I started paying attention to national politics fifty years ago, in Mrs. Griggs’ sixth-grade social studies class at Potosi (Missouri) Middle School during the bicentennial year when Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter battled it out for the presidency. International events came into focus with the capture of American hostages in Iran in 1979. A decade…
We are deeply saddened to share the news that our beloved sales director, Cathleen “Cat” Criswell, has passed away at her home. Cat was an indispensable pillar of the St. Louis media landscape. She dedicated two decades of her career to the Riverfront Times, serving from 2004 until the publication’s sale in 2024. During…
Twenty-five years later, the room is still open. On August 14, 2001, a young singer-songwriter from Sedona, Arizona, released an album that would become one of the defining pop-rock records of its generation. That album was The Spirit Room. Before the major-label success came “Broken Bracelet,” Branch’s independent 2000 release on Twin…
“If it ain’t spit, it ain’t love.” There probably isn’t a better way to introduce Peaches—the unapologetic provocateur, performance artist and electro-punk icon who has spent more than two decades turning sexuality, gender, identity and freedom into an art form. On September 14, 2026, Peaches brings her No Lube So Rude Tour to The Sovereign…
Long before St. Louis had an organized LGBTQ motorcycle scene, before women riders had a place in groups such as Dykes on Bikes, Betty D. Neeley was already riding. Neeley, turning 90 this month, began riding motorcycles in 1949, at an age when a teenage girl taking to the streets on a motorcycle was…
Festival of Nations, powered by the International Institute of St. Louis, announces its 2026 performance lineup and a new single-day VIP ticket option ahead of the festival’s return to Tower Grove Park on Saturday, Aug. 29 and Sunday, Aug. 30. The free two-day festival brings together 100,000+ attendees and features dozens of performances from all…
Left Bank Books is proud to share that bookseller Danielle King is among the 25 judges selected for the National Book Awards, one of the nation’s highest literary honors that shapes the discourse in literature, publishing, and bookselling. The National Book Awards, administered by the National Book Foundation, has been a literary tradition since 1936…
We are simply wanting to remind Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway that drowning kittens is illegal under Missouri law, and should she engage in drowning kittens, we intend to see that she is held responsible. Has Catherine Hanaway engaged in animal cruelty? We’re not saying she has. That distinction is the entire point.…
Sister Pattie O’Pounder got her drag name off a wine bottle. At a wine tasting, she sampled “a really nice white blend that you could just pound back on the patio.” Sister Pattie, whose resume included exactly one amateur night, asked: “Is that my drag name now?” Apparently so, because the name stuck when Sister…
As part of the opening reception for ArtFusion Gallery’s STL 360 exhibition, join St. Louis artist Alex Johnmeyer for a special Artist Talk from 7:30–8:00 p.m. The STL 360 opening reception runs from 5:00–10:00 p.m., offering guests an evening of art, conversation, and community. Recently named ArtFusion Gallery’s June 2026 Artist of the Month,…
