Northside St. Louis – Gov. Nixon

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon discusses the Northside St. Louis project and the state's desire to become the home of the new 1.75 billion dollar headquarters of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.

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...

The New York Times reports on the reconstruction efforts along Rockaway Beach in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.