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Greg Carter remembered
10:19 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

Family, friends, colleagues say goodbye to Gregory Carter

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Ald. Freeman Bosley (foreground, white shirt) is among the mourners who lit candles Thursday night to honor Ald. Gregory Carter, who died Aug. 1 in a traffic accident.
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Ald. Carter's sister Keena and father Willie (in hat) stand with Ald.Sam Moore at a vigil for the alderman on Thursday night.
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Family, friends and colleagues gathered outside the brick headquarters of the 27th Ward Thursday night to remember the man who had represented the area for the last 13 years.

Ald. Gregory Carter was killed Aug. 1 when the UPS tractor trailer he was driving was involved in a multi-vehicle accident in St. Charles County. He was 54, and leaves behind a wife and two children, as well as two brothers, a sister, and his father.

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Lambert Airport
8:55 pm
Wed August 1, 2012

Retail makeover could be coming soon to Lambert

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Passengers line up to move through security in Lambert's Terminal 1.
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Management at Lambert Airport has signed off on an agreement with the Hudson Group to offer travelers a new lineup of retail stores.

If the St. Louis Board of Alderman green lights the deal, Hudson Group will take over 14 locations, boosting the total number of shops by three.    

Proposed new retail concepts range from one focused on St. Louis sports teams to an Eddie Bauer clothing shop. 

Airport spokesman Jeff Lea said the deal will also bring in guaranteed extra revenue.

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Firefighter pensions
2:54 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Legislative saga over firefighter pensions should end on Friday

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Current and retired firefighters watch the Board of Aldermen debate reforms to their pension system on April 16, 2012. The measure should pass the Board on Friday.
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After five months of debate, major reforms to the pensions for firefighters in St. Louis City are about to become law.

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Ballpark Village
2:37 pm
Fri July 6, 2012

Ballpark Village incentives a step closer to reality

The site of Ballpark Village as pictured on January 14, 2011. Subsidies for a new version of the project got initial approval today from the Board of Aldermen.
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Subsidies for a scaled-back Ballpark Village continued their march toward completion at the Board of Aldermen today - a day after getting the nod from a city development agency.

The $17 million in tax incentives got initial approval from the board today. It still needs one more vote from the Board, and then approval by the state. That meeting appears to be scheduled for July 17.

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