St. Louis is 103rd Most Dangerous Metro Area
According to CQ Press, the St. Louis area is the 103rd most dangerous in the nation. That would make St.…
Yearly Archives: 2010
The Soul of the Community Survey: What Attaches People to Their Commun...
If those surveyed in Ft. Wayne, IN, a city I am very familiar with, can cite “social offerings”, “aesthetics”, and…
Fairground Park: What History Remains
For many St. Louis area residents, Fairground Park is a faded memory, or an unrecognized part of the city and…
Modern Infill by UIC Comes to The Grove
{photo of the completed home – added 2012}
The Park Central FPSE Development Committee has voted to support the sale…
Prop A Puts Earnings Tax Where It Belongs: Right in Front of Us
The passage of Proposition A means that, starting in the Spring 2011 election cycle, a vote will exist on whether…
City to River Shows Flexibility: A Lid and Boulevard Can Work Together...
For some time, the City to River organization (of which I am a part), had advocated against the building of…
Is More Demolition the Way Forward for The Grove?
A demolition permit is being sought for 4217 and 4221-4225 Arco Avenue in Forest Park Southeast. The single-story brick shotgun…
False Connections: The Flawed Premise of Closing Streets at the Arch t...
Call it "Isolating a Modern Masterpiece": Three city streets are being considered for closure or elimination as part of the…
More People Feel Secure Visiting Downtown Indy. What About St. Louis?
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) has released their annual survey of downtown safety perception. What they found was that people…
Cincinnati vs. St. Louis: Which Riverfront Would You Choose?
A lot has been made of the changes coming the St. Louis riverfront given the Arch grounds competition; rightfully so…
It’s Not Nostalgia: Streetcars Return with Timeless Function, Appeal...
Nosatalgia: 1: The state of being homesick 2: a wistful or excessively sentimental
yearning for return to or
… 
Worth a Fight or Time to Let It Go? Parking on an empty residential lo...
The quick story is that the St. Louis College of Health Careers located immediately south of I-64 on Taylor Avenue,…