Press release·August 18, 2026
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Art Hill in Forest Park
Art Hill is the slope under the Saint Louis Art Museum, leftover from the 1904 World's Fair.
Richard's gemsForest ParkBuy
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Climb So iLL
Climb So iLL opened in 2012 in the old City Hospital power plant. Steel Shop and Gravity Lab are in St. Charles Frenchtown.
Richard's gemsSt. Louis CitySt. CharlesBuy
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Grace Meat + Three
Rick and Elisa Lewis opened Grace Meat + Three in late 2017 at 4270 Manchester in The Grove, in the old Sweetie Pie's room.
Richard's gemsSt. Louis CityBuy
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Gus's Fried Chicken
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken opened in Maplewood in December 2015 at 7434 Manchester. The line is part of the room.
Richard's gemsCountyBuy
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Katie's Pizza & Pasta
Katie Lee and Tom Lee opened Katie's Pizza on Clayton in 2008. The osteria later added Rock Hill, Town and Country, and Ballpark Village.
Richard's gemsBuy
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KickHouse O'Fallon
KickHouse lists its St. Louis-area studio at 319 Winding Woods in O'Fallon. Classes are coached, non-contact kickboxing.
Richard's gemsSt. CharlesBuy
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Luvwoo Bar
Zyi Li and Jenny Wu opened Luvwoo Bar in November 2023 at 12965 Olive in Creve Coeur. Cocktails, dessert, and live music.
Richard's gemsCountyBuy
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Mississippi Underground
Mississippi Underground is a 3,000-square-foot electronic music room at 1441 N. Second in North Riverfront. Most nights are 21 and up.
Richard's gemsSt. Louis CityBuy
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Mocha Point
Ali and Addel Othman opened Mocha Point on Historic Main Street in St. Charles in 2024. The shop is Yemeni coffee at 343 N. Main.
Richard's gemsSt. CharlesBuy
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None of the Above
None of the Above opened December 14, 2023, under City Foundry at 3730 Foundry Way. Gerard Craft's Niche Food Group built the room.
Richard's gemsSt. Louis CityBuy
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Pierce Creek
Kent Evans and Rachelle L'Ecuyer opened Pierce Creek for lunch on July 16, 2025, at 10405 Old Olive in the old Kohn's deli.
Richard's gemsCountyBuy
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Original Shawarma House
Original Shawarma House is a family-owned counter at 14560 Manchester in Ballwin. The drive is west county, not downtown.
Richard's gemsCountyBuy
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Thai Mama
Thai Mama opened at 1932 McKelvey in Maryland Heights on March 16, 2024. The kitchen sits in the same city as Richard's office.
Richard's gemsCountyBuy
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Tschüss on Cherokee
Tschüss opened in fall 2024 at 2847 Cherokee. The 'ssippi owners and Kalaija Mallery built a Berlin-inspired bar and basement club.
Richard's gemsSt. Louis CityBuy
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Edward Jones YMCA
The Edward Jones YMCA at 12521 Marine is the Gateway Region branch in Maryland Heights. Other branches serve other parts of the metro.
Richard's gemsCountyBuy
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Art Hill, Climb So iLL, Katie's, Thai Mama, and the rest of the places Richard Politte actually uses. Each one has its own note.
Richard's gemsBuy
Article·August 15, 2026
The Minifig Shop at The District
The Minifig Shop opened at 17057 N. Outer 40 on August 15, 2026. Homes for sale Chesterfield MO in the valley already used The District on Saturday.
Local notesChesterfield
Article·August 12, 2026
How to buy a house in St. Louis
In 1876 the city left the county. Buying a house in St. Louis still starts with which side of that line you want, then a lender letter.
Buy
Article·August 10, 2026
Sell my house in St. Louis
Sell my house in St. Louis with a list price from street comps. A cash bid is a different product.
Sell
Article·August 8, 2026
St. Louis housing market 2026
St. Louis REALTORS® reports in 2026 showed more listings than a year earlier and a median still rising. Price the house from nearby solds.
Housing market
Article·August 4, 2026
Free home valuation St. Louis
A free home valuation answers what a ready buyer would pay for this house, on this street, this week.
Sell
Article·July 28, 2026
First time home buyer St. Louis
Most local programs use a three-year test. MHDC First Place, Next Step, HomeSTL, and Beyond Housing are the names to know.
First-timeBuy
Article·July 22, 2026
Kirkwood, Missouri
The Pacific Railroad reached Kirkwood in 1853. Homes for sale Kirkwood MO still sit around that downtown and the 1893 station.
KirkwoodBuy
Article·July 18, 2026
Barre STL Kirkwood
Barre STL opened at 110 E. Jefferson on July 18, 2026. Homes for sale Kirkwood MO around downtown already priced the walk.
Local notesKirkwoodBuy
Article·July 16, 2026
Chesterfield, Missouri
The Monarch levee broke on July 30, 1993, and flooded Chesterfield Valley. Homes for sale Chesterfield MO sit in the rebuilt valley and east of 141.
ChesterfieldBuy
Article·July 13, 2026
Byte Café, University City
Byte opened at 8620 Delmar on July 13, 2026. Homes for sale University City MO that walk to Delmar feel a new daytime stop.
Local notesUniversity CityBuy
Article·July 9, 2026
Historic Main Street St. Charles
St. Charles was Missouri's first state capital from 1821 to 1826. Homes for sale St. Charles MO on Main Street are older brick by the river.
St. CharlesBuy
Article·June 30, 2026
Soulard St. Louis
Soulard Farmers Market has been a public market since 1779. Soulard homes for sale sit on the brick streets around it.
St. Louis CityBuy
Article·June 27, 2026
Kris Miss Bake Shop
Kris Miss opened at 11102 Veterans Memorial Parkway on June 27, 2026. Homes for sale St. Charles MO on that corridor use the parkway for errands.
Local notesSt. Charles
Article·June 24, 2026
The Hill St. Louis
Italian families rebuilt St. Ambrose in brick after the 1921 fire. Homes for sale on The Hill St. Louis still sit around that church.
St. Louis CityBuy
Article·June 18, 2026
Tower Grove South
Henry Shaw gave Tower Grove Park to the city in 1868. Homes for sale Tower Grove South sit on the porches south of that park.
St. Louis CityBuy
Article·June 11, 2026
Central West End St. Louis
The Chase Hotel opened on September 29, 1922. Central West End condos for sale sit in the district that grew east of Forest Park after the 1904 World's Fair.
St. Louis CityCondosBuy
Article·June 3, 2026
Forest Park St. Louis
Forest Park opened in 1876 and hosted the 1904 World's Fair. Homes for sale St. Louis on the edges buy the walk to Art Hill.
Forest ParkSt. Louis CityBuy
Article·May 27, 2026
Creve Coeur, Missouri
Creve Coeur takes its name from the lake. Homes for sale Creve Coeur MO sit along Olive, 270, and the Ladue line.
CountyBuy
Article·May 20, 2026
University City and the Delmar Loop
Joe Edwards put the first Walk of Fame stars on Delmar in 1989. Homes for sale University City MO include Loop brick and quieter streets toward Clayton.
University CityBuy
Article·May 13, 2026
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Maryland Heights incorporated in 1985. Homes for sale Maryland Heights MO sit on Dorsett, Page, and the lake.
CountyBuy
Article·May 6, 2026
Katy Trail St. Charles
The Katy Trail is the old MKT railroad. Construction started in 1987. Homes for sale St. Charles MO near the St. Charles trailhead can reach it on foot.
St. CharlesBuy
Article·April 29, 2026
Jefferson County, Missouri
Jefferson County was organized in 1818. The Kimmswick Bone Bed at Mastodon State Historic Site is why Imperial shows up on a house hunt.
CountyBuy
Article·April 22, 2026
Edwardsville, Illinois
Edwardsville was chartered in 1819. SIUE opened its campus in 1965. Homes for sale Edwardsville IL sit around that square and that campus.
Metro EastBuy
Article·April 15, 2026
Investment property St. Louis
An investment property in St. Louis is rent, repairs, and vacancy on paper. Tour last.
Buy
Article·April 8, 2026
St. Louis condos for sale
Downtown lofts, Central West End buildings, and county lock-and-leave. A condo payment is the unit plus the HOA.
CondosBuy
Article·April 1, 2026
School districts that move prices
A Chesterfield mailing address can be Rockwood or Parkway. Check the house on the district lookup.
NeighborhoodsBuy
Article·March 25, 2026
Shaw and the Missouri Botanical Garden
Henry Shaw opened the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1859. Homes for sale in the Shaw neighborhood St. Louis face that garden.
St. Louis CityBuy
Article·March 18, 2026
Buy and sell together in St. Louis
Most metro moves are two closings in the same month. Contingencies, rent-backs, and one realtor on both files.
BuySell
Article·March 11, 2026
Old Chesterfield
Old Chesterfield is the Olive and Clarkson side of the city, older than the valley that flooded in 1993.
ChesterfieldBuy
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