City Museum was one of ten locations inducted this year into the Project for Public Spaces' list of the world's best public spaces. (Thanks to Stephen Schenkenberg for the tip.)
At the other end of the spectrum, Keiner Plaza has earned a spot in the PPS Hall of Shame. It was submitted by local gadfly Teresita Cochran.
Posted under STL in the News by Brian Marston on Thu., Sep 1, 2005 at 3:21 PM
As reported on Urban Review - St. Louis on August 3rd! http://www.urbanreviewstl.com/archives/000236.php
[Posted by Steve Patterson on Fri., Sep 2, 2005 at 2:59 PM]Am I really a gadfly? If so, i hope it's definition #2, not #1. If it's #1 (or #3), then...ouch.
-Teresita.
As defined by dictionary.com:
gad·fly - n.
1. A persistent irritating critic; a nuisance.
2. One that acts as a provocative stimulus; a goad.
3. Any of various flies, especially of the family Tabanidae, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals.