Tag Archive | "Living St. Louis"
Mortgage Scams
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported today that the Missouri attorney general is suing two companies they believe are involved with mortgage scams. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. Over the summer Ruth Ezell did a Living St. Louis segment on mortgage scams. You can check out the video below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBk7Lcb5BoI&hl=en&fs=1] Legitimate housing counseling agencies won’t contact you [...]
Continue reading...Living St. Louis: Crown Candy
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Ruth Ezell visits the Crown Square development project in North St. Louis City. The area located on 14th Street in the Old St. Louis Historical District was a once popular commercial area that lost its prominence, but is now being restored. Life-long resident John Bratkowski shares the street’s history, and Ezell speaks to community members [...]
Continue reading...The American Dream
Thursday, March 12, 2009
In January 2009, KETC/Channel 9 gave students from St. Louis University Flip cameras to interview their friends and peers about their visions of the American Dream. The videos are fantastic, and what I like most is the optimism of the students. They realize that times are tough right now and that the economy isn’t doing [...]
Continue reading...Granite City Jobs March
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Today – KMOV in St. Louis – reported on a jobs march in Granite City, Illinois where hundreds of laid-off steel workers rallied in support of the economic stimulus package moving through Congress. To read more on KMOV’s report click here. In addition, Channel 9’s Living St. Louis covered the layoffs in Granite City for our Facing the [...]
Continue reading...Jefferson County – Living St. Louis Video
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
August 12, 2008 Living St. Louis Producer Ruth Ezell examines the mortgage crisis in Jefferson County, an area which experienced more than 900 foreclosures in 2007 alone. So far in 2008, there have been nearly 600 foreclosures. Jim Yates of Pevely is a single father and one of the county’s homeowners facing foreclosure. Over the [...]
Continue reading...St. Charles – Living St. Louis Video
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Living St. Louis Producer Patrick Murphy visits the St. Charles community, which was until recently, a boom area for building and selling houses. Now, St. Charles is experiencing a rising number of foreclosures—leaving hundreds of new homes vacant. Murphy speaks with Developer Tom Hughes and County Executive Steve Ehlmann about the ripple effect that the [...]
Continue reading...Habitat for Humanity – Living St. Louis Video
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
July 15, 2008 Living St. Louis Producer Anne-Marie Berger visits the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood in North St. Louis where Habitat for Humanity is building homes with affordable mortgages for families in need. In 2008, this non-profit organization plans to move 27 families into affordable housing with the goal of building 50 homes a year by 2015. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn2l2uC0XDo]
Continue reading...Take Action
Monday, April 20, 2009
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