Jim Kavanaugh

A rendering shows how the proposed MLS stadium will look from above.

Arts

St. Louis MLS Stadium Plan Has Expanded, Team Owners To Buy 30 Acres

Brian Heffernan

A Major League Soccer stadium is coming to the western edge of downtown St. Louis — and it’s going to be bigger than originally thought. The ownership…

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber drapes an MLS scarf that reads "St. Louis" over Carolyn Kindle Betz, who leads the ownership group for St. Louis' new professional soccer team. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019

Economy & Business

St. Louis Scores Major League Soccer Expansion Team For 2022 Season

Corinne Ruff

Updated at 5 p.m., Aug. 20 with stadium details and comments from ownership.St. Louis soon will be home to a top-tier professional soccer team. Major…

The proposed stadium would seat up to 22,500 for soccer. It could also be a site for concerts and other events.

Economy & Business

Jim Kavanaugh: No ‘Major Impediments’ To Major League Soccer Plan

Corinne Ruff

St. Louis is edging toward a win for local soccer fans who have long hoped the city would score a Major League Soccer team.For Jim Kavanaugh, CEO of World…

St. Louis civic leaders, members of the Taylor family, which owns Enterprise Holdings, and World Wide Technology Jim Kavanaugh announced plans to form a bid to attract a Major League Soccer expansion team in St. Louis. Oct. 9, 2018.

Government, Politics & Issues

Second chance for pro soccer in St. Louis, as Enterprise owners back new bid for team

Kae M. Petrin

Updated at Oct. 9 at 4:50 p.m with comments from Major League Soccer —St. Louis is launching a new bid to attract a Major League Soccer team.Members of…

World Wide Technology officials held a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday for the 208,000-square-foot building at Westport Plaza. Nov. 7m 2017

Economy & Business

World Wide Technology opens new headquarters with room to expand

Maria Altman

World Wide Technology, a privately-held company, has opened its new headquarters in Maryland Heights.And the seven-story building is filled with…

Hunter Maret of University City watches Proposition 2 election results at Union Station at a pro-soccer stadium gathering Tuesday night.

Government, Politics & Issues

On the Trail: Why a bid to publicly fund a soccer stadium faltered in St. Louis

Jason Rosenbaum

Once St. Louis voters dashed his hopes of bringing Major League Soccer to the city, Dave Peacock didn’t make much of an attempt to modulate his tone.…

Lauren Rapp, from St. Louis, watches Proposition 2 election results with Bo Thomas. A bid to publicly fund a soccer stadium failed to pass on Tuesday.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis voters choose tax increases, but scuttle soccer stadium funding

Jason Rosenbaum

St. Louis’ Major League Soccer hopes likely died Tuesday. City residents voted for sales tax and use tax increases that’ll go toward city services, but…

Fans eagerly asked questions after listening to Bruce Arena speak.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis is divided over whether soccer can be a savior

Jason Rosenbaum

Recovering from the slow-motion heartbreak of losing its NFL team (and, to a greater extent, watching the Rams grossly underperform for a decade), St.…

File Photo. Alderman Terry Kennedy says the delay in naming a St. Louis poet laureate could stretch into next year.

Government, Politics & Issues

On the Trail: Kennedy hopes his aldermanic colleagues embrace a "paradigm shift"

Jason Rosenbaum

St. Louis Alderman Terry Kennedy, known for his oratorical abilities, didn’t make intricate speeches or engage in tough questioning as his peers on the…