The KDHX DJs ranks have officially been thinned. Less than two weeks after suspending kids’ show DJ Paul “Grandfather” Stark, the community radio station officially let go 10 of its volunteer DJs. That includes Stark, host of the Musical Merry-Go-Round.

A shuttered seafood store’s rotting fish caused a stench across University City this week. Now it turns out the St. Louis fish story may have a connection to something else that stinks on the regular: Florida politics. 

Flotsam River Circus, a touring troupe of circus artists and musicians, floated into town earlier this month on a “handmade, ramshackle raft” assembled largely from scavenged materials — and put on a show. At a Flotsam performance, the audience imagines that the world has ended, that what remains is just a few hungry humans on a boat surrounded by invasive mutant fish and existential threats — but that such a world can nevertheless contain camaraderie, beautiful movement, singing and laughter.

In my previous review, I delved into the intricate world of hash rosin and my first encounter with a “doughnut” joint, also known as a “hash hole” or, in other words, hash rosin rolled into flower and then into a joint, which first gained popularity on Instagram. So I was thrilled to come across a premade version, a product that is truly unique in the Missouri cannabis market: the Tropicana Cookies x Mimosa hash hole by VIBE Cannabis.

This column was originally published on the St. Louis Insider Substack. Imagine you started a business with this simple formula for success: The more people break the law, the more money you make.

This story was produced in partnership with the River City Journalism Fund. No Major League Soccer experts predicted expansion team St. Louis City SC to make the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs.

A pair of moms picking up their kids from school this week in Midtown St. Louis banded together with hospital security personnel to detain a man who’d barrelled his truck into a school bus, fled the scene and then hid in a Dumpster. The scary scene played out outside Cardinal Ritter High School, and some of it was caught on video.

Even witches need a little fun now and then, and 9 Mile Garden (9375 Gravois Road, Affton; 9milegarden.com) is happy to hook them up. Get dressed up in your best witch clothes and fly on your broom to 9 Mile Garden on Friday, October 13 to celebrate with all of your St. Louis sister-witches. In addition to hosting a costume contest (the best witch wins some “9 Mile Garden Bucks”), they’ll have a vendor market where you can buy all manner of witchy things like crystals and candles.

St. Louis County Police released a photo of a convict who escaped from Mercy South Hospital Thursday morning — and the photo is almost as wild as the fact that the inmate could seemingly make it from south St. Louis County to Tower Grove Park without getting captured.  The photo, released by St. Louis County Police around 1 p.m., shows convicted sex offender Tommy Boyd squatting next to an unidentified woman, apparently taking a selfie while on the lam.

A collaboration between St. Louis microcreamery Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Ice Cream and feminist retail brand Golden Gems has been abruptly called off. The two brands had previously announced a collaboration called “Ice Cream Slut” inspired by Golden Gems’ cheeky branding. It would have included ice cream flavors such as Gooey Baddie Cake and Hot Midwest Honey, in addition to a line of apparel and accessories.