Today will mark the start of negotiations between the St. Louis Rams and the Convention & Visitors Commission (CVC). The CVC will present the Rams with a plan that will include their vision on how to elevate the Edward Jones Dome to “top tier” NFL territory. According to the lease agreement, the dome has to offer a better experience than [...]
Good times last Tuesday night at our New Year’s reception at Park Pacific in downtown St. Louis. Big thanks to Mayor Francis Slay for stopping by and staying for over an hour. Also in attendance: bloggers NextSTL, Gateway Streets and STLEnergized; St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalists Tim Bryant and Tim Logan; Tim Eby from St. Louis Public Radio, and, of course, [...]
We’re having a party! On Tuesday, January 24, we’re organizing a New Year’s Reception for Count On Downtown readers, downtown visitors, enthusiasts and residents. In partnership with the Downtown St. Louis Residents Association (DSLRA), Metropolis STL, Downtown Living Now and Lucas Park Grille we would like to invite you for a complimentary glass of Champagne and hors d’oeuvres at the [...]
Several concepts have been proposed under the Bottle District moniker over the years. Now that the 17-acre site just north of the Edward Jones Dome will be sold to Paul McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration LLC (after last week’s swift and decisive approval of the deal by the Board of Aldermen) what will happen next? McKee and his investors have hinted at [...]
Bill Streeter’s film Brick by Chance & Fortune will be showing at the Orpheum Theater in downtown St. Louis this Saturday, December 17th at 3:30 PM. St. Louis is a city with a rich and unique hsitory of brick architecture. Home to some of the largest amd most innovative companies of the 19th and 20th centuries, the city boasts some of [...]
Aspiring entrepreneurs pay attention. From January 27-29, 2012, the Startup Weekend organization will host a 54-hour event for startup enthusiasts to come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. Startup Weekend is an event which focuses on building a web or mobile application which could form the basis of a credible business over the course of [...]
This Saturday, December 10th, from 1 till 8 PM, the third annual Art at the Loft Exhibtion is held at the Syndicate Lofts at 10th and Olive Streets in downtown St. Louis. Art at the Loft offers a chance to interact with the artists in a gallery setting and purchase hand made art. Featured Artists Include: Kara Zipprich Hayes – Irie’ [...]
After more than a decade ice skating has returned to downtown St. Louis. Across the street from the Peabody Opera House (14th & Market) a temporary ice skating rink has been built that will be operating until January 16th. The rink is situated in Schiller Park and the setting is quite nice. It’s surrounded by trees with nice city views [...]
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 [...]
Footloose with: Kevin Bacon, Sarah Jessica Parker and John Lithgow Thursday, September 3 at 8:30 PM Old Post Office Plaza at 9th and Locust. Bring your lounge chairs, food and drinks. Share
Saturday, August 29 @ 5:00 PM Schlafly Taproom, 2100 Locust Street. FREE More at The Lot Music Festival Share
The Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble will bring their all-female version of Shakespeare’s Scottish play to the Old Post Office Plaza. At Old Post Office Plaza, 9th and Locust streets. 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 17 through 26, and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday only on July 31 and August 1. The show is free and visitors can bring their [...]
On Saturday it was Sheryl Crow who took the stage under the Arch. This concert was a charity event for Stand Up To Cancer. Elvis Costello was a special guest. The weather cooperated with pleasant temperatures in the low 80′s. Sheryl Crow was chatty and as a born and raised Missourian showed off her knowledge of St. Louis. A little [...]
