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Three national retailers opening stores in Florissant
The former Value City building on N. Lindbergh will soon have three new tenants – all major national retailers! As announced by the city of Florissant last week, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Best Buy will both be opening new locations there. Petco, which currently has one storefront in Florissant, will also be relocating to the [...]
At long last, NoCo’s First Microbrewery opens April 15
Joe Lonero is often called “Ferguson’s Joe Edwards,” referencing the entrepreneur/developer behind the rise of the U. City Loop, but I have to say, I think the comparison is a bit off. For one, Edwards opened Blueberry Hill in 1972 and didn’t tackle his next big project – the renovation of the Tivoli building – [...]
NOCO in the New Year
Like most people, I’m wrapping up 2009 with a mixed bag of good and bad. I fell short of several goals this year (no surprise), but as usual, the fact that I didn’t get rich or skinny was easily overshadowed by an abundance of other blessings. Good friends, a healthy and happy family, a loving [...]
My NoCo Christmas Wish: a unique music & movie venue
For nearly 30 years beginning in the 1970s, the historic neighborhoods of northeast Portland, Oregon, showed all the tell-tale signs of a community in decline. Housing values dropped, businesses got seedier, and the local grade school – a community landmark since 1915 – closed its doors and eventually was abandoned, causing many families to move [...]
Airport & Express Scripts green-light new NoCo development
It has been a very good month for commercial real estate development in North County. First, Express Scripts ended a cross-country battle for its proposed distribution facility by deciding that NoCo, not suburban Philadelphia, would be the site of its new plant. Then today, Lambert Airport announced that it will soon sign a deal with [...]
Ferguson’s new fountain flows toward the past
For years, the fountain at the intersection of Church St and Florissant Rd has been a bit wonky. I remember walking by a few years ago and the water was alternating between a tiny dribble and a massive, geyser-like burst reaching 30 feet in the air. Clearly the plumbing was due for an update. And [...]
Jamestown Mall Reborn
I grew up right next door to Jamestown Mall. My first job was there (at York Steak House). Most of my friends worked there. I even had my first “rock star” experience there, when I saw Rick Springfield sing “Jesse’s Girl” to mobs of screaming fans. Like many NoCo residents, Jamestown holds a lot of [...]
Locations in Florissant,
Chesterfield & West Port
Sept 4 "R" Pizza Farm Grilled Pizza Demo 10am, Buy a Bag For the Hungry Day 8am - 12pm, to benefit Operation Food Search, a St. Louis food bank that distributes food to poor & hungry. While you're shopping, buy an extra bag for this worthy cause. Live Music - Dixie Rhythm Kings 9-11am. ALSO 45+ vendors!
Saturdays 8am-2pm in the 2500 block of Woodson Road