Ballwin

St. Louis Priest Father William Vatterott Indicted on Child Pornography Charge

William Vatterott, a Roman Catholic priest from St. Louis, was indicted yesterday on a federal child pornography charge -- and could ultimately face ten years in prison and fines of up to $25,000. Vatterott, 36, will appear in federal court later this week or early next week to respond to the indi ... More >>

Ballwin Police: Johanna Walker, 81, Shoots, Kills Son After He Attacks Her with Large Knife

Ballwin police say that Johanna Walker, 81, shot and killed her 41-year-old son last night after he attacked her with a large fixed-blade knife. Brian Walker sustained gunshot wounds to the upper torso, police say and was pronounced dead just before 2 a.m. at Mercy Hospital. Johanna Walker also ... More >>

Get to BBQ ASAP in Ballwin PDQ: Review Slideshow

This week I take the long (long), but overdue drive west to BBQ ASAP (15581 Manchester Road, Ballwin; 636-256-1908) for award-winning brisket, pulled pork and more. My review of BBQ ASAP is now available online.

Ballwin Man Fires Shots At Random Cars on Highway Because He "Had An Urge," Police Say

Sometimes people just have urges they cannot control. Like shooting people. Random people on the highway. You know that feeling? No? Well, apparently, Ballwin resident Sepid Majid Salem had that classic, irresistible must-shoot-at-strangers-driving-in-their-cars-right-now urge this week -- and act ... More >>

First Look: Jet's Pizza in Ballwin

The St. Louis pizza scene has the thin crust covered, but a new addition is looking a little deeper into the market: Jet's Pizza (14940 Manchester Road, Ballwin; 636-220-8929) has set foot in Missouri with its first store in Ballwin. Jet's, a national pizza chain with more than 275 locations nation ... More >>

Jet's Pizza Opens in Ballwin

Does St. Louis need another pizza joint? That's merely a rhetorical question, you understand. Jet's Pizza is now open at 14940 Manchester Road in Ballwin. This is the first Missouri location for a chain that brothers Eugene and John Jetts founded in Sterling Heights, Michigan, in 1978. The chain ... More >>

Join Gut Check at UCP Heartland's St. Louis Wing Ding Thursday, August 23

REMINDER: The Wing Ding is THIS EVENING. Support a great cause and then make a night of it by going to Riverfront Times' Artopia afterward! Do you like wings? Do you like supporting worthy causes? Are you free next Thursday, August 23, from 6-9 p.m.? Then you should join Gut Check at UCP Heartland ... More >>

Tidbits: Oceano Bistro, Circle 7 Ranch

- Oceano Bistro (44 North Brentwood Boulevard, Clayton; 314-721-9400) has opened its second location at 16125 Chesterfield Parkway West, the Chesterfield address previously occupied by Andria's Steakhouse. The seafood-focused restaurant is open for lunch and dinner daily and brunch on Sunday. You ca ... More >>

Two More People Die From the Oppressive Heat

In what has swiftly become a familiar refrain this summer, two more people have died because of the non-stop heat. The deceased are:Franklin Trumperter, 89, of Ballwin. His body was discovered Tuesday. He had central air, but authorities believe now it wasn't working and that Trumperter had turned i ... More >>

Traditional Candies at St. Louis Sweet Shop Landmark Merbs Candies

Merbs Candies (4000 South Grand; 314-832-7117) has been a St. Louis favorite since 1921. This old-fashioned candy shop handcrafts all its chocolates, hard candies, candied apples and a variety of other specialties throughout the year. While all the delightful sweets are whipped up at the original lo ... More >>

Traditional Thai New Year Festival Restaurant Preview

On Sunday, April 22, the Thai Association of Greater St. Louis hosts its annual Traditional Thai New Year Festival, also known as the Songkran Festival, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Thai Buddhist Temple of Greater St. Louis (890 Lindsay Lane, Florissant; 314-839-3115). The event is free to atten ... More >>

Talking St. Louis, Baseball, Country Blues and Crooning With Bhi Bhiman

Bhi Bhiman is an unlikely young hero for whatever remains of the folk-side of the singer-songwriter scene. The 29-year-old, second-generation Sri Lankan American grew up in Ballwin, Missouri. His new record, Bhiman,, is an album that twists and turns and sometimes sails through Americana conceits, i ... More >>

Quilters Batting 1,000

Local Writer Releases Low-Fat Cookbook

Cheryl HugheyBeyond Bacon Grease, local writer Cheryl Hughey's reduced-fat cookbook​Ballwin-based food writer Cheryl Hughey took a long journey to changing her health through her diet that included going vegetarian and finding ways to lower fat in her favorite recipes. She has chronicled her f ... More >>

After Scores of Crimes in the 'Burbs, Ballwin Bandit Is Busted

​Jeremy Burkhalter needs a nickname. When you're able to pull off more than 100 crimes in the suburbs -- more than 50 crimes in the affluent city of Ballwin alone -- to support your heroin habit, prompting multiple police jurisdictions, along with the U.S. Marshals, to engage in a collaborati ... More >>

Borders Liquidation Sales Start This Weekend

image viaBorders wants your help to make its St. Peters, Chesterfield and Ballwin stores look this...clean and well-lighted.​It was only two days ago that the Borders Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and published a list of the 200 stores doomed to extinction, but the chain mea ... More >>

Lewis Greenberg, Ballwin Lawn Artist, in County Jail

Kit KellisonLewis Greenberg shows off part of Holocaust Revisited.​Lewis Greenberg, the Ballwin artist whose sprawling lawn sculpture Holocaust Revisited got him in hot water first with his neighbors then with the city of Ballwin, began serving a twenty-day sentence in the St. Louis County Jai ... More >>

Wash. U. Study Got It RIGHT: Smoke Eaters Don't Work

Martin Pion is founder of MO-GASP (Missouri Group Against Smoking Pollution)​Washington University researchers recently released a study of smoking pollution levels in various restaurants and bars in metro St. Louis. Airborne nicotine was used as a measure of secondhand smoke (SHS). Important ... More >>

IKEA Still Not Coming to St. Louis. Sorry!

Not coming soon to a neighborhood near you....​The rumors were exciting -- and shockingly specific. IKEA was coming to St. Louis, to a strip mall on Manchester Road in Ballwin! The deal had apparently been in the works for at least six months! Insiders knew everything, but had been told to keep qu ... More >>

"Holocaust" Artist Gets 20 Days in the Slammer

Lewis Greenberg says his front-yard art project is his way of fighting anti-Semitism.​Back in 2004, Lewis Greenberg embarked on a ambitious project to honor the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. To commemorate the Holocaust, Greenberg assembled a sprawling art installation th ... More >>

Ass Clown of the Week, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Edition

​This week was fraught with accusations and threats over the passage of federal health-care reform that could have provided us dozens of potential Ass Clown candidates. Instead, let's tone down the political rhetoric for a moment to concentrate on some non-partisan scoundrels whose acts of stupidi ... More >>

Ballwin Mother Accused of Sex Crimes Involving Her 13-Month-Old Daughter

Courtesy St. Louis County Police DepartmentTessa Vanvlerah, 20, of Ballwin.​The St. Louis County Police Department has arrested Tessa Vanvlerah on charges of rape, statutory sodomy, child pornography and incest in an alleged sex crime that involves her thirteen-month-old daughter. The 20-year-old ... More >>

When sweeping smoking bans take effect next year, many bar patrons might not even notice the difference

Greenberg, Holocaust Revisited Shut Down By Circuit Court

Kit KellisonGreenberg and some of his art in 2007.​As far as the local judicial system is concerned, Lewis Greenberg's art is still a danger to society. A St. Louis County circuit judge yesterday upheld a ruling by the Ballwin municipal court that Greenberg's yard installation, The Holocaust Revis ... More >>

Clayton Passes Smoking Ban

Yesterday we mentioned that the Clayton Board of Aldermen was set to vote last night on an ordinance prohibiting smoking in the city's restaurants and bars. And today we're back to report that the measure passed. By next July all bars and restaurants in the city (and 80 percent of hotel rooms) must ... More >>

Ballwin Man's Nuisance Trial Delayed, Buying Time for Presidential Pardon

photo by Kit KellisonLewis Greenberg and a small sampling of his art.At 1 p.m. yesterday, Lewis Greenberg, his lawyers, his lucky hat, a small group of supporters and a slightly larger contingent of belligerent neighbors gathered in a Clayton courtroom to determine once and for all whether Greenberg ... More >>

Tuesday, April 7: Morning's Newz

It's election day in St. Louis and other locales. Election officials in St. Louis are predicting low turnouts, which should help the incumbent mayor -- Francis Slay -- topple Maida Coleman. Meanwhile, in Town & Country alderman John Hoffmann fights the good fight against incumbent mayor Jon Dalt ... More >>

Review Preview: Señor Pique

Greenberg, Interrupted

Holocaust on Trial

Lewis Greenberg argues his lawn is art in court.

The Holocaust Revisited Revisited

Greet the Meat

Greet the Meat

Leave Greenberg's Art Alone

Hey America: Stop it with your eminent domain and wimpiness, already!

Holocaust Revisited

A Ballwin neighborhood continues to boil over Lewis Greenberg's art project: a remembrance of Nazi atrocities.

"I read the 'Taco Whoever' article the first time and it gave me a headache.

"So I took some aspirin and read it again."

Tour Hard-Core

Beat Happenings

Music news you can use

Letters Column

Week of April 13, 2006

Baseball Belles

The diamond was their good friend

Man Overboard

Don't be thrown by the strip-mall setting -- Wholly Mackerel is seafood heaven

Best Public Park

Queeny County Park

Best Toy Store

Toy Man Toy Shows at the Machinist Hall

Best Place to Hike

Castlewood State Park

Best Public Pool

North Pointe Family Aquatic Center

Strip Tease

NHRA burns through Gateway International

Thai Score

In Maryland Heights, Thai Kitchen hits a winner

Taking the Plunge

St. Louis' suburban cities have been competing for years to build the biggest and best places to play. Around here, keeping up appearances is serious business.

Around the World

A minitour of area ethnic eateries and groceries

Consumers Digest