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Ballpark Village’s technical oxymoron

June 9, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Humor, Missouri region, Technology, Uncategorized Leave a comment

Just a quick chuckle at the expense of St.Louis’ new Ballpark Village, the taxpayer-subsidized bar-and-restaurant venue that adds very little to downtown St. Louis,

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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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