They don’t make power plants like this anymore. I wrote an extensive article about the Lemp Brewery’s power plant several years ago, so you can learn about it here. This is another work by Guy Tyler Norton, with extensive collaboration… Continue Reading →
Missouri Department of Transportation Communications Specialist Andrew Gates reported last week on the ongoing work along Manchester Road between Big Bend and Lindbergh boulevards. Drivers can expect lane closures and shifts along Mary Avenue, Dorothy and Van Mark Way once work starts until about mid-December, he said. From Gates: Our utility partners are still working […]
Legacy.com reported Mr. Seng’s passing. See more reported in the news. Feast Magazine — Deer Creek Bar & Grill continues the legacy of a beloved Maplewood neighborhood staple Legacy.com — Charles Seng Obituary (2021) – Saint Louis, MO – St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Legacy.com — the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported the Seng’s 70th wedding […]
A candlelight vigil and balloon release took place for Isis Alayah Mahr, grandchild of Brenda Mahr, at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Wohl Community Center, 1515 N. Kingshighway Boulevard in St. Louis.
Every spring and fall, volunteers help at the Lindenwood Park, Park Clean Up. Residents, scout troops, students who need community … MoreFall Park Clean-Up
I love this building. The Second Bottling Plant at the Lemp Brewery has many interesting facets to it, starting first with its architects. This is the only building on the property that I’ve definitively shown to be designed by the… Continue Reading →
It’s once again time for our monthly Tweetup! Tweetup will occur on Tuesday, October 26th from 6-8pm. As usual we … MoreTweetup At Edibles And Essentials
A new proposal for 5612 Waterman at Clara dubbed The Marigold in the DeBaliviere Place neighborhood goes before the Preservation Board Monday. 4th Street Partners‘s Chris Stritzel of CityScene STL fame is shepherding the project through the entitlement process (getting all the approvals in order), and then plans to hand it off to a developer […]
Seasonal Memories Along about now, my mother would commence fall cleaning. As I recall, it took a lot of elbow grease. To usher in the new season, we’d wash windows, take down screens and put up storm windows, rake leaves, flip mattresses, replace summer rugs with winter ones, change slipcovers, put away white shoes, purses,...
This next stretch of Meramec is interesting; all of the houses are of uniform age, without a single outlier. I suspect they were developed in one single tract. Consulting Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, the answer becomes obvious; there was a… Continue Reading →
More than six million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease, which is a leading cause of death in the nation. More than 11 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Next year marks 50 years since rates of imprisonment rapidly increased in the U.S. Washington University sociology professor Hedwig Lee explains how people with family members in prison are affected by their time inside.
Businesses in Quincy, Illinois, are growing — and the area’s workforce needs to catch up. Mayor Mike Troup explains how the Quincy City Council aims to attract new workers by offering to help pay their rent or buy a new home.
This article originally ran in the Agribusiness Global on October 20, 2021. The interconnectivity of different transportation modes and need for reliability in both transportation and broadband infrastructure emerged as key ingredients for continued competitiveness of the U.S. agriculture industry during a virtual webinar hosted by the St. Louis AgriBusiness Club on Oct. 7, 2021. The event provided a unique opportunity for dozens […]
SLACO, the Saint Louis Association of Community Organizations, will hold “Brass and Sass” a blues extravaganza and fundraising event on November 5, 2021. Alonzo Townsend will be the host and […]
Author Molly Butterworth discusses how St. Louis fell behind in its efforts to become a hub on the transcontinental railroad — and the history of streetcars and rail travel in and around the Gateway City.
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