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Lewis Reed

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    St. Louis Firefighters' Pension Argument Fails Bullshit Detector

    ​Earlier this week Chris Molitor, president of the firefighters' union Local 73, wrote a guest commentary in the Post-Dispatch criticizing Mayor Francis Slay's push to reform the firefighters' pension. The pension, btw, now accounts for a third of the fire department's total budget, has more than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Aldermanic Candidate Rose Green Seeks to Defeat a St. Louis Political Dynasty

    ​Down St. Louis Avenue, a few slanted blocks past North Grand Boulevard, there is a large green lawn sign promoting Rose Mary Green for 5th Ward Alderman. The sidewalks here are a bit dark, more reminiscent of the neighboring 3rd Ward than the livelier streets of Old North St. Louis at the eastern ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Anyone Wanna Guess the Biggest Name to Attend Tammika Hubbard's Fundraiser?

    ​Updated 11:55 a.m. to show that the last day to register to vote for this election is tomorrow. Also with correct spelling of attribution. With less than a month before the special election, Tammika Hubbard remains the front-runner in the Fifth Ward Alderman race. She has deep political ties-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    City Approves Funding for New Animal Shelter on North Side

    City leaders are taking steps to curb St. Louis' stray dog problem.​The city's Estimates and Appropriations Committee unanimously approved yesterday a proposal to use $170,000 from last year's budget surplus to build a new animal shelter in north St. Louis. The plan is to lease and renovate a va ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    Meet the Candidates for the Fifth Ward Alderman Special Election

    Image viaThe race for April Ford-Griffin's seat is underway.​Hey political junkies, barely able to wait the twelve months for the rush of the 2012 elections? Well, like Matthew McConaughey said in the drive-in scene in Dazed and Confused: Not to worry. There's a new fiesta in the making as we spe ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    North St. Louis has a people problem, not a dog one, says Randy Grim

    Image viaThe race for April Ford-Griffin's seat is underway.​Hey political junkies, barely able to wait the twelve months for the rush of the 2012 elections? Well, like Matthew McConaughey said in the drive-in scene in Dazed and Confused: Not to worry. There's a new fiesta in the making as we spe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    St. Louis: A Dog-Eat-Mailman World and City Health Director Wearing MilkBone Underwear

    ​Remember one those classic intros to Cheers when Norm walks into the bar and Woody asks him how he's doing? Norm responds: "It's a dog-eat-dog world, Woody, and I'm wearing MilkBone underwear." I recalled that scene this morning when reading the latest dust up regarding St. Louis' problem with st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Animal Neglect Rampant in North St. Louis, Says Stray Rescue

    Photo courtesy of Stray Rescue"Our Little Boy" moments after being pulled from a dumpster in north St. Louis. The dog would die that same day.​Whom to believe? St. Louis politicians who say their communities are overrun with feral canines? Or the man who's been left the task of managing stray dogs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Board of Aldermen Public Safety Committee to Investigate Jail Breaks

    ​The Board of Aldermen passed a resolution today to investigate the city's corrections division, particularly the string of four jail breaks in the past fifteen months. The investigation will be handled by the Board's Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by 27th Ward Alderman Greg Carter.The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    North Pointe Residents Say No to Crime

    "The neighborhood itself is a nice neighborhood," says Simril. "It's got a few bad apples in it, but the citizen's patrol is trying to calm down the scene, and the last couple of months we've made progress." ​Most days for the past fifteen years, 57-year-old Tommy Simril has climbed into his 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Jailbreak Timeline: Suspended Correction Commissioner's Memos Warned of Jails' Vulnerability for Months

    Image via"We have a major public safety responsibility and jails can become a dangerous place to live and work without an appropriate managerial staffing pattern," Stubblefield told Bryson in April.​It's easy to understand why Division of Corrections Commissioner Gene Stubblefield wants the public ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Blame for Jail Breaks Climbs All the Way Up to Mayor Slay

    Image viaWill the appointment of director of Public Safety Charles Bryson come back to bite Mayor Slay?​Mayor Francis Slay took some heat when he appointed Charles Bryson director of the Department of Public Safety in 2007. Critics claimed that Bryson was unqualified for the job: he had little to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Lewis Reed Campaign Gets Big Gift; Francis Slay Campaign Gets Big Names

    Slay and Reed: The election is a long way off but the fundraising isn't.​The next election for mayor of St. Louis is still some 20 months away but already the campaigns are under way. Incumbent mayor Francis Slay currently has over $611,000 of cash on hand for the 2013 election, according to the l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Francis Slay Asserts Alpha Dog Status at City Hall; Lewis Reed Refuses to Play Bitch

    Slay strikes first; Reed counters.​A dog fight has broken out in City Hall, and it could last another 21 months. Today, Mayor Francis Slay's office struck first when it released an email blaming Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed for Stray Rescue's decision this week to stop serving as the cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Think You're Hot? Try Living In a Tent Down By the River

    Photos: Rory RoundtreeReed and community activist Brian Matthews (right) stand beside Hopeville camp leader, Moe.​As St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed explains, residents of the homeless camp "Hopeville" north of downtown can keep warm in the winter by insulating their tents and sha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Kaldi's, Pi in Mix for the Del Taco Flying Saucer?

    ​The saga of the (now former) Del Taco building, a.k.a. the flying saucer, at 212 South Grand Boulevard has taken yet another intriguing turn, with two of the city's most powerful politicians tweeting competing ideas for saving the iconic structure from possible demolition.On Saturday, Mayor Franc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    "Saucer on South Grand" Developer Gets His Tax Abatement

    Albert Samaha​Developer Rick Yackey will get the tax abatement he requested to redevelop The Saucer on South Grand. As expected, the Board of Aldermen passed Board Bill #118 today, by a vote of 15 to 9. Given the bill's high profile, most of this debate had already been hashed out over the pas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    St. Louis Smoking Summit a Dud

    ​We had imagined yesterday's "smoking summit" for St. Louis area officials would look something like this. Only instead of beer, the table would be full of ashtrays and mounds and mounds of those famously cheap Missouri cigarettes. After a bit of frank discussion, the officials would sit back and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    AUDIO: Maria Chapelle-Nadal Is "Off the Plantation" Not a "House Slave"

    Chapelle-Nadal: Do I sound crazy? I don't sound crazy. No, not at all.​So, if you haven't heard by now, State Senator Maria Chapelle-Nadal earned the ire of many of her fellow elected officials on Tuesday when she compared them to "house slaves" during an interview on WGNU. Chapelle-Nadal made the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    How Much Are Lobbyists Spending on Your St. Louis Alderman?

    kaciestarrtriplett.comKacie Starr Triplett (Ward 6) leads the Board of Aldermen with $1,327 in lobbyist expenditures this year.​Poor St. Louis Aldermen. Sure, their $32,000 a year salary is nothing to sneeze at and roughly on par with what state reps ($36k) and senators ($31k) earn. But when it co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Today's Board of Aldermen Meeting: Short and Sweet

    Where nothing happens.​"Now that's the way a meeting should be!" cracked tenth ward alderman Joseph Vollmer on his way out of the weekly gathering of city leaders. "Twelve minutes has to be a new record. And if it wasn't for the announcements it would have been ten minutes."Yes, the St. Louis Boar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Photos: Devon Alexander Greeted By Thousands at City Hall

    St. Louis City Hall was transformed into something of a smooth-jazz lounge last night as Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed hosted a "Homecoming Celebration" for boxer Devon Alexander. Alexander, center, flanked by his trainer Kevin Cunningham and Cedric the Entertainer.​The 23-year-old St. Lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    The Jive and Wail Opening an Outpost Downtown

    Lewis Reed, president of the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen, took to his Twitter account yesterday to announce the opening of a downtown outpost of the Jive and Wail. The popular Maplewood branch of the dueling-piano bar, incidentally, was the RFT's "Best Place to Go Cougar Hunting" in 2009. Set to o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Highlights of Today's Epic Smoking Ban Debate at St. Louis City Hall

    Today's meeting was a lesson in how sausage -- and cigarettes -- are made.​As mentioned on this here blog earlier today, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved by a 20-7 vote a bill that would prohibit smoking in most bars and restaurants should voters in St. Louis County also approve a smoking ... More >>

  • News

    October 21, 2009

    Mike Danton's saga continues, a mouse is found in a can of Mountain Dew, and dignitaries from Turkmenistan come here to learn (really) about St. Louis' education system. Plus: How will KMOX regain its No. 1 title?

    Today's meeting was a lesson in how sausage -- and cigarettes -- are made.​As mentioned on this here blog earlier today, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen approved by a 20-7 vote a bill that would prohibit smoking in most bars and restaurants should voters in St. Louis County also approve a smoking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Pray for the People of Turkmenistan; Their Leaders Come to St. Louis for Advice

    Borat: Not a Turkmen. He's a Kazakh. Duh!​Sadly, this story has nothing to do with a Borat sequel, though it does have all the trappings of such a farce. As Daily RFT has just learned, St. Louis played host last week to a cadre of dignitaries from Turkmenistan. The group was here to surv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    Eating on $4.13 a Day

    stlouiscore.comLewis Reed may look a bit skinnier by next week. ​Thanks to KMOX for explaining the curious tweet Lewis Reed, president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, sent out this afternoon. Reed and St. Louis County Council member Barbara Frazier are participating this week in "Hunger C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    Red-Light Cameras in City of St. Louis Now Require Warning Signage to Be Posted in Close Proximity

    Chad Garrison, who is on vacation this week and will, if all goes as planned, return next week tanned, rested and blogging, has written extensively on the topic of red-light cameras.If he were in the blogger's seat today, Chad would have passed along news that the St. Louis Board of Aldermen have pa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

    So much art, so much partying

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Prop 8 Protest Set for Saturday at Old Courthouse

    Update: Coverage and photos of the protest: "Prop 8 Leaves Some Missourians in Marital Limbo" A protest against California's Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, is set for noon Saturday on the steps of the Old Courthouse. Show Me No Hate has been set up to inform people about the demonstrat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Go! 3/14-3/16

    Update: Coverage and photos of the protest: "Prop 8 Leaves Some Missourians in Marital Limbo" A protest against California's Proposition 8, which bans gay marriage, is set for noon Saturday on the steps of the Old Courthouse. Show Me No Hate has been set up to inform people about the demonstrat ... More >>

  • News

    October 24, 2007

    Food Fight

    Dogtown residents say the noisy Restaurant Depot has ruined their once tranquil neighborhood.

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2007

    French Bread

    Dogtown residents say the noisy Restaurant Depot has ruined their once tranquil neighborhood.

  • News

    June 6, 2007

    A Tizzy Over Lizzie

    School board members duke it out over a no-bid contract awarded to St. Louis radio talk show host Lizz Brown.

  • News

    April 11, 2001

    Does the Threat of Mad-Cow Disease Affect Your Dietary Habits?

    Week of April 11, 2001

  • News

    June 14, 2000

    Last Call for 3 a.m. Closings

    Mediating the city's liquor-license madness is enough to drive an alderman to drink

  • News

    December 1, 1999

    SNAP CALL

    City Hall makes a quick pick in an ugly battle over Internet and phone service. Prepare to pay the price.

  • News

    March 10, 1999

    Short Cuts

    City Hall makes a quick pick in an ugly battle over Internet and phone service. Prepare to pay the price.

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