Jacob Barker

CLAYTON — St. Louis County Council Chairwoman Rita Heard Days promised a final vote next week on a long-delayed bond package for the downtown convention center expansion, despite a council member sounding the alarm that a lack of building bids is blowing the project’s budget. Days’ bill would finally advance a $105 million bond issue … Read more

A lone car drives down Collinsville Road as the sunset glows red outlining the St. Louis skyline on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, as photographed from Monks Mound in Collinsville, Illinois. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, [email protected] Laurie Skrivan ST. LOUIS — Mike Welch grew up in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. Eight years ago, he left St. … Read more

ST. LOUIS — The number of people living in the city of St. Louis fell below 300,000 in 2021, and the metro area also saw a decline in population, the US Census Bureau said in new estimates released Thursday. The numbers, while estimates, heighten concerns about stagnant growth in a region that looks set to … Read more

ST. LOUIS – The developer behind the proposed Butler Brothers building redevelopment has completed funding on the $130 million project, allowing construction to begin on one of the largest vacant buildings downtown. “We withdrew approval and are mobilizing this week,” said Gary Prosterman, president and CEO of Development Services Group, based in Memphis, Tennessee. “Everything … Read more