The Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI) recently began installing security cameras throughout the Central West End. WUMCRC funded the recorder, security monitors, and necessary computer equipment. WUMCRC Intern Tara Bolen had the opportunity to sit down with James Partee, the Director of the NSI, to discuss the cameras and the continued efforts […]
Over the weekend, fans of literature and the arts held a ceremony for a local celebrity hailing from the Central West End. Although that celebrity couldn’t make it to the event (because he died in 1965!), many still attended the event so they could get a rare look at T.S. Eliot and celebrate his life […]
A new playground is near completion at the Washington University Medical Center campus. Located directly north of the new Forest Park Southeast pedestrian bridge, the playground includes slides, swings, a climbing wall, all bordered by a soft rubberized surface. The playground is another amenity for the residents of Forest Park Southeast as well as […]
The search for the new leader of Park Central Community Development Corporation is over, and this past Monday, Dan Krasnoff started as the Executive Director of the organization. Today we got a chance to talk to Dan about his plans for the upcoming year… “My experiences as the Executive Director of Central West End Midtown […]
In 2009, the economic downturn delayed and even killed many development projects throughout the St. Louis area. One delayed project, the construction of the new Shriners Hospital, is now ready to resume. Shriners Hospital is set to begin construction on their new, six-story, 247,000 square foot building in late 2010 at a site just two […]
The following excerpt was written by Brooks Goedeker for the upcoming Central West End Association Newsletter The Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI) has been in existence for 2 years. The program, in that short time, has excelled in bringing accountability to its supplemental patrols and advancing the neighborhood’s use of diverse security tools […]
As 9th District Captain, Mike Caruson explains in the video below, the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are collaborating on a special task force to bring down the number of automobile break-ins in the central corridor of St. Louis. This initiative, which begins on April 11, 2010, will target […]
Last night (Wednesday, March 31st), the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative held it’s monthly security forum at the Schlafly Library. At each meeting, CWE NSI Director James Partee, Board President Brooks Goedeker, law enforcement officers and neighborhood residents and business owners meet to discuss the current state of safety and security in the area, […]
Central West End Midtown Development and H3 Studios are in the final stages of implementing a form based plan for the southern portion of the Central West End. The plan is designed to regulate development practices and to protect the area’s urban identity. The proposal also encourages green development and helps to enhance the pedestrian […]
As you may have noticed, the Parkway Hotel, located at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Forest Park Parkway, is now sporting new and improved signs at the main entrance. This 8-story, 6-year old hotel, located in the heart of the Central West End is relatively new to the area. However, it has already proven […]