Category Archives: Saint Louis News

QT Olive Blvd & Graeser Rd, Creve Couer Coming Soon!

4.3 / 5 ( 3 votes ) QuickTrip is coming soon to the corner of Graeser Rd. and Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur, MO. The There will be a demolishing crew to tear down the now vacant strip mall that once housed dry cleaners, a shoe repair shop, a hair salon, and more. Construction on […]

Olive Crossing: Marriott Hotel, Panera at Olive & 1-70 Coming Soon!

5 / 5 ( 4 votes ) Element by Westin and Courtyard by Marriott hotels and Panera Bread are coming to Olive Crossing, a mixed-use 140-acre development by Keat Properties that’s now underway at Olive Blvd. and I-70 in Olivette, MO. There are banners that surround the property that runs along Olive Blvd across the […]

Cori Bush Sets Eyes to be First Black Female to Serve in Missouri Congress

5 / 5 ( 1 vote ) Cori Bush is about to make history at the ballot box in November while setting her eyes to be the first Black female to Serve in U.S. Missouri Congress 1st District. Bernie Sanders was thrilled that Cori Bush had won the 2020 Primary for U.S. House District 1 […]

Ferguson Police Department allows artists to paint mural on boarded-up windows

5 / 5 ( 1 vote ) The Ferguson Police Department allowed artists Linton Lovelock and Phil Berwick to paint a mural on boarded-up windows on the police department building in June of 2020. The mural reads “One Nation” and “We Hear You” at the bottom of the portrait. The boards were on the windows […]

Breonna Taylor painting by Ben Angelly

5 / 5 ( 1 vote ) Artist Ben Angelly painted a beautiful portrait of Breonna Taylor on July 26 and on July 28 on Delmar Blvd. in the Delmar Loop neighborhood in University City. Instagram @Angelly701 Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers Jonathan […]

George Floyd Portrait Vandalized in University City

5 / 5 ( 1 vote ) A George Floyd portrait painted by Ben Angelly was vandalized in University City. It was discovered on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Artist Ben Angelly worked hard and took off work for a few days without pay to paint the portrait to honor George Floyd. He wanted to contribute […]

The Element Hotel Construction Update, Midtown, St. Louis

5 / 5 ( 1 vote ) The Element by Westin Hotels is still under construction on Forest Park Avenue in Midtown across from The Foundry in St. Louis. The Element is anticipated to open in late 2020. The Element Hotel boasts 153 rooms with 10,000 square feet of retail space at street level. At […]

Business owners take down boards on Washington Ave., Downtown St. Louis

5 / 5 ( 1 vote ) 7.19.2020 Update – Business owners along Washington Ave. in Downtown St. Louis had windows and doors boarded up a few weeks ago in case of looting due to the civil unrest with the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police Officer. All the boards and sheets of […]

Fashion Anarchy Relaunched: a fashion designer competition in St. Louis

5 / 5 ( 3 votes ) Fashion Anarchy Relaunched is a premier fashion designer competition that will be streamed live July 30, 2020 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EST) in St. Louis by brainchildevents.com. Fashion Anarchy 2020 Participants will be given 48-hours for each event to create one look based on a concept/theme […]

Reverend Darryl Gray Fighting For Our Rights in CWE, St. Louis

5 / 5 ( 4 votes ) Reverend Darryl Gray protested with ExpectUs to stand up against police brutality in the Central West End neighborhood on July 3 in St. Louis. His cadence kept us inspired to go that extra mile as we marched about two miles down Kings Highway towards Highway 64/40. Attorney’s Mark […]