Will the Convention Center Expansion Wall Off North City From Downtown...
When The Pruitt-Igoe Myth appeared on DVD a few years ago, the filmmakers provided a little-known short from 1970 called More Than One…
Category Archives: Media & Commentary
Op-Ed: TIF Would Help Rebuild University City Budget, Invest in Commun...
As a member of the Missouri Senate and House of Representatives for 18 years, I was never a fan of…
St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church – Part 2: A Look Inside
Part 1: Past, Present, and Future of St. Augustine’s
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State Audit Uncovers Potential for Corruption in Community Improvement...
The Office of the Missouri State Auditor, Nicole Galloway, recently released an audit on Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) in the…
No More Gay in the Grove
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday and Rehab, the prominent Grove patio bar has its door propped for boys who…
What A Photo Can Reveal about a City
It has only been two hours since I saw the photo above (taken July 3, 2018) that includes Mayor Lyda…
Never Mind McKee, Start Empowering Impacted Communities
As the wheels come off St. Louis’ most infamous urban renewal scheme since Pruitt-Igoe — Paul McKee’s Northside Regeneration –…
“There’s Not Enough Parking!”
Downtown parking is critically short and restaurants have had problems due to the shortage.
In Kirkwood, and no doubt many…
How Not to Leverage Transit
We must achieve nearby land productivity commensurate with the infrastructure built to serve it, otherwise we will go bankrupt trying…
Effective Consolidation
In February of 1954, voters in the St. Louis region, City and County, voted to establish a single, unified sewer…
St Louis: Between Protest and The Conversation
I had been interested in attending a political protest since I was in middle school after reading Soul on Ice…
The Royale Political Wire Live Tonight on NextSTL
Tonight at 8:30pm we’re kicking off a new collaboration between The Royale and NextSTL. Each Wednesday we’ll be live…