“Heal the Grid” is a term I’ve read over the years as I try to learn more about what makes a city a city. A grid, in reference to urban planning, means a rectilinear layout of streets. An organized north, south, east, west series of rectangles or squares that make navigation extremely easy. Think Manhattan. […]
Both Saint Louis University and retail brokers expect the 70,000-square-foot store to spur more interest from businesses that hope to capitalize on the burgeoning retail area.
Alden Global Capital, a New York-based hedge fund that this year became the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States, has made an offer to purchase Lee Enterprises, the media company that owns 75 daily newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Dennis Swibold, a professor of journalism at the University of Montana and author […]
The existence of an abandoned castle in Oakville Mo. will either be the most obvious thing in the world to you, or an absurd thought that would never cross your mind. And yet, behind Bee Tree Park, abandoned in the
I’ve looked at the super rare Carpenter Gothic house before, but there are also other extremely unique and very old houses located in the northern reaches of Carondelet that date back to the earliest days of the then-independent city and… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration is looking to broaden the definition of "Waters of the United States," which would have Clean Water Act ramifications and could put millions of acres of farmland back in protected status.
After an hour of listening to St. Louis’ top prosecutor, Terrion Watson approached the front of the Harris Stowe University auditorium and handed a crisp $100 bill to Kim Gardner.
It was November 17, a rainy Wednesday night, and Gardner, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney, was making a rare public appearance for her supporters — and while they gave her frequent applause, only Watson expressed his admiration with currency.…