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St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales

19 hours 53 minutes ago
Free Heirloom Seeds. Please follow all instructions. Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still available. Also available: Bundles- Edible, Nuts, Wildlife- and Aromatic Sumac, Bald Cypress, Black Walnut, … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →
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Nexus PAC Update. Money to Bosley Charity Intrigue.

21 hours 15 minutes ago
January 2026 campaign finance reports are trickling in to Missouri Ethics Commission and there’s an update to Sinquefields Donate to Nexus PAC. Again. The January report for Nexus PAC shows two contributions to St. Louis City accounts and eight to campaigns elsewhere in Missouri as well as Illinois and South Carolina. Nexus PAC is the legal … Continue reading Nexus PAC Update. Money to Bosley Charity Intrigue. →
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This Week in Gardening & Nature

4 days 20 hours ago
Plant of the Week: Cannabis. Regulations on growing for personal use in Missouri and Illinois (only for registered medical cannabis patients) Free Garden Seeds for Bluesky Accounts (Native, nonNative, Veggies, Herbs, Fruit) Free Heirloom Seeds (requests will open back up this month) If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →
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St. Louis Electeds Repped in Decision to Contract with Accused Murderer

5 days 18 hours ago
Update to St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract. It turns out that the Board for St. Louis City Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority is not the only City entity that had a say on awarding the $3,692,000 contract to S. Shafer Excavating. The contract is for environmental remediation and demolition services at 4690 and … Continue reading St. Louis Electeds Repped in Decision to Contract with Accused Murderer →
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St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract

6 days 20 hours ago
This story has an update here dated January 5, 2026. Portia Louise Rowland was murdered shortly after 6:06 am on January 21, 2025, in the driveway of her home in Collinsville, Illinois. She died from multiple gunshot wounds. Sarah Shafer, her girlfriend, was in the home at the time of the murder. The alleged murder … Continue reading St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract →
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St. Louis Area Plant and Seeds Swaps and Sales

1 week ago
Free Garden Seeds for Bluesky Accounts (Native, nonNative, Veggies, Herbs, Fruit) Free Heirloom Seeds (requests will open back up this month) Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seeds Swaps and Sales →
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STL City Alders Still Use Private Email for City Business

1 week 5 days ago
It’s as if some electeds at the St. Louis City Board of Alders are unfamiliar with Josh Hawley’s personal email controversy. When you Sunshine emails from or to the St. Louis City Board of Alders President or Alders, make sure to request emails from the personal accounts that they use for public business. Board President … Continue reading STL City Alders Still Use Private Email for City Business →
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More Data Center Money Went to Mayor Spencer

1 week 6 days ago
On February 22nd, Rodney H. Thomas, of Armory data center developer THO Investments, donated $12,500 to Spencer’s PAC. In addition to data center developer Jerald Kent donating $80,000 over the past two years to 21st Century St. Louis PAC, the legal money laundry for Greater St. Louis, he made donations to other campaign committees. On … Continue reading More Data Center Money Went to Mayor Spencer →
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Campaign $ and Millennium Hotel Deal

1 week 6 days ago
March 10th , 2025, A Brighter Future for St Louis PAC received $50,000 from The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, the architectural firm now working with Bob Clark’s Clayco and Gateway Arch Park Foundation on redevelopment of former Millennium Hotel. It’s Mayor Cara Spencer’s PAC, a way around campaign finance contribution limits. Clayco contributed a total of … Continue reading Campaign $ and Millennium Hotel Deal →
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St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps

2 weeks 1 day ago
Free Heirloom Seeds. Bookmark this website and check back in January, follow ALL the instructions. Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still available. Also available: Bundles- Edible, Nuts, … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →
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This Week in Gardening & Nature

3 weeks 1 day ago
Plant of the Week: Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers, one of Missouri’s tallest perennials (up to 8 feet). Seedlings available cheap at Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. I have ordered seedlings and trying to grow from seed. Nature Conservancy’s 2025 Missouri Report. Find out about Nature Conservancy’s … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →
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St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales

3 weeks 4 days ago
Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. Rose Mallow, a native hibiscus with large flowers , one of Missouri’s tallest perrenials (up to 8 feet) is still available April 21, 2026, Missouri Invasive Plant Council Callery Pear, Bradford Pear Buyback. Info on 2025 event. No link yet for … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →
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How Much Does A St. Louis City Alder Seat Cost?

3 weeks 6 days ago
Updated 12/27/2025 to reflect additional December 2025 donations by Jerald Kent, Chairman and CEO of Tierpoint and Cequel 3 data centers. I have no idea how much candidates for St. Louis City Alder and Board President raised and spent in 2023 or 2025. I could go thru campaign finance reports filed at Missouri Ethics Commission. … Continue reading How Much Does A St. Louis City Alder Seat Cost? →
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Updated Mo & St. Louis City Candidate Qualifications, Requirements

1 month ago
2026 is an election year. In Missouri, State Auditor and all US House of Representative seats are up. In St. Louis City, there’s an election for State Senator (open seat due to term limits); all State House seats; County offices of Collector of Revenue, License Collector, Recorder of Deeds; a Community College seat representing southwest … Continue reading Updated Mo & St. Louis City Candidate Qualifications, Requirements →
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