St. Louis takes on McKee City officials have moved to seize dozens of properties owned by longtime North St. Louis developer Paul McKee, escalating a yearslong standoff over stalled redevelopment near the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on Jefferson Avenue. Last month, Mayor Cara Spencer’s administration authorized the St. Louis Development Corporation to pursue eminent domain lawsuits against more than 80 parcels […]

'St. Louis takes on McKee'

🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Lawrence Bryant | St. Louis American

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Restoration brings new light to St. Alphonsus Rock Church  Clearer sunlight is greeting parishioners and visitors at St. Alphonsus Rock Church as restoration continues on 28 of the historic church’s 120-year-old German-designed stained-glass windows. Last February, the church received a $500,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to support the restoration work. The project is about […]

'Restoration brings new light to St. Alphonsus Rock Church'

🖋 St. Louis American staff
📸 Photo by Brian Munoz | St. Louis Public Radio

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #StAlphonsusRock #HistoricPreservation #NorthStLouis

North St. Louis residents weigh in on draft NGA-area plans Regina Dennis-Nana has lived in the Hyde Park neighborhood for years, watching as the area around the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facility has struggled with vacant lots and aging homes. She hopes the city’s latest development plan will bring homeowners back to the area, restore historic houses and fill long-empty lots. “Well, so far that […]

'North St. Louis residents weigh in on draft NGA-area plans'

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Wiley Price | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #NorthStLouis #CommunityVoices #NGA #UrbanDevelopment

'Holiday event returns with food, resources for North St. Louis families'

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Taylor Marrie | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #HoodSanta #NorthStLouis #CommunityCare #HolidayGiving #ChosenForChange

Shuttered Homer G. Phillips Hospital Set to Reopen with New Owners Houston-based healthcare company, Nutex Health, Inc. recently announced it will soon reopen the former Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital renamed as “Archview ER and Hospital,” a “micro-hospital.” It will offer 24/7 emergency and inpatient services, diagnostic imaging, and clinical lab testing. Nutex, a physician-owned, publicly traded health firm owns and operates more than 24 micro-hospitals, […]

'Shuttered Homer G. Phillips Hospital Set to Reopen with New Owners'

🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Photo courtesy STLPR

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #HealthcareNews #NorthStLouis #CommunityCare

North St. Louis still rebuilding — one block at a time On May 16, 2025, a ruthless tornado tore through parts of St. Louis City, County and the Metro East. In less than 30 minutes, the storm carved a 20-mile scar across North St. Louis, flattening blocks in Fountain Park, Penrose, The Ville and Kingshighway West. Nearly 5,000 homes, churches and businesses were destroyed, with damage […]

'North St. Louis still rebuilding — one block at a time'

🖋 Sylvester Brown, Jr., Zaria Mac and Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Wiley Price | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #StLouisStrong #CommunityRecovery #NorthStLouis

BELIEVE Academy partnership aims to launch health-care careers In an area of BELIEVE Academy equipped like a hospital room, high school students use real  stethoscopes and other medical tools to examine “patients,” often a classmate or a lifesize simulation doll. These north St. Louis teens aren’t just learning about health care; they’re training for careers while earning college credit. At BELIEVE Academy, a […]

'BELIEVE Academy partnership aims to launch health-care careers'

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Wiley Price | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #Education #HealthcareCareers #NorthStLouis #CommunityInvests

A park for everyone A newly formed nonprofit is working to restore Fairground Park, once called the crown jewel of north St. Louis. Its mission is to repair years of neglect, reconnect the park with its history and build a stronger, more inclusive future. For a community battered by poverty, crime, disinvestment — and most recently a devastating tornado […]

'A park for everyone'

🖋 Ashley Winters | The St. Louis American
📸 Wiley Price I St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #FairgroundPark #Community #NorthStLouis

Beyond NGA’s glow, north St. Louis neighborhoods wait in the dark When the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency opened its sprawling, state-of-the-art western headquarters late last month, dignitaries hailed it as a turning point for north St. Louis — a glittering promise of rebirth for an area long marked by disinvestment and decline. The city also has the NGA Arnold facility, located south of St. Louis.   The 97-acre […]

'Beyond NGA’s glow, north St. Louis neighborhoods wait in the dark'

🖋 Sylvester Brown Jr. | The St. Louis American
📸 Wiley Price | St. Louis American

#stlamerican #stlnews #stlouis #STLNews #NorthStLouis #CommunityDevelopment

Dorian Johnson shot, killed in Ferguson; 1 in custody The Ferguson Police Department is actively investigating a Sunday morning shooting in the 9000 block of Abaco Drive.

#Ferguson ( #StLouis), #Missouri - Dorian Johnson, famous witness to the 2014 Michael Brown shooting, murdered today. One person is in custody and police are still investigating. #DorianJohnson #violence #murder #NorthStLouis #ghetto #HighCrime #gunviolence #news
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Ruins from the #tornadoes that touched down in #northstlouis just this past May. This community sure could use more #supplies and funds so if you can please reach out. Especially to the people that are on the streets handing out #food and #water. They could use it most of all.

De-Churching.

From my "True North" project exploring the #northstlouis region.

#leica #leicam5 #50mmsummicron #kodakdoublex #blackandwhite #bnwstreetphotography #streetphotography #flaneurwithacamera #jesuswashere #storefrontchurch #filmneverforgets #shotonfilm #shootmorefilm #filmisalive

Pumped.

From "True North" project, a mostly analogue, 15+-year journey throughout North St. Louis. Like many a photographer, I can't pass up an old gas station.

#shotonfilm #qwerkystudio #northstlouis #oldgaspump #relic #filmshooter #filmneverforgets #filmisalive #nikonf2photomic #85mmnikkor

"Down On the Corner"

From my True North Project, which I'm printing and framing in preparation for my first ever solo show at #stlouisartistsguild this summer.

#rolleiflex #rolleiflex3.5 #kodakdoublex #shotonfilm #believeinfilm #northstlouis #qwerkystudio #qwerkyphotography #squareformat

From my True North project, a 15+ year ramble through the streets of North St. Louis. #Rolleiflex 3.5. #KodakXX #filmphotography #analoguephotography #qwerkyphotography #qwerkystudio #northstlouis