Bridgeton

Bridgeton Landfill Agreement: Will Officials Eliminate Horrible Odor, Protect Residents?

After months of controversy regarding the smelly Bridgeton landfill -- with heated debates about the cause of the awful stench and the potential health hazards -- the Missouri attorney general's office and the company behind the site have hammered out an agreement. Republic Services, parent compan ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: Foul Smell Getting a Lot Worse, Officials Offer Alternative Housing

The folks behind the smelly Bridgeton landfill are moving forward with a project that they say, in the long run, should make the site a lot less smelly. In the interim, however, it's going to get worse -- potentially a lot worse. Which is why Republic Services, parent company of Bridgeton Landfill ... More >>

Bridgeton: AG Chris Koster to Take Smelly Landfill to Court, Cites "Burning Waste" Effects

As we've reported, there's a landfill in Bridgeton that smells really, really terrible -- and while the officials responsible say they are doing everything they can to make it less stinky, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is not pleased. He recently announced that he'll be suing the company ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: After Rain, Smell Will Get a Lot Worse Due to "Odor Reduction" Efforts

To make the smelly landfill in Bridgeton less smelly, officials are first going to have to make it "significantly" more smelly. That's right: An "odor reduction" plan requires a major increase in the odors they are trying to stop. But there is some good news. The odor-increasing odor-reduction ef ... More >>

AG Sues Stinky Bridgeton Landfill, Cites Underground Fire, Hazardous Waste Violations

Environmental activists in recent weeks have done their best to raise a stink about a landfill in Bridgeton, which everyone agrees smells really bad -- and critics think could pose serious health risks, in part because there is a fire underground and radioactive material nearby. Now, the company b ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: Is the Attorney General Going to Intervene in the Odor Problem?

The Bridgeton landfill is so smelly that the attorney general's office might have to intervene. At least the director of the Missouri department of natural resources has requested that the agriculture and environment division of Attorney General Chris Koster's office get involved and "institute ap ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: Officials Say the Bad Smells Could Pose Future Public Health Risk

Missouri officials have released new data on a Bridgeton landfill that environmental groups say is a major concern -- not just because it smells really terrible. The new information from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources tells a very different story about potential health concerns on site ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: "Dirty Bomb" Radioactive Hazards or Irresponsible Activist Speculation?

Residents of Bridgeton, Missouri should be worried about serious potential health hazards tied to an increasingly smelly landfill. So says a coalition of environmental activists who are spreading the word about a possible "dirty bomb" or chemical threat related to radioactivity on the site. Offici ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill Official: We All "Want the Same Thing: To Dramatically Reduce the Odor"

In Bridgeton, Missouri, everyone wants the same thing -- a better smelling city. So says the latest announcement from the company behind the Bridgeton landfill, which has come under fire in recent months for making the area smell so bad, residents say it can be painful. Tim Trost, area president ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: Really Awful Smell Not A Health Hazard, But Still Stinky, Officials Say

Last month, we reported on the really awful smell in Bridgeton, Missouri that was so bad, residents said the terrible stench had invaded their homes and was causing their eyes to burn. Soon after the media attention, the company behind the landfill said it was "very sorry" and that it would work to ... More >>

Bridgeton Odor: Landfill Company "Very Sorry" About Bad Smells, Working on Solution

Update: A waste management company that oversees a landfill in Bridgeton is aware that residents have been making a big stink about apparently awful, horrible smells forcing people to cover their faces when they go outside -- so bad that some say they can't even escape the stench inside their own ho ... More >>

Hotshots Sports Bar Sued for "Racist" Servers and "Ghetto Specials"

Six patrons of the Bridgeton location of Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill are suing the chain and its owner for discrimination. While gathered at the bar to watch a Cardinals World Series game, the plaintiffs charge that they were essentially refused service because they are black. The weirdest part? Th ... More >>

PHOTOS: Wayne Gretzky's New St. Louis Home

Hockey's "The Great One" has returned to St. Louis. Wayne Gretzky, who played briefly for the Blues during the 1995-1996 season, recently purchased a home in Frontenac. Real estate records show that Gretzky and his wife, Janet, paid $500,000 for the four-bedroom home on July 31. Janet grew up in Bri ... More >>

Vote for St. Louis' Most Underrated Pizza: Semifinals

Gut Check's call for nominations for St. Louis' most underrated pizza prompted a flood of suggestions. Using a patented and utterly arbitrary system, we narrowed these down to a field of seven semifinalists -- though, again, we've included a write-in option. The top three vote-getters move onto the ... More >>

Casa Gallardo Shutters St. Louis Locations

Kholood Eid​Yesterday, around the time that Gut Check was trying to process the news about Monarch, officials from Real Mex Restaurants in California abruptly closed the four area locations of Casa Gallardo: Bridgeton; Fairview Heights, Illinois; Maryland Heights; and south St. Louis County. ... More >>

KV Pharmaceutical Smacked With Class-Action Lawsuit

Image viaBig beard, big problems: KV's former CEO Marc Hermelin​As if KV Pharmaceutical wasn't roiling with enough intrigue already: In addition to criminal convictions, a wave of firings, bickering executives, and legal wrangling, the Bridgeton-based drug company now must defend itself against a ... More >>

Ya-Hala Restaurant Now Open in Bridgeton

Ian FroebYa-Hala in Bridgeton​Ya-Hala Restaurant is now open at 12434 St. Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton. Ya-Hala serves Middle Eastern cuisine: appetizers such as hummus, tabouleh and kibbeh; beef and chicken shawarma; and beef and lamb kabobs.(For whatever it's worth, one of Gut Check's most tru ... More >>

Peter Kinder: This Weekend, You Can Meet Him in St. Louis

Peter Kinder is making his first public appearance in St. Louis this weekend -- but we expect he'll be avoiding Verlin's (and the entire Metro East).​Embattled Lt. Governor Peter Kinder -- suddenly more famous for his brief appearance at a bar known for its pantsless parties and alleged wooing of ... More >>

Jenny Turner of Boenker Farms On the Family's Plans to Open a Winery and Café

Image viaWe heard it through the grapevine that Jenny Turner plans to convert some of Boenker Farms' land into a winery.​In these uncertain times, opening a business is an intimidating venture. Jenny Turner and a handful of her ten siblings have persevered through years of waiting and cutting ... More >>

Bridgeton Cop Sentenced For Taking Bribe From Dealer

​The United States Attorney for Eastern Missouri announced yesterday a two-year sentence for William Scott Haenel, 38, a former Bridgeton cop who admitted to accepting a $5,000 bribe from a drug dealer he didn't realize was working for the feds. Court documents reveal that Haenel, who also w ... More >>

Makena Controversy Didn't Hurt KV -- Pharma Co.'s Stock Soared

Do investors want to see pregnant ladies get gouged? Apparently.via www.mommytopics.com​There is no such thing as bad publicity.That's the only conclusion we can reach upon hearing that even after getting pilloried in the national press for its attempt to charge pregnant women as much as $1,500 fo ... More >>

SSM DePaul Health Center Throws a Soul Food Festival

Who says hospital food has to suck? Thursday at SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, the cafe's gonna have some soul for its twentieth annual Soul Food Festival. Chef Arvy Dumbrys prepping oxtail soup, fried chicken, smothered pork chops, barbecue beef ribs, fried jack salmon, sweet potatoes, gree ... More >>

Be Careful How You Drive on I-270 This Summer: The HEAT is On

In an effort to cut down on the number of traffic accidents, nine local law enforcement agencies have formed a high enforcement action team to patrol I-270 more closely this summer. They'll be paying special attention to speeders, tailgaters and non-seatbelt-wearers. Image source​

Where Do Old Nuns Go When Their Convent Shuts Down?

Image sourceMaybe retired nuns get to sit in the sun all day and drink piña coladas like this sister.​Do you send them to an old nuns' home? Isn't that what most convents are turning into these days anyway? In the case of the Franciscan Sisters of Mercy who live in St. Mary of the Angels Con ... More >>

Your Coke Connection Might Be "Cerrado": Ten St. Louisans Busted In Nationwide Sting

In a two-day bodyslam of the Mexican drug cartel, "La Familia," law enforcers in 19 different states arrested 303 individuals, including 10 from the St. Louis area. ​Five of the locals put in bracelets were Mexican nationals: Wlfrado Navarrete-Hernandez, 36, St. Ann, MOMaria Valazquez, 40, St. Ann ... More >>

MP3: The Union Electric, "You've Been Served"

The Union Electric -- the band featuring guitarist/banjoist/vocalist Tim Rakel, guitarist Glenn Burleigh and drummer Eric Von Damage -- was kind enough to send over a mastered version of "You've Been Served." This will appear on the band's first 7"! It's quite a menacing punk-folk drone; Rakel sound ... More >>

Scary Weightlifting Woman! Another Week in Craigslist Missed Connections

Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.flickr.com/photos/petechonsNot a redhead.Friday - Redhead weightlifting chick - m4w - 29 - (Gym/Belleville, IL)"I would have loved to talk, but you looked l ... More >>

Butt Heads: Want to know where our public officials stand on smoking bans? OK, we'll ask 'em!

Society of Really Smart People Meeting on Valentine's Eve

Gentle Readers:We must make a confession: It's not easy being Unreal. Yes, it seems like all we do is prank-call people and test weird products and go out drinking with cougars and it's all fun and games, but honestly? Well, you just try it sometime.Wikimedia CommonsUnreal hard at work.Ever since we ... More >>

The Dish: Torta Milanesa at La Michoacana

To call a torta a sandwich doesn't do it justice. Meat, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, avocado, jalapeño and sometimes more spilling out from a giant bolillo roll: The Earl of Sandwich never imagined this. And, yes, fries do come with that. How does the torta from La Michoacana, a year-old Mexican ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: November 21 to 23

Friday, November 21 *Cameron Matthews (CD release)/Via Dove, Cicero’s *Dar Williams, Duck Room *Reverend Horton Heat/Nashville Pussy, Pop’s *Asylum Street Spankers, Off Broadway *Marnie Stern/Thor Axe, Billiken Club *Bunnygrunt/Blind Eyes/Kyle Sowashes, Lemmons *Tok (CD release)/Ottomen/Chico Ma ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, September 12 - 14

CD/DVD Release Shows for The Space Parlour: Live in St. Louis Series, Vol. 2

Feds to Tour Bridgeton Schnucks

"Intimacy is not the same, and I no longer wear thongs.

"I feel as if some of my female dignity has been stolen."

Who Is the Sexiest Public Figure in St. Louis?

Week of November 3, 2004

Mango Lassi

India Palace, 4534 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, 314-731-3333

Letters

Week of October 8, 2003

Best Indian Restaurant

India Palace

Best Toy Store

Toy Man Toy Shows at the Machinist Hall

Best Dollar Store

Deal$ -- Nothing Over a Dollar

Letters

Week of September 17, 2003

Sounds Around Town

Week of April 30, 2003

He Can't Blight City Hall

Bridgeton Mayor Conrad Bowers fails to persuade Lambert Airport officials to buy him out

Best Self-Promotion

CORE Project

Letters

Week of November 22, 2000

Daycare Nightmares

In response to growing demand, the number of daycare facilities in Missouri is increasing each year. So are the problems.

BODY OF EVIDENCE

Years after Linda Sherman vanished, her skull turned up at a restaurant. Now the cops are hoping that new forensic tests will lead to her remains -- and nail their primary suspect. But he’s not worried.

High Concept

Under the Sea