Last week Park Avenue Coffee opened at 417 N 10th Street (between Washington & Locust) in downtown St. Louis. The restaurant has the same feel as the original store at Lafayette Square. Other than many different roasts and styles of coffee, Park Avenue sells apparel, gift cards, travel mugs and last but not least: Gooey Butter Cake. Owner Dale is [...]

Centrue Bank today foreclosed on the Chemical Building at 721 Olive Street. Developers from California were unable to find adequate financing to move the project forward. To get reacquainted with this beautiful building in downtown St. louis let’s go on a photo tour: All is not lost. The Chemical building will be for sale at an attractive price and already [...]

UPDATE: Panera answered our questions about Panera vs St. Louis Bread Co. This is what we wrote: In a poll we held on our website 86% of voters were in favor of changing the name Panera Bread to St. Louis Bread Company nationwide. Why are your stores outside the St. Louis called Panera Bread and not St. Louis Bread Co? [...]

“No doubt about it, St. Louis is a total beer town.” The first words out of  CNN’s Stephanie Elam’ s mouth while standing in Citygarden downtown. See what she encounters when she explores what’s going on in the beer industry in St. Louis: – This is what BBC America has to say about our town: “St Louis has long been [...]

Macy’s has started the renovation and downsizing of the store in the Railway Exchange building on Olive Street downtown. Floor 6 and 7 have been vacated and the new store will eventually count three floors. The first floor will host women’s apparel, jewelry, cosmetics and shoes. The long-time candy counter will remain. The second floor will be home to men’s [...]

The leasing office at Park Pacific is now open. This beautiful building, formerly home to the Union Pacific Railroad Headquarters boasts 230 apartments in addition to 45,000 square feet of office space and a parking garage with 580 spaces. Prices in the building will vary from $999 for a studio apartment to $ 3,999 for a Town home/Penthouse.  Smoke and [...]

The Hilton at the Ballpark is adding an exciting option to their amenities: 360 Lounge. On top of the 25-story Hilton  tower, 360 Lounge will be  a $ 7 million addition competing with the upgraded offerings at other downtown hotels, such as the Hyatt, Four Seasons and Renaissance Grand. The rooftop lounge and restaurant will be managed by Concentrics restaurants [...]

C. Patrick Stanley III will continue the tradition his great-grandfather started here in 1876.  Born in Ireland, Charles P. Stanley started his Cigar Store at the age of 22.  One of  the famous cigars he sold was the “Treaty Bond”, created originally for the World’s Fair of 1904. The Stanley Cigar Company featured over 270 different “private label” brands and [...]

Paddy O’s next to Busch Stadium is upping the post-ballgame-party ante. A new wing is under construction next to the existing original structure. This new section looks like a mini-Busch Stadium and will feature an outdoor roof deck. Paddy O’s 618 South 7th Street St. Louis, MO 63102-1004 (314) 588-7313   Share

Downtown is home to more and more neon signs. Several existing and new businesses are putting up signs. Prime 1000 is the latest downtown business that has applied for a sign. Let’s take a walk and encounter some newly installed signs in downtown St. Louis. Share

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