I've been toying with the idea of some sort of Solarpunk/Library Socialism Movement in St. Louis for a while. I do not feel like any current organization deals with the specific issues I'm concerned with in a comprehensive, local way.
As a result, I have a vision I've been toying with that I feel ready to share: https://nextcloud.nullarch.com/s/qkkisXnC5iw2EAX
I'm very open to feedback or interest in this idea/project.
The first picture is from an apartment complex across town. Their covered parking collapsed on all the cars. The second is from about 1/2 mile down the road from us. The top of the pole is just dangling there.
It's unclear when electricity will be restored. Our daughter is staying with a friend who still has power.
Stay safe and have a good afternoon.
Good morning everyone. There is wide spread destruction across the state of Missouri. Multiple tornadoes ripped through our area. We have trees down and hail damage. I haven't been able to access how severe on the roof but the cars have countless dents. We're all safe, that's all that matters. The power has been off since 9pm last night so I hope it's back in soon. I've heard it might be three days.
Stay safe everybody and have a good day.
Finally stopped by Dad's Cookies on Louisiana today. Very cool little local shop, and good prices.
Another great informational article about the City elections THAT YOU CAN VOTE IN RIGHT NOW.
I might be late to this one but great to see the Millennium Hotel getting a real revitalization plan!
https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local-news/city-gsl-announce-millenium-hotel-plan/
One of the interesting things about living somewhere with absolutely inept snow-handling city services is that every storm that has accumulation is like an experiment in traffic re-alignment. #StLouis has so many double lane roads (in both directions) that are effectively reduced to single lanes in each direction when it snows and people stick to the one clear path. And you know what? It doesn't make any difference in how fast I get across town. Would be so easy to replace one or two of those lanes with bike lanes and tree-lined walking paths.
"Moreno said witnessing the growing challenges some immigrants in her community faced inspired her to connect with a small group of like-minded individuals on social media. Eventually the self-described “group of fierce Latina women uniting to combat racial injustice & demand equality” was born."
What better place to play "Paperboy" on the Atari Lynx than in the newsroom of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch?
It's "Bring Your Atari to Work" Day, a cool annual celebration started by @benjedwards !
#atari #AtariToWork #lynx #retrogaming #retrocomputing #newspapers #localnews #stltoday #stl #stlouis
cc: @Recta_Pete
The paratransit in STL isn't operating on unplowed roads. Which is most roads, because the city hasn't plowed since it last snowed over a week ago. The snow (now ice) isn't going anywhere while this weather holds. Inexcusable.
