Downtown St. Louis

🥇 🇺🇸 OLYMPICS WATCH PARTY DOWNTOWN — In this special edition of Downtown Summer Nights, the Olympics Watch Party will feature primetime NBC coverage of the Paris Games on a large outdoor screen, food trucks, live interviews with St. Louis Olympians, and live broadcast updates from KSDK - 5 On Your Side. 🇺🇸 Bring lawn chairs & blankets to enjoy the fun in Kiener Plaza: bit.ly/3LM8s3g

$1.2 BILLION INVESTMENT — Gateway South, a transformational, 95-acre multi-phase redevelopment planned for Downtown St. Louis, was recently featured in national news magazine Newsweek: bit.ly/3LJ3bt5   "Gateway South embodies our objectives by revitalizing an industrial legacy area, creating jobs for marginalized communities, and driving economic growth,” said Neal Richardson, MBA, Chairman, President & CEO of the St. Louis Development Corporation. “It's a significant opportunity for St. Louis to become a premier manufacturing hub."

Q in the Lou will return to Gateway Arch National Park Sept. 6-8. Q Fest CEO Brian Wahby (below) produces BBQ festivals across the country and chose Downtown for the festival’s St. Louis location: qinthelou.com 📍Laclede’s Landing

This is your sign to stretch, relax, and release. Join Citra Fitness for a free, outdoor yoga class with iconic views of the Gateway Arch. 🙏 Archglow Yoga 🗓️ Wednesday, July 31 📍 Kiener Plaza ⏰ 7:30-8:45 p.m. 📽 STL From Above

🆕 Greater St. Louis, Inc. and City of St. Louis take bold action to address Railway Exchange Building: bit.ly/4cT6c6g

BLUES AT THE ARCH, AUG. 9-10 — Save the dates for this free festival, the only one of its kind to take place on national park grounds. Hosted by Gateway Arch Park Foundation, Blues at the Arch pays tribute to St. Louis' storied blues history and showcases the talents of national and local artists: bit.ly/4d9qGr6

Since 1890, Stifel Financial Corp. has had its headquarters in Downtown St. Louis. Stifel CEO Ron Kruszewski says investing Rams lawsuit settlement funds in Downtown “a requirement” for success. “If you have this money and then you decide not to invest in the development of downtown, then as a person who comes down here for my 27 years I’ve been in St. Louis, that’s a message." ➡ bit.ly/3Ye7xA1

🍹Join Greater St. Louis, Inc. for weekly happy hours at Downtown Summer Nights. Every Thursday, all summer: stlsummernights.com 😎

NEW MARKET & DELI — The Cobblestone STL is now open on Laclede's Landing in the Peper Lofts building: bit.ly/4cO5Tto 👀 peek inside ⤵

🍔 NOW OPEN IN CITYGARDEN — Burger 809’s park-side dining experience offers more than traditional burgers. Menu options include Thai chicken sliders, salmon sliders, nachos, and a simple grilled cheese. “I want you to leave your stresses at the door. Come in and get great service and good food. Unwind and have a place to gather in a safe space," Burger 809’s owner Tasha Smith told Sauce Magazine: bit.ly/3WaYGwn