North St. Louis

The Uhuru Bakery and Café got the green light from the St. Louis Board of Adjustments after hours of testimony from supporters. The city’s Board of Public Service denied the café a permit last year because of its ties to the African People's Socialist Party and the Uhuru Solidarity Movement.

St. Louis had $300 million and 16,000 ideas from the public on how to spend it at the beginning of this legislative session. A year later, the Board of Aldermen has made no progress.

“If done right, I think gentrification can be a good thing,” said Great Rivers Greenway’s Christopher People.

Members of the board’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted 5-2, with Anne Schweitzer and Michael Browning voting no.

BOCA pharmacy opened on North Jefferson Avenue late last year. The location's owners think its smaller business can succeed as hundreds of other retail pharmacies close nationwide.

Homer G. Phillips Hospital, which has been in business for one year, is looking for additional funding and new blood supplies before it can reopen.

Construction is expected to begin next summer on the historic Eliot Elementary School in St. Louis’ Fairground neighborhood. The school will become an addiction treatment center that also addresses homelessness and mental health issues.

The organization’s board of directors voted Thursday to approve the disbursement of $1,090,000 in operational expansion grants after a pause.

Some members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen say they’re planning a bill that would counter board legislation introduced Friday for spending the Rams settlement money.

New Life Evangelistic Center, which used to operate a homeless shelter in St. Louis' Downtown West, doesn't want the city to shut the encampment because trash creates unsanitary conditions.