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The Midwest Is Attracting Record-High Capital

3 years ago
From Multi-Housing News:  The U.S. multifamily market has seen record-breaking rent growth so far this year, backed by correspondingly high demand. The currently volatile state of the economy—with rising inflation and escalating interest rates—will most likely start to take its toll on the sector’s high-paced expansion soon. But the Midwest multifamily market poses some distinct advantages […]
Shruthi Beedu

Frozen Imo's Pizza coming to area grocery stores

3 years ago
ST. LOUIS - Starting next month, Imo's Pizza will be available in the frozen aisle of grocery stores. The frozen pizzas will be available for purchase by October 3 at St. Louis area retailers including Schnucks, Dierbergs, Straub's, and Walmart. The frozen pizzas will also be available in other cities in the Show-Me State along [...]
Monica Ryan

Many Calls to Combat Surge in Construction Worker Suicides

3 years ago
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune:  Construction workers often face some of their industry’s most serious dangers – such as falls from elevation, being struck or crushed by equipment or other objects, and electrocution – but recent studies suggest another occupational concern is lurking silently at U.S. worksites: worker suicides. 5 TIMES GREATER THAN ALL […]
Shruthi Beedu

Politico’s New Owner Heads To The Fainting Couch Over TikTok

3 years ago
New Politico owner and Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner has called for a ban on TikTok at the Vox Media Code conference. In fact, the lion’s share of the conference involved folks hyperventilating in one form or another over the existential threat posed by a popular social media app: Like most of the folks freaking […]
Karl Bode

How Brooks Goedeker Changes Neighborhoods

3 years ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  For a hype man, Brooks Goedeker is not an amped-up guy—not really ever, but specifically not on the November afternoon I’m riding shotgun in his Ford Explorer. We’re rolling east on Chouteau toward Grand (both wearing masks) and he’s making the case—in his slow, quiet way, and as an ambassador for […]
Shruthi Beedu

The Best Things To Do in St. Louis During the Weekend, September 9 to September 11

3 years ago
This weekend in St. Louis shines with a diversity of stuff to do. From visual art at the Contemporary Art Museum and the return of the Saint Louis Art Fair to a native plant sale to a 911 storytelling event from Forward Through Ferguson, we've got it all in the Lou. Start planning your weekend, but don't forget about the weekday events:
Riverfront Times Staff

St. Louis Restaurant Openings and Closings: August 2022

3 years ago
Last month, two high-profile openings infused some much needed positive energy into the metro area's dining scene. Press, a casual smashed pizza concept from Logan Ely and the team behind Lucky Accomplice and the pop-up space Shift, opened in Fox Park and breathed fresh life into a former vacant industrial storefront. It's the second time since the start of the pandemic that Ely and company have taken the leap to open a new restaurant (Lucky Accomplice opened its doors in September of 2020), proving that there is still success to be had in this tough era for the industry.
Jenna Jones and Cheryl Baehr