Very pleased to share that State Auditor Nicole Galloway, CPA will speak @ 7 pm Wednesday’s 78th Dist Town Hall @ Central Library sponsored by Rasheen Aldridge 78th District State Rep Elect Galloway is currently auditing the City of St. Louis, department by department. Recently, her highly critical audit of the City’s special tax districts was released. Galloway … Continue reading Wednesday: State Auditor Galloway To Speak @ Aldridge’s 78th Dist Town Hall

A lot has gone on in the privatization process for St. Louis Lambert Airport over the past week. The Airport Commission, which will have no say on privatization, had a heated conversation with Deputy Mayor Linda Martinez, the Mayor’s staff lead on privatization.  During the grilling, it was discovered that Martinez is not familiar with … Continue reading Tuesday Airport Privatization Scam Meeting

9:00 am Wednesday, December 10, 2019 Excise Commission Room 418, City Hall, 1200 Market Open to the Public City Calendar Notice/Agenda 9:20 am Hearing 1122 Washington Unit 1, previously Copia Restaurant & Wine Garden, Downtown, 7th Ward – Reign Restaurant – Dana Kelly, Manager + Full Drink + Sunday + Summer Garden

Soulard Special Business District is a special taxing district that funds security/safety services within part of Soulard via property tax collected in part of Soulard. Boundaries. This Soulard Special Business District meeting, like most before it, is in violation of Mayor Lyda Krewson’s Executive Order #60 on requiring meeting notices be posted 24 Hours in … Continue reading Monday Soulard Property Tax Special District Meeting, Sunshine Issues Continue

Reoccurring Events Fridays 4-8 pm Saturdays-Sundays Noon-8 pm Monday, December 23 to Wednesday, January 1 Noon-8 pm Downtown Winterfest Ice Rink @ Kiener Plaza Free if you bring your own skates. Free skate rental Fridays for Children (ages 3-15) Skate rentals $12 Adults, $7 Children (ages 3-15) Wednesday through Saturday, Tours 11 am, Noon, 1 pm, 2 … Continue reading Holiday Events In 7th Ward Neighborhoods

Make your voices heard on Airport Privatization. Contact the Mayor, Comptroller, Board President, BOA Transportation Chair, and your Alderman. Comment online to Federal Aviation Administration. Contact links provided in this post. 2 pm Wednesday, December 4, 2019 St. Louis Lambert Airport Commission Meeting Terminal 1, Lindbergh Conference Room (Ticketing Level) 10701 Lambert International Blvd Open … Continue reading Wednesday Airport Commission Meeting: Privatization on Agenda

9:20 am Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Excise Commission Room 418, City Hall, 1200 Market Open to the Public City Calendar Notice/Agenda 9:20 am Hearing 2001 Park, Lafayette Square, 7th Ward – Mayo Ketchup – Mandy Estrella, Manager + Full Drink + Sunday + Summer Garden 11/21/2019 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Mayo Ketchup’s fast-casual Caribbean fare energizes … Continue reading Wednesday Liquor License Hearing: Mayo Ketchup in Lafayette Square

Reoccurring Events Fridays 4-8 pm Saturdays-Sundays Noon-8 pm Monday, December 23 to Wednesday, January 1 Noon-8 pm Downtown Winterfest Ice Rink @ Kiener Plaza Free if you bring your own skates. Free skate rental Fridays for Children (ages 3-15) Skate rentals $12 Adults, $7 Children (ages 3-15) Wednesday through Saturday, Tours 11 am, Noon, 1 pm, 2 … Continue reading UPDATED: Upcoming Holiday Events In 7th Ward Neighborhoods

5 pm Monday, November 18, 2019 St. Louis City (Police) Civilian Oversight Board Room 4029, 1520 Market, City Hall West Open to the Public City Online Calendar Notice/Agenda:  Notice posted to City’s Events Calendar with entertainments instead of Public Meetings Calendar Agenda Last Meeting Minutes Posted Online: February 2019 COB had no quorum at the … Continue reading Monday (Police) Civilian Oversight Board Meeting

Make Your Voice Heard on Airport Privatization! + Come to Thursday’s Town Hall + Contact your Alderperson. + Contact Board of Estimate & Apportionment– Mayor, Comptroller, Board of Aldermen President. + Post a Comment to Federal Aviation Administration. Read previous Comments here. 6:30 pm Thursday, November 14, 2019 You Deserve A Vote! Airport Privatization Town Hall Meeting Sponsor: St. Louis Not … Continue reading Thursday Airport Privatization Meeting #2: Town Hall @ Central Library

This is the group’s second meeting this week. Tuesday’s meeting was 99% closed to the public. See video & description later in this post. Make Your Voice Heard on Airport Privatization! + Contact your Alderperson. + Contact Board of Estimate & Apportionment– Mayor, Comptroller, Board of Aldermen President. + Post a Comment to Federal Aviation … Continue reading Thursday Airport Privatization Meeting #1: City’s Privatization Advisory Group

9:00 am Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Excise Commission Room 418, City Hall, 1200 Market Open to the Public City Calendar Notice/Agenda 9:00 am Hearing 1700 S 9th (former The Porch location), Soulard, 7th Ward – book theme Protagonist Cafe LLC d.b.a. Protagonist Cafe – James T. Lettau, Manager (owner of board game theme Pieces on northside … Continue reading Wednesday Liquor License Hearing For Protagonist Cafe

The City’s Board of Aldermen has not taken action on Mayor Lyda Krewson’s nominees to the St. Louis City-County Board of Freeholders. But the County’s Freeholders- County Executive Sam Page’s confirmed appointments- plus Governor Mike Parson’s appointee, required by Missouri Constitution, constitute a quorum on the 9 + 9 + 1 board. They meet Tuesday. … Continue reading Tuesday Board Of Freeholders Meeting. Sorta.

Make Your Voice Heard on Airport Privatization! + Contact your Alderperson. + Contact Board of Estimate & Apportionment- Mayor, Comptroller, Board of Aldermen President. + Post a Comment to Federal Aviation Administration. Read previous Comments here. 9:30 am Tuesday, November 12, 2019 St. Louis Lambert Airport Privatization Working Group Closed Meeting 1520 Market, City Hall West, … Continue reading Tuesday Airport Privatization Closed Meeting. Again.

This event is sponsored by the special property tax district for part of Soulard that pays for additional security by off duty police officers in part of Soulard via contract with The City’s Finest, the company with the vehicles marked with controversial “Police.” 7 pm Monday, November 11, 2019 Soulard Special Business District Soulard Safety … Continue reading Monday Night Soulard Safety Forum

Tuesday is the big day. Elect Rasheen Aldridge to the Missouri House. Reminder for Soulard Voters. You now vote at Lift for Life Academy @ 1811 S. Broadway. Polls will be open 6 am to 7 pm Tuesday, November 5th for the Special Election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of State Rep, … Continue reading Tuesday- Vote Rasheen Aldridge, 78th Dist State Rep

More privatization of the airport privatization process. The Rex Sinquefield-paid consultants have scheduled three public meetings this week but didn’t tell the public about them. 6-7:30 pm Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Carpenter Library, 3309 S Grand, Tower Grove South Public Transit: #8 Shaw-Cherokee, #70 Grand 7-8:30 pm Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Schlafly Library, 225 N Euclid,  … Continue reading Airport Privatization So-Called Community Meetings This Week

Comments may be submitted up to an hour before each Board meeting and will be presented to the Board and entered in the meeting record. Email comments to Adona Buford, Preservation Board Secretary at buforda@stlouis-mo.gov 4 pm Monday, October 28, 2019 St. Louis City Preservation Board Room 2000, 1520 Market, City Hall West Open to … Continue reading 4 pm Tonight Preservation Agenda: 2 Benton Park, 2 LafSq Items + Closed Meeting

Friday’s Deadline has come and gone for November 5th Special Election Write-In Candidates to file with Missouri Secretary of State. In the 78th District, 9th Ward Republican Committeeman Mark H. Comfort filed a campaign committee- Comfort ! -with Missouri Ethics Commission on October 2nd. He then filed Limited Activity for his 8 Days Before Election … Continue reading UPDATE: 78th District Special Election

2019 Halloween Events & Weather-related Cancellations in/near 7th Ward Neighborhoods – Please check event’s information page for additional cancellations. BENTON PARK Indoors. 8 pm Friday, October 25, 2019- Edgar Allan Poe, as Interpreted by Anne Louise Williams @ Lemp Mansion. Adults. $20.  3322 DeMenil. Outdoors. Noon-2 pm Saturday, October 26, 2019 – Benton Park Halloween … Continue reading 7th Ward Halloween Goings On