Starting in January with the Women’s March in downtown St. Louis, the opening of a few new businesses and 2 new apartment projects in the neighborhood, the election of Central West Ender Lyda Krewson as the 46th mayor of St. Louis, and capped off with the recent appointment of another CWEnder, John Hayden, as Chief…
Category: Food and Drink
Opening day at Shake Shack: Burgers with a side of protests
I can’t remember as much publicity about the opening of a restaurant—except perhaps Vicia in Cortex District—as restaurateur Danny Meyer has garnered since the former St. Louisan announced he was opening his 1st hometown Shake Shack at 32 N. Euclid Ave. (at West Pine Blvd.) in the CWE. Therefore it was not unexpected that there was…
Snapshots from Saturday’s 13th Annual Holiday on the Plaza
Today’s post focuses on Maryland Plaza where the 13th Annual Holiday on the Plaza took place beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday and ending at 5 p.m. with the tree lighting ceremony. The festive family event featured a visit with Santa, pony rides, Bob Kramer’s Marionettes hosted by Handcrafted by Bissinger’s, and a fun-filled Indoor Workshop….