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Recap: Casa Gallardo Tweet-Up

Photo credit: Dave Mills (@versadave)

Since I live and work so far from St. Louis, I try to organize tweet-ups when I know I’ll be in or near the city and will have free time after work. Friday, February 12th was one of those days. Since everal St. Louis-area tweeps live in West County St. [...]

Casa Gallardo Tweetup

When: Tonight

What Time:5 PM

Where: Casa Gallardo at Westport (462 Westport Plaza Dr.)

Who: Any St. Louis tweeps who want to get together for chips, salsa, drinks or dinner. We chose this location since it’s kid-friendly.

tweet me @milligfunk if you have questions. I hope to see you there!

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Small Town Girl Note: For a post-tweet-up recap, click here.

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