"missouri" news and stories

Along Route 66 lies a quite piece of American history: the first drive-thru restaurant. Red's Giant Hamburg is located in Springfield, Missouri and has been there since 1947. Sheldon “Red” Chaney decided that it would be easier for the customers to place their orders through a window to the kitchen, rather than repeating them to waitresses. Just like that, the car hop service was replaced with the first drive-thru window.  Legend has it that the name of the restaurant was originally meant to be "Red's Giant Hamburger", but due to some poor planning, the sign was not large enough and the "er" had to be dropped.

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The next time you grab a quart of Bud from your friendly Missouri stop-n-go, don't be surprised if it's warm as panther piss. A state lawmaker is trying to combat drunk driving by restricting how cold beer can be when it's sold at groceries and convenience stores. Senator Bill Alter feels that if beer is sold at temperatures of 60 degrees and warmer, people would be less likely to hop in their car and drink it. Apparently the idea came from a local fifth-grader participating in an educational program about lawmaking. Not surprisingly, a group of convenience store owners have come out against the proposed bill, as have other lawmakers.

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