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Fox 2 Features Pocketparks West End Park
Hear about the West End Park on Fox 2's Live Coverage! 6 small ‘Pocketparks’ are popping up in the St. Louis area ST. LOUIS – A nonprofit...
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Nov 4, 20211 min read
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Pocketparks receives $10,000 from Downtown St. Louis Community Improvement District
Grant will further the development of the DUC Park St. Louis, MO (October 27, 2021) – Pocketparks receives a $10,000 grant from the...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read
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Imagine a Place Podcast
A Sketch that Changed St. Louis Samantha Lee Smugala is doing important work in St. Louis. She’s the founder of Pocketparks, a non-profit...
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Oct 4, 20212 min read
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West End Round Up
Transforming a Vacant Lot into a Pocket Park By: Robert Strikwerda The vacant lot at the corner of Hamilton and Clemens is fast turning...
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Oct 1, 20211 min read
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STL Made Feature Pocketparks
Small Park, Big Impact. Through Pocketparks, Samantha Lee Smugala is bringing art, activation and opportunity to transform vacant lots...
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Sep 29, 20211 min read
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Girls Inc Public Art Workshop
The Pocketparks team hosted a public art workshop in collaboration with UMSL for Girls Inc. St. Louis. Eighth grade girls from the St....
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Aug 11, 20212 min read
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ReVitalize Changemakers 2021
In July of 2021, the first ever Changemakers Series was released by Jim Shelvy and Larry Cohn of The Jim and Larry Team to benefit...
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Jul 28, 20212 min read
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5 On Your Side | Pocketparks aim to revitalize St. Louis neighborhoods
KSDK St. Louis, 5 On Your Side, Featured Pocketparks West End Pop-Up Activation. ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis organization is turning eyesore...
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Jul 19, 20211 min read
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St. Louis Business Journal Features West End Pocketparks Project
Nathan Rubbelke of the St. Louis Business Journal writes about Pocketparks new project in the West End. Pocketparks, a St. Louis-based...
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Jul 14, 20211 min read
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Pocketparks featured on the Charlie Brennan Show with Amy Marxkors
Featured on News Radio 1120am KMOX, Samantha Lee Smugala, President and Founder Pocketparks talks with Brennan and Marxkors about why she...
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Jul 14, 20211 min read
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Local Organizations Collaborate to Develop Green Space in the West End
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Samantha Lee Smugala, Founder, Pocketparks, 618-334-4772 Local Organizations Collaborate to Develop...
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Jul 9, 20212 min read
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St. Louis Magazine, The Big THINK
Samantha Lee wants to help activate St. Louis, one tiny park at a time This story is an excerpt from the June 16 edition of The Big Think...
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Jun 18, 20212 min read
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Construction Forum Highlights Pocketparks
Nonprofit Startup Aims to Dot St. Louis With ‘Pocket Parks’ From St. Louis Business Journal: While jogging last year in downtown St....
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Jun 9, 20211 min read
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St. Louis Business Journal Features Pocketparks
St. Louis Business Journal's Nathan Rubbelke wrote an article on Pocketparks that was posted the first week of June 2021. Titled " New...
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Jun 3, 20211 min read
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KTRS 550am | Mark Mantovani mentions Pocketparks
Mark Mantovani mentions Pocketparks in his weekly segment KTRS 550am. "A livable environment is a real important park of the community."...
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May 18, 20211 min read
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Photo News 247 | Pocketparks Brightens Up St. Louis
Pocketparks was recently featured in a blog by Photo News 247. This fun and captivating video show cases how the block is transformed...
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May 18, 20211 min read
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KMOV4 Features Pocketparks
KMOV recently featured Pocketparks as a new push to "clean up St. Louis". Click the link below to read the story, view the video, and see...
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May 16, 20211 min read
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Talk of the Town
Pocketparks President and Founder, Samantha Lee Smugala, was recently featured on Hubbard Radio's Talk of the Town. Click the link below...
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May 9, 20211 min read
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Pocketparks Pop-Up Event Provides Glimpse At Reimagined Vacant LotPublic Invited to Enjoy Activities
Public Invited to Enjoy Activities; Help Plan Future Downtown Park May 14-16 St. Louis, MO (April 14, 2021) – A vacant lot at 923 Locust...
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Apr 15, 20212 min read
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Woman reimagines empty St. Louis lots as 'pocket parks'
She started sketching out her plan after passing a vacate patch of land on the corner of Locust and 10th in downtown Author: Rene Knott...
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Jan 22, 20211 min read
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