Aug. 28, 2006 - Mid-town St. Louis-Moving Up

We just keep on, keeping on!

Headline news today is the ground breaking ceremony on the new $80 million multi-purpose arena in mid-town St. Louis. It will seat 10,600 people and is expected to bring in nearly $500,000. to the mid-town area every year.  St. Louis University has a lot to be proud of and this will enhance it's reputation and bring some more jobs and income to the area, to boot. 

Aug. 25, 2006 - St. Louis Happening

At the St. Louis Zoo,  BIG happenings are going on beginning today. Our newest member of the elephant family is finally coming out to play. Well, really, she's just staying near mama, for now. The recommended times for viewing her are from 9-11 in the morning, and later in the evening 4-7pm, when the temperatures are cooler.

She's a big girl (and getting bigger!) weighing in at 397 pounds.  She hasn't been named as yet, but they say , they'll be announcing that soon. If you want to help choose her name just click this link to help name her!

If you want to take a peek at her....she's a cutie, for sure! We know her mama loves her! Did I tell you that admission to our wonderful zoo is FREE! Well, it is!Come to visit, Stay to live here!

Aug. 17, 2006 - Missouri Botanical Gardens

This is such great thing that's going on here at the Missouri Botanical Gardens! I'm excited to tell you that they have extended the dates for showing the Chihuly glass sculptures! Check it out here!

 If you haven't seen these lovely pieces, you're missing a lot!

They're now going to be open Monday evenings along with the Thursday evenings starting September 18, 2006! We were so blessed to have those recent terrible storms that came through do NO damage to the glass sculptures. In the evenings the sculptures will be lighted to show off the lovely colors.

This is the oldest botanical garden in the country; but boy, has it been updated! They have a wonderful new play/learn area for the kids, too. Take a tour of the Henry Shaw home and the gardens. The rose garden is great as is the Japanese Garden. Take the tram if you're too tired to walk, but there are plenty of places to stop and rest. This is one of my favorite places to see at different times of the year. Certainly it's a photographers dream!

Aug. 13, 2006 - Sunday thoughts

Just sitting here thinking about all the great things about our area that I can't wait to tell you about.

You know, to give you a reason to come visit and maybe even think about moving here. Right away, the Gateway Arch pops into my head! Did you know its 630 feet high? Did you know it reflects so many colors at night. I couldn't believe it when I was checking some facts to see how old it is either! FORTY-ONE years old as of this year (2006)! Wow, where has the time gone? I still remember seeing films of  them building on the tv. If you haven't been in our town to visit this icon, please make an effort to do it. Take a ride up inside or just take some lovely photos of it. It was designed by Eero Saarinen an architect from Finland. If you'd like more information on him or the Arch check out this site: http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Gateway_Arch.html    By the way, there's a wonderful museum at Lacledes Landing  http://www.360stlouis.com/lacledeslanding/index2.htm, UNDER the Arch, to visit, if you just don't like heights!  Did I mention, we're a kid-friendly town?

AND...if you want to hear Blues music, check out....Blues On The Mississippi! http://www.stlblues.net/BluMiss.html

Aug. 10, 2006 - St. Louis Area Blog!

I hope you'll find this blog interesting as we progress.

I plan on providing you with some insight into the different communities that our Metro St. Louis area has to offer.

Along with that, you just may find out some interesting places to visit and why we love the mid-west! Friendly people are one of the reasons, of course.

Whether you're planning to visit or buy a home here, or simply curious, I hope you'll stop by often so we can get to know one another!

The St. Louis Metro area is family friendly, from  A (Apple Orchards) to Z (St. Louis Zoo) (BTW: have you seen our new baby elephant?) and all those wonderful places in between.

Let's start the journey together!  Judy