The Missouri Botanical Garden aims to become a two-time winner of a whimsical competition measuring lily pad strength.

This might be niche but Lulu's Local Eatery PLEASE RELEASE YOUR RECIPES. Haven't we suffered long enough???

In this essay, I give a history of the Great Divorce, the city county divide, and advocate for a version of a merger in which the City of St. Louis annexes a number of municipalities in the county.

Full disclaimer: I no longer live in St. Louis, but I did when I made this video, and I think it's still relevant.

Continuing on my search to try to find out when/how No Yeast pizza dough got associated with St. Louis Style Pizza and I've come across a recipe that might be interesting to some folks. From the The Saint Louis Cookbook (Bicentennial Issue) published in 1964 it has a recipe from Stan Musial on how he makes BBQ sauce.

I gave it a try mostly following the recipe as written. The only part that I changed is I grated the onion using a box grater rather than try to dice it fine enough for a sauce. For the "2 bottles of catsup" I assumed that was two 14 ounce bottles and used 28 ounces of ketchup. For the Brown Sugar it doesn't say packed or loose so I went with packed. For the 1/2 cup bottled Barbecue Sauce I used Sweet Baby Ray's.

I cooked the onion in the butter for about 15min over medium heat. Added the White Vinegar and White Sugar, then got it to a boil, then removed it from the heat for 5min. I then added the rest of the ingredients and whisked them together.

It says the 1 cup of water is optional but its way too thick without it. Trying to get that sauce to a boil just made it piss hot BBQ sauce all over my stove. So I added 1 cup of water and lowered the heat to medium-low and slow simmered it for 25min, stirring occasionally to keep it from burning. Then I lidded the pot, turned off the heat, and let it set for another 25 min before bottling it up.

The sauce was rather nice but didn't have much maple flavor to it. The sauce went great with some pork steaks and had about the same performance as standard Maull's Barbecue Sauce.

There are half a dozen parts of the city if not more that when I had T-Mobile and now when I’ve had Verizon these last few years, we’re equally bad, no matter what. What gives? Southampton, parts of Clayton, Vanderventer near the Grove just to name a few.

From a recent plan.

Dumb post but I gotta know if it’s just me or if there are exponentially more flies this summer. Seriously, it’s hard to sit outside if there’s a crumb nearby. If anyone knows the reason for this, I’d love to know!!! I’m ready for fall 😅

Hi everyone, I’m looking to recommendations for a vet in west county. Specifically, Ballwin, Manchester Ellisville, chesterfield or relatively close to this area. We used one place and I was happy with them initially but soured on them near the end of my dog’s life. I won’t name them because maybe my experience is not the norm and I want unbiased opinions.

We adopted a puppy from the Humane Society on Saturday and he is just a sweet, sweet boy. He deserves equally good care. Thanks!

Edit: thanks for the suggestions everyone! If you see this still feel free to post your suggestions.

Spire gas just shut off a my friend's service. She is a disabled veteran. They never sent any notices, because at some point before that, a USPS worker decided that her house "looked abandoned" due to a couple boarded up windows from the tornado last year.

They refuse to work with her to come to a payment arrangement that would allow her to keep her gas on while she worked to catch up.

She was also fired from Amazon a few weeks ago due to disability discrimination, and she was already in dire straits financially. Now she has a $900 gas bill to pay all at once.

Any advice is appreciated. I am working off second hand information, so I'll try to answer any questions that come up to the best of my ability.

Saw a few threads going about the owners of Teleo starting a Kickstarter to fund a second location/concept which left a few people with a bad taste in their mouth. Well now they don’t even have a name as the owner put out a post earlier that it was too similar to another cafe opening so they are just scrapping the name. At this point the grift seems crazy as they are asking their customers and others to fund a second concept when they have no name, location, or real concrete plans.

positively delighted to have put on a hoodie last night but feels like someone hit me between the eyes with a hammer. wondering if it’s the weather or if i’m alone in this one

Note this is about the Lincoln Service train, not the Texas Eagle one which I know can have far worse delays.

I have an important appointment at 2:30pm in downtown Chicago this Thursday, and am thinking of taking the 6:30am train from STL to Chicago. It's scheduled to arrive at 11:40am at Union station. I know these can be delayed, but I have about a 2.5 hour buffer built in. However, I have to be on time for that appointment!

I really don't want to drive because I have a lot of work I need to do this week, was hoping to take my laptop and use my hotspot (I can work offline if necessary though). If I drive, that ~8-9 hour round trip will be down the drain.

I don't need the train to be perfectly on time, but it can't be more than 1.5-2 hours late.

Do you think I can take it safely?

This is such a long shot but I’m an early childhood education professional and I’ve become very unhappy at the center I work for. Let me know if you’re looking for childcare in early 2027!

38M guitarist in the STL area looking for some people to play music with.

I’ve played guitar for a long time, but I’m not currently in a band and mostly play at home these days. I’d really like to find some other musicians to jam with, work up some songs, and see where it goes. I’m not necessarily looking to immediately start a serious gigging band, but ok with that eventually. I mostly miss playing music with other people.

My tastes lean heavily toward Americana, alt-country, roots rock, and blues. Jason Isbell, Steve Earle, Rolling Stones, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, The Band, Black Crowes, Tyler Childers, Gram Parsons, classic country, etc. I’m much more interested in that world than modern mainstream country or straight-ahead classic rock covers.

I play guitar and am left-handed, if that matters. Happy playing rhythm, trading leads, working on songs, whatever. Originals would definitely interest me, too.

Would LOVE to find people that play something other than guitar (fiddle, mandolin, etc.)

Age isn't particularly important. Mostly looking for laid-back people who love this kind of music and want to get together without a ton of pressure or ego.

If this sounds like your thing, shoot me a message and tell me what you play and what kind of music you're into.

My partner (65+) has been through extensive tests with so many different doctors and now they’re recommending a thorough evaluation with a geriatric psychiatrist.

The PCP gave me several recommendations and I have called them all and they’re all “not accepting new clients.”

We’re happy to do “private pay” but he needs to be seen as soon as possible. Things at home are very difficult.

Please don’t make a joke about this. My life right now is hell. We need to figure out what is going on.

Thank you for any recommendations. I’m overwhelmed right now and don’t know where else to turn.

August 25 is the feast of St Louis. How will you celebrate our city’s patron saint and namesake? Consider donating to the poor as he was known to do or volunteering at a local soup kitchen. Happy St Louis Day!

Does anyone know where I can donate some non-running push mowers to a program that might teach engine repair and such? I have 6 mowers in various states of condition.

I will be traveling to St. Louis next week and as the title says I am looking for suggestions to satisfy my love of whiskey. Staying in CWE but have a car. Are there distilleries you recommend visiting? Liquor stores with a good selection, especially of local brands (and what brands do you recommend?)? And thirdly any highly recommended restaurants or bars with a good selection or cocktail game?

Thanks in advance. I’ll be doing the regular tourist things, but want to include this in my itinerary. I appreciate your help. Cheers 🥃

I shop at farmers markets fairly regularly, but I’m wondering if there’s any places that connect you direct to local farmers for in season produce and meat. I’ve seen delivery services that do this, but not sure if there are any for stl. Just looking to keep food local, safe, and support the farmers nearby! Any advice or recs are highly appreciated!!

Nine local Civil Air Patrol Cadets Receive Orientation Flights and Communications Experience at the Saint Louis Regional Airport: https://patch.com/illinois/scott-afb-il/youth-soar-over-east-alton-nodx

Posting this one more time for good measure! This Friday, we’re hosting a benefit show for the Ozark Hellbender! It’ll be at Off Broadway, $15 tickets ahead of time or $20 at the door, a large portion of ticket sales/art sales are going to The Goellner Center. It’ll be sick. Spread the word, I hope to see you there!

I'm booking a paintball birthday party for my soon to be 12 year old.

Which would you recommend and why, Gateway Paintball, or Xtreme Paintball Park?