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Newcomer Navin's BBQ Earns Its Place in St. Louis Barbecue Scene

4 years 10 months ago
Last year, if you would've asked Chris Armstrong his plans for his barbecue concept, he would've looked at you with a quizzical stare — the whole reason he was doing the project was that he had no plans. Having just gotten furloughed from his job as the Midwest sales manager for a Texas-based brewery, Armstrong was in need of something to do to pass the time and decided to throw himself headfirst into his passion for backyard barbecue.…
Cheryl Baehr

First Look: Rock Star Tacos Brings Music, Mayhem and Margaritas to the Hill

4 years 10 months ago
 
A few years ago, chef and guitarist Wil Pelly was hanging out with his bandmate, Matt Arana, one night after a gig; a couple of hours and several shots of brown liquor later, the two hatched a plan to open a music-inspired taco counter out of a concession stand in New Town. To their surprise, it was a roaring success — so much of one that Pelly, together with his partner Rebecca Schaaf, now boast a second, larger location on the Hill.

The new Rock Star Tacos (4916 Shaw Avenue) opened on November 19 inside Gaslight Studio, the recording studio and gathering space on Shaw Avenue, just west of Kingshighway Boulevard.…
Cheryl Baehr

“The Spirit of St. Louis Is the Spirit of the Air”: Aloys P. Kaufmann and Lambert Airport

4 years 10 months ago
From the very start, Aloys P. Kaufmann’s mayoral career was entwined with the destiny of Lambert International Airport (then called Lambert–St. Louis Municipal Airport), when his predecessor perished in a glider crash during a demonstration. Sworn into office in 1943, Kaufmann served as mayor for six years, winning reelection in 1945 and guiding the city …
Brittany Krewson