With the closing of multiple eateries on the Loop, Scene Staff is in mourning.

While your exams may have been last week or more still might be around the corner, everyone deserves a break. Scene staffers certainly had plenty of exams this week. With fall break this weekend, it’s the perfect time to embrace the “play hard” ethos that is so often missing from our campus come mid-October when classes start to get a little too real.

At last, the Peacock Diner will be opening its doors on the Delmar Loop. The first day of business is tentatively set for Parents’ Weekend, Oct. 10.

Dough to Door, the local cookie bakery well-known to the Washington University community, has moved a half mile east from Melville Avenue to Delmar Boulevard, located near Pi Pizza and the Delmar MetroLink station.

he Lofts of Washington University are near completion, but the additional space hasn’t alleviated current sophomores’ housing concerns. For some sophomores, panic ensued on March 22 when those who had applied for housing on the North Side or off campus through Round 2 housing selection were notified of their assignments.

Despite widely publicized concerns about loss of federal funding, developers expect the Delmar Loop Trolley project to begin construction as early as next February. The project, which has received $24.

If your new semester resolution is to try out more great St. Louis restaurants, you don’t need to look any further than the Delmar Loop’s Aug. 1 addition, Corner 17. Nestled between Starbucks and Qdoba, Corner 17 offers up a fresh new selection of Chinese fare, focusing on staples like noodle dishes, barbecued skewers and fresh tea drinks.

On any given day, a mix of neighborhood skaters, underground hip-hop artists, college students and DJs might be found gathered inside SwedLife, St. Louis’ very own street apparel store. Owners Seth Feldman and Lucas Olivieri wouldn’t have it any other way, thriving from the constant attention their store attracts.

Student Life reported on Monday that the Bear Bucks program was set to expand. The program allows students to use their ID cards to buy food and other goods off-campus at some private businesses. Some of the businesses include Pi Pizzeria, Market Pub House and FroYo. Even though the expanded capabilities of Bear Bucks is convenient, this change is not good.

After an incident in which a police officer was attacked near the Delmar Metro station on April 9, University City officials vowed to crack down on “unruly youths” on the Delmar Loop.