More Good News to Share

In addition to Tishaura Jones becoming a State Representative here is more great news to share:

Ray Hill's Classic American Pilsner was featured in an article in the St. Louis American August 7- 13 paper. Below is the link to the article. http://www.stlamerican.com/articles/2008/08/07/business/local_business/business03.txt


And my other Blog Urban Science Adventures! (c) was selected as a Finalist for the 2008 Black Weblog Award in the Science/Tech Category. Thanks to everyone who nominated me. Now, I NEED your help to take the Blue Ribbon. Please vote for my blog!

And last but NOT least, the Jammin' at the Zoo is coming NEXT week! I hope you make it out.

A Great August weekend

Oh my goodness, I had the best time this weekend.

Sat night (Aug 2) I experienced Knockouts Bar & Grill in Florissant. This place is great. It’s a bar, a sports bar in fact. There are lots of tables and chairs and flat screen TVs with different games on each set. The backroom has pool tables and electronic dart boards. I personally prefer the low tech dart boards with real darts and a chalk board. There’s a little living room vibe in that room – complete with its own bar – with a large pull-down screen. And there’s a dance floor with a walled mirror. I was in love. It reminded me of a few of my haunts back home (in Memphis – Imagine Tony’s Bar & Grill on Elvis Presley meets Tidwell’s Late Night Suite on Bellevue…You just don’t know). There’s a live DJ complete with a hype man. It’s a perfect place to take visiting friends and family who just want to get out; and it is definitely the place to go if you want to just have a great time – no pretense.


Sun night (Aug 3) I experienced ContinuOHM – a local band. Now, if you’re not checking out the local music talent in this city you are indeed sleeping. The bad plays a lot of original jazz tunes and covers neo soul standards like Badu, Jill Scott, and Chaka Khan. Blue-eyed Neo Soul I call it, Audra’s voice is so soulful. Members of the band play together and also separately with other local groups. Tonight’s performance was dedicated to bass man Teddy Brookings’ father. They performed at Lucas Park Grill on Washington Street – another great place to visit, but a little she-she and pricey.










But be sure to get out this coming week. And next weekend has so many events going on…it’s gonna be crazy.

See you out and about!