How about some international coverage:
It would be nice to see (and even more affirming of St. Louis' chess explosion) if there was "Chess-inspired" new housing proposed for Central West End or somewhere in the Central Corridor.
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I was thinking an urban/outdoor chess park would be kind of cool...
Here's a national ranking that conspicuously doesn't include St. Louis.
US Chamber of Commerce ranks the top cities of the digital economy:
http://www.1776.vc/reports/innovation-t ... ters-2016/
Makes me question St. Louis' actual progress and status as an up-and-coming startup center compared to other cities (Kansas City made the list, as did Pittsburgh, Baltimore and many others). I know we shouldn't put much stock in rankings like these, but considering how much boasting about our thriving tech and startup scene St. Louis does, it seems like we should at least have made this list.
So for all our accolades and growth in this sector, it's important to keep things in perspective and understand that every city in the country is working hard to build up their startup scene, and they all probably brag about the same things we like to brag about.
Thoughts?
US Chamber of Commerce ranks the top cities of the digital economy:
http://www.1776.vc/reports/innovation-t ... ters-2016/
Makes me question St. Louis' actual progress and status as an up-and-coming startup center compared to other cities (Kansas City made the list, as did Pittsburgh, Baltimore and many others). I know we shouldn't put much stock in rankings like these, but considering how much boasting about our thriving tech and startup scene St. Louis does, it seems like we should at least have made this list.
So for all our accolades and growth in this sector, it's important to keep things in perspective and understand that every city in the country is working hard to build up their startup scene, and they all probably brag about the same things we like to brag about.
Thoughts?
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^ there's a bit of a discussion on the tech thread about this.... it isn't entirely clear how cities were selected to be examined for this piece and whether this is a true Top 25 list under their criteria. But I do agree that everyone is doing it -- some more successfully than others; my concern is whether we are doing the right things and making good progress. Overall, I think we are doing a decent job.
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All those cities have done and are doing some innovative things but we shouldn't doubt or discredit with what St.Louis has done and is continuing to do.
rankings are rankings St.Louis is usually the abandoned orphan that every likes to neglect, not acknowledge and bully.
We've come a long ways and we don't need those acolates to know what we're doing its but i do understand where some of you are coming from its good to know every now and then to know how we're fairing with other cities.
Even if St.Louis raised its hand to say hey look what we're doing how many of these rankings are actually going to look into what we're doing.
St.Louis is a hidden gem thats sadly recognized by all the negatives activities
These rankings seem to only want to shine light on the same cities Austin Kansas City Pittsburgh Baltimore Denver etc.
When it comes to St.Louis its usually about how far the midwest has fallen.
Yes we here need to be reminded of that at all times
rankings are rankings St.Louis is usually the abandoned orphan that every likes to neglect, not acknowledge and bully.
We've come a long ways and we don't need those acolates to know what we're doing its but i do understand where some of you are coming from its good to know every now and then to know how we're fairing with other cities.
Even if St.Louis raised its hand to say hey look what we're doing how many of these rankings are actually going to look into what we're doing.
St.Louis is a hidden gem thats sadly recognized by all the negatives activities
These rankings seem to only want to shine light on the same cities Austin Kansas City Pittsburgh Baltimore Denver etc.
When it comes to St.Louis its usually about how far the midwest has fallen.
Yes we here need to be reminded of that at all times
Well isn't this a flattering quote...
Rappers increasingly choose Chicago as the place to be - Chicago Tribune
The 24-year-old is originally from St. Louis and proud of it, but says there's no place he'd rather be than Chicago — the hottest city in the world for hip-hop right now to outsiders looking in.
"Y'all got way more resources than we got," Smino says, comparing the lack of musical tools in his hometown to the wealth of studios and connections in Chicago. "There's nothing in St. Louis, honestly."[The 24-year-old is originally from St. Louis and proud of it, but says there's no place he'd rather be than Chicago — the hottest city in the world for hip-hop right now to outsiders looking in.
Link to article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... story.html
Rappers increasingly choose Chicago as the place to be - Chicago Tribune
The 24-year-old is originally from St. Louis and proud of it, but says there's no place he'd rather be than Chicago — the hottest city in the world for hip-hop right now to outsiders looking in.
"Y'all got way more resources than we got," Smino says, comparing the lack of musical tools in his hometown to the wealth of studios and connections in Chicago. "There's nothing in St. Louis, honestly."[The 24-year-old is originally from St. Louis and proud of it, but says there's no place he'd rather be than Chicago — the hottest city in the world for hip-hop right now to outsiders looking in.
Link to article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... story.html
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I think we can manage losing 3-4 rappers a year to Chicago
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His opinion is his opinion and i don't think St.Louis would miss him or the others that leave
my opinion rap is crap music and all it does is promote discrimination and violence..
my opinion rap is crap music and all it does is promote discrimination and violence..
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Some more love for Forest Park..#1 urban park in the US!!!!!
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation ... in-america
https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation ... in-america
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You're wrong. Maybe you meant to type "country music".St.Louis1764 wrote:His opinion is his opinion and i don't think St.Louis would miss him or the others that leave
my opinion rap is crap music and all it does is promote discrimination and violence..
Smino is young and naive. Perhaps the interviewer for the Chicago Tribune tripped him and/or his words up, but now he's beginning to sound like a country-ass bumpkin.
Just recently he boasted about being from and "repping" St. Louis despite living and making music in Chicago. Those articles and blurbs where he says such can be found on-line easily.
Further, St. Louis has a ton of recording studios and connections to the music industry. While St. Louis may not have the "tools" (I prefer to say "resources") like Nashville, Atlanta or even Chicago with the presence of BMI, a chapter of Grammy's The Recording Academy etc. - the cache of resources is growing. Just like anything else, it takes interested leadership and a groundswell of interested parties to put a place on the map. Unfortunately, in metro St. Louis, it seems everyone is doing their own thing without any real (or meaning) collaboration. But there are several local producers and entities that are making things happen across the national scenes of hip-hop, gospel, R&B etc.
And truthfully, not to dig him, but if Smino is the biggest rapper to come out of Chicago (via St. Louis) since Kanye West, that isn't saying a lot about Chicago's talent pool. I've been tracking Smino's moves and music (even on Sound Cloud) and so far, I am not too impressed. I don't think he's getting airplay in St. Louis - his hometown - even.
Chicago and some national media are paying him some attention, but his true national (or international) exposure has been minimal at best. I wish him the best, but sometimes there's a lot of hype that happens around new artists then before you know it, you hear nothing but crickets.
Just recently he boasted about being from and "repping" St. Louis despite living and making music in Chicago. Those articles and blurbs where he says such can be found on-line easily.
Further, St. Louis has a ton of recording studios and connections to the music industry. While St. Louis may not have the "tools" (I prefer to say "resources") like Nashville, Atlanta or even Chicago with the presence of BMI, a chapter of Grammy's The Recording Academy etc. - the cache of resources is growing. Just like anything else, it takes interested leadership and a groundswell of interested parties to put a place on the map. Unfortunately, in metro St. Louis, it seems everyone is doing their own thing without any real (or meaning) collaboration. But there are several local producers and entities that are making things happen across the national scenes of hip-hop, gospel, R&B etc.
And truthfully, not to dig him, but if Smino is the biggest rapper to come out of Chicago (via St. Louis) since Kanye West, that isn't saying a lot about Chicago's talent pool. I've been tracking Smino's moves and music (even on Sound Cloud) and so far, I am not too impressed. I don't think he's getting airplay in St. Louis - his hometown - even.
Chicago and some national media are paying him some attention, but his true national (or international) exposure has been minimal at best. I wish him the best, but sometimes there's a lot of hype that happens around new artists then before you know it, you hear nothing but crickets.
I wouldn't fret over the fact St. Louis was left off (or out). It's a strange reading, because on one hand it appears they are measuring metros, but on the other it seems they are measuring "cities".stlgasm wrote:Here's a national ranking that conspicuously doesn't include St. Louis.
US Chamber of Commerce ranks the top cities of the digital economy:
http://www.1776.vc/reports/innovation-t ... ters-2016/
Makes me question St. Louis' actual progress and status as an up-and-coming startup center compared to other cities (Kansas City made the list, as did Pittsburgh, Baltimore and many others). I know we shouldn't put much stock in rankings like these, but considering how much boasting about our thriving tech and startup scene St. Louis does, it seems like we should at least have made this list.
So for all our accolades and growth in this sector, it's important to keep things in perspective and understand that every city in the country is working hard to build up their startup scene, and they all probably brag about the same things we like to brag about.
Thoughts?
Notice that Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus and Memphis - many of the usuals - aren't on the list either. Indianapolis is booming in bio-science and tech, yet they aren't the list. Go figure.
Regardless, in recent years St. Louis has been on a many, many positive "start-up" and "tech" lists - in addition to demonstrating positive entrepreneurial mobility in different studies such as Kauffman. For me, it's always wise to look at various sources/resources to get a more balanced perspective.
Just in January, metro St. Louis was ranked #1 among cities that have the fastest-growing startup scenes.
And St. Louis City is the only city in the Midwest - other than Detroit - to have a prominent and well-regarded innovation district according to Brookings Institution.
St. Louis has turned the corner remarkably just over the last 5-to-10 years. St. Louis certainly has more work to do - and that's okay. St. Louis won't be on every list. I wouldn't even anticipate it. But the biggest thing (or challenge) for St. Louis to keep doing is to keep adding resources and capital to attract (and build up) more start-ups. The proof would manifest itself across all media sooner or later if St. Louis continues to think outside of the box and build capital for startups to access.
Source
Glassdoor's Best Cities for Jobs
https://www.glassdoor.com/Best-Cities-f ... KQ0,20.htm
https://www.glassdoor.com/Best-Cities-f ... KQ0,20.htm
These are the best cities to try and land a job this year, according to Glassdoor.
Each city’s ranking is based on the Glassdoor Job Score, which is determined by weighing four major factors: how easy it is to a job there, how affordable the area is, job satisfaction, and general work-life balance. Glassdoor also includes each city’s median pay, median home value, and the number of current job openings. They also mention some of the jobs with the highest demand in each area. Here are the top 11:
1. San Jose, CA
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Seattle, WA
4. Boston, MA
5. Washington, D.C.
6. Austin, TX
7. Salt Lake City, UT
8. Raleigh-Durham, NC
9. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MI
10. Oklahoma City, OK
11. St. Louis, MO
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Travel Channel list of Epic Summer Escapes Glad to see STL made the list amongst some truly "epic" destinations.
http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/ ... ys/page/14
http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/ ... ys/page/14
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There seems to be a lot of positive news in relation to tourism in various lists the last couple of years. I'm curious if there is data to see how many tourists are visiting? It doesn't seem like events and stories of the past couple years has scared off tourists, and could have perversely done the opposite due to news coverage in a bad news is better than no news sense.
It would be interesting to see if origin of tourists is figured out somewhere by local (within say 300 miles), national, or international visitors.
It would be interesting to see if origin of tourists is figured out somewhere by local (within say 300 miles), national, or international visitors.
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Another "sh*t on St. Louis for no apparent reason" hit piece:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/ ... -in-stride
– As expected, another reference to the Rams leaving.
– Somehow it matters that the Cardinals are 3rd in their division this year instead of killing it like they do every other year.
– No reference to the fact that Missouri's "second largest city" still has more Fortune 500s than Kansas City and a larger GDP.
– No reference to that fact that air traffic is up at Lambert and that Lambert still sees more traffic than Cleveland's airport despite supposedly having lost more than Cleveland since its heyday.
– I didn't realize the city's credit rating had been lowered. If true, that does suck. And I wonder why. I thought the city's rating was pretty solid.
What's the purpose of an article like this? It's certainly not trying to analyze anything. It's basically just reinforcing bias. I really do think that these repeated character assassinations take a huge toll on St. Louis' ability to elevate itself.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/ ... -in-stride
– As expected, another reference to the Rams leaving.
– Somehow it matters that the Cardinals are 3rd in their division this year instead of killing it like they do every other year.
– No reference to the fact that Missouri's "second largest city" still has more Fortune 500s than Kansas City and a larger GDP.
– No reference to that fact that air traffic is up at Lambert and that Lambert still sees more traffic than Cleveland's airport despite supposedly having lost more than Cleveland since its heyday.
– I didn't realize the city's credit rating had been lowered. If true, that does suck. And I wonder why. I thought the city's rating was pretty solid.
What's the purpose of an article like this? It's certainly not trying to analyze anything. It's basically just reinforcing bias. I really do think that these repeated character assassinations take a huge toll on St. Louis' ability to elevate itself.
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Stltoday posted it front and center too
http://m.stltoday.com/business/local/st ... e50c6.html
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^^ "– I didn't realize the city's credit rating had been lowered. If true, that does suck. And I wonder why. I thought the city's rating was pretty solid."
Fitch downgraded a week or so ago... primary concerns seemed to be the earnings tax issue hanging over the city with the Sinquefeld b.s. and low reserves that put us at risk if a economic downturn come along again. The high number of nonprofits and tax abatement level were also mentioned. On the plus side, it notes our diverse tax base.
Fitch downgraded a week or so ago... primary concerns seemed to be the earnings tax issue hanging over the city with the Sinquefeld b.s. and low reserves that put us at risk if a economic downturn come along again. The high number of nonprofits and tax abatement level were also mentioned. On the plus side, it notes our diverse tax base.
The dumbest thing about the article is that it goes out of the way to underscore the city's high crime rate and population loss-- stats that clearly only account for the 61 square mile city limits-- yet Monsanto is not even located in the City. Lousy journalism.
Tired of reading all the negative BS, heres something not sh*tty.
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-citie ... nes-2016-1
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-citie ... nes-2016-1
That Bloomberg piece also hyped Sanders' popularity in the City despite him doing worse here than anywhere else in the State other then the Bootheel/lead belt.
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^ it's an aggregation of a bunch of disparate negative news bites (some of which have absolutely nothing to do with the economy, such as the Cards ranking 3rd) to remind us how much we suck. it offers nothing new in terms of news, it makes no attempt to interpret anything, and it presents advantages (such as STL doing better than CLE or St. Louis having MANY more Fortune companies than KC) as disadvantages through selective omission. for christ's sake it isn't even long enough to make any kind of reasoned argument... 
nothing pisses me off more than dishonest "journalism".
nothing pisses me off more than dishonest "journalism".