http://www.metro-east.com Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:11:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the success of the new retail developments along with 157 (Wal-Mart, Home Depot, etc.) the Collinsville City Council is turning its focus towards revamping existing businesses. Collinsville Community Development Director Paul Mann said that, "Today's meeting will share plans of the proposed Northeast Business District. The redevelopment will cover some ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/public-meeting-in-collinsville-business-revitalization-plans/ Braden Looper threw a complete game 3-hit shutout Wednesday in what will hopefully be a rallying point for his up-and-down season. (I just conferred with the ESPN story on the game and they actually used the phrase 'up-and-down' to describe Looper's season. I kid you not. Maybe ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/looper-shuts-em-out-pujols-shut-down/ If you get a chance to visit the Weather page you will see a brand new setup. I had been using The Weather Channel as the provider but I wasn't happy with the look or the usability of their interface. I've switched over to AccuWeather and I think you'll agree ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/new-weather-page/ Going 4.0 with a 2.19 ERA in May will win you the National League Pitcher of the Month award even if you were cut by the Kansas City Royals the year before and you pitched out of the bullpen for most of a season. With those numbers you'll beat out perennially ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/wellemeyer-is-nl-may-pitcher-of-the-month/ The article is currently on the front page at CNN.com under the Travel section and is an excerpt from the magazine Southern Living. Topics covered include: The Arch The Anheuser-Busch Brewery The Cardinals Forest Park The Art Museum, Science Center, the History Museum, and the Botanical Garden They also cover some restaurants and accomodations. The article is not ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/cnncom-take-me-to-st-louis/ I thought I'd take a second to give an update on the site design. The design has been changing frequently but I think we've finally hit upon a setup that will work for a while. I think the Classifieds and Auctions are looking good and they seem to be easy ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/design-layout-and-stuff/ The New York Times reports today that Charter Communications has started a business relationship with a company called NebuAd. According to the deal, Charter will start recording the activity of their customers by logging every website that every customer visits and then they will sell this information to NebuAd. The ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/charter-will-monitor-customers/ Living in the Metro-East The Belleville News Democrat has released the 2008 version of their annual guide Metro-east Living. The guide contains 60 pages of information including history, local celebrities, census information, arts, entertainment, sports, and a considerable number of advertisements. I expect that in addition to finding the guide online ... http://www.metro-east.com/brian/metro-east-living/