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Ballwin

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    March 15, 2012

    Quilters Batting 1,000

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Philip Gounis on Poetry, Youtube and Bob Dylan

    Photo by Jon Scorfina​Though records are most commonly thought of as a way to listen to music, they were also the first medium to document the majesty and mystery of the spoken human voice. Local poet and former Streetside Records employee Philip Gounis is a lifelong collector of spoken-word r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Chips and Salsa Off the Old Block: A Visit to Señoritas Pique

    Ian FroebTacos al pastor, with a side of papas picositas, at Señoritas Pique​A Mexican restaurant attached to a Quality Inn in Sunset Hills? The prospect might seem daunting, but what if I told you it's a sibling of one of the area's better Mexican restaurants, Señor Pique in Ballwin?Does that m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Homophobes, Governors, Preachers and Artists: Who is Ass Clown of the Week?

    Who's it gonna be this week?​You know the rules: Read the following credentials and then cast your vote for the person whose words or actions you think made them the biggest Ass Clown of the past seven days. And the nominees...1. Lewis Greenberg: The Ballwin resident sentenced to 20 days in jail t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    "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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    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 >>

  • News

    January 27, 2010

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Romancing the Sneak

    Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons Dara Strickland is a leading expert on sneaking food and drink into the movies. She reports on her exploits for Gut Check (from an undisclosed location) every Monday.Though the typical variability of St. Louis weather decided to spit disdainful snow on last week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2008

    Review Preview: Señor Pique

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Greenberg, Interrupted

    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 >>

  • News

    December 12, 2007

    Holocaust on Trial

    Lewis Greenberg argues his lawn is art in court.

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2007

    The Holocaust Revisited Revisited

    Lewis Greenberg argues his lawn is art in court.

  • Calendar

    September 26, 2007

    Greet the Meat

    Lewis Greenberg argues his lawn is art in court.

  • Calendar

    September 26, 2007

    Greet the Meat

    Lewis Greenberg argues his lawn is art in court.

  • News

    September 5, 2007

    Leave Greenberg's Art Alone

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

  • News

    August 22, 2007

    Holocaust Revisited

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

  • News

    March 28, 2007

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

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

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2006

    Tour Hard-Core

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

  • Music

    May 17, 2006

    Beat Happenings

    Music news you can use

  • News

    April 12, 2006

    Letters Column

    Week of April 13, 2006

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2005

    Baseball Belles

    The diamond was their good friend

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2004

    Food for Thought

    Do your tummy and your community good by Dining Out for Life this Tuesday

  • Dining

    November 17, 2004

    Man Overboard

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

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 29, 2004

    Best Public Park

    Queeny County Park

  • News

    March 31, 2004

    Bush Strikes Out

    Our commander in chief takes to the mound, Missouri gets its very own dinosaur, an Old Kid on the Block remembers when he was New, and Unreal learns a little something about love and basketball

  • Music

    September 24, 2003

    Best Lounge Act

    Tony Viviano

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Toy Store

    Toy Man Toy Shows at the Machinist Hall

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Place to Hike

    Castlewood State Park

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Public Pool

    North Pointe Family Aquatic Center

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2003

    Strip Tease

    NHRA burns through Gateway International

  • Dining

    October 17, 2001

    Thai Score

    In Maryland Heights, Thai Kitchen hits a winner

  • News

    June 6, 2001

    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.

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    This Ain't No Party

    Ross Perot launched the Reform Party as the voice of the American people. Eight years later, it's a shrill, staticky free-for-all, and the moderates can't get heard.

  • Dining

    May 24, 2000

    Smoke Signals

    Touring area 'cue joints proves to be a saucy experience

  • Dining

    February 23, 2000

    Around the World

    A minitour of area ethnic eateries and groceries

  • Calendar

    June 2, 1999

    Consumers Digest

    A minitour of area ethnic eateries and groceries

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