Right Here in River City
Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Erin Callier
No, Harold Hill has not come to town hawking his musical wares. River City Casino, St. Louis’ newest house of gambling and dining pageantry, has set down its anchor in South County. Overlooking the Mississippi River, the River City Casino officially opens its gilded doors to the public as of 2 p.m. today. 
With more than 2,000 slot machines and over 50 table games, this 90,000-square-foot casino is also home to a Jeff Ruby Steakhouse, a requisite all-you-can-eat venture, a comfort-food focused cafe, a burger & beer joint, and the 1904 Beerhouse, a classic pub with 32 beers on tap.
In addition to the casino floor and the quite varied dining options, River City also offers a few nightlife options, most notably Bar Central in the middle of the gaming floor, which stays open nearly 24/7, and Judy’s Velvet Lounge, a plush spot with live music that stays open till 4 a.m., seven days a week.
Owned and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment, the same folks who brought St. Louis the sleek Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel, the opening of River City has been long anticipated and heavily advertised. As the newest of seven casinos in the St. Louis area, River City has a lot of well-established competition, but if it’s anything like Lumiere, this is one house that will most likely win.
P.S. I apologize for the musical theater reference there at the beginning, it just couldn’t be helped.
Tags: Lumiere Place, River City Casino, St. Louis Attractions, St. Louis Casinos, St. Louis Entertainment & Attractions, St. Louis Nightlife
The Shopaholics Take St. Louis
Posted on October 16th, 2009 by Erin Callier
It’s not all “look, but don’t touch” at St. Louis’ Spring 2010 Fashion Week. Today, Friday, October 16 and tomorrow, October 17 only, the STL Craft Mafia will present Indie Underground, a designer and handmade marketplace unique to St. Louis. Fashion mavens (and mave-men too!) can meet Fashion Week designers, shop sample sales, trunk shows, jewelry designers and indie artists under one, very fashionable roof.
This event, which is entirely free to the public, will take place in the appropriately trendy Lumiere Place and feature local designers like Skif International and nationally known lines from the likes of Brooklyn’s up-and-coming Love Brigade and San Franscisco’s edgy Nice Collective.
With nearly 50 designers presenting their handmade wares for all of St. Louis to converge upon, this event promises a scene straight out of Confessions of a Shopaholic . . . what, didn’t see that one? Well, it was a book, too . . . No? Ho hum . . .
The market will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Like we said, admission is free, but the odds of leaving without spending a dime are quite unlikely. And speaking of odds, the Lumiere Place Casino just so happens to be right there. Good luck with that one . . .
Tags: Indie Underground, Lumiere Place, Skif International, St. Louis Fashion Week, St. Louis Shopping, STL Craft Mafia