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Live Free USA, a faith-based organization out of Oakland, will fill the training and technical support role previously occupied by Cure Violence Global. Mission: St. Louis will be in charge of hiring the people to do the interruption work in the community, a role previously held by Employment Connection and the Urban League.
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Dozens of Dutchtown residents and Cleveland graduates gathered Wednesday night to hear developer Chris Goodson’s ideas for the former high school and ask questions or offer feedback about the project.
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The city extended its weekend evening hours at the Dunn-Marquette and Wohl community centers and launched a teen zone in Downtown, after a shooting in June left one teen dead and 11 injured.
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Owners of South City Hospital in Dutchtown, previously known as St. Alexius, announced last week they were closing the 178-bed location.
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The vote by the Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority is the first step in a long process that could lead to the redevelopment of Cleveland High School, which has been vacant for 17 years.
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The project includes the rehabilitation of the historic Melba Theatre on South Grand, which multiple private developers have tried to take on in the past.
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The Dutchtown Opportunity Coalition for Youth will try to make sure that young people are going to school and also connect them with vital services or programs.
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A provision introduced at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday would charge people in some neighborhoods $10,000 to remove dwelling units in a single building. That would include converting a duplex into a single-family home, or converting a four-flat into a duplex. The money from those fees would contribute to a fund to create, improve and maintain affordable housing.
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Restoration House STL provides age-appropriate mentoring and services for young adults 18 to 25. In June, the faith-based nonprofit opened its first “success center,” also called the Rock, in Dutchtown’s historic Melvin Theatre.
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The distressed St. Alexius Hospital in south St. Louis could emerge from bankruptcy under new leadership. Last week, hospital owner Americore named…