Dog Friendly Rootwad Park at old Laclede Power Co. Downtown St. Louis

Rootwad Park is a hidden park located at O’Fallon and Lewis Streets at the vacant 1901 Laclede Power Company building. The building was purchased by Union Electric Power and Light in 1907 and was a working power plant for until the 1940s. Rootwad Park is nestled in the Riverfront Trail that runs all the way …

Homeless Suffer While Others Play Reveal Inequalities in Downtown St. Louis

In downtown St. Louis, as in other cities, you can find homeless who are suffering while in the same picture find a stark contrast of unintentional photo bombs of how the other half lives, so to speak: playing, eating, having fun. These kinds of pictures help explain, in a visual sense, the inequalities in Downtown …

Riverfront Murders Downtown St. Louis During Memorial Weekend

St. Louis, MO. Monday, May 29, 2023: A man was fatally shot Monday on Memorial Day early in morning near a once homeless encampment at North Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. The unidentified man later died in a hospital. St. Louis, MO. Saturday, May 27, 2023: Another body was found …

Gateway Arch Park Grounds Memorial Day 2023

The Gateway Arch Park grounds were filled with locals and tourist during Memorial Day 2023. Between the baseball game and the perfect weather, it brought lots of people out today. There was outside dining with vendors selling hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken, lemonade and more. One of the classic things to do is ride the horse drawn carriages with …

Mayor Tishaura Jones Reveals Proven Crime Fix and AI Agrees during ‘State of the Black Professional’ [VIDEO]

St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura Jones talked about plans to lesson crime on May 18, 2023 during the Inaugural ‘State of the Black Professional‘ event at Washington University. Mayor Jones said, “When people are deprived of their basic human rights, freedom, justice and lack of access to basic necessities, crime takes root in our communities …

Annie Malone May Day Parade 2023: Video Recap (1)

ST. Louis – Annie Malone May Day Parade 2023 was held in Downtown St. Louis, MO on May 21, 2023. The parade went east on Market from 20th to 7th Streets. It started around 1:00 pm and lasted after 4:00 pm. It was non-stop excitement and was such an amazing event. Bee Jay the DJ, …