They had achieved the impossible: win the World Series. Now it was time to honor the new Champs, St. Louis-style. Market Street was packed from about 2 pm. The parade was scheduled to start at 4. It was windy, there were some raindrops, or Texas tears as somebody called them. A fashionably 20 minutes late, Tony La Russa led the [...]
Washington Avenue was recently named one of the Ten Great American Streets of 2011. Let’s celebrate this much deserved selection by the American Planning Association with a photo tour of one of America’s grandest avenues. The APA’s description of this amazing urban canyon: “Once mostly vacant and deteriorating, Washington Avenue today has reversed decades of urban decline to become one of [...]
This map lists all downtown restaurants alphabetically. Restaurants in Downtown-West, Midtown, Grand Center, Lafayette Square and Laclede’s Landing are included in the map. View Count On Downtown Restaurant Listing St. Louis, Missouri in a larger map The listing will be updated frequently and more DISCOUNT ON DOWNTOWN participants will be added. They will be depicted by a yellow $ sign [...]
The local Occupy Wall Street group, Occupy St. Louis, is in its 25th day of protest at Kiener Plaza, or “The People’s Plaza” as they’ve renamed it. The daily schedule consists of a General Assembly at 11 AM, Teach ins/forums from 4-6 PM, discussions at 7 PM and an end of the day General Assembly at 8 PM. We counted [...]
The renovation of North Tucker Boulevard is nearing completion. This section of Tucker north of Washington Avenue was built as a tunnel for the Illinois Terminal Railroad in 1931. The tunnel has now been filled up with styrofoam and dirt and the last remnants will be buried soon. The real impact of the new Tucker Boulevard will not be felt [...]
We now offer free discount coupons on downtown. You don’t have to sign up or give your email address. Just click, print and save. We will be adding new coupons in the next few weeks, so check back often to get the latest discount. If you have a business downtown and you would like to participate, please shoot an email [...]
A new Embassy Suites Hotel recently opened between 6th and 7th Streets on Washington Avenue. The Embassy Suites brand disappeared from downtown when the franchise on Laclede’s Landing became HoteLumière as part of Pinnacle’s Lumière Place Casino development. This new hotel under the Embassy Suites flag is strategically located on the east end of Washington Avenue, literally on top of the [...]
McGowan Brothers Development, developer David Jump, and Teach for America, a non-profit, are planning a $100 million renovation to turn the Jefferson Arms into affordable office space and apartments for teachers. The building was bought for $1.25 million by Jump last year. Citicorp had foreclosed on the building in 2009 after the demise of Pyramid Development. Pyramid paid $19 million for [...]
Baileys’ Range, Dave Bailey’s newest venture will have its soft opening on Friday, October 14th at 5PM. The first two weeks the full-service restaurant will be open at night only. After the official opening on October 26th, it will begin offering lunch. The menu at Baileys’ Range includes burgers and salads made with ingredients from local suppliers. It will offer [...]
The Dollhouse Fitness Studios recently opened at 1428 Washington Avenue. This new women’s fitness center offers classes like “Top Model Legs”, “Sexy Sculpt”, “Video Vixen”, “Dolls Jam” and “Hello Pole”. Sounds like a lot of fun. I have suggested to the Contessa to sign up and check out some classes at this new downtown venue. The Dollhouse Studios 1428 Washington [...]
10th Street Gallery opened its doors last week, next door to another downtown favorite, Park Avenue Coffee. Situated on the corner of St. Charles, owners Pat and Solomon focus on regional artists. Paintings, lithographs, photographs and more adorn the walls of this inviting, bright space. 10th Street Gallery also offers exhibits, art classes, lectures, book signings and open mic events. Whether [...]
