And with that, the RFT has left the building. Much gratitude to Wash U Libraries for stepping into preserve 46 years of St. Louis history — and print journalism

“The one sort of silver lining has been hearing from so many people about what the RFT meant to them.”

Sarah Fenske, the former editor-in-chief of the Riverfront Times, talks about the weekly newspaper being sold. #DonnybrookSTL

“Legacy media is in terrible trouble,” said Sarah Fenske.

The Riverfront Times was bought by an anonymous buyer this week and its entire news staff was laid off. What will you miss about the alt-weekly? #DonnybrookSTL

After much encouragement, I have decided to announce my candidacy for mayor. To make our city grow, make our city safer and make our city work.

Let's do this!!

Wow, I worked years for this great honor. Thanks, Facebook!

An elected city official just called to say he was “feeling great” to hear today’s news about the RFT, which I think says a lot about our reporting and the importance of local journalism more broadly. On that note, I’m looking for my next thing: [email protected].

Jefferson County smdh riverfronttimes.com/news/jeffco-ma…

The dream of AI is not knowledge or truth or beauty, but uncompensated labor.