Sunday, May 19, 2013
John Gaskin former Rams football captain is the leader once again of the Freedom Fund Dinner on June 4.
On Tuesday, June 4, the St. Louis County chapter of the NAACP will have its annual fundraiser dinner at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Clayton. This event has grown by leaps and bounds, thanks in part to the dutiful work of a former Ladue High football player and student leader John Gaskin. Gaskin is in leadership in training with the NAACP. After graduating two years ago from Ladue, he began devoting his summers to this cause. He travels the country, representing the organization and going to regional and national training sessions and meetings. Gaskin, who continues to play football at Benedictine College, Atchison, KS sat down for an interview to expand on the success of his chapter. Patch.Com: Tell us all the particulars of the gala planned…
Friday, May 3, 2013
The first farmers market of the year opens at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
You know it's spring when the Clayton Farmers Market returns. This weekend marks the opening market of the 2013 season. The Farmers Market will be open with a "Call to the Market" on bagpipes at 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot next to Straubs. Bluegrass music by the Ramblers will be the entertainment from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more on opening day events, check out Deb Henderson's Farmers Market blog. All items for sale at the Clayton Farmers Market are Missouri/Illinois-made and food-themed products with emphasis on the home-grown, home-made or hand crafted, according to the market's web site. 2013 vendors include: Editor's Note: Some incorrect information was on the Clayton Farmers Market web site. The vendor list was updated at 9:30 a…
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Rebirth of a center will bring significant impact to the community at large.
Give me a “D,” give me an “E,” give me an “S,”.... Sounds really silly calling on a high school cheer for a property development corporation. But let’s give credit where credit is due. DESCO Properties, developer of Schnucks Markets throughout the Midwest is putting the cherry on the topping of one of the most beautiful and purposeful shopping centers anywhere in the region. The Colonial MarketPlace in Ladue (and part of Clayton) serves as a front-door entrance to the city. The shabby Lammert’s Center, home of long-gone Wild Oats Market and other failed projects are a mere fleeting memory. And the pieces fell into place so fast. DESCO bought this foreclosed property from the bank, pumping new life into the center for a first-class shopping…
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Full service company the brainchild of local aquatics director.
Growing up in South Central New Jersey, Stephane’ Rebeck McCormick never dreamed her life’s work would be around water safety. But funny how those things work out. McCormick has always been attached to the water. At age 14, she illegally got her water safety certification, (September birthday) and the pool director quietly waited to give that to her at the legal age of 15. A resident of Atlanta, New York and St. Louis, McCormick has been working in and around the pools of the area for years. She’s made pool safety a career for 25 years. Right after there was a Ladue drowning in May of 2009, she launched her own independent service Backyard Lifeguards. This entrepreneurial company, based in Clayton offers lifeguards for backyard swim …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Cabernet and goat cheese cheeseburger is an example of what the menu will offer.
Audrey Del Gaiso will be the front of house manager for the soon-to-open Clayton sports bar, The Wheelhouse, and she's excited about the menu. She calls it a classic pub menu with a modern twist. “All of our selections are very thoughtful,” she said. “For instance we have a Cabernet and goat cheese cheeseburger. It’s onions with Cabernet reduction and topped with goat cheese.” The chef is Nick Del Gaiso, recently of Scape. She said the three owners previously managed bars and they decided to take it up a notch. All three, at one point, worked at a large bar in Columbia, MO. “We’re not businessmen,” Del Gaiso said. “We’re all people who are real excited to take what we’ve learned and apply it to something new.” One of the owners, Stephen …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Dimvaloo will be the first in the midwest among 130 stores globally.
What do Charlize Theron, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba and Vanessa Hudgens have in common? They have all previously worn Lorna Jane activewear clothing. On June 1, Dimvaloo will open to the public in the Colonial MarketPlace in Ladue and Clayton. Lorna Jane Clarkson has been designing fitness and fashion wear since 1960. She designed her first active outfits and then opened a store front to sell her goods. Since then, the number of stores selling her products has grown to 131 globally. Ten are in California, and the remaining are in Australia. Lorna Jane Clarkson's personal philsophy is driven by Move, Nourish and Believe. Her beliefs have inspired the popular brands of active sports wear for fashion and fitness. This line of clothing is …
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
66,000 square foot center in both Ladue & Clayton features a distinct Williamsburg design.
The Colonial MarketPlace in both Ladue and Clayton is on a fast track to a construction finish. Everything should be completed by mid to late spring. Already, tenants are moving in and open for business. The DESCO Group project has already welcomed Blown Away, a hair dry bar created by two native St. Louisans; Ivy Hill Boutique, stylish women’s clothes with its first location in the Central West End; Southwest Hearing, FedEx Kinkos; Ladue News Headquarters and Splash casual clothing which relocated last summer from the Galleria. The center is 75 percent leased with many interested parties seeking the final spaces. Leases have been signed and build out is well underway for Dimvaloo Active Living, Lorna Jane activewear from Australia; …
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The new owners already had a partial stake in the Chesterfield location.
Fans of fish dishes take note, there has been a seachange in the ownership at Oceano Bistro, which has locations in both Clayton and Chesterfield. Founder and owner Paul Pierron has sold his stake in the restaurant, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The new skippers are an ownership group named BSH, helmed by Benjamin M. Bishop Jr., the president and CEO of St. Louis-based Western Construction Group. BSH already had a partial stake in the Chesterfield location, which opened in 2012. The name might sound familiar to hockey fans. Bishop’s son, Ben Bishop III, plays goaltender for the Ottawa Senators and was once drafted by the Blues. Pierron, who is the chief operating officer of Atlanta-based telecommunications firm …
"Sweet Offerings" sale runs through Easter Sunday.
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Wednesday, March 20
Information provided by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Clayton. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis welcomes the return of spring with a special promotion sure to please one’s sweet tooth while benefiting a local worthy cause. Beginning March 20 – the first day of spring – The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis kicks off “Sweet Spring Offerings,” a mixture of kiddie and grown-up confectionary treats that runs through Easter Sunday. The Clayton luxury hotel will offer for sale large, festively decorated Easter cookies made fresh in the hotel’s kitchens. The cost of a cookie is $15 and The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis will donate half of all Easter cookie sale proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis. In addition, the hotel will introduce a new …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
One of the new owners prepared food for 'high-profile people' on movie sets in California.
A new raw vegan café is set to open in Clayton’s DeMun neighborhood sometime this spring. The Clayton Board of Aldermen approved the opening of Seedz Café, at 6344 S. Rosebury Avenue, at the Feb. 26 meeting. The owners, Montgomery Gralnick and Cara Schloss, originally from St. Louis, are coming from California. Gralnick said he prepared food for high-profile people who were very specific about the nutritional content of their diet. It was part of the work he did on movie sets, which he was involved in on the West Coast. “As life would have it, it has brought us back to the area, bearing, hopefully gifts of nutrition and wellness,” Gralnick said. He said they’ll serve juices and something new to St. Louis. “I’ll say smoothies, but we’re …
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