Archive for the 'Parks' Category

Two New Community Gardens to be Built in the 25th Ward!

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Dutchtown South Community Corporation is seeking input about two new community gardens to be built in the 25th Ward! Currently the two proposed locations are Amberg Park and the lot on the corner of Virginia, Liberty, and Alabama. HopeBuild, a St. Louis non-profit organization, will be supporting ward residents in the construction and upkeep of [...]

Carondelet Park Rec Plex GRAND OPENING!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The City of St. Louis Department of Parks and Recreation and the YMCA of Greater St. Louis cordially invite you to celebrate the grand opening of the Carondelet Park Rec Plex on Thursday, November 19, 2009!

For More information contact:
Maribeth Boyle
Marketing Director, Carondelet Family YMCA
600 Loughborough Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63111
branch: 314-353-4960
fax: 314-353-3350
www.ymcastlouis.org/carondelet

Amberg Park Design Plans!

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Attached below are three long term development plans for Amberg Park. During the October 2009 Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) monthly meeting, representatives from Saint Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis made a presentation on their ideas/designs to improve our neighborhood park and solicited feedback from neighbors.
PDF Versions:
Amber Park Option A
Amberg Park Option [...]

Carondelet Park Rec Plex – Opening November 19, 2009!

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

The new Carondelet Recreation Center located in Carondelet Park (just South of the Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA)) is slated to open on November 19th, 2009! Click on the links above for more information!
The City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry and the YMCA of Greater St. Louis are proud to announce [...]

When to call the Citizens’ Service Bureau

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

The St. Louis City Citizens’ Service Bureau (CSB)  is a “one-stop-shop” for all your city service needs. Call 622-4800 or submit an electronic request anytime you observe a problem or need assistance with city services.
The CSB has created a handy guide and picture that helps describe what they do and when to contact them. View [...]

Amberg Park Project Proposal

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Below is a copy of a proposal/plan for improving Amberg Park created by Alderman Shane Cohn and provided by the Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Improvement Action Group Coordinator, Mitch Hurias.

AMBERG PARK PROJECT
Neighborhood parks should reflect the recreation interests, needs and health benefits for the community residents in the immediate and the surrounding neighborhoods. [...]

Park Fountain Operational Again!

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The large rock fountain located at Amberg Park (Keokuk and Gustine) is again operational after years of neglect!
The Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) has listed Amberg Park and this rock fountain as a concern for months. Thanks to the hard work of the newly elected Ward 25 Alderman, Shane Cohn, this rock fountain has been restored [...]

Alderman Cohn Requests Amberg Park Clean-Up from Operation Brightside

Monday, June 15th, 2009

25th Ward Alderman Shane Cohn has responded to a request for work from Operation Brightside for public property clean-up projects which include Amberg Park on the top of the list:
1. Amberg Park:  Litter/debris pick up (weekly), Gardening (quarterly)
2. Mt. Pleasant Park: Litter/debris pick up (weekly), Gardening (quarterly)
3. Meramec Street (between Grand & Minnesota): Litter/debris pick [...]

Amberg Park Clean-Up Now Monthly!

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Please join us to clean-up the only park in our neighborhood, Amberg Park, on the 2nd  Saturday of every month at 10:00am.

We will have the trash bags, gloves, and a few rakes and shovels. If you have any tools you think might be useful, please bring them. We will meet at the corner of Keokuk [...]

Blog Post on Amberg Park

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Matthew Mourning, author of the blog StlDotage, has written an excellent blog post on Amberg Park on his blog site, http://stldotage.blogspot.com. Click on the link to be taken directly to his post. Amberg Park is the only city park located in our DWNA focus area. See a map of our focus area here. Read more [...]