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Current School Board Members have been added to New Ward Profiles. New 3rd Ward: Emily Hubbard New 7th Ward: Alisha Sonnier (already listed as 7th Ward Alder candidate) and Toni Cousins New 9th Ward: Matt Davis and Brittany Hogan New 13th Ward: Donna Jones and Natalie Vowell Vroman

St. Louis City residents have until January 9th to recycle holiday trees at three locations. Neighboring counties tree recycling and other holiday recycling info. Gardening by Month- January. Tips & Tasks, Pests & Problems from Missouri Botanical Garden Start planning your 2023 Garden with Seed St. Louis Seed Starting/Planting Calendar 4 pm Tuesday Craft Project … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

The Deadline in St. Louis City to file for Board President or Alder is 5 pm Friday, January 6th. Here are the qualifications and requirements. A candidate for Board of Alder President must be at least 30 years of age, a U.S. citizen for at least 5 years, St. Louis City resident for at least … Continue reading Board Prez, Alder Candidate Deadline Next Friday →

All fourteen new wards in St. Louis City are now profiled here. Each Ward Profile includes Most will provide There are also current Ward Committees with their campaign finance information for at least October 2022 to present and info on their treasurer. New Ward Committees will eventually for formed and added to each ward. You’ll … Continue reading Check Out The New Ward Profiles →

Holiday/Christmas Cactus tips from P. Allen Smith Want to attract birds to your yard but not invasive Starlings? Here are some ideas. Thru Friday Sachs Butterfly House special event, Chesterfield: Winter Jewels: An Enchanted Celebration. Tickets Cabin Fever Cure in St. Louis. Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden is a tropical getaway during winter (or any … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

On October 28, 2020, Jamilah Nasheed and LaTanya Reeves organized a business, a Limited Liability Corporation, with the Missouri Secretary of State. At the time, Nasheed was a Missouri State Senator, and would be so for another two months, and Reeves worked in Mayor Lyda Krewson’s office. Many state legislators own businesses and work at … Continue reading Nasheed has a consultant business →

Thru Dec 30th Sachs Butterfly House special event, Chesterfield: Winter Jewels: An Enchanted Celebration. Tickets Annual Seed St. Louis Seed Packet Sale: Order Online– $0.25-$1.00 each for veggie, fruit, herb, flower seed packets- for Pick Up Jan 21st Reminder: Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden is a magical great getaway during winter (or any time) and … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Something about the address 2851 Indiana in St. Louis City seemed familiar when I saw the real estate ad. I joked about the bright yellow and blue interior paint on Twitter, but there was something else about the address. Then I remembered. I did some research on the Tietjens Family years ago. This was one … Continue reading 2851 Indiana →

Annual Seed St. Louis Seed Packet Sale: Order Online– $0.25-$1.00 each for veggie, fruit, herb, flower seed packets- for Pick Up Dec 17th or Jan 21 Reminder: Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden is a magical great getaway during winter (or any time) and MoBot admission is free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

I previously wrote about legislation to increase salaries of St. Louis City Alders to $72,000 without requiring them to devote all their time to their public office. Now there’s an effort to amend the City Charter to make Alders full-time City employees. The problem is Alder Joe Vaccaros’ Board Bill 126 is one of two … Continue reading Don’t Fall for the Full-Time Alder Scam →

Annual Seed St. Louis Seed Packet Sale: Order Online– $0.25-$1.00 each for veggie, fruit, herb, flower seed packets- for Pick Up Dec 17th or Jan 21 Reminder: Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden is a magical great getaway during winter (or any time) and MoBot admission is free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County … Continue reading This Week In Gardening & Nature →

The 14 new ward profiles have been updated with all candidates who filed earlier this week. The profiles are now all listed together here for easier access.

The new St. Louis City 14th Ward includes parts of current 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 19th Wards, and other Wards, and is the result of Census Redistricting and Ward Reduction. 2023 Running Filed- Current 5th Ward Alder James Page Neighborhood: Downtown WestResidence Tax Abated: NoOccupation: executive director for Downtown St. Louis Neighborhood Association; retired … Continue reading Aldergeddon: New 14th Ward →

The new St. Louis City 13th Ward includes parts of current 2nd, 22nd, 27th Wards, and other Wards, and is the result of Census Redistricting and Ward Reduction. 2023 Running Filed- Current 2nd Ward Alder Lisa MiddlebrookNeighborhood: North PointeResidence Tax Abated: NoOccupation: manager of Hope Home Healthy Care LLCParty Office: former 2nd Ward Democratic CommitteewomanGenealogy: … Continue reading Aldergeddon: New 13th Ward →

The new St. Louis City 12th Ward includes parts of current 1st, 2nd, 4th, 18th, 27th Wards, and other Wards, and is the result of Census Redistricting and Ward Reduction. New 12th Ward Democratic organization: None Running- filed- Candidate for 12th Waerd Alder Darron M. Collins-Bey (the work number on Board of Election filing list … Continue reading Aldergeddon: New 12th Ward →

Gardening by Month from Missouri Botanical Garden.December Tips & TasksDecember Pests & Problems Thru Dec 30th Sachs Butterfly House special event, Chesterfield: Winter Jewels: An Enchanted Celebration. Tickets Start planning your 2023 Garden with Seed St. Louis’ Seed Starting/Planting Calendar 1:30 pm Wednesday Leaf Walk at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Master Guide led walking tour. Register 6 … Continue reading This Week In Gardening & Nature →

The new St. Louis City 11th Ward includes parts of current 6th, 17th, 19th, 21st Wards, and other Wards, and is the result of Census Redistricting and Ward Reduction. New 11th Ward Democratic organization: None Current 19th Ward Alder Marlene Davis (former School Board member)October 2022 Report: Limited ActivityLast report with activity- July 2021 Report: … Continue reading Aldergeddon: New 11th Ward →

The new St. Louis City 10th Ward includes parts of current 18th, 26th, 28th Wards, and other Wards, and is the result of Census Redistricting and Ward Reduction. 2023 Running Filed- Current 26th Ward Alder Shameem Clark HubbardOccupation: former salon ownerOther Elected Office: Party Office: former 26th Ward CommitteewomanGenealogy: granddaughter of former 4th Ward Alder … Continue reading Aldergeddon: New 10th Ward →

The new St. Louis City 9th Ward includes parts of current 17th, 18th, and 28th Wards and is the result of Census Redistricting and Ward Reduction. New 9th Ward Democratic organization: None Running, filed- Current 17th Ward Alder Tina “Sweet Tea” Pihl (landlord)October 2022 Report: Limited ActivityJuly 2022 Report: $175 raised, $679.92 spent, $1,346.88 on … Continue reading Aldergeddon: New 9th Ward →

The new St. Louis City 8th Ward stretches down the City’s Mississippi Riverfront from Near North to Bellerive Park in Carondelet. It includes parts of current 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 20th, and 25th Wards and is the result of Census Redistricting and Ward Reduction. New 8th Ward Democratic organization: None Running, filed- Candidate for … Continue reading Aldergeddon: New 8th Ward →