Vetta Sports says it will open a 32,000-square-foot indoor soccer facility this month in O’Fallon, Ill.

Under roof will be two soccer fields, Vetta Sports owner Peter Spanos says. The facility, scheduled to open Nov. 15, will host youth and adult…

View from 7th and Washington; One City Centre in background

In case you missed it, today’s P-D has a story (read it here) about plans to redo St. Louis Centre.

The plan is interesting and it’s part of a project to make over…

A federal budget bill which passed the Senate Thursday night includes $500,000 for St. Louis’ efforts to develop a Chinese cargo hub at Lambert International Airport, Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond said today.

It’s money which could go a long way towards…

I was fortunate to spend much of the week in Denver, working on a story (more on that in a few days.)

But I also got to spend some time exploring the Mile High City, and talking with people about how…

A bar is set to open this month in the newly remodeled building next to St. Louis University at 3693 Forest Park Avenue.

Called the Library Annex, the bar will occupy the ground floor of the newly redone building McGowan Brothers Development converted…

What promises to be an interesting discussion organized by the Urban Land Institute is scheduled for this month at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

The topic: The role of the university in the region’s prosperity.

St. Louis University President Lawrence…

Organizers anticipate that more than 1,000 people will show up tomorrow for a free foreclosure-prevention workshop sponsored by the HOPE NOW Alliance and others, including the Obama administration’s Making Home Affordable program.

The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. to 8…

Bondholders of the financially struggling Renaissance Grand & Suites Hotels are scheduled to get together next week by telephone to hear the latest about the hotel’s weakening pulse.

The conference call is set for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12. The nearly 1,100-room convention…

The U.S. Treasury issued $5 billion in tax credits for urban redevelopment Friday, including $320 million to St. Louis-based organizations.

The so-called New Markets Tax Credits are usually sold by developers to raise cash for projects and are a common ingredient in…

The ribbon cutting is set for 11 a.m. tomorrow for the new Walgreens store on Lafayette Avenue south of downtown St. Louis.

City officials, representatives of Walgreens and people from Koman Properties, the developer, are to be on hand. The downtown…