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QuikTrip buys property from University City for gas station

Gloria Lloyd (St. Louis Business Journal) | Dec 23, 2021UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — QuikTrip Corp. has purchased a site for a future gas station from University City. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based convenience store and gas station operator closed Tuesday on a $1.1 million purchase of 2 acres at 7579 Olive Blvd.…

Jessica BuelerDecember 23, 2021

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Missouri’s tallest menorah will be lit tonight in University City

James Boeckmann | Jan 26, 2021ST. LOUIS – Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights began at sundown Sunday night. To celebrate, Missouri’s tallest menorah will be lit at 6 p.m. Monday at the Chabad Center along Delmar Boulevard in University City. Additional candles will be lit over the eight nights…

Jessica BuelerNovember 29, 2021

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University City waiving parking meter fees to help small businesses

Monica Ryan | June 23, 2021ST. LOUIS – University City is waiving parking meter fees for up to six months in an effort to help small businesses. The Post-Dispatch reported the city manager says the move will take effect immediately to assist small businesses in recovering from the pandemic. The…

Jessica BuelerJune 23, 2021

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Dining at Diego’s Is Transcendent

Cheryl Baehr | June 17, 2021Natasha Kwan was utterly shocked when she heard the news of her friend Chuck Pener's passing. Even before she opened her debut restaurant, Frida's, just a couple of storefronts down from Pener's Mediterranean gathering place, Momo's Taverna, Kwan considered Pener a pal. That friendship only…

Jessica BuelerJune 17, 2021

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In University City, Winslow’s Table has pivoted from a sit-down restaurant to a neighborhood market

Kasey Carlson | Feb 4, 2021One of St. Louis' most popular restaurants might look a little different if you haven't stepped inside recently. Winslow's Table, which Tara and Michael Gallina own alongside the much-acclaimed Vicia, has transformed from a sit-down spot for brunch and dinner into a neighborhood market with…

Jessica BuelerFebruary 4, 2021

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Delmar Loop restaurants offering chef-curated kits at local grocery store

Sasha Sander | Feb 2, 2021The Chef-Curated Cooking Kits will be available through Sunday, Feb. 28 for $25 A popular St. Louis international grocer is offering Chef-Curated Cooking Kits from some of the city’s favorite Delmar Loop restaurants. United Provisions is now selling kits which include hand-picked ingredients from its…

Jessica BuelerFebruary 2, 2021

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Where to get birria tacos in St. Louis

James Boeckmann | Jan 26, 2021Hailing from the state of Jalisco in Mexico and a bona fide institution in its capital Guadalajara, birria tacos are having a moment. Sometimes called “wet tacos,” they are traditionally served with a cup of consommé (for dunking, dipping and even drinking) made primarily with…

Jessica BuelerJanuary 26, 2021

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3 new St. Louis restaurants to try this month – Diego’s

SAUCE Staff | Jan 05, 2021We’re happy to report that Diego’s, the long-anticipated Mexican cantina from the team behind neighboring Frida’s, was worth the wait. Co-owner and chef Natasha Kwan won us over with well-executed classics like creamy esquites (Mexican corn salad) and an incredible shrimp tostada with avocado mash,…

Jessica BuelerJanuary 5, 2021

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2020 Best New Restaurants // No. 6 Winslow’s Table

Adam Rothbarth | Dec 23, 2020When Tara and Michael Gallina took over cherished University City brunch mecca Winslow’s Home last November, relaunching it as Winslow’s Table, they infused the beloved spot’s old vibes with the vegetable-forward, farm-to-table style they’ve found so successful at their first restaurant, Vicia. “Winslow’s Home was a place, for Michael and me,…

Jessica BuelerDecember 23, 2020

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The co-owner of University City’s EyeSeeMe bookstore shares antiracism literature picks for kids

Courtney Scott | Nov 12, 2020Having conversations with children about race has never been more important. EyeSeeMe, a bookstore in University City, holds one of the largest collections of African-American–focused children’s literature in the United States. Owners Jeffrey and Pamela Blair, who are parents themselves, provide educators and organizations with…

Jessica BuelerNovember 12, 2020