Who is Next?

Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:00

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Alex Ihnen - Editor / Writer
Born and raised in North Manchester, Indiana, Alex attended Indiana University and earned both a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's in public affairs. He has also studied at the University of South Australia in Adelaide and the Universita per Stranieri in Perugia, Italy. At Indiana Alex won the Little 500 cycling race made famous by the movie Breaking Away. He and his wife moved to St. Louis in 2004. Katie attends Washington University as an M.D./Ph.D. student. The proud parents of daughter Lucy and son Oscar, the family lives in University City. Alex is Chair of City to River, an organization dedicated to improving connections between the riverfront and downtown St. Louis. Alex can be found on Twitter and Facebook. The views expressed on this site and related social media by Alex are his alone and do not represent the opinions of his employer or any organization with which he is affiliated.

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David Goldstick - Technology
Born in Chicago, and raised in Iowa, David served honorably in the Marine Corps and later graduated from Iowa State University in 2002 with a degree in Management Information Systems (IT). Shortly after, he moved to St. Louis and began an IT career in the aerospace industry. He initially resided in West St. Louis County and found himself exploring the more diverse, urban aspects of St. Louis -- eventually moving to the downtown loft district in 2006. Meshing interests in both technology and urbanism, David designs, develops, and maintains the technical aspects of nextSTL.com. When not daydreaming about new projects, he enjoys immersing himself in technology, trading, social media, photography, travel and more.

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Contributors

Frank DeGraaf
Born and raised in The Netherlands, he started his career as an officer in the Royal Dutch Air Force. After earning degrees in Marketing and Finance, Frank left the Air Force to start a financial consultancy in Amsterdam where he lived and worked for more than 7 years. In early 2000 he followed an opportunity to fly business jets in the US. This is when he first set foot in St. Louis and saw the potential of (especially) downtown. Flying took him to Ft. Lauderdale in 2001, then three years in Los Angeles and finally two years in San Antonio. Landing an airline job gave him the opportunity to move back to St. Louis in 2006. Now back in marketing he's completed projects for downtown businesses such as Mosaic and Downtown Living Now. Frank is very much involved with the downtown real estate market and a huge proponent of the future China cargo hub at Lambert. He lives on Washington Avenue with his wife Jennifer.

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Herbie Markwort
Herbie is a St. Louis native and currently resides in the city's Central West End neighborhood. He earned a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Washington University and now works at his family's business, Markwort Sporting Goods. Herbie mainly writes about transportation issues here and at his own blog, Gateway Streets. He can also be found on Twitter.

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Mark Groth
Born in Kentucky, Mark grew up in Belleville, Ill. He moved to St. Louis in 1994 and has lived in a number of city neighborhoods, including: Dutchtown, Soulard, North Hampton, Holly Hills and Boulevard Height. Mark now lives with his wife and three children in the Fox Park neighborhood where the children attend Kennard Classical Junior Academy. When he's not pursuing his mission to explore and photograph each of the city's 79 neighborhoods, Mark's exploring his other interests, which include: gentrification, biotech, agriculture, urban gardening, indie music, fatherhood, marriage, beer, European bread making and coffee. Mark is the author of the St. Louis City Talk blog and can be found on Twitter and Facebook.

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Daniel Leritz
Born & raised in St. Louis, Dan has spent most of my adult life here. His work is split between primary employment in the pharmaceutical industry and starting up a financial management practice. Dan has also worked in the past as an independent political consultant and campaign manager for politicians and electable issues in the Saint Louis Metro Area, while remaining non-affiliated to any political party. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies & a Bachelor of Arts from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and an Executive Masters in International Business from the Boeing Institute at Saint Louis University. Dan attended St. Louis University High School.

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Joe Huber
Joe has lived in St. Charles City for the past 11 years, having moved from Granite City. He is a full-time student and hopes to study politics and urban planning in college. Joe has written about the City of St. Louis/St. Louis County divide, and was featured on FOX2now for his writing. Click here to view the video. His interests and writing include politics/local government reform, mass transit and urban revitalization.

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Andrew J. Faulkner
Born and raised in Coumbus, Ohio, Andrew moved to St. Louis in 2006. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (M.Arch/MaUD with honors) and the Ohio State University, (B.S. Arch/minor City and Regional Planning), Andrew is currently an adjunct in the undergraduate urban design and graduate architecture programs in the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University. Andrew is the Vice-Chair of the City to River advocacy organization, an organizer of the Open/Closed conference on vacant property, and an appointed member of the Mayor's Vanguard Cabinet of St. Louis in the Planning, Landuse, and Zoning subcommittee. He has been published in St. Louis Magazine interviewed by the St. Louis Beacon and Next American City, and received a Notable Entry in the 2009 ReBurbia Competition. He currently lives as close as possible to the Central West End MetroLink station and can be found blogging at Exquisite Struggle and on Twitter.