Scottish Arms Closing

Sad news about a neighborhood institution which is closing its doors today, July 28. A HEARTFELT FAREWELL: PRESS RELEASE 7/27/24 PDF July 27th, 2024 Contact: Ally Nisbet, Owner Phone: 314 757-6530 Email: scottisharms.contact.ally@gmail.com The Scottish Arms Announces Closure After 20 Memorable Years A Heartfelt Farewell from The Scottish Arms It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closing of The Scottish Arms. After many wonderful years serving the St. Louis community, we will Read More…

Neighborhood News and WPLNA Meeting Announcement

The featured speaker at our July meeting will be Jim Whyte. As most of us know,  Jim is the Executive Director of the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI). Jim will speak about recent crimes in the neighborhood, including the two shown below in both text and images. Andrew Caldwell, one of two candidates for the position of 9th Ward Committeeman, also may speak at our meeting (as of this writing, Mr. Caldwell has not Read More…

Holiday Trash Collection Schedule

The City of St. Louis Refuse Division would like to remind residents with roll carts that the trash collection schedule will be adjusted to accommodate Juneteenth Day observance on Monday, June 19, 2023. Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Mondays (solid waste) and Thursdays (recycling) will have their trash collected on Tuesday, June 20th and recyclables collected on Thursday, June 22nd. Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Tuesdays (solid Read More…

CARE STL appeal for dog adoptions

CARE STL is in REAL TROUBLE! We have over 30 dogs in crates. In the past ten days, 82d ogs have entered our shelter. Believe it or not, that used to be our top capacity. We now have 138 dogs in our shelter and 147 dogs in foster care. Our grand total of animals, including our cats, equals 550 animals in our care right now and 371 in foster homes. It’s a bit overwhelming to say the least! We cannot sustain this rate without community involvement and Read More…

Yard Waste Collection Discontinued During Winter Months

Alley Yard Waste Dumpsters: Weekly alley yard waste collections’ last days will be Thursday, December 15, 2022 and Friday, December 16, 2022. Weekly alley yard waste collection will resume on Thursday, March 16, 2023 and Friday, March 17, 2023 However, dumpsters will be collected during the week of your scheduled bulk pickup. Roll-Carts: Roll-cart yard waste collection’s last day will be Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Roll-cart yard waste collection will resume on Wednesday, March 15, Read More…

WPLNA MEETING on Tuesday 9/13/22 at 7:00pm

The West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 13th at 7 pm at Northwest Coffee, 4251 Laclede (at Boyle).  All are welcome! Our guest will be Alderwoman Pihl, who will discuss tax incentives and recent developments in the neighborhood. The minutes from our August meeting and copied below – please take a moment to review these in advance as they will be presented for approval at the upcoming meeting. We look forward Read More…