Midtown

James Sherrell attends a demonstration in protest to the demolition of two historic Mill Creek buildings, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, on Olive Street in Midtown St. Louis. “I’m a neighbor. I live right around the corner,” Sherrell said. “I am disappointed that the Grand Center neighborhood would even allow this.”

Demonstrators oppose SLU's plan to demolish Mill Creek buildings

Miya Norfleet

St. Louis University has issued demolition proposals for buildings located at 3221 and 3223 Olive St. in Covenant Blu - Grand Center — just north of the neighborhood formerly known as Mill Creek Valley.

Several murals are located on the rear wall of the building that houses Sophie's Artist Lounge and High Low, a coffeeshop and art gallery.

Arts

Kranzberg has 20 artists transform Washington Avenue with murals

Jeremy D. Goodwin

The Kranzberg Arts Foundation commissioned 20 artists to create large-scale murals on a stretch of Washington Avenue near where Midtown borders Grand Center in St. Louis.

Office space has already opened in the massive mixed-use development along I-64.

City Foundry Development Presses On In Midtown St. Louis Despite Pandemic

Wayne Pratt

Developers of the City Foundry project in St. Louis are planning to have some key sections open to the public in the middle of this year.

The City Foundry STL redevelopment will include a dining hall, grocery store and movie theatre in its $220 million first phase.

Economy & Business

City Foundry Transformation Underway Along I-64 In St. Louis

Wayne Pratt

A massive redevelopment project at a high-profile site in St. Louis’ Midtown area is on track to open next year. The first phase of City Foundry STL will…

Economy & Business

Worried about Ikea traffic? ‘Welcome to first-tier cities,’ says Cortex CEO

Kelly Moffitt

Tomorrow’s long-awaited opening of Ikea has some “St. Louis on the Air” Twitter followers already prepping for a lengthened commute. As Joseph Leahy…

Midtown Apartments Devastated By Five-Alarm Fire Reopen

A Midtown apartment building that was heavily damaged by a massive fire in July 2012 has re-opened.The fire at 3949 Lindell displaced several hundred…

Arts

Midtown: Beneath the glimmering lights, grassroots take hold

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 11, 2013 - Pity the driver at the intersection of Grand and Washington boulevards on a Saturday…

Arts

Four neighborhoods chosen for Kresge 'embedded arts' help

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 12, 2012 - The data have been tabulated, the options debated and the results are in.The steering…