Sunday, May 20, 2012
The 2012 Geekway to the West board game convention got underway this weekend, and we've got the pictures.
The 2012 Geekway to the West board game convention at Westport Plaza's Sheraton got underway this weekend, and 350 attendees had come out by Saturday morning. Chris Darden and Jay Moore—two of the event's co-organizers—said people from accross the country had come out to Maryland Heights for the convention. Attendees from Florida, Texas, California and other states made it out this year, they said. The convention had swarms of walk-up attendees. Co-organizer Todd Reed said about 14 walk-ins had arrived Saturday morning, while 25 walk-ins came in on Friday. Check out photos from the 2011 Geekway to the West board game convention.
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Sheratons At West Port
191 W Port Plz, Saint Louis, MO
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Missouri Department of Transportation reports no work zones for St. Louis County or Jefferson County for the week of May 17 to May 23.
Motorists should be aware of the following on-going closures:
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Maryland Heights Police arrested two more individuals for marijuana possession on Thursday.
Maryland Heights Police investigated crimes ranging from drugs to theft on Thursday. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. May 17
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Maryland Heights Police Department
11911 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO
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This week we're asking what your opinion is of the Maryland Heights-based restaurant, Ryce Oriental Buffet.
Welcome to the “Review It!" Every Saturday we’ll select a business in Maryland Heights and ask you, the reader, to give it a review. You can review a business via its directory listing—giving the entity between one and five stars. You can also leave a note explaining why you think this business deserves the rating, good or bad. This week we’re taking a look at Ryce Oriental Buffet! Review the restaurant via Ryce's directory listing on Maryland Heights Patch Are you a fan of chinese buffet? Do you load up on General Tso's chicken and egg roles? We want to hear your opinion! Do you own or manage a business in Maryland Heights? Make sure to claim your listing! Click the “Claim It” link beneath the photos in your business’ listing.
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Ryce Oriental Buffett
12710 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO
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Three Parkway School District seniors received scholarships from the Parkway School District Retiree Association.
Two Parkway North High School students received $1,000 in scholarship funds from the Parkway School District Retiree Association. A press release from Parkway School District indicates recipients Lindsay Moshkowsky and Mary Wilsdon will attend the University of Missouri. A third student, Amber Hollowell, received a $3,000 scholarship from the association. She will attend St. Louis Community College at Meramec, the press release indicated. Hollowell gave a student address Friday at the Fern Ridge High School graduation.
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Parkway North High School
12860 Fee Fee Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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The national program airing Saturday and Sunday will focus on initiative petition campaigns tied to capping interest rates at 36 percent.
A Missouri ballot initiative aimed at curtailing interest rates at “payday loan” entities is getting some national attention. For an episode of PBS’s Need to Know, airing locally this weekend, the program traveled to the Show Me State to follow around activists who are collecting signatures for an initiative petition. If the ballot measure makes it to the ballot and if voters approve it, interest rates on certain lending companies would be capped at 36 percent. Supporters of the initiative argue that the loan agencies place poorer Missourians in a cycle of debt. But opponents counter that the entities are usually the only way lower-income citizens can obtain short-term loans to pay ordinary expenses. While supporters of the initiative …
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Westport Sheraton is hosting Geekway to the West this weekend. Will you be there?
Rob McLean
10:33 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
Thanks, Kristin! I'll have to check out their pineapple chicken—sounds great! more ›