In 1971 after graduating college, I left Ireland. The zeitgeist and personal choice led me to the US, first to Ohio and then to
Category: Cities
On hearing “The Darktown Strutters’ Ball” in Montgomery, Alabama
Visiting Montgomery, Alabama to see the civil rights sites, we walked over to the old train station along the riverfront. Inside what appears to
Proposed St. Louis City – County merger: Better together?
The “Better Together” plan for the re-consolidation of St. Louis City and St. Louis County is being released, and the initiative drive is about
Conquering snow, old-style
Awakened recently at four and then six in the morning by the clanking and booming of salt trucks and snow plows lumbering outside my
Why New York City has gone Styrofoam-free
It’s official. Six years and two lawsuits after then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg first proposed a ban on plastic-foam products, New York City is now a
Curbside composting: Convenient, eco-friendly, but will it work?
Too lazy to compost? Yeah, me too. But with an emerging service, known as curbside food-waste pickup, people like us can feel less guilty
Back-stage tour of election headquarters: numbers tell the story
Ten days before the high-stakes 2018 midterm election in Missouri, Eric Fey, St Louis County’s director of elections, led a group of high-schoolers on
St. Louis public transportation needs to get on track
Gooey butter cake, the Gateway Arch, the Cardinals, and telling jokes on Halloween. There is no doubt that all of these things remind you
Two what-the-hell propositions on August 7 ballot—and a third that doesn’t count
If you live in St. Louis County, Missouri, and you’re planning to vote in next week’s primary election, your August 7 ballot will include
Municipalism: the next political revolution?
Glancing at the national headlines it is easy to feel hopeless. Turning to the “World” section one becomes defeated. Scrolling through the social media,