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World Bird Sanctuary Eagle Finds Rock, Becomes Its Mom

2 years 7 months ago
An eagle at the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis has captured the internet and our hearts.  A viral tweet shared over the weekend shows Murphy, a male eagle at the sanctuary in Valley Park, carefully incubating a rock.
Monica Obradovic

St. Louis to Extend Controversial Parking Management Contract

2 years 7 months ago
St. Louis Treasurer Adam Layne plans to extend a parking-management contract for one year that will pay $2.35 million to a company that, along with its chief executive, has donated $38,000 to Mayor Tishaura Jones’ political campaigns. The original three-year contract for more than $7 million with Hudson and Associates LLC, of St. Louis, was signed April 10, 2020, when Jones was still serving as city treasurer. In the weeks that followed, the deal came under scrutiny from both local news and members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, not least because the contract paid a set fee of nearly $2.35 million per year without the company having to meet performance goals or show evidence of cost-savings.
Mike Fitzgerald

The Expo at Forest Park – An Analysis

2 years 7 months ago

Looking Back to Look Forward The Expo at Forest Park might give a glimpse into the future of the neighborhoods just north of Forest Park. On St. Louis’ west side, DeBaliviere Avenue tells the history of St. Louis from the early 20th century through the present day. What began as a street that operated as […]

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Tony Nipert