City Talk

Nothing is happening in STL, the haterz say. I disagree. Here’s an example of development making big changes in the Gate District.

Thoughts on these great places being reflective of their physical surroundings.

Today I witnessed the city’s destruction of Land of the Giants. Thanks to my Viz Park acquaintance for the notification. I’m sorry that they did you like this Mr. Christman.

Thoughts on city services and the crisis of the last year or so. Something has to change.

Some thoughts on STL social media.

My lovely wife discovered another city treasure, this one in the McKinley Heights Neighborhood. Read all about it.

Some thoughts on St. Louis, nostalgia and hope vs. skepticism spurred by a recent book I read about Tom Petty.

A summary of several plant and animal joys we’ve experienced living in the city.

Some thoughts on a recent collaboration with our CDC and the Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative Legal Services of Eastern Missouri.

We stopped by the Nature Playscape in Forest Park. This is a pre-bloom, pre-leafed out assessment of the area. We’ll go back when the area matures for an update.

I met with Peter Tao, who shared his family’s history of immigration to the U.S., including a connection to the Grandview Arcade building on South Grand. This story is a collaboration between Peter and I to shed some light on the history of this beautiful building and its ties to Asian-Americans in St. Louis.

Combing through old newspapers and thinking about the past and present South Jefferson and Gravois area.

Some thoughts on our maiden voyage to RBG in Francis Park.

I invited a friend along to witness a rare STL occurrence…not a street closure, a street re-opening!

Faint memories of Blues games in the 1980s at the Checkerdome.

Visited the progress of Turtle Playground’s latest upgrades.

Is my neighborhood of 11 years gentrified?

Stumbled upon another building I had to learn more about. Raincoats? St. Louis used to make them.

Here are some thoughts after a recent visit to Park-Life in Covenant Blu Grand Center.

A recent visit to Tilles Park led to enlightenment on some amazing work underway by the Pop Up Prairie organization.