National Coffee Day: Where Do You Get Your Java?

Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day! Tell Patch where you get your caffeinated brew of choice.

Coffee has become more essential than just being "the best part of waking up."  National Coffee Day, celebrated Sept. 29 this year, is another reason to grab that cup o' joe you love so much.  Although local franchises, including Starbucks and McDonalds, aren't giving away free coffee Saturday, they're still serving up your favorite brew. Where do you like to go for your favorite venti no-whip nonfat white mocha? Or just black iced coffee? Maybe lightly sweetened? However you like it, share your favorite local stop that's maybe more convenient on the way out to work, or that cozy hang-out for a quick ceramic mug-full of the house brew of the day. Go ahead. Be a coffee conneisseur, or even a casual I-need-caffeine partaker. Vote in the poll…

• Photos (3)

Where to Get Free Coffee for National Coffee Day 2012

Celebrate with free coffee, but not at Starbucks or McDonalds in Town and Country and Manchester. However, St. Louis area 7-Eleven stores are offering free coffee Friday.

If the first words out of your mouth every morning are, “I’ll have a large coffee”—or if you can’t even speak until after you’ve had your java fix—there's a national holiday created especially for you. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) America will put staunch tea drinkers to shame on National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, when coffee fiends can rejoice and celebrate their beloved coffee bean with free brew from national chains. Coffee was first brought to America in the mid-1600s in a shipment en route to “New Amsterdam,” now known as New York, according to the National Coffee Association. We have that shipment and the Boston Tea Party to thank for turning the nation into coffee drinkers.   However, …

• Photos (1)

Free 5,200 Gun Locks to be Given Away Thursday

Free gun lock and firearm safety education materials will be given away Aug. 16 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., or while supplies last. See locations in the St. Louis region, including law enforcement agencies and hospitals.

Anyone wanting a free gun lock needs to head to one of the following St. Louis metropolitan locations on Thursday between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. A total of 5,200 gun locks are being made available by Project ChildSafe for giving away throughout the region, according to a Tuesday St. Louis County Police Department news release. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) Project ChildSafe is a nationwide program designed to help ensure safe and responsible firearm ownership and storage. It was developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and supported by a U.S. Department of Justice grant. The name Project ChildSafe has been adopted by this group with the permission of the NSSF. The NSSF itself is…

• Photos (1)

Get a Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven to Celebrate the Company's Birthday

The convenience store is offering customers a free 7.11-ounce Slurpee on Wednesday. There's even an app you can download to find the closest participating location near you.

7-Eleven is offering customers a free 7.11-ounce frozen Slurpee drink today to help celebrate its 85th birthday. The free Slurpee offer is available from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. at participating convenience stores while supplies last. 7-Eleven began offering free Slurpees on July 11 on its 75th birthday in 2002, and it's become a big hit with customers.  There aren't any 7-Eleven stores in Manchester or Town and Country, but here are the closest locations in neighboring communities: Or if you're in another area tomorrow, you can download timeRAZOR, a free events app, which will provide its users with 7-Eleven store locations across Missouri that will be offering free Slurpees. The app is available for iPhone and Android phones.

• Documents (1)

Redbox Customers Get Free Rental Thursday

On Thursday, the rental giant marks its 2 billionth rental with a thank you and free rental to its customers.

If you’re hoping to save a $1.20 for that next Redbox movie, then Thursday is a golden opportunity. With the rental giant hitting its 2 billionth rental, kiosks across the country will be distributing customers a one-day rental DVD for free to say thanks. All customers have to do is enter the promo code, THANKS2U, at checkout to receive the rental. The company does stipulate that the free promotion can’t be combined with other deals, and a card is required. There are numerous Redbox kiosks available throughout Manchester and Town and Country, including Schnucks, Walgreens, Dierbergs and McDonalds locations. For a full list available near you, check out the company’s website.  

• Photos (1)

Editor's Notebook

Get Patch in Your Inbox Every Morning; It's Free

Don't let a morning go by without your Patch fix. We'll send you a steamy mug of the latest news, events, opinion and fun stuff, ready for you when you wake up. Here's how you can sign up.

We're Patch, and we just want to say, "good morning!" That's what the daily Patch email newsletter is all about. Every morning, as you're rising to start your day, we send you the latest local headlines, events, blogs, photos and community tidbits — right to your inbox, free of charge. All you have to do is sign up. You won't believe how easy it is. Here's why we think you'll like it. 1) It's quick. Hey, we know you get a lot of email. That's why we made it easy to read. 2) We're all about your community. With a quick scan, you'll find stories about your schools, the local police, new businesses and road information. Click a link and you're there. 3) Business info. We highlight local businesses every day you may not have known were your …

• Photos (1)

Free Food For a Kiss at Qdoba This Valentine's Day

Buy an entree, get another for nothing, as long as you're willing to offer up a kiss! Plus, take the Valentine's Day 'Patch' poll.

Customers at Qdoba restaurants across the country, and here in West County, get free food on Tuesday, if they don't mind a little PDA. Both the Town and Country Qdoba in Town and Country Crossing and the Manchester Qdoba near the Manchester Highlands are participating in the buy one, get one free for a kiss deal. The nationwide chain is bringing back a Valentine's Day promotion that, according to spokeswoman Ashley Cohen, tens of thousands of customers took advantage of in 2011. Anyone who buys an entree can get another for free—once they kiss a fellow customer at the cash register. It doesn't matter (to Qdoba) who it is. No coupon is necessary. The promotion is happening nationwide, though in Wisconsin, inexplicably, the second entree is …

• Photos (1)

Free Valentine Jazz Concert Saturday

Vocalist Christi Jon Bye and jazz quartet perform a free concert at St. Timothy’s Church.

The very talented jazz vocalist Christi Jon Bye backed up by an outstanding jazz quartet, featuring Carolbeth True on piano, David True on drums, Glen Smith on bass and Larry Johnson on sax are performing at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church at 808 Mason Road, just south of Olive Boulevard. The free concert begins at 7 p.m., Saturday. The same group recently filled the Second Baptist Church at Clayton Road and McKnight as part of that church’s jazz series. Carolbeth True, an adjunct professor of piano at Webster University and Bye are regulars at the Sheldon’s morning jazz series. Johnson, a Catholic school music educator and an adjunct professor at Lindenwood University performs throughout the Midwest with the groups Fantasy, Wild, Cool and …

•  2 Comments
• Photos (3)

Gabrielle Biondo

10:18 am on Sunday, February 12, 2012

That's great John! Thanks for the heads up and the short article on the event!   more ›

Free Manchester Clinic Combats Health Care Barriers

A free clinic in Manchester is helping bring medical treatment to residents without insurance.

A free health clinic in Manchester is making an impact on the lives of West County residents without insurance. Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) West County Clinic, located at 14395 Manchester Rd. at Henry Avenue, opened its doors two months ago and operates 2-4 p.m. Sundays, according to the Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. The clinic is focused on providing free non-emergency primary care for uninsured, low-income residents, aged 18-64, who live or work in Des Peres, Manchester, Town and Country, Ellisville, Ballwin, Chesterfield, Wildwood or Winchester, the Suburban Journals reports. According to the Journals, the Manchester clinic is part of a public health project of the Islamic Foundation of Greater St. Louis, which is located at …

• Photos (1)

Veterans Get Free Restaurant Meals On Veterans Day

Here's a list highlighting where and what is free to our West County veterans.

Here's a big thanks to our military veterans on Friday. Enjoy a free lunch at one of these restaurants listed. There are also some discounts on shopping at Footlocker, The Home Depot, Lowes and other stores at the bottom. Chesterfield Navy veteran Todd Aulgur, 23, is studying now at Maryville University in Town and Country. He had his plans. "I'll be eating lunch out Friday," Aulgur confirmed. West County's American Legion on Spirit of St. Louis Road provided the link to this listing of freebies for Friday, Veterans Day. Veterans Day Restaurant Offerings: Applebee's - All veterans and active-duty military eat free from a limited menu on Friday. Golden Corral - Free meal, Nov. 14. Outback Steakhouse - Veterans and active-duty military get a…

• Photos (1)