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Mizzou grad, STL city dweller. Urbanist. Fierce advocate for all things #StLouis

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as of today, July 2, 2025, we are closer to the year 2050 than 2000.

02.07.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So, if selling a wedding cake to a gay couple is β€œparticipating in the wedding” … how come selling a gun to a shooter or murderer isn’t β€œparticipating in the murder” ?

02.07.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NoKings
New York

14.06.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 31375    πŸ” 5824    πŸ’¬ 471    πŸ“Œ 316

The building division is in crisis. Something has to be done. The average time to issue permits has more than doubled in the last few years…..

05.06.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This really should be what the housing variety and density of our cities and inner ring suburbs should look like:

14.04.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Very dramatic. The city is still a wonderful place to be, and will continue to be.

10.04.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

two nights in a row. same bullshit. πŸ˜“

02.04.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Last night’s @cardinals.com game felt a lot like last year’s team, leaving runners on base, bats going cold in clutch situations, poor decision making… hopefully it was just a fluke and not indicative of a larger trend. #STLCardinals #Cardinals #StLouis #MLB

01.04.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s election day, St. Louis! Make a plan and know your nearest polling place. These elections are so important! Please consider participating and casting your vote!

#StLouis #LocalElections #ElectionDay #STL #STLMO

04.03.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t recall a President murdering a good economy overnight like this

03.03.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1031    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 19

Heard several sirens even from inside. S Compton Ave in Gravois Park

03.03.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.

27.02.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 38864    πŸ” 7186    πŸ’¬ 1525    πŸ“Œ 657

This. It’s very difficult to continue willingly paying more in taxes to live here in the city than i would pay anywhere else in the region, yet get fewer or worse services. we need to focus on doing the basics well. we need some core competencies because we have zero right now.

28.02.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what I'm fighting for.
This is what I can't look past.
This is why I'm running to be your next mayor.

Credit: St. Louis Post Dispatch

27.02.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The attack on DEI shows why liberals should stop arguing about "strategic" use of language forever. DEI stands for three uncontroversial virtues that most every American accepts, and the right still turned it into a vile slur. It doesn't matter what you say - they will poison it because YOU said it.

28.02.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 20611    πŸ” 4217    πŸ’¬ 321    πŸ“Œ 204
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Opt out tomorrow!

28.02.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 21285    πŸ” 5530    πŸ’¬ 709    πŸ“Œ 299
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CALL TO ACTION: Call your representatives at (202) 224-3121 and ask what criteria they plan to use when β€œvetting” their constituents.

28.02.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 16526    πŸ” 6225    πŸ’¬ 1127    πŸ“Œ 394

oh my god Hochul has been activated

19.02.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5796    πŸ” 682    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 13

And there it is

19.02.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15245    πŸ” 2384    πŸ’¬ 735    πŸ“Œ 112

ridiculous. infuriating.

20.02.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Plans revealed for Millennium Hotel site Upscale residential units, office space, public spaces, an amphitheater, a food hall, an event space, and a potential home for Gateway Arch National Park’s archives are among the proposed features.

HUGE plans for the Millennium Hotel site. This is terrific news for downtown St. Louis www.stlmag.com/business/pla...

19.02.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

When holding on to your vacant building only costs you a measly $300/year in property taxes, where’s the incentive to do anything with it? There is none. We severely undervalue vacant buildings and vacant land.

19.02.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Gravois Park’s vacancies, bad landlords and poorly maintained LRA properties all feel like they could be tackled with a huge ROI and yet there’s so little done by those with power.

19.02.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So many of these in Gravois Park, my neighborhood. infuriating. If I had money I’d buy them all out and do it myself. I don’t understand why people leave their properties to rot and don’t try to do anything with them. Just waiting for someone else to do the work and sell when values rise i guess

19.02.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is so exciting and i hope it happens sooner rather than later

19.02.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a good time to remind everyone that this administration hasn't done anything for anyone. It has literally only taken away things we've already paid for and fired and sued people. Oh and the quid pro quo with Adams. That's the extent of what they have done. Kinda nuts.

16.02.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7128    πŸ” 1750    πŸ’¬ 130    πŸ“Œ 27

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?

And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !

We all look forward to reading your thoughts

14.02.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 82928    πŸ” 13968    πŸ’¬ 5891    πŸ“Œ 1067

Lord knows I’m not a constitutional scholar not even a lawyer (and I’ve yet to check in with @kateshaw.bsky.social) but a legal regime in which β€œyou can do crimes if you’re buddies with the president or praise him publicly” is *on its face* a violation the equal protection of the laws.

11.02.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 50686    πŸ” 8309    πŸ’¬ 1135    πŸ“Œ 235

I love Ray’s videos so much.

12.02.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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