Category: Development

SAD NEWS: QUARRELSOME COFFEE TO CLOSE

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Quarrelsome Coffee opened at 22 N. Sarah in October of 2023 in the space formerly housing The Block Restaurant (and before that the wonderful restaurant Terrene). We just learned that Quarrelsome Coffee will close on February 2nd. The owner, Mark Schwartz is exploring other options for the space but has not announced any future plans.  He kindly offered to keep the neighborhood informed. You may want to drop in before they close on February 2nd. Here Read More…

WPLNA General Assembly Meeting Reminder addendum

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Clarification of the guest presenter agenda: Our guest speaker will be Nick Hartzler, a Sr. Project Manager at Steadfast City Economic and Community Partners who will present their plan to convert the Red Cross building into apartments and to “adaptively reuse “ the historic house to the west of Red Cross that was Civil Rights icon Margaret Bush Wilson’s former office.

WPLNA MEETING ON TUES. 10/8/24 at 7:00

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The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, October 8th at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! Our featured speakers will be representatives from RecoVET, the new owners of the former Ronald McDonald House properties in the 4300 block of West Pine. In addition, Alderman Browning plans to discuss the proposed changes to the City Charter that will appear on the November ballot. The minutes from our Read More…

WPLNA MEETING ON TUES. 9/10/24 at 7:00

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The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, September 10th at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! Our special guest will be Jeff Winzerling, a neighbor and a well-known developer with Versa Development, regarding plans for the Optimist Building on Lindell. Versa has the site under contract in a joint venture with Rothschild Development.  Development of this mid-century modern building has been controversial in the past and Read More…

WPLNA Meeting – Tues, May 14 at 7 pm

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The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, May 14  at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! Our guest speaker will be Marschnee Strong, the Development and Communications Director for Craft Alliance.  Craft Alliance, formerly in the Delmar Loop in University City, moved only three years ago to its current location art 5080 Delmar in the ‘Maker District’. Neighborhood Improvement Specialist Ron Coleman and Alderman Michael Browning Read More…

ALLEY SPEED BUMP PROPOSAL 4100-4200 BLOCK OF WEST PINE

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Due to issues caused by cars speeding down the alley that serves West Pine and Lindell Boulevard between Boyle Avenue and Sarah Street, residents are requesting authorization from affected addresses to request funding for and to install speed bumps. A PDF of the proposal is attached. Here is a link to the proposal and survey. Residents/businesses on the north side of the 4100-4200 block of West Pine and the south side of the same block on Read More…

Utility work on Kingshighway – traffic shifts

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https://legacy.bjc.org/Construction/News/News-Article/ArtMID/1793/ArticleID/6019/Utility-Work-in-Kingshighway-Feb-14-20 Utility Work in Kingshighway Feb. 14-20 Jan. 2024 – Extensive utility work in northbound Kingshighway just north of Hwy.40/I64 will begin the evening of February 14 and continue through the morning of February 20. Traffic delays can be expected. The February 14 work marks the start of six consecutive weekends of extensive utility work in northbound Kingshighway to support the new patient care tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Work on subsequent weekends will not be Read More…

WPLNA MEETING ON TUES. 2/13/24 at 7:00

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The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, February 13th at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! This month’s special guest will be Divyesh Panchal. Mr. Panchal is the new owner of the historic apartment building numbered 4417 Forest Park Avenue. Although the multi-family property is located just outside the western boundaries of the WPLNA, Divyesh nonetheless is excited to attend our February meeting to share with Read More…

Some cautionary news and some good news

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Please be aware that a resident of the Central West End posted a notice on NextdoorSTL on or about January 6th concerning two car break-ins in the alley between Laclede & Forest Park. We do not know the actual block in which the reported break-ins occurred, but we “assume” that the alley in question is between Sarah on the East and Kingshighway on the west. As a reminder: Always be vigilant never to leave any items Read More…

WPLNA Meeting Tues, 12/12/23 at 7:00 pm

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The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, December 12th at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! Our featured speakers will be Alex and Sara Lakin. The Lakins are the proud new owners of the oldest “destination” drinking and dining venue in our neighborhood, the Scottish Arms on Sarah, just south of its intersection with Laclede. The Scottish Arms has been a beloved fixture in the West Read More…