Over the past few years, Forest Park Southeast has become a burgeoning destination for residents looking for attractive, affordable housing and visitors looking to experience some of the best entertainment and dining in the City of St. Louis. To compliment the new-found popularity of the housing and Grove entertainment district is the ever-increasing number of [...]

WUMCRC announced today that they will be contributing $10,000 toward the second Grove entry marker which will bookend the street and be located just east of Kinshighway Blvd.  Brooks Goedeker, WUMCRC Community Development Manager and project manager of the Grove entry markers had this to say: “Along with the $3.6 million streetscape improvements the entry [...]

Alan Rowlson has been a resident of Forest Park Southeast since 2002 and over the years has seen the area undergo a dramatic transformation. He and numerous other residents now possess a new-found sense of pride in the neighborhood and are doing all they can to beautify and strengthen the area. As a result Alan [...]

The BJC WellAware Center has been helping residents of the Central West End and Forest Park Southeast look well, and feel their best since 1998.  The 10,000 square foot facility provides more than a workout, because its mission is to provide a fitness experience. What sets the BJC WellAware Center apart from other area fitness [...]

Congratulations are in order for Jahanna Davis. She is the first GED graduate from the Washington University Medical Center Employment Assistance Program. Currently, two other students are scheduled to become the next GED graduates. Graduation is

The new Jazz  mural was completed yesterday by the youth from Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club-Adams Park Unit. The students are currently working on the design of the third mural, featuring famous St. Louis African Americans, with help from local artist Grace McCammond from  Signature Arts.  The projected painting of the next mural will [...]

Dress up as your favorite character day was in full swing at the St. Louis Language Immersion Schools (SLLIS) located in Forest Park Southeast when WUMCRC stopped by to interview founder and president Rhonda Broussard.  Not only did I notice that just about everyone was in costume, even the teachers, but depending on what section [...]

Today the new concrete planters were installed along Chouteau Ave.  WUMCRC worked with Confluence Design to fabricate a unique and contemporary planter that would last for years to come. Three concepts were originally presented to the Forest Park Southeast Public Infrastructure Committee.  The group chose a planter that would remain structurally sound as well as [...]