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Bridgeton

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    February 2012 Openings & Closings

    Openings once again outpaced closings this month, but you'll pardon us if we dwell for a moment on those closings. This has been one of the most spectacular months for restaurant closings that Gut Check has ever seen. You had the abrupt shuttering of Root after three weeks, the closing of the four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Battle Toasted Ravioli -- The Non-Hill Edition

    ​Ever since we moved to St. Louis, we've been hearing about the awesomeness of toasted ravioli. And, frankly, we just didn't get it. So you fry a li'l pocket of pasta? Why, pray tell, is this even necessary?Then we ordered a plate -- and then we ordered 'em again. For the record, we didn't seek ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Rams Owner Stan Kroenke Wins Appeal For Public Funding For Belleville Walmart

    Stan Kroenke can move forward on his plans for a Belleville Walmart.​Sure he's worth nearly $3 billion, according to Forbes magazine, but, hey, business is business. And earlier this month, St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke won another sweetheart deal for his bread-and-butter business: the Walmart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Taste of the NFL Benefit Tonight!

    From the Don't Blame Us (For Once), We Just Got the Press Release Today Department of Late Notices:Tonight the St. Louis Rams host Taste of the NFL 2010 to benefit the St. Louis Area Foodbank and the St. Louis Sports Commission. You can sample food and wine from such area restaurants as Ruth's Chris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    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​

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    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 >>

  • News

    March 31, 2010

    Nobody's home: Readers think Kinloch is worth saving, but not the home of Cookie Thornton's family in Meacham Park

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5

    Happy July 4, everyone. Have fun, be safe and rock out. Thursday, July 2 *Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson/John Cougar Mellencamp, GCS Ballpark (Sauget) *Brooke Waggoner, Off Broadway *Dr. Manhattan, Cicero's *Hip-Hop Showcase, Atomic Cowboy *Bridgeton Air Defense/Tenement Ruth, Mangia *Peter J Woods/ Insti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    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 >>

  • News

    May 27, 2009

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

    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 >>

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    RFT readers express virulent feelings about soldiers fleeing to Canada to escape the Iraq War

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2008

    St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar, September 12 - 14

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2007

    Feds to Tour Bridgeton Schnucks

    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 >>

  • News

    April 11, 2007

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

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

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    Who Is the Sexiest Public Figure in St. Louis?

    Week of November 3, 2004

  • Dining

    October 13, 2004

    The Secret of Massa's' Success

    What makes this place so popular? Certainly not the food.

  • Dining

    March 3, 2004

    Mango Lassi

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

  • News

    October 8, 2003

    Letters

    Week of October 8, 2003

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 24, 2003

    Best Indian Restaurant

    India Palace

  • 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 Dollar Store

    Deal$ -- Nothing Over a Dollar

  • News

    September 17, 2003

    Letters

    Week of September 17, 2003

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2003

    Palettes to the People

    Bread & Roses means art for justice

  • Music

    April 30, 2003

    Sounds Around Town

    Week of April 30, 2003

  • News

    April 9, 2003

    He Can't Blight City Hall

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

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Self-Promotion

    CORE Project

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    The Way We Were

    Week of March 27, 2002

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    The Other Richard

    Week of November 21, 2001

  • Dining

    September 5, 2001

    Hello, Delhi

    St. Louis adds to its trove of Indian-restaurant riches

  • News

    November 22, 2000

    Letters

    Week of November 22, 2000

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Scuba Diving

    Bonne Terre Mines

  • News

    August 9, 2000

    Daycare Nightmares

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

  • News

    April 26, 2000

    Urban Caverns

    The homeless take a hike so that a "community" can come together.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    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.

  • Dining

    April 21, 1999

    High Concept

    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.

  • Dining

    March 3, 1999

    Under the Sea

    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.

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