Vol. 25, No. 18
"I'm a Downtown Man"
Jimmy is a big man in a small, strange world.
By Wm. Stage
Bully on the Block
The Humane Society stands in the way of a grant that could step up spay-and-neuter efforts in St. Louis
By Laura Higgins
Survivor, St. Louis-Style
Who'll get voted out when aldermen redraw ward lines?
By D.J. Wilson
What About the Children?
Normandy settles with a former instructor accused of exposing a high-school principal's shocking behavior
What Was Your Entrepreneurial Idea That You Never Followed Through On? (Part 1 of 2)
Week of May 2-8, 2001
Letters
Heavy-Pawed Politics
Humane Society arrogance thwarts efforts to reduce killings of dogs and cats
By Ray Hartmann
Songs of Experience
On the crest of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the influential Norman Blake comes to St. Louis for the weekend
By Roy Kasten
Atom and His Package with Har Mar Superstar
Wednesday, May 9; Rocket Bar
By Matt Harnish
Various Artists
The Braindance Coincidence (Rephlex)
By Randall Roberts
Dave Matthews Band
Everyday (RCA)
By Niles Baranowski
Family Tradition
Corky's Restaurant lifts classic American comfort food to new heights
By Melissa Martin
Side Dish
Vince Bommarito of Tony's is known for his goodnatured charm. But there's one thing that makes him hopping mad.
Dead Again
The Mummy Returns, but what's the point?
By Robert Wilonsky
Road Warriors
Amores Perros sears its characters (dogs included) to a crisp as it leads them to a kind of redemption
By Jean Oppenheimer
Standing O!
The Edison's Ovations! Series gets back on its feet with new managing director Charlie Robin
By Eddie Silva
I, Robot Exhibit
Build a better robot, and the world will beat a path to the City Museum to see it
By Byron Kerman
Shooting for the Moon
The Black Rep's Legends takes slightly erratic flight
By Cliff Froehlich
One of Everything
The Florissant Valley of Flowers Festival delivers a bouquet of activities
Shoot Straight
Chris Carter considers the futures of X-Files and Lone Gunmen
Flower Power
The Historyonics Theater examines the relationship between Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in Desert Rose
By Brian Hohlfeld