It should probably be our official city (metro-area) anthem…. right?
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“We can absolutely be the center for fashion. We can make St. Louis the new fashion capital. Why not?”
A growing trend of independent fashion designers are growing their companies from here in St. Louis, along with the local industry leaders, and new manufacturing start-ups are part of what makes the current fashion and apparel industry in St. Louis a $3.3 billion business annually - a figure Sherman has a plan to double in the next 10 years.
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Evolution St. Louis, 2Lu and the St. Louis Blues recently partnered to design and create 100% local items for the Blues holiday line. Their effort gives St. Louisans and opportunity to support both the local economy and fashion scene while showing their love of St. Louis’ favorite hockey team.
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Happy Small Business Saturday! Here at Spotlight On St. Louis, Small Biz Saturday is a holiday in and of itself! It’s the perfect day to get all of your Christmas shopping knocked out in one fell swoop, boost the local economy, and help your neighbors all in one fell swoop!
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Today, August 18, 2020, is the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which finally secured the vote for women in the United States. In honor of the anniversary of the 19th amendment, I want to talk about some fantastic women-owned businesses and amazing women from St. Louis’ history who have largely been forgotten.
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The Central West End is a bit of a contradiction. Its experiencing growth and contraction, home to multi-millionaires and section 8 housing, upscale and sometimes a bit crime-ridden and shady... It’s so much, and yet it also deserves some more exploration and tender loving care.
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The Angad Arts Hotel is like no hotel you’ve seen before - and it’s right here in St. Louis.
“We tried to challenge the norms of what you think about in every instance,” said developer Steve Smith, Founding Principal and CEO of the Lawrence Group about the hotel that emerged from a $65 million dollar, five-year renovation of the old Missouri Theater Building in Grand Center.
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You’ve been able to hear Roland Johnson belting out his own take of Blues and Soul classics at regular gigs around town for years, but the singer semi-recently took his music to another level with the release of his first album of original music.
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“Meet Me in St. ‘Louie’ (‘Louie’), meet me at the fair....”
We grow up hearing that song here in “St. Louie” - the Judy Garland classic Meet Me In St. Louis had its world premiere in St. Louis on Nov. 22, 1944, but it still has a large audience in this city and draws quite a crowd for public viewings.
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