Ep. 14 Alex Ihnen of NextSTL.COM

In this episode, Adam interview Alex Ihnen, the creator and owner of NextSTL.com.  Email any questions to [email protected]   Host - Adam Kruse https://hermannlondon.com/realtor/adam-kruse/ Guest- Alex Ihnen http://nextstl.com/author/alex-ihnen/ ITUNES-http://goo.gl/rs1q9X Blog-https://hermannlondon.com/podcasts/ Website http://hermannlondon.com/ Producer - Joey Vosevich Theme Song by Trastornobeats 0:42-Alex explains how he went from growing up in Indiana to living in St. Louis and running NextSTL.com 2:32-Is NextSTL.com a full-time job for Alex 3:45-What inspired Alex to start blogging about St. Louis 4:42-How does Alex get the ideas for the stories on NextSTL.com 6:03-Why go through the trouble of creating and finding interesting charts, graphs, & pictures for stories 7:12-What is Alex’s criteria for what goes up on NextSTL.com 8:22-Does Alex have a team of writers 9:22-What part of the site gets the most traffic 11:03-Does Alex hope his site will make people take action 12:57-The plans for the future of the failed Crestwood Shopping Mall and the new IKEA 15:51-The bigger story behind a million square foot shopping mall failing within 20 years 18:29-What will the new IKEA do for property values in that area 19:55-SLU, MOBOT, Wash U, BJC Healthcare, UMSL and the Cortex Innovation Community 22:03-Another area of town ready for a big redevelopment and how is Paul McKee causing delays 24:33-What should be done with the land Paul McKee owns 25:52-The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 27:33-The inconvenient elevated highways between The Edwards Jones Dome and the river 31:46-Why have so many people gotten upset over the plan to tear down The Village Bar in Des Peres 34:26-Thinking about what St. Louis could be and the options that are working in other cities 37:11-Parts of town that could be worth investing in 39:00-Who lives under Alex’s roof 39:33-When is Alex at his best 40:03-What is one of Alex’s favorite blogs 40:35-What is Alex’s guilty pleasure 41:10-Has Alex had a mentor