π Pizzeria, the successful local restaurant chain who’s pizza’s are favored by the president is ready for a Wednesday, May 23rd opening at the MX development in downtown St. Louis. The new restaurant is located on the corner of 6th and Washington, right next to downtown’s Convention Center MetroLink station. Pi will be the first tenant to open in the [...]
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 [...]
Number 9, the building of the Cupples family currently under restoration by the Koman Group, will become home to a Flying Saucer Draught Emporium in the fall, according to the St. Louis Business Journal. Flying Saucer is a Dallas-based restaurant chain with 15 locations in Arkansas, Missouri (Kansas City), Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Flying Saucer’s owners [...]
At Count On Downtown we are very excited (and proud!) to announce that Erica Smith, formerly the social media editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and now spreading awesomeness at Infuz Digital Marketing in downtown St. Louis, will be sharing her storified Storify Tweet stories on our website. As of today you can find them under the tab “Storified by Erica Smith”. [...]
Schlafly Beer presents a new festival this Memorial Day Weekend that will feature a community yard-sale of items from city residents and a pig roast. The new event is called Pork Shop, and it is scheduled for May 26th from 10AM to 6PM at the Schlafly Tap Room in downtown St. Louis. City residents looking to unclutter their homes can [...]
Recently, we ran into a familiar face during the inaugural Downtown St. Louis ARTWalk. None other than Erin Laine Beckman was one of the artists whose work was highlighted at the Leather Trades Artists Lofts, starting point of the ARTWalk tour. As frequent patrons of downtown’s hip music lounge LOLA, we already knew Erin was one of downtown’s best bartenders. She [...]
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: [...]
Maurizio’s Pizza will be moving to a new space in the Justice Center Garage on Tucker Boulevard & Clark Avenue. The restaurant is currently building out the space and is expecting to make its move in June. The Justice Center parking garage was built at a cost of $ 12.7 million and is part of the St. Louis City Parking system. [...]
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 April 25: Fiat has added a second employee to its downtown studio. They can now offer test drives downtown without having to make an appointment. Fiat’s Studio Showroom will be open this Saturday during the Downtown Home Tour. Earlier post from March 16: Fiat now has a presence downtown. Its Downtown Display Studio Showroom has opened quietly at 1015 [...]
Copia Market will be a new convenience store in the former Baseline Workshop Furniture space. After Baseline left, the previous Copia owners attempted a convenience store concept here – Washington Avenue Market – but it never opened. The new owners are currently building out the interior with an expected opening sometime next week. The convenience and grocery store is situated [...]
The inaugural Downtown St. Louis ARTWalk was held last night under perfect weather conditions. The walk’s starting point was downtown’s artist hotbed Leather Trades Lofts on 1600 Locust. All floors were open to the public, from the ground floor studio spaces, to the dance studio, music studio and community room on the higher floors. The hallways were adorned with art, [...]
A new restaurant, Joe’s Chili Bowl, opened last friday in the former Terrace View space at Citygarden in downtown St. Louis. Not much has changed as far as the interior is concerned, which is good because it is a gorgeous space. What has changed however is the menu. Joe’s Chili Bowl, owned by restaurateurs Kim Tucci and Joe Fresta features ”Joe’s Famous [...]
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Yes, it’s that time of year again, it is Open/Closed time. Just in its second installment, Open/Closed has already cemented itself as one of the premier events in the St. Louis region. Spearheaded by Alex Ihnen, Open/Closed is the collective effort of dozens of St. Louis residents. Architects, designers, planners, advocates, entrepreneurs, activists and officials collaborate to explore how vacancy and flight [...]
After six months of living and working together, the residents of Leather Trades Artist Lofts are showcasing their talent at the Downtown STL ARTwalk. They are opening their doors to the public and partnering with local businesses to celebrate Downtown St. Louis’ vibrant art scene, food, shops and bustling nightlife. On Thursday, April 19, the Downtown STL ARTwalk kicks off [...]
Written by Frank DeGraaf – Updated Tuesday April 17 at 8:00 PM with response from CityArchRiver 2015 Foundation. Let me start by reiterating that I’ve always been a proponent of a “lid” over I-70 at the Arch Grounds in downtown St. Louis. When Michael Van Valkenburgh & Associates (MVVA) were chosen as the landscape architects for the Arch Grounds renovation [...]
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is planning to make their move from current HQ at 1200 Clark Street to its new headquarters on Olive in November of this year. SLMPD acquired the building in January 2011 for $2.7 million and is spending an additional $3 million on renovations. The building had been listed by owner Wells Fargo for [...]
