All Entries Tagged With: "Hazelwood"
The Metropolitan Opera comes to St. Louis Mills
If your summer plans don’t include a trip to New York’s famed Metropolitan Opera, don’t worry. The Met is coming to you! This July, the Regal 18 Cinema at St. Louis Mills is screening encore presentations from the Met’s 2009-2010 season, featuring lush, riveting productions in digital high-def. Two world-famous operas will be shown, each [...]
Bigfoot 4×4: A North County Original
I have to be honest, motorsports are not my thing. I don’t follow NASCAR or know anything about drag racing or motocross. And up until recently, the whole idea of monster trucks seemed…well, kind of silly to me. But that was before I went to Bigfoot 4×4. On a private tour of the Hazelwood headquarters [...]
Hazelwood hosting Summer BMX/Skate Competition
If you’re an extreme sports fan, don’t miss Hazelwood’s 4th annual Summer BMX/Skate Competition on June 18! Featuring a high-flying demo by the Tree Bicycle Company BMX Team, the event also allows local athletes to compete for a $100 cash prize. Simply pay the $5 entry fee and you can ride or skate through Hazelwood’s [...]
Community Pools dive into the 2010 summer season
Let’s hope the sun is shining on May 29, because that’s the day when North County’s numerous municipal pools open for the 2010 season. If you’re looking to cool off and have some summer fun, NoCo has plenty of great aquatic parks to choose from, and these in particular are open to both residents and [...]
Barbeque Cook-Off sizzles at St. Louis Mills
If you love good barbeque, there’s really only one place you should be this weekend: St. Louis Mills in Hazelwood. The mall is hosting more than 50 world-class barbeque teams from across the Midwest, who are all competing in the Kansas City Barbeque Society’s 2010 Kick-Off Cook-Off. Sponsored by the Optimist Club of North County, [...]
Luehr’s Carnival comes to St. Louis Mills
Carnies, funnel cakes, Tilt-A-Whirl…ah, bliss! I don’t care how old you are, the bright lights and sheer wonder of a traveling carnival always spell F-U-N! Last week, I saw one setting up at Alton Square and wished it would come to NoCo. Now, my wish has been granted… From April 22 through May 2, Luehr’s [...]
A day in the life: North County Meals on Wheels
It’s a Thursday morning in the parking lot of St. Mark’s Church on Graham Road, and despite the fact that it’s raining buckets, volunteers for North County Meals on Wheels are not deterred. When the van carrying fresh-cooked meals from Christian Hospital arrives, all ten of them leap from their cars and quickly grab the [...]
Ice Skating evolves (but still thrives) in North County
Like me and many other NoCo natives of a certain age, Ferguson resident Becky Kern-Ryan grew up ice skating at the North County Recreation Complex on Redman Road. She got her first pair of ice skates for Christmas when she was 11, and before long, she had far surpassed us “casual skaters” (who showed up [...]
NOCO in the New Year
Like most people, I’m wrapping up 2009 with a mixed bag of good and bad. I fell short of several goals this year (no surprise), but as usual, the fact that I didn’t get rich or skinny was easily overshadowed by an abundance of other blessings. Good friends, a healthy and happy family, a loving [...]
25 Ways to Shop NoCo for the Holidays, pt 2
Judging from the emails I’ve gotten this week, many folks were both surprised and elated to read about so many great North County retailers. Hooray! Mission accomplished. So without further ado, here’s the second half of my 25 ways to shop NoCo for the holidays: 13) Generations Antique Mall, 729 rue St. Francois, 63031, (314) [...]
25 Ways to Shop NoCo for the Holidays, pt 1
Nearly every time I visit St. Charles County, I run into former North County residents who tell me (whether I want to hear it or not) exactly why they had to “get out.” Things were getting bad, they’ll say. So much had changed. And besides, there was nowhere to shop! Of course, if what you’re [...]
St. Stanislaus Museum: preserving NoCo’s frontier history
It’s a hard life to imagine these days – building your own home, growing all your own food, and doing so in a vast wilderness populated by natives who may or may not want you there. That was the life of early Jesuit missionaries who arrived in North County in 1823, intent on sharing Christianity [...]
Charbonier Bluff: the height of NoCo beauty
If you think the Gateway Arch is tall, imagine climbing up it…plus another 25 feet. That’s what you get when you hike to the top of Charbonier Bluff, the 655-foot historical and natural wonder that remains one of North County’s finest treasures and best kept secrets. For more than 1,000 years, “La Charbonniere” (meaning “coal [...]
Showcase Market opens in Hazelwood
When the overpriced thrift store at 8780 Pershall Rd closed its doors last year, I wondered what would replace it. Now I know: a fledgling indoor swap meet known as the Showcase Market. It reminds me of the classic Frison Flea Market on the Rock Road, except brighter, cleaner, and not yet overflowing with junk. The [...]
Locations in Florissant,
Chesterfield & West Port
Sept 4 "R" Pizza Farm Grilled Pizza Demo 10am, Buy a Bag For the Hungry Day 8am - 12pm, to benefit Operation Food Search, a St. Louis food bank that distributes food to poor & hungry. While you're shopping, buy an extra bag for this worthy cause. Live Music - Dixie Rhythm Kings 9-11am. ALSO 45+ vendors!
Saturdays 8am-2pm in the 2500 block of Woodson Road