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Let There Be Light

By Dawn Kingensmith

HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE renovating grand, old homes in the St. Louis area sometimes shed light on the impact a century-old company has had on the city’s history and architecture.

“To this day, in historic houses in and around St. Louis, people will pull out an old lighting fixture from their porch or their dining room and see a Gross Chandelier Company label on it,” says Nicholas Gross, president of G Lig…... Read more >

Water Hazards

By Kevin Crowe

BY THE TIME golfers tee off in the morning at Sycamore Creek Golf Course at Osage Beach, Steven and Pete Kahrs have been working for hours on the water hazards. They turn on oxygen and water pumps, adjust water levels, and collect some of the golf balls that end up in the drink. While many golf courses make a few modest bucks off the resale of the balls that come out of water hazards, the Kahrs have perfected the art…... Read more >

Got Junk

The full service junk removal company, 1-800-GOTJUNK, donates or recycles up to sixty percent of the items collected. The team that arrives will remove your junk from where it sits, so there is no need to haul it to the curb. They also clean up the entire site afterward. Although prices vary depending on the volume and location of the item, the minimum charge is about eighty-eight dollars. The fee covers sorting, loading, cleanup, disposal or …... Read more >

The Chips are Up

MARIONVILLE’S TRINITY TABLES CASHES IN ON THE POKER CRAZE

By Dawn Klingensmith

Like any entrepreneur, Jerold Hulsizer took a gamble nine years ago when he started his own business. Fortunately, Lady Luck seems to have taken a liking to Jerold. Business is booming, and Jerold’s Trinity Tables is raking in the chips.

Jerold crafts convertible tables with solid cherry or oak tops that slide off to reveal professional-quality poker ta…... Read more >