Ellisville

Police: Fake UPS Driver Who Robbed Woman, Taped Her to Stove Is ID'd But On The Loose

Police say that on April 27, a man posing as a UPS delivery driver forced his way into an Ellisville home, stole a woman's jewelry, taped her to her stove and then left. And now, officials say, they have identified the man -- but they don't know where he is. Yesterday, St. Louis county prosecuto ... More >>

St. Louis Actress Maggie Lehman Plays Role of Abused Housewife on Criminal Minds

Maggie Lehman was eleven years old when her father caught her singing in her bedroom and persuaded her to audition for a local play. She landed that role, and her career in acting was born. Now in her late-twenties, Lehman makes her network television debut tonight, playing the role of an abused hou ... More >>

ACLU: Ellisville Illegally Prosecuting Drivers Who Flash Headlights, Charging $1,000 Fines

In the city of Ellisville, police officers are regularly issuing citations to drivers who flash their headlights as warnings to other drivers -- and then charging them with fines as high as $1,000. So says the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, which is challenging the city for a ... More >>

Police: Ballwin McDonald's Employee Chases Customer Who Stole Phone Battery, Hit By Car

*This post has been corrected from an earlier version. The bizarre behavior of a McDonald's customer in Ballwin early this morning quickly escalated into a dramatic chase that sent an employee to the hospital and forced police to apprehend the patron. At around 5:15 a.m., a twenty-year-old suspe ... More >>

Ellisville Mayor Impeachment: Adam Paul, Accused of Drinking Vodka At Work, Fights Back

When Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul's kids google his name, he is hoping that they don't see that "dad got impeached as a mayor." And while it may be a little tough to erase all the negative Google hits -- Paul was accused of drinking vodka on the job and cursing a lot -- the mayor and his attorneys a ... More >>

Lewis Reed: Police Called to Fundraising Event After Dispute Escalates

An argument outside of a fundraising event for Aldermanic President Lewis Reed, candidate for mayor, is getting several retellings, some of them more dramatic than others. Zudhi Masri, owner of Yeatman Market, says he attended the fundraiser on Sunday night at the invitation of the event's host an ... More >>

Tidbits: Abby's Shell Corner Cafe, the Crafty Chameleon, Taj Indian Cuisine

- We learned only in September that Abby's Shell Corner Cafe had opened at 1221 Locust Street, inside the same building as and just across the lobby from Sen Thai Asian Bistro (1221 Locust Street; 314-436-3456). A Gut Check operative passed along word this week that the restaurant might have closed ... More >>

Tidbits: Robust Opens Downtown Location, Veritas Gateway Food and Wine Move and More

- Sauce's Julie Cohen sneaks a peek at the new downtown location of Robust (227 West Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves; 314-963-0033) at 635 Washington Avenue in the Mercantile Exchange, which opened this past weekend. - Meanwhile, Sauce's Ligaya Figueras reports that Veritas Gateway to Food and Wine ... More >>

Judge Upholds Ellisville's Red Light Cameras

St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Thea Sherry is the latest Missouri magistrate to rule in favor of the constitutionality of red light cameras. Judge Sherry dismissed a class-action lawsuit October 30 that challenged Ellisville's ordinance allowing for the controversial cameras. Her ruling marks the fif ... More >>

Five St. Louis Ghost Stories That Just Won't Die

Fireworks Are Canceled Everywhere; Is This the Year Without a Fourth of July?

The region's continued dry stretch and the oppressive heat are forcing municipalities to cancel or delay Independence Day fireworks displays. The risk of fire is just too great, and so Arnold, Chesterfield, Columbia (IL), Ellisville, Eureka, Farmington, Kirkwood, Pacific, Potosi, Washington (MO), We ... More >>

Kaitlin Norton: Teen Who Abandoned Baby Under Pine Tree Headed to Court

The mother of a newborn who allegedly panicked and abandoned the infant in the side yard of an Ellisville home in February has been indicted by a Grand Jury and will proceed to trial. Kaitlin T. Norton, 20, has been charged with first-degree child abandonment and child endangerment.

Kansas City's Red Light Cameras Survive Class-Action Lawsuit

Last year the St. Louis-based Simon Law Firm filed six class-action lawsuits challenging the legality and constitutionality of red light cameras in Missouri. To date, the Simon lawyers are 0-3 in their quest to banish the cameras in a half-dozen municipalities. The latest defeat occurred last week w ... More >>

Kaitlin T. Norton: Teen Mother of Baby Abandoned in Ellisville is Charged

​Kaitlin T. Norton, 19, has been identified as the mother of the newborn boy found wrapped in a damp blanket on an Ellisville woman's lawn February 16. Norton was charged yesterday with felony counts of child endangerment and child abandonment.Her attorney, Andy Leonard, says that she kept her pre ... More >>

Mother of Dumped Ellisville Baby Found

Aerial view of the area where the infant was found.​The mother of the baby that was left under a pine tree in an Ellisville yard yesterday has been found. The unidentified 19-year old West County woman had checked herself into a hospital for treatment at 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Hospital st ... More >>

Newborn Dumped Next to Residence in Ellisville

​An Ellisville woman was walking her dog at 7:45 a.m. today when she saw something wrapped in a towel under a pine tree next to her home in the 100 block of Westridge Parc Lane (above). She thought it might be puppies until it moved, revealing a newborn boy. The umbilical cord was still attached a ... More >>

Jimmy Hippchen of the Crow's Nest, Part 2

This is part two of Mabel Suen's Chef's Choice profile of Jimmy Hippchen of The Crow's Nest. Part one can be found here. Part three, a recipe from Hippchen, will be posted Thursday. Mabel SuenChef Jimmy Hippchen in the Crow's Nest's kitchen.​Did your family cook when you were a child? My mom ... More >>

Opponents of Red-Light Cameras Rally for the Cause

Matt Hay and Ryan Keane at "Stop the Scameras."​Daily RFT stopped by the Off Broadway last night where opponents of red-light cameras were hosting their "Stop the Scameras" fundraiser. State senator Jim Lembke, the emcee of the evening who's fighting his own red-light ticket in St. Louis, was alre ... More >>

Albert Pujols Spotted at Ellisville Chipotle, or, Sometimes a Twitter Is Worth a Thousand Burritos

Pitchers and catchers reported to spring training in Jupiter, Florida, earlier this week, but the consensus among Cardinals faithful was that new daddy Albert Pujols (often an early ST arrival) was staying as close to home for as long as possible. So this recent sighting at the Ellisville outpost o ... More >>

Is a Heart-Shaped Pizza a Good Idea for Valentine's Day? How's Your Relationship Doing?

As a dining option, pizza is always a good idea. But as a Valentine's Day gift, a heart-shaped pizza can be interpreted two ways and two ways only: 1) as a mozzarella-covered caloric bomb that ultimately is a cute, thoughtful gesture, or, 2) as a pathetic, last-minute gift that turns an already in s ... More >>

Is There a Doctor in the House? Confined to his home for a decade, Doug Lindsay is certain he knows what ails him, and he thinks he knows the cure.

Well Red: Readers debate the effectiveness of traffic-light cameras and the fate of taggers

2009 in Review: October

​Waldo Jaquith, Wikimedia Commons​October saw the return of Drink of the Week, the column founded by Randall Roberts and continued by Kristie McClanahan that muses on life and libations. Alicia Lohmar is the new author, and we're thrilled to have her as part of the Gut Check family. The rest of ... More >>

Red-Light Cameras: Terrifying Big-Brother Surveillance Machines...Or Kind of Effective?

Oh, red-light cameras. Kicked around like a stray mutt in this here blog so very often.  (For example, here, here, here and here; and this whole page). You are loved in Ellisville at least. Cameras got installed at three intersections on Clarkson Road in February. According  to police out ... More >>

FoodWire: Ellisville Straub's Closing October 31

Straub's announced today that it will close its new store in Ellisville on October 31, less than a year after the 40,000-square-foot location, which includes a cooking school, opened. Both the Post-Dispatch and the St. Louis Business Journal have the story, including the official Straub's statement, ... More >>

Will "Mississippi Nights" see a new day? Plus: White people like Lake St. Louis, and a Philly fan gets (sic)

Is Lake Saint Louis a Great Place to Live?

lakesaintlouis.comMoney Magazine came out with its listing of Top 100 Places to Live yesterday. The magazine ranks towns with populations 8,500 to 50,000 for education, crime scores, housing prices and employment. Coming in at No. 9 this year is Lake Saint Louis. The poll's authors notes that the co ... More >>

Patties Take the Cake: Five Guys brings burger glory to Town & Country

Review Slideshow: Five Guys Burgers and Fries

Jennifer SilverbergMy review of Five Guys Burgers and Fries is now available online. You can find Five Guys in Town and Country as well as Ellisville. For more information, visit the Five Guys Web site.In this week's Back of the House slideshow, Jennifer Silverberg takes you behind the scenes of the ... More >>

FoodWire: New Straub's Open in Ellisville

Straub's has opened its expansive new grocery store (artist's rendering above) at 15830 Fountain Plaza in Ellisville. Among other things, the new Straub's features a culinary center with a full schedule of cooking classes. Call 636-779-8500 for more info.- Ian FroebImage: www.straubs.com

The end of "Mamalogues" brings on many RFT blog monologues

Ready to Rumble

Kerri Morgan is prepared to crash the smash-happy world of quad rugby

Season's Eatings

Summer ain't summer without barbecue.

Week of October 19, 2005

Letters

Week of June 30, 2004

Myth! Oh, Myth!

Dido and Aeneas get a do-over

The Passion Behind the Fashion

Cheryl Reed uncovers nuns' habits

Hey Desi, I'm Home

Indian traditions with a St. Louis twist

Letters

Week of October 1, 2003

Indoor Fireworks

A Teamster tries to smoke out lawbreakers at Schnucks

Side Dish

A smorgasbord of restaurant openings tempts diners

Something Has to Give

Bi-State prepares to cut suburban routes that, by all logic, should have been packed

The Perils of Just Saying Bo

Rob Lee was very unhappy with his truck. So his dealer sued him.

Playing House

Local youngsters create dreamy domiciles from sweet edibles

The Little Prints

Taking a long look at the Gallery

Smoke Signals

Touring area 'cue joints proves to be a saucy experience

Roman Holiday

Before you get to heaven, you gotta raise a little hell

Easy Money

Developers like the Sansone Group are using a state law to rake in millions of tax dollars for retail projects in the burbs. Trouble is, the legislation was designed to help blighted inner cities.