We’re all probably hurting, sick, stir-crazy or something of the sort in St. Louis right now, and maybe you’re looking for a way to help out. Spotlight on St. Louis has compiled a list of updates and closures due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Everything is changing so fast that this is likely not extensive but we’ve done our best.
Read MoreYou may have noticed several restaurants around town offering you the chance to join the #CricketChallenge in partnership with a local company, Mighty Cricket. Yep. It really does mean eating crickets - but in a powdered, unrecognizable form.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWhat do you think when asked to describe the St. Louis business community? Do you by any chance think tech and startup hub?
You should.
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Read MoreIt's no secret if you read this blog that I'm bullish on our city’s future. For starters,
Last year, Vogue, the New York Times, and Southwest Magazine published glowing reviews of our city.
The Vogue article describes the “magic” of St. Louis and highlights that “this midwestern city is home to vibrant communities of adventurous designers and artists, startups and coworking spaces. I’d even go as far as to say the city’s urban hang-outs rival the cool magic of those in [NYC and LA].”
Read MoreThis is my St. Louis, the city I love - my home. Midwestern. Complex. We're Anything But Flyover Country. The song you hear is from the super-talented local band, Sleepy Kitty. Go follow them everywhere :)
Read MoreLet’s brag for a minute. Our food scene here in St. Louis is top notch.
Just last week, the Chicago Tribune published an article about several high-profile chefs who are incredibly happy they came home to St. Louis for their latest ventures, our thriving craft beer scene, and some of our notable recent additions like Cinder House and Yellowbelly.
How ‘bout that St. Louis? Even our top city rival has good things to say about us and we’re not surprised.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreYou’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.
Read More“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.
Read MoreTiny Superheroes is a small local business with a big mission. The superhero cape company wants to empower kids of all abilities to embrace differences as their superpowers.
Run by native St. Louisan Robyn Rosenberger, they started by focusing on children who were overcoming serious illness or disability, but their capes are for all kids.
Read MoreIf you grew up here, or visited the Saint Louis Science Center as a child you probably remember he wonder and awe at how a coin can swirl down the funnel like that - or at how big the T-Rex is.
The Science Center is one of those places you can return to regularly, at different life stages, and find it completely different, but also very much the same.
Read MoreWill Edwards sits in his Washington Ave. office describing a situation we all know far too well - watching someone coming at you that you’re really supposed to know, but for the life of you their name has vanished from your mind. It’s an sinking feeling, and a situation best avoided; luckily, Edwards has a solution.
“MetKnow is a patented flashcard and quizzing application that helps members and organizations learn each other’s names – so you can review flashcards, quiz yourself on them and get to know their names,” said Edwards - with earnestness radiating from his friendly face.
It’s a solution compelling enough to earn him a coveted Arch Grant in 2017.
Read MoreSt. Louis doesn't get the love it deserves.
That’s my humble position at least and that’s why Spotlight on St. Louis exhits. We’re a media company that strives to bring the best of St. Louis to the city and the wider world. Through a variety of different mediums, we will highlight this transforming city and encourage St. Louisans to make the city better and take on our challenges.
Read MoreDuring Tom Wiley’s wife’s (and thus his family’s) two year struggle with breast cancer one day really shined - December 5th. It led him to found the December 5th fund.
Read MoreThe Missouri Botanical Garden spreads over 79 lovely acres in the Shaw neighborhood near Tower Grove Park. This natural oasis in St. Louis city was a passion project of Englishman Henry Shaw who moved to St. Louis as a young man and founded the garden in 1859. It is the nation’s oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark - it’s also a fixture in many St. Louisans lives.
Read MoreWe’re Midwestern. Complex. So much more than flyover country. Let me tell you why.
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