zink wrote:^
I was talking with a coworker from Amsterdam about two month ago, and told him I live in St. Louis. The first thing that came out of his mouth was, "O! do you go to the 'EAST' side a lot."
Nope, not that arch, but the east side came up first. I asked him how did he know. He said everyone knows about the East side.
Then again.. this is coming from someone from Amsterdam.
Moorlander wrote:DeBaliviere wrote:jlblues wrote:^And rural southern Illinois people that are too afraid to come into 'The City'.
The older I get the more I realize how many people like that there are. I work with a few. One guy won't leave our building during the day. Another won't drive on the highways at night. And these are relatively young people I'm talking about.
Wow, scared to drive on a highway at night? WEIRD
Now it'll really look like a strip mall...MattnSTL wrote:Surface parking. It's just an extension of that lot you can see in the bottom corner of the webcam.
JCity wrote:The new Four Seasons is incredible. The restaurant/bar on the 8th floor offers excellent views of the riverfront and the downtown skyline. I went at night and the lights of both the skyline/ arch and eastside were impressive. It's great that the entire building is smoke free too.
Excited to see some pics if anyone cares to venture over there. By the way, that Corona...10 bucks.newstl2020 wrote:Excited to see some pics if anyone cares to venture over there. By the way, that Corona...10 bucks.
That is Chicago. The center of the menu lines up almost perfectly with Chicago Avenue. The light grey building is the former Woolworth building. You can see the Chicago River just a bit to the left on either side of the Erie on the Park building. The Ohio Street connection to the Kennedy is to the left, and the highway looking thing is the Chicago Northwestern train tracks I guess (Metra and Amtrak). The view overlooks the western part of the River North area. The interesting thing is that of all those high-rises in the picture, only the Woolworth building existed 10 years ago.newstl2020 wrote:JCity wrote:The new Four Seasons is incredible. The restaurant/bar on the 8th floor offers excellent views of the riverfront and the downtown skyline. I went at night and the lights of both the skyline/ arch and eastside were impressive. It's great that the entire building is smoke free too.
Views like this?
(And I was drinking a corona because of the time of day more than anything else (noon). I usually stick exclusively to Budweiser and Smithwick's. Buds were 8.25 a piece.)
Monday, February 18, 2008
Loss Limits
The Missouri General Assembly is having its annual debate on casino loss limits, a state law that prohibits gamblers from losing more than $500 every two hours. Missouri is the only state that has such a law.
This year’s iteration of the proposal would couple a repeal of the limits to higher state taxes on casinos and an overall cap on the number of casinos. Proponents argue that limits put Missouri casinos at a competitive disadvantage to those right across the borders; opponents argue that the limits make it harder for some gamblers to lose an entire paycheck in a single spree.
In general, I side with those who favor a repeal of loss limits. Casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment has ambitious plans for its property on the St. Louis riverfront, including new residences and more retail and entertainment venues. Missouri law already has a provision to address the worries of those gamblers who fear they might lose the rent: a self-enrolled list of people banned from playing.
