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opportunity to comment on the different options. While no service reductions or fare increases will be made this year, such measures are anticipated for January 2009 if no new source of revenue is identified. The hearing will begin with a 30-minute description of the possible changes and the reasons for the changes. The public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposals. Metro's public notice, including information on the possible changes in fares and how to submit written comments, is available at www.metrostlouis.org/MetroBus/PublicHearingNotice0608.pdf. All comments must be received by close of business Thursday, June 26. The last hearing will be held at the following locations: • Monday, June 23 - 11 AM - 12:30 PM: St. Louis City Hall - Rm. 208, 1200 Tucker, St. Louis, MO 63103 Then, the Summary Public Hearing will be held: • Wednesday, June 25 - 6 - 7:30 PM: Metro Headquarters - Board Room, 707 North First Street, St. Louis, 63102 St. Louis Regional Clean Air PartnershipClean Air Festival The will host a at Memorial Park in Downtown Clayton on Wednesday, June 25 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. The event will provide individuals with information on how they can go green and do their share for cleaner air year-round. The Clean Air Festival is designed to educate Individuals on the year-round health effects of poor air quality and encourage them to do what they can at home, at work and on the road to help clear the air. This year, the event will also demonstrate how the simple steps we may already be taking to “go green” in our daily lives. The festival will also give attendees the chance to get information on alternative commuting options. There will be live music, complimentary Ted Drewes frozen custard and a variety of giveaways. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on this event and information on actions you can take at home, work, and on the road to save money while improving air quality, go to www.cleanair-stlouis.com. Top 10 Jewish According to Jewish Living Magazine, University City is one of the Neighborhoods in North America. In compiling Jewish Living's list of the top 10 'hoods, it was not merely size or even longevity that counted. Along with quantifiable criteria like the number and variety of synagogues, proximity to kosher restaurants, and options in day schools‚ all of which are included in the descriptions‚ they unearthed the qualifiable, as well. The key word that defined all 10 neighborhoods was "vibrant." There is energy surging forth in every one. Together they form a mosaic of diverse pieces‚ mixing old and young; singles and families; suburban and metropolitan settings; affordable to pricey housing; Reform to Conservative to Orthodox to Renewal and more. They are the new melting pots, bubbling with all the forms of self-expression that represent the Jewish people today. And, here is what they said about University City: Equipped with the full spectrum of cultural amenities, relatively affordable housing, and services for all (from mainstream movements to interfaith families to Jews of color to LGBT), St. Louis is, in a word, haimish. Among the city's 26 congregations and six Jewish day schools, Reform and Orthodox are the most populous. One of the most visibly and highly concentrated Jewish areas (with 500 families in a few square miles) is University City, largely Orthodox but also home to many unaffiliated Jews and others.