By Ralph Echtinaw They’re not talking about merging Alma and St. Louis yet, but recent developments seem to be sliding in that direction. The cities have already combined their water service and […]
Cemetery rules revised
By Ralph Echtinaw City council approved revised rules for Oak Grove Cemetery last month in response to citizen complaints about when decorations can be placed on graves, among other things. Click on […]
Downtown St. Louis News
By Ralph Echtinaw The following is a summary of what Downtown Development Authority Director Phil Hansen passed on the DDA members last month. There is one vacant position on the DDA with […]
Volunteers beautify St. Louis instead of going to church
By Ralph Echtinaw More than 250 people turned out Sunday for “I Love My City Sunday,” an effort by congregations of six St. Louis churches to clean up the city in lieu […]
EPA gets busy with Area Two on Velsicol contamination site
By Ralph Echtinaw After successful decontamination of a one-acre patch of the Velsicol Chemical site last year, the EPA now turns its attention to Site Two, which is so big it must […]
St. Louis schools trustee Gregory Walterhouse resigns
By Ralph Echtinaw The St. Louis Board of Education is short one member, as the resignation of Greg Walterhouse was accepted on Monday, April 15. Walterhouse was elected as a write-in candidate […]
Churches to skip services, clean up St. Louis instead
By Ralph Echtinaw Fresh off their Hope House homeless shelter success, a group of six St. Louis churches will conduct a volunteer spring cleanup on Sunday, May 5, in lieu of church […]
