September - Southampton

The Official Newsletter of the Southampton Neighborhood Association • September 2006
Next Southampton Neighborhood
Association Meetings
Date:
Wednesday, September 11, 2006
Time:
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Location:
Refreshments will be served
Southampton Presbyterian Church
Lower level gymnasium
4716 Macklind Avenue (at Nottingham)
SNA Officers, Board Members
& City Officials
Chad Stockel, President
752-9972 • [email protected]
Ron Coleman, Vice President & Newsletter Editor
832-3872 • [email protected]
Andrew Barrett, Treasurer
351-6343 • [email protected]
Grand Opening Celebration
Southwest City Dog Park to Open Saturday, September 23
Everyone Welcome
After over a year of planning and fundraising, Southwest City Dog Park is now open
for business in Willmore Park and dogs are barking with delight! The 1.2 acre dog park
was constructed in August at the northwest corner of Willmore Park. The dog park is
enclosed by a five foot tall green vinyl-coated chain link fence and has a double entry
gate, a water source, and multiple trees for shade.
The Grand Opening Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, September 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Activities will
include an opening ceremony, goody bags, attendance prizes, raffles, Canine Coolers and snow cones from Tropical
Moose Shaved Ice, and various vendors. Attendees may also sign up for membership at the grand opening. Please bring
up-to-date vaccination and rabies records in order to enter the dog park. St. Louis City leash laws will apply outside of
the ‘off leash’ fenced dog park. Please come and help us celebrate this new amenity to Southwest City!
If you would like to apply for a membership now, application materials and instructions can be obtained on the dog
park’s website www.swcitydogpark.org or by calling Missy Krauss at 481-0308.
Thanks to Missy Krauss, Cara Liles-Baker, and all the dog park volunteers for their tireless effort, and to the generous
individual and corporate donors. You have added a great benefit to our corner of the city.
Only one year
after conception,
the Southwest City
Dog Park will be
“open for business”
on September 23.
Marie Robinson, Secretary
667-5268 • [email protected]
Pat Theodore, Block Captain Chair
352-7137 • [email protected]
Stephen Gregali, 14th Ward Alderman
(includes Macklind to Kingshighway)
622-3287 • [email protected]
Donna Baringer, 16th Ward Alderman
(includes Macklind to Hampton)
641-8377 • [email protected]
Sandy Colvin, Neighborhood Stabilization Officer
613-3169 • [email protected]
Nancee Nocchiero, Public Affairs Officer
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
444-0168 ext. 1 • [email protected]
A view of the double entry gate with security key-pad for
members. Landscaping will be added as membership grows.
A look from inside the one acre dog park
looking north along River des Peres.
Summer Picnic Pictures
Attendance increased this year at the SNA Summer picnic in Willmore Park.
It was a nice break from the power outages and generally hot weather, as a
cool front moved in just in time for the picnic.
JOIN THE SNA AND
MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Join or renew your membership to the Southampton
Neighborhood Association today.
Simply fill out this form and mail it with your annual
membership dues of $10 per household.
New Member
Membership Renewal
Name_______________________________
Address:_ ____________________________
__________________________________
Homeowner
Renter
Business/Property Owner
Phone (optional):___________________________
Email (optional):_ __________________________
Please make your check payable to:
“Southampton Neighborhood Association” and mail to:
Southampton Neighborhood Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 5183
St. Louis, MO 63139
4 Easy Steps to Join the Free Southampton Yahoo! Group
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Type
www.groups.yahoo.com
into your browser window.
2
Under the heading, “Join a Group,” type:
Southampton Neighborhood
Click the Search Button.
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In the resulting window,
click on the link:
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In the next window, follow the instructions and complete the
subscription form.
View messages via the group website or have them emailed to you
weekly, daily or individually. You will never receive junk emails!
President’s
message
Community Updates
Business and Commercial Development
Hello all,
Chad Stockel, President,
Southampton Neighborhood
Association
I hope everyone came through
the storms okay. I’d like to thank
all the workers, those from St.
Louis or on loan from elsewhere,
who put in all the hours trying
to restore power and clean up
the debris left by the storm.
While we’re on the subject of
thanks, I’d also like to thank
everyone who donated items for
the raffle at the Southampton
Neighborhood
Association
Picnic, all the volunteers who
made it a successful event, and
everyone who came out and had
a good time.
We’ve had someone step forward to volunteer as the new
Neighborhood Association Secretary. Her name is Marie
Robinson, and she brings a lot of prior leadership experience
and energy to the job. Without any more delay, I’ll let her tell
you more about herself.
Chad Stockel
President, Southampton Neighborhood Association
The Macklind Avenue Deli, the new incarnation of Dick and Carol Krekeler’s Market, is near completion and they
hope to open for business by the end of September. Interior work continues but the exterior and attractive signage
have been painted, new awnings installed, and a new patio for outdoor seating created. • Work on the soon to be
open Murdoch Perc Café at Murdoch and Macklind is progressing and they should be serving coffee, pastries and
sandwiches by the end of October. Equipment and furnishings are arriving in the next couple of weeks. Signage should
be installed by early October and they are now choosing the landscaping, paint colors, flooring, and furniture. • Phase
one of the Macklind Business District plan stretching from Devonshire to Nottingham is becoming a reality. Trash
receptacles were installed and planters are soon to follow. Remember to keep walking the district so you can see the
progress unfolding daily. There are many storefronts that are ready to be filled as Macklind Avenue makes a comeback.
If you have thought about opening your own business, now may be the time.
The Board of Public Service hearing on the Avalon was August 10th. Per Matt Moak, the city’s attorney, and owner
Greg Tsevis’s attorney, the city will hold off on citing Tsevis for property violations for 120 days, to allow him to market
the property at a “reasonable” price. We’ll have to wait and see if this actually happens, but its a step in the right direction.
• Union Pacific Railroad will be painting the top part of the train trestle (near Home Depot) sometime between
September 18th and September 21st. The work will take 8-10 hours, and they’ll be closing South Kingshighway at
that site during painting. They are hoping to have it done in one day, but it may take longer. • As the Sansone Co.
(the marketing arm for Southtown Centre) is unsure when the contracts they’re negotiating with retailers will be ready,
the Southtown Business Boosters are lobbying retailers directly. A letter of interest is being drafted for Hobby USA,
a national hobby shop chain. The group is also looking at other retailers to approach directly. No word on the police
substation discussed for Southtown Centre. • The Jubilee Church is still set on purchasing the former Kriegshauser
Mortuary property. They’re working with the city on occupancy and building permits before closing.
The Starbucks Coffee Company at Chippewa and Lansdowne officially opened for business on September 8th.
Recycling Update from Alderman Donna Barringer
SNA Has a New Secretary
Marie Inez Robinson
Hello Neighbors! My name is Marie Robinson. I am originally
from California and moved to St. Louis with my husband Chris
about a year and a half ago. We bought our home in Southampton
last October and had our baby Charles in November. We love
living in the area and I am pleased to be your new Executive
Secretary. My husband and I are looking forward to being
involved in neighborhood activities like the new Mommy group
being created by some of us new moms, block parties and all the
other activities of the neighborhood. I have previous experience
as an executive officer at the collegiate level and am prepared to
take on the position to serve our neighborhood. Look for me at
the next meeting. I will be sitting at the executive table with the
rest of the officers probably holding my baby boy. Come and talk
to me, I can’t wait to meet all of my neighbors!
Recently, constituents received my newsletter which contained an article on recycling. The response I received was
overwhelming. As a follow up, the Recycling Program Manager for the City of St. Louis and I will host a meeting on
what recycling options are available in our area. Please join us Saturday, September 23rd at 9 a.m. at Bishop DuBourg
High School. Not only will we have examples of different bins for storage, but a recycling pick up company will be
there to tell us the costs of curbside pick up. The more who participate in a given geographical area the less the cost to
you. We will also have a representative from our very own neighborhood store, Home Eco, on hand with information
about other recycling lifestyle options. We will have sign up sheets, samples and other items for people to review. If you
cannot make the meeting but want to get on the list either to have curbside pick up or purchase bins, please email me at
[email protected] or call 641-8377. If you have to ask yourself why should we recycle, here’s one reason. It saves
your tax dollars! Each year the City of St. Louis dumps 200,000 tons of trash into landfills. If we recycled, our Refuse
Division could spend more time picking up recyclables rather than refuse, and the City would have less landfill tonnage
resulting in lower fees. Recycling costs are on the decrease while landfill costs are on the increase so I hope we have
widespread participation in the recycling effort from Southampton residents. I’ll see you on September 23rd!
Familiar Faces
Familiar Places
Lisa Chiodini-Stewart
Branch Manager at The Hill
Terri Seipp
Branch Manager at Southtown
With Southwest Bank at Southtown
and The Hill for 25 years
With Southwest Bank
at Southtown for 10 years
Increased Patrols at Kingshighway and Chippewa
The 2nd District has permanently detailed some patrol cars for the Chippewa/Kingshighway
area after an August 21 shooting. Two men were arguing when one man fired a shot, grazing
a seven year old girl who was walking home with her brother. She was taken to the hospital
and released the next day. The suspect was taken in to custody the same evening. Some of the
residents in that area are now willing to feed police and neighborhood stabilization officers
information pertaining to the ongoing concerns near that intersection. If you see any activity
that concerns you please call 911 and/or email officer Brian Conlon at [email protected].
Officers have the ability to access email via laptops in the patrol cars, so if you see something
of concern near that area, just drop him an email with the specifics. The Southampton board
and many residents are committed to targeting this area of neglect and will continue to work
with the police and city officials. The problem is very complex and there are no quick fixes,
however, some good ideas were discussed on the Yahoo! Group this month. In addition to
enforcing city codes and occupancy requirements, one suggestion was to encourage residents
to consider purchasing an apartment building as an investment, maintaining it as you would
your own home. Another suggestion was to take an extra bag along on a walk to pick up all the
old newspapers and trash you may come across – also a good way to teach kids the importance
of keeping their neighborhood nice. Together, we can all make a huge difference. Remember,
we own the community, not just our own property.
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Southampton Neighborhood Association is a non-political, nonprofit, neighborhood group dedicated to improving the quality of life and promoting community spirit in Southampton Neighborhood. The
Association exists solely for the benevolent and educational benefit of the Community and in no manner for financial gain or profit. Its objectives are to advance and promote the public interest of Southampton
Neighborhood. The Association shall advocate zoning in land use that is proper and appropriate for the community and it shall oppose the action of any individual or institution which is detrimental to the
community. Southampton’s boundaries are Kingshighway on the east, Hampton on the West, Chippewa on the north and Rhodes on the south. As property owners and residents, we strongly advocate the
preservation of real estate property values.
Street Name Snapshot
Spotlight On Business
Rhodes Scholar, Rhodesia...
Rhodes Avenue
Rhodes Avenue is named for Cecil John Rhodes
(1853-1902), a British statesman who founded
the Rhodes Scholarship program. Rhodes was an
English financier, statesman, and empire builder
with a philosophy of mystical imperialism. He
used his wealth to pursue a dream of creating a
British Empire in Africa and was instrumental in
the development of a Cape-Cairo railway route.
His philosophy was to “paint the map (British)
red.” As prime minister of the Colony of South
Africa, he tried to achieve that dream. Rhodes
was the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia
which was named in honor of him. Rhodesia
eventually became Zambia and Zimbabwe. BessAdJuly2
Home Eco Makes It Easy Bein’ Green
From the pages of Newsweek to The New York Times, everyone is buzzing about the latest Green Revolution. Americans—
spooked by skyrocketing gasoline prices, fed up with dependence on foreign countries for our energy needs, worried
about global warming and generally just eager to do the right thing—are turning once again to renewable energy,
environmentally friendly products and other ways to tread more softly on the earth.
But if you think this is just another fad washing in
from the coasts, think again. In our own Southampton
neighborhood, two green pioneers—Terry Winkelmann
and Phil Judd—have brought the revolution close to
home at Home Eco, their “green general store” at 4611
Macklind. Opened in February, the store features a full
range of green products, from flooring systems to solar
panels to greeting cards made of recycled, bleach-free
paper—and everything in between and on the edges.
In fact, Home Eco has evolved from one store to two—a
green building store on one side, and “green boutique” on
the other. “Our original concept was to open a store to
help people learn about and install solar systems,” says
Judd. “However, we quickly realized that the market isn’t
quite there for that, so we decided to broaden our focus.” Home Eco’s attractive storefront includes window flower boxes and
a bamboo door, hand made by co-owner Phil Judd.
Rhodes went to South Africa in 1870 to farm
with his older brother following graduation
from grammar school, but ended up a diamond
miner. In 1873 Rhodes left his diamond fields
in the care of his partner, Charles D. Rudd,
and sailed for England to complete his studies.
His university career engendered in him an
admiration for the Oxford “system” which was
eventually to mature into his scholarship scheme:
“wherever you turn your eye – except in science
– an Oxford man is at the top of the tree.”
Winkelmann and Judd first expanded into natural building materials to support those who either want to “build green”
from the ground up or start making their homes more environmentally friendly. Staying true to their original solar focus,
the two are currently installing a solar demonstration area in the store, and they will conduct in-home consultations with
customers to help them determine the solar potential of their homes to help nurture the solar market.
Another growth area Winkelmann sees is Home Eco’s green gardening area. “A lot of people are interested in gardening
without all the chemicals that come with it,” Winkelmann says. “We offer organic weed and pest controls, as well as
composting kits. We plan to be adding a lot more for next spring.”
Rhodes profited greatly by exploiting Southern
Africa’s natural resources, proceeds of which
founded the Rhodes Scholarship upon his death.
In 1880 Rhodes and Rudd launched De Beers
Mining Company, and by 1891 their company
owned ninety percent of the world’s diamond
mines.
–Article by Carol Keller, Milentz Avenue
On the green boutique side, works by environmentally friendly artists—jewelry, ceramics, soy and beeswax candles and
more—sit side-by-side with the latest in earth-friendly clothing, including Teko socks and hempwear. “Soil from a
cotton field is as depleted in 10 years as soil from a hemp field is in 100,” explains Winkelmann, citing the additional
chemicals and pesticides needed to raise cotton commercially.
But as cutting-edge as Home-Eco is, in many ways the store is a throwback to the neighborhood general stores that
Winkelmann remembers from her youth in South St. Louis. “To me, ‘shopping’ always meant Macklind and Kingshighway,”
she remembers. “There were all these great little stores—a paint store next to a beauty parlor next to a hardware store. We
wanted to bring that general store feeling back to the city.”
Curious about another street? Some of the
information for these articles was taken from
The Streets of St. Louis, a History of St. Louis
Street Names by William B. and Marcella C.
Magnan.
So far, the concept has been a hit. Home-Eco scored a write-up in the St. Louis Business Journal, and Winkelmann and
Judd say their customers come from all over the Missouri and Illinois area. “Our next step will probably be more e-tailing
on the Internet, so people don’t have to come in their cars to buy our products,” Winkelmann says. “But those who do
come always say the same thing: ‘We’re glad you’re here.’”
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