"Welcome to Afghan Kabob House" reads the blackboard at the entrance to the Lindenwood Park restaurant. The message is in chalk, written in English and, presumably, Pashto or Dari toward the bottom of the blackboard.
Ted Drewes will reopen its Dutchtown location this Friday. The legendary custard stand kept its second location at 4224 South Grand Boulevard closed last summer amid a staff shortage.
When you’ve spent a summer or two (or every summer of your life) in St. Louis, you know there are certain things you just have to do. Do you really want to go a whole summer without Ted Drewes? Did summer even happen if you didn’t spend an evening in Forest Park for one reason or another (movie, Shakespeare, the Muny)?
No matter your theatrical preference, St. Louis is your spot for arts entertainment all summer long. There's Circus Flora returning to the Big Top in Grand Center with its humane, family friendly one-ring circus; the Midnight Company continuing its exploration of narrative cabaret shows at the Blue Strawberry; Tesseract Theatre Company hosting a new play festival and a production ofKinky Boots featuring Tiélere Cheatem, and New Jewish Theatre closing out its season with Gloria: A Life featuring Kristen De Broux as the iconic feminist Gloria Steinem.
A St. Louis CITY SC ticket is the hottest one in town right now, and while there are lots of reasons to love the team (homegrown young guns Caden Glover and Miguel Perez playing in the majors for the first time, the history-setting five-win start, the intense style of play), goalkeeper Roman Bürki is a perennial fan favorite. Defensively, Bürki is considered a "sweeper-keeper" because he comes flying out of the box to intercept long balls from opposing teams.
It's summer, and it's time to take the biannual winery trip to Augusta or Hermann. For the uninitiated, Missouri wines aren't great, and Missouri summers are even worse (dress to sweat), but sitting outside listening to live music as the sun sets over the vineyards can't be beat.
Sure, there's a lot to do in St. Louis during the summer. But there's even more beyond our own backyard, and we don't recommend going to rural Missouri lightly. Get in your car this summer and explore somewhere new.
There are plenty of articles online — many with clickbait-y headlines — that will tell you all about the "haunted hike" that takes you to the lost towns of Hamburg, Toonerville and Howell, in nearby Weldon Springs, Missouri, typically accompanied by images of a graffitied tunnel, a rusted fire hydrant or an old chimney. The internet is working overtime to make this hike seem exciting, so I laced up my boots and headed out on the 10.5 mile Lost Valley Loop Trail.
Summer in St. Louis is all about drinking an overpriced Bud Light and sweating it out while listening to some great music. And we have no shortage of great music here.
It's an undisputed fact that St. Louis summers are hot, humid and sticky as all else. But unlike some other towns where residents escape the heat and stay indoors, St. Louis is full of people who embrace the heat.
There's a danger in loving a specific restaurant. It's a tough industry, and even the most stalwart location can falter in times of crisis or staff shortages. Even knowing that, my heart broke a little when Porano Pasta closed in 2018.
For anyone who forgot to move their car on street cleaning day last year and paid that $15 ticket, only about 42 cents of that fine went to the city's general coffers. And the $4.45 it costs for two hours of parking at some spots downtown? That nets the city's general fund roughly 12 cents.
A 19-year-old from Chesterfield has been accused of intentionally crashing a U-Haul to cause a security scare near the White House. According to CBS News, police arrested Sai Varshith Kandula for crashing a U-Haul into security barriers at Lafayette Square across from the White House.
Yesterday the Circuit Attorney's Office filed charges against a 42-year-old man who it says stole a vehicle by pretending to be someone hired to park cars outside a Central West End Hotel. A police probable cause statement says that on March 19 Jason Bryant posed as a valet outside the DoubleTree hotel on Forest Park Avenue. By doing so, he was allegedly able to drive off in someone else's Toyota 4Runner.
One issue with edibles — other than forgetting you took one before it even kicks in — is that they're often in the form of a bingeable treat. Nobody ever eats just one gummy bear or half a cake pop.
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has started its season with a stunning show. Treemonisha — an expanded world premiere production (and one of two current re-imaginings) — sparkles and captivates at every turn.
Here's What You Missed Last Week in St. Louis MONDAY, MAY 15. The Cardinals beat the Brewers 18-1, which is not only a pile of runs but also means that weeks of losing has given way to a four-game win streak.
Get ready to see Tom Cruise and Jack Black on Art Hill this summer. The beloved Art Hill film series returns this July to the grassy lawn between the Saint Louis Art Museum and Post-Dispatch Lake. Kicking things off will be Top Gun Maverick on July 14, followed by Akeelah and the Bee on July 21 and School of Rock on July 28.
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