Podcasts about Tower Grove Park

Marc Cox kicks off the hour discussing the high-stakes US-UK trade negotiations and the key economic factors shaping this potential deal. Shannon Bream from Fox News Sunday provides insight into the ongoing Papal Conclave and the election of a new Pope. Griff Jenkins dives into the behind-the-scenes of the papal voting process and discusses the global implications of these events. The episode also touches on Trump's big trade announcement expected at 9am Central Time, with speculation around new developments in US-UK relations and its impact on global trade. Laura Hettiger highlights the upcoming "Run for Kids" 5K event benefiting the Little Bit Foundation in Tower Grove Park.

Marc Cox starts the morning with breaking weather updates and a deep dive into the Papal Conclave—how a new Pope is elected and what it means for the global Catholic Church. The show unpacks rising political controversies, from Dr. Fauci's gain-of-function research and Bernie Sanders' private jet use to Jerome Powell's standoff with the White House over interest rates. “Kim on a Whim” returns as Kim St. Onge discusses the ongoing crime wave in St. Louis and Kansas City, plus sanctuary city fallout. Marc and Tom Ackerman shift gears to celebrate a Cardinals 5-game winning streak, highlighting Victor Scott II's speed and a revived bullpen. Former Senator Jim Talent joins to analyze U.S.–China trade dynamics, tensions in the Middle East, and America's global position. Then, Elliot Davis of Elliot Davis TV weighs in on St. Louis city leadership, police strategy, homelessness, and new Mayor Cara Spencer's early performance. Shannon Bream of Fox News Sunday and Griff Jenkins of FOX News break down the Papal vote, Trump's looming UK trade announcement, and the role of media in major global events. Laura Hettiger rounds out the show with details on the “Run for Kids” 5K supporting the Little Bit Foundation in Tower Grove Park.

Rebekah Coste welcomes Sara Lesire, a St. Louis mom and content creator behind Midwest Nomad Family, to the Moms of the Lou podcast! Sara shares her journey from rural Illinois to St. Louis, her transition from hiking for fun to documenting local adventures, and the growth of her family's content creation business. She highlights popular local spots like the City Museum, Forest Park, and Tower Grove Park, and discusses the shift from photo-based content to storytelling through reels on Instagram. Sara emphasizes the importance of starting small with outdoor activities and offers advice for families looking to explore more. To find more places to explore outside the St. Louis area, check out https://midwestnomads.com/!We are so grateful to Chelsey Huff Design for sponsoring this episode. Chelsea creates beautifully custom printed designs that bring your vision to life without the stress. Plus, as a St Louis mom listener, enjoy 10% off your order with code STLMOMS at checkout! Chelsea Huff Design, where every detail tells your story.Sara is a mom of two who has lived in the St. Louis area for over 30 years. While she continues to work part-time as a civil engineer, she uses her love for travel, adventure, and the outdoors to help other families explore through her blog and social media accounts. Sara shares family-friendly attractions, hikes, parks, and day trips around the St. Louis area and beyond. She loves writing family-friendly hiking and travel guides so that other families know what to expect. Her goal is to show that you don't have to spend a lot of money or travel far to find a new adventure. Favorite Parks with Playgrounds: Forest Park, Brentwood Park, Indian Camp Creek, O'Day Park, Wildwood Community Park, Watson Trail Park, Vago Park, Jake's Field of Dreams, Schranz Park, Turtle ParkGreat Family Hikes or Walks: Forest Park, Tower Grove, Powder Valley Conservation Center, Castlewood State Park, Pickle Springs, The Nature Institute (Olin Preserve), Kress Farm Garden Preserve, Rockwoods Reservation, Elephant Rocks, Hughes MountainWe hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! To learn more about Moms of the Lou you can go to stlouismom.com or follow us on Instagram and Facebook. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify. And don't forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! This episode was produced by the St. Louis Mom. It was recorded and edited by Half Coast Studios in St. Louis, Missouri. Music composed by Trina Harger.

'Pops' and Jeff Bailey return to the Chris & Amy Show studio. A new episode of "The Amazing Race" airs tomorrow on CBS. The St Louis natives will throw the 1st pitch at the Cardinals game on Friday night. the STL Run Crew is hosting an event with the Bailey's tonite at the Stone Shelter in Tower Grove Park, 6pm.

Chris and Amy dive into the challenges of snow removal in St. Louis, highlighting issues in neighborhoods like Soulard and Tower Grove Park, delayed plowing on secondary streets, and comparisons with Illinois' efforts. They also talk to journalist and author Mike Rothschild, who shares his emotional story of losing his home in the Eaton wildfire in Los Angeles, his family's evacuation experience, and the resilience of his tight-knit community.

Saint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Julie J. Gary, PhD, MPH, Bureau Chief of Behavioral Health for the City of St. Louis Health Department.  This episode was recorded on June 28, 2024 at the Turkish pavilion, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Prairie Therapy Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2020 To learn more about mental health care in St. Louis or the Perception Isn't Always Reality project, visit storystitchers.org  These Special Edition episodes of StitchCast Studio are the result of a partnership with YouthBridge Community Foundation through its Think Big For Kids grant. Story Stitchers project, Perception Isn't Always Reality, will create a public service announcement campaign as trusted messengers about mental health stigmas.  Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music's 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.  Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, the City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention in partnership with the St. Louis Board of Aldermen through the 2024-2025 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth, and Tegna Foundation.  Saint Louis Story Stitchers' studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.  

Saint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Julie J. Gary, PhD, MPH, Bureau Chief of Behavioral Health for the City of St. Louis Health Department.  This episode was recorded on June 28, 2024 at the Turkish pavilion, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Part II.   Pick the City UP Art Interlude Wade Reprise Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2022   Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2020 To learn more about mental health care in St. Louis or the Perception Isn't Always Reality project, visit storystitchers.org  These Special Edition episodes of StitchCast Studio are the result of a partnership with YouthBridge Community Foundation through its Think Big For Kids grant. Story Stitchers project, Perception Isn't Always Reality, will create a public service announcement campaign as trusted messengers about mental health stigmas.  Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music's 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.  Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Regional Arts Commission, the City of St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention in partnership with the St. Louis Board of Aldermen through the 2024-2025 Programs to Reduce Crime Among At-Risk Youth, and Tegna Foundation.  Saint Louis Story Stitchers' studio, The Center, is supported in part by Kranzberg Arts Foundation, where Story Stitchers is a proud resident organization.  

Anna Cooke and Sylvia McMakin talk about the event with Martin

Scott Jagow is joined by Erin Goss from Shaw Nature Reserve to discuss essential gardening tips for Fall. They cover leaf cleanup, preparing gardens for winter, and how the early leaf drop due to warm weather is affecting local trees. Erin shares advice on pruning apple tree suckers and the best times to plant fruit trees, while also discussing the effects of climate change on St. Louis natural areas, including extreme weather's impact on tree health and animal behavior. They also highlight beautiful spots for fall foliage like Forest Park and Tower Grove Park. The conversation wraps up with water management tips during heavy rains and a preview of Shaw Nature Reserve's upcoming art show.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 09-05-24 Kirk Hilzinger from the St. Louis City GOP tells us about this Sunday's GOP BBQ picnic event in Tower Grove Park in South City. That's from 12pm-3pm, it's free, and it features Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek. We also discuss current issues in St. Louis City. More information on Sunday's event in Tower Grove Park here: https://www.stlouiscitygop.com/   NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL Livestream 24/7: bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 09-05-24 (7:05am) Chris Dorr from the American Firearms Association talks about Wednesday's school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia (northeast of Atlanta) and the Left's efforts to capitalize on the situation in order to push for more gun control.  (@2A_Freedom) (https://americanfirearmsassociation.org) (https://joinafa.org) (https://www.missourifirearmscoalition.org/)   (7:20am) Is it another Russian hoax or is it real interference in our politics by a foreign adversary? Time for the Democrats to dust off the Russia boogeyman again. Story here: https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2024/09/05/kamalas-campaign-is-flailing-so-badly-the-doj-just-tried-to-toss-her-a-russia-collusion-lifeline-n2178917 Also story here: https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/09/04/doj-indictment-alleges-a-conservative-media-company-took-millions-from-russian-state-media-n2178926   (7:35am) Kirk Hilzinger from the St. Louis City GOP tells us about this Sunday's GOP BBQ picnic event in Tower Grove Park in South City. That's from 12pm-3pm, it's free, and it features Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek. We also discuss current issues in St. Louis City. More information on Sunday's event in Tower Grove Park here: https://www.stlouiscitygop.com/   (7:50am) We discuss stuff that irritates us...like gaper's blocks on highways, drivers going 35 in the left lane, the famous St. Louis rolling stops, etc.   NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewsTalkSTL Livestream 24/7: bit.ly/NEWSTALKSTLSTREAMSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join hosts George Mahe and Cheryl Baehr in this episode of Arch Eats, and beat the heat with frozen treats! From ice cream to frozen custard and other frozen novelties, discover a dozen must-visit spots, including some hidden gems. Listen and follow Arch Eats on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever podcasts are available. This episode is sponsored by Augusta Winery. Put on your sundresses and sandals and head to Augusta wine country on Highway 94 to experience award-winning wines, live music, and special events at Augusta Winery. For more information on hours, directions, and events, visit AugustaWinery.com.  Have an idea for a future Arch Eats episode? Send your thoughts or feedback to podcasts@stlmag.com. Hungry for more? Subscribe to our Dining newsletters for the freshest coverage on the local restaurant and culinary scene. And follow George (@georgemahe) and SLM on Instagram (@stlouismag). Interested in being a podcast sponsor? Contact Lauren Leppert at lleppert@stlmag.com. Mentioned in this episode: Howie Farms: Villa Ridge (accessible at the following markets: Tower Grove Farmers' Market, Ferguson Farmers' Market, Boulevard Farmers' Market) Ferguson Farmers' Market: 501 S. Florissant, Ferguson, 314-521 4661 Tower Grove Farmers' Market: 4256 Magnolia, Tower Grove Park, 314-772-3899 Kim's Bakery (Chesterfield): 13357 Olive, Chesterfield, 314-523-1332 Starrs: 1135 S. Big Bend, Richmond Heights, 314-781-2345 Sugarwitch: 7726 Virginia, Patch/Carondelet, 573-234-0042 Silky's Frozen Custard: Three metro area locations (Creve Coeur, Ellisville, and Cottleville) Mr. E's Cider Donut & Frozen Custard Stand: 951 S. Green Mt at Eckert's Belleville Farm, Belleville, 618-233-0513 The White Cottage: 102 Lebanon, Belleville, 618-234-1120 Crown Candy Kitchen: 1401 St. Louis, Old North, 314-621-9650 Ices Plain & Fancy: 2256 S. 39th, Shaw, 314-601-3604 Singers Ice Cream: 22 Gravois Station, House Springs, 636-671-7600 Spoonful of Sugar (Benton Park): 2800 McNair, Benton Park, 314-328-1048 Serendipity: 4400 Manchester, Forest Park Southeast, 314-833-3800 Sylvie Dee's: 8721 Big Bend, Webster Groves, 314-918-5472 Clementine's: Eight metro area locations Ronnie's Ice Cream: 9531 Watson Industrial, Crestwood, 314-962-0094 Half Pint: 8124 Big Bend, Webster Groves, 314-731-6329 (phone number for The Annex) Fountain on Delmar: 5242 Delmar, Delmar Maker's District, 314-226-9269 Fountain on Locust: 3037 Locust, Midtown, 314-535-7800 Spoonful Dessert Cafe (Creve Coeur): 12943 Olive, Creve Coeur, 314-485-1757 Dairy Haven (Caseyville, Il): 112 N Main, Caseyville, 618-345-8866 St. Louis Frozen Custard Factory: 9418 Manchester, Rock Hill, 314-961-9191 Neon Greens: 4176 Manchester, Forest Park Southeast, 314-899-0400 Ted Drewes: 6726 Chippewa, St. Louis Hills, 314-481-2652 You may also enjoy these SLM articles: Where to find the best ice cream, frozen custard, snow cones, and more in St. Louis Where to bring home the top St. Louis ice cream, frozen custard, gelato, and more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 06-13-24 St. Louis Veterans Job Fair is today at Chaifetz Arena at SLU in midtown with over 55 companies looking to hire folks. Story here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/06/10/over-55-companies-looking-hire-st-louis-veterans-job-fair-thursday/ Another crime wave in St. Louis...flowers are being stolen from Tower Grove Park in South City. Story here: https://fox2now.com/news/tower-grove-park-seeing-rise-in-plant-thefts/ Women rejoice!!! Swimmer Lia Thomas is out of the Olympics after losing a legal challenge. Story here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-out-of-olympics-after-losing-legal-challenge/ar-BB1o8fts?ocid=BingNewsSerp Suzanne Bowdey from The Washington Stand talks about some pro teams backing off of their involvement in Pride month as fans and consumers continue to push back against the ideology. Suzanne's article here: https://washingtonstand.com/commentary/major-sports-leagues-dump-pride-as-biden-fights-to-fill-the-void  More of Suzanne's articles here: https://www.frc.org/suzanne-bowdey (https://washingtonstand.com/) MORNING NEWS DUMP: Game over!! Somebody found Kim Gardner!  She finally met with the staff of the Missouri Auditor's Office on Wednesday. Story here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/06/12/kim-gardner-met-with-missouri-auditors-staff-wednesday/ The U.S. House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for defying lawful subpoenas and refusing to turn over the audio recordings of Biden's interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur. Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/06/12/breaking-house-of-representatives-votes-to-hold-ag-merrick-garland-in-contempt-of-congress-n2175399 Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS were arrested in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Story here: https://nypost.com/2024/06/11/us-news/six-suspected-terrorists-with-isis-ties-arrested-in-sting-operation/ Port of Baltimore reopens for business. Story here: https://www.foxnews.com/us/port-baltimore-fully-reopened-100m-cleanup-collapsed-francis-scott-key-bridge Ozark Bible College establishes the Davy & Natalie Lloyd Memorial Scholarship. Story here: https://wng.org/sift/u-s-missionaries-killed-in-haiti-remembered-with-college-scholarship-1718050796 Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying to deal with what they call a vaping epidemic that's affecting kids throughout the U.S. Story here: https://fox40.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/senators-grill-fda-about-vaping/amp/ Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 as pitcher Sonny Gray picked up his 8th win. They'll wrap up the 3-game series with the Pirates this afternoon at Busch Stadium at 1:15pm.  Then it's on to Chicago for a 3-game weekend series with the Cubs at Wrigley Field.  NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 06-03-24 Dr. Everett Piper, former president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University for 17 years and a contributing columnist for The Washington Times, talks about whether parents should be using therapists to help their children adjust to life's challenges. He explains why the current trend of hiring therapists to help children with everyday challenges is unhealthy. Story here: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/everett-piper-is-asked-whether-parents-should-be-s/ Order his book "Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth" here: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Day-Care-Devastating-Consequences/dp/1621576051/ref=sr_1_1? (https://dreverettpiper.com/) (@dreverettpiper) MORNING NEWS DUMP: Memorial services for Davy & Natalie Lloyd are this afternoon at Bible Holiness Assembly of God Church in Neosho, MO. The Lloyds were missionaries in Haiti. They were murdered by local gangs over a week ago. The funeral will be streamed online. Hunter Biden's trial on firearms charges is set to begin this week in Delaware. Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/06/03/potential-jurors-on-hunter-biden-gun-case-face-questions-on-guns-addiction-with-some-surprising-results-n2174998 There were multiple shootings and car break-ins in St. Louis City over the weekend, including about 60 vehicles on Saturday night/Sunday morning along Magnolia Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood, on the north side of Tower Grove Park.  The Congressional hearing questioning Dr. Anthony Fauci over the COVID-19 crisis and the government actions during the pandemic is underway today. Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/06/03/dr-fauci-attempts-to-evade-disclosing-covid-information-wrong-and-violates-policy-n2174996 Cardinals beat the Phillies in Philadelphia 5-4 in 10 innings. They move on to Houston for a 3-game series that begins tonight at 7:10pm. Battlehawks beat the San Antonio Brahmas 13-12 on Saturday at The Dome. That gives them DOME field advantage through the playoffs. The XFL Conference Title Game will be this coming Sunday night at The Dome at 6pm CT. It'll be a rematch with San Antonio. TV coverage on FOX2. The UFL Championship Game is the following Sunday, June 16 (Father's Day) at The Dome.       NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 06-03-24 Pro-Hamas protesters showed up at one of the Pride events in The Grove District. Those who attended were calling for Pride St. Louis to cut ties with Boeing.  Story here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/06/02/hundreds-gather-grove-protest-pride-st-louis-partnership-with-boeing/?tbref=hp West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he's leaving the Democrat Party to go indie.  Are you surprised or were you expecting the move? We discuss. Story here: https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/05/31/democratic-sen-joe-manchin-west-virginia-registers-independent-citing-partisan-extremism/?tbref=hp Trump jumps into the TikTok fray! Is that hypocritical? Or is it just campaign reality? We discuss. Adam Candeub from the Center for Renewing America and professor of law at Michigan State University talks about the recent 9-0 SCOTUS ruling in favor of the NRA and free speech. Article on the ruling here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/06/an-important-supreme-court-victory-for-the-nra-and-free-speech/#:~:text=In%20a%209%E2%80%930%20opinion,insurance%20law%2C%E2%80%9D%20Sotomayor%20wrote. (https://citizensrenewingamerica.com/) (https://americarenewing.com/team/adam-candeub/) MORNING NEWS DUMP: Memorial services for Davy & Natalie Lloyd are this afternoon at Bible Holiness Assembly of God Church in Neosho, MO. The Lloyds were missionaries in Haiti. They were murdered by local gangs over a week ago. The funeral will be streamed online. Hunter Biden's trial on firearms charges is set to begin this week in Delaware. Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/06/03/potential-jurors-on-hunter-biden-gun-case-face-questions-on-guns-addiction-with-some-surprising-results-n2174998 There were multiple shootings and car break-ins in St. Louis City over the weekend, including about 60 vehicles on Saturday night/Sunday morning along Magnolia Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood, on the north side of Tower Grove Park.  The Congressional hearing questioning Dr. Anthony Fauci over the COVID-19 crisis and the government actions during the pandemic is underway today. Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/06/03/dr-fauci-attempts-to-evade-disclosing-covid-information-wrong-and-violates-policy-n2174996 Cardinals beat the Phillies in Philadelphia 5-4 in 10 innings. They move on to Houston for a 3-game series against the Astros that begins tonight at 7:10pm. Battlehawks beat the San Antonio Brahmas 13-12 on Saturday at The Dome. That gives them DOME field advantage through the playoffs. The XFL Conference Title Game will be this coming Sunday night at The Dome at 6pm CT. It'll be a rematch with San Antonio. TV coverage on FOX2. The UFL Championship Game is the following Sunday, June 16 (Father's Day) at The Dome. NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ferguson in the Morning 06-03-24 Reilly Stephens from the Liberty Justice Center talks about the lawsuit against the Illinois State Police and Illinois law enforcement officials regarding their surveillance camera network along state highways. Story here: https://libertyjusticecenter.org/cases/scholl-v-illinois-state-police/ Also story here: https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/660250257-unconstitutional-dragnet-class-action-seeks-to-shut-down-il-cops-automated-license-plate-readers Also story here: https://libertyjusticecenter.org/newsroom/liberty-justice-center-sues-illinois-state-police-over-license-plate-readers/#:~:text=The%20lawsuit%2C%20filed%20on%20behalf,violation%20of%20the%20Fourth%20Amendment. (https://libertyjusticecenter.org/bios/reilly-stephens/) (https://libertyjusticecenter.org/) MORNING NEWS DUMP: Memorial services for Davy & Natalie Lloyd are this afternoon at Bible Holiness Assembly of God Church in Neosho, MO. The Lloyds were missionaries in Haiti. They were murdered by local gangs over a week ago. The funeral will be streamed online. Hunter Biden's trial on firearms charges is set to begin this week in Delaware. Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/06/03/potential-jurors-on-hunter-biden-gun-case-face-questions-on-guns-addiction-with-some-surprising-results-n2174998 There were multiple shootings and car break-ins in St. Louis City over the weekend, including about 60 vehicles on Saturday night/Sunday morning along Magnolia Avenue in the Shaw neighborhood, on the north side of Tower Grove Park.  The Congressional hearing questioning Dr. Anthony Fauci over the COVID-19 crisis and the government actions during the pandemic is underway today. Story here: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/06/03/dr-fauci-attempts-to-evade-disclosing-covid-information-wrong-and-violates-policy-n2174996 Cardinals beat the Phillies in Philadelphia 5-4 in 10 innings. They move on to Houston for a 3-game series against the Astros that begins tonight at 7:10pm. Battlehawks beat the San Antonio Brahmas 13-12 on Saturday at The Dome. That gives them DOME field advantage through the playoffs. The XFL Conference Title Game will be this coming Sunday night at The Dome at 6pm CT. It'll be a rematch with San Antonio. TV coverage on FOX2. The UFL Championship Game is the following Sunday, June 16 (Father's Day) at The Dome. We continue our discussion on the increased pushback that we're seeing this year regarding Pride Month, and more about Jordan Peterson's comments on pride. NewsTalkSTL website: https://newstalkstl.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsTalkSTL Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NewstalkSTL Livestream 24/7: http://bit.ly/newstalkstlstreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Michelle and Meera discuss some of their favorites at Grace Meat + Three including their specials, their kitchen sink salad and catfish nuggets. They also talk about a recent visit to Coffeestamp in South City and their lineup of empanadas stuffed with elotes or egg and prosciutto and even a caprese version with tomato and mozzarella. They also talk about two upcoming events: Food Truck Friday and Saucy Soirée. Food Truck Friday returns for its 2024 season on April 26 in Tower Grove Park and Saucy Soirée, a grand tasting party, makes its return to Union Station on June 23. They also talk about a new spot Neon Greens, which is one part salad-centric restaurant and one part hydroponic farm, and a few of their standout salads. Grace Meat + Three 4270 Manchester Ave., St. Louis, 314-533-2700 Food Truck Friday returns April 26 Coffeestamp Roasters 2511 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, 314-797-8113 Saucy Soiree returns to St. Louis Union Station Sunday, June 23 Saucy Soirée presale tickets Neon Greens 4176 Manchester Ave., The Grove First Look: Neon Greens in the former Rise Coffee space in the Grove 5 new and forthcoming breweries in the St. Louis region Rock & Horse Brewing Co. 419 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, 314.361.1060 Dressel's in the Central West End is a St. Louis landmark Blue Jay Brewing Co. 2710 Locust St., St. Louis Mississippi Culture 201 S. Union St., Staunton, Illinois Narrow Gauge Brewing Co. 1545 N. Hwy. 67, Florissant Main & Mill Central 10 Main St., Festus Cugino's has opened a second location at The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis Pink Willow Cafe 5523 Oak St. in Cottleville First Look: Pink Willow Cafe at Oak Street Inn & Lounge in Cottleville

If you've been to the Tower Grove Farmer's Market, you've likely seen the line wrap around one of the booths. At the booth, you'll find bread, donuts, and hand pies. That's what Madeline Hissong started with when she launched her business Damn Fine Hand Pies. Despite the popularity, she still recalls with clarity her first customer. Now, Madeline and her business partner Gene Bailey are gearing up to open their brick-and-mortar bakery in the Shaw neighborhood of South St. Louis - just a few blocks from where it all began at Tower Grove Park. The two joined us on the podcast to talk pies and bread, the dreams and the challenges, and what you can expect from their shop. You can learn more and order from the bakery through their Instagram page: Instagram.com/DamnFineHandPies

In a south St. Louis city park created in Victorian times, Indigenous culture, native plant ecology and 21st century engineering are newly united in a southwesterly flow. Tara Morton, Community Engagement Manager for this project's urban someplace, Tower Grove Park, shares the story of Nee Kee Nee, a riverine revival.        Named Nee Kee Nee, or “revived water” in the language of the Osage People who once inhabited the land, the East Stream captures stormwater from 43 Park acres and provides a naturalized play area for many of kinds of nature relatives, including humans young-to-old.       East Stream's headwaters are fed by a user-activated potable water source. Stormwater from intakes on adjacent Arsenal Street rejoin the stream 300 feet below the headwaters and flow through a system of weirs and rain gardens. Shunted underground for more than 100 years, East Stream is now a biodiverse, living partner in the Park's nature stewardship: a waterway working with human needs, designed to divert stormwater - up to 3.8 million gallons annually - from overloading the urban sewer system. Nee Kee Nee is also reviving culture. Tower Grove Park staff worked with the Osage Nation's Tribal Historic Preservation Office on design of the stream, the direction it flows and landscaping with pawpaw, arrowwood, and many other kinds of native plants. Physical and interpretive elements embody the Osage People's origin story and elements of Osage community life.  Tower Grove Park is open daily, sunrise to sunset, in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. THANKS to Jon Valley, KDHX Audio Production Pro Related Earthworms Conversations: Artist Jayvn Solomon Envisions Loutopia (Dec. 2021) The Water Defenders with John Cavanaugh (Oct 2021)

For this week's Roaming St. Louis segment, KMOX host Scott Jagow toured the Magic Chef Mansion on Compton Hill near Tower Grove Park. Owner Shelley Donoho bought the home in 1990 and has been restoring it to its 1908 glory ever since. There's a bowling alley and saloon in the basement, a polar bear in the dining room and of course, Magic Chef kitchen appliances. 

Kim St. Ogne hosts the Mark Cox Morning Show, offering engaging debates on diverse topics. Legal expert Hans von Spakovsky dissects the intricacies of removing Trump's name from state ballots, clarifying the misapplication of the 14th Amendment's Section Three. Then, Jennifer Kushinka presents Business Headlines. Following that, "In Other News with Scott Jagow" covers various topics, including Jon Voight's response to Angelina Jolie's stance on the Middle East, Elon Musk's new AI creation, and an amusing incident at Tower Grove Park involving a failed robbery due to unfamiliarity with a stick-shift car.

 Delve into the unique world of "In Other News with Scott Jagow," Scott covers a variety of topics, beginning with Jon Voight's reaction to his daughter Angelina Jolie's stance on the Middle East conflict, Elon Musk's latest creation, Grok, an AI mad to rival chat GPT, and an offbeat incident at Tower Grove Park, where a failed robbery unfolded due to the culprits' inability to operate a stick-shift car. 

McGraw talks with Anna and Tara about the Fall Frolic event at Tower Grove Park.

 Join us for a delightful chat as we explore the vibrant events happening this weekend in St. Louis. From the Great Forest Park Balloon Races to Frizz Fest in Tower Grove Park, a celebration of natural beauty, and the lively Fall Fest on South Grand, there's no shortage of fun-filled activities. The crisp fall weather with a high of 77 adds to the charm of the season. Tune in as Scott Jagow and Stuart Mcmillian discuss the joys of autumn, from the changing leaves to football, pumpkin pies, and more. Plus, we'll touch on the unique St. Louis tradition of Halloween jokes and the anticipation of the Fall Classic. Don't miss out on embracing the spirit of fall!

Stewart McMillian shares his excitement about the upcoming Festival of Nations taking place at Tower Grove Park. As a part of the event, Stu's family operates the Bolivian booth, where they prepare a delectable treat called "Salteñas," baked empanadas with unique fillings. Stu discusses the meticulous preparation that goes into creating these flavorful dishes and highlights the handmade nature of their food. He sheds light on the diverse array of dishes and treats offered at the event from different countries. Mcmillian explains the process of setting up as a vendor and obtaining the necessary permits, along with the camaraderie among vendors. He also mentions the variety of affordable options for attendees to enjoy from various booths, creating a multi-cultural culinary experience. Overall, Stu's enthusiasm showcases the excitement of participating in the Festival of Nations and indulging in a diverse array of global flavors.

Bret talks with the President of the International Institute about this weekend's "Festival Of Nations" in Tower Grove Park.

Debbie Monterrey gets a preview of the Festival of Nations from International Institute Arrey Obenson.    © GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK

Mark your calendar for August 26–27, 2023 at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, Missouri for a celebration of music, flavors, art, and culture from around the world at the annual Festival of Nations.Arrey Obenson, President and CEO of the International Institute of St. Louis (IISTL) discusses the Festival of Nations and how the IISTL has played a prominent role in assisting refugees and immigrants in the St. Louis metropolitan area.This is Season 6! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#festivalofnations #iistl #towergrovepark #declarationofindependence #refugee #immigrant

In this episode of "Annoyed Not Offended," we sit down with Leslie Hughes, the inspiring creator and founder of Frizzy by Nature. Leslie shares her journey of finding self-acceptance and purpose after losing her mother, Michelle Flowers. Through her own experiences, Leslie discovered the transformative power of embracing her natural state, both externally and internally. This led her to establish Frizzy by Nature, a platform dedicated to encouraging confidence and providing valuable resources for women on their self-love journey. We delve into the incredible impact Frizzy by Nature has had on the community, including their flagship event, Frizz Fest, which has become a beacon of celebration and support in the lives of countless individuals. This episode will inspire you to embrace your frizz and find freedom in loving yourself, just as Leslie has done through her remarkable organization. Don't miss Frizz Fest's 2023 in Tower Grove Park on Saturday, September 16. This is a free event. However, donations are greatly appreciated as this event is hosted by Frizzy By Nature, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Visit https://frizzybynature.com/ for more details.  If you haven't already, follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook @AnnoyedNotOffended. https://linktr.ee/AnnoyedNotOffended   

Crews with the St. Louis Water Division were out Sunday to fix new main breaks from over the weekend, the latest of which happened near Tower Grove Park.City officials cited outdated infrastructure as the reason for the recent water main breaks around town.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Landscape architect Ted Spaid, founding partner of SWT Design, has designed over 1,000 parks in the St. Louis region. Two of his most talked-about projects are the new basketball courts coming to Tower Grove Park and Forest Park. Spaid shares how he creates green spaces that are welcoming and satisfies the needs of people that compliments the flow of nature.

A celebration of Culture and Community:Many St. Louisians have gone to the annual Festival of Nations year after year. This episode invites guest speaker Arrey Obenson, who discusses the important mission behind the well known festival and the well loved International Institute of St. Louis. Obesnson meaningfully introduces the variety of opportunities provided to immigrants and refugees in the St. Louis region. This episode dives into the importance of community, acceptance, and the possibilities that can make St. Louis a strong community. Arrey addresses some major changes and sneak peaks as to what to expect from the 2023 Festival of Nations in Tower Grove Park this August.Support the show

Brad Kovach, editor and publisher of Terrain Magazine joins Debbie Monterrey with a preview of the 2023 Gateway Outdoor Expo in Tower Grove Park.

[00:00] Intro[00:58] Return to Civility[02:15] Brad Kovac, Gateway Outdoor Expo director and editor/publisher of Terrain Magazine discusses the 2023 Gateway Outdoor Expo that has been announced for Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1, at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. The FREE event will showcase new outdoor gear, services, and resources, as well as interactive demos and experiential attractions — all in a festive, family-friendly environment.The Gateway Outdoor Expo will highlight activities such as running, biking, hiking, camping, rock climbing, and paddling, as well as adventure travel, health and wellness, and more. Special features include:Rock Climbing Wall: Test your ability on several different routes of varying difficulty. The wall is 23 feet tall, with holds and features that simulate a real rock surface.Mountain Bike Demo Course. This area allows Expo attendees to try out a mountain bike on simulated off-road obstacles.Mobile Life Exhibitors: Tour the latest overland vehicles, adventure vans, mini travel trailers, and toy haulers and take your future outdoor excursions on the road.VIP Party: Rub elbows with Expo vendors and enjoy select food and beverages at this celebratory mixer on the evening of Thursday, March 30.[24:39] More about Saint Louis In Tune[27:45] Get involved as we Highlight more St. Louis ActivitiesSt. Louis City SC SoccerSt. Louis BattlehawksCherry Blossoms at the Missouri Botanical GardenMoolah Shrine CircusSchlafly's Oyster FestivalSt. Louis Cardinals Opening DayShakespeare in the Park (May/June)Shakespeare in the Streets (September)[35:56] ComedyThis is Season 6! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#outdoors #mountainbiking #rockclimbing #gatewayoutdoorexpo #terrainmagazine

New basketball courts are scheduled to make their debut next year in St. Louis' two largest parks: Forest Park and Tower Grove Park. In Forest Park, development progress has been slow because of efforts to get as much community input as possible. Their next advisory board meeting is set for December 15. In this encore episode, producer Miya Norfleet talks with St. Louisans and park leadership about how access to basketball courts tells the story of St. Louis' past and hopes for the future.

Hundreds gathered at a candlelight vigil last night at Tower Grove Park to remember the victims. Seven others were injured in yesterday's shooting. Police say they are all stable.

the city's national historic landmark park is celebrating its 150th anniversary...and you're invited to the party. Debbie Monterrey talks with Amanda Doyle about the history of Tower Grove Park

In 1872, the Missouri Republican newspaper heralded the arrival of St. Louis' newest park beneath the headline: "A New Lung to the City." Now, Tower Grove Park is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Local author Amanda Doyle joins the show. Her new book is “Tower Grove Park: Common Ground & Grateful Shade Since 1872.”

A jam packed first hour as Johnny speaks with Juliet Simone of The Oasis Institute, architect John Guenther on a fun art event in Tower Grove Park, and Michael Musgrave Perkins of the Grand Center Arts Academy.

This month we chat with another one of Big River Training Team's (BRTT) pace groups – the 12:30 minute pace group.  If you hear a little wind noise in the background it's because we recorded our podcast on a beautiful, but windy Sunday morning in beautiful Tower Grove Park. One of the things I like most about recording podcasts with different pace groups is that it allows me to relive some of their greatest or most challenging experiences, to enjoy the laughter as stories are shared and to briefly peak into each runner's unique personality.  You get all of that with the 12:30 minute pace group. Still debating whether or not “running is the right sport for you?”  Or whether a local running community like Big River Training Team right for you?  Listen to members of the 12:30 minute pace group and discover for yourself. Thank you for listening.  This is “Real Friends”. Website:  www.therobertharrison.com Questions or comments: realfriendsstl@gmail.com Music: https://audiotrimmer.com/royalty-free-music/ Resources: Thank you to my “Podcast Posse”: Jen Koitzer, Dan Palasky, Diana Van Buren, Carolyn Aylward Dolan Big River Running Company - www.bigriverrunning.com Tower Grove Park - www.towergrovepark.org  

In the late 1860s, philanthropist Henry Shaw focused on creating the first large park in St. Louis. His vision was a Victorian showplace full of verdant trees, shading pavilions, and music and cultural amenities. He wanted Tower Grove Park to be used for the enjoyment of all classes in the city. 150 years after its founding, Tower Grove Park continues to fill that role in the lives of St. Louisans and the rest of the region. In https://www.reedypress.com/shop/tower-grove-park-common-ground-and-grateful-shade-since-1872/ (Tower Grove Park: Common Ground and Grateful Shade Since 1872), author https://www.reedypress.com/author/doyle/amanda-e-doyle/ (Amanda E. Doyle) captures an illustrated history of the park with photographs, descriptions, and stories that have never been seen or heard before. This is Season 5! For more episodes, go to https://stlintune.com/ (stlintune.com) #towergrovepark #stlouis #henryshaw #bandstand #victorianera #citypark

After years of outcry, new basketball courts are scheduled to make their debut next year in St. Louis' two largest parks: Forest Park and Tower Grove Park. It's not easy to find basketball hoops in St. Louis' parks, and many people think that's by design — to keep Black youth out of seemingly wealthier neighborhoods. And, in Forest Park, plans to build courts seem stuck in a nine-step process. In this special episode, producer Miya Norfleet talks with St. Louisans and park leadership about how access to basketball courts tells the story of St. Louis' past and hopes for the future.

He was a child soldier in Sudan at the age of 8. But Emmanuel Jal will spread his message of hope and forgiveness at this weekend's festival of nations in Tower Grove Park. Here's his story with Debby Monterrey.

Politics has always been a hot button issue in St. Louis, but in 1875, the average citizen would have had trouble keeping track of who the mayor of the city even was. In that one year, there were three plus one more who should have been there. Just press play to hear the whole story —— Click on search links to see if there are episodes with related content: Andrew Wanko, Politics, Altercations, Podcast Transcript: In 2017 St. Louisans will take to the polls to vote in a new mayor of St. Louis. The election process will certainly be full of ups and downs. But chances are it won't compare to the strange year of 1875. If you were alive in 1875, it would have been tough remembering who the mayor was. There were three plus one more who should have been there. —— For the first four months of 1875, Joseph Brown was in office as the 21st mayor of St. Louis. Since his appointment in 1871, he had overseen some pretty big changes in the St. Louis landscape. Giving St. Louisans a day at the park was high on Mayor Brown's list of goals because his term oversaw Tower Grove Park opening to the public, as well as the legislation to create Carondelet Park, O'Fallon Park, and Forest Park. He also oversaw the opening of the Eads Bridge and ran a soup kitchen for hungry St. Louisans that he funded out of his own pocket. —— In April 1875, Mayor Brown stepped down and Arthur Barrett took over as the 22nd mayor of St. Louis. But Arthur Barrett would soon set a record. No mayor would want the shortest term of any mayor in St. Louis history. Arthur had a robust history of raising cattle and helping put on the annual St. Louis Exposition Fair. But less than two weeks after taking office, he died. Shortly after being sworn in, Arthur became seriously ill and stumped the team of doctors who were desperately trying to save him. He passed away on April 24th, 1875, just 11 days after taking office. —— For the rest of 1875, the city of St. Louis might have elected the wrong man as mayor. After Arthur Barrett's sudden death, a special election was held, and bank president James Britton was declared the 23rd mayor of St. Louis, but his opponent, Henry Overstolz, smelled something fishy. Overstolz cried corruption and blamed Britton's supporters of stuffing the ballots with hundreds of fake votes. When all was sorted out, the decision was reversed. Overstolz was found to be the winner, and he became the 24th mayor of St. Louis in February 1876. —— Police officers surrounded City Hall as protesters threatened to storm it and burn it down. And the back and forth argument of who was truly the mayor made St. Louis a laughingstock. In the end how many votes separated Henry Overstolz and James Britton? Just 77 out of nearly 30,000 cast. —— Here's History is a joint production of the Missouri History Museum and KDHX. I'm Andrew Wanko and this is 88.1 KDHX St. Louis. ——

Debbie Monterrey reports on a celebration of Love in Tower Grove Park.

Debbie Monterrey joins Tom and Carol to say goodbye to one of St. Louis's favorite trees in Tower Grove Park.  it's a catalpa known for generations as the Keebler Elf tree. Younger generations refer to it as the Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings tree. But after a century of sparking people's imagination and having children climb inside its hollow trunk and hang off its branches, the catalpa has reached the end of its life. Park officials announced that it's coming down this summer because it is dying and has become a hazard.

Missouri's only senior center devoted to immigrants and refugees resumed its popular senior groups in April. Producer Kayla Drake went to the Macklind International Senior Center's picnic in Tower Grove Park — their first since the pandemic started.

Owner of STL Barkeep discusses the recent pop-up beer garden at Tower Grove Park, what they do at STL Barkeep, and much more. https://www.stlbarkeep.com/

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Katie Stuckenschneider, Marketing and Digital Media Manager at Forest Park Forever, join KTRS' John Carney and Julie Buck to talk about Forest Park, its mission and the partnership with GRG throughout the Brickline project. Forest Park is one of the four anchor parks that will be connected with the Brickline Greenway, along with Fairground Park, Tower Grove Park, the Gateway Arch National Park, and so many other destinations in between. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org. 

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Lois Conley, Founder & Executive Director of the Griot Museum of Black History, talk with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese about the museum's mission and work. Ms. Conley also serves as Co-chair for the Brickline working group that focuses on the greenway's segment from Fairground Park to the Grand MetroLink station, and she discusses some significant history of this park. Fairground Park is one of the four anchor parks that will be connected by the Brickline Greenway, along with Tower Grove Park, Forest Park, the Gateway Arch National Park, many more destinations in between. She also shares her experience as a former resident of the Mill Creek Valley neighborhood, which will be commemorated through a public art installation on a portion of the Brickline Greenway along Market St. from Compton Ave. to 20th St. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.

The Brickline Greenway aims to connect the Gateway Arch to Forest Park and Fairground Park to Tower Grove Park with pedestrian and bike paths. Great Rivers Greenway discusses how two recent federal grants will fuel the ambitious plan to connect 17 city neighborhoods.

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Bill Reininger, Executive Director of Tower Grove Park, talk with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese. Tower Grove Park is one of the four anchor parks that will be connected with the Brickline Greenway, along with Fairground Park, Forest Park, the Gateway Arch National Park, plus hundreds of destinations in between.  Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.

Emma Klues with GRG along with Bill Reininger, Director at Tower Grove Park, on the impact that the 150 year old City of St. Louis park has on the Brickline Project, plus plans to connect it all one day! Check out the site for more: https://greatriversgreenway.org/greenway/brickline-greenway/

This weekend's event is the fourth iteration of the natural hair and beauty celebration that St. Louisan Leslie Hughes first launched in 2017.

Drew Jameson is the owner of Jamo Presents, and one of St. Louis's premier concert and event promoters. Drew is a key player in our local music ecosystem, and is behind some of the most exciting concert venues in the City, including The Foundry, Tower Grove Park, and the Lot on Laclede's Landing.In this episode we discuss Drew's journey into the business via Lucas School House and Nectar's in Burlington, his experience as a touring musician, St. Louis's top venues, Mississippi Nights, upcoming shows on Laclede's Landing, the impact of CoVid on the industry, and the lasting influence of the Grateful Dead.Drew is a stellar human, and a powerful positive force on our local music scene! We really enjoyed this interview with him. Check out the links below to support his upcoming events.https://www.jamopresents.com/Shloop!

It's our first travelogue episode! We took a mini-vacation to Mike's old stomping ground of St. Louis, MO. We talk about wonderful food (Layla Gourmet Burgers, MOKABE Coffeehouse), fun shopping (Ikea, The Galleria, and S. Grand boutiques), and the iconic attractions (St. Louis Zoo, The Aquarium at Union Station, Tower Grove Park, the Center of the Universe) that make St. Louis great. We love it here!

"Awake" on Netflix, Food Truck Friday's at Tower Grove Park, "The Celebrity Dating Game" on ABC, plus more!

Jason hughes tells us about tomorrow's Mis Chakras Extravaganza at Tower Grove Park.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Holloran is the founder and owner of McGurk's Irish Pub, and a St. Louis legend. He grew up in Tower Grove Park in the 1940s and 50s, and began purchasing real estate in Soulard in the late 1970s.In this episode, Jim shares his perspective on the redevelopment of Soulard, and how these lessons can be applied to other city neighborhoods today. We also track the history of McGurk's, the importance of authentic Irish music at the pub, and Jim's reflections on his successful multi-decade career.Jim Holloran is a gem of our community, and we thank him for sharing his wisdom, insight, and good cheer with our guests!

Reposted from April 6, 2020: One sparrow might not make a Spring, but five sure do! Tassy and Bill recount their most recent birdwatching trip to Tower Grove Park and talk about some antics of their backyard wildlife, including an update on those feuding robins from episode one. Bird photo by Bill Michalski. Featured birdsContinue reading "Ep 6: The Sparrow Special"

Reposted from April 1, 2020: Bill and Tassy recount the last birding outing of their stay-cation, an exciting trip to Tower Grove Park where they saw a few titillating new species. All bird sounds and photos by Bill Michalski.

Neighborhood parks and other green spaces and trails continue to be among the liveliest places in the region as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Great Rivers Greenway's Emma Klues and Tower Grove Park's Bill Reininger offer their insights on the increased interest in the outdoors, even as we head into winter, and we hear from listeners as well.

Today we remember the man who brought Lilacs to America. We'll also learn about the man who created the Missouri Botanical Gardens, also known as "Shaw's Garden." We celebrate the French author, who exchanged his personal library for a lifetime supply of cantaloupe. We also look back at an article from 1938 and the topic was tropical peas. In Unearthed Words, we'll hear an excerpt from Vita Sackville-West. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a brand new book for 2020 about creating gorgeous gardens and design mastery. Let the chase begin. And then we'll wrap things up with a little article from 1975 about something called the "Dial-A-Garden-Tipline." But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple  | Google  | Spotify  | Stitcher | iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News Robert Miller: An ancient, ubiquitous plant easily ignored — but shouldn't be | RegisterCitizen.com “Because it’s tiny and everywhere, it’s easy to not see it. But moss is really too remarkable to overlook. Scientists now believe it was these simple plants, spreading like a carpet over the face of the then-barren earth that changed our atmosphere into the oxygen-rich state it’s now in and those allowed life to flourish here. Moss helped create our world. “It’s all over the place,” said Cathy Hagadorn, executive director of Deer Pond Farm, the nature sanctuary in Sherman owned by Connecticut Audubon Society. “It’s beautiful.” Birds use moss to line their nests. Four-toed salamanders lay their eggs in the sphagnum moss at the edge of swamps. Gardeners depend on peat moss to give new saplings a nice moisture-absorbing bed to start growing in. Because they’re great at absorbing water, mosses prevent erosion. They play a part in the forest cycle, helping in the decomposition of downed trees and stumps. And they’re great at returning oxygen to the atmosphere. “Pound for pound, moss delivers more oxygen to the atmosphere than any other plant,” said Jim Fucetola, chief of operations at Moss Acres, a Pennsylvania-based company that sells moss to gardeners. “Fifteen percent of trees deliver oxygen to the atmosphere. For mosses, it’s 100 percent.”   Alright, that’s it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1696  It's the birthday of the colonial governor of New Hampshire,  Benning Wentworth, who was born on this day in 1696. American gardeners remember Benning because he brought the lilac along with other trees and shrubs when he immigrated to States from England. In 1750, the first lilac was planted at the Wentworth home. In 1919, it was adopted as the New Hampshire State Flower because lawmakers felt it was, "symbolic of the hardy character of the men and women of New Hampshire; the granite state."   1800  It's the birthday of the man who created the Missouri Botanical Gardens, also known as "Shaw's Garden," or "Hank's Garden" - the great horticulturist and botanical philanthropist Henry Shaw. Henry is celebrated on the St. Louis Walk of Fame with this epitaph: "Henry Shaw, only 18 when he came to St. Louis, was one of the city’s largest landowners by age 40. Working with leading botanists, he planned, funded and built the Missouri Botanical Garden, which opened in 1859. Henry donated the land for Tower Grove Park and helped with its construction. He wrote botanical tracts, endowed Washington University’s School of Botany, helped found the Missouri Historical Society, and gave the city a school and land for a hospital. Of Henry’s gifts, the Botanical Garden is best-known. Said as early as 1868 to have “no equal in the United States, and, indeed, few anywhere in the world."   In addition to the Botanical Garden, Henry built the Linnean House in 1882. It is the oldest continuously operated public greenhouse west of the Mississippi River and was initially designed to be an orangery, a place to overwinter citrus trees, palms, and tree ferns. And, there's a little story I love that reveals Henry's regard for the plants in his garden. It was posted in the St. Louis Star and Times on April 5, 1933: "Mr. Shaw was escorting a lady through his gardens, pointing out objects of interest. The visitor said: " I cannot understand, Sir, how you are able to remember all of these difficult names." He replied, with a courtly bow, "Madame, did you ever know a mother to forget the names of her children? These plants and flowers are my little ones."   1802  Today is the birthday of French author of "The Three Musketeers" and gourmet Alexandre Dumas (" Doo-Ma"). Alexandre also wrote the Count of Monte Cristo, which contains many passages about the garden. Here's one for Chapter 44: “The garden was long and narrow; a stretch of smooth turf extended down the middle, and at the corners were clumps of trees with thick and massy foliage, that made a background for the shrubs and flowers.” Alexandre was a larger-than-life character, and there are actually quite a few stories about him that gardeners will find charming. For instance, in the mid-1860s, the Library in Cavaillon ("Ca-VAY-on"), France was just getting started, and they asked Alexandre for a donation of some of his books. Alexandre responded, “I agree on one condition: Just as the town and the Cavaillon authorities love my books, so I love their melons. In exchange for my 300 or 400 books, I request a town by-law be passed giving me a life annuity of 12 Cavaillon melons a year.” The town happily agreed to the terms Alexandre set forth, and Alexandre received a dozen Charentais ("Shar-en-TAY") melons every year until he passed away in 1870. The cantaloupe melons of Cavaillon are perfectly suited to growing in the soil and climate of the Durance River Valley and are perfect for growing cantaloupe. Cavaillon is still the home of the sweet, Charentais melon. In fact, visitors to Cavaillon are greeted by a nine-ton statue of a Charentais melon, and the annual melon festival happens every year the weekend before Bastille day. Now gardeners may wonder if a Charentais is similar to French cantaloupes or North American musk melons. Although they are related, they are not the same. Charentais melons are sweeter and have a jasmine and apricot fragrance. Just before he died, Alexandre finished his final book, and he titled it Le Grand Dictionnaire de Cuisine (The Grand Dictionary of Cuisine). It is especially poignant to see that Alexandre included an entry on the Charentais melon. In fact, Alexandre did not mince words, and he gushed that it was the greatest melon he'd ever encountered. There is yet one more hilarious story about Alexandre that occurred when he was traveling in Switzerland. One day Alexandre decided he wanted mushrooms for supper. Now Alexandre spoke only French while the owner of the inn he was staying at spoke only German. To convey what he wanted, Alexandre quickly made a charcoal sketch of a mushroom on the wall. After seeing the sketch, the innkeeper went out for a while and then came back and presented Alexandre with an umbrella. It was Alexandre Dumas who said, All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope. It is not the tree that forsakes the flower, but the flower that forsakes the tree. To despise flowers is to offend God.   1938   On this day, The Miami News published an article with the title "Tropical Peas Will Mitigate Relief Wants." The article begins this way, "If English peas don't suit your palate, plant pigeon peas. The suggestion is that of a Miami pioneer, Charles F. Sulzner, who through the years has pointed out to newcomers the advantages of growing tropical fruits and vegetables, often of a type requiring no painstaking cultivation... Pigeon peas, as Sulzner demonstrated in his spacious grounds, ...grow on trees, and may be had by the simple process of picking." Pigeon peas make a lovely and distinct addition to the edible garden. The cultivation of the pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), can be traced back more than 3,500 years. Other common names include Congo pea, Angola pea, and red gram. In Barbados, pigeon pea was used to feed pigeons. Gardeners who love growing peas in the spring may thoroughly enjoy growing pigeon pea in the summer. It's a hardy perennial that can produce multiple harvests during the season. The sweet, fresh green peas are technically beans. They can be eaten raw when green or dried. The dried beans need to be soaked before boiling. Pigeon peas have a nutty taste and crisp texture. The entire pod may be eaten. As a bonus, the yellow-red flowers attract flocks of hummingbirds, and the plants are also nitrogen-fixers and enrich the soil.   Unearthed Words When skies are gentle, breezes bland.  When loam that's warm within the hand Falls friable between the tines. Sow hollyhocks and columbines. The tufted pansy, and the tall  Snapdragon in the broken wall. Not for this summer, but for next.  Since foresight is the gardener's text.  And though his eyes may never know  How lavishly his flowers blow. Others will stand and musing say 'These were the flowers he sowed that May.' But for this summer's quick delight  Sow marigold, and sow the bright Frail poppy that with noonday dies  But wakens to afresh surprise: Along the pathway, stones be set Sweet Alysson and mignonette, That when the full midsummer's come On scented clumps the bees may-hum, Golden Italians, and the wild Black bumble-bee alike beguiled;   And lovers who have never kissed May sow the cloudy Love-in-Mist. Nor be the little space forgot For herbs to spice the kitchen pot: Mint pennyroyal, bergamot. Tarragon and melilot. Dill for witchcraft, prisoner's rue.  Coriander, costmary. Tansy, thyme. Sweet Cicely, Saffron, balm, and rosemary That since the Virgin threw her cloak  Across it, -so say cottage folk - Has changed its flowers from white to blue.  But have a care that seeds be strewn One night beneath a waxing moon. And pick when the moon is on the wane.  Else shall your toil be all in vain ... — Vita Sackville West, English author and garden designer, The Land   Grow That Garden Library Chasing Eden by Jack Staub and Renny Reynolds This book came out in January of this year, and the subtitle is Design Inspiration from the Gardens at Hortulus Farm. This is one of my favorite new books for 2020. I adore the title. The author Anna Pavord ("PAY-vord") said, "Vision, tenacity, and a perfectionist's eye are the qualities that shine out from this account of a paradise garden created by two of America's foremost stylists." This is the overview from Timberpress: “One of the most spectacular private gardens in America, Hortulus Farm is the masterpiece of Renny Reynolds and Jack Staub, renowned experts in the fields of design, gardening, and entertaining. It is beautifully captured in Chasing Eden, a lavishly illustrated roadmap to creating a personal Eden. Hortulus Farm is a not only a model of classical tenets, but also a showcase of how traditions can be successfully broken. Gardeners will discover information on specific design principles, from vistas and allées to hardscaping and water features. They will also learn how to adapt these principles to less-than-optimal settings without sacrificing a site’s sense of place. Both aspirational and practical, Chasing Eden will inspire home gardeners to create their own earthly paradise.” You will read this book and then head straight out to the garden. Let the chase begin! This book is 272 pages of gorgeous gardens and design mastery - all shared to inspire today's gardener. You can get a copy of Chasing Eden by Jack Staub and Renny Reynolds and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $23.   Today's Botanic Spark On this day in 1975, the Green Bay Press-Gazette shared a little notice for their "Dial-A-Garden-Tipline." Readers could dial the number at any time and hear a taped garden message. Here were the topics posted in the paper: July 17 Russian Olive diseases July 18, 19, 20 Dutch Elm disease July 21 How to Blanch Vegetables July 22 Growing Cauliflower July 23 Birch Borer July 24 Training Young Trees

Historians Marvin-Alonzo Greer, Lindsey Manshack and Nick Sacco join Informal History's Liz Wolfson and Stef Russell to talk about public monuments, including confederate statues and Tower Grove Park's recently removed Columbus statue. Does removing them “erase history?” What do we do with complicated figures like Grant? What's the difference between a monument and a memorial? This episode, which streamed live in front of an audience on June 30, is the second installment in our series on public monuments. For info on past and future episodes, as well as info on our print zine, go to http://www.informalhistorystl.com. If you want to help support the work we do, go to https://www.patreon.com/Informalhistory. The Panelists:Marvin-Alonzo Greer is an historical interpreter and public historian concentrating on using immersive history to begin community dialogue.Twitter: @magthehistorianInstagram: @magthehistorian++ Nick Sacco is a public historian and writer. Twitter: @NickSacco55Exploring the Pasthttps://pastexplore.wordpress.com/about/St. Louis Anthologyhttps://beltpublishing.com/products/st-louis-anthology++Lindsey Manshack (Choctaw Apache Tribe of Ebarb) is a Research Manager at the Buder Center for American Indian Studies at Washington University in St Louis. Twitter: @LindseyManshackIlluminative Native Education for All Initiativehttps://illuminatives.org/native-education-for-all-2/ Alliance for Native Programs and Initiativeshttps://www.nativealliance.org/about Lindsey's Speakers Bureau page, where orgs can request the “Then and Now: American Indian Representation in Missouri” presentation: https://shsmo.org/speakers-bureau/speakers/lindsey-kaye-manshack

Ween. Tower Grove Park. Columbus statue. Matheny will be back for 5 games this year. Up in the rough, down in the fairway. FPCC discussion. Iggy is a caddy now. Mangos. Cheating in golf. Sucking toes. Plowsy shows his toes. EMOTD.

Ween. Tower Grove Park. Columbus statue. Matheny will be back for 5 games this year. Up in the rough, down in the fairway. FPCC discussion. Iggy is a caddy now. Mangos. Cheating in golf. Sucking toes. Plowsy shows his toes. EMOTD.

It’s a Reardon Roundtable Friday with Jane Dueker, former Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones, and St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd. Topics include the Trump Tulsa rally, the multiple charges in the killing of Rayshard Brooks, Juneteenth, the cancel culture, and the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Tower Grove Park.

After Tower Grove Park removed a statue of Christopher Columbus on June 16, it doesn't look like a new statue will be erected anytime soon due to COVID-19 budget challenges, according to a park official. But that got us wondering who St. Louisans should honor with a statue: Dred Scott, Josephine Baker, someone from the Osage Nation? We got the backstory from Washington University history professor Peter Kastor and architecture historian Chris Naffziger. We also sought listener suggestions.

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says he wants to make sure streets, parks, and statues reflect county values. His announcement came on the same day crews took down the Christopher Columbus statue in Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. Also, we speak with the incoming, first-ever female president of Eden Theological Seminary.

Debbie Monterrey, Charlie Brennan and Amy Marxkors discus the removal of the Columbus statue in Tower Grove Park. LGBT workers are protected from workplace discrimination. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be in favor for a team to sign Colin Kaepernick

The Christopher Columbus statue in Tower Grove Park was removed Tuesday with little to no debate or public input. A statement from the park claims it symbolizes a historical disregard for indigenous peoples and cultures and destruction of their communities.” Host Ryan Wrecker discusses the significant impact of removing history and catering to a mob mentality. Next, local tax watchdog Tom Sullivan joins Wrecker to analyze the St. Louis County Council’s no-bid contracts, coronavirus expenditure and jail food deal.“  Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts? Leave us a 5-star review: apple.co/2Of49Bv and subscribe to Overnight America on other great apps like Radio.com If you like what you hear, we're live weeknights on KMOX 1120AM. We welcome your calls at 800-925-1120. Like and follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RyanWreckerRadio/ 

KMOX’s Kevin Killeen is just back from The Hill talking to residents after the removal this morning of the Christopher Columbus from Tower Grove Park. Greg Phister, government affairs director with the Foundation, discusses Medicaid expansion. Joel Pollak, senior editor at large for Breitbart News, discusses his new book “Red November.”

If you’re listening on Wednesday, May 13th, the date this Episode 453 was released, picture me in St. Louis, where I was scheduled to be the luncheon speaker at the annual “Flower Power at Tower Grove Park” event. One of seven National Historic Landmark Parks, Tower Grove  is a 289-acre Victorian park that serves as […] The post Episode 453: Returning to St. Louis, Missouri, (Virtually) with Jessica Douglass of Flowers & Weeds appeared first on Debra Prinzing.

This time of year typically marks the start of wedding season, with venues, vendors and engaged couples all gearing up for major gatherings. Now, many such celebrations have been cancelled or postponed in light of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, and those working in the event industry are reeling. But when the upheaval of coronavirus eventually settles down — and even in the midst of it all, in some cases — St. Louis remains a great city in which to get hitched. Just ask Carolyn Burke, whose small business aims to make St. Louis a destination for elopement. With courthouses currently closed to nuptials, she’s found a workaround by bringing her officiant credentials and related services straight to wherever couples are located. In this segment, host Sarah Fenske talks with Burke as well as two other locals who have a track record of helping people think outside the box about weddings and other events: Stuart Keating, co-owner of Earthbound Beer; and Rachel McCalla, event director at Third Degree Glass Factory. The conversation touches on local impacts of COVID-19 but especially focused on the creative thinking that was already underway among some local venues and vendors — and may be more attractive than ever as couples look toward what’s next. It also includes comments from Stuart Hultgren and Sara Hasz, a local engaged couple who had planned to get married in early May in Tower Grove Park.

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery was based on true events that happened on April 24, 1953, in St. Louis, Missouri, when career criminal Fred William Bowerman and two other men entered the Southwest Bank with the intention of stealing up to 200,000 dollars. Four years later Charles Guggenheim and John Stix made a movie about the incident staring Steve McQueen. Tune in to this episode to hear Andrew Wanko, Public Historian with the Missouri Historical Society, talk about the the details of the crime and the history of Tower Grove Park. Later in the episode, McQueen expert Marshall Terrill answers questions about McQueen’s experience filming the heist movie.

Leah Merriman is a multi-media artist who may be the only encaustic painter in St. Louis — she paints with layers of wax. As she explains in the interview, it's a technique that dates back to antiquity (the word itself comes from the Greek enkaustikos; it was used in ancient Egypt for mummy portraits). Bauhaus artist Fritz Faiss revived encaustic painting in the 20th century, but it's still far from common. Leah often paints urban St. Louis landscapes: Art Hill, the Donut Drive-Thru on Chippewa, the riverfront, the bandstand in Tower Grove Park. In addition to encaustic, her body of work includes sculpture, prints, paintings and illustrations. She talks about apprenticing to sculptor Rudolph Torrini, staying in St. Louis, balancing art and motherhood, and how a trip to the Grand Canyon lead her to start doing encaustics. Leah's websitehttp://stlwaxworks.comLeah's Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/leahmerrimanart/Green Door Art Galleryhttps://www.greendoorartgallery.com/leah-merriman.html"Familiar Layers: Encaustic Scenes of St. Louis, Part 1," at Third Degree Glass Factory https://thirddegreeglassfactory.com/now-on-display-familiar-layers-encaustic-scenes-of-st-louis-part-1-by-leah-merriman/

Episode 174: the sonic-inspired hundred and seventy-fourth episode of the PokeProblemsPodcast! Tonight, we have a special guest... Stephen Strife DiDuro, the creator of Freedom Planet, the head of GalaxyTrail Games, and huge Poke-fan! We talk about GalaxyTrail's upcoming titles, Freedom Planet 2 and Petal Crashers, how Stephen started making games, and how cute Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are! Check out trailers for the two upcoming games below, followed by a tweets from the GalaxyTrail family! Follow @FlutterSpriteFollow @HEYSUEZO When you're 31 but have 28 years of work experience... (That is actually me as a baby!) pic.twitter.com/hLXNpNHFmN— Stephen DiDuro (@SDiDuro) December 25, 2019 He shaggy 🐶 pic.twitter.com/LcABYpugu0— Sammy DiDuro (@sammy_doggo) January 24, 2020 An example of the #pixelart #animation process for @galaxytrail's #FreedomPlanet2! First, I make a rough movement for the animation, then when @SDiDuro approves I finalize it. Later, the incredibly talented @pics_pixels do her shading magic to make it beautiful!#indiedev pic.twitter.com/8RypvndwUo— Rafael Ventura (@rafaelborven) November 27, 2019 ✨GRAPPLE FORCE RENA IS OUT!!✨Check it out on Steam today!! I hope everyone has fun with it!!https://t.co/x6SsyONxKC pic.twitter.com/cByuu8yQ84— Grapple Force Rena (@GrappleForce) December 4, 2018 Wanna come chat with us? GalaxyTrail's official Discord server is open to the public! https://t.co/R1cC5aT01G— GalaxyTrail 🌀 (@galaxytrail) June 15, 2019 Nefarious is not a GalaxyTrail game, but Stephen gives it a shout out! Slowpoke break! We also talk news: Piplup Pokémon GO Community Day was good, but February's community day will be users choice! Everybody Votes by completing research tasks on Saturday February 1st! Did you catch lots of Pokemon with Hats? Pokémon GO Lunar New Year Event is on until February 3, and it features Darumaka! And... Minccino Limited Research February 2, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in your local time. Special events are coming to Pokemon GO! The Taiwan Lantern Festival is happening in Taichung City, Taiwan, from Thursday, February 6, to Sunday, February 9, 2020. The very first Safari Zone event of the year will take place in the Tower Grove Park of St. Louis, Missouri, from Friday, March 27, to Sunday, March 29, 2020. The UK's first-ever Safari Zone will be taking place in Liverpool's 235-acre Sefton Park from Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April 19, 2020. More Unova pokes are here! So is Trade evolution! The Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass is coming! London will host the 2020 Pokemon Worlds on August 14-16! Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution debuts on Netflix on Pokémon Day, February 27, 2020. Look at this upset Detective Pikachu plush! Pokemon Twilight Wings is here! Miz Sylver explains how to get the latest Rocket League Twitch Prime goodies! It's Overwatch Lunar New Year! View this post on Instagram *NO PHOTOSHOOT PRODUCTION WAS REQUIRED IN THE MAKING OF THIS ISSUE A preview of the January 2020 Vogue Italia Special Issue on newsstands January 7th @Yoshitaka_Amano featuring @LindseyWixson in @Gucci Cover 5 of 7 *** "All of the covers, as well as the features of our January issue, have been drawn by artists, ranging from well-known art icons and emerging talents to comic book legends, who have created without travelling, shipping entire wardrobes of clothes or polluting in any way. The challenge was to prove it is possible to show clothes without photographing them. This is a first, Vogue Italia has never had an illustrated cover: and as far as I know no issue of Vogue in which photography is not the primary visual medium has ever been printed. Thanks to this idea, and to these artists' process, the money saved in the production of this issue will go towards financing a project that really deserves it: the restoration of @FondazioneQueriniStampalia in Venice, severely damaged by the recent floods.” @efarneti See more via link in bio. Full credits: #LindseyWixson @thesocietynyc Editor in chief @efarneti Creative director @ferdinandoverderi Fashion @franragazzi @robertaninapinna Casting directors @pg_dmcasting @samuel_ellis @ DM Fashion Studio #VogueValues A post shared by Vogue Italia (@vogueitalia) on Jan 2, 2020 at 9:29am PST Thanks for listening! If you have any questions or comments, we want to hear from you. Tweet, email, or comment on the blog or Facebook to let us know! Follow @pokemoncastTweet!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Are you a fan of basil? A few years ago, I produced an entire long-format show about basil for the Still Growing podcast. It was Episode 573, and I called it Basilmania. At one point or another, we’ve all needed an introduction to basil and to pesto.  So, if you’ve never grown basil, or smelled basil, or tasted it, or cooked with basil - I want to introduce you to it. I’d love it if someday you look back and say - yeah that Basilmania episode on Still Growing - that’s what made me want to give basil a try.  If you're an experienced basil gardener, you also it because I take you through some of the amazing varieties of basil - just know that there are over a hundred - (and I give you some ideas for what you can do with them).   From a growing standpoint, I share how to grow it from seed, how to propagate it (it’s so easy - its insane), offer some basic cultivation tips, and provide answers to some common questions about problems folks can have growing basil. I also tell you about harvesting and storing all of your green gold - your basil leaves. And then I wrap up with my favorite part of growing basil - eating it. I’ll share my pesto tips and give you some pretty amazing recipes that may or may not incorporate pesto. Whew! So, check it out on my blog or on your favorite podcast player just search for the word Basilmania (SG573) and the Still Growing podcast episode should pop right up.  Brevities     #OTD It's the birthday of Benning Wentworth who was born on this day in 1696.   Wentworth was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766.   Wentworth is important to North American gardeners, because Wentworth had brought the lilac along with other trees and shrubs when he immigrated to America from England.   In 1750, the first lilac was planted at the Wentworth home. In 1919, it was adopted as the New Hampshire State Flower because lawmakers felt it was,  "symbolic  of the hardy character of the men and women of New Hampshire; the granite state."     #OTD  It's the birthday of one of the man who created the Missouri Botanical Gardens also known as "Shaw's Garden," or "Hank's Garden" - I'm talking about none other than the great Henry Shaw who was born on this day in 1800. Shaw is easily in the top ten of any list of great American botanical philanthropists.   Shaw is commemorated on the St. Louis Walk of Fame with this epitaph: Henry Shaw, only 18 when he came to St. Louis, was one of the city’s largest landowners by age 40. Working with leading botanists, he planned, funded and built the Missouri Botanical Garden, which opened in 1859. Shaw donated the land for Tower Grove Park and helped with its construction. He wrote botanical tracts, endowed Washington University’s School of Botany, helped found the Missouri Historical Society, and gave the city a school and land for a hospital. Of Shaw’s gifts, the Botanical Garden is best-known. Said as early as 1868 to have “no equal in the United States, and, indeed, few anywhere in the world." In addition to the Botanical Garden, Shaw built the Linnean House in 1882. It is the oldest continuously operated public greenhouse west of the Mississippi River and was originally designed to be an orangery; a place to overwinter citrus trees, palms and tree ferns. And, there's a little story I love that reveals Shaw's regard for the plants in his garden.  It was posted in the St. Louis Star and Times on April 5, 1933 "Mr. Shaw was escorting a lady through his gardens, pointing out objects of interest. The visitor said: " I cannot understand, Sir, how you are able to remember all of these difficult names." He replied, with a courtly bow, "Madame, did you ever know a mother to forget the names of her children? These plants and flowers are my little ones." #OTD Today in 1938, The Miami News posted an article about pigeon peas. The article begins this way,  "If English peas don't suit your palate, plant pigeon peas. The suggestion is that of a Miami pioneer, Charles F. Sulzner, who through the years has pointed out to newcomers the advantages of growing tropical fruits and vegetables, often of a type requiring no painstaking cultivation... Pigeon peas, as Sulzner demonstrated in his spacious grounds at 236 S. W. Second St grow on trees, and may be had by the simple process of picking. Pigeon peas make a lovely and distinct addition to the edible garden. The cultivation of the pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), can be traced back more than 3,500 years. Other common names include: Congo pea, Angola pea and red gram. In Barbados, pigeon pea was used to feed pigeons. Gardeners who love growing peas in the spring, may thoroughly enjoy growing pigeon pea in the summer. It's a hardy perennial that can produce multiple harvests during the season.   The sweet, fresh green peas are technically beans. They can be eaten fresh when green or dried. The dried beans need to be soaked before boiling. Pigeon peas have a nutty taste and crisp texture. The entire pod may be eaten.   As a bonus, the yellow-red flowers attract flocks of hummingbirds and the plants are also nitrogen-fixers and enrich the soil.     Unearthed Words Here's a poem from John Clare called July:   "Loud is the summer's busy song The smallest breeze can find a tongue, While insects of each tiny size Grow teasing with their melodies, Till noon burns with its blistering breath Around, and day lies still as death."   Today's book recommendation: Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Hardcover by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West  Rainer and West offer strong voices in ecological landscape design. The book is about how plants fit together in the wild and how we can use that understanding in garden design and plantings. The benefits of this kind of planting method are much more management and less maintenance in addition to more diversity and density in our plantings.  Rainer and West have grown increasingly frustrated by the fact that traditional horticultural plantings really didn’t provide the set of tools to give clients ecosystems that also offer year-round beauty. By keying in on the way plants behave in the wild; grasping concepts like density and diversity, the authors believe they have extracted some design principles and real-world solutions for gardeners     Today's Garden Chore Try designing a Clock Garden.  The floral clock garden originated with Linnaeus, an 18th century Swedish botanist. He hypothesized that flowers could predict time based on when they opened and closed.  You could make your clock garden much more simple by creating wedges based on color or by season: spring, summer, and fall bloomers.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart On this day in 1975, the Green Bay Press-Gazette a little ad for their "Dial-A-Garden-Tip." Readers could simply dial a number at any time and hear a taped garden message. Here were the topics posted in the paper: July 17 Russian olive diseases. July 18, 19, 20 Dutch elm disease. July 21 How to blanch vegetables. July 22 Growing cauliflower. Julu 23 Birch borer. July 24 Training young trees.     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

I think most of us have driven through the park, driven by the park, picnicked in the park, enjoyed festivals in the park and it really is one of the real jewels in the metropolitan region.Tower Grove Park takes its name from Tower Grove House, the country home of Henry Shaw, located on land that would eventually become the Missouri Botanical Garden.But Shaw had also had ideas beyond his garden gate.It really was a part of Shaw’s dream to create an English garden like Country Park and the 280 some acre Tower Grove Park was his answer.Shaw filled the park with more than 8000 trees and shrubs from around the world and included a system of winding roads to give visitors beautiful vistas at every turn.One thing I think a lot of people don`t realize is that Shaw also owned property surrounding the park and in the earliest days he thought that he could develop small homes around the park and that those homes would become a source of revenue to support the park. That dream never materialized but certainly his dream of a park did materialize and it is testimony to good management and citizen interest that the park probably looks better today than it has since its heyday.In 1868, when Shaw donated the park to the City of St. Louis, the land sat outside what was then the city's western edge. So it has always been governed by a state board, appointed by the Missouri Supreme Court.

Today is National Garden Meditation Day.   Forget about your troubles   Go to the garden (if you're not there already).   Feel the breeze or the sprinkles.   Smell the rain.   Look at all the signs of life around you... all the shades of green emerging from the ground.   Listen to the sound of spring.   Garden time is restorative and resetting.   Use #GardenMeditationDay today when you post on social media.       Brevities   #OTD Born on this day in 1863, Walter Elias Broadway; a kew gardener and authority on West Indian plants.   Broadway was recognized by George V for his work in horticulture, although his career was shaded by bad blood with his supervisor John Hart and a drinking problem.   In 1888, Kew sent Broadway to Trinidad and Tobago to take up the newly created role of Assistant Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Garden.   Initially, everything seemed wonderful; the islands were a tropical plant-lovers paradise and there was already a botanic garden and herbarium in place. All Broadway needed to do was launch himself into learning everything he could about the tropical plants without a definitive reference to guide him. How hard could that be?   Along the way, his eagerness to get plant id's from Kew and the British Museum, led him to go around his boss. It wasn't long before Hart required Broadway to funnel all of his collected specimens through him. Things deteriorated further when Hart ordered Broadway to devote his discretionary time to the garden - calling him in from his beloved field time and severely limiting his ability to collect new plant specimens.   Broadway found other pursuits to bring him joy and satisfaction. He adored learning about the history of Trinidad. He found he loved to collect insect specimens. He helped found the Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club. Despite Hart's limitations, Walter Broadway truly mastered the art of plant collecting.    Broadway took the chance to get away from the day to day with Hart when the curator of the Botanic Gardens in Grenada opened up. It was there, that he started collecting for private herbariums. It didn't make him rich, but it helped alleviate his frequent financial difficulties.   Broadway spent over a decade in Grenada before heading to neighboring Tobago. By 1908, Hart had been forced to retire. Broadway resumed collecting with great zeal; he even sent mosses to Elisabeth Britton.   By 1915, Broadway was transferred back to Trinidad. He continued exploring remote parts of the island to collect plants.    Broadway retired in 1923 and he lived his final years in Trinidad - the island that had stolen his heart. His devotion to the natural world never waned and he was always on the lookout for new or interesting plants to sell to his private clientele. Although a flora of Trinidad and Tobago was published in 1928, Broadway was not a part of it. That said, much of the works cited references Broadway's collections - there was simply no disputing his collecting contributions.   botanist Andrew Carr described Broadway as "an exceptionally fine man. Entirely unselfish in spirit, he was always ready to share his vast knowledge of the botany of the island with other interested persons. I shall never forget his joy at discovering a new species of moss in a drain in Oxford Street. He was regarded, and justifiably so, as a walking encyclopedia on the botany of these parts ... "   Today, at the annual flower show of The Trinidad & Tobago, the Walter Elias Broadway Memorial Trophy is awarded for the best foliage plant exhibit.   #OTD On this day in 1819, botanist and philanthropist Henry Shaw arrived in St. Louis. St. Louis had been founded over fifty years before Shaw's arrival, and the population by 1820 was just over 10,000 people. Shaw is commemorated on the St. Louis Walk of Fame with this epitaph: Henry Shaw, only 18 when he came to St. Louis, was one of the city’s largest landowners by age 40. Working with leading botanists, he planned, funded and built the Missouri Botanical Garden, which opened in 1859. Shaw donated the land for Tower Grove Park and helped with its construction. He wrote botanical tracts, endowed Washington University’s School of Botany, helped found the Missouri Historical Society, and gave the city a school and land for a hospital. Of Shaw’s gifts, the Botanical Garden is best-known. Said as early as 1868 to have “no equal in the United States, and, indeed, few anywhere in the world." In addition to the Botanical Garden, Shaw built the Linnean House in 1882. It is the oldest continuously operated public greenhouse west of the Mississippi River and was originally designed to be an orangery; a place to overwinter citrus trees, palms and tree ferns.     #OTD On this day in 2015, all Saks Fifth Avenue stores simultaneously revealed their month-long May spring theme of Glam Gardens and each store was transformed into a garden paradise.   Beauty-themed garden installations flourished in windows and throughout the stores with floral themes in the Glam Gardens catalog and on saks.com. With the help of 35 beauty and fragrance vendors, Saks Fifth Avenue created individual gardenscapes within each window; woven into magnificent floral façades. To achieve the look, over 120 boxwood balls, ten full-grown climbing topiary trees, and more than 100,000 flowers were installed. Like the store’s iconic holiday windows, each garden vignette offered a distinctive botanical world to inspire customers and create conversations.   Mark Briggs, Chief Marketing Officer, Saks Fifth Avenue lauded the Glam Gardens event, saying, “Through Glam Gardens we have created a breathtaking living tribute to Mother Nature. Spring fragrance and color inspirations will be brought to life through blooming cascades of floral artistry. We hope to bring an element of delight to all who visit Saks this season.”     Today, Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 marks the annual Valleyof Flowers Festival in Florissant, Missouri.   One of the oldest settlements in the state of Missouri, the Flowers Festival has been held in Florissant every year since 1963. Established by French settlers, the village was originally called "Fleurissant", meaning "Blooming". Originally a separate town, it's now an inner suburb of St. Louis.     Unearthed Words #OTD An esteemed son of Toronto was born on this day in 1904: Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol, (May 3, 1904 – December 16, 1995); a one man conservation powerhouse - saving of many natural areas in Ontario and across Canada.   Here’s a sweet diary entry for today by Canadian Naturalist Charles Joseph Sauriol (“Sar-ee-all”) from 1938 shared by the Toronto Archiveson their fabulous twitter feed - which is a wonderful thing to follow:   Charles Sauriol owned property in the Don River valley and was an advocate for the valley's preservation.  Even as a teenager, he loved it, writing in an unpublished manuscript: “The perfume I liked was the smell of a wood fire. Planting seed or trees was preferable to throwing one’s seed around recklessly... The dance floor I knew best was a long carpet of Pine needles.” In 1927 he purchased a 40 hectare property at the Forks of the Don. He used this as a cottage and every year he and his wife and four kids stayed there during the summer. There were ducks, a goat and a pet raccoon named Davy who followed Sauriol around like a dog.   At the end of his first summer at the cottage in Don Valley, Sauriol wrote about leaving the place he loved: With summer’s heat the weeks sped by, And springtime streams did all but dry. But days grew short and followed on, Oh, blissful memory of the Don. Of you we think with saddened heart, Our time is up and we must part.     Today's book recommendation  American Eden: David Hosack, Botany and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic, by Award-winning historian and author Victoria Johnson Johnson will deliver the 2019 John Dwyer Public Lecture at 4 p.m. today in the Shoenberg Auditorium at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Johnson’s illustrated lecture features her new book, American Eden, which both the Wall Street Journal and Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton, have called “captivating.” David Hosack established the nation's first public botanical garden, including plants from South America, Asia and Australia, in the early 1800s. Today, his former garden is the site of Rockefeller Center.        Today's Garden Chore It's another Photo Friday in the Garden.   In honor of garden meditation day, bring your smartphone to the garden and take a panoramic photo of your favorite spot. You might have to practice doing this a few times; and if you don't know how you can watch a quick YouTube video for help. Once you've finished, you'll have your favorite spot with you at all times and you can meditate in your garden even you're away.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   While researching Henry Shaw, I stumbled on a story that reveals Shaw's great love for the plants in his garden.    It was posted in the St. Louis Star and Times on April 5, 1933 "Mr. Shaw was escorting a lady through his gardens, pointing out objects of interest.   The visitor said: " I cannot understand, Sir, how you are able to remember all of these difficult names."   He replied, with a courtly bow, "Madame, did you ever know a mother to forget the names of her children? These plants and flowers are my little ones."     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Are we "overparked"? This might sound like an absurd question...until you research why and how the quality of St. Louis City Parks can vary so widely. In this episode, join Matt & Lucas as they explore the funding mechanisms that feed or starve parks, the history and operation of one of the city's crown jewels, and help us determine whether we have too much green space, or are lucky to have it! Parkscore A handy guide to measuring the size and quality of parks, great for your civics wonks and favorite researchers! https://parkscore.tpl.org/rankings_advanced.php#sm.00001obra6qb6udk8s03iat9qw0h7 Additional show notes and research available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V_Ev2ItzObk0pAsQuO5emqexUqTOg40hO_VqeDo5pD4/edit?usp=sharing Send us feedback, thoughts, and ideas for episodes: blindersoffpodcast@gmail.com Interview guests include: Bill Reininger Executive Director at Tower Grove Park https://www.towergrovepark.org/directory/ Kimberlee Haegele Parks Commissioner (2nd in command to the Director of Parks) https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/parks/profiles/greg-hayes.cfm Park Picnic Project Local park enthusiasts who documented every park in St. Louis, and huge fans of picnic dining. https://www.instagram.com/parkpicnicproject/ http://parks.bestl.org/ Locality Studio Design firm, printmaking, art, and more! They feature city designs including St. Louis. Great gifts for any city lover, but especially cool watercolor designs featuring STL and it’s neighborhoods. https://localitystudio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/localitystudio/

On Monday's St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh discussed Christopher Columbus’s complex legacy with Peter Kastor, professor and chair of the Department of History at Washington University. Marsh also spoke to Bill Reininger, the executive director of Tower Grove Park, regarding the status of the commission tasked with determining the future of the park's Columbus statue.

Kevin visits the Christopher Columbus statue in Tower Grove Park.

It's the Garden Hotline with Mike Miller! Today's Godd Gardening Stroll takes us to Tower Grove Park, then it's on to your lawn and garden questions. Plus, Tip of the Trowel and more!

In this episode host Umar Lee sits down in beautiful Tower Grove Park with St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist and former Editorial Page manager, Tony Messenger for a discussion of a variety of topics from Ferguson and racism to the trials and tribulations of Eric Greitens.

Hour 2 of the Garden Hotline. Today's Tip of the Trowel goes out to the anonymous donor to the Stable House at Tower Grove Park! Then Mike takes your lawn and garden questions. Hour 2 of 2.

Mike Miller hosts the Garden Hotline. Today's Good Gardening Stroll takes us to Tower Grove Park. Then it's on to your lawn and garden questions! Hour 1 of 2.

Jenna Bauer is an artist, arts educator, and breath of fresh air in St Louis. She talks this week about her work with the Colorbridge Arts Collective, a "grassroots arts collective dedicated to providing inspired thematic curricula and studio art education opportunities for individuals, schools, families and community groups." Colorbridge Arts is hosting a fundraiser on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Colorbridge Studio at 5832 Macklind Ave, 63109. Jenna helped found SCOSaG, now known as Artscope, which is based in Tower Grove Park. Ms Bauer's work isn't limited to visual arts and arts education, she is an artist in residence at Cherokee Street's Yaquis restaurant and bar, where she sings jazz standards on Tuesday evenings.

Jade Harrell with Mary Morgan-Corbitt, 2015 St. Louis Vision Walk Co-Chair. More than ten million Americans are at risk of losing their vision to devastating retinal diseases like macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, but your footsteps can help find a cure. Join the foundation fighting blindness at the St. Louis VisionWalk on September 27th at Tower Grove Park. For more information, call 866-782-7330 or visit www.visionwalk.org. With your help a cure is in sight!

Jade Harrell with Mary Morgan-Corbitt, 2015 St. Louis Vision Walk Co-Chair. More than ten million Americans are at risk of losing their vision to devastating retinal diseases like macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, but your footsteps can help find a cure. Join the foundation fighting blindness at the St. Louis VisionWalk on September 27th at Tower Grove Park. For more information, call 866-782-7330 or visit www.visionwalk.org. With your help a cure is in sight!