When You Need to Paint the House (Sponsored)

Everything you need to know about painting your house: stripping, powerwashing, fixing damaged wood and choosing paint colors. Sponsored by Home Depot.

It’s that time of year again and you’re outside, enjoying your yard. Then you start nosing around—maybe you’re inspecting your plants, or reviewing the condition of your lawn or setting up your sprinklers—and before you know it, reality hits. You need to paint the house. A daunting task. An expensive task. A necessary task—because it's not just about how your house looks, it's about your home's value. Neglect is not an option. Take heart, however. Information and resources have never been more easily available to help you through this project. Know Your Options Your options are to either hire a contractor or paint it yourself. Hiring a contractor is an expensive option, but if it's in your budget and you do the necessary research to find …

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Fight Eating Disorders in Frontenac

This weekend marks a first-of-its-kind event for the Missouri Eating Disorders Association.

Homes For Sale in Ladue, Frontenac This Week: New Listings

Find homes for sale in Ladue or Frontenac on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.

More Ladue-Frontenac Real Estate Listings >> Find out what Open Houses are happening in Ladue or Frontenac this week. Resources for Ladue or Frontenac Real Estate Acy Realty Co. Blue Ribbon Realtors Prudential Alliance, REALTORS Coldwell Banker Gundaker Local Resources Ladue City Hall Frontenac City Hall Ladue School District

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IWA Ends Ladue's Soccer Season

Red Knights dominate semifinals of district with a convincing 4-1 win.

Ladue started the soccer season with a win and ended with a loss, but there were lots of “W”s in between. Since records were kept accurately starting in the early 1990s, Ladue broke almost every record in the books. They tied most wins in a season with 17 and set many others. But it was Incarnate Word Academy’s day on their home field Tuesday in the semifinals of the Class 2, District soccer championships. IWA moves on to host MICDS for the title match Thursday, 4 p.m. at home. Bigger, stronger, faster, that was IWA over an inspired but outmanned Ladue squad. Sometimes, the Rams got pushed around like gag dolls. Elly Freesmeier was poetry in motion. She battled Ladue tooth and nail. Kelsey Murphy was a scoring machine, beating Ladue keeper…

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Spring Has Come to The Wine Country in Augusta

Mount Pleasant Estates has rolled out the red carpet for its many visitors.

Spring is breaking out with a vengeance in the wine country in Augusta, Missouri. The crowds are coming, and the wineries are prepared. The Mount Pleasant Winery is located at 5634 High Street in Augusta, open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5;30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. After 5:30 p.m., sunset weddings are held each weekend. Saturdays are booked all the way through October. Patch.com caught up with Ladue resident, Chuck Dressel, owner of Mount Pleasant Estates for a 1 on 1 interview. This is what he told Patch. Ladue-Frontenac Patch: What is new and different this spring? Chuck Dressel: “Obviously springtime is slow coming this year as compared to last year, and now its coming very fast. We have live music …

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Ladue's Baseball Season Ends at 18-4

Lex Kaplan suspended; Rams have to play without his services.

It was not the way the Ladue Rams had intended to end a great season. John Ceriotti delivered a walk-off RBI single in the home-half of the 9th inning to edge the visiting Rams 2-1 in the district champipmnship game at St. Louis U. High. For SLUH, this registers their 23rd consecutive district title. Earlier this year on April 11, Ladue blanked SLUH, 4-0. The Rams were without the services of senior center fielder Lex Kaplan. He was ejected from Monday's semifinal win over Webster Groves with just one out to go. Serving a one-game suspension, the Rams played without his services. Still, Ladue finished the season with a lofty 18-4 mark. SLUH moves on with a 22-4 record. Here's Nate Latsch, reporter for St.L Today's account of this very …

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Local National Merit Scholarship Winners Announced

Recipients come from Ladue High, Burroughs and MICDS locally.

The National Merit Scholarship Corp. just released the second group of high school seniors who have been awarded scholarships this year. About 2,500 seniors nationwide were chosen to receive the $2,500 awards. Selection was based on academic record, standardized test scores, contributions in leadership and community service activities, an essay and a recommendation from a high school official. The first group of scholarships were awarded last month to about 1,000 students. The 4,800 winners of the college-sponsored Merit Scholarships will be announced later this year. Local students who are receiving the scholarships: Ladue Horton Watkins High School Collin D. Christner, Runpeng Liu, Maxmillian E. Schindler, Victor Y. Wang and Haohang Xu. …

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What’s the Going Rate For a Lawn Service in Ladue, Frontenac?

As part of our new Smart Spending series, Patch wants to uncover the true going rate for various goods and services in town, so you'll know exactly how much you should pay for what you need. Help us out by replying in the comments.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting?  Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too. RELATED LADUE/FRONTENAC BUSINESSES       This is the first of an ongoing series, "What's the Going Rate for..." where Patch seeks to uncover how much things cost so you never have to ask again.

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