Author: Nicole Ewing

Recycling drop-off locations

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We are working with the City of St. Louis Refuse Department to increase the number of recycling drop-off locations citywide. We get more clean recycling from drop-off sites than from the alley dumpsters, which are often highly contaminated with non-recyclable items like plastic bags and other waste.    Attached to this email, you will see a .pdf flyer about our search for new locations.  It includes requirements and preferences for new sites. Please use the “Submit Read More…

Neighborhood Night Out – October 3 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm

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Neighborhood Night Out on October 3rd (this coming Tuesday)  Jared, Charlie,  and Karen of the 4100 / 4200 block of West Pine are organizing this year’s Neighborhood Night Out (NNO) festivities on behalf of the entire neighborhood. NNO is planned for Tuesday, October 3rd, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., to take place on the 4100 / 4200 block of West Pine Blvd (Boyle to Sarah). The party will take place in the street on the Read More…

Sweet Spot Wildflower Honey is available (local)

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The 2023 honey harvest was abundant!  Sweet Spot wildflower honey is produced by local honeybees at 4121 West Pine Blvd, St. Louis, MO.  Sweet Spot donates $2 from each sale to sustain St. Louis Friends of Bethlehem.  The cost of an 8 oz honey bear is $8.00. Contact Terry Werner by phone at 314.276.9452 or Lea Koester Sweet Spot Wildflower Honey.docx

Halloween Hoot fundraiser

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Bicycle tour of Bellefontaine Cemetery Sunday, October 29 from 2:30 – 5:-00 pm Join us as we ride through the oldest Rural Cemetery west of the Mississippi with local historian Harold Karabell. $15/person Secure online payment and registration on our website:https://st-louis-friends-of-bethlehem.square.site/ or by check to:  St. Louis Friends of Bethlehem, 4121 West Pine Blvd, St. Louis, MO  63108, [email protected] Halloween Hoot flyer2023

Trivia Night in support of humanitarian efforts in Palestine

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Trivia Night in support of humanitarian efforts in Palestine Friday, October 20, 2023 Woodsmill Village Apartments Clubhouse 753 Clubhouse Drive, Ballwin, MO Doors open: 6:30 pm, first round 7 pm   8 rounds, 8 questions each Cost: $25/individual, $200/table of 8 (maximum 7 tables) The winning table each receive one pound bottles of Sweet Spot wildflower honey. Fair Trade Market featuring handmade items from Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans and Canaan Fair Trade olive products Popcorn Read More…

WPLNA MEETING ON TUES. 9/12/22  AT 7:00

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The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, September 11 at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! The minutes from our August meeting and copied below and will be presented for approval at the upcoming meeting.  Please note that to save on paper and ink, only a minimal number of hard copies will be printed for review and approval, so you are encouraged to read the minutes Read More…

St. Louis ramps up home repair program

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As outlined in this Post Dispatch article: Armed with $15 million in extra American Rescue Plan Act money aldermen appropriated to home repair in 2021, the CDA has been working to ramp up a program for lower-income residents that has long been in high demand but historically funded by a dwindling amount of federal dollars. It also plans to award another $5 million in federal money to nonprofits and contractors for home repair services. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/st-louis-ramps-up-home-repair-program-amid-overwhelming-need/article_1aa0fd4c-405c-11ee-a241-cbd6ee8fa27d.html#:~:text=Armed%20with%20%2415%20million%20in,dwindling%20amount%20of%20federal%20dollars.  

WPLNA MEETING ON TUES. 8/8/2023 at 7:00

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The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, August 8th at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! The minutes from our July meeting are appended.  Please take a minute to review before they are presented for approval at the August meeting. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.   West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association Meeting Minutes July 11, 2023 7:05 President Harold Karabell called the meeting Read More…

Crown Loft resident autos vandalized

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Theresa Smith, WPLNA member and President of the Crown Lofts Condo Association, brought this matter to our attention: Two cars parked in the Crown Lofts Visitor Parking Lot were vandalized on Sunday afternoon (July 16, 2023). The damage was smashed windows on cars in the process of unloading groceries.