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The Dew Drop’s event calendar has been filling up.

In recent years, a vintage sign hanging on the front of the Dew Drop Inn was one of the few reminders of the legendary hotel and music venue’s midcentury heyday.

The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Wednesday morning to discuss a rezone for a 78-unit apartment building and a single-story private residence.

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Officials gathered in Central City on Thursday (July 7) to officially break ground on the restoration of the famed Dew Drop Inn, the city’s leading Black music venue for three mid-century decades. Speaking at the ceremony, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the city is working to redevelop the section of Central City where the Dew Drop […]

A newly built complex with 69 units and ground-floor commercial space is opening in the Bywater.

The window at 2836 La Salle St. tells of an earlier attempt to revive the Dew Drop. (Uptown Messenger) Plans to revive the historic Dew Drop Inn music venue and hotel in Central City moved another step forward last week with the City Council’s unanimous approval. “Putting this back into commerce is a wonderful, wonderful thing,” said District B Councilman Jay Banks before the conditional use application went up for a vote. “It adds to the musical legacy of the wonderfully musical city t...

In an overwhelmingly white industry, Black developers find it harder to access investment, equity, and opportunities.