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Happy birthday to our favorite ‘Hillbilly’

“Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed …” If you know the rest of the lyrics to that theme song, you might be a redneck … or just a fan of the St. Louis area’s most famous “redneck:” Buddy Ebsen! Ebsen, who’s best-known for playing mountaineer-turned-millionaire Jed Clampett in the iconic Read More…

Happy Birthday, Tennessee Williams!

We’re raising the curtain on one of the greatest playwrights in history: St. Louis’s own Tennessee Williams, whose birthday is today! He was born March 26, 1911, in Columbus, Miss. His family later moved to St. Louis, where Williams attended Soldan and University City high schools. After graduation he studied at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Read More…

Enjoy the annual reopening of the Rooftop Terrace at the Moonrise Hotel

Join us this Friday at the season opening of the Rooftop Terrace. For our opening day, we are doing a special feature on Michigan beers! To celebrate another season of warm nights above the Delmar Loop, we will have a Tap Takeover from two of Michigan’s finest breweries, Bell’s Brewing and New Holland Brewing. The Read More…

Packing for springtime in St. Louis: 5 essential items

Happy First Day of Spring! Springtime in St. Louis is amazing. It’s a great time of year to experience all the city has to offer, from Cardinals baseball to the zoo. But St. Louis is notorious for having some of the most fickle, unpredictable weather in the country, especially in the spring! It can catch even the Read More…