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This Old Missouri Truck Stop On Route 66 Is Haunted!
You can no longer walk into the truck stop outside of St. Louis in Villa Ridge and get a hot cup of coffee and an open-faced roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes on your plate. The restaurant has long since closed. A boarded-up reminder that roads like Route 66 used to get us from place to place and all-night diners like this kept truckers fed, caffeinated, and as content as possible during their journey. Only the boarded-up building remains, haunted by ghosts of the past.
Clothing shop opens in Wildwood
Lauren Yokum has a passion for fashion, and with the grand opening of Sassafras Clothing Co. in Wildwood, she has an outlet to share that passion with the community. “I really wanted to own my own fashion boutique,” said Lauren, who lives in Wildwood. “I started with a booth at Painted Tree in Ballwin and expanded from there to Overland Park, Barrywoods, Maplewood and decided a storefront was the next move.”
Find Painted Rocks, Win Prizes In Third Annual Greenway Quest
The Summer Tanager — sometimes all red, sometimes all yellow, and sometimes a mix of the two colors — is the bird species highlighted in this year’s Greenway Quest. The Greenway Quest, which launched earlier this week, is the annual hunt for hand painted rocks hidden along the 135 miles of greenways in St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County.
Send in pictures of beloved places to win prizes
Parks, main streets and other landmarks may bring back fond memories to those passing by – and could earn you a cash prize. The Leader’s first-ever Hometown Gems photo contest, held in conjunction with the Arnold Senior Expo asks readers 50 and older to send in pictures of their favorite area park, attraction, gathering space or other special spot in Jefferson County, Eureka or Wildwood.
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