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| Downtown Buzz is a monthly newsletter published by the Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District for its members, downtown property and business owners, the downtown business and residential community and all others interested in downtown revitalization. Send all responses and inquiries to Shuntae' Shields Ryan, Marketing & Communications Director, via e-mail or mail to: 720 Olive Street Suite 450 St. Louis, MO 63101 |
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New this fall, the Downtown Partnership will present Downtown STL Neighborhood Nights. This FREE neighborhood open house will allow attendees to explore the downtown STL living experience. Come tour condos, apartments, shops,  restaurants, bars, roof tops, and much more---all at no cost! The first neighborhood night, on Thursday, October 2nd, will feature the Central Business District and Post Office Square and the second on Thursday, October 16, will feature the Washington Avenue/Garment District. Both nights the event will run from 5 pm - 9 pm.
Properties on the October 2nd tour include the Marquette, Paul Brown Loft Apartments, Roberts Lofts on the Plaza, Roberts Tower and the Syndicate. Registration will be at the Old Post Office (815 Olive Street). The October 16th event will feature Blu CitySpaces, the Bogen and Ventana, Ely Walker Lofts and Roberts Galerie. More information on the special neighborhood night entertainment and parking will be coming soon.
Additional sponsors for the Downtown Neighborhood Nights include Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Webster University Old Post Office Campus, the St. Louis Association of Realtors, St. Louis Commerce Magazine/RCGA, and the Riverfront Times. For more information, click here.
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After an extensive survey of all downtown properties, we have found that despite the continuing challenges of the economy and, in particular, the housing market, interest in downtown living remains strong. Condo sales for January through June were down 41% from 2007's all time high pace but total sales of 134 condos exceeded condo sales of 124 units in 2005 and 110 units 2006. And, while condo demand has slowed, the rental market is strong. New apartment properties that opened in late 2007 through the first half of 2008 are filling quickly. Neighborhood Gardens, The Syndicate and Tudor apartments are near capacity and more than half of all rental properties reported an increase in occupancy. As a result, downtown population grew in the January through June period by nearly 500 people, bringing the total to just under 11,000. For the updated residential occupancy report, click here.
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Greyhound Moves to Gateway Transportation Center |
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After being located in the Old Cass Bank Building for the last eighty years, the Greyhound Bus Station has relocated to the newly built St. Louis Gateway  Transportation Center.
Located at 430 S. 15th Street, Greyhound now offers 35 daily schedules to destinations across the United States, including Chicago, Memphis, Nashville, New York, Kansas City, Denver, Springfield and Los Angeles. It is open 24 hours every day. The facility also provides Greyhound PackageXpress (GPX) shipping.
Greyhound has stated that being located in the transportation center allows passengers to easily connect to Amtrak and St. Louis Regional Transit. The Gateway Transportation Center is the City of St. Louis' state-of-the-art multimodal transportation hub where Amtrak passenger train, Greyhound bus, and Metro light rail and bus service converge. This new facility provides passengers with a clean, safe, and friendly transportation center featuring 24-hour operations staff and security. For Greyhound ticket information in St. Louis,  call 314-231-4485.
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Kentucky State University and Stillman College will go head to head during this  year's annual Gateway Classic Football weekend. The weekend kicks off on Thursday, September 25th with the Dick Gregory Comedy Show, football game on Saturday, September 27th and concludes with the Walk of Fame on Sunday. Other Gateway Classic Weekend events include the President's Business Breakfast (sponsored by the Downtown Partnership), Rams Coaches Luncheon, Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner and the much anticipated "Battle of the Bands". Proceeds from the football game go toward full, four-year scholarships for youths attending historically black institutions.  For more information, contact the St. Louis Gateway Classic Sports Foundation at 314.621.1994. For more information on the President's Business Breakfast, click here. |
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New Members
City Smiles
Schnucks Markets
Renewed Members
1015 Associates, LLC
Ameren UE
Anders, Minkler & Diehl, LLP
Bandwidth Exchange Buildings
BarnesCare
BKD, LLP
Blue Boat Designs
Bryant Group Inc.
Building Owners & Mgr. Assoc-STL
Campbell House Museum
Carhill Enterprises, Inc.
Central Parking System of St. Louis
Christian Science Reading Room
Clayco Inc.
Entertainment St. Louis
Environmental Operations, Inc.
Flamingo Bowl c/o Blueberry Hill
Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
FOCUS St. Louis
Gateway Taxi Mgmt./ dba/ Laclede Cab
George Butler Associates, Inc.
Greater Missouri Builders
Guarantee Electrical Co.
Hampton Inn- Gateway Arch
Hewitt-Lucas Body Co., Inc.
HNTB Architectural Eng. Planners
Hogan Motor Leasing, Inc.
HOK Group, Inc.
Hooters
Kiku Obata & Company
Kohn, Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljum
Korte Construction Co.
KPMG, LLP
Laclede Gas Company
Laclede's Landing Merchants Association
Lambert Int'l Airport Authority
Landmarks Association of St. Louis
Lumiere Place
Mark Twain Hotel
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Renewed Members, continued
Massie, Fudemberg, Goldberg LLC
Metropolis St. Louis
Mike Shannon's Steaks & Seafood
Mosaic Restaurant
N.D. Consulting Group
Niche/The Lawrence Group
Nichols, Ziemann, Ahmed & Co.
NSI (The National System, Inc.)
Oates Associates, Inc.
Paradowski Creative
Patricia Stevens College
Polsinelli, Shalton Flanigan, Suelthaus P.C
Premier Rentals
Regional Arts Commission
Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard
Schlichter, Bogard & Denton
SCI Engineering, Inc.
South Side Cyclery
Southwest Bank
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis CVC
St. Louis Minority Business Council
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Public Library
St. Patrick Center
Swank Audio Visual
Talent Plus Inc.
The Lawrence Group Architects, Inc.
The Roberts Mayfair, a Wyndham Historic Hotel
The Stolar Partnership, LLC
The Vandiver Group
Tony's, Inc.
Trailnet, Inc.
Tricorp Management Co./TGI Fridays
UMB Bank of St. Louis, N.A.
Washington University
Weiss & Associates, P.C.
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Westin St. Louis
Westmoreland Associates, LLC
Woolpert, Inc.
World Affairs Council
YMCA-Downtown- Marquette Branches
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5-6 1st Annual Rock the Runway Fashion Show & Block Party
905 Locust Avenue - www.halosalonstl.com
5-7 Hispanic Festival - Memorial Parks
5 ArtDimensions' 3rd Floor Gallery Exhibits and Opening Reception, 1214
Washington Avenue - 7 pm - 11 pm
7 Great Fire Engine Rally & Run - Memorial Plazas
7 Custom Auto Show & Concert - Edward Jones Dome -
www.dubmagazine.com
10 Neil Diamond Concert - Scottrade Center - www.scottradecenter.net
10 The Syndicate Midweek Movies-Hitch - 9:00 pm - City Grocers
Parking Lot - 10th & Olive Free
12 Go! St. Louis Walk at Work Day - Kiener Plaza, 11 am - 1 pm
13 The 10th Annual HOP in the City - Schlafly Tap Room - www.schlafly.com
14 Tour of Missouri - www.tourofmissouri.com
20 POW/MIA Ceremony and March to the Arch
24 The Syndicate Midweek Movies-The Wedding Crashers - 9:00 pm
26-28 Taste of St. Louis - Memorial Parks - www.tastestl.com
27 Gateway Classic Parade - www.gatewayclassic.org
27 Gateway Classic Football Game - Edward Jones Dome -
www.gatewayclassic.org
For more event information, visit www.downtownstl.org.
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www.downtownstl.org
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Gas Building (720 Olive Street - Suite 450). Our "storefront operations" (Guides, Clean Team, Landscape Supervisor and Downtown Information Center) are now located on the ground floor of the same building, visible from Pine Street and accessed from the building lobby. Visitors or employees exiting the MetroLink station could easily identify the storefront office that also doubles as an information center. 
space for the staff, huddle rooms for added privacy and much more. 
Rescue St. Louis. The 16,500 square foot building will have medical facilities, housing for dogs and cats, administrative space and storage and will also house the Operation Spot (an educational animal non-profit), Pound Pals (free spay and neutering for the low income applicants), Metro Animal (informational agency that gives info on pet friendly housing) and Cat Network. 
Catholic Charities and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to invest $4.2 million into the BEGIN New Venture Center. 
at 1113 Locust. Dr. Christopher Hill is the dentist at the new practice that relocated from Bridgeton. Features of the loft style office include exposed duct work and brick, 16 foot ceilings and the original wood beams throughout. Services include general, cosmetic and implant dentistry. New patients are now being accepted. Hours are Monday 
ground floor of Gateway One building. This is the second location for the cafe owner who says he had been looking for another location and downtown was a good fit because of its heavy foot traffic during the day. The cafe serves Kaldi's coffee, croissant breakfast sandwiches, home made baked goods, sandwiches, salads and soups and lunch. Hours are Monday - Friday, 7 am - 3 pm.
UPS Store location in downtown St. Louis. The new store is located on the concourse level of the Renaissance Grand Hotel in a 1,000 square foot space. The UPS Store offers packaging services as well as a variety of printing and copy services. Operating hours are Monday - Saturday, 7 am - 7 pm and Sunday, 8 am - 5 pm. 
September 13 - 20, 2008. Come and shop for designer home furnishings, custom accessories and meet their team of designers. Designers featured during the sale include items from Baker, Knoll, Gus, Herman Miller and more. 
children of all ages can explore the world of national parks. FREE Activities include rock climbing, hands-on crafts, live animals, fishing, hiking and biking, art and entertainment and simulated archeological digs. ParkPalooza will be held at the Gateway Arch September 27 & 28 from 10 am to 4 pm. 
of Missouri is a 600-mile world-class bicycle race patterned after the Tour de Georgia and Amgen Tour of California. It lasts for seven days and features point-to-point racing that will conclude with a circuit race here in St. Louis on September 14th. The event is expected to attract a half million spectators as well as 120 racers from around the world. The grand finale of the 2008 Tour in St. Louis will be 70 miles and begin at 2:00 pm. The start and finish line will be at Tucker and Market in front of City Hall. For more information, 
fitness events and programs for the region, is sponsoring a Walk @ Work Day event in downtown St. Louis. Downtown workers are encouraged to participate in the event during their lunch breaks at 11:30 am Friday, September 12. The one mile walk starts in Kiener Plaza (registration at 11 am), continues to the Arch Grounds and concludes at 12:30 pm back at Kiener Plaza. GO! organizes walks each September to promote the benefits of walking at work. For more information, 
at the Soldier's Memorial (12th and Market Streets). 