December 29, 2006
Last Call for Sequined Bandit Masks
A bummer for those of us who dig small local businesses, though a boon for thrifty types who would like to get in some early Mardi Gras shopping: per the New Line Yahoo! List: Saint Louis Carnival Supply is closing, with all the trappings of Carnival - beads, glittery diamond masks, dyed feather boas et cetera - marked to move. Driving down Broadway, past meat-packing warehouses and motorcycle repair shops, it has been a cheerful little landmark, like when you're walking down Broadway in June and see rain-tarnished Mardi Gras beads hanging off the fence around Nooter Boilerworks. If you need ticket-tumblers, mylar baloons, tiaras, hula-girl skirts, amusing hats, well, now is the time to get them...
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad news. Man. I always had that "I can't believe it's still here!" feeling about the place, though, so I guess I shouldn't be too shocked.
Still.... sad, sad, sad.
Posted by Claire N-B on Sat., Dec 30, 2006 at 11:33 AMYeah I agree with Claire. We got all the supplies for my sons birthday party a couple of years ago. They were the full service and top notch birthday party connection.
Posted by Bill Streeter on Sun., Dec 31, 2006 at 9:36 PMWell, I left on Saturday with a box full o' stuff, which we'll be using to stuff bags for the STUFF release issue ... so feel free to show up at Snowflake on the 13th for a little dispensation of STLCS goodness. I was bummed to see it go, though, there are not enough family businesses around for my taste...I am not a Party City girl, that's for sure.
Posted by Stef on Tue., Jan 2, 2007 at 8:45 PM