Foodie fest to highlight great local foods in downtown St. Louis this weekend ^46.6%

STLPR - By Lara Hamdan - 5/1/2026, 10:00 AM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 44.5% - Framing Effect 17.9% - Indoctrination 16.8%

This weekend’s Foodies Eat First Fest in downtown St. Louis is Braden Tewolde’s “love letter to St. Louis.” Tewolde, a food and lifestyle content creator also known as BradENstl, launched the festival last year because he felt like local eateries deserved more recognition from the community. But this year’s festivities will be bigger.... more

Want to find romance in NYC? Bookstores, bars and bagel shops all want to set you up. ^89.9%

Gothamist - By Hannah Frishberg - 2/13/2026, 8:55 PM

Where’s a single New Yorker to look for love in 2026? There are, of course, myriad dating apps, but those are increasingly gamified, expensive and, most importantly, don’t seem to work. There is also, of course, the analog world, formerly the only world, where, since time immemorial, humans found their mates at school, at work, at houses... more

What you need to know ahead of Soulard Mardi Gras celebrations in St. Louis this weekend ^86.1%

St. Louis Public Radio - By Katie Grawitch - 2/13/2026, 5:42 PM

Soulard Mardi Gras returns this weekend with cheaper drinks, a new “VIP Party Zone,” celebrity headliners and expanded ticketed events — while directing proceeds from its sold-out Mayor’s Ball to the community’s Tornado Response Fund. The Mayor’s Ball will take place from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday in the City Hall Rotunda with live... more