St. Louis restaurant openings and closings: August 2021
St. Louis said hello to its first major food hall, but it also said goodbye to a couple of favorites.
What to Expect if You’re Doing a Mortgage Refinance After Forbearance
When the COVID-19 homeowner mortgage forbearance program was first announced last year, I insisted we enroll. As a food and travel writer, I knew I’d lose income. In a worst-case… Read more »
5-Month Streak Ends: Home Prices Hold Steady
For the first time since early March, the median home sales price missed hitting a month-over-month record high, remaining relatively flat from June through July yet still significantly elevated since… Read more »
Job growth continues as 943,000 added in July
Even with the delta variant of the coronavirus spreading through the country, July’s job report was surprisingly positive. On Friday, the U.S. Labor Department announced 943,000 new jobs were added… Read more »
Should You Install More Insulation in Your House?
Many homes are under-insulated, which can lead to high heating bills in the winter and high costs for air conditioning in the summer. If your utility bills spike when the… Read more »
Mortgage Rates Fall to 2.9%
Mortgage rates continued to trend downward this week, as Freddie Mac reported the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) slid down to 2.90%, dropping eight basis points from last week’s total of… Read more »
With roots already deep in St. Louis’ restaurant scene, Arzola’s Fajitas & Margaritas will open in Benton Park this year
Expect the namesake dishes alongside burritos and quesadillas.
The executive chef of Maplewood’s The Blue Duck is rubbing elbows with Gordon Ramsay on this season of Hell’s Kitchen
Trenton Garvey is one of 18 young chefs competing on the show.
Addressing Concerns About Home-Equity Loans
With home prices accelerating as they are, homeowners today are sitting on a collective $22.7 trillion in equity, the highest amount since analysts began collecting such data in 1945. That… Read more »
Get used to the housing crunch — it will be with us for years — but there will be surprising benefits
If you think the white-hot housing market is a supernova that’s destined to burn out, here’s some advice: Put on your heat-deflecting space suit. The factors that led to the… Read more »