Longtime media voice Charlie Brennan joins The Arch City Report this week to share stories from his travels, particularly what other cities get right, and how St. Louis can do better—from transit and safety to small civic fixes.  

SHOW NOTES:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/01/30/charlie-brennan-what-other-cities-get-right.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/01/27/charlie-brennan-add-voice-business-journal.html 

In an exclusive interview with the St. Louis Business Journal, billionaire David Hoffmann lifts the curtain on an ambitious plan linking media power, pro‑sports ownership and a St. Louis expansion spree. He hints at reshaping local journalism, moving Lee Enterprises, and even pursuing the Cardinals — all while revealing how community backlash and industry headwinds have redirected his once‑grand Augusta vision. 

SHOW NOTES:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/02/05/david-hoffmann-takes-control-lee-enterprises.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/02/05/hoffmann-says-he-wants-to-buy-cardinals.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/02/06/how-david-hoffmann-pivoted-from-business-failures.html 

This week, we’re joined by Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III to explain the team’s new direct-to-consumer streaming plan, the financial reality of modern baseball, looming stadium upgrades and what this year’s roster overhaul really means—for the franchise and its fans. 

SHOW NOTES:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/02/02/mlb-cardinals-produce-distribute-games.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/01/08/sources-cardinals-to-cut-main-street-second-bidder.html 

After a 25-story apartment project in Clayton was downsized to a 4-story bank branch, we sought to ask the question: What’s going on with development in the city. This week, we talk to Clayton’s new mayor to find out.  

SHOW NOTES:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/01/23/sterling-bank-clayton-bemiston-building-tower.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2025/05/15/apartments-tower-clayton-revive-capital-seven-up.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2024/05/22/clayton-hotel-high-rise-tower-dropped-midas-jazz.html 

St. Louis' first big shopping mall could be getting a remake. This week, we talk to the County Councilman who is pushing the idea of turning South County Center into a youth sports facility, while examining the region’s vast collection of sports-related real estate projects.   

SHOW NOTES:
https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/01/14/mall-redeveloped-youth-sports.html 

Remember Downtown Now!? How about Downtown STL Inc., or any of the litany of other downtown advocacy organizations that have came and went over the years. Well, now there’s a new one, and its leader joins us this week to explain why he thinks this one is not only necessary, but why it can affect meaningful change.  

SHOW NOTES:
http://stldowntownforward.com/ 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2025/12/08/kurt-weigle-greater-st-louis-inc-departure.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2026/01/12/downtown-developments-1-billion-construction.html 

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2025/12/10/horseback-security-downtown-megaevents.html 

The Business Journal this year wants your big ideas for St. Louis. And to start, we’ll talk with someone who already thinks widely and deeply about St. Louis who also some big ideas of his own for how to tackle one of this region’s thorniest topics: The merger of the city and the county.  

Show Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarradholst/recent-activity/all/ 

Earlier this year, Dominion Voting Systems, the company that won more than $800 million in settlements from lawsuits against 2020 election deniers, was acquired by a St. Louisan. This week, we talk to the buyer of the company to learn why he’s still raising issues of trust and transparency in marketing the newly renamed company.

Happy holidays from all of us at The St. Louis Business Journal!  On April 17th, the Art City Report offered a look into the early makings of Mayor Cara Spencer's administration, a brief forecast of an upcoming event on advanced manufacturing. But the real reason this episode is special is because of Nathan Rubbelke's reporting on what we call the Saviors of South King's Highway.

Brothers, Ivan and Berto Garcia have a really unique approach to taking risk in real estate investments in a way that is transforming a historic, yet sometimes forgotten St. Louis neighborhood.  Enjoy this "best of" episode from April and we'll be back with fresh episodes in 2026!

The Trump Administration’s crackdown on wokeness has put some of America’s elite academic institutions in crisis. But here in St. Louis, Chancellor Andrew Martin has become one of the leading voices for reform. This week, he sits down with the Arch City Report to explain whether doing so raises WashU’s profile for the better.