The Central West End and Forest Park Southeast neighborhoods surrounding the Washington University Medical Campus increased safety efforts in 2012, which resulted in the decline of crime numbers for both neighborhoods. There were a number of factors that contributed to the overall increase in safety for the area. Central West End Crime Statistics for 2012 […]
The always popular IndiHop returns to the area. The Grove and Cherokee Street neighborhoods will be hosting the 2013 IndiHop event with hopes of another great turnout. IndiHop celebrates independent neighborhoods, local businesses, and breweries. Independent businesses in the Grove and Cherokee Street neighborhoods will offer different tastings of local craft brew, while encouraging attendees to […]
The latest installment of public art will be designed and installed by youth from the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. Teens at the Boys and Girls Club – Adams Park Unit, worked alongside artist, Grace McCammond to come up with a design and concept. Their task for this project was to design an art piece that […]
Gable Fortune, Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation’s newest Communications Intern is no stranger to St. Louis or the world of communications. Gable attended Chaminade High and grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, where he has spent most of his life. Currently, Gable is finishing his bachelors degree in Marketing and Management and will graduate […]
Announced on March 1, The Grove will play host to the 2013 Shakespeare in the Streets Event. This will be the second annual Shakespeare in the Streets Event in St. Louis following last year’s successful event on Cherokee Street. The energy, diversity, and thriving growth of the Grove neighborhood make it a perfect place to host this year’s […]
The WUMC 2012 Year in Review highlights the continued progress in the Forest Park Southeast and Central West End neighborhoods. Both neighborhoods continue to flourish and grow. In FPSE the new Aventura development is rising on the northern edge of the neighborhood, completing transforming Chouteau Avenue into a pleasant walkable urban vista. In the CWE, […]
The fourth Forest Park Southeast Historic District Expansion has officially been approved! The original FPSE Historic District was approved in 2001 and was bounded by Chouteau, the alley between Manchester and Cadet, and Kingshighway and S. South. The first boundary increase in 2005, included 4170-4370 (even) and 4229-4341 (odd) Manchester. The second boundary increase in […]
Rookie developer, Jeff McCurdy, with Above All Development is gearing up to break ground the first week in February on his first project, which just so happens to be down the street from another new development that Above All Development is heading, Aventura at Forest Park. This project is at the corner of Tower Grove […]
Our social media contest begins TODAY! CONTEST RULES: Each time the contest runs, we will post a different photo each time. The photo will be of part of an element within the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. Guesses must be DIRECTLY MESSAGED to us on our Facebook page by Wednesday at midnight. If you do not have […]
David Githinji is Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation’s newest Community Development Intern. David comes to us all the way from rural Kenya. While in Kenya, he received his bachelor of arts in economics and social work, as well as his master of business administration with a specialty in strategic management. In 2010, he moved […]