When Fields Foods opened in January on the near south side, just south of downtown, those of us who’ve regularly shopped at Culinaria at 9th & Olive were envious of the produce selection. Culinaria also noticed, prompting changes in their produce department.
New/updated grid display system allows more produce to be displayedFields foods display is significantly taller, Culinaria has windows that tall shelving would blockCulinaria closed a walkway to give more room for fruits & vegetables. The windows can be seen in the background.The view of the side behind the bananas.
The selection is still lacking compared to Fields Foods, but greatly improved over what it has been. Glad to see management is willing to change when a tiny upstart opens not far away. It’ll be interesting to see how both respond when Whole Foods opens in the CWE late next year.
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Paul McKee’s “Northside Regeneration” has been controversial since before it became public, it has faced court challenges and has experienced delays. Now, however, it seems to be ready to move forward.
The question for the poll this week is what qualities should be priorities of the project? Please select your top from from the list provided in the poll in the right sidebar.
The last part of filling in the old railroad tunnel under Tucker was the NW corner of Tucker & Washington Ave. In January I posted the Last Remaining Corner of Tucker Project, at that time,
Washington Ave sidewalk in from of the Bogen Lofts is now reopened.
The basement of the Bogen lofts extends under the Tucker & Washington sidewalks, requiring more work to to create the concrete top over the basement vaults. Up top the Washington Ave sidewalk looks the same as it did before, the bricks were reset on top of the concrete. I’m glad I can finally use the north side of Washington.
Last month when I posted Chippewa Road Diet, Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Lane the project wasn’t finished, I was holding out judgement until complete. The project now appears to be complete, but I’ve only experienced it as a passenger in a passing vehicle.
March 2014: Looking east you see the westbound bike lane to the right of the orange cones.April 2, 2014: Now the bike lane is separated from the pedestrian area
I’ll take MetroBus there this Spring so I can check it out end to end using my wheelchair, paying close attention to the transitions from the sidewalks at each end. On the reverse trip we noticed lots of water covering the sidewalk on the south side of the street.
East-West Gateway’s Public Involvement Plan helps EWG to ensure quality engagement and interaction with all of the citizens in the St. Louis metropolitan area. We need to know how we can design our outreach efforts in a way that makes your involvement easier, fuller and more likely. This survey will begin to form our public involvement plan. Please take a few minutes to respond. We appreciate your participation…Take Survey
Please take a few minutes to take the survey, then come back and share your thoughts on the questions being asked. They also just released the 7th update to most recent Where We Stand report (2011).
This update introduces new data on three measures of social mobility and discusses some of the community characteristics that are correlated with upward mobility.
The term “social mobility” refers to the idea that individuals can achieve a high standard of living, regardless of the circumstances into which they were born. The notion that even a poor child can work hard and get rich (or at least reach the middle class) has long had a hold on the American imagination, although numerous studies have documented that the United States has a far lower level of social mobility than most of the other wealthy nations around the world.
I’ve not had a chance to do more than scan the update, but I wanted to pass along the link.
AARP Livibility Index
The Livability Index scores neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. for the services and amenities that impact your life the most
Built St. Louis
historic architecture of St. Louis, Missouri – mourning the losses, celebrating the survivors.
Geo St. Louis
a guide to geospatial data about the City of St. Louis
