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South St. Louis County News

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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...

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...

The Tidal Wave Express Car Wash,  5677 S Lindbergh Blvd.

New ‘wave’ of car wash debuts along Lindbergh

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 11, 2021

Two new Tidal Wave car washes have opened on Lindbergh Boulevard, one in Concord Village and the other in Sunset Hills, and another could be on the way in Concord. Tidal Wave Luxury Wash, a car wash...

The new Comfort Suites development next to Helen Fitzgerald’s under construction, as seen July 17, 2020.

Mehlville Fire stops construction on Sunset Hills hotel

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 28, 2021

Construction has stopped completely on the new 5-story Comfort Suites hotel in Sunset Hills after the Mehlville Fire Protection District issued a stop work order on the project that has been in effect...

Captiva Healing Dispensary, 9933 Watson Road in Crestwood, appears set to be the first dispensary to open in South County, with its website promoting a grand opening April 8. As of Thursday, April 1, the dispensary appeared to be open for a soft opening.

Marijuana dispensaries are opening soon in South County

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 1, 2021

The first medical marijuana dispensaries in South County are racing to open this month just in time for 4/20. Crestwood’s Captiva Healing Dispensary, 9933 Watson Road, appears set to be the first dispensary...

The Shoppes at Sunset Hills has an 81-percent vacancy rate after the anchor tenant, Toys R Us, shuttered in 2018, followed by Ross Dress for Less in early 2021. The Tile Shop and an outparcel that is occupied by a Longhorn Steakhouse are the only businesses that remain in the shopping center.

Sunset Hills approves 40-year sales tax for grocery store; appears to be Amazon

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 30, 2021

Sunset Hills is one step closer to getting a grocery store again, with tax incentives approved for an unnamed developer new to St. Louis that appears to be Amazon. A petition that would establish the...

Under a proposal from real-estate firm and property owner Sansone Group, the Shoppes at Sunset Hills Community Improvement District would establish a 1-cent sales tax to fund improvements at the former Toys R Us and Ross Dress For Less, 3600 Lindbergh Blvd., including bringing in a new anchor tenant. According to the proposal, the tenant would be a grocery-user; a grocery store has long been wanted in the city limits of Sunset Hills.

Grocery store is in works for old Toys ‘R’ Us site in Sunset Hills

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 23, 2021

A long-coveted grocery store may soon be coming to the vacant Toys “R” Us in Sunset Hills after the Board of Aldermen got its first glimpse of the proposal earlier this month, including a request for...

The new Comfort Suites development next to Helen Fitzgerald’s under construction, as seen July 17, 2020.

Helen Fitzgerald’s, hotel sales tax plan is withdrawn in Sunset Hills

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 10, 2020

A proposal for tax incentives at the Helen Fitzgerald’s and Comfort Suites hotel property in Sunset Hills has been scrapped for now. If the developers bring it back, they will have to start over. Comfort...

The new Comfort Suites development next to Helen Fitzgerald’s under construction, as seen July 17, 2020.

Developers question why aldermen don’t OK Helen’s/hotel plan

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 23, 2020

A Sunset Hills bill that would establish a new sales tax at Helen Fitzgerald’s and the neighboring hotel to fund parking has been postponed for months after city officials said they would drop a related...

The new Comfort Suites development next to Helen Fitzgerald’s under construction, as seen July 17, 2020.

Tax abatement for Helen’s and hotel is dropped; city doesn’t want to affect Lindbergh Schools

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 24, 2020

Petitions for both a parking garage and tax abatement for Helen’s Fitzgerald’s and a new hotel on Lindbergh Boulevard have been scrapped after a Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen meeting Aug. 11. At...

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