30 Car Break-ins, Fewer Airbnb, and More MoLeg
David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to put a bow on the legislative session, discuss new...
We’re on the Road to Nowhere . . .
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released preliminary test scores for the 2018–19 school year. And for...
When Scoring a 60% gets you $16 Million
Bill DeWitt III, President of the St. Louis Cardinals, let the city know he was “ticked off” when he heard...
It Takes a Village to Raise a Subsidy
The Cardinals recently announced plans to move forward with a second phase of development at Ballpark Village, an entertainment district...
Who’s Paying for $160 Million in Blues Upgrades?
The Saint Louis Blues had a very successful season, making it deep into the playoffs and just two wins short...
Saint Louis’s Central Business District: The Heart of What?
Last week, a murder a few blocks from the Saint Louis Convention Center turned attention toward both the safety and...
Soccer Mania Strikes Saint Louis County
Soccer, professional and otherwise, is big business across the country and around the globe. The MLS is even considering putting...
Downtown Saint Louis Restaurants: Coming or Going?
With the recent closure of a number of downtown establishments (the most recent being Mike Shannon’s), local media are considering...
Saint Louis City Property Tax, Part 5: Problems Ahead
Saint Louis City Property Tax Blog Part V: Problems Ahead In the first four blog posts in this series, we...
Saint Louis Property Taxes, Part 4: All Together Now
In the first three blog posts in this series (here, here, and here), we have seen how Saint Louis City’s...
Saint Louis Property Taxes, Part 1: This Land is Their Land
For cities across the country, property taxes make up a large—sometimes the largest—source of tax revenue. For instance, more than...
Show-Me Now! Ballpark Village Tax Breaks
While Ballpark Village benefits from generous tax breaks, other bars and restaurants near Busch Stadium are paying their full share....
An Idea for Better Transit in Missouri: Raise Fares
Public transportation in Missouri’s major cities is heavily subsidized; taxpayers cover more than 80 percent of total costs in Saint Louis and...
Ballpark Village Crushing It . . .
It seems that state and local development officials hit a home run when they decided to subsidize the construction of...
Bait And Tackle
When Saint Louis hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2009, it was the center of the sports universe....
Saint Louis Gets Ballpark Village And You Get The Bill
The Missouri Development Finance Board has approved its “share” (according to reports, $5 million) in bond purchases to help fund...
So This Is Happening . . .
What is happening, you ask? Work is about to begin on Ballpark Village, the commercial development around Busch Stadium in...
Papa John’s and The Case of the Over-Regulated Food Trucks
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the city has sent out new maps setting out where food trucks can set up shop...
Laws of Supply and Demand At Work in Game 7 Ticket Pricing
First, a hearty congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team’s late-season and post-season play has been the stuff of...
Am I Missing Something?
If you’re one of the more than 90,000 commuters who take Highway 40 through downtown Saint Louis every day, you might not know...
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