March 1, 2014, St. Louis, MO — St. Louis area chefs and restaurateurs are banding together to support the next wave of restoration and maintenance of Forest Park through an innovative program called Restaurants for Restoration....
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26, 2014 – Forest Park Forever announced today it has received a gift of $5 million from Emerson for Forest Park Forever’s endowment and capital improvement projects, marking the largest gift Forest Park Forever has received from a publicly traded company. The donation continues Emerson’s long history of support for Forest Park Forever’s efforts to restore, maintain and sustain Forest Park as one of America’s great urban public parks.
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Annual Awards Luncheon & Community Address — attended by Mayor Slay, Park institution directors and key organizational leaders — offers an opportunity to celebrate, look back and preview the path forward.....
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Forest Park Forever, the private nonprofit that works in partnership with the City of St. Louis to restore and sustain Forest Park, has announced preliminary design plans to renovate and enhance the 11-acre parking lot and special event space that sits above The Muny Amphitheater. The plans, in line with the long-term Forest Park Master Plan developed in 1995....
Read MoreThe national urban park advocacy organization City Parks Alliance (CPA) announced Forest Park as its “Frontline Park” for the month of November, specifically spotlighting the Forest Park Trolley program that has carried more than 230,000 riders since its creation in 2011....
Read MoreST. LOUIS, October 8, 2013– Forest Park Forever has expanded its senior staff with the addition of Faith Maddy as vice president of development and campaigns, and Stephen Schenkenberg as strategic communications director.
Read MoreThe American Planning Association (APA) today announced the designation of Forest Park as one of 10 Great Public Space for 2013 under the organization’s Great Places in America program. APA Great Places exemplify exceptional character and highlight the role planning and planners play in adding value to communities, including fostering economic growth and jobs....
Read MoreSt. Louis, May 30, 2013 – Forest Park Forever, in coordination with the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation & Forestry, today announced its plan to reopen the St. Louis Metropolitan Mounted Patrol Horse Stable....
Read MoreForest Park Forever – the nonprofit organization that works in partnership with the city of St. Louisto restore, maintain and manage Forest Park – today launched a commemorative campaign to celebrate a major milestone: the 50,000th day since the Park’s establishment on June 24, 1876.
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