Northside St. Louis – Gov. Nixon

Fox 2 News in St. Louis reports that St. Louis has won the recommendation to become the location of the $1.75B NGA headquarters.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The highest point in this city is looking a little steeper this winter, thanks to the mounds of red earth exhumed by roaring excavators. Crews are reconfiguring the land to create a new gathering space here. Come summer, this 17-acre site should be covered by 400 trees and more than 20 mounded gardens filled with native plants and walkways as well as bike paths connected to more than 100 miles of greenway stretching across Raleigh. In the center will be a manicured meadow welcoming aimless wanderers, sun worshipers and cultural events. Many municipalities are developing ambitious new parks. But this $13 million project is not the brainchild of a mayor’s office or recreation advocates but the North Carolina Museum of Art, which owns the property. Continued...

Mark Johnson takes you on a bicycle tour of St. Patrick's island and reminds you that beaver truly is a proud and noble animal.