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As has become an annual tradition, once again my holiday gift posts are coming to you at the last minute. But if you too are amazed by how quickly time flies, you can peruse this selection of local offerings and perhaps find something that will make it easy to check off that list. At Bowood…
After discovering the newly-installed plaque at Pershing and Euclid, CWEnder David Strom proposed that he investigate the story behind the Worlds Fair vintage Berlin Hotel, which was on the southwest corner of Pershing and Taylor, and share his findings with readers of this blog. Here’s what he found out: Meet me at the Berlin Hotel…
The following article was originally published in the November 2023 issue of the CWEA Griffin. The Treasurer of the City of St Louis manages the city’s banking activities, handles investments, and, what may be surprising to some, operates the Parking Division. Since 2021, when Adam Layne, above, became the youngest treasurer in St. Louis history…