After an extensive renovation, Dressel’s Public House, 419 N. Euclid, has finally re-opened for business. Proprietor Ben Dressel’s father, Jon, a poet and former professor at Webster University (here’s Dwight Bitikofer’s entertaining Poems, Poets & Prose article from 2011 in the West End Word), opened the Welsh pub in 1980. Ben paused operations in 2020…
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Don’t miss the Central West End Association’s Gala
Lest you think I’m confusing topics here—the upcoming Central West End Association’s Gala—with news about recently-installed Pickleball courts at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in Forest Park, let me explain. Among the many silent auction items offered at the 2nd annual gala, Friday, December 1 at The McPherson, is a 2-hour Pickleball party for 16 at…
CWEA’s House Tour & Garden Tour on Fullerton’s Westminster Place: a little history
Following a year’s hiatus, the Central West End Association has announced that the 46th Annual House and Garden Tour will run Friday through Sunday, June 9 through 11, featuring the mansions of Fullerton’s Westminster Place. This year’s tour coincides with the 125th anniversary of the charming two-block enclave, one of the most beautiful and gracious…