Ross and Tina Hopkins have owned and managed the Wentzville Donut Café since May of 2012. They've perfected a from-scratch recipe using the best ingredients to produce not only a traditional glazed donut, but also a yummy flavor-filled bismarck (custard, angel fluff, strawberry, streusel apple), apple fritters, fruit rings and cinnamon rolls. The Café also has a large selection of cake donuts, including chocolate devils food, triple threat (devils food with chocolate chips and chocolate icing), old fashion, blueberry and streusel crumb In addition to trays of luscious donuts, the cafe also …
The House of Beauty Salon and Spa has been a Wentzville institution since 1965, but they've certainly kept up with new trends and new technologies. Not only can you get your hair styled, colored and permed, you can also get an airbrush tan, body wrap or microdermabrasion. In addition, the salon offers special occasion hair and makeup, manicures and pedicures, massages, peels and facials. Check the salon's website for more information about services and pricing. Eight different spa packages range in services from the $55 "Spoil Me" package to a $250 "Total Makeover." Owner Deborah Bechtold and…
Angie's Studio, in its 29th year of business, has been owned by Angie Kortkamp for the last 19 of those years. The studio offers class sessions for everyone, age 18 month and up, and the styles offered include ballet, tap, hip hop, and jazz. Angie's offers Toddler Time and Itty Bitty Dance classes for the little ones, and Dance Aerobics (with free child care!) for the mommies. There's even a class called "Silks," which is aerial acrobatics on silk fabric that is suspended from the ceiling! Angie's is also home to the Starz dance team. But Angie's Studio offers even more than dance classes. …
Of all the businesses in our 12 Days of Christmas, Hallmark Cards and Gifts gave me the most trouble. What to choose from this store full of delights? Seven silky scarves?Seven snow globes?Seven Jim Shore angels? But a shelf of snowmen in lettermen's sweaters, holding little red megaphones—here was my pick for Day Seven! The Hallmark store at 518 W. Pearce has been offering a wide selection of greeting cards and gifts since 1995. For Christmas, the store has a wall full of Hallmark Keepsake ornaments and many other decorative Christmas items: snowglobes, Elf on the Shelf books and ornaments, …
Ah, wintertime. It brings us the holiday season, parties and gift giving and family memories. And it also brings icy sidewalks, snow drifts and dead batteries, unfortunately. Wentzville MFA has plenty of things to help with all that—and plenty of gift ideas, too. On one wall, the MFA has a display of muck boots in six different styles, including stylish camo and pink and blue muck boots. If you know someone who has to spend a lot of time outside in all kinds of weather, what a perfect gift! Other timely gift ideas, like warm work gloves and battery chargers, are also in stock at the MFA. MFA …
Fireside Treasures is one of those shops where you don't generally go looking for something specific; you just go and find yourself delighted and surprised by the variety of antiques and collectibles they have to offer. On the day Patch visited, we saw a set of old Tarzan novels, a spinning wheel, a set of plates with painted portraits and a glass candy container in the shape of an old candlestick telephone. But the exception to the rule about finding something specific might be the shop's collection of chests and trunks. Fireside Treasures is well known for always having a supply of …
You often hear the admonition to "buy local." At Old Town Kettles & Cups, they take "local" very seriously. Owner Denise Menckowski does her best to stock her shop's shelves with beautifully crafted items from local artists and crafters. First, Menchowski pointed out that the tea cozies and wallets are handmade by a woman from St. Peters. Then she showed Patch the elegant wood-turned bowls, vases and wine stoppers that are the creation of a Wentzville man, and large prints framed with barn wood that are the work of a Lake Saint Louis photographer. Handmade jewelry is also created locally, and…
Whether you're looking for a valuable vintage instrument for a experienced guitar player or a something suitable for a beginner, you can find what you need at Old Friends Vintage Guitars. Old Friends Vintage Guitars in downtown Wentzville offers a variety of guitars and amplifiers and other guitar equipment and accessories such as picks and replacement strings. The shop also offers parts (such as tuning knobs) and can repair some problems, and they can also order parts not in stock. Owner Emmett Taylor has created an attractive, relaxed atmosphere where guitar players can interact with other …
Wheel Sports Bicycle Shop, located at 402 S. Church Street, has everything a bicycling enthusiast or skateboarder could wish for, but the shop's best assets are its owner Steve Padilla, a former BMX pro and mountain bike racer who also designed and tested bike products for many years, and his son Nathan, 9, who has inherited his father's love for BMX racing. Their enthusiasm for the sport is apparent the minute you walk through the door. Padilla hopes someday to build a bike track behind the shop and hold a racing series right in downtown Wentzville. Wheel Sports offers full-service tune up …
It was a merry Christmas Eve at the mall. The stores are closing but you've finally found that last perfect present, so you head for the parking lot only to find that a foot and a half of snow has fallen. You load up the packages and head out on treacherous icy roads—only to end up in a ditch a few blocks later. Now what? It's Christmas Eve! Not to worry. Budget Towing is on call 24/7, including holidays. And they work with AAA, Quest, Road America and some State Farm agencies, so there's a good chance you'll be covered. Rodney Sherman opened Budget Towing 19 years ago after a career in the …
