Complex sentence: Edwards has renovated numerous historic buildings in The Loop and around St. Louis (including the one that became the Flamingo Bowl on Washington Avenue) and encouraged one-of-a-kind specialty shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions to make The Loop their home.
Split into simpler sentences: Edwards has renovated numerous historic buildings in The Loop and around St. Louis (including the one that became the Flamingo Bowl on Washington Avenue). He encouraged one-of-a-kind specialty shops, restaurants, and cultural institutions to make The Loop their home.