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PostJan 08, 2016#1053

USA Today take on Kroenke and St Louis.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/co ... /78355204/

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PostJan 08, 2016#1054

STL...... One of the 52 best places to visit in 2016, per the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016 ... .html?_r=0

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PostJan 08, 2016#1055

gary kreie wrote:USA Today take on Kroenke and St Louis.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/co ... /78355204/
The most interesting part of this column to me was the connection of Kroenke's attack on St. Louis to attacking Midwestern cities in general.

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PostJan 08, 2016#1056

MarkHaversham wrote:
gary kreie wrote:USA Today take on Kroenke and St Louis.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/co ... /78355204/
The most interesting part of this column to me was the connection of Kroenke's attack on St. Louis to attacking Midwestern cities in general.
I find it surprising that it isn't a STL local writing something supportive.

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PostJan 11, 2016#1057

Here's some good news for a change... The Advocate named St. Louis the 4th Queerest City in America!

http://www.advocate.com/current-issue/2 ... erica-2016

This is one ranking where it's actually good that City and County statistics are not combined.

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PostJan 12, 2016#1058

Pappy's won best Rib Joint in America on Food Network!

Also, Pappy's got some love from the Bay area when Rams played out there:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/eat-drink- ... ouis-ribs/

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PostJan 17, 2016#1059

Nice piece in the NY Times about the Rams leaving with the title: "In Losing the Rams, St. Louis wins." I love the comments to NY Times pieces.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/16/sport ... .html?_r=0

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PostJan 19, 2016#1060

Here's an article from Complex Magazine that highlights the affordability and depth of our arts scene while implying it deserves to be in the conversation with NYC, LA and Paris as one of the world's art hubs.

http://refinedtaste.complex.com/how-to- ... ium=social

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PostJan 22, 2016#1061

This has nothing directly to do with STL, but... wow. Just read this thread:
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-survive ... ily-income

Makes me weirdly happy I don't live in the Bay Area and make $400,000 a year.

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PostJan 22, 2016#1062

I like the West Coast but in all honesty it is way overpriced and overrated.

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PostJan 22, 2016#1063

^ I wonder when the cost issues will start to have a stronger negative effect in areas and can help make lower cost areas more attractive. Also will some areas really start to have issues relating to lack of water at some point?

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PostJan 22, 2016#1064

goat314 wrote:I like the West Coast but in all honesty it is way overpriced and overrated.
If I had millions I'd take a serious look at San Fran... but a big part of the attraction to me is the proximity to nature's wonders. Truly beautiful. I'm not sure you can say it is way overpriced/overrated as the demand obviously is there, but it sure does have real consequences regarding socio-economic issues that aren't necessarily pretty.

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PostJan 26, 2016#1067

We're #1, we're #1!

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PostJan 27, 2016#1068

This is not a good look. St. Louis is ranked 15th: highest American city on the list and well ahead of places in Brazil, Mexico etc.

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-vio ... rld-2016-1

PostJan 27, 2016#1069

I'm sure Mayor Slay will say all is well.
THE 50 MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN THE WORLD - BY HOMICIDES PER 100,000 INHABITANTS IN 2015
1. Caracas, Venezuela – 119.87
2. San Pedro Sula, Honduras – 111.03
3. San Salvador, El Salvador – 108.54
4. Acapulco, Mexico – 104.73
5. Maturin, Venezuela – 86.45
6. Distrito Central, Honduras – 73.51
7. Valencia, Venezuela – 72.31
8. Palmira, Colombia – 70.88
9. Cape Town, South Africa – 65.53
10. Cali, Colombia – 64.27
11. Cuidad Guayana, Venezuela – 62.33
12. Fortaleza, Brazil – 60.77
13. Natal, Brazil – 60.66
14. Salvador, Brazil – 60.63
15. St Louis, Missouri, U.S. – 59.23
16. Joao Pessoa, Brazil – 58.40
17. Culiacan, Mexico – 56.09
18. Maceio, Brazil – 55.63
19. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. – 54.98
20. Barquisimeto, Venezuela – 54.96
21. Sao Luis, Brazil – 53.05
22. Cuiaba, Brazil – 48.52
23. Manaus, Brazil – 47.87
24. Cumana, Venezuela – 47.77
25. Guatemala City, Guatemala – 47.17
26. Belem, Brazil – 45.83
27. Feira de Santana, Brazil – 45.5
28. Detroit, Michigan, U.S. – 43.89
29. Goiania, Brazil – 43.38
30. Teresina, Brazil – 42.64
31. Vitoria, Brazil – 41.99
32. New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. – 41.44
33. Kingston, Jamaica – 41.14
34. Gran Barcelona, Venezuela – 40.08
35. Tijuana, Mexico – 39.09
36. Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil – 38.46
37. Recife, Brazil – 38.12
38. Aracaju. Brazil – 37.7
39. Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil – 36.16
40. Campina Grande, Brazil – 36.04
41. Durban, South Africa – 35.93
42. Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa – 35.85
43. Porto Alegre, Brazil – 34.73
44. Curitiba, Brazil – 34.71
45. Pereira, Colombia – 32.58
46. Victoria, Mexico – 30.50
47. Johannesburg, South Africa – 30.31
48. Macapa, Brazil – 30.25
49. Maracaibo, Venezuela – 28.85
50. Obregon, Mexico – 28.29

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PostJan 27, 2016#1070

holy phukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

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PostJan 27, 2016#1071

its funny. I always see these stats and wonder - if our story here is really so much different than these stats (that the statistics are skewed by population distribution over irregular borders), how different could the stories be in the places on this list.

i also laughed a little bit when i saw a picture of Ferguson, when their crime stats werent used as part of this study.

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PostJan 27, 2016#1072

If the past month is any indication, last year will prove to be an aberration. There's only been what, 5-6 shootings so far this year?

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PostJan 27, 2016#1073

^ 11 homicides so far. I do think we're likely to have a lower count than last year, but even at "normal" levels we'd still be on that list.

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PostJan 27, 2016#1074

user28 wrote:its funny. I always see these stats and wonder - if our story here is really so much different than these stats (that the statistics are skewed by population distribution over irregular borders), how different could the stories be in the places on this list.

i also laughed a little bit when i saw a picture of Ferguson, when their crime stats werent used as part of this study.
Thought the same thing. Also thought it was odd that for Detroit, they showed a picture of SF Giants fans rioting/celebrating after the WS win, and the caption said something about how the Giants beat the Tigers. Is it that hard to find a picture of crappy Detroit?

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PostFeb 01, 2016#1075

I'm not arguing we don't have a problem because we obviously do, but isn't perception a funny thing?

St. Louis, Baltimore, and Detroit all make that list, and I'll bet that most Americans (who even bother to have perceptions of other places) would have guessed it.

But New Orleans comes in just a little behind them at #32. How many people do you know who having visiting New Orleans on their list of desired vacations?

One entertainment district, one holiday party, and a unique culture/culinary scene (Cajun), makes New Orleans not such a scary place.

I don't have a point beyond that. It's just strange.

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