Warm our hearts with your best holiday pictures! Win prizes by sharing your snapshots in our contest, sponsored by Patch and the St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau, which runs the annual Christmas on Main Street.
When shopping for wine, visit a local wine shop where experts are on hand to help you select the perfect vintage.
Patch asked three local wine experts what they would recommend for holiday gift giving and was suprised to get the same answer. “What do they like to drink?” In the world of wine, there’s no one perfect bottle. The best gift wine is given with ample thought towards the recipient. Do they like sweet dessert wines or a bold Cabernet Sauvignon? Would they like a bottle from a far away land, or one from their favorite local Missouri winery? When pushed, wine experts will reluctantly give a few recommendations. But they’d much rather talk with you in person where they can show you around the shop and point out popular or underappreciated wines. Straub’s (Clayton, Webster Groves) “The hottest category in wines are pinot gris from Oregon,” said …
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As we head into the weekend, Patch rounds up a list of events going on in St. Charles County.
As we head into the weekend, Patch rounds up a list of events going on in St. Charles County.
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Check out this round up of places to see some holiday lights displays.
Holiday Night Lights in Wentzville Holiday Night Lights is open from Nov. 23 to Dec. 30. The park is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until Dec. 9. Starting Dec. 13 the park is open daily through Dec. 30 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $8 per vehicle for up to 6 people. The cost is $1 additional for each extra person in a van, bus or limousine. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 10, the park is open to walk through. The cost is $3 per person. Celebration of Lights in O'Fallon Celebration of Lights is a drive-through holiday light display in Fort Zumwalt Park in O'Fallon, which is designed and funded by local organizations, churches and businesses. This event attracts more than 5,000 individuals on walk-through night. The event runs from 6 …
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With the giving of gift cards ramping up for the holidays, the Missouri Treasurer's Office reminded residents that they never actually expire.
If you're like many Missourians, you probably can expect to receive a gift card or two for Christmas this year, perhaps to one of your favorite stores or just an all-purpose pre-loaded debit card. If you're also like many Missourians, you probably have some of these cards left over from last year, ones that were never used and are now expired. However, those out-of-date cards might just turn out to be an unexpected holiday gift. That's because gift cards and certificates never actually expire in Missouri and may end up labelled as unclaimed property by the Missouri Treasurer's office. State Treasurer Clint Zweifel offered some tips on how to redeemed expired cards in a recent press release. "It is important to remember that even if …
Warm our hearts with your best holiday pictures! Win prizes by sharing your snapshots in our contest, sponsored by Patch and the St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau, which runs the annual Christmas on Main Street.
The Meadows shopping center in Lake Saint Louis hosts the Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony and lots more holiday fun.
The Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony The annual ceremony in Clock Tower Plaza welcomes the holiday season with caroling by the Green Tree Elementary Choir, complimentary chocolate chip cookies from Max & Erma's, hot chocolate from The Meadows, horse-drawn carriage rides and a visit from Santa. The free event is at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. Free Pictures with Santa The Meadows is offering a free professional 4x6 picture with Santa and encourages guests to bring their own cameras. The complimentary service is sponsored by The Meadows and Von Maur and is provided by Thomas Warwick of Warwick Photography in Brentwood, MO. "The highlight of the holiday season is about the magic that a visit with Santa brings to a child," Meadows Marketing …
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Are you gearing up to let your fingers do the walking on Cyber Monday?
Wentzville residents who didn’t want to brave the crowds on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday still have one more big chance to save courtesy of Cyber Monday. Similar to the two other major shopping events, Cyber Monday differs in that consumers don’t have to leave the comfort of their own homes (or offices) to take advantage of some pretty big pre-holiday deals. All the bargains laid out for Cyber Monday are for online shoppers only. So how can you find the best deals online this Cyber Monday? While most major retailers that have an online presence aren’t tipping their hats on their online deals just yet, many have splash pages set up that they're inviting shoppers to bookmark in advance of the Nov. 26 shopping holiday. Here are …
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Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
WUSTL obesity prevention experts offer tips to navigate the holidays.
There’s nothing wrong with a cookie or a glass of eggnog at the holidays, says Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD, director of the Center for Obesity Prevention and Policy Research and the Center for Diabetes Translation Research at Washington University in St. Louis and associate dean for research at the Brown School. The key, Haire-Joshu said, is balance. “The holidays are a great time of the year—time spent with family and friends—and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t enjoy them,” Haire-Joshu said. “But the key is to balance those treats with healthy habits and choices. “Drink more water. Reduce portions. Limit TV viewing and keep moving. All these things can add balance and ensure that 2012 is the year of the healthy holiday,” she said. Haire-…
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