Thomas Crone

Thomas Crone (www.thomascrone.com) lives in the City of St. Louis, Mo., where he oversees a recently reborn corner bar, The Tick Tock Tavern (theticktock.com), while moonlighting, as so many bar manag

Paint Louis

Feb 9, 2015 4 min read Humanity

Late every summer, a graffiti event takes place along St. Louis’ lengthy Mississippi River flood walls. Dubbed Paint Louis, the volunteer-led effort brings artists from around the Midwest to St. Louis, where they’

Graffiti Church

Jun 20, 2014 3 min read Visual Art

For good or ill—and surely the equation leans toward the latter—St. Louis is a region with more than her share of abandoned spaces. These emptied locations have arrived (and overstayed their

The Banana Bike Brigade

Jun 6, 2014 5 min read Humanity

At some point in the mid-’90s, multi-media artist Uriel Starbuck resettled in St. Louis, after time spent in Key West. Having already toyed with customized bicycles in Florida, he found himself teaching

The Magic Door

Jun 24, 2013 4 min read Humanity

As with many of our world’s notable places, the discovery of The Magic Door came about by accident. A friend of mine, Steven, is prone to buying and selling classic American cars.