Wait, somehow I've never come across one. Now streetcar slaughters on the other hand...
Gonna go diversify my news stories.

Note that data center developer Clayco Bob Clark is sitting next to St. Louis City Mayor Clayco Cara.

Is he picking up the tab?

Who gets to name St. Louis’ interim sheriff? A judge rules it’s the city A St. Louis circuit judge ruled that Mayor Cara Spencer has the authority to appoint the interim sheriff but has to include the Board of Aldermen and Comptroller Donna Barringer in the decision.

A St. Louis circuit judge ruled that Mayor Cara Spencer has the authority to appoint the interim sheriff but has to include the Board of Aldermen and Comptroller Donna Barringer in the decision.

St. Charles church wants to bulldoze historic buildings. Board blocks demolitions. A prominent St. Charles church wants to bulldoze several buildings bordering a historic district to make room for an expansion of its early childhood program.

A prominent St. Charles church wants to bulldoze several buildings bordering a historic district to make room for an expansion of its early childhood program.

In the literal thousand+ of headlines and articles like this that I've read and analyzed, I'm not sure I've seen one where they both mention the driver AND frame it like the car was a free agent. @calvinthigpen.com Did you see this one?

I convinced my Missouri brother to move to St. Louis City but alas it was just a stepping stone for him to head to Colorado. I keep finding that we're on the edge of the state for a reason and many are looking for their exit strategy. I don't know what's holding me back except maybe I like pain?

No joke, I have some very specific episodes that I almost certainly can blame him for, or blame other political BS for. My heart might be dysfunctional but I don't need the world to be too.

a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man who says not great bob Alt: a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man who says not great bob

How it feels when my heart rapidly cycles between 145 and 60 bpm while in afib.
Going on 2 hours now and I'd be more annoyed if I didn't have so much vertigo taking all my attention.

Before (2011) / After (2026) Rue du Commandant Mouchotte, Paris 14. Photo 2011 by G. Vellut on Flickr. A change finished a few weeks ago. Lining up with rows of trees at an unknown focal length is tricky, here the result is not perfect, but I think the core of the before / after is there ;)

I’ve had this on my list since last February. Definitely a sign I need to follow up!

When Traffic Violence Hits The Same Family Twice — Years Apart, On Exactly the Same Street — Streetsblog USA The deaths of a Colorado married couple has some mourning an eerie coincidence — and others outraged at two predictable tragedies that could have been prevented.

I would love to know how many U.S. families have lost multiple members to traffic violence, especially in separate crashes. Because this is not the first story on a husband and wife dying in exactly the same place that I've reported, and unless something changes, it definitely won't be the last.

An older brick St. Louis house with dormers

An older St. Louis style house but the front facade has fallen off. Bricks are neatly stacked in front. You can see inside the second floor, first floor is boarded up

A block full of brick houses and duplexes

A brick and stone church

Decided to go back to Penrose, a St. Louis neighborhood I keep finding so charming. Finished 1 street in my 4 mile walk of zigzagging to fill in a blocks width between Natural Bridge and Bircher

Thomson Reuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee Says “When I saw evidence that our products were being used to harm people and undermine the law, I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm. Thomson Reuters’ response was to fire me.”

"I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm. Thomson Reuters’ response was to fire me.” www.404media.co/thomson-reut...

If you kill your wife, you don't get to be a husband anymore Some lessons from the media coverage of Dr. Cerina Fairfax and Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer's murders.

My latest.

I’ve been watching the media coverage of the murders of Dr. Cerina Fairfax and Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer.

One way media can fight back against male violence:

If you kill your wife, you don’t get to be called a “husband” any more.

You’re her killer.

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All without FEMA. Mostly funded by ordinary citizens. Source: Report of the St. Louis tornado of September 29, 1927 / by the Joint Committee of the Engineers' Club of St. Louis and St. Louis Chapter, American Institute of Architects
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This joint committee was appointed and organized about four weeks atter the tornado, and while personal inspection trips were made through the tornado zonc, critical observation was handicapped to some extent by the work of demolition and reconstruction which had made considerable progress by that time.

Relief work continued over a period of several werks. gradually developing into the more carefully studied problem of rehabilitation. A fund of over one million dollars, ninety per cent of which had been contributed by the citizens of St. Louis. was placed at the disposal of a special committee of thirty-two prominent St. Louisans appointed by the Red Cross. The work of this committee was performed in a most careful and systematie man-ner. each case coming before it being made a mat-

ter of individual study. Within less than four months help had been given to over fifty-five hundred families and the money distributed as equitably as possible.

When I see people ask what more STL can do, I go back to the 1927 tornado. In 4 weeks after the tornado, the reconstruction and demolition had progressed so far that engineers had to rely on photos to study the tornado's effects. In under 4 months, more than 5500 families had direct cash aid.

You are wiser than me.

I need to see some energy for sidewalks on the SLU owned properties in The Gate District

3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town? Two men promised a $1.1 million 3D printer could fix Cairo, Illinois’ housing crisis. More than a year later, the one duplex it printed still isn’t finished. And the more we asked questions, the weird...

Two men promised 3D-printed homes would bring back this small town. They said God had sent them. State officials endorsed them.

So why is there just one cracked duplex?

@propublica.org and @capitolnewsil.bsky.social have this mystery out today:

www.propublica.org/article/3d-p...

Unfortunately the social media comments on the St. Louis Public Radio story on Instagram and Facebook have brought out the worst in people.

Just heard the pedestrian bridge over Forest Park and Metrolink is finally having some work done. Long overdue given that this is the state of things

White people from south city will be more mad at a disruption or protestors than the fact that the city has done next to nothing for north city and tornado relief.

PLANT SALE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 8AM-2PM

FOOD BANK Take what you need leave what you can In front of the community garden

Cyclist riding on the street, dodging a spire dirt pile

A mom and child from behind, child is wearing a backpack and walking on a short retaining wall. They are holding hands.

Just a short neighborhood walk today. I kept thinking of all the little moments of joy and community I see close to home that I rarely capture. So here’s our community garden with its annual plant sale and its food bank, cyclists enjoying our streets, and a mom walking her child home. This is STL.

I swear that when I get in the flown of redlining that it’s like I hear music and a melody. I never redlined a healthcare MSA until last summer but now I have the rhythm. Unfortunately every time I get an urgent email mid-redline it’s like the percussion guy in band who can’t stop dropping cymbals.

I'm really not interested in hearing what's "best for Saint Louis" from people beholden to the likes of Bob Clark and Paul McKee.

Barzantny making demo-by-neglect progress with another fire last night at one of his vacant buildings. This time at 4534 Manchester. 4538 next door had a fire in 2024

You know what would make streets, roads, highways safer?

Make people on streets w/o vehicles the #1 priority

Treat a driver killing someone with their vehicle as a real crime with real consequences

In rural areas, quit issuing restricted licenses to people who are blind and have no motor skills

I almost said with certainty it was 2 years back but it was just April 2025. I feel like I’ve lived a lifetime since then.

Remember that business owners opposing improvements here are concerned that drivers won’t be able to leave the city as fast as possible after an event. One would think business owners would encourage people to linger and enjoy their bars and restaurants but unfortunately many are car pilled too.