I got there early (right after they opened) and was able to get a ticket relatively quickly. I did…read morethe deluxe tour and the pilot was very knowledgeable about the area and accommodating when getting photos. I had a blast and would recommend to anyone looking to see St Louis from the air.

Highly recommended!! So I had a few hours to kill before my flight out and my ADHD self says "hey…read moreBryan, you're in St. Louis the first time, why don't you go see the arch?" Yep, that's what I'll do! So I hop in the car drive down from the airport find a parking spot take a selfie with the arch, review the selfie, look up from my phone, andddd jackpot, a helicopter! I see the sign for tours and go oh damn I have to check this out. A helicopter ride was still on my bucket list and spontaneity is the spice of life. As I was walking up the first thing I noticed was a bold sign saying "300" and I thought that was the price BUT it was only the weight limit. When I walked up and entered inside, I was pleasantly surprised ranging from 49-169 for different tour durations. I had to have the best. That was such a decent price! I booked it, watched a quick disclaimer video and away we went. What a blast! I felt like the Wolf of Wall Street all high class in a whirl bird. A birds eye view of St. Louis. The pilots, (whos names I forget, sorry) were very informative of the city and knowledgeable of the questions I had. We saw the arch, the stadium, the botanical garden, the zoo, Budweiser building overall an awesome time, if you're visiting the first time or local I would totally recommend this tour!

This was a very pleasant experience for me! Very easy booking and great communication when weather…read moreissues prevented us from flying on the day I picked. It was very fun and I felt safe while I was up in the air. The business was very clean and everyone working there was very nice.

After getting my Foreign License converted to an FAA Certificate, I did my Flight Review with St…read more Louis Flight Training on March 2017. The owner, Corey is so professional and accommodating, he got me to speed on flying on U.S. National Airspace, he also helped me brush off some rust on my stick and rudder skills (its been 7 months since the last time I flew). It was a joy flying with him, the same with instructors Josh and Ken (Yo, shout out to you guys!). Ken whom by the way have more number of flight experience than you can shake a stick at! St. Louis Flight Training Center is nothing like some training center, here the atmosphere is friendly and comfortable - conducive to learning. Whenever I will be around St. Louis, I look forward to fly with them again, and so I will definitely recommend them. Oh and by the way the personnel at the FBO - they are also helpful and friendly too.

They deserve ZERO STARS! I made an appointment online with this business for a Notary. I paid $10…read moreto reserve their services. I receive a reminder of my appointment by text the day before. No one showed. No one called. I had my witnesses waiting. I texted the phone number about my appointment and my $10 fee I paid to reserve the appointment. I have NEVER heard back. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. DO NOT USE CENTRAL Illinois notary service and imaging! Please see my attached screenshots for proof of me not being a scam artist as called by the owner. AS of 1/4/26 I've not heard back from owner about my refund.

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Maybe I'm bias because I'm from here but to me, this is the easiest airport to access…read more The staff is OK, sometimes rude but most of the time they are ok. It's easy to navigate the airport and the lines usually aren't long. Plenty of stress to eat after passing TSA and restrooms are clean. You don't have to travel far to locate your gate which is a plus.

Haven't seen a worse TSA experience in my life. Asked to film a pat down for a young lady at the…read moresecurity checkpoint. Officer (should've gotten her name) was mid-30s I'd say and had an ATTITUDE, not compassionate, and was incredibly rude. Young woman I was filming was wearing a light blue crop top with black leggings. All skin-tight. Didn't matter to the officer, who said and I quote "I'll need to pat you down from head to toe to make sure you're not concealing anything." After squeezing the woman's bun, she checks the back of her top, stopping where the clasp of her bra band. "Ma'am, what is this!!?? (rudely)." "It's my bra clasp." "Hmmm, I'm going to need to conduct some extra screening on it." After using her hands to do everything except lift her shirt up and touch it herself, she finally "cleared the area." Then, the officer told the woman that she would be tugging on the waistband. She didn't tug. She fully used her gloved hands to first rub around the whole waistband, then her fingers to GRAB parts of the waistband and pull them away from the body. When the girl jerked away at the movement, the officer almost yelled "Stop! You can't move during screening!!" She then proceeded to check the inside of her waistband by sticking almost her whole hand inside and rubbing the inside. At least she used the back of her hand for the buttocks and groin like she's supposed to. But the " upper thigh area", sheesh! Thank god that officer was wearing gloves! She stuck her hands so far up the poor young women's tights and stayed there "to ensure detection." Yikes. After rubbing her hands over every inch of her legs (what did she think she was going to find, the girl's wearing leggings, OMG), she moved to the front. She firmly placed her hand between the breasts and moved her hand up and down multiple times to the point where the crop top got pushed down. Then she slid her hand (both sides) underneath the bra. Then stopped. "What am I feeling here? Anything in your bra?" "No, nothing." Of course extra screening. No joking, that officer must have spent 5-8 minutes straight using her hands to feel for anything under the bra band. I'm surprised she didn't make her shake it out. Good God. Waistband was the same check described before. Same with the thighs and legs. YIKES.

This can be a good family outing and I hope it stays this way. I attended on a Friday evening and…read morebecause of the okay weather it was crowded. I was thinking wow all these people to see balloons glow? Is it the food and higher prices or drinks? Nope, it's the time we all come out to support and come together without judgement and feel safe. we can stretch out on the ground and bloop just about anywhere and bring our own or buy to support ( because that's what we are doing when we pay those prices) We choose to battle the traffic and walk through the people to gather for something to do without nonsense. Don't get me wrong yes, we have our few a holes and it is what it is especially when so many cultures cross without regard. However it does not stop us from the thing to do in September right before we know summer will end now .... but tell that to STL... LOL!

This is one of the many fun and free events in St Louis and it pains me to say that having lived in…read morethe area for almost a decade, this was my first year checking this event out. My friends dragged me here, albeit not kicking and screaming but there were definitely some initial resistance due to crowd and traffic. The usual introverted enemies. I'm glad I allowed them to drag me here though. While I totally missed out on the Glow activities, I got to witness the actual race which was fun, filled with entertainment, and a few choice food trucks and vendors to satisfy some of your food and drink cravings while enjoying some fanciful balloons. Yes, parking can be a slight mess but if you come early and exercise patience, the event is actually quite enjoyable. There were face painting booths for the young ones, bunnies to pet, drink trucks for your imbibing needs, and food booths and trucks for your hungry bellies. Walking around the part of Forest park where they held the races is also quite fun. I got to meet some friendly corgi owners and most importantly, their corgis! It is a dog friendly event which means, for you non-people lovers, there is a great chance of meeting a four-legged friend or two. After the races, the inflated balloons did stick around for the general public to check out. I had a great time and got to marvel at the colorful hot air balloons. Did I mention this event is free?!

Kudos to the LouFest organizers on a fantastic festival this year! This year had a wonderfully…read morediverse lineup of talented acts. I loved the established favorites like Huey Lewis, Snoop Dog, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Weezer as well as the newer artists. ZZ Ward and Lecrae are definitely being added to my playlist. The food options were fantastic! They had everything from Dewey's Pizza and Sugarfire to Vicia and Evangeline's. Something delicious for everyone to nosh on. The lines got long at times as expected, but they moved well. The drink lines were the same. We loved the addition of the Malibu Beach House and the Fizz and Folly area. A bonus that you hardly ever witness at a festival: we never had to wait for more than a minute or two for a porta potty...and there was always paper. This was by far the best festival experience I've had in St. Louis. I can't wait for next year!

Ah, Loufest! 2010-2017. I think its safe to say that the festival is now a thing of the past - but…read moreif it does return sometime in the next few years, go ahead and say "I told you so!". In short, it was fun while it was happened. LouFest was supposed to be one of many "smaller" music and arts festivals that would be nothing like the "big boys" (Bonnaroo, Coachella, Lollapalooza) but more of a community-based festival like the ones that were popping up all over the country. I didn't attend the first five Loufests, regretfully, but the last three years were fun for me and my friends. It seemed that it was getting bigger each year, and the lineup of artists/bands was getting better. Loufest had one of the best diverse lineups, with genres of all kinds as well as past and present acts. 2018 was supposed to have classic acts like Robert Plant and hometowner Michael McDonald, along with current artists like Kacey Musgraves, the Brothers Osborne and Gary Clark Jr. You couldn't find another great lineup nearly anyplace else. Some of the middle-rung acts on the roster were found at some of the other festivals that year (caught some at Bonnaroo) and the headliners were very random. It was always like there was something for everyone, whether you enjoyed local goodness, Christian hip-hop or up-and-coming acts. Because of LouFest, I discovered plenty of great acts I still listen to and enjoy today (Lord Huron, Delta Rae, etc.). You had some of the best indie/alternative headliners such as TV on the Radio and Weezer, along with those that were headlining "big boy" festivals at times (LCD Soundsystem, OutKast). It was no wonder LouFest would have a sell-out attendance in recent years. People came from all around to attend this one-of-a-kind festival. And it wasn't just about the music: it was all about supporting local small businesses - including record stores, and of course the food! It was always great to check out some of the St. Louis-area restaurants and local brews. You had it in a great location in Forest Park - up until last year when they temporarily moved it behind the Muny. It was supposed to happen again this year for different reasons. As the old saying goes, "All good things must come to an end...". Unfortunately, it was a very sad, sudden end as it was announced three days before the 2018 festival that it was cancelled. Let me give you a little background: LouFest was going to continue into 2018, straight after the '17 one. Limited tickets were available in October of last year as well as Black Friday (me and my friend both bought ours that day). Their social media presence was alive and well up until May (the usual time when they announced the lineup). People like me got worried as there was no lineup, but finally in late June of this year, it was announced. Next came all the rumors behind all of the backstage drama. This was all about the financial part, but the people behind Loufest's social media accounts assured things were still happening on 9/8 and 9/9. Well, those rumors were put to rest on 9/5/2018. I really don't need to get into much detail about the cause(s) of the festival's demise. That can be found anywhere online. I do believe one of the reasons the 2018 festival didn't happen was crime. Yes, the C-word that is a common cancer to the St. Louis area. Near the end of August, St. Louis' Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced she would be no longer accepting cases from 28 St. Louis police officers. Way to go, Kim. (please note the sarcasm) Coincidentally, this is around the same time the festival's main sponsors bowed out. I'm sure it wasn't just for financial purposes. Of course, the lamestream media is not going to report this. I am glad that people did step up and support the businesses that were to participate in 2018's LouFest. I am still bummed to this day that it didn't happen and how it ended. What even stung more is that Robert Plant (while I'm glad he did perform in St. Louis) played at the Pageant and Loufest ticket holders didn't get first dibs (you know, like a lottery-type of thing...). What really should have been done was moving it to the Dome...after all, it's not like anything is going on there! But, St. Louis and logic don't usually go in the same sentence. Or common sense.

I've jumped at the V-Ranch 3 times now and each time I've enjoyed it tremendously. Van his wife…read more(pilot) Emiko and Steve are all awesome people who make your skydiving experience memorable. They have 10,000 ft and 13,500 ft tandems as well as solo jump options. Bring a jump drive to capture your moment or purchase a DVD for $49 which they cut and create right there while you wait. There's so much to do on the ranch you'll just have to go check it out.

Had such an incredible experience today with Flying V Ranch. I don't think this was just a…read more"checking off my bucket list" type of item. I will be back!!!