WashU has been working on plans to develop athletic facilities on nearby Concordia Seminary land for the past year. The University recently withdrew their request for zoning permits and will now evaluate other potential options which could include submitting a new proposal for an overlay district and developing the land under current zoning guidelines.

WashU is proposing to relocate its baseball, softball, intramural, and club sports facilities to the land it is leasing from Concordia Seminary, as part of an effort to expand and modernize its athletic facilities. However, the plans are facing scrutiny from Clayton residents, who worry that the new facilities will create too much noise and traffic. 

I have never been to an Italian restaurant that didn’t offer free bread to snack on while looking over the menus; at least, until I came to Sardella. Located just a short drive or a half-hour walk from campus in the middle of Clayton, Sardella is an amalgamation of culture and tradition: The restaurant prides itself on blending flavors from the old and the new, from Italy and from right here in St. Louis.

Bear Discounts, a Washington University student-run business and member of the Student Entrepreneurial Program, plans on adding more vendors in the Delmar Loop, Clayton, the Central West End and downtown St. Louis areas.

The frozen yogurt station at Paws & Go may see a surge in business this spring. Chill Frozen Yogurt, located southwest of campus on Wydown Boulevard, will be closing its doors on March 2.

Three Washington University faculty gave global issues a St. Louis flavor at a packed town-hall-style event Wednesday evening. Professor of medicine William Powderly, professor emeritus of botany Peter Raven and Provost Holden Thorp offered perspectives on the strengths afforded and the challenges facing the St. Louis region and worldwide.

Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but I would venture to say that while breakfast is a beloved meal, the classic breakfast cuisine is best enjoyed mid-day or even in the evening. That is why I have always found it frustrating that breakfast and brunch cafés never remain open past 3 p.m.

We know sometimes you can get sick of eating but still want to go out. Clayton offers some alternative activities to eating too.

Washington University sits on a corner of Clayton, and students wishing to visit its heart need only travel west along Forsyth Blvd. to reach it. Downtown Clayton is a business district, and most of its establishments cater to that crowd.

A domestic partnership registry approved in Clayton last week has been greeted with tepid response from the local community. The legislation passed by the city’s board of aldermen on Wednesday entitles monogamous partners, regardless of sexual orientation, to the same rights as married couples at all city-owned facilities.