Mayor Francis Slay recently cast his public eye on the neighborhoods of St. Louis and boldly predicted that Benton Park West would be one of the "next Soulards."

Benton Park West may be the next big thing in St. Louis. Or it may not. You probably need three doctoral degrees plus some thousand-dollar software to accurately predict such things, but you might as well ask the savant in your office who hasn't watched a minute of college basketball — ever — but is kicking everyone's butt in the office pool. It's a crapshoot.

the result is the newest hot spot in Benton Park West.

bonwich wrote:^ Spending too much time on Internet discussion boards?