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At long last, NoCo's First Microbrewery opens April 15

At long last, NoCo’s First Microbrewery opens April 15

Joe Lonero is often called “Ferguson’s Joe Edwards,” referencing the entrepreneur/developer behind the rise of the U. City Loop, but I have to say, I think the comparison is a bit off. For one, Edwards opened Blueberry Hill in 1972 and didn’t tackle his next big project – the renovation of the Tivoli building – [...]

admin | Mar 31, 2010 | Comments 12
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My NoCo Christmas Wish: a unique music & movie venue

My NoCo Christmas Wish: a unique music & movie venue

For nearly 30 years beginning in the 1970s, the historic neighborhoods of northeast Portland, Oregon, showed all the tell-tale signs of a community in decline. Housing values dropped, businesses got seedier, and the local grade school – a community landmark since 1915 – closed its doors and eventually was abandoned, causing many families to move [...]

admin | Dec 15, 2009 | Comments 4
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CORK Wine Bar opens in Ferguson

CORK Wine Bar opens in Ferguson

I’m a tough customer when it comes to restaurants. It’s not that I’m a food snob – my tastes are really pretty simple. Where I draw the line is atmosphere. I want cozy. I want unique. And I want a place that shines with the love and quirkiness of the people who created it. Blueberry [...]

admin | Oct 12, 2009 | Comments 7
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It's Meat Shoot time!

It’s Meat Shoot time!

“What’s more fun than drinking beer and shooting guns?”  That’s what one contestant said to me at the Florissant Eagles meat shoot this weekend. And I have to say…amen, brother! Though I’m not usually a gun person, there is something quite enticing about shooting tiny targets with a total stranger’s rifle, in the hopes of [...]

admin | Oct 11, 2009 | Comments 1
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