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In the News: Benton Park West and Cherokee Street


Photo: by Linda Hennigh

In case you missed these gems, here are links to press articles about businesses, residents, or other mentions of Benton Park West and/or Cherokee Street.

For years, the citizens of the Confederacy have vowed to rise again. And today they finally did, unleashing a hellstorm of one-star reviews on a St. Louis-based business. The horror.

The 40 Restaurants We Love in 2017!, Riverfront Times, 04/27/2017

Vista Ramen (2609 Cherokee Street, 314-797-8250). When the much-ballyhooed chef Chris Bork announced he was going to open a ramen restaurant with Jeremy and Casey Miller, owners of the Mud House, people scratched their heads.

The story of how Fedaa Alsadeq decided to open a restaurant is a familiar one. At first. Alsadeq loves to cook the food of her native country, and she loves introducing her native country’s cuisine to her American friends.

Favorite Art Gallery: The Luminary, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 04/25/2017

Cherokee Street is the place to go for the new, the now and the next.

Walking into the happy brightness of The Taco & Ice Cream Joint at 2738 Cherokee Street should make the little kid in everyone clap hands in delight.

Joe Light’s wooden “Cherokee Cave” sign hangs in his basement, next to his caving equipment. It’s a sign of St. Louis’ past — from the prehistoric era all the way to the kitschy 1950s.

This four-piece dives into the songs of the early 20th century and regularly features talented guest artists; catch them every Friday at Yaquis on Cherokee.