Posts Tagged ‘Bob Jones’

St. Louis-based Arch Coal, still in a snit over a recent fine of $4 million for clean water violations by the U.S. Justice Dept., will begin building a port in the state of Washington to ship coal to Asia.  That’s the word from Arch’s in-house lawyer Bob Jones. With Jones and members of the firm’s D.C. law firm, Crowell Moring, were its barristers Tim Means, Susan Mathiaschceck and John Martin at Il Bel Lago. Arch Coal is the nation’s second highest coal producer.

Halos on street lamps over empty sidewalks that knew the tread of feet long ago. So I say hail to a long stretch of Manchester, from McCausland to Big Bend.  As the city grows away from itself, it grows more deeply into itself, perhaps in self-protection.  But it is the last of the constants, where one can hardly find the mythical faubourg on a map. It gets high marks in the minds of night crawlers, columnists and real estate agents. In sum, it is a point of view that points to itself with pride. One of the jewels on the avenue is the born-again Monarch Restaurant, which held a private pouring Saturday night before its opening on Monday. The National Chidlren’s Cancer Society (NCCS) benefited from the event, helmed by Donna Wilkinson. Bob and Carol Jones, heiress to the late oil exec Sam Goldstein, were front ‘n center.  Mary Deverman and David Steward, II, of Nicene Brands announced they will aisle walk Nov. 23 in Chicago.  Steward is the heir of David Steward of World Wide Technology fame. The grand dame of flowers and landscaping, Martha Tobin of St. Louis Blooms, arrived with her son-in-law, Mike Mertz.  She recalled an incident years ago, when she worked for the late Jon Prel. “My daughter asked Prel what his function was at his flower shop.”  According to Martha, Prel shot back, “To kick little girls like you out of the store.” Columnist Deb Peterson diligently worked the room, while lights impinged on her dazzler, given by her new husband, Dr. Tom Steinberg. Peggy and Andy Newman were toasted on their eight grandchildren. Food maven Catherine Neville, with her partner, Jennifer Schoemehl, confided to pals, that copies of her new  publication, Feast, went through the roof.  Asked what her favorite restaurant is, Neville replied, “the Persian restaurant, Cafe Natasha.” Robust wine bar owners Stanley and Arlene Browne were there as were: the Beacon’s Bob Duffy with Marty Kaplan; Marilyn and Dr. Steve Teitelbaum, whose son, Aaron, is partnered at Monarch with Jeff Orbin; Stephanie Arndt with Steve Cox and  Joan Quicksilver, who wore what one bitchy guest described, “Mother Teresa is wearing a practical peasant dress.” Past the new modern American dining room and into the kitchen, the columnist cornered celebrated chef Josh Galliano, while he prepared house specialties: crawfish etouffee, lima bean hummus and grilled spicy steak with onions.

But, the highlight of the evening was Donna Wilkinson‘s tip, that Goldie Hawn has been signed to highlight NCCS’s Oct. 30 gala at the Ballpark Hilton.  Wilkinson also added, that at the event, the organization will unveil a new toy, “Laffy-A-Lot,” that emits 20 different laughs and is capable of recording children and their parents’ messages.

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Over at Herbie’s, Eric Mirann and his wife, Mikki Jones Mirann, hailed that they have hired Marc Felix as chef for their Bistro, which will bow on July 11 in Town & Country Commons. Eric, who will be GM, hails from Avignon, France; Mikki is the widow of homebuilder Bob Jones.  One of the most beloved servers at Herbie’s, Steve Manns, has put out a shingle on his own residential electrical business.  Tasting the house’s premiere vintages were attorney Todd Hilliker with his wife, Kim, and Doug Biermann.

AND, AWAY WE GOOOO: Vintner (Bryant Family Vineyards) and insurance exec (The

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Bryant Group) Donald Bryant has sued legal giant Bryan Cave, alleging malpractice. Bryant alleges that the firm, which has offices throughout the world, botched his pre-nuptial agreement with now ex-wife, Barbara. How much mal? Ten million dollars, alleges Bryant in a lawsuit – lost because the agreement failed to factor in capital gains tax on the marital estate. The agreement, revised in 1989, called for Barbara to receive a cash settlement tied to the appreciated value of the couple’s mutual assets. One of those assets is a modern art collection, which includes works by Jackson Pollack and Jasper Johns. The lawsuit was filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court, and has been assigned to Judge Larry

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Kendrick. Clayton attorney Laurence Maas is repping Bryant; Robert Haar is defending the Cave. (A bottle of Bryant Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvigon, 2005, will set you back about $450, if you are lucky enough to find one. Jasper Johns’ “False Start” – which Bryant does not own — sold in 2006 for $80 million.) . Here’s a tip to Variety: Wayne Meisenholder and his team, including Dick Richmond, are bowing a label, Arsenic Records in our town. The music will be pure rock, says BMeisenholder and the firm will have its own recording studio. Meisenholder was a yesteryear exec with Capitol, CBS, and Warner Bros. Records. Richmond is a retired Post-Dispatch scribe . What would

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you give to work with Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco and Billy Crudup? Well, that’s just the company hometowner Doc Crotzer, alum of St. Louis U High School, who is likely to spend a lot of time in this column because he returns telephone calls, is into these days. Crotzer is currently an assistant editor on Pitt’s production of the film, “Eat, Pray, Love,” which will be shot in New York, Rome, India and Bali, and is based on a best-seller by Elizabeth Gilbert. He is also working on one of P-D TV critic Gail Pennington‘s favorite television series, “Glee”, which recently premiered “and it’s getting positive reviews and numbers,” said Doc. “We’ve shot 12 episodes plus a pilot,

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so there are 11 left to air this fall,” he said. Crotzer is based in Los Angeles . Some downtown St. Louis barons are quietly trying to draft Pulaski Bank prez W. Thomas Reeves to fill the vacating top job at the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis. Before joining Pulaski, Reeves served as prez of Downtown Now. Reeves, though, has not signaled any interest. Among those actually vying for the job is well-respected Denny Coleman, who currently helms the St. Louis County Economic Council . Meanwhile, there are disagreements among its leadership about the direction of the fledgling Downtown Residents Association. The acrimony has led to the abrupt departures and resignations of a half

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dozen or so board members and officers. . Scottrade brass is in negotiations with Don King to encore another fight card there in November featuring Corey Spinks, son of world’s heavyweight champ, Leon Spinks . Get ready for another new upscale restaurant: Cafe Du Coin will be a “French-style bar” near the Smokehouse in Chesterfield Valley. Owners are Eric Miranne and his wife, the stunning Micki Jones Miranne, widow of the late and great homebuilder, Bob Jones. Micki also owns the Tru Spa, near the location of the up-and-coming eatery.