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Ballwin insurance agency sold to Indiana company

2 months 2 weeks ago
Brian Wellinghoff, senior director of leadership and outreach at Barry-Wehmiller, connected Benjamin Schoettmer with Heather Wessels and Mike Swatske, the married couple who owned Independent Brokers Agency. The introduction led to talks that resulted in the acquisition.
James Drew

City of St. Louis' plan for the roads: Salt, sun and a prayer

2 months 2 weeks ago
If it's not a main road in St. Louis, it looks like a scene out of the show "Ice Road Truckers." Hill routes, residential streets and alleys are inch-deep in ice. The city of St. Louis Street Department has a plan for that ice... but whether it will work is questionable. During a Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee Meeting, the city of St. Louis' director of the Department of Streets, Betherny Williams, announced crews will repeatedly drive over icy streets with heavy trucks hoping to…
Tracy Hinson

Looking back on Tony's restaurant as it closes | Arch City Report Podcast

2 months 2 weeks ago
This week's Arch City Report Podcast looks back on Tony's restaurant as it closes, plus examines city earnings tax refunds. Our guest this week is St. Louis Magazine Dining Editor George Mahe, who's written extensively about Tony's, the legendary fine dining establishment, including this conversation with the late Tony's operator Vince Bommarito Sr. Listen to the podcast, which aims to help you quickly understand the biggest stories in St. Louis each week, below. The stories discussed in…