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Above is a rendering of the 100-acre proposed redevelopment Tesson Ridge, consisting of more than 100 single-family homes and villas, a 210-unit apartment complex and 8 acres of commercial sites.

Neighbors support, oppose Tesson Ridge

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 23, 2021

The “Tesson Ridge” redevelopment proposed for the 100-acre former MetLife Building along Tesson Ferry Road is up for St. Louis County zoning, with a response from neighbors that ranged from full support...

Final remaining sites in Green Park Industrial taken by Alcatraz Trucking

Final remaining sites in Green Park Industrial taken by Alcatraz Trucking

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 21, 2021

The last remaining lots of Green Park Industrial Park will be used by Alcatraz Trucking for an expansion.  The Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the plan this spring. The long-haul freight company,...

Aldermen in Sunset Hills reject permit for temporary produce tent

Aldermen in Sunset Hills reject permit for temporary produce tent

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 9, 2021

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously denied a permit last month that would have allowed a fresh produce stand to operate on Lindbergh Boulevard from May through August. Figge’s Produce wanted...

Chambers are joining together and merging

Chambers are joining together and merging

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 28, 2021

South County started 2021 with four chambers of commerce, and it now has two as the longtime organizations are joining together or merging. The Crestwood-Sunset Hills Area Chamber has a new and more regional...

A general rendering of a new QuikTrip. This is not a specific rendering of the ones proposed along Lemay Ferry Road.

QuikTrip OK’d for Lindbergh-Lemay Ferry

May 27, 2021

A new QuikTrip will be built and an existing one will close under a plan for redevelopment of a corner near the mall. The County Council unanimously approved a plan April 20 for a new QuikTrip at the...

Fenton Chrysler plant revitalized with TIF

Fenton Chrysler plant revitalized with TIF

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 27, 2021

Five years after getting tax-increment financing, the Fenton Logistics Park at the former Chrysler plant is up and running with plans to expand and grow. St. Louis County awarded the 295-acre site in...

The Kassebaum Building, at the corner of Butler Hill Road and Lemay Ferry.

QuikTrip wants to build gas station at Butler Hill/Lemay Ferry corner

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 27, 2021

A pair of 100-year-old historic buildings would have to come down to make way for a new QuikTrip at the intersection of Butler Hill and Lemay Ferry roads if St. Louis County were to approve the plan, which...

Dinner-goers visit 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton in July 2020. The state’s first food truck garden, 9 Mile Garden opened July 3, 2020.

Affton is seeing a renaissance of brand-new developments

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 25, 2021

Residents and representatives of Affton see an “Affton renaissance” when they look at the wave of new development along Gravois Road, including 9 Mile Garden, and the new subdivisions that are bringing...

The demolished Crestwood Plaza property in 2017.

Crestwood mall: Dierbergs asks for $17 million in tax incentives for $67 million redevelopment

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 25, 2021

The new Crestwood mall redevelopment plan was taken by courier to the members of the Crestwood TIF Commission Friday, giving the public both a price tag and concrete financing from a bank. Developer Dierbergs...

The Tidal Wave Wash Center as of May 2021 in Sunset Hills, 3720 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

Neighbors object to light, noise from car wash

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 20, 2021

This is the last in a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. Several Sunset Hills residents have submitted letters to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission objecting to the lights and noise from the...

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