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Clean cup club :: 52nd City
On Tuesday, I had lunch at Schlafly Bottleworks with my boyfriend and his mom. I wanted to order the sardine sandwich but went with the more plebeian choice of smoked turkey, because I didn't want to stink up our table... >>
Thu, 07/03/2008 1:25 pm
Dishes stay dirty :: 52nd City
Author Abby Banks traveled to 25 cities and photographed more than 50 houses in order to compile Punk House: Interiors in Anarchy, a coffee table-sized book featuring pictures of anarchy warehouses, artists' studios, hobo squats, treehouses, communes and basement... >>
Mon, 06/30/2008 6:42 pm
"Ghetto Palms" :: 52nd City
I love actually learning things when online. Ghetto palms. Classic.... >>
Mon, 06/30/2008 5:27 pm
A ham hock in your cornflakes :: 52nd City
In case you're sitting in a cubicle somewhere performing boring, white-collar chores and collecting paper cuts, here's a link to St. Louisan Joe Stumble's mp3 blog Last Days of Man on Earth. Stumble, who sometimes pops up on KDHX's Scene... >>
Sat, 06/28/2008 8:16 pm
James Weber: Stylin' :: 52nd City
Why had no one sent me this?... >>
Sat, 06/28/2008 7:25 pm
Smash your soapbox to splinters :: 52nd City
I've always hated college radio; I didn't even want to go to college. My parents and I argued about it constantly. They wanted me to go, and I refused. In the end, they won, and I found myself shopping for... >>
Fri, 06/27/2008 12:44 am
A shark bite tattoo'ed on your ankle :: 52nd City
As part of its Outdoor Cinema Series, Movies Around Missouri will screen Steven Spielberg's Jaws at the Heman Park Pool (at 7200 Olive Boulevard, University City) at 8:30 p.m. June 28. The event is free and attendees are allowed to... >>
Wed, 06/25/2008 6:17 pm
Carny :: 52nd City
“Carnys” Seems like a derogatory term to me but it’s become sort of a badge of honor as well. Since I was 6 years old I was fascinated with the traveling carnival that would come through my small town at... >>
Tue, 06/24/2008 9:53 am
Platters of splatter: Comparing notes with Ian Froeb :: 52nd City
In late May (on the 21st to be exact), Riverfront Times food critic Ian Froeb announced, via his Gut Check blog, an end to his "Cheesesteak Quest," having found what he believed to be the most authentic Philidelphia cheesesteak in... >>
Mon, 06/23/2008 9:04 pm
The seedy underbelly of the carnival :: 52nd City
Yesterday, at a family gathering, my 14-year-old cousin insisted I watch I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, a comedy starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James as unwed Brooklyn firefighters who pretend to be gay in order to receive domestic... >>
Sun, 06/22/2008 11:26 pm
Oh no, a UFO! :: 52nd City
This picture was taken from the window of an Amtrak train, the least reliable mode of mass transit ever ridden. Note the giant, black UFO flying through the Arch! Unlike Amtrak, spacecrafts are probably always punctual.... >>
Sat, 06/21/2008 4:58 pm
Stipe in Times :: 52nd City
Way back in college - we're talking the 1930's here - someone would always sit at Talayna's and talk about the time that Michael Stipe painted a fingernail on one of the restaurant's many life-size statues. I can't recall that... >>
Fri, 06/20/2008 7:15 pm
Jammin' on the one :: 52nd City
Forget Baton Bob, Beetle Bob and Ponytail Bob. My favorite St. Louis micro-celebrity is Raynard Nebbitt, the guy who rides a ten-speed bicycle with a model of the Rock Hill overpass mounted on its handlebars. I'm sure you've seen him... >>
Fri, 06/20/2008 1:26 am
Jazz Improv with Kids :: 52nd City
Last year’s appearance of Hamiet Bluiett at Ivory Perry Park’s concert series was a true highlight of the many free outdoor activities St. Louis offers every summer. (Recap) We really are a lucky town. This Sunday, June 22nd, Hamiet fulfills... >>
Thu, 06/19/2008 11:18 am
National Kudos for the Northside :: 52nd City
This week, Old North was bragged up on national environmental website Switchboard. Blogger Kaid Benfield (who is the director of the Smart Growth Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council) titled his entry "Of the community, by the community, and... >>
Wed, 06/18/2008 9:00 pm