Not in the mood to sit through a late autumn baseball game? Drop the guys off and continue west to the Missouri Botanical Garden, an oasis of beauty west of downtown St. Louis. Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest public garden properties in the United States. Henry Shaw was an 18-year-old boy when he arrived in St. Louis during the early … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Bill Bobe’s Pizzeria
Founder's children keep legendary local pizza place alive. Pam Bobe and her brother, Dave Bobe, strongly believe that they shouldn't change what doesn't need changed. History and nostalgia are on their side. The sale of hundreds of pizzas are proof. Pam and Dave are the owners of Bill Bobe's Pizzeria, the oldest and perhaps the most favorite pizza place in Vincennes. … [Read more...]
Apple Hill Orchard
Joe Black always wanted to have an orchard. No he does! Apple Hill Orchard is located at U.S. 41 and Ford Road just north of vincennes. It is perhaps one of the best locations Black could have found, though he didn't know that when he was looking for a site several years ago. "When I grew up we were kind of poor and at one point we went to live with my grandmother," … [Read more...]
Making Tracks
After a long and varied coaching career, Bill Smith finds his green thumb. Bill Smith has been "making tracks" his whole life. He was born with a love for sports. His entire life has been made up with activity in track, cross country, basketball and football. Bill's goal while in high school was to work hard and make the grades. He wanted to attend college and knew that … [Read more...]
T.E.A.M. Cooperation
Through internship with World T.E.A.M. Sports, Brianna Webb finds riding with veterans mutually beneficial. When Brianna Webb started her summer internship with World T.E.A.M. Sports she was just trying to get experience toward her college major, but what she got was an experience that she would never forget. Webb, a sophomore at Indiana University, applied for the … [Read more...]