Stopped By The Balloon Glow In Forest Park Friday
Posted by JWillen on Apr 11, 2012 in Forest Park, St. Louis Culture, Street Festivals | 0 comments
I stopped by the balloon glow in Forest Park on Friday. This is the warm up to the balloon race that takes places each fall in Forest Park. All the participants of the race set up their balloons in central field in Forest Park and between 7–8:30 people can come by and see the balloons up close and personal. Its...
Went To The St. Nicholas Greekfest Over Labor Day Weekend
Posted by JWillen on Apr 11, 2012 in Central West End, St. Louis Culture, Street Festivals | 0 comments
I went to the St. Nicholas Greekfest over labor day weekend and it was a great time! We actually made a couple of trips to sample as much Greek food as possible. We also sat and watched the live music for quite a while. St Nicholas is a Greek Orthodox Church located in the Central West End Neighborhood of St. Louis...
STL Downtown Restaurant Week Aug 22-28 Starts Today
Posted by JWillen on Apr 11, 2012 in Downtown, St. Louis Culture, St. Louis News, Street Festivals | 0 comments
Downtown Restaurant Week in St. Louis! Starts Aug 22nd through August 28th 26 participating Downtown restaurants are offering a special 3 course meal menu for $25 in support of Operation Food Search Click Here For Details Beyond your $25 3 course meal you can choose to donate an extra helping in $5 increments Add An Extra...
Brothers Notorious: The Sheltons
Posted by JWillen on Apr 11, 2012 in St. Louis Books, St. Louis Culture, St. Louis History | 0 comments
Reading another book about St. Louis area organized crime and wanted to post about because its been a great read so far. The book focuses on the Shelton Gang who dominated gambling and bootlegging in East St. Louis and Madison County in general during the 20’s and early 30’s. The Sheltons were active from the...
Just Sold A House In Oakville!
Posted by JWillen on Apr 11, 2012 in Oakville, Realtor | 0 comments
Congrats to my buyers who just bought a beautiful atrium ranch off of Becker in Oakville! The house had a great finished basement and backs up to Bee Tree Park with Mississippi River overlooks. A hiking trail even comes right up to their back yard! This section of Oakville east of Telegraph is really pretty and you can get...