Over the weekend volunteers helped improve the Manchester and Sarah parking lot in the Grove. Thanks to all the volunteers and especially AmeriCorps and Rebuilding Together for helping coordinate this event. Funding for supplies was provided by the Grove Community Improvement District and Land Reutilization Authority.
This Saturday, WUMCRC and AmeriCorps volunteers will collaborate on an improvement project for the parking lot at Sarah and Manchester Avenues. 25 volunteers will clean, weed, mulch, prune and plant throughout the area. Below are some pictures of the parking lot’s current condition. Check back with us on Monday to see the new and improved […]
For the past month, a newly formed committee made up of area stakeholders and business owners have been hard at work preparing Forest Park Southeast for the Tour de Grove and its’ associated events on June 12th and 13th. Under the guidance of Atomic Cowboy owner, Chip Schloss, the event committee has set a priority […]
As we discussed recently here, here, here, here, and oh yeah here, WUMCRC and the Forest Park Southeast Public Infrastructure and Beautification Committee have teamed together to work on improving the arteries of the neighborhood. With Manchester receiving a $3 million face lift in the very near future, the committee has concentrated its efforts on […]
With the addition of street trees, painted fire hydrants, and new bollards, Newstead has become one of the more attractive streets in Forest Park Southeast. Take a look at these photos shot today.
The Grove CID has just released a new brochure for the entertainment district. Keep an eye out for them around town or at any of the Grove establishments, but here is a sneak peak!
In 2000, Forest Park Southeast became a nationally registered historic district in the City of St. Louis. WUMCRC was the funding source for the logistical work needed to complete the application. Since receiving the historic designation Forest Park Southeast has seen a great amount of preservation, historic rehab, and allotment of historic tax credits.
When strolling along Manchester Avenue, its hard to miss the abundance of murals decorating the exteriors and even insides of buildings. In an effort to continue to decorate the area and restore some of the unique identity of FPSE’s past, WUMCRC has funded Grovefest’s paint-by-numbers mural each year. Currently, WUMCRC is working with Colossal Media […]
This afternoon, Governor Jay Nixon awarded $424,227 in Brownfield Redevelopment Incentives for local restaurant, Sweetie Pie’s. The funds will be used to clean up property located at 3643 Delmar Blvd. for the new restaurant which will be called Sweetie Pie’s Upper Crust, as well as create 59 new jobs. The renovated property on Delmar will […]
After dealing with the inconvenience of the construction and closure of the Chouteau bridge and Interstate 64, once the Grove businesses heard the Metrolink bridge over Vandeventer Avenue was going under construction the general sentiment was, “Here we go again”. Fortunately the rumored two month project only took 6 days to tear down and rebuild […]