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Photo Gallery - December 2012
Newsgram Photo Gallery that will be updated throughout the month of December 2012 as photos are submitted.
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St. Louis firefighters get a closer look at their new 27' Rescue/Fire boat on Dec. 4, 2012. The boat was provided by funding from the 2007 Port Authority grant and funds made possible through the St. Louis Downtown Development Agency. The boat will be used for primary response on the Mississippi River by the St. Louis Police Department and also will be available for use by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Photo by Bill Greenblatt
The new East Building of the Saint Louis Art Museum in beautiful Forest Park is nearly complete with a June 29, 2013 grand opening planned. The date was announced on Dec. 4, 2012. Designed by architect Sir David Chipperfield, the more than 200,000 square foot building will provide galleries, public space and a 2,700 square-foot restaurant. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Photo by Bill Greenblatt
Santa Claus takes some time out to skate with children at the Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park in St. Louis on December 8, 2012. Santa John Crowe has been skating with children on the weekend for more than 20 years. UPI/Bill Greenblatt
Photo by Bill Greenblatt
Officials pull on a giant ribbon during dedication ceremonies at the downtown main library building in St. Louis on Dec. 9, 2012. After being closed for two years and following a$70-million rehabilitation, the 100-year-old facility reopens to the public. UPI/Greenblatt
Photo by Bill Greenblatt
Members of the St. Louis Fire Department bring the casket of firefighter Jeffery Hudson into the Kennerly Temple Church of God in Christ in St. Louis on Dec. 18, 2012. Hudson, 44, an 18-year veteran of the department, died in the line of duty on Dec. 12, 2012.
Photo by Bill Greenblatt
The top 10 finalists gathered in Room 200 City Hall on Dec. 14 for a reception and award ceremony recognizing their accomplishment. Pictured from left, 1st row: 1st Runner-Up Jahnavi Acharya, Damon Eddleman, then-Director of Operations Sam Dotson, Grand Prize Winner Kayla Lokeomanivong and Micaela Bowman; 2nd row: Michael Quinn, Dzenan Zecevic, 2nd Runner-Up Mykah Massey, Faith Fritschle and Chloe Stritzel. Not pictured: Nadia Kennedy. Congratulations!
Photo by Multi Media PR
