Talk of the Towns

  • Talk of the Towns: 10.17.18 October 15th, 20180 Comments

    creve coeur
    Here’s what you’ve been missing: the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival, an annual celebration of books, authors and ideas during the first two weeks of November. Say you …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 10.10.18 October 9th, 20180 Comments

    downtown
    Haven’t been east of Interstate 170 in a while? (For our westernmost readers, that’s east of I-270, too.) Perhaps you frolic in U. City, enjoy a concert or restaurant here and …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 10.3.18 September 28th, 20180 Comments

    slu
    Looks like someone dumped a heap of plumbing supplies smack in the middle of the expansive grassy area separating the modern Doisy Building and vintage SLU medical school complex. …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 9.12.18 September 7th, 20180 Comments

    tower grove park
    The statue of a bearded man has been at the north entrance to Tower Grove Park since 1886. It’s doubtful Italian explorer Christopher Columbus looked quite as heroic as …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 9.5.18 September 3rd, 20180 Comments

    south st. louis  
    This ought to save serious drinkers a few seconds of the precious time they need to get right to the next beverage: Bourbon with the chaser built right in. Well, it’s …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 8.29.18 August 28th, 20180 Comments

    south st. louis 
    Majestic and rusting. We could be describing Serra’s Twain sculpture downtown, except that’s just rusting. The sign for ‘Auto Seat Covers’ at 4017 Gravois Ave. in …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 8.15.18 August 12th, 20180 Comments

    the hill 
    It’ll take more than one crazy cat lady to make this happen: A $40,000 fundraiser for Animal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center, a no-kill shelter, could raise as much as …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 8.8.18 August 3rd, 20180 Comments

    rock hill
    What has befallen the 19th-century Fairfax House, since it was moved for the last time, is pathetic. First, a bit of recent history: After the United African Presbyterian Church …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 7.25.18 July 20th, 20180 Comments

    creve coeur
    Voices Rising is the theme of this year’s Gesher Music Festival, which returns next month, bringing chamber music with a multicultural twist. The festival, in its eighth …Read More

  • Talk of the Towns: 7.18.18 July 15th, 20180 Comments

    downtown
    Do you still have overdue books checked out from St. Louis Public Library from goodness knows how long ago? (They’ve got to be around here somewhere …) Scared what’ll happen …Read More

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