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Tag: Downtown St. Louis

Doing something good and green: St. Louis’ Garden Lease Program

June 10, 2013 Bobbi Clemons Cities, Environment, Good government, Illinois/Midwest, Missouri region Leave a comment

It’s not shocking news that there are a lot of empty lots in St. Louis. Some are from demolished homes, some are seized property

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Rearranging the deck chairs in downtown St. Louis

January 20, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Economy, Missouri region 2 comments

Ballpark Village, we’re told,  is on the rise…again. Well, maybe. But the latest incarnation calls for financial-services powerhouse Stifel-Nicolaus to be the primary tenant

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From Ballpark Village to Ballpark “Tillage?”

April 12, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Missouri region 13 comments

The eyesore next to the new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis was supposed to be Ballpark Village, an ambitious, downtown-changing development of restaurants,

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