Welcome to the home page of the 17th Ward of the City of St. Louis. On these pages you can explore the neighborhoods that make up the 17th Ward and keep up with what’s going on in our communities. The 17th Ward is home to several unique neighborhoods that offer the best in urban living: the Central West End, Midtown, Forest Park Southeast, Botanical Heights, Tiffany, Kings Oak, Cheltenham and Shaw. Read more
17th Ward News
Business After Hours Holiday Party: Take a break from the holiday hustle while sampling tapas and drinks from the Grove’s newest eatery. The Forest Park South Business Association Holiday Happy Hour will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 at Sanctuaria Wild Tapas, 4198 Manchester.
Forest Park South Business Association
 17th Ward Holiday Party: More than 200 guests brought in the season and toasted the 2009 community award winners at 17th Ward Holiday Party at the brand-new Library Annex in the Spring Street Lofts. Check back soon for photos!
 Chouteau Park planning: The
latest plans for the new Chouteau Park were revealed at a public
meeting Nov. 11 at Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club Adam's Park
Unit. John Hoal of H3 Studio walked meeting attendees through a
presentation of the plans, which have been developed with input from a
local advisory committee. The meeting was hosted by 17th Ward Alderman
Joseph D. Roddy.
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Best of St. Louis: The 17th Ward was once again well-represented in the Riverfront Times Best of St. Louis 2009 issue.
Who made the list?
Look it up: The first Forest Park South Community
Directory, a joint project of Forest Park Southeast Development Corp.
and the Forest Park South Business Association, is now available. The
directory, which contains listings of local businesses and
organizations and community information, is being distributed to
residents in the area. To receive your free directory, contact Kristin
Rapinac at 314-229-2115.
 Home repairs:
A Forest Park Southeast resident recently got a helping hand for
much-needed home repairs thanks to Washington University Medical Center
Redevelopment Corp., Rebuilding Together St. Louis and Home Depot.
About a dozen volunteers spent a day fixing up Julie Glenn's home in
the 4500 block of Chouteau, building a new font porch, repairing a
bathroom wall, replacing roof tiles and making several other needed
repairs. Glenn, who had neither the funds nor the expertise to repair
her home, expressed gratitude to the organizations and volunteers who
pitched in to help. "I was just overwhelmed. It's just like a miracle,"
she said. For more information on the program, contact WUMC Community
Development Manager Brooks Goedeker at (314) 747-2332.
Businesses of the Year: Mayor Francis Slay and the St. Louis Development
Corp. recently honored several 17th Ward businesses and developments:
Business of the Year:
Habitata Building Products
(Tiffany)
Hotel Indigo (Central West
End)
Renaissance Financial
(Cheltenham)
Weissman Theatrical Supply
(Cheltenham)
Neighborhood Business of the Year (17th Ward):
6 North Coffee Co. (Central
West End)
Development of the Year:
Nine North (Central West
End)
Highlands Plaza Two
(Cheltenham)
 Sanctuaria:
Touted as "St. Louis' wildest new tapas restaurant and bar," Sanctuaria
is opening for dinner Tuesday, Nov. 10 in the space previously known as Agave, 4198
Manchester.
Sanctuaria website
Au revoir, Chez Léon: Local celeb chef Gerard Craft will open Brasserie by Niche in the spot previously known as Chez Léon. The restaurant will stick with French bistro-inspired fare, although both the menu and the décor – inside and out – are getting an update.
Doggy day care: K-9 Carnival, a center offering daytime
boarding, playtime and training for dogs, recently opened at 4501
Chouteau in Forest Park Southeast. The facility offers a chance for
city pooches to frolic together rather than lounging on the couch or in
a kennel all day. “Our main goal at K-9 Carnival is to provide hours
and hours of daily exercise along with mental stimulation to dogs
living in this crowded urban area, ” says co-founder Dr. Pam Clary, a
veterinarian and Central West End resident.
Information: (314) 534-DOGS or K9_Carnival@yahoo.com
 CWE Sustainable Development Plan:
Building heights, setbacks and uses were the focus of the second public workshop for the Central West End Sustainable Development Plan and Code on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Schlafly Library. More than 50 people viewed a presentation led by John Hoal of H3 Studio and then met in small groups to discuss and provide feedback on the aspects of the plan.
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 Grove Fest: Thousands flocked to the Grove for the fourth annual Grove Fest Saturday, Sept.
19 on Manchester Avenue.
This year's street festival featured St. Louis' hottest bands and DJs,
live art demonstrations, a community mural painting, street performers,
the Zombie Squad, Arch Rival Roller Girls, the Future Legend Skaters,
and a Freakers Ball starring Clownvis Presley. Festival-goers also
sampled food and drink from the Grove's top eateries and clubs.
CVS pharmacy: After CVS representatives presented a revised proposal for a pharmacy on the corner of Lindell and Sarah, members of the West Pine-Laclede
Neighborhood Association voted at their September meeting to continue discussions with the pharmacy. The association had voted to reject an earlier CVS proposal at the August meeting.
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Post-Dispatch article
 City Talk: About 125 neighbors and
friends of the 17th Ward gathered on Nine North's urban garden patio
for 17th Ward City Talk Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Alderman Joe Roddy
hosted the event, which was sponsored by CWE Midtown Development and
Forest Park Southeast Development Corp. Joseph Downs of Opus Northwest,
developers of Nine North and the Park East Tower, talked about Opus'
investment in the CWE. The event was catered by Wild Flower restaurant.
Photo slideshow
 Community Garden: Garnders in Botanical Heights are beginning to see the fruits of their labor at the Community Garden near Folsom and Thurman. The Botanical Heights Community Garden is tended by a mix of experienced and new gardeners who share an interest in growing vegetables, herbs and flowers.
 Portes ouvertes, puertas abiertas:
St. Louis' first language immersion school opened its doors to 180
kindergarten and first-grade students Aug. 17 at the school's freshly
renovated quarters in Forest Park Southeast. St. Louis Language
Immersion Schools founder and executive director Rhonda Broussard
announced the charter school's opening at a
press conference and open house on Friday, Aug. 7. Former St. Louis
Mayor Vince Schoemehl and 17th Ward Alderman Joseph D. Roddy were on
hand to congratulate Broussard and her team.
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 Midtown hotel proposal: Central West End Midtown Development's Development Committee has
signaled tentative conditional support for a five-story, 100-room hotel
on Forest Park Avenue in Midtown. The new hotel, to be developed and
managed by Sasak Corp. under the Holiday Inn Express & Suites
flagship, would replace the former Raffie Vending Co. warehouse located
at 3663 Forest Park Ave. between Spring and Grand.
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 National Night Out: Residents of the Botanical Heights, Tiffany and Gibson Heights neighborhoods came out to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday evening, Aug. 4.
National Night Out photo slideshow
 New BJC building: BJC is planning a 12-story outpatient clinic and office building at the northwest corner of Euclid and Forest Park Avenue. The building, which will replace the Ettrick Building at 4901-05 Forest Park as well as the building just to the north at 3-17 S. Euclid, will include ground-floor retail along Euclid. BJC also plans to demolish the former Schoenberg Nursing School at 4949 Forest Park for a staging area, which will be turned into a park after construction is completed. The block is located in the 28th Ward, but bordered by the 17th Ward on Forest Park Avenue, Euclid and Laclede .
Cultural Resources Office Preliminary Review
 New Yoga spot: Need to tame your tensions? Try a class at Ullola Yoga, now open at 14 N. Sarah in the CWE South. Ullola, which means "wave" in Sanscrit,
is owned by Angela Culbertson and Jeanne Campbell and offers yoga
classes and workshops at all levels. Information: (314) 534-1878.
Ullola Yoga website
 Chouteau Park Workshop: What's your vision for a perfect neighborhood park? That's what Forest Park Southeast community members were asked at a
park planning workshop hosted by 17th Ward Alderman Joe Roddy
Wednesday, July 22 at Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club – Adams Park.
Read more, see photos & download presentation
FPSEDC Development Committee: Forest
Park
Southeast Development Corp.'s Development Committee will meet at
5:30 p.m. Tues., July 21 at FPSEDC, 4371 Arco. On the agenda: requests
for support for a variance for Details, a proposed auto detailing shop
at 4014 Chouteau;
a liquor license for Big Moe's, a new bar at 1072 Tower Grove; tax
abatement
for the renovation of 4162-4168 Manchester for Space architectural
firm; and tax abatement for the renovation of 4300 Manchester by
Mangrove Redevelopment.
FPSEDC Development Committee Agenda
Green Grove: Restoration St. Louis, owned by Amrit
and
Amy Gill, has been awarded $2.5 million in New Markets Tax Credits
for the Green Grove project in Forest Park Southeast. The $14 million
project will include both new and renovated mixed-use buildings along
Manchester between Kingshighway and Vandeventer. The developers will
seek LEED certification for the projects, which will include the first
zero carbon-emissions building in St. Louis.
Read more in the St. Louis Business Journal
 CWE NSI website: Check
out the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative's new website
for security alerts, meeting notices, and safety information.
cwensi.com
 Sauce Awards: Congratulations to the 17th Ward establishments named in the 2009 Sauce Magazine Readers' Choice Awards.
Who made the list?
 Fired up: Taking a cue from the Hill, Washington University Medical
Center has teamed up with local artist Grace McCammond to transform the
fire hydrants in Forest Park Southeast into art. The goal is to create
a calling card for the neighborhood. Fire hydrants along Manchester from Tower
Grove to Vandeventer in the Grove will be painted first in a design
inspired by the new Grove logo. Fire hydrants in the Forest Park
Southeast neighborhood will be painted in a different theme in the
second phase of the project.
Merger plan: The CWEMD Board of Directors agreed to explore a plan to form a ward-wide community development corporation
at the June Board meeting. The proposed 17th Ward Community Development Corp. would combine the
functions of the Central West End Midtown and Forest Park Southeast
development corporations. The board also voted to support tax abatement for a new restaurant and nightclub on Lindell.
Meeting summary
Re-Revival: The restaurant formerly known as Revival is reopening Wednesday, July 1 as Chouteau's @ 39th.
Chouteau's @ 39th website
Feast blog preview
 Hotel Indigo Opens: Michael and Steven Roberts, joined by Mayor Francis Slay,
Comptroller Darlene Green, 17th Ward Alderman Joe Roddy and other
dignitaries, cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Hotel Indigo in
the CWE Tuesday, June 30.
Read more & view slide show
 Sustainable Plan: About 100 people shared their input on
the Sustainable Development Plan, a proposal to guide development in the southern part of the CWE.
Read more, see photos & download presentation
Bar 5: Nancy Novak has opened a third location in
the Grove in the former home of the Church Key, 4127 Manchester. Bar 5, just a few steps from Novak's Bar and Grill, is a sports bar featuring pizza, pool tables and
darts. Novak opened
Nancy's Place at 4510 Manchester earlier this year.
Demolition, dogs & detailing: Forest Park Southeast Development Corp.’s Development Committee voted to oppose a proposal to demolish a three-family building for parking, voted to support a day care center for dogs and tabled a decision on a detailing business at its June meeting.
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Most Enhanced Sites: Three buildings in the 17th Ward – two in Forest Park Southeast and one
in the Central West End South – were recognized at Landmarks
Association's 2009 Most Enhanced Sites ceremony Friday, May 15.
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 Pedestrian tunnel opens: The new underpass connecting Forest Park and Oakland Avenue is
now open. The lighted tunnel connects Saint Louis University High
School and the St. Louis Science Center with Forest Park between Bowl
Lake and the Planetarium.
Photos and video
CWE Security Forum: Detective Elphonzo Hayes, a street gangs investigator
with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Central Patrol,
offered his insights into gangs at April’s Central West End Security
Forum at Schlafly Library.
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CWE Security Report
 New footbridge opens: Forest Park Southeast neighbors, local leaders and MoDOT officials and workers celebrated the
opening of the new pedestrian bridge over Interstate 64 at a
ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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CWE Southeast SBD: Voters approved the renewal and expansion of the Central West End Southeast Special Business District
by a margin of 69-31 percent in the general city election Tuesday,
April 7. Joseph D. Roddy won re-election as 17th Ward Alderman, and
Francis Slay won a third term as Mayor of St. Louis.
Election results
CWE Southeast SBD proposal
Public parking: The new parking garage at Nine North, on Euclid between Laclede and West Pine, is now open for business with 180 public parking spaces. The cost for parking is $2 for the first 30 minutes plus $1 per additional 30 minutes. The garage is named for longtime politico and former 17th Ward Alderman Joseph P. Roddy, late father of current 17th Ward Alderman Joseph D. Roddy.
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