Archive for September, 2009

New Tree Planting Request List

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

A few Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) neighbors got together this weekend and drove around the DWNA area to identify properties that are missing trees in front of their house on city property (in between the sidewalk and the street).
The list includes properties North of Meramec as of this date (CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIST). [...]

Cardinal Glennon: “Book Sale Fundraiser Is A Scam”

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

New announcement from the St. Louis Circuit Attorney:
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center has issued a warning to St. Louis residents of a fraudulent “book fundraiser.” Criminals posing as door-to-door salespeople have recently approached residents of Clayton, Ladue, Florissant and South County. These con artists claim to represent Cardinal Glennon and maintain that all [...]

Pictures from National Night Out Block Party

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Below are a couple of pictures submitted from a neighbor who had a block party for the 2009 National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009. Neighbors gathered from the 4300 block of Grace in the Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association area in St. Louis, Missori.
The St. Louis Fire Department and the St. Louis First District [...]

South Grand 3-Lane Test Begins September 8, 2009

Monday, September 7th, 2009

South Grand from Arsenal to Utah will be reduced from 4-lanes to 3-lanes for a street department test begining September 8, 2009 for 30 days.
South Grand St. Louis Street Improvement Plan

Message from:
Terry Freeland
terry.freeland@ewgateway.org
Transportation Corridor Improvement Group
East-West Gateway Council of Governments
One Memorial Drive
St. Louis, MO 63102
314-421-4220 (Missouri line)
618-274-2750 (Illinois line)

I wanted to let you know about [...]

Next Meeting Tuesday 9/8/09 @7pm!

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Please join us for our next Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm.
We are currently slated to meet at Grbic Banquet Hall (4071 Keokuk). Please check this website, your mail, and your email for any potential changes.  Meetings are always held on the second Tuesday of every month [...]

Painted/Decorative Fire Hydrants

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

A neighbor recently forwarded a link to the Saint Louis Urban Workshop blog in which they have a post on how the Grove neighborhood in Forrest Park South East is branding themselves by painting their fire hydrants:
Click here to view the blog post/story: http://www.stlurbanworkshop.com/2009/08/second-round-of-fire-hydrant-painting.html
Perhaps this is something we can do in the Dutchtown West Neighborhood [...]