Today, St. Louis and Missouri leaders gathered at the fourth annual kick-off for National Fair Housing Month. The event which was held at the Old Courthouse and sponsored by the Civil Rights Enforcement Agency served to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Fair Housing Act and recognize National Fair Housing Month. Malik Ahmed (left), CEO [...]
On March 30, 1870, the 15th amendment to the Constitution was declared in effect. Secretary of State Hamilton Fish certified the Fifteenth Amendment duly approved by three-quarters of the states and henceforth part of the United States Constitution. The language of the amendment reads as follows: Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States [...]
There is some debate as to when the first bicycle was invented, but basics of the bike have been around for several hundred years. The two wheels, seat and pedals were then and are today the basics of what a bicycle is and how it works. The convention notions of what a bicycle is and [...]
Vertical farming is ”a proposed agricultural technique involving large-scale agriculture in urban high-rises or “farmscrapers”. Using recycled resources and greenhouse methods such as hydroponics, these buildings would produce fruit, vegetables, edible mushrooms and algae year-round” (via wikipedia). So why the need for vertical farming? According to The Vertical Farm Project: By the year 2050, nearly 80% of [...]
Earth Hour is tomorrow! This Saturday, March 27, turn off your lights for one hour, starting at 8:30 p.m. So what is Earth Hour? Earth Hour began in 2006 in Sydney, Australia, as a way to get an entire city to help do something about climate change. The idea has caught on across the world. According to [...]
