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Andrew Coppage, left, takes a chili dog order from a customer on Friday night Feb. 20, 2026, at the Hot City Grill food tent. Hot City is a late-night food vendor that operates on Washington Avenue in downtown 最新杏吧原创.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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Downtown resident David Brown chats with Overtime Grill owner/operator Olivia McAdoo, left, while buying a hot dog from the vendor on Friday Feb. 20, 2026, during late-night business on Washington Avenue in downtown 最新杏吧原创.
Christian Gooden, Post-Dispatch
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Post-Dispatch photographers capture hundreds of images each week; here's a glimpse at the week of Feb. 15, 2026. Video edited by Jenna Jones.
Post-Dispatch photographers
鈥淭his should be an amenity to downtown. We should not be considered a nuisance. I've never had somebody eat a sandwich and get violent.鈥
Olivia McAdoo,
Overtime co-owner
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