Tag: East St. Louis
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What A 209-Year-Old Building in St. Louis Taught Me About Speaking Up: For freedom, for what’s right, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐’๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ
Yesterday, I was invited to visit the Arch Grounds and Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. Thank you Christopher Casey, Tasha, & Gateway Arch Park Foundation for a powerful afternoon. I told them from the beginning: this is a building Iโve always had mixed feelings about. Itโs undeniably beautiful. From 1864-1894, it was the tallest…
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Could the Overton Miracle Happen in St. Louis?
June 17, 2025 Drive through Overton Park today in Lubbock, Texas, and youโll see retail, restaurants, walkable housing, and students heading to class at Texas Tech University . It feels intentional, like a small urban village that just works. But rewind to the early 2000s, and Overton was one of the highest-crime areas in Lubbock.…
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โWhy did you move ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ?โ
How I found my purpose in St. Louis โWhy did you move ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ?โ Thatโs what the woman at the DMV asked me when I went to get my Missouri driverโs license after moving from Texas to St. Louis in August It caught me off guard. Sure, I moved to St. Louis for family. For Lindsey…