Hopes for FPSE Special Business District

Over the past few months, a committee has been hard at work to design an effective strategy to promote public safety in the Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhood. Explaining the Special Business District (SBD) The SBD is a local government entity that provides services when voters and property owners in an area vote for a […]

Next Step in Taking Back the Neighborhood: Court Advocate

It take more than police efforts to make our neighborhoods safer; it also takes effort from neighborhood organizations and the community. Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation (WUMCRC) and the Central West End (CWE) Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI) are teaming up to reduce crime in the CWE and Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhoods by creating […]

Washington University Medical Center 2011 End of Year Review

Washington University Medical Center 2011 End of Year Review is now online.  What an exciting year it has been! Numerous new businesses have moved into the Grove neighborhood including SoHo Restaurant + Lounge and The LGBT Center of St. Louis.  There has also been a  dramatic decrease in crime in the Central West End since […]

Pete Rothschild Chats with WUMCRC

Pete Rothschild, owner of Red Brick Management, has been purchasing and developing buildings from the time he was twenty years old. His property management group has been around for 42 years and they own buildings all over the St. Louis area, including Central West End and the Grove.  WUMCRC sat down with Rothschild to discuss […]

“Grand Bridge is Falling Down…”

The Grand Bridge is closing Monday, March 14, 2011 before the morning rush hour at 5am. The route closure will affect 30,000 drivers for roughly 14 months as a new bridge is constructed. On the official press release St. Louis Mayor Slay’s stated, “The signed detour for the Grand Bridge closure will be on Compton […]