Starting next year, a 17-acre section of Forest Park will offer new outdoor adventures and educational experiences for kids. Officials from Forest Park Forever, St. Louis city and other community organizations helped break ground on the park’s Nature Playscape (pictured at top), located between the World’s Fair Pavilion and the Jewel Box. It will feature native trees and grasses plus eight activity and play areas, giving kids a chance to experience plants, insects and more firsthand.
A piece of architectural history is still up for grabs in St. Louis. The 3,000-square-foot T.A. Pappas House in Town & Country was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1955 and built of pre-cast, tinted concrete block. Its $1,200,000 sale price includes furniture designed by the famous architect.(There also has been interest in restoring and converting it into a museum.) The Pappas home is one of only two Wright structures in St. Louis; the other is the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, which is open for tours.
The Soulard community celebrated along with St. Vincent de Paul parish as the Catholic church marked its 175th anniversary on South 10th Street. History tours, food and fellowship rounded out a special neighborhood open house weekend. The church was designed by architect Meriwether Lewis Clark Sr., son of William Clark of expeditionary fame.
Saint Louis University is putting $3.75 million in federal funding to work for the advancement of senior health care. The five-year U.S. Department of Health & Human Services grant will help train
care providers about cognitive impairment, encourage health systems to be age-friendly, address social isolation in seniors, support caregivers and more. The funding will impact residents in every Missouri congressional district, including underserved areas.
