Tuesday, November 20, 2012
AAA is forecasting that 43.6 million people will be driving to their Thanksgiving feast. And here's some good news - gas prices are expected to drop by Thursday.
AAA projects 43.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. That's an increase of 0.7 percent over the 43.3 million people who traveled last year. This increase marks the fourth consecutive year of growing holiday travelers since 2008 when Thanksgiving travel fell by 25 percent. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, Nov. 21, to Sunday, Nov. 25. “Thanksgiving travel hit a decade low in 2008 when only 37.8 million Americans traveled,” said AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet in a news release. “Since that year we have seen a steady increase in the number of travelers taking to the roads and skies for the holiday. Americans continue to find ways to economize …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Each week, Patch publishes information from the local restaurant inspections of St. Louis County Department of Health as well as their grade.
Here are the latest restaurant inspections for the past 90 days: AAA Auto Club Address: 12901 N. 40 Dr., St. Louis 63141 Date of Inspection: Aug. 3 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 100-A Comments: None Lion’s Choice Address: 12010 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur Date of Inspection: Aug. 6 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 2 Grade: 100-A Comments: None Denny’s Restaurant Address: 2595 N. Highway 67, Florissant Date of Inspection: July 10 Type of Inspection: Routine Risk Factor: 3 Grade: 97-A Comments: More employees need to be enrolled in a food safety course to meet the requirement of one person per shift must have food safety certificate; inspector notice fruit flies in the facility, but the facility provided paperwork in…
Friday, August 12, 2011
Taking stock after a wild week for financial markets.
Patch is pleased to partner with Brian R. Hook, editor and investigative reporter for Missouri Watchdog, a news website dedicated to investigative journalism about local, state and federal government across Missouri. We've invited Hook to contribute a weekly column that describes what he's watching and why it's important for Missouri taxpayers. Let’s all take a collective deep breath. While the worldwide financial markets are gyrating like mad following the downgrade of the U.S.’s long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+ last week on Friday by Standard & Poor’s, the world has not come to an end. After my wife made a crack about me being out on a ledge, I was planning on ranting and raving less this week. Some statements made by politicians …
