Business
After Nearly A Decade, The Beacon Cafe Is Back In Business
By MARK EVANS Ste. Genevieve herald A part of the northern Ste. Genevieve County culture for generations, the Beacon Café is once again drawing in customers. A popular restaurant and bar north of Bloomsdale on Highway 61 until it was gutted by a fire in 2014, the Beacon has been restored to its former glory.…
Read MoreDannie’s Sports Tavern Offers Fun, Family Atmosphere Downtown
By MARK EVANS Ste. Genevieve herald Dannie’s opened at the corner of Merchant and Third over Jour de Fete weekend. New owner Brock Gibson has totally redone the historic corner building. “We’re remodeling the entire building,” Gibson said, “every room, every wall on the interior, exterior. It’s really going to look almost new when we’re…
Read MorePlati’s Shelter Insurance Moves
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD After nearly six years at the same location, Steve Plati picked up stakes and moved his Shelter insurance business. It wasn’t exactly a cross-country trip, but Plati believes the short move was a big step for his operation. Shelter moved from 10 Triangle Drive, next to H & R…
Read MoreMarberry, Perkins Urge Folks To ‘Take A Breath And Take A Sip’
By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Taylor Marberry and Erika Perkins hope to see the name of their business prove prophetic. The Rooted Coffee name of their shop at 122 North Main has a pair of meanings. “One comes from in order for a coffee plant to thrive an produce good coffee beans for good coffee, the…
Read MoreAntique Mall Phase II Will Soon Open
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD Things continue to grow at the Ste. Genevieve Antique Mall. The facility, which opened with 70 eight-by-eight-foot booths last August, is moving closer to seeing Phase II open. Located in the old Kisco Boiler Works building – the original wing dating back to 1903, the mall will be expanding…
Read MoreCharleville Brewery & Winery Holds Ribbon-Cutting
From Staff Reports Charleville Brewery & Winery held a Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday. Located in the heart of Missouri wine country, their wedding venue was simply perfect. Their iPourIt Wall offers Charle-Ritas, in-house craft beer, Charleville sodas, and Charleville wine through 26 taps. But, how does it work? Upon arrival,…
Read MoreLeadership Ste. Genevieve Graduates Classes
By MARK EVANS STE. GENEVIEVE HERALD “Networking” is one of the key words in the Leadership Ste. Genevieve program. Put on by the Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce, the program just graduated its third group in four years. Fourteen people went through Leadership Ste. Genevieve in 2022, giving the program 48 total alumni since its…
Read MoreMy Hometown Is Your ‘Home Away From Home’
By MARIAHA DOZA ste. genevieve herald On a chilly Monday morning, I had the pleasure of walking through the doors of the new Hometown Inn & Suites to speak with the General Manager, Sabrina Ford. Previously known as the Microtel, this place gave me flashbacks of my childhood when I remember it being built. The…
Read MoreMattingly Shares Her Journey From Hospitalized To Healthy
By MARIAHA DOZA ste. genevieve herald Weighing over 350 pounds, suffering from Fibromyalgia and Lupus, and on 10 medications and five pain pills everyday, Ashlee Mattingly knew she had to do something different. After talking to several doctors and spending ten days hospitalized, it was discovered that Ashlee had gut health issues and needed to…
Read MoreMoonlight Madness
Downtown businesses will be open late on Friday, July 22, for the annual Moonlight Madness event. Sales and discounts will vary from store to store in the downtown historic district. Participating merchants include Brix Urban Winery, Only Child Originals, Rust, Maquerade on Main, Magnolia’s, Lavender Moon, Christmas Collectibles, Belle Ever After, Show Me Shop, Pat’s…
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