Nineteen year ago I started this blog as a distraction from my father’s heart attack and slow recovery. It was late 2004 and social media & video streaming apps didn’t exist yet — or at least not widely available to the general public. Blogs were the newest means of …
The new NGA West campus , Jefferson & Cass, has been under construction for a few years now. Next NGA West is a large-scale construction project that will build a new facility for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in St. Louis, Missouri.This $1.7B project is managed by the U.S. Army …
Book publisher Island Press always impresses me with thoughtful new books written by people working to solve current problems — the subjects are important ones for urbanists and policy makers to be familiar and actively discussing. These four books are presented in the order I received them. ‘Justice and …
This post is about two indirectly related topics: the new Siteman Cancer Center building under construction on the Washington University School of Medicine/BJC campus and an update on my stage 4 kidney cancer. Let’s deal with the latter first. You may have noticed I’ve not posted in three months, …
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St. Louis is celebrating Earth Day in Forest Park today:
25 Years of Earth Day in 2014
Join us in Forest Park on Sunday, April 27 for the St. Louis Earth Day Festival from 11am to 6pm, rain or shine.
Don’t miss the Recycling Extravaganza at STLCC on the same day as the Festival (10am-4pm).
I was wondering how readers felt about the environment, and efforts such as Earth Day. The poll this week has six answers representing a wide range plus an unsure answer. The poll is in the right sidebar.
A little roadside stand occupies the NE corner of Gravois Rd & Mackenzie Rd (map). St. Louis County property records indicate the building only occupies 702 sq ft.
This roadside stand at 9529 Gravois was built in 1948, it has been a Dairy Queen for years now
It looks like St. Louis County took part of the parcel for traffic, but hasn’t taken the building — yet
Most of the buildings at this corner have nice details, 9522-26 (left) was built in 1944 and 9530 (right) in 1930
The beautiful detailing is best appreciated in person
These buildings all date from the early age of the automobile, when a family might have one car. Parking was just off the roadway, not the gigantic parking lots of today. By today’s standards these buildings are urban, too close to the street. Yet the relationship is poor in terms of road/sidewalk/building. The idea of how to retrofit this intersection to be more walkable is an appealing challenge.
This incredibly important event that not only helps nourish our community…but also the soul. If you are not able to join us but would like to contribute, click to donate now! (Dining Out For Life St. Louis)
You can view the list of participating restaurants here, all are donating at least 25%. Reservations are recommend because this event is so popular, we have dinner reservations at a place donating 50%. So please make plans with friends, order appetizers & dessert so lots of money can be raised today.
In the unscientific poll last week the answer with the most votes ended up with just 26.5%, too small to say readers favored Triplett serving some jail time . Here are the results:
Q: Thoughts on former alderman Kacie Starr Triplett’s use of campaign funds for personal expenses (pick 2)
Should’ve had some jail time 31 [26.5%]
Public humiliation and paying $22,000 over three years is justice 24 [20.51%]
Gotta watch the ones always taking about Jesus 20 [17.09%]
They all do it to some degree 12 [10.26%]
The $22,000 settlement should go to 6th Ward projects, not the school system 12 [10.26%]
Other: 9 [7.69%]
ban on political office
Would be more irate if it was public funds, not campaign $.
To much corruption in government it seems to draw crooks and swindlers.
Should have been barred from future public office or city positions
not all but too many. it makes me sad
hang her high -Sarge
Prison time+ 22K settlement + all prosecution costs!
who cares?
foolishly trying to project the image that the elected position is great
She could’ve gotten away with it, but she foolishly resigned and admitted guilt 3 [2.56%]
Rookie political mistake 3 [2.56%]
No big deal, small potatoes 2 [1.71%]
Youthful indiscretion 1 [0.85%]
Unsure 0 [0%]
Not everyone picked two answers. The number of participants was less than usual and one response (“who cares?”) sums up the apathy that allows corruption to exist.
I personally felt at least some of the money should go to projects in the 6th ward because it was these voters that Triplett deceived. I was a 6th ward voter in 2011, but I voted for her opponent in the primary (ok, against her). I was turned off by her constant “praise Jesus” demeanor.
Rain gardens are an environmentally-friendly way to handle water runoff, rain water runs into an area where it gets absorbed into the soil. Well, assuming the water doesn’t get blocked.
Visual evidence of standing water at opening to this rain garden on Tucker
The newly rebuilt North Tucker Boulevard has numerous rain gardens, but unfortunately many are like the one shown above — not able to function as designed because too much mulch blocks the water.
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