I was in the Grand Center part of Midtown Thursday night. Grand Center is centered on a too short 3-4 block stretch of North Grand that was not razed for urban renewal to the north of Delmar or grass south of Olive. Many buildings stood vacant for year... »
The following is a press release: —- Bryson to serve as senior advisor on neighborhood affairs St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay has appointed Eddie Roth as director of public safety for the City of St. Louis. Roth, 53, came to city government in August ... »
The comments on a recent post brought up the issue of poor pedestrian accessibility at the Saint Louis Bread Co on Chippewa St at Lansdowne Ave and the fact they added a drive-thru to the existing location last year at a cost of $125,000 (per city reco... »
The poll last week was interesting to watch, I’d wanted to do such a poll question for a long time but didn’t have a good reason. The new Hamburger Mary’s opening up in an area other than our gay village, The Grove, was a good excuse to do so. Here ... »
One debate often heard in cities is about gayborhoods, or gay village. Let’s start by defining this term which may be new to many of you, from Wikipedia: A gay village (also known as a gay neighborhood, gay district) is an urban geographic location wit... »
In the 21+ years I’ve been in St. Louis I’ve watched Harris-Stowe State Universitygo through name changes and a major expansion of their campus. This was done under the leadership of university president Dr. Henry Givens Jr., now retired: Givens manage... »
The predictions of a few were dire a year ago as St. Louis City & County went mostly smoke-free. What happened? Like every year, some places closed and others opened. Some places started off claiming they were exempt, posting the required sign to warn ... »
Winter weather is here but not to worry, Metro will keep you warm. Unless you are like most transit riders and you take MetroBus. I’ve not inspected all the MetroBus Transit Centers but I know the Civic Center Transit Center doesn’t have any heaters, y... »
Yesterday I posted about the bankruptcy last year of Ald Marlene Davis. Today I take a look at a non-profit she co-founded that annually receives hundreds of thousands of dollars through city contracts. The Vashon/JeffVanderLou Initiative was formed o... »
Recently I was in Frontenac and decided to stop for lunch on my way back downtown. I was already on Clayton Road so I decided to visit Red L Pizza owned by my friend John Rice. Rice previously operated Colorado’s on Laclede & Restaurant Space on The H... »
