The holidays are fast approaching. With all of the hustle and bustle of the season, gift shopping and preparing for holiday parties it’s easy to have a lapse in everyday safety practices. Here are a few safety tips from James Partee, the Director of the Neighborhood Security Initiative for the Central West End.
The parts came in and the weather cooperated so Eberhardt Sign Company was able to level the Grove entry marker today!
Established in 1997 by Washington University medical and social work students, the Saturday Neighborhood Health Clinic (SNHC) is a place where individuals without health insurance can go to receive exceptional health services and preventative screenings free of charge. Once the patient has been provided with the proper medical care, a social worker with the School […]
The Forest Park Southeast Development committee has endorsed the proposed transfer of vacant LRA lots to new home owners moving from downtown. Urban Improvement Construction + Central Design Office are the chief architects and will serve as the developer. Proposed is a brand new, 3 bedroom, 2,700 sq. ft., single family home on 4230-32 Gibson. […]
On November 30th at the University of Missouri Saint Louis (UMSL), the Community Partnership Project (CPP) seminar series will be discussing community-based revitalization and how to use public history as an inclusive community engagement tool. WUMCRC’s own Brooks Goedeker will be one of the panelists.
Tara Bolen sat down today for a Q & A session with Dan Krasnoff, executive director of Parks Central Development Corporation. Dan discussed the new pedestrian street lights that will be installed to enhance safety and security for the pedestrians that frequent the Central West End. WUMCRC was one of the funding partners for the […]
The latest concrete art display is finished! It is over 20 feet in diameter. In addition to the art pedestal, the Sarah and Manchester wedge will host new landscaping with over 30 plants and trees. Along with the new entry marker, this will be a welcoming point for pedestrians and visitors to the Grove.
For two whole years, the turbulent economy in the United States has been compounded with an unstable and unpredictable housing market in cities throughout the country. In areas where home ownership was once a given, large pockets of foreclosures and dramatically discounted homes is now the norm. While this is certainly the case in some […]
Tara Bolen sat down today with Nathan Ivy, the site coordinator for the Herbert Hoover Adams Park Unit. Nathan discussed the variety of programs offered for the children and teens that attend the community center along with their current member stats, fee schedule, and other interesting information about the center. What is the role that […]
Today, Tara Bolen sat down with Brooks Goedeker (WUMCRC Community Development Manager and chair of the Grove CID safety and security committee) and Officer Paul Henkhaus (a member of the City’s Finest LLC). Both spoke about the role of the Forest Park Southeast supplemental patrols and their effectiveness on crime.
