Ready for a new way to see St. Louis? 

“Not only are you going to see sights, but you’re going to become a sight,” Joe Sapienza Co-Owner of Glide St. Louis Tours said.

Glide St. Louis Tours offers people a unique way in which to see St. Louis- by Segway. By hoping on the two-wheeled robotic vehicle, tourists can get an up close and personal encounter with most St. Louis sites.  Plus, the Segway offers an added bonus of being a high-tech outdoor toy for big kids that keeps people engaged in their activity.  Also, Sapienza calls the Segway an “equalizer” because people of all ages and even certain physical challenges can be “the same” while on a Segway tour.

Do we eat to live or live to eat?

From August 3 through August 9 I suggest you answer this conundrum by choosing to live to eat.

St. Louis's Downtown Resaurant Week returns next Monday through Sunday for its 5th year. Over 25 delicious and diverse destinations will take part in this year's event.  Stop by downtown hot spots like J. Buck's, The Drunken Fish, Clark Street Grill, 400 Olive, Lucas Park and Mosaic for a special 3-course dinner menu for $25 per person plus tip and tax. Check here for a list of participating restaurants.

In the past, state lawmakers have filed joint House-Senate resolutions that would let voters decide whether to add to the state constitution a ban on smoking in public places. The resolutions have not yet passed, however some local St. Louis lawmakers are hoping that will change.

On July 18 Councilwoman Barbara Fraser introduced an ordinance which would put the ban on the November general election ballot.

Toastedrav decided to see what St. Louisans think about banning the cancer sticks from restaurants, so we headed down to The Loop to get a few opinions on this issue.

Missouri Botanical Garden founder Henry Shaw’s 209th birthday celebration will take place July 24 at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Take advantage of the old man’s birthday by getting free admission from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to the Garden and the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden.

Throughout the day a variety of events will take place. In the memory of the era in which Shaw lived, old-fashioned entertainment including music, a silhouette artist, a stilt-walker, a magician, actors in Victorian fashions and children’s games will set up throughout the day. Keep an eye out for "Henry Shaw" who will be strolling the grounds all day talking to guests.

It takes a certain type of character to be a zoo keeper. One must know how to keep records, be able to inform and entertain zoo guests, be willing to do the hard labor needed to take care of animals and always look at their job from the perspective of a scientist and researcher.

Oh yeah, and most importantly, zoo keepers must know how to hold their breath for hours while they work inside of the monkey house- that place smells!

So in honor of keepers across the county who are able to feed giant boa constrictors without breaking a sweat and walk trough the elephant house without holding their noses, the Saint Louis Zoo will celebrate National Zoo Keeper Week from July 19 to July 25.