When You Gotta Go in Midtown, Do It at The Fountain on Locust

 Posted on July 6, 2010  |  The Editor

Midtown restaurant The Fountain on Locust has been nominated and is now a finalist for the America’s Best Restroom contest being put on by the Cintas Corporation, who makes crappers, but probably doesn’t like people calling them “crappers”. What’s so special about The Fountain on Locust? The Fountain on Locust’s bathroom was picked because of its hand-painted murals, ornate fixtures and designer mirrors. You can vote online for the final round at www. [Read More]
bathroom  contest  fountain on locust  weird 

Tips for the Chicagoan Visiting St. Louis

 Posted on July 2, 2010  |  The Editor

Editor’s Note: This post was sent to us from a guest writer, Lance K. I gotta say when I first read this, I thought “I don’t remember writing this!” so I thought this was the perfect post to ease in our Guest Author feature. If you have any interest in guest authoring a post here, drop me a line at [email protected] …also love that he’s clinging to the “VP Fair” name. [Read More]
bars and clubs  chicago  Entertainment  fair st. louis  food  guest author  vp fair 

Chef Steals From Restaurant

 Posted on June 29, 2010  |  The Editor

Its not just the bus boys at your local Denny’s you have to keep your guard up around to make sure they don’t steal stuff, its everyone, in all kitchens apparently…from the crack-head dishwashers to the fancy chef being recruited to come work for you. All of them. Not you though. The rest of them. Chef Mark A. Curran has been the public face of the fine-dining restaurant Araka, but now he’s accused of burglarizing and stealing from the restaurant. [Read More]
Araka  chef  food  Mark Curran  theft 

The New York Times Visits St. Louis for 36 Hours

 Posted on June 28, 2010  |  The Editor

Its not a lot of time, but that’s all it took New York Times reporter Dan Saltzstein to find 12 notable items for the world to visit if they happen through the gateway to the west you now just fly over since very few planes actually land here anymore. St. Louis is more than just a Gateway to the West. The famous arch, of course, is still there, along with plenty of 19th-century architecture and an eye-opening amount of green space. [Read More]
Entertainment  new york times  tourism 

St. Louis Pride Parade!

 Posted on June 28, 2010  |  The Editor

The sun was slowing cooking us and we felt drastically under-dressed, but we were there, in the crowd, for St. Louis’ annual Pride Parade yesterday. Great crowd (in both size and energy) and as always, visually interesting. We had a great time hanging out (though not as much fun as the guy picture above had hanging out) and putting together another Punching Kitty photo montage, which you can watch below or in HD at our Vimeo page. [Read More]
gay  glbt  parade  pride  pridefest  social issues 

Local Man Bill Keaggy to Appear on Jimmy Kimmel July 1st

 Posted on June 25, 2010  |  The Editor

Bill Keaggy is an interesting guy. Usually people that are described as interesting are guys that do Civil War reenactments and say in character way too long, or collect weird stuff. Keaggy falls in the later bucket and one of his quirky collections is landing him on the national late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live (not to be confused with Jimmy Kimmel Taped Earlier Today, which is the name of the pilot we’ve been pitching. [Read More]
bill keaggy  dakota fanning  Entertainment  jimmy kimmel 

Best. Street Sign Flyer. Ever.

 Posted on June 18, 2010  |  The Editor

We don’t know what it’s for, but it’s awesome. Apparently someone said there were words on it describing what it was about but we don’t remember seeing any words. Just perfectly drawn nipples on cartoon boobs with crazy flame hair and crotch grabbing. All for only $7 + a minor surcharge!

Found in the Loop.

boobs  flyer  loop 

Tony LaRussa Watches Step Brothers During Press Conference

 Posted on June 16, 2010  |  The Editor

Step Brothers? As in… Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents get married. See? (move your lookin’ balls right) Its true, though still unbelievable. The only way to explain this is…well, there’s no way to explain this. Wait: weed. There, we explained it. Oh and Ron? It’s your face. And I, again, you know, you’re doing great, man. [Read More]
Entertainment  press conference  step brothers.  tony larussa 

Carl’s Drive-In Makes Top Burger Joint List

 Posted on June 14, 2010  |  The Editor

MSN recently named our very own Carl’s Drive-in one of America’s best burger joints: Wash down a top-notch hamburger with a frosty mug of root beer brewed by owner Frank Cunetto. The secret to a great burger is getting it from the grill to the customer as fast as possible, says Cunetto, who’s spent 20-plus years slinging meaty rounds for the cherished few seats at his counter. The menu’s short and includes fries, onion rings and made-by-hand milkshakes with an almost sippable consistency. [Read More]
carl's drive-in  food  hamburger  hotdog 

Top 5 Places to Go Watch the World Cup

 Posted on June 9, 2010  |  The Editor

St. Louis has a very odd relationship with soccer. Sometimes it seems strong, like on fall days when every single minivan in town is shipping a load of kids and a bucket of orange slices to one of the hundreds of soccer fields. Other times, like when we have soccer times just die on the vine because no one gives a damn you think, wait aren’t we supposed to be some kind of an oasis in the universal malaise of soccer that shrouds the vast majority of the United States? [Read More]
bars and clubs  drunk  soccer  world cup