All of the familiar planters and barricades scattered throughout Forest Park Southeast are in the process of being replaced with more attractive concrete bollards. For the past 4 days, the City of St. Louis and Gateway Contractors, Inc. worked through snow and ice to remove planters along Newstead at Gibson and Arco. The bollards each […]
From the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative website. Here are a list of “things your burglar wont tell you” compiled from convicted burglars!! 1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator. 2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the […]
After 14 years of investment in Forest Park Southeast and a great amount of resources aimed at improving the housing stock, much of WUMCRC’s work is clearly visible. Since 1996, over 40 new infill homes have been built as a result of WUMCRC’s pre-development efforts. These efforts consist of matching properties with appropriate developers and […]
The Forest Park Southeast Public Infrastructure Committee has set the priority of enhancing the neighborhood’s north and south corridors (Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove, and Boyle Avenues). Brooks Goedeker, WUMCRC’s Community Development Manager, recently shared the committee’s vision with Tom Niemeier, Space Architecture’s principal and founder. Niemeier and the Space team ran with the idea and […]
Thanks to local artist Diane Ottinger, WUMCRC’s office is now much brighter and home to a one-of-a-kind painting of Forest Park Southeast. “Mega the Cross-Eyed Dragon”, a painting based off the first ever paint-by-numbers mural at Grove Fest I (2006), now hangs at 4400 Chouteau.* The painting took months to complete and this progression shows […]
Whether its food, music or drinks you’re looking for this New Year’s Eve, there are plenty of activities to choose from in the Grove. Here’s are some places where you can ring in 2010: Attitudes : 4100 Manchester Avenue, (314) 534-0044 – “Midnight Spectacular” show – Dinner buffet, champagne bar and balloon drop with cash […]
For over a decade, households in both Forest Park Southeast and Botanical Heights experiencing hardships during the holiday season, have been the recipients of support from the staff at Washington University School of Medicine. Each year, WUMCRC works with resident stakeholders and various social service agencies in the area to locate families experiencing extraordinarily tough […]
Yesterday, WUMCRC hosted representatives from a Davenport, Iowa neighborhood that is undergoing a revitalization of its own. The Hilltop neighborhood, adjacent to St. Ambrose University, is faced with many issues regarding abandoned structures and inadequate infrastructure. Davenport local officials, university representatives, citizen activists and a local news film crew wanted to learn how WUMCRC has […]
For the past 8 years, WUMCRC has fully funded and supported MERS/Goodwill to operate a full-time employment agency geared at helping Forest Park Southeast residents with employment. Residents, free of charge, can participate in three weeks of classes that include vital job search methods, the importance of self-esteem and self-respect, as well as skills training […]
After nearly two years of construction and just in time for holiday travel, all sections of Interstate 64 will open Monday, December 7th. Crews are currently busy removing heavy machinery and construction materials from the highway, as well as finalizing striping in preparation of the opening. For your only chance to walk on the interstate […]
