Delores Shante

90s baby nostalgia. The Boys For Life Tour should have been called the Y2K mixtape by the way it flung the 90s babies’ favorite acts together in the best possible way Thursday night at Chaifetz Arena. I’m talking LimeWire, burning CDs and BET 106th & Park. And I was checking for every single minute of […]

S.T.L. (CITY SC of course). Y’all I finally made it to a St. Louis CITY SC home game last Saturday against the San Jose Earthquakes and a time was had! That STL team spirit made those Earthquakes feel like a tremor – even though they edged us out at the last minute. The fans were […]

‘We gon’ be alright.’ As much as I love a messy ki or a shady cackle, I would be out of order if I didn’t take a moment to reflect on the new normal for so many in St. Louis after the tornado changed life as we know it on May 16, 2025. I was […]

A second take of Twilight Thursdays. After the time I had with JAM, y’all already know that I was circling back this week for Twilight Thursdays at the Missouri History Museum. Based on the parking, I thought it was gonna be as crazy packed as it was last week. I decided to come from Skinker […]

The Black Rep’s golden season. When I tell you I was outside this weekend – I’m talking all over this town, all weekend long. I got things started in Lafayette Square – where me and several of my favorite folks came to toast the Black Rep’s 50th anniversary at a fabulously converted firehouse that now […]

A jolly Juneteenth time. When I tell y’all that I’m still wore out from celebrating our freedom last Friday! I wish I could show y’all this IV drip. Just kidding, but not really. I know for a fact that I’m not the only one who turned all the way up in the name of Juneteenth. […]

Luda let loose in The Lou. I know he’s been to town a few times since, but the last time I saw Ludacris light up the stage, it was at the late great Super Jam 15 years ago. Do y’all remember those big ole blow up boxing hands he had on? He was doing the […]

Because of Lenny Williams’ begging and pleading and howling I barely caught the tail end of the 5th Annual S.L.U.M. Fest Awards Saturday night at Delmar Hall. But I did ease on down there just in time to mingle with some of my favorites from the underground hip-hop scene before I was forced to hit […]

Sunday afternoon I was in the most fabulous of moods, was already make the most of the absolutely stunning weather by way of BFree’s Eat.Drink.Chill Day Party at Ballpark Village. Too bad the security workers in their Bud Light uniforms absolutely killed my vibe. After making my way past Teddy’s folks – who were nice […]

The Color Purple is coming! I was minding my business ordering a family meal for myself in the Lee’s Chicken drive through Tuesday night when I noticed The Black Rep parking lot was full of cars. I decided to go over there to see what the fuss was about. Now let me start by saying […]