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When I was walking around The Grove neighborhood last weekend, I discovered that a vacant lot on Manchester Avenue had been paved. Someone, maybe the city, had fenced it off and brought in some ramps and platforms, creating a skateboard...
This week on the STL Hops Twitter
RT @dixbeermb: A teaser…. Look for@AveryBrewingCo Uncle Jacob’s Stout and#19 Anniv next week in limited qty.. @stlhops@beermandonniekc about 3 hours ago
RT @4HandsBrewery: Today we will be releasing Prunus – sour cherry saison – tonight we have @SeoulTaco serving up tasty tacos!about 3...
Today, from 4PM to 6:30PM the Wine and Cheese Place in Clayton will hold its weekly Friday beer tasting in which they’ll be sampling: Perennial Saison de Lis, Perennial Hommel Bier, Perennial Black Walnut Dunkel, and Perennial Heart of Gold....
Without a doubt, Tower Grove Farmers’ Market is one of the largest and most popular farmers’ markets in the area. And like all non-profit organizations, donations are always needed and always appreciated.
You’ll find few chefs in St. Louis that use...
This year marks the first Mayfest, being held Downtown at the Ballpark Village site. I've been looking forward to it for a while.
In years past, we had Rib America downtown in May, but this even sounds even better. There's going...
Many of you have probably driven under the railroad tracks while traveling on Chippewa St between Gravois Ave and Meramec.
ABOVE: Chippewa going under the railroad tracks
If you’re like me you never paid much attention to the design of the underpass....
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Because of the rise and proliferation of the online university, people interested in attending college now have countless options from which to choose. Live in Florida but interested in Portland State University?...
From a.eye at Shouldn't Life Be More Than This?Letter to a dear friend I know that our relationship started out pretty intense. It was like, we were almost inseparable from the beginning. As soon as I had a break at lunch,...
This is the story of how a brilliant business model convinced me, a person who does not care about scented candles in the slightest, to buy two candles on the spot.
This is the story of ManCans.
Last week I got my...
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One of the races at the Tour de Grove was for recumbent cycles, three-wheeled, hand cranked machines. They are often used by people with injuries or diseases that affect the legs.. These competitors take their racing as seriously as the...
I could cook pasta every night of the week and make everyone happy. But at the same time I like to make a meal that falls under my definition of “healthy” and “delicious”. Orzo is familiar as a side dish...
Let’s sit down and talk about labels some more, shall we? This time, we’ll keep it local with the recently released Perennial Savant Beersel.
Have you noticed that a lot of Perennial’s labels look like paisley wallpaper from the ’70s? That’s...
This is a board mix so the vocals are too loud and there’s basically no drums. I wanted to share this as it was a fairly experimental thing for us. I gave the team the basic chord progression, but encouraged...
I’m pleased to announce that the twp winners for the tickets to the Wine and Cheese Place/Perennial Devil’s Heart of Gold are Ryan Switzer and Eric Glazier!
Congrats to Ryan and Eric and thanks everyone for entering. If you didn’t...
Today's fun and easy rhubarb recipe: A take-off on lemon curd, not quite so tart but definitely "rhubarb sour" and with gorgeous color, especially in this easy and oh-so-pretty parfait.
Who says that lemon curd has to be made with lemons?...
The Chouteau bridge (aerial) between 39th and Vandeventer opened on January 19, 2007 (source). The project to replace the old bridge was estimated at $16 million and “the construction contract was awarded to KCI Construction Company for $11.7 million.”
Knowing the bridge...
A fast run to New York City, courtesy of one of those short-notice airfares, and a few casual meals plus one more formal one. That was at Danny Meyer's Maialino, located in the Gramercy Park Hotel, where I broke yet...
May 11, 2012; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher during mini camp at ContinuityX Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-US PRESSWIREvisit site to read more]
Rams OTA Notes From Wednesday - Ramblin' Fan - Ramblin' Fan...
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While I was walking around the back streets of the Tour de Grove I ran into a family who had a racing party going on the sidewalk. Friendly as can be - they gave me a big wave and hello,...
I've been eating out a lot lately. I am not complaining... but my body is. Too much rich food makes for a higher blood pressure and overall crummy feeling. I've been wanting to make some black bean balls for awhile,...
The $20 rule is that you could lose a $20 bill and not even know it, so let yourself be somewhat cavalier when considering a purchase of $20 or less.
I learned about this rule about a year ago when I...
Hey there beer geeks & beer peeps – I am back with another installment of beer label approvals. This week has been kind of slow in the way of approvals. However I didn’t let that stop me from bringing some...
So the headline may be a bit misleading, because Boulevard Brewing isn’t angry about American Craft Beer Week, they’re excited. They’re excited about the fun beer and cheese sampling events they’ve put together with Hautly Cheese. Here’s a look at the...
While it’s fun to be on the hunt to try and find that special or fun beer, it can be pretty tiring. Well, you can stop running all around town and visit Llywelyn’s Pub in Webster Groves (and also now...
Is anyone else growing out their brows into a more natural “trendy” (aka full) style? I’m not talking messy brows here, but groomed ones that aren’t so skinny. I started growing mine out about a year ago and...
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