Monday, February 4, 2013
The breakfast and lunch restaurant opened in Des Peres last July and will add more St. Louis locations throughout the next several years.
The Egg & I, a breakfast and lunch restaurant chain, opened in Des Peres in July 2012. With business doing well, according to owner/operator Robert Gombas, II, the restaurant is ready to move forward with plans to add more St. Louis locations. The Egg & I, located at 11692 Manchester Road, is heading to Chesterfield next, with plans to open a location at 1722 Clarkson Road in the Dierbergs Plaza at Baxter. Gombas said the new place will open April 22 or 29. "It started out as an upscale breakfast and lunch restaurant," Gombas told Patch. He said The Egg & I started in Fort Collins, Colo., 25 years ago. "We really get to know our guests well, often by first name," Gombas added. "We're a little more family-focused than a First Watch will …
Monday, August 6, 2012
The STL Crane Project papered Art Hill with 1,000 cranes Sunday morning.
Fifty-three years, 133 names and 1,000 cranes. On Sunday, the STL Crane Project honored the 133 area first responders killed in the line of duty over the past 53 years with 1,000 paper cranes. The ceremony was postponed after heavy rains prevented the ceremony from taking place on Saturday. Susan King, the widow of University City Sgt. Michael King, opened the ceremony by talking about the origins of the project. A Japanese girl in the 1950s stricken with leukemia made 1,000 origami cranes to receive a prayerful wish. "Today, we remember and honor the dedication of these remarkable men and women," she said. "And with these cranes, we make our prayerful wish that we never have to add another name to this list." The ceremony honored the …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Holding onto some unwanted holiday lights? Drop them off at the Francis Scheidegger Recycling Depository in Kirkwood and see them go to good use.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thank you to the City of Kirkwood for sharing the following information. The City of Kirkwood will host a drop-off container for unwanted holiday lights at the Francis Scheidegger Recycling Depository, 350 S. Taylor Avenue. The collection container will be available Nov. 15 - Jan. 31. The City will partner with St. Louis Green and Operation Food Search to collect and recycle the lights. In 2010, 32,000 pounds of unwanted holiday lights were recycled. There is no fee to drop off lights, and 100 percent of the holiday lights collected will be recycled. The lights are broken down into their component parts, and both the glass and the plastic get sent to the appropriate recyclers. The recycled copper will be sold, with the proceeds benefiting …
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
It's easy for Kirkwood residents to help Ornaments for Officers, a non-profit that gives back to families of police and firefighters who have fallen or are disabled in the line of duty.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Thank you to the City of Kirkwood for sharing the following information. For the second year, the City of Kirkwood will serve as a drop-off point for donations of used or new holiday ornaments. Ornaments can be dropped off at Kirkwood City Hall through Nov. 18. Beginning Nov. 28, donated ornaments may be purchased at City Hall for $3 each, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Proceeds benefit BackStoppers. Visit Ornaments for Officers for more information.
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