It’s wonderful to see lights on and action once again at the prominent corner of Euclid and Maryland now that Bluemercury, a high-end luxury beauty brand retailer, has opened. The national chain, founded by D.C.-based Carla and Barry Beck in 1999 (the first store was located in Georgetown), was sold to Macy’s, Inc. in 2015….
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Owners of Retreat Gastropub to open Yellowbelly in Citizen Park
photo courtesy of Post-Dispatch Tim Wiggins and Travis Howard, above, proprietors of Retreat Gastropub, a popular restaurant located at Laclede & Sarah Avenues, plan to open a 2nd restaurant in the CWE the middle of this year. The seafood restaurant, Yellowbelly, will occupy a corner space in Citizen Park at Lindell Boulevard and Euclid Avenue. In reporter Ian…
Some thoughts on Green Bean’s closing
I could take the easy way out reporting on Green Bean's closing last Friday and simply link you to restaurant critic Ian Froeb's excellent account in the Post-Dispatch's Off the Menu website. But there is so much more to this story than a business closing its doors in the CWE. In my humble opinion, the…