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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. →

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 →

Updated 01/11/2026 Will St. Louis Cancel Contract with Murder for Hire Defendant? This is an 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. … Continue reading St. Louis Electeds Repped in Decision to Contract with Accused Murderer →

This story has an update here dated January 11, 2026 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 … Continue reading St. Louis Hires Murder Suspect’s Company for Demo Contract →

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 →

These are Seeds available only to Bluesky accounts with mailing addresses in United States. We will see how this goes and update with more seeds if it’s not too big of a disaster. Please read and follow the instructions. Mike’s Seeds These are partial seed packs left over from a hardy plant society event. These … Continue reading Free Garden Seeds on Bluesky →

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 →

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 →

Plant of the Week: Watermelon Radish. This beautiful, tasty heirloom daikon radish is very easy to grow. I bought seeds 20 years ago and have been harvesting seeds to use in the next year ever since. Don’t throw out those nutritious greens. They are delicious stir fried or sautéed in quiche. If you are just … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

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 →

How Much Does A St. Louis City Alder Seat Cost? has been updated to reflect new donations to 21st Century St. Louis PAC, the legal money laundry of Greater St. Louis. Two 48 Hour Reports totalling $40,000 by Jerald Kent, Chairman and CEO of Tierpoint and Cequel 3, data center developers, were made in December. Transparency … Continue reading More Data Center $ for Greater St. Louis PAC →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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? →

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 →

Plant of the Week: Amaryllis. Photo is Lady Jane. If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, they are here. Additions this week: Meramec Horticulture Club Poinsettia Sale @ Greenhouse; Seed St. Louis 2026 Veggie Seedling Sales @ Carriage House St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture Answer Service: Monday-Thursday … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

9 am to 1 pm Monday-Friday St. Louis Community College @ Meramec Horticulture Club Annual Poinsettia Sale. Red, White varieties. $10 each, Cash or Check Only. Located in the Greenhouse on campus, 11333 Big Bend Road, Kirkwood (see GH at bottom of map) Nearly Free Milkweed Seeds are available from Live Monarch. Shop Local, Shop … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Plant of the Week: Peanuts. These are Fastigiata Pin Striped Peanuts, native to Ecuador. Small harvest due to rabbits eating the tops and voles eating the roots. But each of the peanuts in package- with sell by of 12/2019 germinated in 05/2025 and thrived in Zone 6b until varmints showed up. If you ever get … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Nearly Free Milkweed Seeds are available from Live Monarch. Shop Local, Shop Small for plants and gardening supplies. In St. Louis City: The Garden Shop on Hampton, Bowood Farms in CWE, Flowers & Weeds on Cherokee. A Gift Card from any of these would be welcome by any gardener on your gift giving list. Also, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery in … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →