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March Garden To Do List from P. Allen Smith This week: Start Basil and Pepper seeds indoors + Transplant Bok Choy, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chard, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Onions to garden. Plan your 2023 Garden with Seed St. Louis Seed Starting/Planting Calendar Gardening By Month- March Tips & Tasks, Pests & Problems from Missouri Botanical … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

6 pm Tonight/Thursday New 8th Ward Alder Candidate Forum at Epiphany UCC Church, 2911 McNair, Benton Park. Moderated by St. Louis League of Women Voters. Unfortunately, it will only be streamed on Book of Faces Submit questions in advance. New 8th Ward stretches down the City’s Mississippi Riverfront from Near North to Bellerive Park in … Continue reading New 8th Ward Alder Candidate Forum Tonight →

Invasive Plant of the Month: Wintercreeper This week: Start Basil and Pepper seeds indoors + Transplant Bok Choy, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chard, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Onions to garden. Plan your 2023 Garden with Seed St. Louis Seed Starting/Planting Calendar Gardening By Month- March Tips & Tasks, Pests & Problems from Missouri Botanical Garden Registration Begins … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

These are predictions for March 7th St. Louis City Alder Primary Election, not who I wish or would like to see headed to April 4th General Election.* I would be happy to see some of these predictions proven wrong. In this election, voters may vote for as many candidates as they want and the top … Continue reading Predictions: Aldergeddon Primary →

Native Plant Sales across Missouri sponsored by Grow Native! March 10th & 11th Midwestern Herb & Garden Show in Mount Vernon, Illinois 9 am to Noon March 11th Seed St. Louis Spring Sale @ Carriage House, 3815 Bell. Arrive early for best selection. Bring a box lid to carry your plants. Available at this Sale: … Continue reading Upcoming STL Plant Sales: Veggies, Herbs, Natives →

A Life Bird for a President. The true story of how former President Jimmy Carter saw his first Painted Bunting. – August 2012 issue of BirdWatching. Painted Buntings are seen in Southwest Missouri with occasional sightings in St. Charles County Mo and St. Clair County IL as well as Boone County in Central Missouri. Missouri … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Growing Seed St. Louis will be selling Mushroom Spores ‘Wine Cap’ at its March 11th Sale. $5 for one pound of mushroom spawn, enough for 10 square feet. Grow in full shade to part sun in wood chips/mulch or straw mulched areas of garden. Here’s a nice Wine Cap Mushroom Growing Guide from Seed St. … Continue reading Shrooms: Growing, Hunting, Psychedelics Legislation →

Nature, Gardening, Horticulture, Ecology: 2023 St. Louis Community College Continuing Education Classes, some online, some in person. Fees apply Fun Valentine’s Day project for kids of all ages. Herb & Flower Lollipops (YouTube) via P. Allen Smith Thru February 26 Orchid Show at Missouri Botanical Garden. Tickets Start boy choy and mustard greens indoors this … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Missouri & St. Louis City Candidate Age & Residency Qualifications page has been updated with 2026 election cycle date for offices elected in 2022. Date of the Missouri 2024 Presidential Caucuses, which replace statewide Presidential Primary, remain a mystery. Elimination of Presidential Primaries in Missouri was a part of the voter suppression bill passed by Republicans … Continue reading Candidate Requirements Updated, Prez Caucus Date Unknown →

St. Louis City School Board candidates needed their own page in addition to inclusion in New Ward Profiles. You can now find Profiles for the three School Board candidates here. The School Board is elected at-large in citywide elections, not by district/ward. The next School Board election is April 4th. In this election, the top … Continue reading 2023 School Board Candidate Profiles →

Thru February 26 Orchid Show at Missouri Botanical Garden. Tickets February Gardening Tips & Tasks, Pests & Problems from Missouri Botanical Garden. Now is the time to sow larkspur, sweet pea, snapdragon, Shirley poppy seeds! Seed St. Louis Seed Starting Class on YouTube Start cauliflower, chard, collards, kale, kohlrabi, parsley seeds indoors this week. Plan … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

40 Days Before Election campaign finance report information and other committee changes have been added to the New Ward Profiles. Mostly, these are updates to candidate for Alder and changes to ward committees. Next up are 8 Days Before Election Reports: Due February 27th. Required only if committee 1) had expenses (paid or incurred) or 2) donated … Continue reading New Ward Profiles Updated →

February Gardening Tips & Tasks, Pests & Problems from Missouri Botanical Garden. Now is the time to sow larkspur, sweet pea, snapdragon, Shirley poppy seeds! February Garden To Do List from P. Allen Smith Thru February 26 Orchid Show at Missouri Botanical Garden. Tickets Thru Sunday- Audubon Society Bows for Birds Challenge. Where: Missouri Botanical … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

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UPDATED Found the money. Alder Brandon Bosley’s campaign is using a political action committee not yet filed with Missouri Ethics Commission. Literature and yard signs promoting his candidacy have been printed and are in use with a “Paid for by the 14th Ward Democratic Organization.” But the only 14th Ward organization active in MEC database … Continue reading Where’s Bosley’s Money? →

All of these Missouri Ethics Commission accounts say they are candidates running statewide in 8/6/2024 Primary Election. Former House Speaker Steve Gaw, Candidate for Secretary of State and US House Fourteen year after his last campaign, Steve Gaw still has a candidate committee. His last report, other than Limited Activity, was October 2012 Amended: $43,627.80 on … Continue reading Former Statewide Dem Candidates With MEC Accounts →

Sunday thru February 26 Orchid Show at Missouri Botanical Garden. Tickets Thru Feb 5th- Audubon Society Bows for Birds Challenge. Where: Missouri Botanical Garden, Forest Park, Lafayette Park, Bellerive Park, Powder Valley Conservation… Prizes include Tickets for Big Muddy Adventures, Alpine Shop, Cardinals Baseball… Start broccoli, brussels sprout, cabbage, leek, onion seeds indoors this week. … Continue reading This Week In Gardening & Nature →

New Ward Profiles have been updated for any candidate for Alder, elected officials and former elected officials (state legislature, City citywide and Alders, citywide County officers, School Board), ward organizations, party committeepeople, who filed January Reports with Missouri Ethics Commission. January Reports were optional. The next filing are Or 40 Days Before Election Reports, due … Continue reading New Ward Profiles Updated →

Updated with Board of Alders Vote. Some St. Louis City employees are about to get a very cushy gig- $72,000 a year for 32 hours of work (counting lunch and breaks), plus a $5,000 expense account (you can donate to your church or ward nonprofit if you want), health insurance, pension, paid holidays. You can … Continue reading 4 Day Workweek Comes to St. Louis City Hall →

Thru Feb 5th- Audubon Society Bows for Birds Challenge. Where: Missouri Botanical Garden, Forest Park, Lafayette Park, Bellerive Park, Powder Valley Conservation… Prizes include Tickets for Big Muddy Adventures, Alpine Shop, Cardinals Baseball… Start broccoli, brussels sprout seeds indoors this week. Plan your 2023 Garden with Seed St. Louis Seed Starting/Planting Calendar Some of you … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →