North St. Louis

Despite selling roughly 113 repaired homes in north St. Louis, only 12 of the homes sold through the program have been fully rehabbed.

A coalition of north side churches will be one of the organizations to begin distributing state disaster relief money, starting with $50,000.

After almost six years of construction, a new campus for St. Louis’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s employees opened. The new campus marks a $1.75 billion investment in north St. Louis that officials hope will cause a ripple effect, bucking a downward economic trend in the area.

Mayor’s office and Bi-State Development officially end development of the north-south MetroLink Green Line, citing costs.

More than four months later, north St. Louis streets, alleyways and sidewalks are starting to look clearer as city contractors remove debris from the May 16 tornado. But neighbors say the job isn’t as far along as they’d like, and in some cases the work is falling short.

In the wake of the May 16 tornado, applications for demolition permits on private property doubled. Property owners are making tough decisions to raze their homes, and whether to stay or leave the city.

Residents can apply to join five different community-led planning committees, which is being launched through the PlanSTL Neighborhood Planning Program. The deadline to apply is Oct. 13.

Residents want the city to move faster to disperse $30 million in Rams settlement interest for tornado relief, as others say FEMA didn’t provide enough money to cover repairs.

Kea Point Solutions, founded by a project manager who worked on the National Geospatial Agency campus project, said it sees opportunity in tornado-impacted areas.

It’s been nearly four months since an EF3 tornado ripped through parts of St. Louis. Community members stepped in where the city didn’t to help clean up the rubble, and some volunteers are still getting calls to remove that lingering debris in north St. Louis.