Grand opening set for Ballpark Village

ST. LOUIS -- The long-awaited Ballpark Village next to Busch Stadium in St. Louis will officially open March 27.

Developers on Thursday announced plans for the grand opening of Phase 1 of Ballpark Village. It includes a Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum, the Budweiser Brew House, the rodeo-themed cowboy bar PBR St. Louis, the piano bar Howl at the Moon and a TV studio for Fox Sports Midwest.

Plans for Ballpark Village date more than a decade, but the project has run into various snags over the years.

An opening ceremony will be at 5 p.m. March 27. The band Third Eye Blind will perform a free concert at 9 p.m.