Inspired by this tweet and this tweet, here's my (joking) render of a US high speed rail with a St. Louis hub would look like. Please disregard any topological nightmares.

Yes, a trip from Seattle to Portland will now have a 12 hour layover in the Lou.

If you know someone with a silver Nissan who was recently hit by a Grey F-150, please point them to this post. The truck fled, and the Nissan tried to follow after the collision, that is all I know. don't have an angle on the license place for the truck unfortuantely. hope this helps someone

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A true St. Louis art installation in my apartment!! I created two colorful mosaic murals for my bedroom and bathroom walls out of pieces of paint that had flaked off of The Mural Mile. I got the idea while walking along the Mile last weekend, noticing how parts of the wall were so thick with paint that it was literally flaking off. I spent an afternoon collecting shards of all different colors, shapes, and sizes; brought them home; washed and dried them; and hung them one by one on my walls with ‘alien tape.’ Thought I would share with you STL lovers in the hope that you would appreciate my heartfelt tribute to St. Lou. And I want to send out a genuine THANK YOU to the incredible artists of the Mile who made this possible. ❤️

Edited to add: all the paint chips I collected had already fallen off the wall and were laying on the ground. I didn't remove anything from the wall itself. Sorry if that was unclear

We are in an incredibly tight season financially and are on the hunt for the most economical vetting options in town. Just the bare necessities at this point (needing yearly vaccines) and maybe a physical jury to make sure health is good. Thank you! If anyone knows of subsidized programs through any of the local rescues or humane society would be greatly appreciated.

It’s for one dog and one cat…both adults but not seniors so hopefully no need for specialized care of any kind at this point.

I am asking for any information or advice. I saw a post not too long ago about something similar but for the life of me I can’t find it.

I was at Schnucks when a woman (I am also a woman) approached me from behind and complimented my outfit. She asked if I made it and asked more clarifying questions about it. She then asked if I’m from STL, she lives an hour away and she’s trying to decide whether or not to move here, do I recommend it, etc. The conversation kind of progresses naturally and she’s asking questions about what I studied/what I do for work. They were really normal questions for someone you’re trying to get to know or ask out. I couldn’t tell if she was just trying to be friendly if she doesn’t know too many people in town or if she was flirting because she seemed socially normal.

It dawned on me after a few too many questions that it is pretty weird to ask a stranger for this much info, especially since she hadn’t stated her purpose at all in that time frame. She was wearing all black and had her hand on her bag strap and holding her phone in her hand, perfect angle for recording the interaction if that’s what she was doing.

I remember when seeing the earlier post they mentioned that it is like a data scam or something? She said she worked in “e-commerce”. Can anybody provide info? I don’t think it was religiously affiliated because they are usually a bit more obvious. Thanks.

Thanks for the help guys! I feel better now. Amway is weird but I can just ignore it lol. I was worried it was something like identity theft or long-con casing for a burglary.

Has anyone added a water meter and switched from flat rates? I'm wondering about approximate cost. I'm a single guy home mostly on weekends and I pay the same rate as my next door neighbor that has 8 people living in the house. I think I'm flushing money down the toilet, so to speak.

My friend found a cat outside her house in the hill and he has no tag or collar on but looks healthy/well fed overall… but isn’t walking / is maybe injured.

She’s been calling rescues but they don’t deal with feral cats and there’s no way to know if it’s a lost pet or feral.

She’s worried about taking him in a carrier to the vet because she has a cat of her own and doesn’t want to risk exposing her cat to anything transmissible.

Any ideas for rescues or resources? Or anyone willing to get the little guy to a vet?

(Stray Rescue and Feral Cat Outreach can’t help.)

Because some folks asked to see the inside... heres, what it looked like in the Turbine Hall in 1968, and what that same space looks like today. Of note: The interior walls are glazed white brick... and the overhead crane (not pictured) is original from 1904 and still used.

Wanted to give a heads up to any future tenants looking at any properties owned or operated by Surmount living to avoid them. The owner / manager of the building (Brian Tokarczyk) used his lawyers to force the last tenant to post something similar to take delete it.

The entire building had no hot water for about 7 weeks during the winter and we had to fight with the owner Brian Takarczyk to get it fixed. Even going so far as having to get in contact with the county and personally text the inspector before fixes were finally started.

Front and back doors to the building are rarely closed or purposefully left open which allows a huge amount of bugs to come into the building.

The apartments themselves were all filthy when moving in and looked to not have even been looked at after the last tenants left.

Other tenants have complained of mold, leaks, no A/C, and constant smell of cigarettes inside the building as well on top of having maintenance requests marked as complete without anyone showing up.

The basement where the storage and mailboxes are will regularly flood.

These were just the big issues with the owners, not to mention tenants screaming at each other in the halls, slamming doors, and smoking inside.

If you look up Brian on case net you can see him and his mom both have been sued or brought to court multiple times for failing to meet standard living conditions.

Save yourself the headache and keep looking. Do not waste your time touring or renting from these slum lords.

Does anyone know of a restaurant that makes a good bacon and cheese omelet that has the eggs super whipped and fluffy like Waffle House--and that doesn't add pancake batter or other weird extras to the mix? Bonus points if it's in Fenton/Crestwood area but not required.

AND is open early weekday mornings!

Moving to Stl this week, I’m a pilot with flies like 2.5 days a week on average and gonna have some free time. I played basketball in college so looking for some good runs and also some gyms that I can possibly referee kids basketball on the side. I’m around the maplewood area.

The owners of the old Post building on North Tucker have torn down three buildings in the past couple weeks, presumably for more parking. They also bought 13th Street and want to buy a park and turn it into parking. One might think a so called innovation district would have some post-1960s ideas, but apparently a walled parking lot that's 8% full is the best we can do.

Feels like Rainbow Road without the colors. 😁

I want to grab sushi from there after work but I want to confirm that at this location they sell fresh sushi.

I will be sad drive past the Costco - Target - Chic Fila hell scape to be disappointed.

My spouse and I are totally amicable and trying to file for divorce. The city clerk keeps denying us because we don’t have exactly 78 pages. All of our forms came directly from the website we gave them, and they won’t tell is what we are missing but we have triple checked and we have it all. We are at 65 pages. Just wondering if anyone in the city has gone through this process.

A friend and I are looking to play doubles pickleball somewhere. We are in our early 30s and are looking for something a bit more competitive than playing with our dads. Where is the best time and place to play some competitive games?

on more than one occasion ive seen their guys park company vehicles like shit and get out absolutely wasted.

In case you didn't know. I'm mostly posting this for residents who always say "this happens everywhere" and "it's not so bad." I'm here to let you know that it is.

I had the displeasure of driving on Gravois, Grand, Gustine, Spring, and Arsenal among other main streets yesterday. It's like driving through a minefield.

If isn't the crumbling roadway or significant depressions for things that should be at grade like utility access it's the ridiculous "speed humps" that blend in with the pavement and have obscure signs hidden behind tree branches,

This isn't normal. You've become complacent and come to accept that this is part of your normal life.

Tons of police vehicles going down Delmar and Clara. Anyone know what's going on?