Flying Biscuit Plans Major St. Louis Expansion
ST. CHARLES, MO – September 22, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) A locally operated franchise group is preparing to introduce Atlanta-born Flying Biscuit Café (FBC) to the St. Louis metropolitan area, beginning with a restaurant in St. Charles and potentially laying the groundwork for a much larger regional expansion. FBC has signed a lease for its first Missouri restaurant at 1016 S. Fifth St. in St. Charles, less than a mile from Interstate 70 and near Lindenwood University. The breakfast and brunch concept is targeting a fourth-quarter 2026 opening, although an exact date has not been announced. The St. Charles restaurant will Source: Read Original Article
Maize & Wheat Faces Closure Over Rent Increase
BRENTWOOD, MO – Sept. 22, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Maize & Wheat Colombian Café, a family-run restaurant that grew from a St. Louis-area festival stand into a permanent showcase for Colombian cuisine, is preparing to close its Brentwood restaurant next month unless its owner and landlord can agree on a new lease. Owner Claudia Marcella Niswonger told St. Louis Magazine that Maize & Wheat is scheduled to close Oct. 17, when its current lease expires. The reason is particularly significant for the St. Louis restaurant community. Niswonger says business remains steady. The problem, according to her, is that sales aren’t strong Source: Read Original Article
Appeals Court Backs Missouri Congressional Map
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 22, 2026 (STL.News) Missouri Congressional Map – A federal appeals court has ruled that Missouri must use its 2025 Missouri Congressional Map in the Nov. 3 general election, adding another chapter to an extraordinary legal dispute that has left election officials caught between conflicting state and federal court rulings as absentee voting gets underway. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis ruled Monday that holding Missouri’s general election under the state’s 2022 congressional districts after the Aug. 4 primary, when the 2025 districts were used, would violate the U.S. Constitution. Source: Read Original Article
SOHA Bar And Grill To Close After 14 Years
ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) SOHA Bar and Grill, a longtime South City gastropub on Hampton Avenue, will permanently close Sept. 30 after approximately 14 years in business. The restaurant at 2605 Hampton Avenue in St. Louis’ Clifton Heights neighborhood opened in 2012 and changed ownership in 2024. The current ownership group made operational changes and invested in rooftop patio improvements, but rising costs and customers pulling back ultimately led to the decision to close, according to First Alert 4. The closing ends a restaurant that spent more than a decade building its identity around food, Source: Read Original Article
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