Pancake purists rejoice! There is now another Original Pancake House in the St. Louis area.  The owner of the popular Chesterfield pancake house opened its second location May 1 in Colonial Markeplace.  The new location sits in the shopping center that straddles the Clayton/Ladue border. It is open from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.  Gordon Manus, owner of Original Pancake House in Chesterfield, previously told Patch he invested $900,000 to open his second St. Louis area restaurant. The look is similar to the Chesterfield spot, known for its rustic look. "There will be timber wood and …

Cinco de Mayo is a reason to celebrate for Chevy’s Fresh Mex in Olivette.  Patch did an interview with Zerfu Habte, general manager since 1994. Prior to that, the restaurant was known as the Border Grill. Patch: Cinco de Mayo falls on a Sunday. Will that mean as many customers as in the past? Zerfu Habte: “We will be very busy, but perhaps, not as much as in the past when it fell on a Friday or another week day. Either way, we will be ready.” How will you handle all of the parking that day? “We will fill up the whole parking lot. And we’ve made arrangements to share parking with CVS Pharmacy…

The Jewish Light reports that Berger Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel, with a history of nearly 100 years in the Central West End, will be moving into a portion of Kriegshauser West Mortuary in the fall. In January, Patch first reported the possibility of the move, as Kriegshauser, on Olive Boulevard, had requested a building permit that called for a quarter-million dollars worth of renovations. Officials from both funeral homes declined to discuss the move with Patch at the time. Now comes word from an article last week in the Jewish Light that the move is expected in September. "We are only…

A little more than a week after being removed from office on charges that he abused his authority, Ellisville’s former Mayor Adam Paul stood before a new city council and announced he had launched a pair of lawsuits. Paul made his remarks during the public comment portion of a meeting Wednesday and struck a defiant tone, promising that he would return to office. “It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when,” he said. He also used the time to explain the nature of the lawsuits he had brought. The first is directed individually at Councilman Matt Pirrello, City Manager Kevin Bookout, City …

Shaare Emeth and Temple Israel announced plans Wednesday to consider a "new approach that no single congregation could accomplish on its own," a process that could see the two Reform Jewish congregations' membership vote on a merger as early as the end of 2013. “At a time when congregations are facing great challenges around engaging and serving the unique needs of members, both congregations decided to work together to consider a new model,” said Rabbi Jim Bennett of Shaare Emeth in a press release. “We want to build an innovative community that focuses on members and families with different…

It has been a long time coming, but it appears Olivette is ready to fill a "sidewalk gap" along Delmar Boulevard near the University City border. The city's public works department is working with St. Louis County on a roughly $60,000 project that would put sidewalks in front of five apartment properties along the north side of Delmar Boulevard near Dumbarton Drive. The project needs the approval of the property owner in the area and the city still needs to obtain right-of-way easements, but once that happens, the county will hire a contractor, with the expectation the work will be done this …

In need of a caffeine fix, anyone? If so, Mid-County is the place to be for the next few weeks.  Clayton Caffeine Crawl The Clayton Caffeine Crawl is Saturday, March 23. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The crawl begins at Kaldi's roasting facility, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, with participants then boarding buses for demonstrations and sampling area restaurants. Participants include: Half & Half Kaldi's DeMun  Northwest Coffee Sump Coffee Comet Coffee Kakao Chocolate The $35 entry fee includes transportation, coffee samples, bottled water, a gift bag and a raffle ticket…

A tapas restaurant in Dogtown will soon be serving up sandwiches, pizza and barbecue, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.  Rusty Eubank, a former manager at Mile 277 in Sunset Hills, will be transforming the La Gra Italian Tapas space (1227 Tamm Ave.) into his new restaurant, called Tamm Avenue Grill, according to the report. Read more on St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Just around the corner, brothers Jerid and Justin Safell are getting their new brewpub, Heavy Riff Brewing Company, ready for business.  Jerid told Patch that the pair have already received a nod for 'best beer' from Augusta Bottoms …

Pan D’Olive, an Italian and European restaurant, opened in November near University City in the Franz Park neighborhood.  See our previous story: New European Restaurant Opens Owner Sam Kacar told Patch it’s a casual setting, where a couple can have dinner for less than $50. “We’ll pack this bar, then we have a dining room in the back and downstairs,” he said. “It’s a reasonably-priced Mediterranean menu. Mainly Italian.” The Riverfront Times recently reviewed the food at Pan D'Olive, visiting the restaurant three times.  The reviewer noted that most entrées come in under $20. He said "the …

A new raw vegan café is set to open in Clayton’s DeMun neighborhood this spring. The Clayton Board of Aldermen approved the opening of Seedz Café, at 6344 S. Rosebury Avenue, at the Feb. 26 meeting. The owners, Montgomery Gralnick and Cara Schloss, originally from St. Louis, are coming from California. Gralnick said he prepared food for high-profile people who were very specific about the nutritional content of their diet. It was part of the work he did on movie sets, which he was involved in on the West Coast. “As life would have it, it has brought us back to the area, bearing, hopefully …

Kimiye Corwin and Anderson Matthews will headline Shakespeare Festival St. Louis’ production of Twelfth Night May 24 through June 16 at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park.  Both Corwin and Matthews were last seen in SFSTL’s production of Hamlet as Ophelia and Polonius, respectively, in 2010.  Preview performances are scheduled for May 22-23. Rick Dildine, executive director of Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, will direct.  Corwin, who was nominated for a Kevin Kline Award for her role in Hamlet, has performed in numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions. She was a member of the Jose Limon …

Information was provided by the communications staff of Shriners Hospital for Children.  National and local officials of Shriners Hospitals for Children Wednesday announced plans to build a $47 million replacement hospital on the campus of Washington University School of Medicine. Officials will break ground March 20 on the facility, which will replace the current 50-year-old hospital located in Frontenac. This will be the third facility for Shriners Hospitals for Children in St. Louis, having originally opened in 1924. (The original building is still in use today by Washington University and…

A lost chicken in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood sparked an online search that left Facebook followers running around like a…well, you know. A neighbor found the bantam Rhode Island Red hen near the 6000 block of Pershing Ave. and asked neighbors online to help identify the owner. After a series of serious-yet-amused emails and Facebook posts, a neighborhood couple recognized the hen, which was reunited with its owner, Melanie Maynor. Ben Spector, who found the chicken, thanked the dozens of neighbors who shared the news online to help bring Maynor's chicken home. “I’m amazed and …

Now only two weeks old, Dynasty Hibachi Sushi Seafood Buffet’s business is growing daily, manager Jon Roper said. The new 330-seat restaurant is in Richmond Heights between the AMC Esquire 7 and Applebee’s. Roper is 23 and said he grew up in the business. His parents own Roper’s Ribs, in Jennings. The owner of Dynasty also owns China King, in University City. Dynasty is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. At any given time there are approximately 70 items in the buffet. For lunch, ($7.99) Roper said there can be mixed vegetables, Chinese broccoli, stuffed mushrooms, coconut shrimp…

Lots to report from our neighbor to the east, Forest Park. History Museum Sets Records The Missouri History Museum is celebrating a record-breaking year for school groups. The Museum welcomed 41,989 K–12 students in 2012, a record for the institution and nearly double the number of students who visited in 2011. Of those students, 2,771 were homeschoolers, a demographic that the Museum has been working to expand through its programming. All of 41,000-plus students received high-quality educational experiences at no cost to their schools or their parents. The Museum provided an estimated $350,…

The National Blues Museum is currently raising funds to build a cultural attraction in downtown St. Louis. Affton native John Goodman recently shot a promotional video for the museum. The facility will be focused on education, entertainment and community involvement. With 23,000 square feet of programming space, a 100-seat theater as well as technology and artifact-driven exhibits, the National Blues Museum will explore the Blues and celebrate the genre as the root of all modern American music. The projected opening date is in late 2014, but please check back for updates, or follow the Museum…

You may want to betray your regular breakfast spot on National Pancake Day this Feb. 5--IHOP is offering customers a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. In return for the free pancakes this year, guests will be asked to consider leaving a donation for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (or other designated charities). Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $10 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. Stop by one of these nearby restaurants, or look for a nearby location in the IHOP store locator: 8049 Clayton…

The St. Louis Cardinals and Mercy health care unveiled a partnership Tuesday making the Chesterfield-based firm the major league baseball team's "official Medical Provider." It won't preclude a player from seeking out their own treatment elsewhere so if a pitcher wants a second or third opinion, or to have surgery performed elsewhere by the likes of a Dr. James Andrews, based in Alabama, they will continue to have that option.  But the arrangement gives the team, minor league squads and employees on the business side of the organization, access to Mercy doctors, tapping into a wider umbrella …

In the space of 22 hours, the Shane Co. Jewelry Store shuttered its location in Brentwood of 16 years and opened up at its new location, the old Flotken’s Super Market building on Olive Street in Olivette. The 14,000 square foot space is the focal point of the 20-store, 13 state enterprise and the largest regional center in the group. Founded during the depression Founded in 1929, Shane Co. is fourth generation owned by Tom Shane and his son Rordan.  The Shane Co. caters to buyers of all ages. Company officials often make visits to international markets in Bangkok, Antwerp, Tel Aviv and other…

Have you always wanted to be a sports reporter covering the St. Louis Cardinals? You can get your chance tonight. KMOX is holding auditions to find a sports correspondent to report from Jupiter, FL this March. According to KMOX, the sports correspondent will have the opportunity to conduct interviews with players and coaches, report back on KMOX and be featured on the station's web site.  See our story on the 2012 auditions. Kevin Wheeler, host of the Dave Sinclair Ford Sports Open Line, will be broadcasting live from each of the audition locations.  Auditions will take place from 6-9 p.m. at…