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Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenOctober 23, 20190 Comments

Good morning, St. Louis, and good morning, Insiders. GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE! Our St. Louis hotel, where I've spent approximately 11 of my 38 years on this planet, has undergone extensive renovations. We didn't stay here last year - you may or may not recall from the 14th edition of Good Morning, St.... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenNovember 18, 20180 Comments

Photography1 min read

Good morning, St. Louis, and good morning, Insiders. Well, this is new. The LA Kings have left their downtown St. Louis digs to hole up in the suburbs in advance of Monday night's game. This is a good thing. There's not really a lot going on downtown, especially on a Sunday when Charlie Gitto's i... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenDecember 1, 20170 Comments

Photography2 min read

Good morning, Insiders, and good morning... St. Louis? We're apparently back in St. Louis, one month and one day after having last visited the Big River. This was a shock to me, because in my sleepwalking daze last night, I stumbled towards a hotel room that checked off none of the Bright Lights/... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenOctober 29, 20170 Comments

Photography2 min read

Good morning, Insiders, good morning, St. Louis, and good morning, final stop of a six-city trip. Who's up for some St. Louis Roulette? Regular blog participants understand that when visiting St. Louis there's a good chance of drawing one of three dreaded rooms: Bright Lights, Big City; Metal Gr... Full Story

The view from St. Louis

Bo HambyMarch 14, 20170 Comments

News Links2 min read

St. Louis Post-Dispatch 'It's huge': Blues earn pivotal win over Kings "The win featured what have been two of the recent hallmarks of the team's success: Excellent play in goal and the team scoring first. The Blues have allowed just eight goals in the win streak and along with the shutout win... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenOctober 29, 20160 Comments

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Good morning, Insiders, good morning, St. Louis, and good morning, first back-to-back of the season. Well, here we are, on October 29 and 30, experiencing our only trips to St. Louis and Chicago. That doesn't feel right - especially visiting Chicago for the only time on the second night of a back-t... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenFebruary 17, 20160 Comments

Photography1 min read

Good morning, St. Louis, and good morning, Insiders. It may have been obscure, but if you recall back to the previous edition of Good Morning, St. Louis, there are several rooms that you don't want to draw at this hotel: 1) Metallic Clanging Flagpole Room 2) Vibrating Room Above Ventilation E... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenNovember 3, 20150 Comments

Uncategorized2 min read

St. Louis Roulette. It's the concerned walk down the hallways at the team hotel where we wonder whether we've drawn one of the dreaded rooms: the room above the flag where one deals with a cacophonous metal-on-metal sound of grommets scraping against flagpole; the room directly above the ventilation... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenDecember 15, 20140 Comments

Photography4 min read

Good morning, Missouri, and good morning, Insiders. Thank you for your patience while the site was down early this morning due to maintenance. I hope you don't mind, but some of the changes were made to the blog's focus and constitution. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT, I am happy to announce that this s... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenJanuary 16, 201462 Comments

PhotographyVideo1 min read

If this view appears familiar, it's probably because this is at least the third time I've stayed in Room 253 at our downtown St. Louis hotel. Have you grown tired of seeing the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse yet? This is the seventh time we've visited St. Louis since I began trave... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenJanuary 2, 201425 Comments

Photography2 min read

Good morning from the final stop of the Los Angeles Kings' four-game trip that has bridged the gap between the Christmas break and the new year. The Kings, who will take the Scottrade Center ice at 11:30 local time for the morning skate, are looking for their first victory since a 3-2 shootout win o... Full Story

Good morning, St. Louis

Jon RosenMay 8, 201369 Comments

Photography1 min read

Behold, the expansive landscape of Clark Avenue. If you are familiar with this blog's "Good morning" series, you have seen all three of these landmarks before. Pictured above is the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, the largest single courthouse in the United States (now - with American flag!)... Full Story

Later on, down the river…

Jon RosenMay 7, 2013106 Comments

Photography0 min read

The team arrived at its downtown St. Louis hotel amidst scattered thunderstorms and comfortable temperatures at roughly 4:35 pm after an uneventful flight. Most flights are "uneventful," and that's a good thing. ... Full Story