Dale Weir's (daleweir) Blog

Who's minding all the empty houses?   All over the US there are empty houses at the moment.  Some are foreclosure and pre-foreclosure homes, some are empty because the homeowners relocated for a new job and haven't been able to sell.  Who's taking care of them?  Some things you can just turn off ...

Welcome to St Louis!  While we're noted for being a metropolitan area, with all the amenities and tourist attractions of a major metropolitan area, St Louis is noted for it's friendly, welcoming smile. Many years ago, the City of St Louis decided that the County growing up around it was going to ...

Here's a tongue in cheek look at driving in St Louis.  When you're ready to start looking at homes, give me a call, I know my way around and will be there to help you find the right home in the right area!A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO DRIVING IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI:   The morning rush hour is from 6:00 to...

I had a GREAT time recently at the Butterfly House at Faust Park.  They held a reception for people who had donated a paving stone in front of the building.  The butterfly house is always a wonderful place to go.  This time there seemed to be even more butterflies flittering around then the last ...

Guess what's 130 years old?  St Louis's own Forest Park!  While most people think Forest Park was created for the 1904 World's Fair (officially the Louisiana Purchase Exposition), the Park actually existed long before that. The original plan for the park was rejected by the voters in St Louis in ...

The St Louis Zoo - What a GREAT place for the whole family.  It doesn't matter what age you are, the zoo is fun.  When I was a young girl, I remember taking a class at the zoo with my mother one summer.  I don't even remember what the class was really about (I think it was on birds, but I'm not s...

Want to have some great fun?? St Louis is famous for its free outdoor summer concerts!!  This summer Chesterfield's line up includes: June 23: Billy Peek June 30: Spectrum July 7: The X-Jazz and Swing Band July 14: Hudson and the Hoodoo Cats July 21: Trilogy July 28: The Ralph Butler Band August ...

OK, so you are searching for a home and you are looking in the greater St Louis area and trying to make sense of where the different communities are located and what they are like and your friends keep saying, "Check out Chesterfield."  "You've got to see Chesterfield." So what is the buzz about ...