West End

The Rooted program aims to help residents stay in their neighborhoods amidst rising concerns about nearby developments.

Invest STL gets national attention by seeding $20K to residents in 2 neglected neighborhoods

Ulaa Kuziez

Invest STL’s Rooted initiative gives Black and low-income residents in the West End and Visitation Park neighborhoods $20,000 to invest in their homes and community.

Smya Matthews of St. Louis Artworks creates a painting at the 2022 Black Business Expo hosted by Delmar Main Street.

Economy & Business

Black Business Expo bridges gap between Black and white with green along Delmar Divide

Miya Norfleet

Delmar Main Street is hosting a business expo to encourage St. Louisans to support local, Black-owned businesses.

Arts

Artists at work in neighborhoods around the Loop

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 19, 2013 - Sami Bentil and Annetta Bentil-Vickers live on Enright in the West End neighborhood,…

Arts

Artists at work in neighborhoods around the Loop

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Sami Bentil and Annetta Bentil-Vickers live on Enright in the West End neighborhood, in the former…

Economy & Business

Commentary: Lessons from housing efforts in Benton Park and the West End

Lana Stein

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 23, 2013 - As local housing markets slowly lurch back to normality, those concerned with the…

A New Trail For West End Residents

Tim Lloyd

West End residents have a new stretch of trail to run, walk and bike down.This morning St. Louis City officials and members of the public celebrated the…