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As part of a story I’m doing for MissouriGreen, a first set of photos of the famous Gringo Jones Import and Other Stuff near the Botanical Garden. The sign out front says it all: Business Sucks. Come in and deal. Welcome to Gringo Jones, one of the funnest, funkiest places in St. Louis. Everything is for sale. Except […]
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Babies
The St. Louis Zoo had an exceptional year when it came to zoo babies. As a Christmas treat, I give you the cute, the furry, the frolicking, and the fun. Kalama was born in August, 2008. There are now only 2,200 Grevy’s Zebras in the wild, but there’s a healthy population in zoos. The same […]
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Dave Rogers: I’m somewhat chagrined to note that I’ve imbibed the Facebook Kool-Aid™. What has tipped the balance for me is the iPhone application, and the fact that many of my “meat-space” friends are on Facebook. If you’re a regular reader and are also on Facebook, look me up as David Michael Rogers. (I was […]
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Wettest year ever
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Congratulations, St. Louis. With this afternoon’s rain, frozen rain, sleet, and hail, we set a new record for wettest year. From the Weather Underground: Statement as of 2:40 PM CST on December 23, 2008 … Record yearly maximum precipitation set at St. Louis MO… A record yearly maimum precipitation of […]