 |
Politics
Thousand Dollar Babynew
By day Jamie O'Hare studies for a master's in social work. Her night job is anything but.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-21-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Same Ol' Songnew
Club owners owe royalties for cover songs played on their premises.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-14-2008 |
Music
