the Neighborhood Champion Award
We received the Neighborhood Champion Award for our impactful work in the St. Louis Place Community Association the SLACO - St. Louis Association of Community Organizations' 28th Annual Conference.
Washington University students partner with our neighborhood
Students from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University are partnering with us to help us improve our communications and community outreach.
Project Connect Monthly Meeting
Project Connect Monthly Meeting. On Monday, January 13 SLPCA members met with Project Connect to continue the planning process that will create a neighborhood plan that reflects our needs and concerns. We defined three priorities for this time: housing, a community center, and a K-8 school to help attract families to the area. This is part of a six neighborhood planning process led by St Louis Development Corporation.
SLPCA January Monthly Meeting
SLPCA January Monthly Meeting. In spite of fierce winter weather, neighbors gathered for our monthly meeting on Thursday, January 16. We voted on updated bylaws and met representatives of St Louis Neighborhood Foresters. Our Development Committee also met to set our priorities to begin to rehab or build affordable housing to replace what we have lost in our neighborhood.
SLPCA Holiday Dinner
St Louis Place joined with neighbors from Old North St Louis and Vandeventer Neighborhoods for a delicious holiday dinner. Mayor Jones visited. Young members of the Black Repertory Theater also dazzled us with their performance of The Secret Gallery: African Arts Adventures. We are blessed to be hosted for events like this by the Griot Museum of Black History in our neighborhood.
Wishing you Blessed Holidays and a Happy New Year!
SLPCA Board members celebrating at the Brickline North CDC holiday party.
Kia Bell, Virginia Druhe and Debra Robinson represented us. Kia, Daphne Redding and Gwen Chambers (not shown) are Board members of Brickline North CDC.
A dramatic historic marker telling the history of St Louis Place neighborhood.
A dramatic historic marker telling the history of St Louis Place neighborhood will be installed soon in the center of St Louis Place Park.
You might qualify for a 10 year property tax freeze!
10 years property tax freeze is only for St. Louis Place neighborhood.
Artist David Gorden
Check out the final renditions of our neighborhood banners created by the talented artist David Gorden, thanks to the support of the CDA!
St. Louis Place and Vandeventer neighborhoods
Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of taking a guided tour of the St. Louis Place and Vandeventer neighborhoods!