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Little Change on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
This is my ninth look at St. Louis’ Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on Martin Luther King Day. As before, the street doesn’t do the man justice. For the previous eight years I started downtown, west to...
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The 2013 St. Louis Auto Show
Fuel economy is mentioned often in this year’s St. Louis Auto Show, which started yesterday and runs through 5pm Sunday. ABOVE: Sign at the Toyota display No wonder really, given the views of today’s...
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Readers: Rams Should Pay For Their Own Facility In STL Region
Two-thirds of readers last week thought the Rams should pay for any new facility, but they’d like them to stay in the region. Here were the results: ABOVE: Edward Jones Dome as seen from The Laurel...
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Chronicle Coffee Now Open, Grand Opening Soon
Last July I posted about a New Coffeehouse Opening Soon on Page Blvd Just East of Grand Ave. It took a white while to open but last month it finally did. A few days ago I met someone there and returned...
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Readers Overwhelmingly Opposed To Proposed Utility Surcharge
Click image for group opposed to the surcharge bills. Readers very clearly oppose bills in the Missouri senate & house that would permit a utility surcharge, read specifics in the prior post. Here...
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National Microbusiness Conference in St. Louis May 5-8
St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green hosted the kickoff event for the 2013 AEO national conference Microbusinesses, those with 5 or fewer employees, are an important part of the St. Louis economy. These...
View ArticlePress Release: More Strikes Hit St. Louis’ Largest Fast Food Chains
The following is from a press release: — MORE STRIKES HIT ST LOUIS’ LARGEST FAST FOOD CHAINS Inspired by New York City and Chicago Fast Food Walkouts, St. Louis Workers Strike Major National Chains...
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Poll: How Will Macy’s Closing Their Downtown Location Affect Downtown St....
Macy’s is located on 3 floors of the Railway Exchange building You likely heard the news last week about the Macy’s store downtown: Retailer Macy’s will close its downtown St. Louis in the Railway...
View ArticlePoll Results On Downtown Macy’s
Just over half (50.77%) the readers who voted in the poll last week felt the closing of the downtown Macy’s will have a negative/very negative affect on downtown. Here are the results: Q: How will...
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Lots of Entrepreneurship Happening in St. Louis’ Railway Exchange Building
Historically cities have been incubators for entrepreneurs, bringing people together to exchange their goods. Many well-known early St. Louisans became wealthy selling goods/services to the growing...
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Labor Needs To Be Paid A Living Wage
My first job was assisting my father, a carpenter, on construction sites in the summer, starting around age 8 (1975). One summer I decided to assist a rock layer to earn more money but that was...
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Food security/insecurity may be terms you’re not familiar with, this may help: Food security refers to the availability of food and one’s access to it. A household is considered food-secure when its...
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No Trespassing Property of City of St. Louis
Last month I went down street after street, passing vacant lots where homes once stood, all owned by the City of St. Louis. It was depressing to think a once lively neighborhood has been erased, except...
View ArticlePoll Results on Food Insecurity
Circumstances can change quickly. One moment you’re doing great, then you find yourself struggling a few years later. I know, I’ve been there. I left a comfortable full-time job in May 2004, going from...
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November 28, 1939: Black Tuesday In St. Louis
“Mist and smoke hung over St. Louis on this day in January more than year after Black Tuesday however the smoke lifted within a hour.” Missouri Department of Natural Resources Tomorrow is known as...
View ArticlePoll: Which Financial Tools Do You Use?
I’m learning more and more about the “unbanked” and “underbanked” citizens in our community. From September 2012: The percentage of households in the St. Louis region that are ‘unbanked’ rose to an...
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DollarHelp Contest: Enter to Win a Trip to St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training!
Click image to enter contest This winter has been extra cold and some in our region need help staying warm. The DollarHelp program is an easy way to help those truly in need: DollarHelp is a...
View ArticleReaders Not Among The Unbanked
The number of unbanked citizens in St. Louis is high, but according to the unscientific poll last week readers of this blog aren’t among them: Q: Not everyone uses all available financial tools, which...
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A Possible Strategy for the North Grand Corridor
Upon going north to Delmar you can quickly tell you’re suddenly in a different place. This is the fourth post on the North Grand corridor, prompted by the announcement Schnucks would close a store....
View ArticleReaders: Stocks & Mutual Funds Better Long-Term Investments Than Real Estate
Readers who voted in the non-scientific poll last week differ from those who took a recent Gallop poll, their summary: This year, the housing market has been improving across the U.S., and home prices...
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