New Downtown Royals Stadium Would Cost City a King’s Ransom
In a recent debate, Kansas City Mayor-elect Quinton Lucas addressed a proposal for a downtown stadium by stating, “We need...
Convention Center Renovations: Picking Winners and Losers with Taxpayers’ Money
Plans to renovate the Edward Jones Dome and America’s Center, which together serve as Saint Louis’s convention center, are resurfacing...
A Critical Review of the SC STL Proposal
“Game-changing” projects that require taxpayer assistance have become the norm in Saint Louis, as public subsidies are granted to wealthy...
Out with Football, in with Fútbol?
With the Rams on the West Coast, many Saint Louisans have shifted their attention to other sports. The Blues had...
Even after Departure, Saint Louis’s Deal with Rams Gets Worse
Over the last couple of years, and especially in recent months, Saint Louis residents have gotten to know just how...
Jones Dome Headed for Demolition?
We’ve talked about the fate of the Edward Jones Dome many times on this blog. When the city was planning...
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...
MLS Stadiums Dig Deep Into Public Coffers
Late last week, the MLS announced that it was beginning to search for a place to put a new soccer...
Conventions, Saint Louis, and the Future of the Edward Jones Dome
During the drama over whether the Rams would move to Los Angeles or remain in Saint Louis, discussion of the...
With Riverfront Stadium Dead, City Leaders Back Other Expensive Projects
When the Rams decided to move to Los Angeles, it meant the end of plans to spend $400 million on...
Deflate-gate in Saint Louis: Air goes out of a plan for a new subsidized football stadium
In stimulating tourism, trade, and economic growth, the Roman Coliseum may be the world’s only sports stadium that has repaid...
Riverfront Stadium Costs Change, Backers Push Ahead
We’ve covered the proposal to spend some $400 million in public dollars on a new stadium for Rams extensively on...
What I Saw at the Stadium Hearing
On Saturday, the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen’s Ways and Means Committee held a public comment session on the Near...
City Delusional Over Stadium Economic Benefits
A couple months ago, I was sitting in a movie theater watching Jurassic World. When life predictably “found a way,”...
Will Building the Convention Hotel Create Jobs?
Proponents of a new $311 million hotel claim that the project will create construction jobs. At a recent hearing...
Riverfront Stadium Deal May Be Worse for City than Dome Lease
After significant delay, Missouri and Saint Louis City residents finally have a proposal on how much the public will be...
Keeping the Rams – Lessons from a Nursery Song
Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?Yes, sir, yes sir, three bags full. In reading reports of Tuesday’s NFL...
Riverfront Stadium Unlikely to Increase Construction Jobs in Saint Louis
This week, members of the Saint Louis City Board of Alderman announced that they support a public vote on the...
$100 Million Here, $400 Million There-Are We Talking Real Money Yet?
Recently, the Saint Louis Business Journal reported that the Saint Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC) is pushing for a...
Saint Louis to Try, Once Again, to Spend its Way to Prosperity
A recent article in the Post-Dispatch reported on the city’s plans to spend more than a billion dollars on a...
