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The Cof­fee Chron­i­cles

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. This week on the Cof­fee Chron­i­cles I checked out the Grounds Cof­fee Lo­cated in Ball­win, Mo! ☕ The Grounds Cof­fee­house (Ball­win, MO) Dis­tance from Maryville: ~15 min­utes (ap­prox. 9 miles) Pros: 1. Chill, Cozy At­mos­phere 2. Great for Study­ing 3. Friendly Staff... More »

Cof­fee Chron­i­cles

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Wel­come to the Cof­fee Chron­i­cles! Ex­plor­ing St. Louis, one cof­fee shop at a time! Each week, I’ll fea­ture a new lo­cal café within 30 min­utes of Maryville Uni­ver­sity—per­fect for study­ing, hang­ing out, or just grab­bing a great cup of cof­fee. Whether you’re looki... More »

Meet Me In The Lou: The Ul­ti­mate Food­ies Tour

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I have a sus­pi­cion that when­ever some­one asks you, “Where do you wanna go eat?” You would prob­a­bly end up mum­bling, “ I don’t know you choose,” this cy­cle will con­tinue for the next sev­eral min­utes un­til one of you says you should go to your usual spot be­cause... More »

Mov­ing Up: The Fi­nal Step

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IT’S THE FI­NAL COUNT­DOWN! We have come a long way since the be­gin­ning of this blog, from the dreary dorm life to the cheery apart­ment life. You have learned a lot about be­com­ing an adult, and I have learned a lot about how to write a blog. BUT our jour­ney toge... More »


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New to the Lou: Ai, No Ar­ti­fi­cial In­tel­li­gence

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I can’t be­lieve I’ve never touched on my new found love and ap­pre­ci­a­tion for a clas­sic Japan­ese cui­sine, SUSHI! As a kid, I was never one to try new things. I’ll have chicken ten­ders, mac and cheese, or straw­ber­ries, please; It was­n’t un­til I turned around 18,... More »

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New to the Lou: Let’s Go Teleo

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Be care­ful, you might miss it! Teleo Cof­fee lo­cated on a side street in Kirk­wood, Mis­souri, feels like home. Lit­er­ally. This cof­fee shop ap­pears as a home on the ex­te­rior- but lo­tus, cof­fee, pas­tries, and mer­chan­dise await the passer­by’s in­side! They say each ... More »


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New to the Lou: Day­light Come and Me Wanna Go Home.

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Day-O, Saints, we are back for se­mes­ter two find­ing the best cor­ners of fla­vor in St. Louis and sur­round­ing ar­eas of Maryville Uni­ver­sity. Start­ing off sweet with Day­light Donuts in Chester­field, Mis­souri. Day­light Donuts is not a donut shop lo­cated only in St... More »

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New to the Lou: Con­dado de Fi­esta!

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It does­n’t mat­ter what city I’m in. There is one type of cui­sine that I will al­ways seek out no mat­ter where I end up. Mex­i­can! Time to fi­esta like there’s no man­ana at Con­dado Tacos in Ball­park Vil­lage in St. Louis, Mis­souri. If you’re any­thing like me, you l... More »

New to the Lou: Sole Food

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It’s quaint, in­ti­mate, and lowkey. It’s lo­cated on the Del­mar Loop in Uni­ver­sity City; Amigo Sole is a Mex­i­can joint that serves au­then­tic Mex­i­can cui­sine. As some­one who lives for a night with friends or fam­ily sat around a bas­ket of chips and salsa, any Mexi... More »

New to The Lou: Acai Every­where

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While it may not be a “one-of-a-kind” spot, it is home to the only two lo­ca­tions in Mis­souri right here in St. Louis. Spice things up at Ever­bowl in Ladue or Creve Coeur and “rein­vent your fast food ex­pe­ri­ence.” Ever­bowl is a su­per­food, nu­tri­tion-cen­tered esta... More »