I'll file this one in the "what are they thinking?" compartment.
Today, there's a group of individuals standing outside the dump of a building otherwise known as the former "San Luis Apartments," saying "We Love San Luis," and "Perservation not Parking." It's actually kind of funny, because I read in the Post-Dispatch today that they're going to get together and "give the San Luis 'a group hug'." I almost wanted to stick around long enough to see that happen, so I can take some pictures and post them here for your enjoyment. But I have better things to do with my time ;-)
But that's besides the point. I drove past San Luis a few times on my way to run a few errands, and every time I did, I saw maybe 20-30 people standing in a little bunch around the corner of Maryland and Taylor, shouting things and writing on the sidewalk with sidewalk chalk. What confuses me is the fact that this little demonstration warranted full-page coverage in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Why the heck did this little group of protesters get a full 30+ inches of coverage, when there are so few of them, and when they're fighting for, in my opinion, a ridiculous cause?
Backstory: The Archdiocese plans on replacing this old, ugly, code-violating and abandoned building with a nice parking area that will be used for (a) the safety and security of Rosati-Kain high school girls (right now they have to park wherever they can find a spot around the Central West End... and it ain't the city's safest area!), and (b) to help alleviate the horrendous parking conditions in the Central West End—if someplace like the Chase or the Cathedral holds a large event, good luck parking anywhere within two or three city blocks from the event!
So, again, I ask: Why does this pithy protest receive a full page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch? Especially when an event that involves at least a few thousand St. Louisans, and over a hundred thousand other Americans, recieves little to no coverage?