Heard Around Downtown

🎉  “There’s an energy meter out there.”
👟  “Where does the marathon start?”

🏒  “They don’t say that to every city.”

🥰  “Good times are ahead for Downtown St. Louis.”

🏢  “This is exactly why we chose to open Downtown.”

News of the Week

St. Louis Steps Into the National Spotlight

Last weekend, Downtown St. Louis buzzed with energy as sports fans filled the streets for high-profile games and national tournaments. While major league teams often take the spotlight (Congratulations to our city’s playoff-bound St. Louis Blues!), events like the Frozen Four — the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship — are drawing new crowds to the heart of the region.  
 
“Hosting the Frozen Four is a huge event for us in that it shows we are in the upper echelon of venues and cities that have the capability of hosting major hockey events,” said St. Louis Blues Chief Communications Officer Roger Hacker.  
 
“It all goes back to when the venue got renovated in 2019 and these events don’t come without that improvement in the venue. To get that renovation done, to be able to work with the St. Louis Sports Commission to get events like this, it’s everything that we want to be to hockey in St. Louis.” (Sports Travel Magazine)

Downtown’s Best Street Festival Is Back

City Social — presented by Greater St. Louis, Inc. — returns to Washington Avenue and 14th Street, Friday, May 16. One of Downtown’s premier springtime events, City Social highlights local businesses and brings neighbors together to boost vibrancy in the heart of the region.
 
This year’s live (and free!) entertainment includes Dr. Zhivegas, The HeyDays, Shorty aka Reggie Son, Faith Miller, and more. (citysocialstl.com)

▶️ Watch a video preview.

More Top Stories of the Week

Blues CEO Sees Hockey Lifting Downtown — and St. Louis’ Mood, Too: “I can tell you from the feedback that I got over the weekend, which was just universal around how welcoming St. Louis was and the attractions that we have to offer.” (St. Louis Magazine)
 
Law Firm to Relocate Downtown Office: “With Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice’s relocation, there’s been 72,800 square feet of leasing at the Deloitte Building in the last six months, the most net new absorption of any Class A property Downtown. We’re pleased to help drive the clear momentum in the area.” (St. Louis Business Journal)
 
Downtown St. Louis Skyscraper to Undergo Multimillion-Dollar Makeover in Bid to Boost Occupancy: “That’s how you’re going to get your employees back in the office. The buildings that are doing well have amenities, updated lobbies, have things that the tenants want.” (St. Louis Business Journal)

How Downtown St. Louis Can Get Its Groove Back: “Last April, Greater St. Louis, Inc. and SLDC launched $350,000 in grants and other incentives to help support restaurants, new retail businesses and pop-ups in vacant storefronts downtown.” (St. Louis Public Radio)

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Upcoming Events

Lunchtime Live Lineup

End hump day hunger and make plans to attend Lunchtime Live, presented by Greater St. Louis, Inc. and the Downtown Community Improvement District. Each week, Lunchtime Live offers live music, local food trucks, and fresh air fun in one of Downtown’s iconic courtyards, Old Post Office Plaza. (Greater St. Louis, Inc.)

April 23 
Live Music: Leslie & Clint 
Food Trucks: CluckOinkMooSliders, Hog Call BBQ, Man That’s Good Mobile 
 

April 30 
Live Music: Tyffany & Curt 
Food Trucks: NY Toms, Truck Norris, Dessert Road Coffee 

St. Louis Chosen to Host UFL Championship for 2nd Year in a Row

The United Football League announced St. Louis will once again host the league’s championship game, bringing major football excitement back to The Dome at America’s Center this summer. This marks another win for Downtown, as fans from across the country will gather to celebrate the season’s biggest matchup. (5 On Your Side/KSDK)

Looking for more things to do? Explore an event calendar dedicated to Downtown St. Louis.

Business Spotlight

Trivers: Designing a Lasting Impact

Founded in 1975, and based in Downtown St. Louis since 1995, Trivers has completed over 30 major projects in the region including The Museum at Gateway Arch National Park, The Old Courthouse, and Kiener Plaza Visitor Services Center. 
 
Now located on the first floor of The Victor (formerly The Butler Brothers Building), a $130 million mixed-use redevelopment they helped design next to Energizer Park, Trivers continues to shape the future of Downtown through transformative, community-focused architecture. ▶️ Meet the team and hear why they love working Downtown.

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