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Kickball team in Tower Grove Park Ousted

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

from John Carel, Director of Tower Grove Park It has come to our attention that there are certain athletic field permit holders at Tower Grove Park who are behaving in a manner which does not reflect positively on the Park or the surrounding neighborhoods. There has been one kickball league that has demonstrated a persistent [...]

Partnership for Downtown St. Louis: Earnings tax repeal ‘reckless’ – St. Louis Business Journal:

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Partnership for Downtown St. Louis: Earnings tax repeal ‘reckless’ – St. Louis Business Journal:.

St. Louis Schools Watch – April 13, 2010

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

SLPS Advisory Committee Will Meet Today The Special Advisory Committee on the St. Louis Public Schools will meet Tuesday, April 13 in St. Louis from 2:00-4:00 p.m., in the SW Bell Library at Harris-Stowe State University , 3026 Laclede. The tentative agenda for the meeting includes a presentation by Dr. Kelvin Adams, superintendent of the [...]

Missouri gets $54M in stimulus to turn around worst schools

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Sigh – looks like this money will only go to charter schools or closing schools in St. Louis since the SLPS cannot afford to replace principals and half the teachers in the district.  But I wonder if “individual” schools can apply, or only entire districts… via  St. Louis Business Journal:. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne [...]

8th Ward Resident Appointed to Board of Police Commissioners

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

My belated congrats to Michael Gerdine – Cara Gov. Nixon appoints two to St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. Gov. Nixon appoints two to St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced two appointments to the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. The board is responsible for oversight [...]

Voters approve Metro tax

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

via St. Louis Business Journal: St. Louis County voters approved a half-cent sales tax to restore and expand Metro mass transit service. Proposition A passed with 94,294 votes, or 63 percent, according to the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners. “I thank the voters of St. Louis County for doing the hard thing because [...]

St Louis City Central Committee opposes the elimination of the Earnings Tax

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

At our meeting on Tuesday, the central committee voted to make a statement opposing the current ballot initiative that would eliminate the earnings tax in the City of St. Louis. St. Louis Democratic City Central Committee opposes any ballot proposition eliminating or curtailing the Earnings Tax in St. Louis City because there is no viable [...]

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