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Come Early, Stay Late – stl250 Plans Year-Long Semiquincentennial Celebration

Tim Lloyd / St. Louis Public Radio

The non-profit organization stl250 is planning a yearlong celebration for 2014 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis.

Erin Budde, the executive director of stl250 and former senior vice president at Wells Fargo Advisors, is leading the effort.  Budde told St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh that the organization will hold signature events but intends to be “inclusive, region-wide and not dictating how the region should celebrate but to reach out to everyone else and invite them to help us figure it out.” 

In mid-February, 250 ornamental cakes will be placed throughout the region.  Budde said they “will be placed at historical locations, tourist attractions and wonderful public resources … in each of the counties in the major municipalities.”

A software application for smartphones will accompany the markers, allowing for discovery and information sharing of selected locations.

Full Disclosure: St. Louis Public Radio General Manager Tim Eby is on the Board of Directors for stl250.

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Don Marsh served as host of St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air" from 2005 to 2019, bringing discussions of significant topics to listeners' ears at noon Monday through Friday. Don has been an active journalist for 58 years in print, radio and television. He has won 12 Regional Emmy Awards for writing, reporting, and producing. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in 2013, and named “Media Person of the Year” by the St. Louis Press Club in 2015. He has published three books: his most recent, “Coming of Age, Liver Spots and All: A Humorous Look at the Wonders of Getting Old,” “Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist” and “How to be Rude (Politely).” He holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.