St. Patrick’s Day

Deck the halls with green
For St. Pat may fill your pot
Luck of the Irish

Posted in News by Kevin Byerley on March 17, 2010
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Spring

Clock leaps forward; spring
Training; October glory
Let’s go Cardinals

Posted in News by Kevin Byerley on March 12, 2010
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spring

Walking outside today, it finally felt like spring! I went to the Botanical Gardens on Sunday and saw little crocuses popping out of the ground. Going to the gardens is probably one of my favorite spring activities; grilling out on our tiny patio is pretty fun too. And few things beat an afternoon hanging out on a blanket in Forest Park. 

What are you most looking forward to now that the weather is warming up? 

P.S. One lucky commenter will receive a limited edition United Way water bottle in preparation for those spiking summer temperatures.

Posted in News by Amanda Harper on March 10, 2010
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Oscars

Kevin is GenNext’s officially unofficial poet laureate and will be contributing regular haikus. Feel free to add your own in the comments.

Avatar battle
Hurt Locker the war victor
3D-less no less

Posted in News by Kevin Byerley on March 8, 2010
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Meet me in St. Louis

Have you noticed that there are thousands “worst of” lists, but very few “best of” lists? I’m not talking about St. Louis Magazine, RFT or Sauce annual lists. I love those lists. They celebrate the good and the delicious. I am talking about the national lists produced by so-called scientific studies.

St. Louis, Mo.: It’s about 18th in metropolitan area population, but yet we break the top 10 in worst place for men’s health, pollution, and most recently, miserable city. 

Forbes has produced the “Most Miserable” list. Their criteria are unemployment, taxes, commute times, violent crime, pollution, weather, conviction of public officials and performance of sports teams. In Forbes’ justification of St. Louis, it mentions how bad the Rams are. Really? A whole city is miserable because of a football team? If this is true, we have much larger issues to deal with.

I am here to say that St. Louis is not the 7th most miserable city to live in! In fact, I think St. Louis is one of the best cities to live in. Here are just a few facts of greatness:

  •  All the free stuff: zoo, museums, concerts, fairs. Something is always happening and generally on the cheap.
  •  Restaurants, restaurants, restaurants.
  •  Price of living is affordable.
  • The generous spirit of St. Louis: we are in 5th in the nation for United Way giving.
  • St. Louis was voted “best water” in 2007. Take that, Forbes.

What do you love about St. Louis? What are your other favorite cities and why? 

Posted in News by Anna Gettemeier on March 1, 2010
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