Earlier today, London Ambulance Service paramedics found soul-jazz artist Amy Winehouse dead in her apartment. A cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but it is speculated to be a drug overdose. An autopsy will take place within the next 24 hours.
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Let me preface this blog post with a disclaimer: I’m a vegetarian.
This fact might make me a little unqualified to write about the latest addition to Columbia’s restaurant scene, Mad Cow.
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Anthony Napoli is going to make you an offer you can’t refuse.
“Tony Nap” will be signing copies of his book, My Father, My Don: A Son’s Journey from Organized Crime to Sobriety,” Saturday afternoon at Barnes & Noble.
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The Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival is like an energizer bunny that keeps experiencing growth spurts. Sept. 9-10 will mark the local festival’s fifth year, and it’s become bigger than ever.
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After a long day, a typical workout of cardio and weightlifting can sound unappealing. But yoga is an alternative option. With a language all its own, entering the world of yoga will refresh the typical gym routine. A cool, quiet studio can be a great haven from the heat.
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Celebrate the weekend with these fun events:
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Last Wednesday’s ham judging contest kicked off the three-event annual world of ham. Next Saturday there will be a ham breakfast and afterward a ham auction.
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As VoxTalk previously mentioned, Summerfest tonight has been moved to Mojo’s Forrest Rose Park. Headlining the show is Springfield, Mo.’s own Big Smith. The band will have a signed (and reportedly used) washboard that will be raffled off, and the proceeds will go to Dan Springer, an MU educator who is battling esophageal cancer. A donation jar will also be available in case you don’t win the awesome washboard. For more information about Dan Springer, visit caringbridge.org/visit/danspringer.
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This Saturday, Plato’s Closet and Heart of Missouri CASA are hosting the “Fashion with Compassion Grab Bag Event.”
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Saddle up for a chance to win a vacation to the southwest.
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Most theater productions open on a Friday night, but the young cast of Les Misérables from the Performing Arts in Children’s Education theater company is breaking tradition. The company is selling tickets to Thursday’s dress rehearsal at MU’s Jesse Hall to raise money for Red Cross Disaster Relief in Joplin and Sedalia.
Continue Reading →Forrest Rose Park Summerfest? It might not have a ring to it like 9th Street Summerfest, but get used to it because as of Monday that’s where the remaining outdoor concerts will be held.
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Although there is no Borders in Columbia — and, therefore, no super-discounted books this month — the company’s demise should serve as a cautionary tale for all brick-and-mortar bookstores.
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July is an important month for NASA, and it’s about to become even more significant when Atlantis returns to earth on Thursday.
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Portugal. The Man’s new album, In the Mountain in the Cloud, dropped today. The Alaskan alt-rock band’s sixth album stays true to its mission to release an album every year, and the band, which will perform at The Blue Note on Oct. 11, has effectively done so since it released its 2006 debut album, Waiter: ‘You Vultures!’ .
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Björk’s newest single, “Cosmogony,” off her forthcoming album, Biophilia, was released today. The Icelandic singer-songwriter isn’t short on creativity, as evidenced by the single’s artwork and the track’s charming melodies.
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Heroes rise this week to take on mindlessness, mighty corporations and embarrassing high school reputations.
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Those who prefer to use public transportation when travelling far from home will soon have a few more options. Megabus, which picks up and drops off at Wabash Station, will offer St.Louis-to-Memphis service.
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This week Danielle Steel releases a new novel, Happy Birthday, in which three people who share the same birthday also come to share the same revelation: Life is worth celebrating, and its greatest gifts often come as a surprise. The ways in which they arrive at this conclusion couldn’t be more different.
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The acquittal of Casey Anthony last week was the latest in a summer filled with attention grabbing court cases. In case you haven’t been keeping track, here are just a few of these recent, high-profile decisions:
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