07.30.2009 5:11 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
When the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted in June to OK a new plan and $29 million in bonds for the Kiel Opera House, the developers said they wanted to start construction in August.
Well, August starts Saturday. So Building…

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06.23.2009 6:37 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Blues owner Dave Checketts said today he wants JetBlue Airways to begin service to St. Louis.
What makes this intriguing is that Checketts is a member of JetBlue’s board.
The matter came up at today’s luncheon sponsored by the Partnership for Downtown…

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06.19.2009 4:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Here’s a good-looking talk on Tuesday.
Blues owner (and Kiel Opera House reviver) David Checketts and Cardinals president (and Ballpark Village developer) Bill DeWitt III are headlining the annual luncheon of the Downtown St. Louis Partnership Tuesday.
Both will share their perspectives…

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05.27.2009 11:55 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A key Aldermanic committee this morning approved plans and financing agreements to redevelop the long-empty Kiel Opera House.
The committee’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted 13-1 to pass the $74 million project on to the wider Board, a week…

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05.26.2009 4:59 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photographer Huy Mach and I spent this morning touring around the inside of the Kiel Opera House. It is indeed quite a place. Get a look for yourself here.
It’s all still there, basically untouched, from the Kiel Club bar at…

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05.21.2009 11:28 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
As colleague Tim O’Neil reported yesterday, an Aldermanic subcommittee has put the brakes on the proposed $74 million rehab of Kiel Opera House, at least for a week. Why?
Mostly because of concern about the impact on the Fox Theater in Midtown, and…

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05.15.2009 11:19 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A $74 million plan to rehab the Kiel Opera House has begun moving through the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
Board members introduced a plan Friday morning to help an investment group that includes Blues owner Dave Checketts and O’Fallon-based McEagle…

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