Our friends at nextSTL.com, via WhoLou’s Geoff Whittington,  hit the interwebs today with a scoop about IKEA planning a store on Forest Park Avenue, between Vandeventer and Sarah Streets. A few outtakes from the story: Several WhoLou sources are alleging that highly-coveted Swedish-based furniture chain IKEA intends to develop their first St. Louis store close to the campus of St. Louis [...]

The Coliseum Music Lounge, St. Louis’ newest music venue, will be opening tomorrow, May 17 with their first scheduled event: a Show-Me Burlesque Gala with performances at 8 and 11 PM. On Friday they will feature Dirty Muggs, a Blues/Rock/Soul band from St. Louis, and to top things off, the inaugural Electric Circus will debut Saturday night. This promises to [...]

Hotel Ignacio recently added a gorgeous new retro-style neon sign atop the building. We think it’s one of the best new neons in downtown/midtown. If you have photos of  neon signs (old or new) and you don’t mind sharing, please send it to info@countondowntown.com for an upcoming post about NEON, NEON, NEON. Earlier story from April 2011 about Hotel Ignacio:   [...]

Updated on May 2 with corrected location of The Coliseum Music Venue. If you’ve ever driven or walked to downtown St. Louis coming from the west, chances are you’ve seen this colorful quartet of buildings on the intersection of Jefferson and Washington Avenue. Named GW Lofts by developer Blue Urban, the buildings are a combination of rental lofts with commercial spaces [...]

Update: Plush, a new concert venue, nightclub, restaurant, and diner will be opening this Saturday. Earlier story: (March 2011) A new and significant development in the Midtown Alley neighborhood is Plush, a club that will host live music but also be home to a diner, a restaurant , catering services and a Penthouse for private events. Plush will be the St. [...]

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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 [...]

Field House Bar in Midtown, Fred’s Cheapo Depot, Pickles Deli, Dave Bailey’s newest venture, Park Avenue Coffee, 7th Street Garage, Federal Building and Roberts Tower. A round-up of new sights and sounds in downtown and Midtown, February 2011: Share