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Champagne Bottles and Glasses

The New Year: Joyfully on Time.

By Becky Zerman / December 31, 2021

New Year’s Resolutions – lose weight, stop smoking, save money. Does anyone actually keep these resolutions? According to Forbes, less than 25% keep their resolutions after 30 days and only 8% actually accomplish them. These…

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Lafayette Square House Decorated for Holidays

I truly can’t wait to see all your decorations around the neighborhood!

By Becky Zerman / November 29, 2021

I don’t decorate for the holidays. There. I said it.  I know it’s the most wonderful time of the year and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and all, but when it comes…

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Strategic Plan Launched November 15, 2020 (Replay of Virtual Meeting)

By LafayetteSquare / November 28, 2020

In early 2019 the Lafayette Square Restoration Committee voted to fund the preparation of a five year Strategic Plan for the Lafayette Square neighborhood. Input was solicited from residents, social groups, and business owners as…

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LSBA springs into action with the season

By LafayetteSquare / June 4, 2018

By Bethany Budde-Cohen & Matt Brazelton, LSBA Co-Presidents To keep up with those beautiful May flowers, the Lafayette Square Business Association continues to bloom and spring into action, excited for a busy spring and summer…

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Lafayette Park Gardens Report

By LafayetteSquare / June 4, 2018

On April 21, St. Louis University provided volunteers to Lafayette Park as part of their “Showers of Service” program. Two groups of students worked in the park. Matt Negri’s LSRC group worked in the Park…

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Latest Development Happenings in the Square

By LafayetteSquare / June 4, 2018

By Phil Lamczyk & Suzanne Sessions, LSRC Development Committee New Residential Construction Support of a front addition to the residence of 1609 Missouri Other Development News Development Committee is overhauling changing to our existing Standards…

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Help Support Fountain Park Plaza

By LafayetteSquare / May 31, 2018

By Mary Visintainer The middle of the business district along Park Avenue was once home to Goldstein’s South Side Auto Salvage Yard and a variety of warehouses. The junkyard, surrounded by a six foot corrugated…

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Capital Improvements Update

By LafayetteSquare / May 31, 2018

By Matt Negri Throughout the gloomy winter and spring, the LSRC has been working on many capital improvements. One of the most recent improvements involves a 200-plus foot stretch of Truman Parkway south of Park Avenue. A…

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Business Spotlight: Hamilton Hospitality

By LafayetteSquare / May 31, 2018

What are the names of your businesses?  Eleven Eleven Mississippi, Vin de Set, PW Pizza, Moulin Events & Meetings, Grand Petite Market, 21st Street Brewers Bar, Charleville Tavern and soon-to-be Hamilton Chop House. When was…

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7th Ward Capital Fund Update

By LafayetteSquare / May 31, 2018

Jack Coatar, 7thWard Alderman Fiscal year 2019 starts on July 1, 2018, which means it is time, once again, for Aldermen to decide how to allocate ward capital funds for the upcoming fiscal year. Every…

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