In this episode of East STL, Emily Talkow stops by The Fountain on Locust to talk with owner Danni Eickernhorst about her journey from the mortgage industry to being a restauranteur.

When I first walked into The Fountain on Locust, two sites immediately stood out: a large spotlight with its beam being manually swung across the dimly lit restaurant and a woman in pasties grabbing her breasts as she walked around the tables of whistling patrons—just another night at Burlesque Bingo, a unique event that The Fountain hosts every first Thursday of the month.

The days are heating up, school is coming to a close, summer is so close we can almost taste it. Alas, the final hurdle that is finals week looms in the (not so distant) distance.