HAPPY THANKSGIVING STL!

Celebrating the Holidays in St. Louis CITY Very few places in the world are as festive as St. Louis City!   I remember my first year as a city resident, being concerned about what to do for Halloween trick or treating and being BLOWN AWAY by the scene in Tower Grove;  shut down streets, adults dressedContinue reading “HAPPY THANKSGIVING STL!”

Seven and a Half Ain’t Bad

City residents response to our presence in the media often ranges from frustration, to angst to sarcastic humor. Interestingly, the folks that seem the most suprised by the negative perception of St Louis are newer residents.  They hear all these negative viewpoints, then move here and enjoy the lower cost of real estate, lower taxes, and finally find that theContinue reading “Seven and a Half Ain’t Bad”

Background Negativity

My first goal in life, like any self-respecting St. Louisan, was to get out of town.  Born with a negative opinion of my hometown, I failed at my first and only goal just long enough to find out I was wrong.   Living in St. Louis, it seemed that life would obviously be so much better elsewhere.  I remember the first timeContinue reading “Background Negativity”