St. Peters Patch Turns One

Site that went live to the masses on Dec. 29, 2010, celebrates its first birthday.

One year ago this morning I set my cell phone alarm clock for the insanely early time of 6:01 a.m. After 10 weeks of preparing everything, it was about to happen. For 10 weeks I had been working for a website that didn't exist. I told family, friends and random people that I was running this great new local news website ... that no one could see. The site took weeks to build. I had to find writers, find stories to tell and do all the behind-the-curtain stuff to get the site—this site—ready for the world. On Dec. 28, 2010 at 6 a.m. the site went live. I passed the reviews, jumped the hoops and had everything ready to go. The weeks of hard work by me, and the freelance team, paid off. My alarm went off and I pulled up the site—finally it was…

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Terri Violet

7:52 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011

Congratulations Joe and Patch team! What a great contribution to the City of St. Peters.   more ›

Raising Cain: Thoughts on Motherhood

Let Them Eat Cake

Where to go for delicious birthday cake in St Peters.

Throwing a birthday party for a 7-year-old can be a harrowing experience. After picking the venue, you need to decide on the cake. In the past, I’ve ordered cakes from bakeries and I’ve made my own.  For E’s 9th birthday in November, we kept things simple. He invited two friends over for a sleep over. We ordered pizza, they played X-Box, and I made the cake. All went smoothly—except for the cake. E had requested a Master Chief cake. Those of you not familiar with the X-Box game "Halo" will not understand the enormity of his request. While I can freehand just about anything, military men with advanced weaponry is not my strong suit. But after getting some tips from my friend and cake decorator extraordinaire, Jen of Cakes by the Lake, I was…

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Raising Cain: Thoughts on Motherhood

Where To Party Like A 7-Year-Old In St Peters

Trying to find the right location for your child's birthday? St Peter's offers a variety of options.

I envy the mothers whose children were born in the spring and summer months. I would love to be able to rent out a picnic shelter, grill hamburgers while the kids play on the playground, have some cake, open some presents, and call it a day. Having two boys with birthdays in the dead of winter can present some challenges when it comes to planning the party. Having the party at home just isn’t an option, especially after what happened at E’s last big bash. We invited 10 of his friends over for your standard birthday party: party games, cake and ice cream, presents, and I had even bought a Darth Vader piñata that hung, after much deliberation, in front of our glass patio doors. The piñata was filled with candy and had strings that each child…

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