Made famous in the Seinfeld episode “The Soup Nazi”, The Original SoupMan franchise can now be found around the country. In downtown St. Louis we have our own, just a half block North of Washington Avenue, right across the corner from the Dubliner. Owner Tracyi Brooks met the real soupman, Al Yeganeh, on one of her travels to New York [...]
This time we sat down with the owner of The Original Soupman, Tracyi Brooks. Tracyi has been running her franchise of the restaurant made famous by the Seinfeld episode “The Soup Nazi” in downtown St. Louis for about two and a half years. Our first question: “Where do you live?” ”I am living in Kirkwood right now, but I am [...]
After sitting idle for a long time, the rebuilding of the portico on the North side of the Roberts Orpheum Theater seems to be back on track. Share
New signage has been installed and a crew is repainting the exterior of the 1015 Locust Building at 10th and Locust Streets. Share
Mr. Curry will open October 18th, in the former Curry in a Hurry space across the street from Macy’s. Share
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Here’s an impression of Friday night’s Balloon Glow: Share
Europe Nightclub, now at this new location on 15th Street, a half block North of Washington Avenue. Europe is located at 710 N. 15th Street. www.europenightclub.com Share
In their second pre-season game, the St. Louis Blues easily and impressively beat the Colorado Avalanche. Share
Downtown is looking good these days. Especially on a gorgeous Friday afternoon with the Cubs in town, a big convention at America’s Center and a Blues pre-season game at Scottrade. Dns Lookup Tools Emergency Food Supplies Share
After the exterior renovations, the former Farm & Home Savings Assn. building is looking brand new. Now the wait is on for the reported restaurant to open on the ground floor. Share
Lindsay won a $ 25 gift certificate from Mosaic Restaurant & Lounge Lindsay was the first person to accurately describe the location of where this pic was taken. This is now the lobby of the Hilton Downtown. Read her comment for the complete description. Congratulations! The next pic will be up soon. Share
Construction of the Roberts Tower’s highest floor is now underway. It’s certainly an impressive building. Share
Reportedly, a new restaurant is under construction at the location of the former Red / Beso, next door to Copia. A wall, separating two mirrored spaces has been removed, creating a much larger area. When we have more information we will report. Share
A new gas station is now under construction on the Northeast corner of Highway 40 and Jefferson Avenue. We haven’t been able to verify the brand yet. We will report when we find out. Share
Patrick won a $25 gift certificate from Mosaic Lounge We were amazed about the number of people that knew the answer to our Streetscape question. Thank you all for your participation! Patrick was the fastest this time, and he described the Eugene Field House accurately. Congratulations! Next pic coming soon. Share
What a great event in downtown St. Louis on Labor Day! The first stage of the Tour of Missouri was won by British powerhouse Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team. Mark Cavendish won the sprint, to win stage 1. Second place was for Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo Bank) of Argentina. Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) of Norway took third place. [...]
Labor Day marks the start of the 3rd Tour of Missouri. The first stage, a circuit race, will commence at 7th and Market Streets in downtown St. Louis at 2:30 PM. The riders are expected to finish the 10 lap/75 mile course at around 5:30 PM. Participating will be last year’s winner Christian Vande Velde of the Garmin-Slipstream team, Levi [...]
