The renovation of the old Cherokee Brewery into Earthbound continues, with a complete removal of that awful red paint, and tuckpointing giving new life to this ancient structure. It will be amazing when complete.
Ghost signs have appeared…
…while the floor joist holes of the demolished saloon next door are visible.
Your first Christmas present is here in the form of yet another unbelievable OKGO video.
If you like to visit the Gateway Arch over Christmas break and take a tram ride to the top…well, you better change those plans! The Arch is getting an upgrade to the tram's electrical system and will have to–temporarily--discontinue rides to the top. The tram will shut down on Monday, November 28. You can still visit...
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There is a strange but interesting mix of houses lining Kingshigway, which doesn't seem like was intended to be a major artery when these homes were built.
Interestingly, there are many brick Arts and Crafts Style houses in this city, including the one below–they're usually sheathed in stucco and half timber.
Then there's this ranches house, which defies categorization.
Also, I'm part of a panel discussion on Thursday, November 3rd at 6:30 PM for the opening night of the St. Louis International Film Festival, featuring Bill Streeter's new documentary, St. Louis Brews, in which I appear. Tickets are available here.
It starts out strong enough, rows of rehabbed buildings with award-winning restaurants around Compton Avenue.
Then it starts to get a little more quiet, and the buildings, while well-maintained, start to look a little less august.
And then the giant swaths of grass, generating zero activity, and surely zero tax dollars. Is this the middle of a major city, or an exurban greensward?
Wouldn't the people in this building want somewhere they could walk to?
Packing light is a challenge for a lot of us, but after taking a lesson from those that are pros of all things minimalism, you really can look stylish with just the bare essentials. Here is a weekend wardrobe that features just six items that can take you from Friday night happy hour to brunch on Sunday.
Looking to get out this week? Here's what we've got on our radar.
Wilco at The Fabulous Fox Theatre 7pm, $30-$75
C'mon you guys, it's Wilco. WILCO!
Christopher the Conqueror w/ Le' Ponds, Tom Sauk at Off Broadway 8pm, $10
Christopher the Conquered presents his newest album, regarded by singer-songwriter Ryan Adams as, “the real deal,” tweeting that Christopher Ford's album is mind-blowing. This show should be on your radar.
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa at Hollywood Amphitheater 7pm, $15-$100
Hip-hop fans unite at this outdoor concert featuring two iconic figures in rap music.
Art Ness Viewing Part feat. Bruiser Queen (acoustic!) at The Night Owl 7pm, FREE
Art meets music at this event in the small upstairs wine bar above Treehouse on South Grand. A series of local artist present their works with a special acoustic performance by Bruiser Queen.
Pretty Little Empire w/ Joan of Dark at Off Broadway 8pm, $10
I Went To A Show.com presents this indie rock show. You might be able to camp out at Off Broadway all weekend.
The Clothesline no. 24: The Leonas' “Forbidden Fruit” at Blank Space 9pm, $7
Another event where visual art meets music presented by the Clothesline, this time featuring female duo, The Leonas, and their incredible harmonious, story-driven songs.
Erika Johnson at Jazz at the Bistro, 7:30 & 9:30, $10-$20
The East St. Louis vocalist is back at the Bistro for the first time in nearly a decade! Students pay $10.
Big Muddy Records Summer Picnic feat. The Hooten Hallers, Rum Drum Ramblers, Arson for Candy and more! 1pm, $10
Big Muddy Records presents 12 bands and a 100-pound hog roast. Enough said. (Also, look into the hayride tickets between the picnic and Whiskey War Fest down the road!)
SNL's Colin Jost at The Pageant 7pm, $35-$55
You know him from SNL's weekend update, and now he's live, on stage in STL.
The old trolley company building has sprouted a new work of art. I do not know who did it, but it brightens up this abandoned building.
I get sadder and sadder every time I drive or walk through the Ville.
It is suffering and falling away.
The slaughterhouse at Armour was collapsing, not dramatically, but inexorably. It was going to be a pile of rubble in a decade, probably, even without the demolition that came in the summer of 2016. Probably because it didn't have the technical problems of two smokestacks like the refrigeration plant, wreckers took their time, pallatizing bricks for resale. The Chicago-based Armour had the audacity to import bricks from outside of St. Louis. Like breweries, industry in the 19th Century brought raw materials (in this instance, livestock) up to the top floor, regardless of expense, and then used free gravity to slowly work the processed product down to the first floor to railroad tracks, where it departed the plant.
Climbing the rickety stairs, we emerged up above the boilers, which you can above, with the coal hoppers on the right.
There were a whole forest of pipes up here, probably covered in asbestos insulation, and their use is a mystery to me.
I assume all of the pipes were part of a heating system, and also to power the refrigeration engines next door.
But below, this is the great shot: looking down into the now empty coal hoppers. Coal had been left in them when the plant was abandoned, but someone had once pulled the chain, emptying the last coal out several years ago.
What a fascinating place, and one that I wish could have been preserved.
Ok, W+K, you've given this campaign plenty of time to find its footing. It's just not there. Time to move on to a new concept.
Whether influenced by the Romanesque or Renaissance Revival styles, the grand homes of Compton Heights often features turrets, with conical roofs. A little nod to the fortresses these German immigrants saw in their youth?
The freedom and creative opportunities of freelancing are, oftentimes, sadly offset by the downside of trying to collect money you're owed. The Freelancers Union has created a site where we can all commiserate over this ridiculous practice of overdue invoices. On the World's Longest Invoice, freelancers across the globe are invited to input payments that they're owed - adding to a stomach-churning sum on the website.
On Saturday evening, a stylish community of St. Louis young professionals gathered at The BHive in the Central West End to toast the appointment of Eric Johnson as director of the Funds signature project, the Saint Louis Fashion Incubator. Saturday Evening Social was the first of a series of events hosted by Dawn Sturmon and Courtney Tharpe to bring together Friends of the Fund in a casual cocktail setting.
Photos by Suzy Gorman.
Stephanie Oliver, Deb Bass, Bernie Lee, Laura Kathleen Baker, Elizabeth Tucker
Zach Gzehoviak, Chris Holt
Lindsay Pattan, Kia Springer, Jessie Miller, Stephanie Oliver, Laura Kathleen Baker
Kate Pollmann, Retta Leritz
Dawn Sturmon, Eric Johnson, Courtney Tharpe
Kia Springer, Natalie Benjamin
Andy & Pam Schlicter, Liam Springer
Tania Beasley-Jolly, Shereen Fischer, Anna Spector
Todd & Jeni Deibel, Tanya Coventry-Strader, Annie Castellano, Dawn Sturmon
Kasper Lorene, Jill Firns
Eric Johnson, Anna Spector
Robby Baker, Sarah Stallmann
Powell & Danielle Kalish, Joanna Wolff
