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Happy Hour at Flying Saucer

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium (900 Spruce Street, 314-932-1456) The Hours: 4 to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday, specials all day on Mondays and Sundays. The Deal: $1 off drafts during happy hour, $3 off some 60 beers and $3 Missouri beers on Sundays. The Scene: For a place built so recently, Fl ... More >>

Red War

Pack a Restaurant Picnic for Your Next Visit to Busch Stadium

Gut Check loves us a day at the ballpark. And Gut Check loves us some ballpark food. Nachos? Bratwurst? Soft pretzels? Pretty much anything shellacked with orange cheese product? Yes, please. We ain't always caviar-and-Champagne snobs. Gut Check, however, doesn't loves us the cost of ballpark food. ... More >>

Photos: Cardinals Finally Break Ground on Ballpark Village, Release New Renderings

Finally. This morning, the St. Louis Cardinals officially broke ground -- shovels and all! -- on the much-anticipated, much delayed development of Ballpark Village, the mixed-use seven-block project just north of Busch Stadium. The Cardinals, working with development partner Cordish Companies, say ... More >>

Deer Harvest Down This Year Due to "Freaky Weather"

Last Saturday at sunrise, firearm deer season began. It's a big deal across the state of Missourah. (Yours truly shot at a doe, but missed. No, I don't want to talk about it.)But this year was kind of a let-down, with the opening weekend harvest dropping a quarter compared to last year, thanks to wh ... More >>

10 Ways to Console Yourself Now That The Cardinals Have Choked

So the Cards choked. It happens -- not to the Cards, of course, not usually. But life goes on. The World Series starts tonight, and the rest of the world has already forgotten about us. 1. Gather at Busch Stadium. Bring candles. Sob, "It shoulda been us!" Experience catharsis with your fellow membe ... More >>

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Cards Finish Off Sweep of Astros; Gain Real Breathing Room

It may not have been the prettiest game any of us have ever seen -- or the prettiest the Cardinals have played -- but it got the job done. The Cards finished off a three game sweep of the Houston Astros yesterday at Busch Stadium behind a shaky-but-effective Jaime Garcia pitching performance an ... More >>

Five Women Robbed Outside Busch Stadium Wednesday Night

St. Louis police revealed that an armed robbery occurred at 11 p.m. Wednesday night in the 500 block of South Broadway outside Busch Stadium (above), one that had several similarities to an armed robbery Sunday night in the Central West End. In Wednesday's incident, police say a group of five women ... More >>

Tall in the Saddle: Cavalia gallops into town and delivers astonishing entertainment

A Humble Suggestion for the Replacing of Decorative Plates on Busch Stadium

ebay.comPlates like this abound online. Perhaps the Cardinals could pick up similar trinkets from all 27 cities with MLB teams?​So you've heard the news. How could you not?! It's the biggest story of the week year century history of St. Louis. On Monday a decorative steel plate fell off the exteri ... More >>

U2 360 Tour at Busch Stadium, 7/17/11: Review, Photos and Setlist

Jason Stoff​U2 | Interpol Busch Stadium July 17, 2011 U2 may be the least subtle band in history. Last night, the boys took the stage to "Space Oddity," which does not make sense thematically, but does make sense in that the song has a countdown in it and the 360 Tour stage looks like a spac ... More >>

U2 Stage Preparations Underway

Photo illustration courtesy of Busch Stadium​Preparations for U2's concert this weekend began last Sunday, as production and work crews continue to make way for the largest stage ever built on the St. Louis leg of the largest-grossing world tour in history. The stage (seen above in a photo ill ... More >>

Why U2 Is Still Relevant

Wikimedia CommonsThis hat hasn't aged well. But how has U2?​Busch Stadium staff is currently in the midst of a weeklong reinvention of the venue, and the reason is a band with a live draw almost as big as its ego: U2. By Monday, all of the grass on the field had been dug up in preparation for ... More >>

Win Tickets For Cardinals vs. KC Saturday!

UPDATED WITH WINNER AT 4 p.m.​Dying to watch the Cardinals take on their cross-state rivals, the Kansas City Royals, at Busch Stadium Saturday? We've got two field boxes -- total value: $160 -- for the 6:15 p.m. game.But we'll admit it: We're still smarting after a certain daily paper in Kansas Ci ... More >>

Food Network Creates $14 "Signature" Sandwich for Busch Stadium

Food NetworkDo not adjust your television set. This is a Food Network steak sandwich -- the Red, White and Blue Steak Sandwich, to be precise.​If there's one thing St. Louis Cardinals fans love, it's an all-star hunk of meat at on the plate. Tomorrow, on Busch Stadium's 2011 opening day, the F ... More >>

Ballpark Village Incentives Clear One Hurdle -- On to Board of Alderman

courtesy of Urban Review STLBallpark Village: Attractive, no?​This just in ...We're hearing via St. Louis Public Radio's Rachel Lippmann that the Missouri Downtown Economic Stimulus Authority has given its approval for a tax incentive package for the long-stalled Ballpark Village project.The packa ... More >>

This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

Photo: The Travel Channel Anthony Bourdain​This week, Gut Check went all Hollywood with not one but two celebrity chefs making appearances on the blog. First up, an interview with Anthony Bourdain, who will stop in St. Louis October 1 for his latest book tour. Then Ian was on hand as Food ... More >>

Tyler Florence and Bunches of Grapes Visit Busch Stadium

Ian Froeb​An odd scene unfolded at Busch Stadium Tuesday evening. No, not the Cardinals dropping another game to a sub-.500 team. Sadly, Cardinal fans are growing accustomed to that. This scene began before the first pitch. Food Network star Tyler Florence, host of such shows as Ultimate Tyler and ... More >>

Take Yourself Out

Food Inspections at St. Louis Stadiums Get Better Grades Than Most (i.e. Kansas City)

You knew those stadium nachos weren't healthy in the first place.​ESPN is out with a review of health citations for food at all the nation's pro-sports stadium and arenas. The bad news: That $6 beer and $5 hot-dog you just ordered may contain moldy ice and rodent droppings. The good news: Odds are ... More >>

#67: Nachos Grande at Nachomama's

Ian FroebThe nachos at Nachomama's​The great Tex-Mex restaurant Nachomama's is another place where I have difficulty choosing one favorite dish. I was sorely tempted to choose the beef soft taco platter, but as regular readers might suspect, there will be more than a few tacos before this list is ... More >>

#69: Bill's "Burger Meister Burger" at Cardwell's at the Plaza

Ian FroebBill's "Burger Meister Burger" at Cardwell's at the Plaza​Bill's "Burger Meister Burger" -- the quotes are the restaurant's own -- is an exaggerated name for what is essentially a bacon cheeseburger. The exaggeration is fitting, though, because this takes what makes pretty much any bacon ... More >>

Ian Froeb's 100 Favorite St. Louis Dishes, #77: Falafel at Kabob House

Ian FroebFalafel at Kabob House​I'm counting down -- in no particular order -- 100 of my favorite dishes in St. Louis. Some are well-known, others obscure. Some are expensive, others dirt cheap. All of them, I guarantee, are delicious.Please do not hesitate to share your own favorites via the com ... More >>

Tuesday Tussle: Part 1, Tearing Down I-70 Near the Arch Is Utterly Unnecessary

Look! It's a sidewalk that leads straight to downtown"Conceivably, you could actually picnic on the Archgrounds and walk back to the stadium. At this point, you have to walk so far out of your way most people won't even try to accomplish that." -- Andrew Faulkner, as quoted earlier this month on KM ... More >>

Bird vs. Fish

FoodWire: Murder at Eat Rite

A 30-year-old woman was shot to death just outside Eat-Rite Diner (622 Chouteau Avenue) Sunday. My colleague Chad Garrison has the details at the Daily RFT:Police have identified the woman shot to death outside the Eat-Rite diner early Sunday night. Shevette Chambers, 30, ate at the popular restaura ... More >>

Cardinals: We'll Take that 2004 World Series Trophy Now, Thanks

We'll take that now, kthnx.​Now that the venerable New York Times has published a report -- out today -- that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz tested positive for 'roids in 2003, the entire roster of the 2004 St. Louis Cardinals, its management and fans are politely asking for the 2004 World Series t ... More >>

Where You Should Have Been For the Home Run Derby Last Night

It wasn't inside the stadium, where beers cost $8.75 and tickets $200 and up (though at least one scalper downtown was selling for $100). (View slide show here.)No, the real party was on Walnut Street right outside the left-field gates to Busch Stadium. Several hundred people were packed in between ... More >>

All-Star Game Celebrity Softball Match To Be Played at Busch Stadium, Not Unused Softball Field

This call to the bullpen presented by Taco Bell.Major League Baseball just  announced the participants in its "Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game" to take place this Sunday, July 12. As my colleague Keegan Hamilton opined, the last time a roster this motley was assembled h ... More >>

The Stats On Pujols' "I-popping" Homer Last Night

Wikimedia CommonsLast night Albert Pujols proved once again that he is no mere mortal, as he clubbed a rocket of a home run into Big Mac Land at Busch Stadium, helping the Cards to a 3-1 victory and an oh-so-sweet sweep of the Cubs.Like McGwire's famed "Band-Aid" blast at the old ballpark or Mickey ... More >>

Hey, Danny Meyer! Cards Fans Gotta Eat, Too!

User "Metsfan84," Wikimedia CommonsMy colleague Chad Garrison passed along this Wall Street Journal article reviewing the food at the Yankees' and the Mets' new stadiums. Restaurateur extraordinaire Danny Meyer receives a whole lotta love for his offerings at the Mets' Citi Field. These include outp ... More >>

RFT Softball: New Field is Tough Turf in Loss to Grady's Bar

Nice Day at the Ballpark for a Game of…Frisbee?

Food Tripping: There's no better time than now to get to know what you eat

Rick Ankiel: Bambino or Bonds?

Rick Ankiel: Bambino or Bonds?

Fish Sick

Unreal always cleans our plate, but now we're a little nervous about fish. Oh, and hot dogs. Plus -- the cops don't like it when you fake a carjacking. Who knew?

Talkin' Baseball

Matching the playoff-rockin' Cardinals with some appropriate tunes

Safe at Home

Scandals, schmandals: We still can't wait for Opening Day!

Kickin' It

The Street Soccer Cup USA is taking it to the, um, streets

Crosstown Clash

Rascals challenge Grizzlies in their den

Best Links

G&W Meat & Bavarian Style Sausage Company

Real Sketchy

Week of June 12, 2002

Fallow Fields

Just because Cardinals build it doesn't mean city youth leagues will come

Trust Us

Six months after political heavyweights signed an agreement with the Cardinals, a deal is still up in the air

Pulitzer's New Prize

The Cardinals have billed Michael E. Pulitzer as an owner, even when he wasn't. Now that he is, can we trust the Post to tell the truth?

Best Urban Bicycle Ride

Downtown

NO PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR A NEW STADIUM. PERIOD.

And if the fans must be milked, the fans should get a piece of the action

Night & Day

June 9 - 16, 1999