The Copia space will soon be occupied by a new restaurant. It will be called "Reign". https://www.riverfronttimes.com/foodblo ... byqibrp3nY
- 3,235
Space is too large. I’ll give it a year if it’s lucky.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- 9,560
Idk if it will work or fail but I do know Dana Kelly and if anyone can make it work it’s her. This woman went from homeless with a baby to owning and operating a financial firm with over 1,000 clients. She’s investing in Downtown and in a space that’s too big for many to tackle, I thank her and looking forward to supporting her when it’s opendowntown2007 wrote: ↑Dec 24, 2019Space is too large. I’ll give it a year if it’s lucky.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
- 2,631
Is it really taking up the entire Copia space? I walked by a while ago and it looked like they were subdividing it.
- 2,386
That's awesome, agreed with the above.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Dec 24, 2019Idk if it will work or fail but I do know Dana Kelly and if anyone can make it work it’s her. This woman went from homeless with a baby to owning and operating a financial firm with over 1,000 clients. She’s investing in Downtown and in a space that’s too big for many to tackle, I thank her and looking forward to supporting her when it’s opendowntown2007 wrote: ↑Dec 24, 2019Space is too large. I’ll give it a year if it’s lucky.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The humor is not lost on me of someone advising people financially opening a restaurant, however
I will definitely give it a shot once open, hoping for success in this space.
- 9,560
Changes coming to downtown schnucks (culinaria)
-kaldis coffee bar is out
- self checkouts to be added to go along with 4 checkers
- booze is coming down (to the back of main floor)
- pharmacy going up (mezzanine level where booze is now)
-kaldis coffee bar is out
- self checkouts to be added to go along with 4 checkers
- booze is coming down (to the back of main floor)
- pharmacy going up (mezzanine level where booze is now)
Would be nice if they utilize those windows on Locust. Maybe you won't have to wait 10 minutes for someone to come unlock the liquor cabinets for you.
- 9,560
$100,000 permit issued for 1323 Washington, long vacant building between Medina and star clipper
Old red oak/Fried spot is soon to be Pops Kitchen
And a few doors down something called District Social appears to be ready to open soon
Old red oak/Fried spot is soon to be Pops Kitchen
And a few doors down something called District Social appears to be ready to open soon
Nice. That will add solid activity to that corner. So much potential there.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Jan 09, 2020$100,000 permit issued for 1323 Washington, long vacant building between Medina and star clipper
Old red oak/Fried spot is soon to be Pops Kitchen
And a few doors down something called District Social appears to be ready to open soon
This monolith just landed at Washington and 8th. It's an "ike smart city" kiosk.
https://www.ikesmartcity.com/
![]()
https://www.ikesmartcity.com/
- 3,762
^ doesn't everybody already have ike smart cities in the palms of their hands? wonder how much this will get used.
I think similar devices in other cities proved to be excellent platforms for delivering pornography to homeless people.
- 9,560
^ it’s either a hilarious auto correct or someone hacks them and streams porn
- 2,386
Haha no I got the porn part, one of the most notorious was the Union Station hack in DC. Played for quite a while before they could figure out how to cut it off, IIRC.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Jan 16, 2020^ it’s either a hilarious auto correct or someone hacks them and streams porn
I meant I don't get the point. It's going to look awful in short order without significant time devoted to maintenance, is totally unnecessary, blocks sidewalk right of way, etc. etc. Feel like these were ordered and paid for 20 years ago and they are just showing up and there's some idiotic legislature somewhere that says they still have to be installed.
These are great. I posted here years ago - like some 10 years - especially when Washington Avenue's reno was new and hotter - that downtown STL needed digital kiosks. Kiosks like these have been up in cities like New York, Toronto, Chicago, LA, DC, Atlanta for years - some digital, some not. And not just the wayfinders. I also posted that strategic placing of Times Square-like billboards - as well as building ads - could help to enliven downtown's visual landscape.
![]()
It is important for downtown STL to be current, competitive and visually-stimulating.
In regards to blocking right-of-way, there aren't enough people walking downtown streets for these to be obstructions, I think. Downtown was much busier, with pedestrian traffic 5-10 years ago. Perhaps when they finish the convention center, get more large conventions, that'll help bump up the foot traffic numbers.
In my opinion, Krewson is lazy. Where are her plans for downtown in terms of luring retail, luring office workers, fixing downtown streets, downtown street car etc. Where are the caucus meetings to explore how to attract more retail?
It is important for downtown STL to be current, competitive and visually-stimulating.
In regards to blocking right-of-way, there aren't enough people walking downtown streets for these to be obstructions, I think. Downtown was much busier, with pedestrian traffic 5-10 years ago. Perhaps when they finish the convention center, get more large conventions, that'll help bump up the foot traffic numbers.
In my opinion, Krewson is lazy. Where are her plans for downtown in terms of luring retail, luring office workers, fixing downtown streets, downtown street car etc. Where are the caucus meetings to explore how to attract more retail?
You either don't walk on this part of wash ave very often or you're a really slow walker.arch city wrote: ↑Jan 16, 2020In regards to blocking right-of-way, there aren't enough people walking downtown streets for these to be obstructions, I think.
Agreed. That part of Washington is rarely dead. Even late on weeknights there are quite a few people walking around.
sc4mayor wrote: ↑Nov 30, 2019Update on the new street lighting coming to downtown:
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/met ... t-Dispatch
STL From Above also shared this pic:
![]()
Maybe an opportunity for buyers to get in on a fire sale but none the less a little tidbid of good news if investors plan to put $20 million of improvements into downtown office space. I assume it has a decent percentage of spaced leased already or maybe additional tenants in the works.
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... s_headline
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/new ... s_headline
Pretty cool story in the PD about the new Downtown street lights. Apparently several large lighting firms told officials what they wanted couldn't be done and then this little firm in Hazelwood invented the system they ended up installing.
https://www.stltoday.com/business/colum ... 3bb4f.htmlSo far, Labyrinth has installed 250 lights on and near Market Street. It expects to have 500 up by next month and cover downtown with 2,500 lights in about 18 months. Downtown STL is conducting a $4.5 million fund-raising campaign to pay for the project.
After the installation is complete, Ted Stegeman is betting that other cities will want what St. Louis has. He has transitioned his old fabrication business into Labyrinth, which is concentrating on streetlights and 5G wireless infrastructure. (The two are complementary, by the way: The hope is that carriers will pay to upgrade cities' streetlights so they'll have a place for their 5G antennas.) The company employs 40 people now, but that could increase if it wins contracts in other cities. Stegeman is talking to investors about how to finance Labyrinth's growth.
Labyrinth will face competition, but it has 15 patents on the lights it designed for St. Louis, and Ted Stegeman doesn't know of any other system with similar capabilities. “Big companies aren't very nimble — they are very linear,” he says.
- 1,291
That's actually really cool that St. Louis is ahead of the trend on this. Hopefully it does get picked up by other cities.