Two important articles on north St. Louis went to press this week:
Once again the Riverfront Times' Kathleen McLaughlin is a football field ahead of other reporters. In "More North St. Louis Smoke Signals from Paul McKee and McEagle Properties" she not only gets quotes from a McEagle spokesman, she gets this one: "I don't think there've been any decisions made on whether there's even a project." This is pivotal information, and unfortunately the RFT buried this story on its blog rather than publish it as a front-pager. Please read it.
In the St. Louis American, Team Four principal William Albinson has a commentary clearing up a lot of the myths surrounding the "Team Four Plan." Albinson's conclusion -- that the myth is a convenient and polarizing excuse -- should resonate with a lot of readers here. Hopefully his words will also provoke readers of the American to rethink the narrative of development in north St. Louis.
At the risk of being perceived as going over to the enemy ... that project manager position could be a key one for a NSL *advocate* to hold ....
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Just a thought ....
I wonder why this man is so willing to speak about Team Four as a myth now that people are starting to question its impact. I have lived on the North Side for nearly 40yrs and I heard about Team Four in the 80's. As onme of the insiders one would think he would have come out before.
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