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This stretch of Platte Street has seen incredible changes since Paris on the Platte opened, and there are more ahead. Just up the street at 1611 Platte Street, Jimmy Nigg is turning the former home of Salvagetti Bicycles into Monkey Barrel, a bar and live music venue. The Barrel will roll out soon; Nigg has booked a show for Thursday, September 5, with the Living Deads. And across the street from Monkey Barrel, Colt & Gray owner Nelson Perkins is moving ahead with the long-anticipated expansion of his restaurant -- first announced in late 2011. He's adding space to the restaurant itself -- forty seats -- and updating the patio; in the basement below, he's building Ste. Ellie, a brand-new cocktail bar; Viande, a charcuterie kitchen; and a private dining room. The entire project should be done this fall.Follow @CafeWestword