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City Affair STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01331881983334267291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-13599604233490891332011-11-08T08:46:00.002-06:002011-11-08T09:23:40.640-06:00Spotlight on Grand Center<blockquote><h3>City Affair is focusing on Grand Center, St. Louis’s esteemed Theater and Arts District, in November. <br /></h3></blockquote><IMG SRC="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5370472346_c3a642ca8d.jpg"></IMG><br /><i>Currently the subject of an ongoing master plan process, this event will start at the 2nd public forum for the Grand Center master plan and continue with a walking tour and drinks</i><br /><br />Grand Center’s Master Planning process public forum, begins at 5:30pm (until 7:30pm) at the majestic Scottish Rite Auditorium. For more information on the process and event, as well as the previous Master Plan public meeting in July 2011 see the <a href="http://www.grandcenter.org/about/organization/master-plan/">website</a href>.<br /><br />After the meeting, we’ll meet at 7:45 in front of the Continental Building walk past some of St. Louis’s most exciting construction projects, all located in Grand Center and moving forward despite a sluggish economy.<br /><br />Not one but two St. Louis radio stations will be establishing a bricks-and-mortar presence in Grand Center, and we’ll walk by both sites. KDHX (88.1) will be moving to the 3524 Washington building (formerly used by the Creepy Crawl) and will be renovating the structure, adding a café to the ground floor. St. Louis’s National Public Radio affiliate, KWMU (90.7), will be moving to a brand new, 27,000-square foot facility located on Olive just west of Grand, departing from its present home at the UMSL campus. Construction is underway.<br /><br />Also in the construction process is the long vacant Metropolitan Building, at the northeast corner of Grand and Olive. Minneapolis-based developer Dominium plans to convert the building to 72 artist-centric apartments. Architect and veteran City Affair member Paul Hohmann will be on deck to discuss the renovation, which will restore what is likely the most prominent empty building in the district to its proper vitality.<br /><br />We’ll discuss the past, present and future of Grand Center at the newly reincarnated Dooley’s, the famed burger place with the ice cream scoops of cheddar cheese once located downtown in the Chemical Building. Dooley’s now calls Grand Center home, located at 601 N. Grand Blvd.<br /><br /><h3>Spotlight on Grand Center</H3>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH 7:30-9:00 PM <br />Grand Center Public Meeting - 3633 Lindell Boulevard, 5:30PM<br />Walking Tour - meet in front of Continental Building - 3615 Olive, 7:45PM<br />Dooley's Beef N Brew House - 601 N. Grand Blvd., 8:15PMAndrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-20465557274179741112011-09-30T10:01:00.014-05:002011-09-30T13:58:35.317-05:00CITY AFFAIR XXX: Metrolink Prom!For the first time in City Affair's history, we are abandoning our usual slot on the first Thursday of the month.<br /><br />Instead we're moving it back a <i>whole day</i> to Friday October 7th to celebrate the 4th Annual Metrolink Prom and our thirtieth City Affair!<br /><br /><blockquote><h3>2011 METROLINK PROM: BLUE MOON BALL CELEBRATES THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE BLUE LINE WITH COSTUMES, MUSIC, AND DANCING ABOARD THE METROLINK</h3></blockquote><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/108639387701181678695/MetroLinkProm#5404048558553494674"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QfU6DKUBjCY/SuMgMcLuGdE/AAAAAAAAFoc/-WYbwNSK_EA/MetroLinkProm.jpg"></img></a href> <br /><br /><i>Five years ago, St. Louis’s illustrious MetroLink light rail system took a great leap forward with a brand new line that connected St. Louisans for the first time by rail to exotic locales such as Maplewood, Richmond Heights and Shrewsbury. For the fourth time in as many years, St. Louisans will unite to dance aboard the the trains in the off-beat, one-of-a-kind MetroLink Prom. Why do we do this year after year? Because MetroLink—and public transit in general—makes St. Louis a better, more accessible city. Now, with the Blue Line in place, St. Louis can experience our resurgent, historic urban core as well as our thriving, inner ring suburbs in just seven light rail stops.</i> <br /><br />2011 Metrolink prom has been organized with the help of <b><a href="http://cityaffairstl.blogspot.com/">City Affair</a href></b>, <b><a href="http://tentoes.cmt-stl.org/Home/tabid/59/Default.aspx">Citizens for Modern Transit</a href></b>, and the <b><a href="http://trustl.org/">Transit Riders Union of St. Louis</a href></b><br /><br />DESCRIPTION:<br />Metrolink Prom is a full-blown, high school-style PROM aboard your favorite transit system. Dress in your finest attire—try to wear something blue. We’ll award the night’s finest dressed (blue-themed formalwear or costumes) with the title of Prom King and Prom Queen. The newly anointed Prom Court will then lead us in our promenade from the Skinker Station to the Moonrise Hotel’s rooftop bar for our Blue Moon Ball – a night of drinking and dancing with an unparalleled bird’s eye view of the city and its duo of MetroLink lines.<br /><br /><h3>EVENT INFORMATION</H3><br />FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 2011<br />7:00PM-???<br /><br />COST: $2.75 (for Metro 2 Hour Pass)<br /><br />MEET UP:<br />ON THE PLATFORM OF THE FOREST PARK-DEBALIVIERE METROLINK STATION <br />(272 DEBALIVIERE AVE) AT 7:00PM<br /><br />PROM KING AND QUEEN ELECTION:<br />SHREWSBURY METROLINK STATION<br />(7215 LANSDOWNE AVE) AT 7:45PM<br /><br /><i>PROM</i>ENADE FROM SKINKER METROLINK STATION TO:<br /><br />BLUE MOON BALL:<br />MOONRISE HOTEL ROOFTOP BAR<br />(6177 DELMAR BVLD) AT 9:00PM<br />AT 9:00PM<br /><br />As a reminder, there is no eating, drinking, or smoking while aboard Metrolink.<br /><br />For more information, check out the <a href="http://metroprom.tumblr.com">Metrolink Prom Tumblr</a href>.Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-21243481780639233762011-07-30T19:34:00.008-05:002011-07-30T20:14:27.763-05:00August City Affair: TransPlant Spotlight<blockquote><h3>Want to know what people who move to St. Louis think of our City? Join City Affair this Thursday for an evening of casual conversation with members of St. Louis TransPlants and enjoy breathtaking views of our beautiful City from the brand new <a href="http://www.360-stl.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Bar 360</span></a>, 27 stories up on the rooftop of the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark!</h3><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanishingstl/5991881185/" title="Bar360 by Vanishing STL, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6024/5991881185_88e2d414f5.jpg" width="500" height="377" alt="Bar360" /></a><br /></blockquote>St. Louis TransPlants is a group that fosters solidarity among St. Louis non-natives (and returning expatriates), highlighting their love for their adoptive home. They are truly St. Louisans by choice, and not by happenstance of birth.<br /><br />Sure, St. Louis gets a bad rap for being a collection of small, tightly-knit, and closed off neighborhoods and towns. In some cases—as we’re sure some of the TransPlants members can relate—this reputation is deserved. But at other times, our localized divisions are trumped up and misrepresented. We at City Affair feel that our city should be a welcoming, inviting environment to all. Some of us being transplants ourselves, we not only accept, but celebrate those from other cities that choose to enrich our city with their talents and perspective! We promise we won’t ask what high school you went to (we don’t care!). See you there!<b><h3>August City Affair: TransPlant Spotlight </h3>This Thursday August 4th 7:00-10:00 pm</b><div><b>Bar 360 on the rooftop of the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark</b></div><div><b>1 S. Broadway at Market Street, St. Louis, MO 63102</b></div>Vanishing STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798287914185180625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-5790592074866004422011-06-30T18:47:00.005-05:002011-06-30T19:09:00.927-05:00City Affair XXVII: Picnic at the Iron Horse Trestle<blockquote><h3>It's the middle of the summer, it's hot and humid and only a 4 day work week. The City Affair crew thought it wouldn't be good enough to just host another discussion, so we're throwing a picnic!<br /><br />Not just any picnic, July City Affair will focus on bold plans for the North Riverfront of St. Louis with a walking tour of the future site of Great Rivers Greenway's Iron Horse Trestle Project.</h3></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.greatrivers.info/Projects/GreenwayProjects.aspx?ProjectId=75&GreenwayId=1" title="Information on the Trestle Project"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PXmPQsgnwlggKuPgy6blkTCcftrwSFBDSvSL9uplMZORmkaCvoW7CACAh9ragJiJlPVIBtfw6UqnP_3UJet4g8Hsfg1bxRr6Ta1kIJ-U4W-xKF-NnCw6MFX9LL9HFR9zK-DL_3utR6s/s1600/tres_future.jpg" width="421" height="233" alt="Rendering of the Proposed Iron Horse Trestle" /></a><br /><br /><i>St. Louis is poised to become the site of the third linear park in the world. The Iron Horse Trestle, like the High Line in New York and the Promenade Plantée in Paris, will face a challenging implementation. At the same time as engineering for this visionary project is underway, the St. Louis Development Corporation is preparing to relegate 3,000 acres of the North Riverfront to only industrial use. <b>What can we do as interested citizens to secure room for recreation and redevelopment on the North Riverfront?</b></i> <br /><br />Addressing these issues will be:<br /><b>Todd Antoine</b> - Deputy Director of Planning for Great Rivers Greenway <br /><b>Phil Valko</b> - Active Living Program Manager at Trailnet <br /><b>Jennifer Allen</b> - Program Coordinator for Trailnet<br /><br />We will picnic at 7:00PM at the corner of Howard and Hadley.<br />We will bring grilling apparatus, fuel, plates and cups. Please consider purchasing picnic supplies at the community-owned Old North Grocery Co-op (http://oldnorthgrocery.com/).<br />The Co-op is located at 8 blocks from the picnic site at 2718 N. 13th Street and is open until 7PM.<br /><br />The Co-op offers a full array of farm-fresh produce, meat from Lee Farms, Vess and Fitz's Soda and other staples. Currently the Co-op does not sell beer.<br /><br />At 7:45PM, Todd Antoine will lead interested participants on a walking tour of the former Illinois Terminal Railroad trestle that is will be transformed into the Iron Horse Trestle.<br /><br />Following the walk, Phil Valko will discuss new plans for a pedestrian and bike connection between Old North St. Louis and the St. Louis Riverfront Trail. Jennifer Allen will discuss the impending North Riverfront RFP (request for proposals) process by SLDC and what Trailnet and other organizations are doing to ensure mixed-use and recreational accessibility in the 3,000 acre area.<br /><br />Open discussion will follow the trestle tour and the brief presentations.<br /><br /><h3>City Affair XXVII: Picnic at the Iron Horse Trestle</H3>July 7th 2011 from 7:00-9:00PM @ the intersection of Howard and Hadley Streets St. Louis Missouri 63106<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1720+Hadley+Street&aq=&sll=38.645869,-90.191864&sspn=0.005547,0.01133&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1720+Hadley+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63106&ll=38.644347,-90.191464&spn=0.005547,0.01133&t=h&z=14&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=1720+Hadley+Street&aq=&sll=38.645869,-90.191864&sspn=0.005547,0.01133&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1720+Hadley+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63106&ll=38.644347,-90.191464&spn=0.005547,0.01133&t=h&z=14" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-36203443156285965722011-05-26T23:52:00.000-05:002011-05-26T23:53:49.748-05:00GroupHug St. Louis: Triple Tickets for Early Birds!Any photographs submitted to grouphugstl@gmail.com by midnight on Friday, May 27 earn TRIPLE tickets and are therefore 3X more likely to win a prize!<br /><br />Prizes include St. Louis Cinemas movie passes; gift cards to STL-Style, the St. Louis Curio Shoppe, Gelateria Del Leone; mugs and swag from Old North St. Louis Restoration Group; a t-shirt and decal from preservation group ModernSTL; and much more!<br /><br />Get a foot up on the competition just for submitting early!<br /><br />As a reminder, the final deadline for submission of photos is Tuesday, May 31 at 5pm.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-50164843163431000242011-05-17T23:18:00.000-05:002011-05-17T23:19:50.283-05:00June City Affair: GROUPHUG St. Louis (presented by City Affair)Tired of people hating on STL? So are we! It’s time for a GROUPHUG!<br /><br />IF YOU LOVE ST. LOUIS, SHOW ST. LOUIS!<br /><br />Calling all lovers of St. Louis! This city needs your tender embrace! Too often we hear more about what’s wrong with our city rather than the things that make it great. And far too often we counter this negativity with words rather than actions. Now is our chance to change that.<br />...<br />CITY LOVERS UNITE TO GIVE ST. LOUIS A PROVERBIAL HUG<br /><br />WHAT: GROUPHUG ST. LOUIS<br /><br />WHO: All lovers of St. Louis<br /><br />WHEN: Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 7 – 10 pm<br /><br />WHERE: STyLehouse, 3159 Cherokee St., 63118<br /><br />HOW MUCH: Free!<br /><br />City Affair presents GROUPHUG, the first event of its kind in the nation!<br /><br />WHAT IS IT?<br /><br />We are asking you and your friends to scour the city for your favorite people, places, and objects—ones that define our city and/or help to explain why you love St. Louis—and HUG these subjects for the camera. Get a friend to snap a photograph of you with your arms wrapped around your favorite St. Louis building, business, monument, person, etc. On June 2, all participants and friends are invited to attend the GROUPHUG party to view pics, imbibe, listen to music and express your love for STL.<br /><br />Cleveland-based Saving Cities will be filming portions of the event and conducting interviews to document grassroots efforts to “save” Rust Belt cities from the community up. Put forward your best photograph—and our city’s best face—for our guests from Cleveland. For more information, visit www.savingcities.com<br /><br />OK, I DID IT. NOW WHAT?<br /><br />E-mail your photograph(s) to: grouphugstl@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 5 p.m. More than one is encouraged! Tell us your name, where you are or who you are with.<br /><br />WHY AM I DOING THIS?<br /><br />Each submission is a chance to win prizes at the GROUPHUG event on June 2, including $100 cash, gift certificates to various St. Louis businesses, and, of course, free hugs. Prize will be awarded to Jury’s Selection for best submission.<br /><br />For a list of submission rules and guidelines, event news and sneak peaks, visit http://grouphugstl.tumblr.com/.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-80340624207438697522011-05-03T10:05:00.001-05:002011-05-03T10:06:33.954-05:00May City Affair: Transit Oriented DevelopmentWhere: Elvis Room, Bluebbery Hill in University City<br /><br />When: May 5, 2011 7pm – 9pm<br /><br /> <br /><br />The big new trend in urban development is Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) – mixed-use residential and commercial development focused around transit that seeks to encourage transit ridership and dense, walkable livable neighborhoods. Examples of TOD are touted in Washington, D.C. and Portland, but what about St. Louis? What are the challenges and opportunities for transit-oriented development in our region? Our panelists will discuss current opportunities for development around transit and a mid-town trolley, as well future markets and challenges.<br /><br />Seth Teel, Associate Director of Citizens for Modern Transit<br /><br />Mark Phillips, Long-Range Planner, Metro<br /><br />Melanie Rippetoe, Saint Louis University Master's in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development<br /><br />Justin Chick, editor and contributor to TransitTurningPoint.com<br /><br />Doors open at 7:00 PM; discussion begins at 7:30.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-27524632436391565292011-03-24T23:58:00.003-05:002011-03-25T00:02:12.015-05:00April City Affair: An Evening with Alderman Antonio French<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3PmbjY3mt5hgc8r7T6CpeD0ROmGM5xpekjMeA6f9xAk4ijDytp9INc4aRHbZPc0bLyCYo2UzEJdTBt5l-b9BRbWFWrm_CO4IW6k5fcf7scazCzi-md_bOFA3hSZihNWKkaA-xVQbMvZ6/s1600/antonio-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3PmbjY3mt5hgc8r7T6CpeD0ROmGM5xpekjMeA6f9xAk4ijDytp9INc4aRHbZPc0bLyCYo2UzEJdTBt5l-b9BRbWFWrm_CO4IW6k5fcf7scazCzi-md_bOFA3hSZihNWKkaA-xVQbMvZ6/s320/antonio-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587878031814362290" /></a><br />The 21st Ward contains some of St. Louis's most beautiful neighborhoods and green spaces. Not content to watch these treasures slip into decline, the ward's leadership, from Alderman Antonio French to dedicated staffers and neighborhood residents, has been hard at work to make it a better place to live, work, and visit. From new walking trails in lush O'Fallon Park, to a partnership with Rebuilding Together St. Louis for a Block-by-Block Initiative that sees one historic block renovated and cleaned up at a time, the 21st Ward has no shortage of initiatives that the rest of the city's 27 Wards could and should be watching and learning from.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9Df-bPhAnLLa-Ci1AFa1A0fDBbYrYhocKp0zpCLWV7RY1q90USUE2iNnwFGOnGC30tROrp8Id2zsMSs-hyXAm9aIpoXHfzPTKGHwogBnSCOcXrrX0tVy00_1lAwmUEjVWDY11udaNHQt/s1600/5495078998_cebae8bb9d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9Df-bPhAnLLa-Ci1AFa1A0fDBbYrYhocKp0zpCLWV7RY1q90USUE2iNnwFGOnGC30tROrp8Id2zsMSs-hyXAm9aIpoXHfzPTKGHwogBnSCOcXrrX0tVy00_1lAwmUEjVWDY11udaNHQt/s320/5495078998_cebae8bb9d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587878142684873074" /></a>City Affair is proud to announce that Alderman Antonio French and other speakers to be announced will present us with an overview of the tremendous activity and forward momentum in the 21st Ward. All of this will take place in the ward's planned community center--an historic church recently rescued from vacancy.<br /><br />April 7, 2011<br />Location: New 21st Ward Community Center<br />4449 Red Bud Avenue, Saint Louis, MO<br /><br />Doors open at 7:00 PM, event begins at 7:30 PM.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-86352226979923751652011-02-28T22:49:00.000-06:002011-02-28T23:44:44.683-06:00March City Affair: Happy HourThursday, March 3 · 7:30pm - 10:30pm<br />Location <br />Buffalo Brewing Co<br />3100 Olive St.<br />Saint Louis, MO<br /> <br />We're having an informal happy hour for the month of March. Stop by the Buffalo Brewing Company and talk with fellow lovers of the City of St. Louis.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-1647034354400946432011-01-20T22:54:00.003-06:002011-01-21T16:02:01.178-06:00February City Affair: Graffiti, Art or Vandalism?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckEweP5ns6YpasNPjP-_rycxcgKkWJ1JVyhJrz9AdQlct5R0CXNesv-Z4OjOZUUTu0dkfRG9dyDK-SlsKTAz_BM2fIOcZvWNa-_9sENbYUvoaoR7lpBORMfxdCbMWI1pCHpohcKsfzf8i/s1600/DSC00295.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckEweP5ns6YpasNPjP-_rycxcgKkWJ1JVyhJrz9AdQlct5R0CXNesv-Z4OjOZUUTu0dkfRG9dyDK-SlsKTAz_BM2fIOcZvWNa-_9sENbYUvoaoR7lpBORMfxdCbMWI1pCHpohcKsfzf8i/s320/DSC00295.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564498582603884546" /></a><br />Fort Gondo<br />3151 Cherokee Street<br />Saint Louis, MO<br />Doors open at 7:00 PM<br />Discussion begins at 7:30 PM<br /><br />Graffiti is as old as civilization itself, with examples found<br />thousands of years ago in the pyramids of ancient Egypt and the Roman<br />city of Pompeii. In contemporary America, any resident or visitor to<br />a city--or even small towns--will see graffiti covering overpasses,<br />abandoned structures and the sides of buildings.<br /><br />On February 3rd, we will host a panel discussion that asks the<br />following questions:<br /><br />Is graffiti a valid form of artistic or political expression?<br /><br />Does graffiti contribute to a sense that a neighborhood is blighted?<br /><br />Can graffiti be a positive influence on city life, or is it always<br />detrimental?<br /><br />Who decides what is good graffiti, and what is bad?<br /><br />Can different sides of the graffiti debate come to a consensus on its<br />validity?<br /><br />Please come to City Affair and contribute your opinions and<br />questions. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and<br />answer session from the audience. Doors open at 7:00 PM, discussion<br />begins at 7:30.<br /><br />Panelists include:<br /><br />Peat Wollaeger, Internationally known Stencil Artist Famous for his Signature EYE, Colorful Characters and Stencil Videos....stenSOUL.com.<br /><br />Angelo Olegna, "Mayor of Cherokee Street"<br /><br />Raven Fox, http://www.ravenfox.net/<br /><br />And addition panelists to be announced.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-47404878328194950962010-12-31T00:04:00.000-06:002010-12-31T00:05:10.526-06:00January 2011 City AffairThursday, January 6, 2011 at 7:30pm - Friday, January 7, 2011 at 1:30am<br />Majestic Restaurant<br />4900 Laclede Avenue at Euclid in the Central West End<br /><br />In January, we will be hosting an informal happy hour at the Majestic, an institution in the Central West End for close to 50 years. Come talk about the new year and share new ideas you have for City Affair topics in 2011.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-55842223398499458632010-11-30T23:38:00.001-06:002010-11-30T23:38:34.872-06:00December City Affair: Proposition A and St. Louis's 1% Earnings TaxThursday, December 2<br />7:30pm - 9:00pm<br />Foam Coffee and Beer<br />3359 South Jefferson Avenue<br />Saint Louis, MO<br /><br />On November 2nd, Missouri voters overwhelmingly voted for the passage<br />of Proposition A, millionaire Rex Sinquefeld's initiative that banned<br />future municipal earnings taxes and requires St. Louis and Kansas City<br />voters to approve the continuation of each cf their 1% earnings tax on<br />residents and those employed in their borders every five years. As<br />soon as April, voters in both Kansas City and St. Louis will vote to<br />repeal or ret...ain their city's earnings tax.<br /><br />At December's City Affair, join us for a spirited discussion when our<br />panelists and you, the audience, debate the next step in the debate<br />over the retention of St. Louis's 1% earnings tax. Should we retain<br />the tax? Should we work for its repeal? What really are the arguments<br />for and against the 1% earnings tax? How will you vote in April?<br /><br />Tentatively we have several special speakers/panelists who will join<br />us to lead the discussion:<br /><br />Lyda Krewson - Ward 28th Alderwoman<br /><br />Lisa Selligmann - Architect, Central West End resident<br /><br />Mike Glodeck (?)- Owner of Foam, small businessman<br /><br />Stay tuned for longer biographies for each of our panelists, as well<br />as additional panelists who may join the discussion.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-60238537980308142262010-10-06T23:05:00.002-05:002010-10-06T23:12:28.100-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">City Affair XX time update: </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Please show up to Van Goghz around 7:00 pm. The event will begin </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">promptly</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> at 7:30.</span></span></div>Vanishing STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798287914185180625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-18749705219789742942010-09-29T11:15:00.004-05:002010-09-29T13:13:06.907-05:00City Affair XX: LGBTQ and St. Louis Revitalization<blockquote><h3>October's event will focus on the LBGTQ community's involvement in revitalizing city neighborhoods. What is St. Louis doing to attract and retain these demographics? What can we do better? How do the communities here compare with those of other major cities? We will tackle these questions and more on October 7.</h3></blockquote><i>Moderated by Randy Vines with an Introduction by Matt Mourning</i><br />With the following panel:<br /><b>Alderman Shane Cohn </b>of the 25th Ward<br /><b>Robyn Montague </b>of TransHaven Missouri<br />And several other speakers to be announced...<br /><br />Following forty five minutes of panel discussion we will open the floor to audience questions.<h3>EVENT INFORMATION</H3>Thursday, October 7th:30-9:00 PM Van Goghz Martini Bar & Bistro (3200 Shenandoah Ave at Compton in the Tower Grove East neighborhood)<br /><br />2 Drink minimum, please.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-44338547942542913332010-08-26T09:14:00.005-05:002010-08-27T09:43:48.691-05:00City Affair XIX: Opportunities for Social Justice<blockquote><h3>As the crowning achievement of humanity, cities can be essentially defined by the bonds between people. While development, finance, and culture grab the most attention among urbanists, it is time to examine the public responsibility that underlies urban environments.</h3></blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUjX74Ni8Wnts4G9KdJIUg-nfKtOLAANekzqPQKOOYa6kU5-x0W7axV8JNZC45qID61oEq6Oj9VOvCC1ktvj24Kvk4knRzPZbuy6hZQ57d6ct8wQD0i7vETUpVXvLd76tNoims3ccX1g/s1600/4447114390_0f5068be8a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUjX74Ni8Wnts4G9KdJIUg-nfKtOLAANekzqPQKOOYa6kU5-x0W7axV8JNZC45qID61oEq6Oj9VOvCC1ktvj24Kvk4knRzPZbuy6hZQ57d6ct8wQD0i7vETUpVXvLd76tNoims3ccX1g/s400/4447114390_0f5068be8a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509729688145710882" /></a><br /><br /><i>Are we responsible for maintaining a foundation of solidarity with all elements of society? Is egalitarianism possible in the divisive modern urban environment? </i><br /><br />We will discuss issues of social justice and activism with a panel of local advocates:<br /><br /><b>Shawn Mckie</b> - The <a href="http://juiceproject.org/">Juice Project</a href> blends media literacy and health literacy education with physical exercise and art for social change. The Juice Box, which is also home to J.U.I.C.E., Inc., sits in a predominantly Black low-income neighborhood, and thus, re-imagines the corner store.<br /><br /><b>Jay Swoboda and RJ Koscielniak</b> - <a href="http://www.whatsupstl.com/intro.html">Whats Up Magazine</a href> is St. Louis' activist publication with an ear to the street. Whats Up is sold by St. Louis' homeless and strives to create fairness, opportunity and community by covering issues that socially conscious people want to know about.<br /><br /><b>Claire Wolff</b> - The <a href="http://www.urbanstudiocafe.org/about/">Urban Studio Café</a href> is a non-profit cafe with a mission to foster a sense of strong community, creativity, knowledge and enrichment while providing a quality cup of joe. The Urban Studio has a successful history of providing enriching programs to youth in Old North St. Louis. Revenue generated by the cafe supports these programs.<br /><br /><b>Emily Beck will moderate the panel discussion.</b><br />Following panel discussion we will open the floor to questions.<br /><br /><h3>EVENT INFORMATION</H3><br />SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 <br />7:30-9:00 PM <br />OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS RESTORATION GROUP OFFICES<br />2700 N. 14th St. <br />ST. LOUIS, MO. 63106<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2700+N.+14th+St.++ST.+LOUIS&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.443045,90.263672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2700+N+14th+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63106&ll=38.643422,-90.193892&spn=0.023463,0.036478&z=14&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=2700+N.+14th+St.++ST.+LOUIS&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.443045,90.263672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2700+N+14th+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63106&ll=38.643422,-90.193892&spn=0.023463,0.036478&z=14&iwloc=A" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-64864762481022568672010-07-28T23:29:00.006-05:002010-07-29T00:27:33.602-05:00CHEROKEE: A GREAT STREET HAPPENING NOW!<blockquote><h3><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Geneva;font-size:15px;">Several months ago City Affair took on the topic of some of the future Great Streets of St. Louis. On Thursday, August 5th return with us to Cherokee to hear from several people making Cherokee a Great Street today.</span></h3><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> </blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Geneva;font-size:15px;">Our panelists for the evening will include:</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:11.0pt;">Randy Vines of STL-Style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>STL-Style had been operating as an internet-based company for about 9 years before Randy and Jeff Vines made the leap into a storefront, opening Style House at 3155 Cherokee Street. They chose this area for a number of reasons, not the least among them its relative affordability and growing concentration of creative DIY startups. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Geneva;font-size:15px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs182.snc3/18938_286477143407_29207273407_4682679_2159482_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 604px; height: 404px;" src="http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs182.snc3/18938_286477143407_29207273407_4682679_2159482_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:11.0pt;">Kristin Gassel of The St. Louis Curio Shoppe. The Shoppe will carry music, books, crafts, clothing, specialty food products, jewelry, souvenirs, collectibles and assorted other sundries and curiosities all made in the St. Louis area. The Curio Shoppe plans to have a positive impact on our city by supporting local businesses of all sizes and ensuring that a maximum amount of consumer dollars goes directly back to our community.</span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:11.0pt;">Juan Montana of Cherokee Photobooth. Opened on Easter weekend this year, Cherokee Photobooth is a unique storefront operation that embraces everything that makes Cherokee Street special-- diverse, creative, fun, gritty, and colorful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Just drop into this unassuming storefront for a fun, quirky photo session custom-suited to your personality.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:11.0pt;">Matthew Mourning, who writes the blog Dotage will be the moderator for the evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Matthew returned to St. Louis after completing grad school in New Orleans and has recently become a resident of Cherokee Street.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> Following the brief panel discussion we will open the floor to audience questions.<h3>EVENT INFORMATION</h3>Thursday, August 5th 7:30-9:00 PM <!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:Geneva;font-size:11.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:11.0pt;">2301 Cherokee Street, one block east of Jefferson, the future storefront of The St. Louis Curio Shoppe, which will open Auguat 28</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Geneva;font-size:11.0pt;">th</span></sup> </span><!--EndFragment--><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Geneva;font-size:11px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Geneva;font-size:18px;">This is a BYOB event.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs097.snc4/36189_400540798175_292134863175_4478946_8026082_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 540px; height: 720px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs097.snc4/36189_400540798175_292134863175_4478946_8026082_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">2301 Cherokee, the soon to be home of the St. Louis Curio Shoppe</div></div>Vanishing STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798287914185180625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-23921284348516011042010-05-26T16:51:00.004-05:002010-05-26T17:22:37.058-05:00CITY AFFAIR XVI: BLOG CITY 6/3/10 7PM<blockquote><h3>ARE BLOGS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF FURTHERING CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY? DO THEY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT TO SEEK POLITICAL ACTION OR DO THEY SERVE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT?</h3></blockquote><IMAGE HERE><br /><br /><i>JOIN THE DISCUSSION</i><br /><br />The ongoing conversation of urbanism and historic preservation of St. Louis architecture and its city form is largely fueled by buzzing blogs and their readership. With so much work to be done toward the revitalization of our city, we ask how web-based advocacy of the betterment our built environment plays a meaningful role in that revitalization with the following panel:<br /><br /><b>ALEX IHNEN</b> - blogger, <a href="http://urbanstl.com/">URBANSTL.COM</a href><br /><b>MATTHEW MOURNING</b> - blogger, <a href="http://stldotage.blogspot.com/">STLDOTAGE</a href><br /><b>STEVE PATTERSON</b> - blogger, <a href="http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/">URABANREVIEWSTL</a href><br /><br />Following forty five minutes of panel discussion we will open the floor to audience questions.<br /><br />Please note this is not a BYOB event like many City Affairs. Urban Eats has a great selection of drinks, and they'll be extending happy hour prices for the evening. We encourage everyone to check out their <a href="http://www.urbaneatscafe.com/menu.html">food menu</a href> and support a local business.<br /><br />To have your order ready when you get there, we encourage you to place an order <a href="http://www.urbaneatscafe.com/order.html">ahead of time.</a href><br /><br /><br /><h3>CITY AFFAIR XVI: BLOG CITY</H3><br />Thursday, June 3rd 2010<br />7:00-9:00 PM<br />Urban Eats Café<br />3301 Meramec Street<br />St. Louis, Mo. 63118<br /><br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3301+Meramec+Street,+Saint+Louis,+MO&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3301+Meramec+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63118&t=h&ll=38.580647,-90.241098&spn=0.020129,0.025749&z=14&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3301+Meramec+Street,+Saint+Louis,+MO&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3301+Meramec+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63118&t=h&ll=38.580647,-90.241098&spn=0.020129,0.025749&z=14&iwloc=A&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-65350600826793556882010-03-22T16:00:00.001-05:002010-03-22T16:00:04.218-05:00CITY AFFAIR XV: RECONNECTING CITY AND RIVER<blockquote><br /><h3><br />ONE OF THE LARGEST CRITIQUES OF THE CITY OF SAINT LOUIS HAS BEEN THE DEGREE TO WHICH IT HAS DEVELOPED A STERILE AND DEAD DOWNTOWN AREA AND TURNED ITS BACK ON THE RIVERFRONT</h3><br /><br />While this condition is the legacy of failed midcentury planning and policy, we will continue to struggle if we take the result for granted. Cities around the country are capitalizing on their neglected riverfront areas to catalyze development, attract residents, and bolster tourist economies. In Saint Louis, the channel that slices through downtown disrupts recreational opportunities and depresses the values of adjacent properties. Many strategies have been proposed, but a radical rethinking of downtown may be required. <br /><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNhlBWI0gPMXkRPTpLWTHnwUvVEPX30m1YeSXHlAngFFyzdvj3XbyqZKep4_vtr5qgHKzDM0I2KG3Twa3Tf_r1icZX4eUk46hcGy4oR3tXnnoQCWSEuKgVbyIYz6Dug0fU9kFKDMTdSBQ/s1600-h/highway.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNhlBWI0gPMXkRPTpLWTHnwUvVEPX30m1YeSXHlAngFFyzdvj3XbyqZKep4_vtr5qgHKzDM0I2KG3Twa3Tf_r1icZX4eUk46hcGy4oR3tXnnoQCWSEuKgVbyIYz6Dug0fU9kFKDMTdSBQ/s400/highway.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451553709427764706" /></a><i>WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS TO RECONNECT THE CITY STREET GRID TO THE RIVERFRONT, THE ARCH GROUNDS, AND LACLEDE'S LANDING? DO NEW DEVELOPMENTS FINALLY MAKE IT FEASIBLE TO REMOVE THE FORMER INTERSTATE 70 THROUGH DOWNTOWN? </i><br /><br /><a href="http://citytoriver.org">City to River</a href>, the volunteer grass roots group that is promoting the removal of the former I-70 through Downtown and replacement with a pedestrian friendly urban boulevard will be giving a brief presentation about the concept and its transformative potential. City to River believes that removing the highway is the only real way to restore the lost connections between Downtown, the Arch, districts north and south and the river itself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.citytoriver.org/index.html"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqJp6XtrIggvBJMKHqbve5tXdyuG9EHDKvjcQ__iQeGwLNiOmMCtenclrANfAziPm0CAog-U0wvstVF0Q9H7yU_jwH5IlUglUZGqP8ff1vNpxFxuEw_hHbD8Da-aBsuumXJegmOoFond9/s400/memorial+%26+wash+ave-request.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451556915640887010" /></a><br />City to River will answer questions about the concept and provide an opportunity to get involved with this transformative effort. There are many ways that supporters can assist City to River including contacting and meeting with stakeholders, marketing and promotion, contacting politicians, technical assistance and more. <br /><br />Come find out how you can be a part of this once in a lifetime opportunity to reopen the front door of St. Louis by resolving a planning mistake from the “urban renewal” era.<br /><br />The following panel will represent City to River:<br /><br /><a href="http://stlrising.blogspot.com/2010/03/are-stars-aligning-for-downtown.html"><b>RICK BONASCH</b></a href> - Director of Technical Assistance at RHCDA / Coordinator of City to River<br /><br /><a href="http://exquisitestruggle.blogspot.com/2010/03/city-and-river-pt-ii-tear-down-this.html"><b>ANDREW FAULKNER</b></a href> - Architect, Urban Designer / City to River<br /><br /><a href="http://vanishingstl.blogspot.com/2010/02/connecting-two-landmarks-busch-stadium.html"><b>PAUL HOHMANN</b></a href> - Architect / City to River<br /><br /><b>KARA HOLLAND</b> - Designer / City to River<br /><br /><br />After a brief concept presentation, there will be discussion moderated by <a href="http://www.stl-style.com/">Randy Vines</a href>.<br /><br /><h3><br /><b>CITY AFFAIR XV: RECONNECTING CITY AND RIVER</b></h3><br />APRIL 1, 2010<br />7:30-9:00 PM<br />MORGAN STREET BREWERY (not byob)<br />721 North 2nd Street<br />St Louis, MO 63102-2518<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Morgan+Street+Brewery&ie=UTF8&hq=Morgan+Street+Brewery&hnear=Saint+Louis,+MO&ll=38.630064,-90.185201&spn=0.005867,0.00912&z=16&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Morgan+Street+Brewery&ie=UTF8&hq=Morgan+Street+Brewery&hnear=Saint+Louis,+MO&ll=38.630064,-90.185201&spn=0.005867,0.00912&z=16&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>City Affair STLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01331881983334267291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-50807436704914797962010-03-16T06:00:00.001-05:002010-03-23T01:59:49.663-05:00Saint Louis, We Hear You<h3><br />UPCOMING CITY AFFAIR TOPICS</h3><br /><br />The polls have closed, the results have been tabulated, and the chads have been hung. Thank you to the all thirty seven of you who voted on topics you would like to see at upcoming city affairs. Please note the new poll topic: "What is the greatest challenge to urbanism in Saint Louis?".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dxNei97pK8-BBxubzYU8P-tmGztMGo1WjHgfW7dF_1dGbmDZWCnYRoM4e_WoAymwcFnNaOFLPASPdO1yYK5jH1XZJdBfWRRzpFqE1D6vIWYMYX3WMOBiRXbDI5-gSbvv4gyHICLjyxs/s1600-h/results.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dxNei97pK8-BBxubzYU8P-tmGztMGo1WjHgfW7dF_1dGbmDZWCnYRoM4e_WoAymwcFnNaOFLPASPdO1yYK5jH1XZJdBfWRRzpFqE1D6vIWYMYX3WMOBiRXbDI5-gSbvv4gyHICLjyxs/s400/results.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449106122314843954" /></a><br /><br />As you can see, the big winner was a discussion on sustainable urbanism. We hear you, and we promise that will be on the agenda as soon as we can convene an appropriate panel. The topic of Young Entrepreneurs (or "Young Turks" as some on the steering committee have take to calling it will be kicking off the fall City Affair schedule, and we are planning on hosting discussions on immigration and the legacy of segregation then as well. In the meantime, we are announcing the following topics for the spring:<br /><br /><b>City Affair XV: Reconnecting City and River</b><br />When: Thu Apr 1, 2010 7:30pm to 9pm CDT <br />Morgan Street Brewery [More details soon!]<br /><br /><i> City Affair welcomes representatives from the <a href="http://citytoriver.org">City To River</a href> grassroots coalition to discuss the importance of reconnecting Saint Louis to the Missississippi, their vision for reconnection, and why this is a pivotal time for this idea.</i><br /><br /><u>Please note, this is <b>not</b> a BYOB event</u><br /><br /><br /><b>City Affair XVI: On Hold for Pecha Kucha</b><br />When: Thu May 6, 2010 7:00pm to 9pm CDT<br /><br /><i>We are waiving our usual monthly meeting to help support St. Louis Pecha Kucha. St, Louis is now one of 291 cities around the world that host Pecha Kucha meetings. PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace. Pecha Kucha #3 is currently being planned for 5/06/10 and we want to go, so City Affair will return in June!</i><br /><br /><b>City Affair XVII: TBD</b><br />When: Thu Jun 3, 2010 7:30pm to 9pm CDT<br /><br /><b>City Affair XVIII: Summer Party</b><br />When: Thu Jul 1, 2010 7:30pm to 10pm CDT<br /><br /><i>City Affair is not just about wonkish discussions of urbanism and policy. Help us celebrate our city and the birthday of our country in July.</i><br /><br />As always, up-to-date information on upcoming City Affair Events can be found on <a href="feed://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/cityaffairstl%40gmail.com/public/basic">our calendar feed</a href><br /><br /><br /><h3><br /><b>UPCOMING:</b><br />CITY AFFAIR XV: RECONNECTING CITY AND RIVER</H3><br />APRIL 1, 2010<br />7:30-9:00 PM<br />MORGAN STREET BREWERY (not byob)<br />721 North 2nd Street<br />St Louis, MO 63102-2518<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Morgan+Street+Brewery&ie=UTF8&hq=Morgan+Street+Brewery&hnear=Saint+Louis,+MO&ll=38.630064,-90.185201&spn=0.005867,0.00912&z=16&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Morgan+Street+Brewery&ie=UTF8&hq=Morgan+Street+Brewery&hnear=Saint+Louis,+MO&ll=38.630064,-90.185201&spn=0.005867,0.00912&z=16&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-41886783789901670312010-02-22T20:28:00.008-06:002010-02-24T16:40:29.651-06:00City Affair XIV: Gentrification: 3/4/10 7:30PM<blockquote><br /><h3>Is gentrification a problem in Saint Louis?</h3><br />Gentrification is a loaded term. Literally referring to the process of renovating and improving (esp. a house or district) so that it conforms to middle-class taste, it is entwined with issues of politics, class, and race. How one defines gentrification and whether it is a positive or negative depends on how it has affected you. <br /></blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aged_accozzaglia/2831491991/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2831491991_a0985c97a4.jpg"></img></a href><br /><br /><i>We will look to our panelists for discussion about the function of gentrification, the dynamics that they perceive as contributing to gentrification, and what can be done through policy to minimize negative effects of gentrification.</i><br /><br />Our panel consists of:<br /><b>Steven Smith</b> - Owner of the Royale and activist.<br /><br /><b>Minerva Lopez</b> - Past President of the Cherokee Station Business Association<br /><br /><b>Alex Ihnen</b> - Regional Director of Development at Washington University, blogger at <a href="http://www.stlurbanworkshop.com/">St. Louis Urban Workshop</a href><br /><br /><b>Alycia Green</b> - Advocate at The People's Advocate St. Louis<br /><br /><b><a href="http://ecoabsence.blogspot.com/">Michael Allen</a href></b> will moderate the panel discussion.<br /><br />Following forty five minutes of panel discussion we will open the floor to audience questions.<br /><br /><h3><br />CITY AFFAIR XIV: GENTRIFICATION</H3><br />MARCH 4, 2010<br />7:30-9:00 PM<br />STYLEhouse (STL-Style)<br />3155 Cherokee St.<br />Saint Louis, Mo. 63118<br /><br /><iframe width="300" height="300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=3155+cherokee+st.+louis&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3155+Cherokee+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63118&gl=us&ei=8UCDS8iVKsmmnQe--cn4AQ&ved=0CAcQ8gEwAA&ll=38.594929,-90.236442&spn=0.002516,0.003219&z=17&iwloc=A&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=3155+cherokee+st.+louis&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=3155+Cherokee+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63118&gl=us&ei=8UCDS8iVKsmmnQe--cn4AQ&ved=0CAcQ8gEwAA&ll=38.594929,-90.236442&spn=0.002516,0.003219&z=17&iwloc=A&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-91903512529160711682010-02-10T21:06:00.004-06:002010-02-15T22:29:15.292-06:00City Affair XIII: Transit Advocacy Leads to Healthy Debate and Challenge to Participate<blockquote><br /><h3><br />City Affair XIII: Transit Advocacy was a marked success</h3><br /></blockquote><br /><br /><i>Despite forecasts of snow, City Affair XIII saw over fifty participants learn more about Proposition A, challenge our transit panelists and receive a challenge in turn to turn out, phone bank, organize , and fight for Proposition A</i><br /><br />Thanks to everyone who braved the cold, mixed precipitation, and threats of snow to attend City Affair XIII at the offices of Arcturis. The discussion was often boisterous with panelists Tom Shrout, Courtney Sloger, and Mark Phillips outlining the future plans of Metro, discussing strategy for victory for the upcoming vote on Proposition A this April, and being kept on their toes by a lively discussion section.<br /><br />City Affair STL would like to pass on the following resources to transit advocacy interested citizens:<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.metrostlouis.org/">Newly Redesigned Metro Website</a href></b> - Now featuring Google Transit for trip planning purposes and soon rolling out a smart phone application<br /><br /><b><a href="http://movingtransitforward.org/">Moving Transit Forward: Metro's 30 Year Plan</a href></b> - Developed through several charrettes with City, County, and Metro East residents.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.moremetrolink.com/">More MetroLink</a href></b> - Advocacy Site to support the passage of Proposition A<br /><br /><b><a href="http://imagevictory.com/nv/">Voter Neighbor</a href></b> - System to encourage participation for Proposition A. Contact <a href="http://twitter.com/STLTransit">Courtney Sloger</a href> for more information<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.nextstopstl.org/">Next Stop STL</a href></b> - Metro's Blog.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.advancestlouis.com/ourfuture.php">Advance Saint Louis</a href></b> - Supporting Proposition A<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.tentoes.cmt-stl.org/">Ten Toes Express</a href></b> - If you are a member of City Affair, make the commitment towards sustainable transportation<br /><br />Finally the featured video is now the pro-Proposition A spot produced by Citizens for Modern Transit<br /><br />Reminder:<br /><h3><br />City Affair XIV: Gentrification</H3><br />March 4, 2010<br />7:30-9:00 PM<br />LOCATION T.B.A. Soon!Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-49508478964092144182010-02-03T16:19:00.006-06:002010-02-15T22:29:03.169-06:00<blockquote><h3><br />CITY AFFAIR UPDATE</h3><br /><br /></blockquote><br /><br />The February City Affair will be taking place tomorrow, February 4th 2010, at the offices of Arcturis.<br /><br /><b> We have added Mark Phillips, a long range planner for metro, to the panel.</b><br /><br />For details on the after party, please scroll to the end of this post.<br /><br />We would like to encourage you to take transit to City Affair. The offices of Arcturis are located in the Laclede Gas building directly above the 8th and Pine Metrolink Station. Please visit <a href="http://tripfinder.metrostlouis.org/">TripFinder </a href>to plan your route to City Affair.<br /><br /><H3>EVENT INFORMATION</H3><br />Thursday, February 4 2010<br />7:30-9:00 PM<br />Arcturis Offices<br />Laclede Gas Building, Second Floor<br />720 Olive Street Saint Louis, Mo. 63101<br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=720+Olive+St.+St.+Louis&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=59.856937,55.107422&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=720+Olive+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63101&t=h&ll=38.629586,-90.191617&spn=0.002933,0.00456&z=17&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=720+Olive+St.+St.+Louis&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=59.856937,55.107422&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=720+Olive+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63101&t=h&ll=38.629586,-90.191617&spn=0.002933,0.00456&z=17" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br /><H3>CITY AFFAIR AFTERPARTY</H3><br />Thursday, February 4 2010<br />9:30 PM - Midnight<br />Sol Lounge<br />4239 Lindell Bvld. Saint Louis, Mo. 63108<br />Between Whittier and Boyle<br /><br />You can get to the after party on Metro by taking the #10 bus westbound from 14th and Pine. The #10 leaves from 14th and Pine at 9:30 and 10:10pm and the trip is around 15 minutes.<br /><br />The afterparty at Sol benefits the Saint Louis Urban Studio. Admission is $5 and helps to support the <a href="http://theurbanstudio.blogspot.com/">Urban Studio's</a href> excellent programs. For more information view the facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273075672050&index=1">event</a href>.Andrew J. Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02903396697828145947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059356764821452851.post-7458244054843187202010-01-21T11:50:00.019-06:002010-02-03T16:15:19.934-06:002/4/10 City Affair: Transit Advocacy in Saint Louis<blockquote><h3>Saint Louis has a better performing and more used transit system than many comparable cities and regions, yet popular opinion continuously sides against Metro. Current events have demonstrated that transit is a vital component of the economy. While the state of Illinois recognizes the importance of transit, Missouri provides 7% as much funding for Metro and ranks 35th nationally for transit funding.</h3><br /></blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jb0uluOiGZ0qgWBQy1qdliKS5Ba7XVjbIKESd7Wc49hKbItatvKFMVNyrjrnR8_mVENb7zig4xJSPeTGWJsROOAXPNw4n7LxdhjJ8e-xhgxAZ_Rzw_NRWiG0V6r0gxWo70ll71BenIY/s1600-h/CRW_0101.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jb0uluOiGZ0qgWBQy1qdliKS5Ba7XVjbIKESd7Wc49hKbItatvKFMVNyrjrnR8_mVENb7zig4xJSPeTGWJsROOAXPNw4n7LxdhjJ8e-xhgxAZ_Rzw_NRWiG0V6r0gxWo70ll71BenIY/s400/CRW_0101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429360025736882418" /></a><i>Given these structural issues what can we do to help?</i><br />We will hear about new metro initiatives and discuss strategies for supporting Proposition M with the following panel:<br /><b>Tom Shrout</b> - Tom is Executive Director of Citizens for Modern Transit, an advocacy organization founded over twenty years ago to advocate for light rail transit in Saint Louis. Mr. Shrout first spoke to City Affair in April 2009.<br /><br /><b>Courtney Sloger</b> - Courtney is an online media specialist for Metro where she coordinates the new metro blog Next Stop STL: http://www.nextstopstl.org/<br /><br /><b>Melissa Legge</b> - Melissa is a former Metro intern and senior in environmental studies at Washington University<br /><br />Following forty five minutes of panel discussion we will open the floor to audience questions.<br /><br /><H3>EVENT INFORMATION</H3><br />Thursday, February 4 2010<br />7:30-9:00 PM<br />Arcturis Offices<br />Laclede Gas Building, Second Floor<br />720 Olive Street Saint Louis, Mo. 63101<br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=720+Olive+St.+St.+Louis&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=59.856937,55.107422&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=720+Olive+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63101&t=h&ll=38.629586,-90.191617&spn=0.002933,0.00456&z=17&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=720+Olive+St.+St.+Louis&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=59.856937,55.107422&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=720+Olive+St,+St+Louis,+Missouri+63101&t=h&ll=38.629586,-90.191617&spn=0.002933,0.00456&z=17" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Andrew J. 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