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Thursday, May 23, 2013

First Look: Watson Road's New Doggie Daycare

Y Bark Alone is the first of two pet sitting businesses headed to the Sunset Hills-Crestwood area. The cities are also working together to build a dog park for residents.

Sunset Hills is getting closer to having its own doggie day care center. Patches Ellis is readying Y Bark Alone, 10390 Watson Rd., between the former ColorArt building and Family Pet Hospital for daytime care of dogs. Before open Ellis will have installed additional fencing around the property and rubbing flooring indoors to contain noise.  Accommodations have been made with Family Pet Hospital to use their parking lot for the influx of traffic during popular drop-off and pick-up times. The facility will not offer overnight boarding.  Join Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch for more community news or join us on Facebook and Twitter. A second day care and boarding facility called Love Unleashed is coming to Crestwood. The facility at 9221 Watson …

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2:14 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013

Maybe Awel Moore could open a doggie day care at the paraclete property that would make tappawingo happy   more ›

Crestwood Golfer Competing in Senior PGA Championship

Bob Gaus is an area golf instructor in addition to his professional play.

A Crestwood man will tee up in the Senior PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club on Thursday. 52-year-old Bob Gaus is a golf instructor at Tower Tee Golf Center's, South County Times reports. Professionally he's already competed in "four PGA Championships and a pair of U.S. Opens," according to the report. Gaus told South County Times he began playing as an 8-year-old at Riverside Golf Club in Fenton. Read more about Gaus' golf career on South County Times.

Memorial Day BBQ? 8 Money-Saving Tricks (Sponsored)

Who’s NOT planning a BBQ this weekend? If the weather holds and you’ve got propane or charcoal, chances are, you’re grilling something with your friends and family. Here, new ideas for keeping your costs down. Sponsored by Home Depot.

Here at Patch, we like to be thrifty, so we talked to two barbeque experts and uncovered some really good ideas to help you save money on your next outdoor party. 1. Start with a marinade. This means planning ahead -- say, Friday. But it’s worth it, says Rick Browne, host of Barbeque America on PBS, because you can pass up that well-marbled ribeye steak and buy a less tender and less expensive choice to grill like a flank steak or chuck steak. Just marinate it or brine for one or two days and then cook long and slow on the barbeque grill to break down tissues but maintain moisture. “You need to include an acid in the marinade, perhaps juice, vinegar or soy sauce, but avoid cola which is so acidic it can turn meat into a soggy mess.” Try …

Ask the Patch Pro: Cosmetologist Answers Your Hair, Beauty Questions

Patch is teaming up with Tony Pringle, part owner and hairstylist at Metro Design Studio Salons, this week to get all of your questions answered.

It's time for another edition of Ask the Patch Pro, where each week readers get to interact with professionals by asking questions on a wide variety of topics. Our team of experts stop in to help you out and answer your questions. This week, Patch teamed up with Tony Pringle, part owner and hairstylist at Metro Design Studio Salons, to get all of your hair and beauty questions answered. Have a question? Ask below in the comments section!  More about Tony Pringle:  Tony Pringle, a 31+ year veteran of the cosmetology industry, is a co-owner and hairstylist/makeup artist at Metro Design Studio Salons, a unique concept in the St. Louis cosmetology industry that offers modern, fully-equipped, "self-contained" studio spaces in which top …

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4:57 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013

You might find that taking Biotin supplements help with hair breakage; it was recommended to me by my hair stylist.   more ›

Two Years After Joplin, Days After OK: The Midwest Takes Care of Its Own

The Salvation Army in St. Louis blogs on Patch: Please join us as we help our Oklahoma neighbors recover and rebuild, assuring them that we do, in fact, take care of our own.

MoDOT to Limit Lane Closures Memorial Day Weekend

The Missouri Department of Transportation reports on its St. Louis work zones for May 23-29.

To help people travel around Missouri this Memorial Day weekend, the Missouri Department of Transportation is restricting construction work on interstates and state highways. Work on MoDOT projects that would impact travel lanes will stop at noon Friday, May 24. Traffic will still be restricted in areas where there are permanent barriers. Work will resume on Tuesday, May 28, at 9 a.m. For the Senior PGA golf tournament, Ladue Road is closed between Route 141 and Mason Road from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday, May 26. Mason Road will also be closed during these same hours and days from West Wailing to Ladue Road.   Motorists should be aware of the following on-going closures:

Fill the Tank Before Memorial Day, Find the Cheapest Gas in Sunset Hills, Crestwood

As Memorial Day approaches, it's probably a good idea to gas up early this week to save money.

Click here for a full-screen view of the gas price map. If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right to enter your address. Nationwide, gas prices were predicted to be lower this summer compared to the last three years, but that won't translate into savings at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, experts said. "Motorists this year are facing rising gas prices heading into the Memorial Day holiday," said Michael Green, a AAA spokesman, adding that Memorial Day 2013 would probably be the most expensive since 2011. In past years, prices have declined heading into early summer as oil refineries produced more gasoline to meet expected summer driving demand. This year, though, Midwest refineries haven't …

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New Home Listings in Crestwood and Sunset Hills This Week

Find homes for sale in Crestwood and Sunset Hills on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.

More Crestwood and Sunset Hills Real Estate Listings >> Find out what Open Houses are happening in Crestwood and Sunset Hills this week.

Panera Bread Co. Headquarters Expansion Means New Jobs in St. Louis

Panera will add 85 jobs to their Sunset Hills offices, according to St. Louis Business-Journal.

St. Louis Bread Company recently added 31,000 square feet to their headquarters in Sunset Hills--and the expansion will come with a boost for the local job market. The expansion is "to accommodate growth of the company," St. Louis Business-Journal reports, which includes plans to hire 85 employees. Bread Co. is known as Panera Bread nationally. Panera isn't the only company with new space in the Laumeier Office Park--athletic shoe company New Balance has also leased space to bring a call center to the office park.

Sunset Hills Couple Opens Fizzy's in Webster Groves

The soda fountain and restaurant opened Monday in the former home of Dr. Jazz on Gore Avenue.

A Sunset Hills couple is helping the soda fountain make a comeback in Webster Groves. After Dr. Jazz closed on Gore Avenue earlier this year, Fizzy's began to move in a few months after the space was up for lease.  Owner Michelle Bray and her husband, Tom, said they've made a point to hit soda fountains on their travels across the country, and wanted to keep the idea behind Dr. Jazz. Fizzy's opened Saturday, just in time for business from Webster Grooves music festival attendees, which took place along Gore Avenue. "We're hoping to be a place where kids can come after school, or people can visit from down the street on their lunch break," Michelle told Patch. "We love the soda fountain and Webster's a great place." Join Sunset Hills-…

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