History of the Des Peres River and Construction Des Peres Avenue cuts through the middle of the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood like a scar. Originally an open river with treacherous banks during the flooding season, it was buried underground in the 1930s. Today, the only hints it still exists are the street signs and the rumored […]
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed Resolution 138 at the full Board of Aldermen meeting on Friday, Dec. 9. The resolution deems the naming of developer Paul Mckee's new medical facility ‘Homer G. Phillips Hospital’ as “inappropriate cultural appropriation."…
Specializing in artisan wines and spirits, the shop offers a wine bar with a small-plates menu, educational programming, and a curated monthly Wine Club.
The Christmas Crush Christmas shoppers are a hearty breed. The clever ones shop all year round. During the holidays, they dress up and party while the rest of us slough through the malls. But some shoppers like to pack all the glee of the season into one evening. Yes, I have friends who always shop...
Aldermen are hosting a meeting Monday, December 13th to discuss traffic calming measures. Be sure to attend to throw in your two cents. Decades of government-coerced driving dependency has resulted in a public health and safety crisis. Many of our straods, deadly by design, desperately need an overhaul and conversion into streets. The city and […]
(AP) — Companies of all sizes are rethinking their plans to send workers back to the office as the new Omicron variant adds another layer of uncertainty. Alphabet’s Google and the nation’s …
It’s possibly human nature that causes us to look for a magical silver bullet to fix our cities, towns, and villages. Examples might include a sports team, corporate headquarters, even a monorail. Lasting success is never that easy, it takes more effort. Too many U.S. cities and towns have been ...
Leaving Dutchtown, we cross over Chippewa into the Gravois Park neighborhood. Historically, this was all Greater Dutchtown, I have been told by longtime residents, but today they are two distinct areas. Looking at the Greek Revival storefront above facing Chippewa… Continue Reading →