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Friday, July 3, 2015

UPDATED: Walker will “make changes” / WI Legislature aims to destroy public access to drafting docs. IT TAKES EFFECT JULY 1st.

UPDATE: Gov. Scott Walker plans to work with lawmakers to change heavy restrictions on public records before the state budget is voted on, his spokeswoman said Friday. “Prior to the budget going to the full Legislature for action, Governor Walker plans to work with legislative leaders to make changes to the provisions included in the more »

#31DaysofMovement Giveaway: Win A $50 Gift Card To Jamba Juice

Whether it’s through clean eating, exercise or practicing wellness in general, we are coming together to better ourselves this month. To start you on a healthy journey of eating green, we’re giving away $50 worth of Jamba Juice gift cards!

Photo courtesy of Jamba Juice.

Visit our contest page and enter for your chance to win $50 in gift cards to Jamba Juice. At the end of the month, one lucky reader will be chosen randomly and contacted by email. You must have a valid email address to enter, so don’t forget to enter that in when registering. Good luck!

ENTER HERE.

Check back soon for more giveaways, tips and tricks happening all month long on our Be Well STL blog and throughout our social media channels. Tag us @ALIVEMagSTL and use the hashtag #31DaysofMovement to show us how you get fit in STL. We’ll keep the conversation going by retweeting and sharing your posts!

CDP Theme Day: Upside Down. Sort Of.

Okay, this is a stretch. Look, um, carefully at the center of the picture. A few of our colleagues have complained that this month's theme was tough. Had to scrounge up what I could from the Pridefest Parade photos that I'm editing.

View the disoriented images for this theme day of all City Daily Photo members here.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

WI Legislature aims to destroy public access to drafting docs. IT TAKES EFFECT JULY 1st.

I’m going to go ALL CAPS. WISCONSIN IS RULED BY ARROGANT SLIMEBALLS. I mean, it’s not enough for Wisconsin’s Republican legislators and the dairyland dictator to have one-party-rule. They demand secrecy! A motion proposed by the Joint Finance Committee today takes away our access to drafting documents. Yes, it IS part of the Wisconsin budget more »

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Lafayette Park

I like how Lafayette Park is a “living” park, where people can go and engage with their neighbors and community.

Too many parks in St. Louis are someone’s “turf” or not safe.

How sad that we have given up on so many of them, when Lafayette Park shows us a better way.

Old Farmstead, Demolition Looming

Someone died, and that meant it was time to sell off his land for a bunch of McMansions.

He was one of the last holdouts, selling fruits and vegetables at a roadside stand at Clayton and Schoettler roads. St. Louis County tax records show that the house has asbestos, so perhaps that is what is holding up the demolition. Take a look at Google Maps to see all the trees that used to be there.