Empty lots scar tornado-ravaged north St. Louis. Here’s how the city hopes to fill them

From Monet Beatty’s back porch on Enright Avenue, the homes across the alleyway almost resemble dominoes. House, empty lot, house, house, empty lots.

The near-century-old brick homes on Kensington Avenue that withstood last year’s tornado are now accompanied by empty lots where neighboring homes once stood.

“It is bittersweet because you look around and it doesn’t look the same as before,” said Monet Beatty from her newly rebuilt back porch…