Time to Eat: Taste of U City Is Thursday Night

The University City Chamber of Commerce will hold its second Taste of U City at Heman Park Community Center.

Who's ready to taste some of the best food University City and the Delmar Loop has to offer?  The second Taste Of U City is Thursday, May 9, from 5-8 p.m. at Heman Community Center. This year’s event, co-sponsored by Fifth/Third Bank, also supports Operation Food Search.  See our 2012 coverage: Taste of U City Showcases Area's Best Eats The all-inclusive tickets are $20, plus a donation of canned goods for OFS. Once inside, guests may taste a variety of food and drinks from more than 30 local restaurants and specialty food stores. This includes beer from Anheuser-Busch, mixed drinks from Major Brands, and a full variety of ethnic foods.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.universitycitychamber.com, in advance at the University City …

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Shop Locally in U City on Small Business Saturday

Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.

Small Business Saturday is today—Saturday, Nov. 24. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in University City. Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. Local participating businesses include: To see a complete list of businesses, click here…

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Readers Choice: Vote for Your U City Businesses

Let's help our local businesses, services and nonprofits by voting for them in Patch's Readers' Choice best of St. Louis categories. Voting ends at midnight Aug. 17.

University City Patch readers have the chance to vote for their favorite services, restaurants, businesses, activities and entities through the Patch Readers' Choice contest. In June and early July, readers nominated their favorite businesses in 25 "best of" contest categories. The following are the University City nominees.  Voting ends at midnight Aug. 17. Dewey's Pi Crown Center for Senior Living U City in Bloom Blueberry Hill  

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Readers Choice: Vote for Your Favorite U City Businesses

Let's help our local businesses, services and nonprofits by voting for them in Patch's Readers' Choice best of St. Louis categories. Voting ends at midnight Aug. 17.

University City Patch readers have the chance to vote for their favorite services, restaurants, businesses, activities and entities through the Patch Readers' Choice contest. In June and early July, readers nominated their favorite businesses in 25 "best of" contest categories. The following are the University City nominees.  Voting ends at midnight Aug. 17. Dewey's Pi Crown Center for Senior Living U City in Bloom Blueberry Hill

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Arts and Entertainment with Jeff Brandt

Indie Bookstores Unite to Raise Visibility

A collective of independent bookstores in the St. Louis area, including Subterranean Books in University City, formed in February.

Despite hitting a rough patch in sales in recent months, with the possibility of closing in the not-so-distant future, Subterranean Books is far from throwing in the towel. In fact, owner Kelly von Plonski became a founding member last month of the St. Louis Independent Bookstore Alliance. Formed with the help of Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves and Main Street Books in St. Charles, the alliance aims to heighten the profile of independent booksellers in the Greater St. Louis Area. Although the businesses are competitors in the niche of brick-and-mortar indie bookstores, especially when it comes to attracting authors for public events, banding together is the best way to raise their visibility, von…

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Indie Book Store's Days May be Numbered

The owner of Subterranean Books has announced the store could close if sales don't pick up.

Come summer, a community staple may come undone. Subterranean Books at 6275 Delmar has fulfilled the literary needs of the Loop since Kelly Von Plonski first opened the store in 2000. Disappointing sales, however, may force the store to shut down if the sales figures from January to June 2011 don't match the sales of the same period in 2010. "We have 5 months to turn our sales around or else we're out of business Sept 1," Von Plonski wrote on the book store's Facebook Page. Selection at the store isn't a problem. With everything from the classics to current bestsellers and from literature anthologies to humor writing, Subterranean has book lovers covered. "What we need is more people in the store buying books," Von Plonski said in a phone …

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