featured local business: Park Avenue Coffee's Gooey Butter Cake Now Available at Straubs, Eckerts Orchards, and Other Area Coffee Houses
- 08/04/09 04:18 PM
Park Avenue Coffee's Gooey Butter Cake Now Available at Straubs, Eckerts Orchards, and Other Area Coffee Houses. Park Avenue Coffee is well-known to residents of Lafayette Square for its great coffee, gooey butter cake, muffins, and more. For city coffee lovers, Park Avenue Coffee and its outdoor coffee garden serve as a community meeting place or second office. However, Park Avenue Coffee is no longer just a Lafayette Square secret. Park Avenue Coffee continues to spread the distribution of its baked goods with gooey butter cake (known as gooey butter cookies) sold in local gourmet grocer Straubs, local orchard Eckert's, and (11 comments)
Featured Business in Lafayette Square - Four Muddy Paws Four Muddy Paws opened its doors in November, 2004. A few years later, Four Muddy Paws moved from the McKinley neighborhood to Lafayette Squareand subsequently opened a second store in Edwardsville, Illinois. Four Muddy Paws offers a full line-up of pet care services including: Four Muddy Paws Pet Foods including natural pet food lines for dogs and cats, pet food supplements, dog bones, and gourmet pet treats. Their website also includes links for nutritional information on pet foods, pet food recalls and more. Ask about their free delivery service and the WAG program (12 comments)
Koman Properties breaks ground on the new Walgreens store in the Near Southside neighborhood South of Downtown St. Louis, East of Lafayette Square and West of LaSalle Park. The new Walgreens store developed as a part of the Georgian Square project joins the Butler's Pantry's Palladium St. Louis developed by Gilded Age as part of Phase 2 of the Georgian project as two of the bright spots for commercial and retail development in the Near Southside neighborhood.
The site of the new Walgreens store is directly across from the Georgian, 104 residential condominiums developed by Gilded Age. At a time when other national (8 comments)
PREA SIGNATURE REALTY CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF NEW OFFICES AT 1709 PARK AVENUE Michelle Silies and Ryan Shaughnessy, principals of PREA Signature Realty, are pleased to announce the grand opening of the new offices of PREA Signature Realty, a full service real estate firm catering to buyers, sellers, investors and builders at 1709 Park Avenue in the heart of Lafayette Square. "When we selected this location, we were looking to stay within the neighborhood that we serve," explained Michelle Silies, Broker. "However, we are neighborhood specialists and wanted to be in a location with greater visibility and closer to the neighborhood amenities (11 comments)
Wednesdays at St. Raymond's Cathedral St. Raymond's Cathedral is a Maronite Catholic Church founded in 1898. The Cedars, the St. Raymond's Parish Center, is located at 931 Lebanon Drive in the LaSalle Park neighborhood of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, South of Downtown and East of the Lafayette Square neighborhood across the street from the corporate offices of Nestle. On Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Women's Auxiliary transforms the Cedars into a favorite lunch spot for residents of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, serving between 300 and 500 per lunch including city aldermen, judges, (5 comments)
Do you have an hour between real estate showings and need a place to cool your heels and check your e-mail and the Internet between showings? Don't know where you can find WiFi Internet access? It is simply a click away. Here are a few websites that you can use to search for free WiFi: wififreespot.com tipstrs.com WeFi.com WiFi Everywhere OpenWiFiSpots (my favorite site) For Lafayette Square, here are a few great local businesses and libraries that offer free WiFi access in Lafayette Square: Park Avenue Coffee - 1919 Park Ave, St. Louis, MO 63104 (314) 621-4020 St. Louis Public Library/Barr (6 comments)
featured local business: Localism - Restaurant Review - Niche - Slow Roasted Pig's Head Anyone?
- 02/03/09 05:19 PM
Chef Gerard Craft and the staff at Niche in the historic Benton Park neighborhood continue to garner a series of awards such as: Chef of the Year (Sauce Awards 2008) Favorite Overall Restaurant (Sauce Awards 2008) Best New Chefs (Food & Wine 2008) Best Local Chef (Riverfront Times 2007) Chef Craft's success has garnered three articles in Food & Wine in 2008. Although the ambiance is spectacular, the reason why I love Niche is simply the deceptively simple, pork-oriented dishes served. On recent visits, I tried three exceptional items: Slow roasted pig's head with a green apple and lemon jus and a side (3 comments)
When Two Cents Plain closed in Downtown St. Louis, I bemoaned the loss of one of the last old time delis. However, there is a new sheriff in town and his name is Vince Valenza. On most days, you will find him at the counter of his Blues City Deli (2438 McNair) in the Benton Park neighborhood. If you visit more than once, this hands-on owner will likely welcome you by name. While the quality of his fare reminds me of the great East coast delis, (0 comments)
featured local business: New Website - PREA Signature Realty - www.preasignaturerealty.com
- 12/01/08 02:24 AM
PREA Signature Realty is pleased to announce the availability of its new website - PREA Signature Realty Website. It is up and running and functional. However, it remains a work in progress with additions being made to the site daily. Here are some of the features: Home Page - A brief description of our business and service philosophies. Contact Us - A roster of office and agent contact information. Agent Directory - An agent roster with memberships, licenses, and areas of practice. Search MLS- Access to local MLS as well as an automated virtual assistance that sends updates based on new listings, (2 comments)
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED BUSINESS IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE PARK AVENUE COFFEE - 1919 PARK AVENUE Well, I think that a neighborhood is only as strong as its local businesses. This month's featured business in Lafayette Square is Park Avenue Coffee located at 1919 Park Avenue in the heart of Lafayette Square. As my colleagues already know, I like to start my day with a nice cup of coffee at Park Avenue Coffee - preferably a triple expresso served by Josh, Chad or the other fine baristas at Park Avenue Coffee. However, I don't just like any coffee. You won't find me at a gas station or fast food (2 comments)
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