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contents 

2019 issue 1 | volume 1 

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Beyond the Butterfly House, 

Faust Park boasts 200 acres and a 

wealth of activities for all ages. 

24 

Stories to Tell 

Step into the Holocaust Museum 

in Creve Coeur and the new 

Veterans Museum in St. Charles. 

32 

Local Logs 

Log cabins abound in St. Louis 

and St. Charles counties. Let us 

help you find them all. 

44 

Home Tour 

Jeanie Hood, owner of Three 

French Hens, explains how to 

turn a house into a home. 

55 

Dining Guide 

Looking to explore local cuisine? 

Check out these restaurants 

before you leave home. 

70 

LGB(irding) 

Let’s go birding! Lisa Nansteel, of 

the Webster Groves Nature Study 

Society, offers tips for novices. 

14 

The Wizard 

Hall-of-Famer Ozzie Smith talks 

about his days in a Cardinals’ 

uniform and life after baseball. 

26 

Homegrown 

Get to know the families behind the 

homegrown groceries that make the 

St. Louis food market unique. 

38 

City Tour 

Creve Coeur: a destination for 

ag-tech, foodies and residents 

seeking an upscale, urban vibe. 

54 

Home Oasis 

Indoors and out – practical tips 

for transforming your home into 

a staycation oasis. 

58 

Stone Soup 

Stone Soup Cottage owners Carl 

and Nancy McConnell talk about 

their farm-to-fork sensation. 

De/<strong>tour</strong>s 

A curated collection of 

diversions, distractions and just 

plain fun things to do. 

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st. louis | st. charles 

Local like a <strong>tour</strong>ist. 

Publisher 

Tim Weber 

Publisher Emeritus 

Sharon Huber 

Managing Editor 

Kate Uptergrove 

Let’s go on <strong>tour</strong> together 

<strong>tour</strong> noun 

A journey for business, pleasure, or education often involving a series 

of stops and ending at the starting point 

When was the last time you took a really nice vacation? We bet that about 

95 percent of you just answered, “it’s been too long,” even if it really hasn’t 

been. Everybody loves a vacation. A company called Travelex conducted a 

survey and discovered that the average person spends 113 hours per year 

thinking about vacation. Not being on vacation, thinking about vacation. 

It’s no wonder we love vacation so much. We build it up in our minds, we 

research, we seek things out, we explore, we discover, we <strong>tour</strong>. We treat our 

vacations as adventures, planning and living them as intentional opportunities 

to be joyful. 

Why don’t we treat the rest of our lives the same way? We become so local 

that we forget to be a <strong>tour</strong>ist. 

This magazine aims to help with that. Tour/st is a love letter to our hometowns. 

It will educate you, inspire you and simply remind you that we live in 

an amazing place. It is a place worthy of our intention to be joyful – right 

now, right here. Our happiness does not need to wait for a vacation. Instead 

of being a <strong>tour</strong>ist who wonders where the locals go, we encourage you to 

“Local like a <strong>tour</strong>ist.” 

In this issue, we want you to take a <strong>tour</strong> of some of the remarkable historic 

log cabins sprinkled throughout our community. We want you to appreciate 

the rarity of our hometown, family-owned grocers. Does anything 

make you feel more like you are home than seeing a Dierbergs, Schnucks 

or Straub’s sign? How about a weekend of bird watching, or <strong>tour</strong>ing Faust 

Park beyond just the Butterfly House, or visiting one of our unusual museums? 

On the cover we feature the legendary Ozzie Smith, a man who could 

have lived anywhere in the world but chose to stay right here long after his 

playing days were over. Why? Because in his words, “This is a great place to 

raise a family.” 

Tour/st seeks to make the familiar feel brand new again. For decades, we 

have been fortunate to tell the stories of our communities through our 

sister publications West Newsmagazine and Mid Rivers Newsmagazine. 

Now, <strong>tour</strong>/st gives us the opportunity to celebrate those communities. We 

get to share much that we have learned, and even to learn right along with 

you. We get to research, seek things out, explore, discover and <strong>tour</strong> this 

wonderful area where we live. 

Let’s go on vacation together, right here in our hometown. 

Associate Editor 

Jessica Meszaros 

Proofreader 

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Business Manager 

Erica Myers 

Administrative Assistant 

Melissa Balcer 

Graphic Designers 

Ryan Moore 

Scott Dupree 

Graphic Layout 

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Advertising Manager 

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Advertising Account Executives 

Nancy Anderson 

Terry Buescher 

Denise Candice 

Ellen Hartbeck 

Linda Joyce 

Joe Ritter 

Sheila Roberts 

Contributing Writers 

Jeffrey Bricker 

Bonnie Krueger 

Warren Mayes 

John Tremmel 

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Beyond the Butterfly House 

By Jeff Bricker / Photos by Ryan Moore 

Nestled off of Olive Boulevard in Chesterfield, Faust Park is 

one of the crown jewels of the St. Louis County Parks system. 

Comprising nearly 200 acres and including a variety of activities 

and sites, the park holds something special for everyone. 

Visitors often come to see the renowned Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, 

a beacon of conservation and nature. However, the Butterfly House is just 

one of many things to do at Faust Park. 

“Don’t just come out and visit The Butterfly House or visit the Carousel,” 

Jim Foley, St. Louis County Parks’ programs services manager, said. “There’s a 

lot more for people to do.” 

That includes the Thornhill Farm, upon which stands the restored home 

of Missouri’s second governor, Frederick Bates. In addition to its beautiful, 

two-story main house, the site includes a barn, reconstructed summer kitchen, 

ice and smoke house, orchard and herb garden, blacksmith shop and family 

cemetery. On select weekend dates, the Thornhill Estate offers free open 

houses with staff and volunteers in period dress on hand to answer questions. 

School groups enjoy a variety of educational programs at Thornhill with 

perhaps the most popular being its Farmsteading program. “I believe we have 

the best historic programs in the metropolitan area,” Foley said. 

In the Farmsteading program, students get to experience firsthand all the 

work that went into preparing lunch in Bates’ time. Kids bring the vegetables 

and teachers bring the chicken. Then, with the help of park staff, they cook 

lunch in a large kettle over an open fire. It’s truly a hands-on learning experience. 

As 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the estate, multiple celebration 

events are planned making this the perfect year to visit. For a list of events, 

visit <strong>tour</strong>-st.com. 

Above and at right: Thornhill, the West County estate of Gov. Frederick Bates 




For those seeking a little outdoor exercise, the 

Governor Bates Trail offers a 1.3-mile trek that leads 

from the Thornhill estate to the east side of the park. 

The trail is named after Bates not simply because it 

starts on the Thornhill grounds, but also because it is 

said that Bates would walk from his home in what is 

now Chesterfield to a ferry on the Missouri River on 

his way to St. Charles, then the capital of Missouri. 

The trail is a bit steep in places and visitors with 

mobility limitations should use discretion. Motorized 

vehicles and bikes are not allowed on the Governor 

Bates Trail so all visitors should plan on putting their 

feet to work. 

Visitors wanting to take a more casual stroll will 

enjoy the Historic Village at Faust Park. The village acts 

as an architectural haven for buildings that otherwise 

would have been demolished. Over the years, many 

of the current structures were rescued from their 

prior locations and moved to the park. A total of 16 

structures currently resides in the village with histories 

spanning life in St. Louis from 1817 to 1910. 

Another piece of history that has been restored 

and preserved at Faust Park is the St. Louis 

Carousel. Originally built in 1921 by the Dentzel 

Co. of Philadelphia, the St. Louis Carousel boasts 

60 beautifully painted, hand-carved horses. When it 

was installed at the St. Louis Highlands in 1929, the 

carousel cost $30,000 and was to be a major attraction 

at the amusement park. The park was destroyed by 

fire in 1963 but remarkably the carousel escaped major 

damage. Howard C. Ohlendorf, a local resident, was 

responsible for purchasing the carousel and donating it 

to St. Louis County. 

Today, the St. Louis Carousel not only exists as a 

testament to early 20th century life but also serves as a 

fully functional amusement ride. Visitors can purchase 

a ticket and experience the carousel in much the same 

way it was enjoyed nearly 100 years ago. Proceeds from 

ticket sales are used to fund the continued upkeep and 

maintenance of this St. Louis treasure. 

Of course no trip to Faust Park would be complete 

without a walk through the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly 

House. Home to nearly 80 different species of 

butterflies and 150 tropical plants in an 8,000-squarefoot, 

fully enclosed conservation garden, the Butterfly 

House magically transports visitors to an unspoiled 

parcel of natural beauty. Visitors can experience the 

wonder of butterflies in action in their natural habitat. 

Knowledgeable and friendly volunteers are always on 

hand to answer questions and provide key advice to 

enhance the experience. 

It’s no wonder then that Faust Park enjoys over 

400,000 visitors a year! As if all of this wasn’t enough, 

there are numerous events planned for the summer 

months at the park. From live music, to a food truck 

party, to a Folklife Festival and more, there always 

seems to be something going on at Faust Park. Details 

can be found on the park’s Facebook page. 

Top to bottom: The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, the Fenton Mercantile in the park’s 

Historical Village, inside the Davis House, the Alt Schoolhouse, the front porch of the 

Conway House and the St. Louis Carousel. For a photo <strong>tour</strong> of Faust Park, visit <strong>tour</strong>-st.com 




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A curated collection of diversions, distractions 

and just plain fun things to do. 

Travel Back to the Past 

To relive the prime arcade days of the 1980s without lugging 

around rolls of quarters, warp over to the Neutral Zone, 291 

Chesterfield Center. Located inside Chesterfield Mall and adjacent 

to the AMC Theater, the Neutral Zone offers a wide variety of 

arcade cabinets and games from the 1980s to the 2010s, from 

classics like Donkey Kong and Dragon’s Lair to more modern 

games like Dance Dance Revolution and Fruit Ninja. Patrons also 

can enjoy classic games of Skee-Ball or face off in air hockey. 

Hardcore fans are able to enjoy some arcade cabinets from overseas. 

A small café in the back serves Starbucks coffee, soft drinks 

and snacks. Various action figures, collectibles and game cabinets 

are available for purchase. 

The exterior view of the Longview Park farmhouse. 

Heather Roth photo 

Longview Farm Park 

Town & Country’s Longview Farm Park, located at 13525 

Clayton Road, is what remains from the original 350-acre property 

of a pioneer settler. The white frame home that stands today was 

once a one-and-a-half-story log cabin. 

The park offers some amenities you might expect: Access to 

a scenic wooded trail and a pavilion with playground and nearby 

restrooms. What you might not expect is the art gallery inside the 

historic farmhouse, featuring rotating art displays that are showcased 

through six-week shows. 

The art is displayed within the restored home in three distinct 

rooms: the gathering room, the meeting room and the historic 

home. The combined space can be rented to accommodate up to 

100 people. 

The art gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday 

from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment through the city’s parks 

department. 




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The 

Wizard 

by Warren Mayes 




Life may not be all about going 

down a yellow brick road, but 

retirement is pretty good for St. 

Louis Cardinals legend Ozzie Smith. 

At 64 years old, Hall of Famer Osborne 

Earl “Ozzie” Smith is doing what he likes 

nowadays. Nothing more, nothing less. 


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Chesterfield Amphitheater. Nature lovers can go for a 

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2019 Season Event Highlights... 

APRIL 27 BIRD WATCH/WALK - River’s Edge Park, 8 a.m. 

MAY 4 MLB PITCH HIT RUN & HOME RUN DERBY - Athletic Complex, 9 a.m. 

MAY 4 EARTH DAY - Chesterfield Mall, 9 a.m. 

MAY 11 KIDS BEGINNER FISHING - Chesterfield Amphitheater, 9 a.m. 

MAY 11 YOUTH FISHING DERBY - Central Park, 9 a.m. 

MAY 15 PARKS MASTER PLAN MEETING - Chesterfield City Hall, 6 p.m. 

MAY 16 ST. LOUIS CIVIC ORCHESTRA - Amphitheater, 6:30 p.m. 

MAY 17 RIVERCITY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Amphitheater, 4:30 p.m. 

MAY 18 RIVERCITY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - Amphitheater, 4:30 p.m. 

JUNE 8 SOS - THE TRAVELING SALVATION SHOW - Amphitheater, 6 p.m. 

JUNE 8 TRY-ATHLON - Central Park, 10:30 a.m. 

JUNE 8 YOUTH TRIATHLON - Central Park, 8:30 a.m. 

JUNE 15 CHESTERFIELD WINE & JAZZ FESTIVAL - Amphitheater 

JUNE 20 RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET - FREE MOVIE - Amphitheater, Dusk 

JUNE 21 TREASURE HUNT - Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center, 5:30 p.m. 

JUNE 22 SOS - RATTLE AND HUM - Chesterfield Amphitheater, 6 p.m. 

JUNE 28 THREE DOG NIGHT - Chesterfield Amphitheater, 6 p.m. 

JULY 4 FIREWORKS CELEBRATION - Chesterfield Mall, 6:30 p.m. 

JULY 4 STARS AND STRIPES 5K/10K & FUN RUN - Chesterfield Mall, 9 a.m. 

JULY 13 SOS - KING OF PAIN - Chesterfield Amphitheater, 6 p.m. 

JULY 18 GATEWAY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA - Amphitheater, 6:30 p.m. 

JULY 25 INCREDIBLES 2 - FREE MOVIE - Chesterfield Amphitheater, Dusk 

JULY 27 SOS - BILLY KID - Chesterfield Amphitheater, 6 p.m. 

AUGUST 9 DIVE IN MOVIE - Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center, 7:30 p.m. 

AUGUST 10 SOS - THE BIG RIGS - Chesterfield Amphitheater, 6 p.m. 

AUGUST 24 FIRST RESPONDER DAY AT THE POOL - Aquatic Center 

AUGUST 24 BACKSTOPPALOOZA - DOGS OF SOCIETY - Amphitheater, 6 p.m. 

SEPTEMBER 3 K9 SPLASH - Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center, 4 p.m

Sure there are the aches and pains that come 

from a long career in baseball, but Smith said he 

has no complaints. 

“I’m not doing bad for an old guy,” Smith quipped. 

“I’m still moving around. I don’t have a rocking chair 

[but] I do have a lounger that I like a lot.” 

While he’s not chasing ground balls or running the 

bases anymore, Smith remains tied to the St. Louis 

Cardinals. He attended the Fantasy Camp earlier this 

year and recently returned from Jupiter, Florida, where 

he spent time helping out at spring training. 

“I’m as busy as I wanna be,” Smith said. “I play a 

lot of golf now. I work for PGA Reach where we work 

with young kids and introduce them to the game of 

golf.” 

Smith was the ambassador of the 2018 PGA 

Championship that drew rave reviews and record 

crowds. 

“That was one of the coolest things I’ve been a 

part of … to have something like that in our city,” 

Smith said. He brought the Wanamaker Trophy to the 

winner while riding on the Budweiser beer wagon at 

Bellerive Country Club. “There’s nothing like riding 

on that wagon with the Dalmatian [at your side] and 

the Clydesdales pulling you. 

“I just didn’t want to drop that trophy. It’s heavy.” 

Smith also is active with the Ozzie Smith IMAC 

Regeneration Center in West County, which uses new 

therapies to help people recover from sports-related 

injuries like a torn ACL, MCL, meniscus, Achilles 

tendon, rotator cuff or other damage. It’s something 

Smith uses himself, and he’s happy to have his name 

on the door. 

“This is a good way of giving people their lives 

back without surgery,” he said, “and I’m glad to be 

associated with it.” 

Smith is no stranger to entrepreneurship. 

“I had the restaurant for 21 years [Ozzie’s 

Restaurant & Sports Bar in Westport Plaza]. That’s a 

long run for a restaurant,” Smith said. “I take things as 

they come. You never really know what’s around the 

next corner.” 

He started a youth sports academy in 1990 that 

remains open in Chesterfield and has appeared in local 

radio and television commercials. 

But it all began on the ballfield. His monicker sums 

up his skill on the diamond. 

Nicknamed “The Wizard” for his defensive 

brilliance, Smith set major league records for career 

assists [8,375] and double plays [1,590] by a shortstop 

[the latter since broken by Omar Vizquel] and set a 

National League record with 2,511 career games at the 

position. 

He won the NL Gold Glove Award for play at 

shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons [1980-92]. A 

15-time All-Star, he accumulated 2,460 hits and 580 

stolen bases during his career and won the NL Silver 

Slugger Award as the best-hitting shortstop in 1987. 

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 

his first year of eligibility; named on 91.7 percent of 

the ballots. He was inducted on July 28, 2002. Days 

later, on Aug. 11, Smith was back at Busch Memorial 

Stadium for the unveiling of a statue in his likeness by 

sculptor Harry Weber. 

“Going into the Hall of Fame was a great moment 

for me. It was a moment I’ll never forget,” he said. 

His induction was the last time he did one of his 

trademark backflips. 

“... I pulled a calf muscle, scraped up my knee on 

the concrete and messed up a pair of pants,” he said. 

“It wasn’t pretty. My bones don’t heal the same way as 

they used to, so I try to stay away from those now.” 

But fans have their memories. 

In 2014, he was elected to the St. Louis Cardinals 

Hall of Fame. 

Born in Alabama, Smith moved to Los Angeles with 

his family when he was 6 years old. When he reached 

the major leagues, he played in his home state for the 

San Diego Padres. But in 1981, the Cardinals were 

unhappy with shortstop Garry Templeton and the 

Padres were upset with Smith and his agent. A deal 

was made. 

“The transition was easy from the standpoint 

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“Whitey [Herzog] told me I would be able to go out 

and perform. He made it easy for me to be me. 

“My job was to go out and do my thing every day. 

I had fun doing it.” 

Smith never looked back. 

When his playing days were over, he stayed in St. 

Louis. 

“It really worked out here for me,” said Smith, 

who today lives in St. Albans. “I didn’t want my kids 

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“Baseball is the centerpiece of this area. It’s off the 

charts. That’s why I chose to be here and stay here.” 

Naturally, Smith has several takeaways from his 

career that bring a smile to his face. 

“Of course, winning the World Series in 1982 

was great. Going back in ’85 and ’87 to the Series 

was great,” he said. “But what I’m most proud of is 

people didn’t look at me as a one-dimensional player. 

I became a good hitter. I worked extremely hard on 

that part of the game to make myself one of the best 

hitters I could be.” 

His achievement was immortalized by Jack Buck 

during the 1995 National League Conference Series. 

The game was knotted 2-2 in the bottom of the 

ninth inning. Los Angeles manager Tommy Lasorda 

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The switch-hitting Smith batted left-handed 

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major league at-bats, he pulled an inside 

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run, ending Game 5 in a 3-2 Cardinals’ victory. 

Buck’s call: “Smith corks one into right, down the 

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the score of 3 to 2, on a home run by the Wizard! Go 

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The call still sends chills down Smith’s spine. 

“It meant everything. Being in this town and 

baseball being what it is here makes it so special,” 

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Silent no more 

Two unique museums share lessons from the past 

Stories that are not shared are lost to history. 

For two local museums – one in St. Louis 

County and one in St. Charles County – the sentiment 

is the same, though the stories they tell are 

different. 

At the Holocaust Museum & Learning Center 

on the campus of the Jewish Community Center, 

12 Millstone Campus Drive in Creve Coeur, 

Daniel A. Reich, curator and director of education, 

explained that it was local survivors who 

“felt there should be a destination where people 

could learn” about the Holocaust. 

Today, more than 30,000 guests visit the 

museum each year. There they can take part in 

docent-led or audio <strong>tour</strong>s, view original exhibits 

or attend lectures by subject experts. 

“On our audio <strong>tour</strong>, we have survivors telling 

what they saw at these events that happened in 

history,” explained Lory Cooper. 

Cooper, who is the museum’s manager of programs 

and logistics, also is the granddaughter of 

Holocaust survivors. When she gives a <strong>tour</strong>, her 

grandparents’ stories come to life. 

“I was very close with my grandparents so I’m 

able to tell their stories and I love giving <strong>tour</strong>s 

because it keeps me connected to my grandparents 

even though they’ve passed,” Cooper said. 

“People have given me feedback that my <strong>tour</strong>s are 

very hopeful and relevant, that I tell their story 

but then connect it to today. 

“One thing I do when I give <strong>tour</strong>s to school 

groups is I try to make my grandparents seem like 

real people and connect them with the teens that 

are here. So I tell them about how my grandpa 

liked to skip school and go play soccer. I don’t 

endorse skipping school, but I say, ‘In the 1930s 

in Poland, my grandpa thought it was more fun 

to play soccer than go to school just like some of 

you might feel.’ 

“I also tell them about how my grandma grew 

up religious and wasn’t supposed to associate 

with boys but she would arrange to go to friends’ 

houses hoping their older brothers would be 

there. I say to them, ‘I’m sure you’ve finagled 

ways to sit next to someone you have a crush on. 

Well, in the 1930s, my grandmother was doing the 

same thing.’” 

Keeping the stories of the past relevant is not 

an easy task, but it is a worthwhile one. In the 

words of Spanish-American philosopher George 

Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the 

past are condemned to repeat it.” 

At the Holocaust Museum, visitors can see 

photographs of Jewish life in Europe before the 




Holocaust. One such photo shows the 

late Gustav Schonfeld with his Hebrew 

school class in Munkacs, Hungary. The 

year was 1939. Schonfeld was just a 

child. He also was the only person in the 

photograph – one of 36, mostly children 

– known to survive the Holocaust. 

As a young adult, Schonfeld earned 

a Bachelor of Arts degree [1956] and a 

medical degree [1960] from Washington 

University. After a residency in internal 

medicine at New York University, he 

returned to Washington University in 

1963 as chief resident at Jewish Hospital. 

From 1972 through 2002, he led 

the university’s division of atherosclerosis, 

nutrition and lipid research as the 

Samuel E. Schechter endowed professor. 

His research led to life-saving medications 

for heart patients. 

During a <strong>tour</strong> of the museum, Cooper 

said, “Think about how many lives were 

saved because he survived.” 

the museum, but the children will bring 

the parents back,” predicted Jim Higgins, 

who is one of the museum’s volunteer 

organizers. 

Both museums are filled with personal 

belongings of local residents that serve 

as artifacts – windows into another time. 

In a 2018 interview with Mid Rivers 

Newsmagazine, Barrale said, “The thing 

is, there are thousands and thousands of 

veterans in St. Charles County and they 

have this memorabilia from their service 

in a box or in a basement or up in an 

attic or somewhere doing nothing but 

collecting dust. 

“It should be in a place where people 

can come say, ‘Oh, I know this guy; he 

was my neighbor. I didn’t know he was 

in the Marines or Air Force.’ We have all 

this memorabilia and it will be there [in 

the museum] for generations to come.” 

But it’s not just objects that matter, 

stories count, too. 

“No one is ever gone, as long as 

someone still has memories of them.” 

– Ralph Barralle 

At a new museum in St. Charles 

County, another side of World War II is 

on display. 

The St. Charles County Veterans 

Museum was the dream of U.S. Army 

veteran Ralph Barralle, who believed 

that a place was needed where stories 

could be told of veterans’ service and 

the sacrifices they made – from WWII 

to present day. 

Barralle, who passed away last October, 

was fond of saying, “No one is ever 

gone, as long as someone still has memories 

of them.” That sentiment is a core 

value of the museum and the volunteers 

who created it. 

Exterior features of the Veterans 

Museum include a Veterans Healing 

Garden with eight plots for veterans’ 

families to tend, a Veterans Memorial, a 

Heroes Walk, the Seabee Tribute Bridge, 

a greenhouse and a rain garden. Interior 

features include a theater, veterans’ artifacts, 

and activities for children. 

“The parents will bring the children to 

As part of its commitment to preserving 

the past, the Holocaust Museum & 

Learning Center has recorded survivors’ 

stories. The Memory Project is accessible 

at hmlc.org/survivor-stories. 

“We started our oral history project 

before Spielberg,” Reich said. 

[In April 1994, Steven Spielberg 

established the Survivors of the Shoah 

Visual History Foundation, a nonprofit 

organization, with the mission to collect 

and preserve on videotape the firsthand 

accounts of survivors and other witnesses 

of the Holocaust.] 

“First, survivors were encouraged to 

move on. They were told ‘you survived, 

build your life, look forward.’ That 

wasn’t necessarily the healthiest response 

in retrospect,” Reich said. Eventually, 

many chose to share the story. “One of 

our survivor’s stories is titled ‘Silent for 

60 years.’” 

With the help of these local history 

museums, the stories of veterans and 

survivors will be silent no more. 

Story by Kate Uptergrove and John Tremmel 

Photos by Emily Rothermich and 

Holocaust Museum of St. Louis 

Left page: Gustav Schonfeld sits in front of 

the rabbi in his Hebrew School photo prior to 

WWII; right page from top: a concentration 

camp bowl, a copy of Yank magazine, a 

Purple Heart, a youth’s shoe from Auschwitz 




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Homegrown 

Three grocers keep it all in the family 

In St. Louis, where you shop for groceries is a lot like where you went to high school. It’s not just a place 

to buy food, it’s a source of local pride and identity. While grocery mega-chains like Publix, Kroger and 

Albertsons dominate the food industry nationwide, three family-owned grocery chains continue to build new 

locations and expand throughout the region. Dierbergs, Schnucks and Straub’s – three different family names 

on building façades, but all working for generations to make the St. Louis region one of the most progressive 

grocery markets in the country. 

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Dierbergs 

The sprawling grocery store chain known as “Dierbergs” 

started in Creve Coeur with a country store known as “The 

14-Mile House.” Built by Jacob Studt, it was located 14 miles 

from the St. Louis courthouse. 

The store’s customers mostly consisted of local farmers 

and settlers headed west. It 

supplied food staples, freshbutchered 

meat, clothing, 

hardware and general 

merchandise. On the second 

floor was a boarding house; 

a stable was out back. 

In 1910, William F. 

Dierberg Sr. took over 

operation of The 14- 

Mile House. In 1914, he 

purchased the business. 

The second generation of 

Dierberg grocers emerged 

in 1930 when William F. 

and Fred Dierberg helped 

their father open a new 

3,500-square-foot store next 

to The 14-Mile House. The 

store’s employment base? 

Eight people. 

By the 1950s, first cousins Bob and Roger Dierberg joined 

the business as summer employees. Today, Bob is chairman 

of the company. One of his earliest memories is working in 

the store when he was 9 years old. “I was just a little kid at the 

time, but I unpacked groceries for a penny a case,” Bob said. 

“That was in the late 40s.” 

By 1967, a chain was born as a second store opened in 

the Chesterfield Four Seasons Shopping Center. By 1978, 

Dierbergs opened its fourth location at Lafayette Center, off 

Manchester Road at Baxter. The 51,000-square-foot building 

was considered a breakthrough in design, housing the first 

in-store FTD florist in St. Louis and the first in-store cooking 

school in the country. By the 1980s, new locations opened in 


spring/summer 


both St. Charles and St. Louis counties. 

Bob describes the business as “a family growing together.” 

His son, Greg, is the company’s current president and CEO. 

He, too, starting working in the family business as a kid. Laura 

Dierberg Padousis is vice president and secretary. She began 

working in the floral department when she was 12 years old. 

“We had a good time,” Greg said, of those early years with 

his dad. “He would take us 

out to see all these grocery 

store sites, and then we’d get 

ice cream cones on our way 

home.” 

Today, Dierbergs has 25 

markets. 

“I feel like, from our 

perspective, the care and 

interest we’ve had in the 

business throughout the 

generations has really been 

what’s sustained us,” Greg 

said. He said the company’s 

success stems from loyalty. 

“We have the homegrown 

farmers; we have people we’ve 

been working with for 15 or 

20 years. Customers know 

they’re going to get their 

homegrown peaches and their 

homegrown watermelons and all these things,” Greg said. 

Laura and Bob agree. 

“Customers can count on us, and we can count on them,” 

Laura said. “It’s a good balance.” 

Schnucks 

The seeds of Schnucks were planted in 1937 when Edwin 

Schnuck started up a wholesale meat business in north St. 

Louis. After two years, his wife, Anna, opened the couple’s 

first retail store, “Schnuck Market.” Although it sold a variety 

of goods, its big seller was Anna’s homemade potato salad. 

“She opened a little 1,000-square-foot confectionery up in 

2019

Laura Dierberg Padousis, Bob Dierberg, Greg Dierberg 

Todd Schnuck 

Jack W. “Trip” Straub III 

North City and was selling potato salad that she made in her own 

kitchen. She did it as a way to help to care for her family,” CEO 

Todd Schnuck said. “It was 1939, so they were still coming out of 

The Depression. They hadn’t gotten the economic bump from 

the war yet.” 

The couple’s oldest son, Edward, followed his parents’ lead and 

opened a store. Soon after, two additional stores were opened by 

their daughter, Annette, and her husband, Raymond Hanhardt. 

Anna and Edwin’s third child, Donald, and his wife, Doris, 

also opened a store. While separate enterprises, the Schnucks’ 

locations operated like a family unit when it came to advertising, 

purchasing, and expanding the brand. 

By 1947, the families had opened seven retail grocery stores. 


Overseeing company operations today are the six children of Don 

and Doris: Scott, Todd, Craig, Mark, Terry and Nancy, along with 

their cousin Stephanie – Ed and Marilyn’s only child. 

Todd is the company’s current president and CEO, but his first 

job in the family business was bagging groceries as a teenager. 

In 2019, after 80 years and three generations of family 

ownership, the Schnucks brand is going strong. The company now 

owns a network of 119 locations in five states. 

“There’s a real sense of accomplishment when you can work 

with your family members and get along as we have all gotten 

along over the years and been able to sustain a business that was 

started by my grandmother,” Todd said. 

He attributes the chain’s success to a foundation of trust. 



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“Usually there is at least one, if not 

two, multi-regional or super-regional 

chains that are in the market,” Todd 

said. “I think it’s a testament, to all of 

us [Schnucks, Dierbergs and Straub’s], 

that we’ve been able to take care of 

the St. Louis customer. 

“I think what’s interesting is 

that Amazon and other big, online 

providers haven’t been able to drive 

the fresh [food] side of the business, 

because there’s not the same trust.” 

That trust isn’t limited to customers. 

“We have so many teammates that 

stay with us for such a long period 

of time,” Todd said. “What happens 

is that our teammates establish these 

unbelievable relationships with 

customers. Many of them have seen 

entire families grow up. Eighty years 

later, and here we are. We hope for 80 

more – at least!” 

Straub’s 

Straub’s has been an institution 

since 1901 when the first retail 

location opened its doors in Webster 

Groves. Fronted by William A. Straub 

[known as “Popsie” to locals], the goal 

was providing high-quality products to 

customers via horse and buggy. 

“He’d get their order in the 

morning, return to the store, fill their 

order and go back out to deliver it,” 

said current owner and operator Jack 

W. Straub III, known to all as Trip. 

Trip is the grandson of Popsie’s 

son Jack, who along with his brother, 

William, grew the business into the 

communities of Clayton, Brentwood, 

Richmond Heights and the Central 

West End during the 1940s and 

1950s. Today, Straub’s has four 

retail locations that offer traditional 

groceries along with specialty items 

and prepared foods such as baked 

goods and ice cream, which Straub’s 

sold during the 1904 World’s Fair in 

St. Louis. Their most famous product 

is their award-winning “World Famous 

Chicken Salad” – over 35 tons are sold 

annually. 

The Clayton location, which 

includes the corporate offices, opened 

in 1948. Now surrounded by towering 

skyscrapers, the building originally had 

to receive a variance from the city due 

to its three-story height. 

“We got a lot of accolades for 

the architecture,” Trip said, of the 

building that features a spiral staircase 

just inside the front door. “This 

building has served us well for a long 

time.” 

A location in the Central West End 

opened in 1949. Then, in the 1960s, 

two more opened – Webster Groves 

in 1962 and Town & Country in 1966. 

Trip manages the company 

alongside his dad, Jack W. Straub 

Jr. “My dad is 77 years old and still 

comes into the office every day,” Trip 

said. He recalls working weekends and 

holidays in the business starting when 

he was 12 years old. 

“For the holidays, Christmas 

in particular, we did a large gift 

business,” Trip said. “Whether it was 

packing steak boxes or gift-wrapping 

items, I did a whole bunch of that in 

my early teens. 

“[Running the business] was always 

something I knew I wanted to do.” 

He says the success of his 

company and the other grocers 

with family names on their doors is 

entrepreneurialism. 

“What it probably goes back to is 

that the Schnuck family, the Dierberg 

family and the Straub family are 

very good operators and enjoy the 

businesses they’re in,” Trip said. “Part 

of that is not just owning the stores, 

but also purchasing the real estate on 

which those grocery stores sit. 

“St. Louis is unique in that we’re 

big, but we’re a tight-knit community. 

Straub’s is certainly a part of that and 

has been for 118 years. I have friends 

who tell me, ‘I used to go to Straub’s 

all the time with my grandma and now 

I’m bringing my kids.’ We are unique 

in that way. You’re a Straub’s shopper. 

You’re a Dierbergs shopper. You’re a 

Schnucks shopper.” 

Military leader Colin Powell defined 

success as “the result of perfection, 

hard work, learning from failure, 

loyalty and persistence.” Sounds a 

lot like the lessons learned by three 

families of local grocers. 

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A weathered plaque greets visitors of the John Allen Love Park, 2239 Mason 

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respected business leaders and conservationists, whose final donation of 15-acres 

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Living History 

On the search for local Log Cabins 

Throughout St. Louis and St. Charles counties, at least a dozen historic log cabins 

are waiting to be discovered. Though they may look similar, each cabin has a unique 

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Log cabin in Towne Park, 100 Towne Park Drive, Wentzville 

This log cabin once stood just off Hwy. 94 in Weldon Spring, 

but was relocated to Towne Park by the St. Charles County Parks 

and Recreation Department. Mary Jane [Siedentop] and C.J. 

Vogt donated the cabin to the parks department, which today 

represents a classic example of a 19th century log cabin. “The 

way it currently looks is pretty close to how it would have looked 

when it was built in the 1850s,” explained Nancy Gomer, public 

information officer for St. Charles County. 

The house is a two-story cabin. “Historically, the first floor 

would be used as a living space with a bedroom upstairs,” 

Gomer said. 

As for who lived in the space, John and Amelia McMillan 

built the cabin on their farm in Weldon Spring in the 1850s. In 

1865, Louis and Sophia [Wulfekammer] Wessler purchased the 

property from the McMillans and raised 12 children there. In 

1908, one of those children, Fredricka, married Conrad Siedentop 

and purchased the home. They had five children. Their son Carl 

married Emma Bunding and purchased the home in 1953. They 

had one daughter, Mary Jane. Carl, who farmed the property on 

which the home originally stood until he was nearly 99 years old, 

told tales of Native Americans who camped on the farm. 

Mill Pond Guest House, 305 Morgan St., Saint Charles 

The Mill Pond Guest House is a 180-year-old log cabin located 

in the Frenchtown Neighborhood of Historic Saint Charles, 

which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 

cabin was built by Fidelis and Euphrosine Schwendeman, who 

came from Baden, Germany, and were married in 1835 at St. 

Charles Borromeo Church. The cabin originally stood on a farm 

in St. Peters. As time passed, a frame building was constructed 

around the cabin. When it was decided to tear down that 

structure, the cabin was found nestled inside. Glen Bishop moved 

the cabin to its current location in the 1980s. 

Borromeo Log Church, 401 S. Main St., Saint Charles 

The first St. Charles Borromeo Church was constructed of 

vertical, hewn logs placed directly in the ground: an architectural 

style unique to French settlers in the New World during the 

17th and 18th centuries. The church has been rebuilt on its 




original location. Jesse Francis, a local preservationist with 20 

years experience restoring 18th French log buildings, directed 

the reconstruction. The work was done completely with period 

tools in the manner of the 18th century. The church is part of an 

on-going historical interpretive program based on a re-creation of 

daily activities in the old French village. 

Zumwalt’s Fort, 1000 Jessup Lane, O’Fallon 

This large log home was built in 1798 by Jacob Zumwalt. 

In 1812, the home was fortified with a large stockade fence, 

becoming one of the 35-plus “settler forts” that once stood in 

Missouri. In 2015, the reconstructed and restored home, now 

known as Zumwalt’s Fort, opened in Fort Zumwalt Park, a gift to 

the city from the O’Fallon Community Foundation. 

Zumwalt’s Fort is open for <strong>tour</strong>s from noon-3 p.m. on the 

second and fourth Sundays of the month beginning with the 

fourth Sunday in May through September. Admission is $5 per 

person, children 10 and under are free. 

Log Cabin Museum, 308 Civic Park Drive, O’Fallon 

Home to the O’Fallon Historical Society, this log cabin serves as 

a gateway to the region’s past. Its collection includes a doll-housesized 

replica of Zumwalt’s Fort, Wabash Railroad items, 19th 

century hats and clothing, an immigrant’s trunk, a folding bed for 

covered wagon travel, a Regina “talking machine,” a portable organ 

used at weddings and funerals, 1950s beauty parlor equipment and 

more. Tours are given from noon-3 p.m. on the second and fourth 

Sundays of the month, May through September. 

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Old Towne Log Cabin, 141 Gatty Drive, St. Peters 

The Old Towne Log Cabin was built and owned by Jacob 

Sattler around 1835 on a site near Belleau Creek Road. 

In 1995, Sattler’s descendants donated the cabin to the Old 

Town Association, which kept the cabin in storage until 1999 

when the city of St. Peters donated land on Gatty Road near 

Old Towne Park as its new homestead. In 2004, the Old Town 

Association asked the city to take over the reconstruction of the 

cabin on the new site. 

In December 2005, the log cabin officially opened to the public 

with its first annual “Visit with Santa.” 

Currently, the cabin is undergoing needed improvements 

including a new roof, replacement of rotted logs and lumber, 

repairs to the back door, the addition of a stone chimney and 

a new accessible ramp for entrance through the front door. 

Improvements are expected to be complete by summer 2019. 

Harrison-Schmidt-Dahlke Log House, Vlasis Park, 300 Park 

Drive, Ballwin 

The Harrison-Schmidt-Dahlke Log House is said to have been 

built in 1849 by Joshua Harrison, a native of Maryland, and his 

wife, Martha Anne Shotwell. In 1870, the Harrisons sold a small 

part of their large farm to William Schmidt, a native of Prussia. 

Charles and Wilhelmina Dahlke, also from Germany, bought the 

property in 1904. Their son, Ted, lived in the house from his birth 

in 1900 to his death in 1987. 

The city of Ballwin moved the log home to Vlasis Park in 1992 

from its original site about one-quarter mile north. As restored, 

the two-story house has just one room downstairs and one room 

upstairs. 

It is administered by the Ballwin Historical Commission, which 

periodically opens it to the public. 


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Bacon Log Cabin, 687 Henry Ave., Ballwin 

The 1835-era Bacon Log Cabin is an unexpected sight among 

the suburbs of Ballwin. The original home was comprised of 

three distinct cabins that sat on 700 acres that were owned by 

the William Douglas Bacon family until 1889. The two remaining 

cabins are connected by a breezeway or “dog trot.” 

Restoration of the cabins came after they were given to the Old 

Trails Historical Society in 1969 by Contemporary Homes, whose 

owner, Fred Kemp, wanted to develop a residential subdivision 

on the home site. To allow the construction, St. Louis County 

stipulated that the cabin was to be preserved, restored and opened 

as a public viewing museum within five years. 

Over 150 years after the home’s construction, the cabin is a 

local attraction that houses a museum of 19th-century items from 

West St. Louis County. The cabin is open to the public on the 

first Sunday of each month from 2-4 p.m. in April, May, June, 

September and October only. Memberships and group <strong>tour</strong>s are 

available by contacting baconbagininfo@yahoo.com. 

Drace Park, 2310 Cedar Valley Road, Town & Country 

Located on nine acres in Town & Country, Drace Park is the 

home of three restored log cabins. When the land was purchased 

in 2000 from the Drace family it included the Kropp log cabin. 

Built by Jacob Kropp in approximately 1855, it was part of a 30- 

acre homestead site that spread west to Mueller Lane and north 

to Jenifer Lane. The cabin initially was removed from the park but 

later returned when it was deemed aesthetically appropriate for the 

space. Later, the Estill and Oge log cabins joined the Kropp cabin 

at Drace Park. 

The Estill cabin was originally located at the corner of Clayton 

and Bopp roads, where it was part of a 400-acre working farm 

extending north to what is now Conway Road. With the support 

of owner Harry Estill, it became a permanent structure in Drace 

in 2003. 

The George Oge family cabin was built around 1854 as a part of 

a settlement known as New Alsace. New Alsace and Altheim, near 

the corner of Clayton and Mason Ridge roads, were the original 

settlements that became Town & Country. 

In early 2013, the Oge cabin was saved from demolition by the 

Town & Country Historical Society working jointly with the Town 

& Country Conservation and Historical Preservation Commission 

and moved to Drace Park. 

Mertz Cabin, Faust Park, 15185 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield 

The Mertz Cabin, home of Ludwig and Salome Mertz, began 

as a modest, single room log home in 1848. By 1858, it had grown 

into a four-room home, housing the Mertz’s expanding family. 

On 30 acres [now part of Maryville University], the family grew 

potatoes, corn, peas and beans, with enough oats and hay to 

support eight dairy cows. 

Today, the Mertz cabin is one of several log structures that have 

been relocated and rebuilt as part of the Historic Village at Faust 

Park. 

Also in the Village is the Davis House, a two-story log 

structure built sometime between 1817 and 1841 by landowner 

Steven Lanham. The Sellenriek Barn, a log structure with a 

timber framed extension that was probably built before the 

Civil War, is also in the village. The barn originally sat on a farm 

located across from the Mormon Temple on Interstate 64 in 

present day Town & Country. 

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Driving down Olive Boulevard or 

Interstate 270, you can’t miss the 

dramatic skyscrapers that rise up 

from Creve Coeur. 

Look closer. The sprawling 

neighborhoods, bustling outdoor eateries 

and modern research facilities have the feel 

of downtown St. Louis or Clayton. But 

Creve Coeur is something new – an evolving 

tech-corridor and restaurant hub on the fringe 

of West County. 

Gateway to West County 

Creve Coeur began as a small farming 

community along Olive Street Road. The road 

was originally a high-ground trail used by 

Native Americans to safely travel over rising 

river waters. The community incorporated in 

December 1949. 

Today, the road serves as a major corridor 

for many of the city’s businesses and 

residential communities, and as most of the 

city’s northern boundary line. Early on, Olive 

Street Road, complete with streetcars, quickly 

became a hub for smaller, family-owned businesses 

looking to take advantage of the city’s 

westward expansion. 

Ruth Block, who is 106 years old, remembers 

taking “an open-air trolley,” or streetcar, out to 

Creve Coeur Lake straight down Olive Street 

Road from her house in the city. “That was a 

trip!” 

At the time of incorporation, Creve Coeur 

had about 1,900 residents. By 1960, Creve 

Coeur’s population rose to over 5,000. 



Today, the city has a population of about 

18,600 that swells to an estimated 53,000 during 

the average work week. 

City Administrator Mark Perkins credits the 

city’s growing technology industries, its established 

medical base and new ag-tech sector. 

And all those people have to eat somewhere. 

The dining scene 

New and notable restaurants unique to the St. 

Louis County community have chosen Creve 

Coeur as home. Many of the restaurants are 

located directly off of the city’s prime business 

corridor, Olive Boulevard. 

“We’ve seen some new restaurants in the past 

few years, certainly new to Creve Coeur, and in 

many cases, new to the region,” Perkins said. 

• Nudo House STL, located off Olive 

Boulevard, comes from the team behind Mai 

Lee Restaurant in Brentwood. The restaurant 

specializes in a variety of Vietnamese pho and 

ramen dishes. According to Perkins, since it’s 

opening, the location has received a lot of publicity 

and accolades. 

• Poké Munch, located off of North Ballas 

Road, opened in Creve Coeur on Oct. 15, 2018, 

on the bottom floor of the King’s Landing 

Apartments. The fast-casual restaurant serves 

Hawaiian poké dishes with a Midwestern twist. 

“We’ve seen some new restaurants 

in the past few years, certainly new 

to Creve Coeur, and in many cases, 

new to the region.” 

– Mark Perkins, city administrator 

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the King’s Landing mixed use development, home to Poké Munch. 

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• Gioia’s Deli opened in a new location off 

New Ballas Road in April 2018. The Creve 

Coeur location remains the restaurant’s only 

location outside of The Hill. 

• Granite City Food & Brewery, also located 

off Olive Boulevard, is known for American 

dishes and brewing craft beers onsite. The 

Creve Coeur location is the restaurant’s only St. 

Louis location. 

The city also is home to several authentic 

Jewish delis that add to the city’s diverse culinary 

repertoire. 

• Pumpernickles Delicatessen, located in 

Graeser Square off Olive Boulevard, is a family-operated 

deli that has been serving up Jewish 

Kosher-style favorites, as well as all-day breakfast, 

shiva trays and catering options since 2012. 

• Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli, located off 

Old Olive Street, was founded by Simon and 

Bobbi Kohn in 1963. Kohn’s Kosher, previously 

known as Simon Kohn’s Kosher Deli, has been 

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According to Community Development Director Jason 

Jaggi, the reason for the city’s thriving restaurant scene is 

because of the large workweek population. 

“We have so many people here during the day, and they 

need places to eat,” Jaggi said. 

The medical establishment 

“It’s such a central location,” Perkins said, describing the 

city as 10 minutes from Clayton, Chesterfield and even downtown 

St. Louis. 

The city’s largest employer, 

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“Almost every type of medical 

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significant element of our business community.” 

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TEKsystems, Computer Sciences, Daugherty Business Solutions, 

Volt Workforce Solutions, Bradford & Galt, Envision 

and iBridge Solutions. 

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Creve Coeur’s ag-tech corridor, including the 39º North 

innovation district, is a result of global investment in technology 

and agriculture. 

“We certainly see the plant science and ag-tech sector to be 

a large contributor for our local business community, as well 

as regionally,” Jaggi said. 

39º North was announced in December 2016 and has since 

grown to include 600 acres surrounding the Danforth Plant 

Science Center, the Bio Research and Development Growth 

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– institutions centered around 

plant and life sciences. The development 

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and office space with trails and 

greenspace. Over the next 30 

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accessible to pedestrians, cyclists 

and other potential customers 

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more suitable for new companies. 

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ag-tech corridor has spurred the 

development of high-density 

housing, such as The Vue and Vanguard Heights apartment 

complexes off Old Olive Street Road. “They’re really driving 

some of those projects,” Jaggi said. “We’re also seeing 

detached villas and other types of housing units that are 

being developed here.” 

Perkins agreed. 

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igh on a hill in Wildwood sits the home of Three 

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Alan Schweiss. The house overlooks a large, springfed 

pond that is home to a pair of white swans and 

stocked with trout. “We go down there and fly fish,” 

Hood says, of the pond. 

Gazing out a large, picture window, she describes the grounds that surround 

her home. “We have three fire pits, a fireplace, two gazebos and 25 

gardens.” Hood tends to the grounds herself – a labor of love. 

There’s a lot of love in Hood’s home and that, she says, is how it 

should be. 

“I think this is the most beautiful room in the house,” she says as we 

enter the dining room. “I love beautiful things. I grew up very poor. We 

didn’t even have inside bathrooms. So when I was blessed to have this 

home I filled it with beautiful things.” 

She describes her style as “eclectic – totally eclectic.” 

“I’m not a big wallpaper person but I saw this wallpaper and it looks like 

it has little French birds on it. I fell in love with the color of the wallpaper 

and decided to do this room. That set the tone,” she said. To complement 

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Over the table hangs a rustic light fixture – a heavy 

beam wound with ropes from which dangle Edison bulbs. 

It is the room’s latest addition. 

“We’ve been in this home 18 years,” Hood explains. 

“The chandelier that’s been over this table for 18 years 

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She says a common question she asks her Three French 

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She glances around her dining room where we are sitting on stylish 

chairs upholstered in leather and leopard. “I love leopard,” she 

says, holding out her leg to show off her leopard print boot. 

She’s also quite fond of antiques. 

“I can feel energy from them. They have life to them, history. I 

think that’s why this home feels so warm and welcoming,” she says. 

Good furniture, she says, will never be thrown away. “I’ve always 

bought good furniture even when I could only afford one chair.” 

Raised in southeast Missouri, Hood moved to St. Louis when 

she was “10 or 12.” She opened Three French Hens in 2003 out of 

frustration. She says when she built her house and went to furnish 

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“We add furniture, accessories, paintings, lamps – 

so customers can see the possibilities. Is it necessarily 

someone’s style?” she asks. “No. But you tweak it.” 

That same philosophy permeates the work she does 

with her design clients. 

“Every home has a story,” 

Hood says. “You want to ask 

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Hood, who years ago was diagnosed with breast 

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with a variety of game themes and unique scenarios to 

complete with friends, family or even with coworkers as 

a team-building exercise. 

At locations throughout the metro area, players can 

choose scenarios that range from being stranded on an 

island and needing to escape before a volcano goes off 

to finding stolen art before time runs out to diffusing 

a bomb at the Bank of England [as you can at Escape 

STL, 2650 S. Hanley Road in Maplewood]. The list of 

possible scenarios, from spooky to action-packed, goes 

on and on. 

In St. Charles, the fun continues with Mastermind 

Room Escape at 3900 Old Hwy. 94 South, Suite 1; 

MindBreak Escape, 1392 S. Fifth St.; Escape on Main, 

340 N. Main St., Suite 205; and Cracked, 1522 Caulks 

Hill Road. In St. Peters, guests can try their best to 

escape from Escapology, 4105 N. Cloverleaf Drive; 

and Unchained STL Escape Rooms, 221 Spencer Road, 

Suite I. 

Dining with Fluffy 

Miller Haus photo 

When you drop in at the Miller Haus, 2612 East Ave. in Wildwood, 

there’s no need to leave your best friend at home. The canine-friendly 

café offers a growing menu of coffee and breakfast pastries, as well as 

goods from local artisans. For evening visits, a diverse collection of wine, 

local craft beers and simple cocktails are available. 

At the Mauhaus Cat Cafe and Lounge, 3101 Sutton Blvd. in Maplewood, 

free-roaming felines are available for both adoption or leisurely 

company. The café’s menu items are bakery-based and change daily but 

include a collection of sharable savory items along with coffees, teas and 

light pastries. Mauhaus features adoptable cats from Stray Haven Rescue. 

Due to demand, reservations are highly encouraged. 

Breakout Games Ballwin photo 

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St. Louis Pen Show 

June 21 to June 23, 2019 

Sheraton Westport Plaza Hotel • St. Louis, MO 

Classes • Seminars • Ink Testing 

Children & Adult Scavenger Hunts & More 

Modern & Vintage Pens 

Handwriting • Calligraphy 

Friday, June 21 • 11:00am-6:00pm 

Saturday, June 22 • 9:00am-5:00pm 

Sunday, June 23 • 10:00am-3:00pm 

Trader Day, June 20 • 11:00am-5:00pm 

Trader 4-day pass $30 

95 Exhibitors-150 Tables 

• Ink Testing - Seminars 

• Auction 

• Pen Show After Dark 

Everyone 

Welcome! 

March Winds, 

April Showers. 

Roofing Siding Gutters Tuckpointing 

Enjoy The 

May Flowers. 

Doin’ your homework! 

Since 1972 

One-Day Admission $5 • Three-Day Pass: $10 • Free Parking 

www.stlpenshow.com 

contactus@aroofing.net 

Schwidde Tuckpointing 

A Division of Allen Roofing & Siding 

www.aroofing.net 

Natural Lump Charcoal 

Flavored Stick Wood 

Available for Delivery 

10 Flavors of Pellets 

ST. LOUIS’ MOST EXCLUSIVE BBQ SUPPLIER 

15053 Manchester Rd. | Ballwin 

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Over 10 Flavors of Chips Over 50 Rubs & Spices Over 15 Flavors of Chunks

We Learn, We Build, 

We Play with LEGO ® Bricks 

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Kirkwood, Clayton, Webster, 

West & South County, St. Charles 

636.578.2366 

Located in St. Peters • Owner: Greg Jennings 

New Patients Are Always Welcomed 

Early Morning - Same Day Appointments Available, Sessions Covered By All Major 

Insurance Plans, Medicare and AARP Supplement Plans 

Mari Janko, PA-C 

Certified Physician Assistant 

• 10 years experience as a certified physicians assistant 

• St. Louis University honor graduate 

• Multiple academic awards 

• Skin Cancer detection/treatment 

• Cosmetic services 

• Treatment for acne, eczema, psoriasis, 

hair/nail conditions and more 

• No down time chemical peels 

• Botox 

636.458.8400 

16516 Manchester Road • Wildwood, MO 63040 

www.forefrontdermatology.com 

Anne T. Riordan, MD 

Board-Certified Dermatologist 

Medical 

Services 

Acne • Melanoma 

Rashes • Birthmark 

Melasma • Rosacea 

Eczema • Moles 

Skin Cancer Treatment 

Psoriasis • Warts 

Cosmetic 

Services 

Botox® 

Chemical Peels

Offering Home Décor Worthy of a Repeat Performance 

Furniture 

Consignment 

Home Decor 

For that unique, 

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Transform your home into a 

Staycation Oasis 

By Jessica Meszaros 

hether it’s the balmy weather, the change of scenery or just the prospect of sleeping past your 

W alarm – it’s hard to not daydream about your next vacation. But, with just a few tips, it’s possible 

to channel summer resort vibes into year-round enjoyment of your very own home. 

Create an outdoor kitchen 

One of the best ways to take 

advantage of summer weather is to 

spend time outdoors, and cooking is 

no exception. Today’s weatherproof 

cooking systems go way beyond 

the grill. Trimming your outdoor 

kitchen with professional masonry 

and adding touches like a gazebo, 

drink cart, lanterns or an outdoor 

speaker-system can turn social get-togethers 

into summer parties and quiet 

nights at home into romantic evenings. 

Cooking outdoors also helps to 

alleviate heat in the house from oven 

and stove. 

Embrace landscaping 

Breaking from the everyday routine 

to experience a change of scenery 

can be one of the most refreshing 

parts of vacation. Thankfully, anyone 

with a yard or even a few window 

boxes can create the same effect at 

home. Try adding pops of color with 

flowers you normally don’t plant to 

make your outdoor space feel more 

like a destination. For truly tropical 

foliage consider container gardens 

that allow you to bring the beauty 

inside when the weather begins to 

turn cold. 

Revive your deck 

It’s hard to feel relaxed on your 

deck if you’re worrying about 

splinters, mold and mildew after a 

long winter of rain and snow. Decks 

that look shabby also might be 

hiding more serious concerns. Signs 

of wear and tear mean it’s time to 

call in the pros. 

Dine al fresco 

Skip the hassle of making reservations 

at fancy restaurants. Instead, 

dine al fresco. A pretty patio or deck 

dining set can make every occasion 

feel like a getaway. Today’s fashions 

and weatherproof fabrics make it 

easy to bring beauty to the backyard 

while remaining comfortable and 

worry-free. Many styles of outdoor 

cushions or light fixtures are available. 

Spa-ify your bathroom 

Resort spas are a treat for all, but 

repeated visits can be pricey. Bring 

that serene atmosphere into your 

own bathroom with a few simple 

touches. Adding some humidity-loving 

plants and smart storage solutions 

to remove unnecessary clutter can 

spruce up a bathroom fast. For added 

indulgence, incorporate items like 

essential oils, a fresh pair of slippers, 

a new robe or, with proper planning, 

a whole new bath. 

Make your bedroom tranquil 

A good night’s sleep does not 

have to be limited to resort rooms 

or snoozes on the beach. If you’re 

itching for vacation vibes indoors, try 

changing out winter blankets for light 

linens. Exchange scented candles for 

floral touches [real or faux] and use 

decorative containers to minimize 

clutter. A coat of paint can spruce 

up tired walls and gauzy curtains will 

allow you to embrace the seasonal 

sunshine without sacrificing privacy. 




estaurant 

Local 

Dining Guide

est. 1982 

The Place For Steaks... 

For Good Reasons! 

TUCKER’S SPECIAL 

RESERVE STEAKS 

• The owners of Tucker’s Place wrote and developed 

their own beef specifications and visited only the 

plants that could deliver the best. 

• All of our steaks come from the Omaha area which 

has the highest concentration of English-bred 

cattle, Angus & Hereford. Omaha is the “heart of 

the corn belt” where the richest cattle are raised! 

• Our sirloin and strip cut steaks are exclusively 

Omaha “Black Angus” choice or higher graded beef. 

TUCKER’S ONLY SERVES THE BEST! 

A Sauce Magazine Favorite Steak House 11 Years Running 

Voted #1 Steak 20 Years in a Row - RFT Restaurant Polls 1999-2018 

Voted Best Steak House - RFT Best of St. Louis Poll 2015-2018 

Why eat steak anywhere else? 

SOUTH COUNTY 

3939 Union Rd. 

(1 Block N. of S. Lindbergh) 

314-845-2584 

HISTORIC SOULARD 

2117 South 12th St. 

(1/2 Block South of Russell) 

314-772-5977 

www.TuckersPlaceSTL.com 

WEST COUNTY 

14282 Manchester Rd. 

(1 Block East of Hwy 141) 

636-227-8062

The Hottest Corner 

in West County! 

The Best 

in Steaks, Seafood, 

Pasta & Mediterranean 

Cuisine 

Traditional Gourmet Preparations 

Superbly Served in Relaxed Elegance 

For Over 40 Years! 

Extensive Wine List • Daily Happy Hour 

Live Music On Patio • Private Event Room 

Catering To Go! 

16721 Main Street • Wildwood, MO 63040 

(Just 20 Minutes West of 270 & Manchester) 

636-821-3535 

www.benedettostl.com 

1054 N. Woods Mill • Chesterfield • 314.878.4449 

2275 Bluestone Dr. • St. Charles • 636.916.1454 

View the Full Dinner Menu at 

www.spirosrestaurant.com

Stone Soup 

Cottage 

A storybook dream that found 

its home in Cottleville 

Y 

ears of traveling the seven 

seas, galloping across 

continents and getting immersed 

in exotic places led to the dream 

of a simpler life for Carl and 

Nancy McConnell. A life where 

they could finally master the 

elusive mix of work/life balance 

that plagues so many people 

today. A dream of building 

a place inspired by the most 

intimate of restaurants – the kind 

found only in those hidden places 

off the beaten path. 

By Jeff Bricker 

Photography by Ryan Moore 

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s

estaurant 

<strong>tour</strong> 

This journey and this dream led the McConnells to 

open Stone Soup Cottage. 

Now nearly ten years later, their little restaurant has 

grown up to become one of the most sought-after dining 

destinations in the greater St. Louis area. 

“Through our travels we had come across many 

different farm-to-fork Europeanesqe types of properties 

that we loved,” Nancy said. “We always said we wanted to 

open something like that: farm-to-fork, very small, very 

European-feel, where you’re coming into a chef ’s home 

and it’s something very special.” 

The McConnells estimate that, together or apart, 

they’ve been to 150 countries. Whether they were 

traveling for business or pleasure, they made it a point to 

immerse themselves in the local culture and cuisine – and 

guests to Stone Soup Cottage can see, feel and taste the 

richness of those international flavors. 

Stone Soup Cottage sits on a 

43-acre farm in Cottleville. It’s 

a quick drive from downtown 

St. Louis and even quicker 

from West St. Louis County. 

The location is not by accident. 

The McConnells were never 

interested in opening their 

restaurant in the immediate 

backdrop of the city landscape. 

“We offer an alternative to 

urban dining,” Carl explained. 

The farm their business sits 

on is where the McConnells 

grow much of the food on the 

menu. In addition to the fields 

they plant and harvest, there also are six greenhouses on 

the property. 

“It’s challenging,” Carl said. “There’s certain things that 

will impact that part of the operation like bug infestations 

or freezing.” 

Beyond what they can grow on site, the McConnells 

make every effort to source their ingredients locally. But 

in the end, quality comes first. 

“We do the best that we can [to buy local] and it’s 

always in the forefront of our thought process,” Carl 

said. “But we would never limit ourselves. That’s a quality 

thing.” 

Stone Soup Cottage is located in a converted 1926 

farmhouse with as much of the original structure intact 

as possible. The idea was to make the restaurant feel like a 

restored home not a remodeled house. 

“We wanted it to look like you would want a special 

banquet to look in your home,” Nancy said. 

And a banquet is what every meal is. 

The menu for April was not available at press time, 

but March offered Navarin Printanière, a spring lamb 




stew with housemade meatballs, 

noodles, vegetables, mint pesto 

and consommé. Courses two and 

three offered a quiche of roasted 

garlic and cantal cheese and seafood 

Thermidor. The sixth and final 

course featured a decadent chocolate 

soufflé with kirsch gelato. 

Evening dinner service is 

available on Thursdays, Fridays and 

Saturdays. Reservations are required 

and often must be booked months 

in advance. Guests are asked to 

arrive around 6:30 p.m. with the 

first of six courses served at 7 

p.m. With a six-course meal, guests 

should plan to spend several hours 

enjoying their dining experience. 

No more than ten guests are seated 

at each table. 

As one would expect with a farmto-fork 

restaurant, the Stone Soup 

Cottage menu is ever-changing. That 

presents both a challenge and a 

creative outlet for Carl. 

“When we first opened, we were 

changing [the menu] every week, and 

I felt like a hamster on a wheel,” Carl 

said, with a chuckle. 

Now they’ve settled on a monthly 

menu which provides a bit more 

stability for Carl, without limiting an 

artistic expression that he says is akin 

to writing music. 

“I’ve had dreams over my lifetime 

where I’m writing a food menu but 

in my dream I’m writing music … 

it comes from the same place in our 

brains,” Carl explained. 

With that labor of love explained, 

it’s easy to see how Carl’s menu 

development is akin to composing a 

symphony – with an end goal of an 

immersive experience for guests, not 

just a few tasty dishes. 

“All of our menus are always 

original,” Carl said. “You’re never 

going to see an exact same menu 

here.” 

The challenge of constant 

originality fuels Carl and his team – 

and delights their guests. 

The McConnells believe fine 

dining is alive and well. Sure the 

latest and greatest thing might be 

the convenience of a food truck, 

but that’s not going to dampen their 

passion for something more. 

“We’re able to deliver our product 

in a very unique way,” Carl said. “A 

very special way that nobody else 

does in the country … 

that’s what separates us 

and makes us so unique. 

The hands-on, personal 

care we deliver here is 

part of the ambiance, 

part of the food.” 

“It’s not just about the 

food,” Nancy said. “It’s 

about [our guests] feeling 

special and unwinding.” 

At each dinner, Carl 

makes his way to every 

table to serve every 

course and talk about 

each diner’s experience 

that night. Nancy 

is never far behind 

whether it be to answer 

a question or just to welcome 

guests into her home. 

The McConnells took 

inspiration for the name Stone 

Soup Cottage from a fairy tale 

about how a community comes 

together to share a meal and help 

one another. 

“If you still go to downtown 

“in my dream I’m writing music” 

– Carl McConnell 

Cottleville, you’ve got the local 

butcher, the bakery and the flower 

[shop],” Nancy said. “And that 

really was the concept. Not only 

helping our business but helping our 

community ... we’ve tried to help put 

Cottleville on the map.” 

While the McConnells are 

grateful for the popularity their little 

restaurant enjoys today, it wasn’t 

always this way. They credit the 

passionate word-of-mouth reviews 

and recommendations of their loyal 

guests as well as some positive press 

from local food critics for helping 

to grow the demand the restaurant 

enjoys today. Stone Soup Cottage 

has been recognized for years by 

both local and national publications 

as one of the top dining destinations 

in St. Louis. 

“It’s not been easy, but it’s been a 

wonderful journey,” Carl said. 




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Monday - Saturday 

3:00 pm to 6:00 pm 

BBQ Slider Combo $8.00 

Deli Slider Combo $8.00 

10-Pc Chicken Wings $8.00 

Spinach & Artichoke Dip $7.00 

Chicken Quesadilla $7.00 

Toasted Ravioli - 12 Pc. $7.00 

All American Mini Burgers $7.00 

*Not available for To-Go. Not valid with any other offers. Available in the bar only. 

9906 Clayton Road Ladue, MO 63124 

314-994-0055 

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Visit Our Two Locations 

Starting in May! 

Rich & Charlie’s 

Family Owned & Operated Since 1967 

SUNDAY - THURSDAY SPECIALS 

Taste of Italy: Italian Dinner Special 

Only $13.95 Featuring pasta, Famous Rich 

& Charlie’s Salad, cheese garlic bread, Italian 

bread and butter and a mini cannoli 

MONDAY NIGHT 

ALL THE PASTA YOU CAN EAT 

For Only $14.25 

Includes salad and garlic bread 

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Town & Country, MO 63017 

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FRIDAY NIGHT 

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Plus Salad and Garlic Bread 

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1091 South Woods Mill Rd. 

at Clayton 

636-230-7060 

Come PIG OUT 

at 

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Best Pulled Pork This Side Of The Mississippi! 

• smoked sticky baby-back ribs • pork steaks • chicken • brats • burgers • 

• smoked brisket • all-beef BIG hot dogs • homemade chips• homemade mac & cheese • 

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NOW SERVING: Pulled Pork or Pulled 

Chicken Nachos and PANINI Sandwiches! 

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14195 Clayton Rd, Town & Country, MO 63017 

636.227.1208 • www.3baybbq.com 

Tues - Fri 10:30am-2:00pm

The Best In Italian Cuisine 

Erio’s 

Ristorante 

Since 1971 

Local Favorites 

Steaks, Chicken, Seafood, Grouper, 

Walleye, Chops, Burgers and Sandwiches 

Carryout | Children’s Menu | Daily Happy Hour 

Fresh Fish Daily • Certified Angus Beef 

Veal • Pasta • Hand-tossed Pizza 

Catering Services Available 

951 Jungermann Rd • St. Peters 

696-928-0112 

Open Monday - Thursday 4 - 9 pm 

Friday and Saturday 4 - 10 pm • Closed Sunday 

From Pizza 

to Steaks 

165 Lamp & Lantern Village • Town & Country 

636.207.0501 

631 Big Bend Road • Manchester 

636.207.1689 

www.lazyyellow.com 

11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday - Saturday • 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday 

From Pizza to Steaks 

it’s 

Winghaven Location 

15310 Manchester Road 

636-391-3700 

14312 South Outer 40 Road 

314-485-8800 

3072 Winghaven Blvd. 

Lakeside Shoppes Plaza 

636-561-5202 

3761 New Town Blvd. 

Right at the Hwy. 370 

636-925-2961 

www.stlmassas.com

NOW TAKING PATIO RESERVATIONS! 

Patio Season is Here 

The best patio in West County to gather with friends… 

great food, drinks and entertainment 

Live Music Friday & Saturday 

7:30-10:30pm - Rain or Shine - Join us Indoors or Out - Patio Reservation Now Accepted 

Friday, May 24: EPISODE 3 

Saturday, May 25: INSIDE OUT BAND 

Friday, May 31: SPICE IT UP 

Saturday, June 1: SCARECROW JOE 

Friday, June 7: TONY VIVIANO 

Saturday, June 8: SYNERGY 

Friday, June 14: ZERO FRICTION 

Saturday, June 15: FINE TO DRIVE 

Friday, June 21: SPICE IT UP 

Saturday, June 22: TONY VIVIANO 

Friday, June 28: EPISODE 3 

Saturday, June 29: FINE TO DRIVE 

Friday, July 5: SPICE IT UP 

Saturday, July 6: ZERO FRICTION 

Friday, July 12: HUDSON 

Saturday, July 13: SCARECROW JOE 

Friday, July 19: EPISODE 3 

Saturday, July 20: SYNERGY 

Friday, July 26: INSIDE OUT 

Saturday, July 27: TBD 

Friday, August 2: TONY VIVIANO 

Saturday, August 3: INSIDE OUT BAND 

Friday, August 9: HUDSON 

Saturday, August 10: SCARECROW JOE 

Friday, August 16: SPICE IT UP 

Saturday, August 17: SYNERGY 

Friday, August 23: EPISODE 3 

Saturday, August 24: TONY VIVIANO 

Friday, August 30: ZERO FRICTION 

Saturday, August 31: FINE TO DRIVE 

Friday, September 6: EPISODE 3 

Saturday, September 7: SYNERGY 

Friday, September 13: HUDSON 

Saturday, September 14: SCARECROW JOE 

Friday, September 20: TONY VIVIANO 

Saturday, September 21: FINE TO DRIVE 

Friday, September 27: SPICE IT UP 

Saturday, September 28: TBD 

Friday, October 4: TONY VIVIANO 

Saturday, October 5: SYNERGY 

Friday, October 11: HUDSON 

Saturday, October 12: SCARECROW JOE 

The BEST Happy Hour and Patio Monday thru Friday from 4:00-7:00pm! 

Awesome Happy Hour Appetizers • Summer Pinks & White Wines • Specialty Cocktails $7 

Special Wines BTG $7 • Well Drinks $5 • Domestic Beers $2 

Bar & Patio Cocktail Only 

Wildwood Town Center • 16765 Main Street • Wildwood 

636.458.4333 • table-three.com

St. Louis’ Favorite 

Italian Dining 

Experience. 

MAKE 

YOUR SUMMER STOP! 

A first class dining experience you will never forget! 

• Elegant Private Dining Rooms 

Perfect for corporate events, wedding 

rehearsal dinners and family celebrations. 

• Full Service Catering 

For a memorable event at the site 

of your choice. Allow us to be your 

full service caterer. We provide it all 

- experienced wait personnel, food, 

flatware, service ware, full bar selections 

plus tasteful decorative appointments. 

• Drop-Off Catering 

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When you need a little Charlie 

Gitto’s delivered to your site. This 

affordable menu offers options to 

feed 10 or more people. 

From the Hill 

15525 Olive Blvd. 


(636) 536-2199 

On the Hill 

5226 Shaw Ave 

St. Louis 

(314) 772-8898 

Visit us at www.charliegittos.com 

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777 Casino Center Dr. 

Maryland Heights 

(314) 770-7663 

FLORISSANT 

1055 St. Catherine 

314-839-4100 

ENJOY GREAT DESSERTS 

& GOOD TIMES AT FRITZ’S! 

WEST COUNTY 

Hwy 141 & Big Bend 

636-225-8737 

ST. PETERS 

506 Jungermann 

636-928-2606 

O’FALLON 

2453 Hwy K 

636-379-2799 

WENTZVILLE 

W. Pearce Blvd @ I-70 

636-639-8088 

ALL STORES HAVE PATIO SEATING! 

Hometown 

#1 

Grocery Store 

in Missouri 

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Store SINCE 

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in Leading National Consumer Magazine 

July 2017 

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in Nation 

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& Store Cleanliness 

11 th Best Grocery Store in the Nation 

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Grocery 

Store 

in Missouri 

The Daily Meal 

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Local 

Grocery Store 

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Reader’s Choice Awards 

(6 years running)

15 YEARS OF MEMORIES 

HARPO’S 

C H E S T E R F I E L D 

A Misso u ri T r adi t i o n 

Proudly serving St. Louis and the 

surrounding area for over 20 years, 

Harpo’s Bar & Grill is a Missouri staple. 

Harpo’s has built it’s reputation on a friendly and 

energetic staff, delicious food, and the best nightlife 

in the Chesterfield area. 

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Located in the heart of West County, Harpo’s Chesterfield offers an excellent 

sports bar atmosphere, a spacious patio voted best in West County, 

great specials and the classic Harpo’s menu that’s made us famous. 

136 Hilltown Village | Chesterfield | 636.537.1970 

www.harposstl.com 

Best Steaks, Seafood, Chicken & Pasta 

Voted Best of 

St. Charles 

for Seafood 

and Cheesecake 

Prime Rib 

Sunday Breakfast 

Buffet 

Every Wednesday | $15.99 

Includes 12oz Cut, Salad & 1 Side 

includes Omelet Station 

and Dessert 

$ 

11 99 

NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH • 11am 

Music Every Friday Night 

104 Triad Ctr. West • O’Fallon, MO 

636.272.7474 • www.ClaytonsRestaurant.com 

(Closed on Mondays)

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Horseshoe Pitcher’s 

Hall of Fame 

Located near the entrance of Quail Ridge Park, 560 

Interstate Drive in Wentzville, is the National Horseshoe 

Pitcher’s Hall of Fame Museum. 

The museum features a large exhibit of memorabilia 

and trophies, 16 indoor pitching courts, a 

food-service area and eight outdoor courts open for 

public use. The facility also serves as the county’s 

annual washers <strong>tour</strong>nament and is host to multiple 

horseshoe <strong>tour</strong>naments throughout the year. 

Quail Ridge Park is 250 acres of rolling pastures, 

wooded hillsides and rich bottom land near Peruque 

Creek. Seven miles of natural surface and paved trails 

wind through the park. A 2.5-acre off-leash dog area 

is also a well-known site for many pet enthusiasts to 

take their dogs for a day of fun. 

The park also features an 18-hole disc golf course, 

a 3-acre lake and a small fishing pond stocked with 

bluegill, bass and catfish. 

Surge toward success 

Looking to keep the March Madness hype going? The Surge 

has got you, and a bunch of other teams, totally covered. 

The Surge, St. Louis’ own professional basketball team, plays 

all its home games at the Washington University Field House, 

330 Big Bend Blvd., and is a competitor in the Global Women’s 

Basketball Association. 

In seven seasons, the Surge have won five Regional Championships 

and two National Championships. The team kicks off its 

eighth season in May. The team has previously faced off against 

regional rivals like the Virginia Warriors, Music City Icons, 

Atlanta Monarchs and more. 

Season passes for the 2019 season already are available at 

stlsurgebasketball.com. Some perks to the pass include exclusive 

access to the new and improved VIP SkyDeck, private meet-andgreet 

with Surge players and staff, VIP in-game seating, discounts 

at the Surge Superstore, free parking for all home games and 

priority access to playoff tickets. Follow #SurgeNation on social 

media for even more updates. 

St. Louis Surge photo 




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• Emergency Tree Service 

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ESTIMATES 

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AND 

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Whether your tree is hazardous, interferes with your view, or just isn’t 

aesthetically pleasing, we have the experience and the equipment to 

remove it safely and securely. If you are considering removing a tree, 

speak with our team of St. Louis tree removal experts. 

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Birds Feather 

of a 

Local Outings Offer Bird Enthusiasts a Chance to ‘Flock Together’ 

by Kate Uptergrove 

Every Thursday morning, except Thanksgiving, 

a flock of friends gathers in the northeast 

corner of a parking lot at Des Peres Park, at 

the intersection of Manchester and Ballas roads. They 

are drawn there by a shared desire to discover something 

wonderful or ordinary or beautiful. 

The assemblage are members of the Webster Groves 

Nature Study Society [WGNSS] – more specifically they 

are its birding group; often they meet again on Saturdays, 

same place, same time. 

Lisa Nansteel is WGNSS’s president and an avid birder. 

“I joined WGNSS 20 years ago. I started with the 

botany group, then found out there was a birding group 

and sort of just defected,” Nansteel said. As the WGNSS 

president, she tries to go out with each group – birding, 

botany and entomology – several times a year, but birding 

is her passion. 

“We’re accommodating to everyone, so we have 

members with all levels of physical ability,” Nansteel said. 

She promised, “If you come birding with us, you’ll be 

hooked.” 

Nansteel says no experience is necessary. 

“A lot of people just jump in and learn on the way, 

and everyone is welcome. Bring binoculars, a field guide 

if you have one, lunch and water, and weather gear 

including bug repellent, sun block and a hat or cap,” 

she said. “We meet at 8 a.m. on Thursday and Saturday 

mornings, and we carpool, which is more fun because 

birding is a social activity. We normally return by 3 or 

3:30 p.m.” 

The group typically stays within a 50-mile radius of St. 

Louis City. 

“We go to places like Tower Grove Park, Riverlands 

Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton, Columbia 

Bottom Conservation Area, Busch Wildlife Area in 

Weldon Spring, Forest Park, Horseshoe Lake in Illinois as 

well as Castlewood State Park in Ballwin and Rockwoods 

Reservation in Wildwood,” Nansteel explained. “We’ll 

go wherever people tell us birds of interest have been 

spotted. At Riverlands and Horseshoe Lake, we get a lot 

of migratory ducks, trumpeter and tundra swans … and 

then if we go to Tower Grove Park, we spend a lot of 

time there in the spring and fall when the warblers are 

migrating through.” 

Warblers are insect-eating song birds that migrate to 

stay fed. While song birds are common, some migratory 

birds might seem locally out of place. 

“At Riverlands and Horseshoe Lake, we’ve seen 




pelicans,” Nansteel said. “I’ve definitely seen pelicans at 

Klondike Park in St. Charles County. The rarest bird I’ve 

ever seen in the wild was a whooping crane down by Ste. 

Genevieve, that’s a little outside our area.” 

Nansteel said anyone can become a birder, even if they 

never join a group. All it takes is a bird feeder or two, a 

pair of binoculars and a field guide – her favorite is “The 

Crossley ID Guide.” 

“What he [Richard Crossley] has done differently 

is that most field guides feature artist renderings of 

the birds; he uses photographs that he has collaged all 

together on one page. So you have flying away from you, 

flying toward you, the right to the left, facing you … 

just every view that you could see of the bird,” Nansteel 

said. “A friend of mine gave this book to me a long 

time ago, and I picked it up, flipped through it and said, 

‘Geez, what an ugly book;’ but then I started using it and 

realized this is what we actually see in the field rather than 

those absolutely picture perfect paintings.” 

Sometimes, even the best field guide can’t help 

Nansteel says. Often, the cause of misinterpretation is 

nature itself. “You start seeing leaf birds, branch birds; 

the other day I saw a clod-of-dirt bird. I was driving by a 

field and thought, ‘Oh, there’s a bird!’ No, clod of dirt.” 

The WGNSS group uses two websites – MoBirds and 

eBird – to determine what is available to be seen and 

where they will walk on any particular day. The Nature 

Study Society’s website, wgnss.org, features links to 

both sites as well as a wealth of additional information, 

including birding checklists and a web link to the St. 

Louis Audubon Society. 

The Audubon Society also offers free beginner 

bird walks that are open to the public and suitable for 

all experience levels and ages. Loaner binoculars are 

available, and leaders will provide binocular instruction if 

needed. According to the Audubon Society, no bird is too 

common on these walks, the pace is easy and the terrain 

is often flat. 

Partnering with Great Rivers Greenway, the Audubon 

Society hosts walks at 8 a.m. on select Saturdays. 

Details are available at stlouisaudubon.org under the 

“Education” tab. 

In addition to the birding “hot spots” noted by 

Nansteel, the Audubon Society lists Babler State Park 

in Wildwood, the Blue Grosbeak and Lost Valley trails 

in Weldon Spring, the Mallard Lake Trail in Maryland 

Heights, the Hilda Young Conservation Area in Eureka, 

and the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge in Brussels, 

Illinois, as prime birding locations. 

Nansteel said part of the draw for her is that she likes 

being outside and “the birds are just beautiful.” 

Plus, she said, “There’s an element of surprise because 

you never know what you’re going to see. We may go chase 

one bird and find something even better!” 

Sharon Lu photo 

“If you come 

birding with us, 

you’ll be hooked.” 

- Lisa Nansteel 




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Chesterfield Amphitheater photo 

For the 2019 season, the Chesterfield Amphitheater, located 

in Central Park, opens its doors to a wide array of stars and bigname 

musical talents this spring, including: Musician Ace Frehley, 

featuring Angel and Starz, who will land at the amphitheater at 

5 p.m. on May 4; The River City Bluegrass Festival, a two-day 

event that begins at 4:30 p.m. each day and promises a packed 

lineup, including Trampled by Turtles, Railroad Earth, The Infamous 

Stringdusters, Steep Canyon Rangers and more; Grammy 

award-winner Dwight Yoakam who takes the amphitheater stage 

at 5:30 p.m. on May 24 alongside Steve Earle and Junior Brown. 

Additional performances and ticket information are available at 

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Historical 

Children’s Festival 

Kids of all ages are invited to experience childhood 

in the 1820s at the First Missouri State Capitol Historic 

Site, 200 South Main Street in St. Charles. Activities will 

include cow milking, butter churning, quill pen writing, 

candle dipping, baby farm animals, 1820s children’s 

toys and games, hearth cooking, period skills and craft 

demonstrations and more. This event is free and open 

to the public from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

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The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival, April 24 through May 5, takes 

place at scattered locations from Augusta to Washington and back 

again. Artists of all levels are invited to participate in capturing the 

beauty of destinations that include the city of Augusta, the Daniel 

Boone Homestead in Defiance, the cities of Washington and New 

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A sense of place 

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downright confounding. Yet, we noticed something 

as we <strong>tour</strong>ed some of our community’s museums 

and historic sites – those living, tangible displays 

connected us to our local history in a new way. They 

gave us a sense of place, a sense of belonging. 

What a wonderful way to spend a day. 

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