Local Tip: Crown Candy

Most locals have witnessed and happily stood through the line wrapped around the building....

Locals and city visitors wait for up to an hour to eat at the beloved Crown Candy Kitchen and rightfully so.  A true local treasure and step-back-in-time gone Travel Channel star:

The Nenonens love Crown Candy too. =)

That being said, did you know that you can bypass the monster line if just craving a scoop of their delicious ice cream or other delectable treats to go? It is true!

No day of climbing, sliding, and exploring at the City Museum is complete without the Nenonen boys begging to hit another of their local favorites...

The Dark Black Cherry is our family favorite...



SOS: Bethlehem Lutheran Church in North St. Louis City

The continued decay and depopulation of North St. Louis City has been of the utmost concern here locally for some time, and is well-documented on popular local blogs like Built St. Louis. That being said, it is difficult to understand the extent of the problem until you actually hit the streets yourself and witness the amount of decrepit and abandoned historical buildings that abound.

Every time I pass by this church, the gothic Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Salisbury and North Florissant, it just screams out to me for help. Built in 1895 and just blocks from the rebounding Hyde Park neighborhood and a stone's throw from the Arch, it is just one of the many architectural treasures in danger of being lost…