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Lights on the arch paying off in unexpected ways, probably the beat footage of meteor + city I’ve seen.

Seeing retweets by verified accounts coast to coast. Millions are being reminded/introduced to this view tonight.

^ and of course the first few comments are basically "ThAtS nEAt bUt sT LoUIs suX" because why not.

Idiots post.

It is on the weather channel app and on most national news outlets

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/ ... rican.html

3 St.Louis Breweries make in on the list of top 50 of the decade

30. Perennial
27. Urban Chestnut
7. Side Project.

The ABC Show, What Would You Do recently filmed a segment at Espresso Yourself Coffee & Cafe, located in the South Hampton neighborhood. The episode is reported to air in either May or June.



What Would You Do? is an American situational hidden camera television program that has been broadcast on ABC since February 26, 2008. It is hosted by news correspondent John Quiñones. The program features actors acting out scenes of conflict or illegal activity in public settings while hidden cameras record the scene, and the focus is on whether or not bystanders intervene, and how. Variations are also usually included, such as changing the genders, the races or the clothing of the actors performing the scene, to see if bystanders react differently. Quiñones appears at the end of each scenario to interview bystanders and witnesses about their reactions.

Not much about St. Louis in the article, but the WaPo has a series where an art critic is highlighting works of art that are meaningful to him, and this week profiled Gerhard Richter's "Betty," in the SLAM: 

Blurred vision: Gerhard Richter’s “Betty” is arguably the most famous painting by the most influential artist alive

^It probably doesn't help it that it's so often been overshadowed by the Chuck Close. "Keith" grabs your attention by the collar and shakes it about. "Betty" gently invites you to look, but if you don't look closely she's easy to pass by. I haven't seen people stopping to admire that one so very often. Not sure I'd have given it a second thought myself if a friend who's a big fan of photo realism generally hadn't bemoaned our perceived lack of said. Walking through with her I found myself giving "Betty" a much harder look than I ever had before. (And "Keith," but I always liked the Close.) It really is an intriguing little painting and I can easily see why it would be nearly impossible to photograph well. Makes me feel nice to read that little article given how often I've heard our museum lampooned by certain individuals from certain other American burgs. (No names, as every city has it's @$$holes. Including me, sometimes.)

The St. Louis skyline is featured in the opening sequence of The B1M's new construction industry recruiting film. It's just a couple of seconds, but pretty cool to see us included with other world-class skylines. 

https://www.theb1m.com/video/now-hiring ... t-industry

nice. the skyline looks so much fuller from a slightly higher perspective.

Watching Star Trek Discovery - the 2 part season 2 finale featured a character in her quarters (Tilly) recording a message to her friends / family, and to the right of her was a model / keepsake of the Gateway Arch.

There’s a article in the post on how St Louis lacks a growth mentality Construction executives complain. It’s an interesting read.


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Not an interesting read in the slightest. There is not going to be demand for construction without regional population growth/redistribution, "mindset" seems to be an ephemeral concept at best.

This part of it is the biggest issue to me. No one works together and things are too fragmented. It’s been that way for a long time.

In St. Louis, Clark added, key groups can’t agree on what story they want to tell. “Our community and civic leaders and our political leaders are not on the same page,” he said. “There’s too much disagreement about what progress really looks like.”

The Arch is a part of the White House Christmas theme:  Along with the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.

https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/hom ... dbb0e.html

Ebsy wrote:Not an interesting read in the slightest. There is not going to be demand for construction without regional population growth/redistribution, "mindset" seems to be an ephemeral concept at best.

I used interesting as in if anyone would be interested in reading about it is all. It’s highly discouraging that our region is this inept in working together as one. This will forever hold us back if nothing ever changes


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Dec 03, 2019

Ebsy wrote:Not an interesting read in the slightest. There is not going to be demand for construction without regional population growth/redistribution, "mindset" seems to be an ephemeral concept at best.

I used interesting as in if anyone would be interested in reading about it is all.  It’s highly discouraging that our region is this inept in working together as one.  This will forever hold us back if nothing ever changes


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Truer words have never been spoken.  The leaders of the little kingdom's will never change.  They like the "power".

I have the "pleasure" of being around Chesterfield city leaders every once in a while.  Their arrogance is unbelievable.

St. Louis makes an appearance at 0:52


Amtrak’s Grand Plan for Profitability

Ebsy wrote: ↑

Dec 03, 2019

Not an interesting read in the slightest. There is not going to be demand for construction without regional population growth/redistribution, "mindset" seems to be an ephemeral concept at best.

That headline is somewhat misleading.  They adressed your comments directly in the article:

St. Louis, they concurred, has a strong construction workforce and experienced set of subcontracting firms. It falls short in areas that are beyond the industry’s control, including population growth that drives demand for new apartments, offices and shopping centers.

“Part of the problem in St. Louis is there has been no growth here for 30 years,” said Bob Clark, founder and chairman of Clayco. “Increased density creates an increase in value across industrial, office and retail, and that’s what attracts capital.”

As for the 'mindset' part, it's more about the political leaders not being in lock-step:

Jeff Cook, president and chief executive of Arco Construction, said places like Dallas, Denver and Nashville succeeded because “they got out and told their story. The cities that are pro-business, they will communicate and let you know that.”

In St. Louis, Clark added, key groups can’t agree on what story they want to tell. “Our community and civic leaders and our political leaders are not on the same page,” he said. “There’s too much disagreement about what progress really looks like.”

^ On that I agree.  However he chose absolutely the worst possible example to support that argument:

He cited the NorthSide Regeneration project area, where city officials have tried to cancel Paul McKee’s development rights, as an example of a project where “everybody needs to put their swords down and get the toxicity out of the conversation.” Clayco affiliates sold some property to McKee for the development in 2011 and 2012.

I mean... just... wow.  That's like saying 'we incarcerate way too many people unnecessarily.  For example, that Jeffrey Dahmer should *not* have been put in jail!'

Still worth a read IMO - don't just a column by its headline.

-RBB

Ebsy wrote: ↑

Dec 03, 2019

Not an interesting read in the slightest. There is not going to be demand for construction without regional population growth/redistribution, "mindset" seems to be an ephemeral concept at best.

Well, obviously you can just look 300 miles to the north to know that is not true.  Neither the city of Chicago, nor the region are growing in terms of raw population, yet as Bob noted, there are 62 tower cranes on their skyline...

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Dec 03, 2019

Ebsy wrote: ↑

Dec 03, 2019

Not an interesting read in the slightest. There is not going to be demand for construction without regional population growth/redistribution, "mindset" seems to be an ephemeral concept at best.

Well, obviously you can just look 300 miles to the north to know that is not true.  Neither the city of Chicago, nor the region are growing in terms of raw population, yet as Bob noted, there are 62 tower cranes on their skyline...

Thats what happens when 10 million people realize its cool to move DT or the North Lake Front.