a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Maplewood History: Built Plain or Became Plain Over Time?

2 years 11 months ago
Recently I received the following email from a reader that started me thinking about the disappeared and still disappearing architectural details that have occupied much of my time for the last decade-and-a-half. Hi Doug,  I walk my dogs all around Maplewood and study the different styles of architecture. Most of the older (1906) homes like […]
Doug Houser

Cori Bush's New Memoir Tells Her Story From Unhoused to Congress

2 years 11 months ago
Cori Bush has always had a story to tell, and she's never shied away from telling it. From living unhoused as a single mother, to her two abortions and fighting on the frontlines of Ferguson, Bush has recounted her life story to countless crowds and reporters.
Monica Obradovic

Renters face eviction after complaining of conditions

2 years 11 months ago
There are warnings about possible power outages tied to July’s flooding at an apartment complex in north St. Louis County. The Public Works Department says it’s found flooded electrical equipment was never replaced at the complex in Breckenridge Hills.
Chris Hayes

‘Central Park Karen’ Loses Defamation Suit Against Employer That Fired Her Following Viral Video Of Her Calling Cops On A Black Birdwatcher

2 years 11 months ago
The long saga of one of the most infamous internet “Karens” has come to a close as New York City resident Amy Cooper, a.k.a. “Central Park Karen,” has lost her defamation lawsuit against her former employer. (h/t Volokh Conspiracy) The same day unarmed black man George Floyd was being murdered by a white police officer, […]
Tim Cushing