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Tim Ezell Visits New Pocketpark!
Explore Pocketparks on "Living St. Louis" Learn about Pocketparks' mission to revitalize unused spaces into vibrant parks that foster...


5 On Your Side Visits New Pocketpark!
Pocketparks on KSDK's Show Me St. Louis Learn how Pocketparks is revitalizing unused spaces into thriving parks that enhance community...


STL PR Shares New Pocketpark Project
Laclede's Landing Active Art Park is a vibrant addition to St. Louis' riverfront, transforming previously vacant lots into a community...


New pocket park opens on Laclede's Landing; offers disc golf, views
Pocketparks, a nonprofit dedicated to revitalizing underused spaces, has unveiled its sixth park: the Laclede’s Landing Active Art Park...


Laclede's Landing Active Art Park on Fox 2
Watch: Pocketparks Featured on Fox 2 News Discover how Pocketparks is transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant, community-centered...


STL Post Dispatch covers Pocketparks
Empty Lots Transformed: Laclede's Landing Active Art Park Discover how Pocketparks revitalized vacant lots in Laclede’s Landing into the...


Sophisticated Living Features Pocketparks
Pocketparks: Putt-ing Downtown St. Louis Forward Pocketparks has unveiled the Laclede’s Landing Active Art Park, featuring a disc golf...


KSDK Highlights the Soon-to-be Pocketpark in Laclede's Landing
Pocketparks: Transforming Communities Discover how Pocketparks is reimagining vacant spaces into vibrant parks that bring life and...


Ladue News Features Pocketparks
Pocketparks Brings Green Spaces to STL Pocketparks is transforming unused plots into vibrant community spaces across St. Louis. Learn how...


Garden-Lou Spotlights Pocketparks
Pocketparks: Shaping Vibrant Communities Dive into the vision and impact of Pocketparks as they transform underutilized spaces into...


Strong Towns Features Pocketparks
Pocketparks: A Small Bet with a Big Impact Discover how Pocketparks is turning underutilized spaces into thriving community hubs. This...


Pocketparks and Yard team up
Pocketparks partners with YARD to facilitate tactical urbanism. Community engagement inspires beautification of public spaces.


Pocketparks Process
Spectrum News shares an interview with founder and President Samantha Lee Smugala that shines light on the details of the Pocketparks...


About Pocketparks
We invite you to learn more about what Pocketparks is and what we do. The founder and president Samantha Lee Smugala shares her vision...


City Wide Trash Pick Up to Unite Neighborhoods Around a Cleaner St. Louis
15+ Neighborhoods to Host Clean Up on June 18th St. Louis, MO (May 20, 2022) – Aaron Dohogne spends much of his free time volunteering...


Pocketparks’ Sunflowers for Ukraine Campaign Beautifies St. Louis While Helping Ukrainians in Need
Five Parks to Receive Sunflowers in Support of Ukraine St. Louis, MO (April 22, 2022) – In 2021, Pocketparks planted an Urban Sunflower...


Pocketparks Expands Network to Hyde Park,Pop-Up Event Invites Locals to Give Feedback
Public Invited to Enjoy Activities; Help Plan Future Hyde Park Pocketpark on March 5 St. Louis, MO (March 3, 2022) – Four vacant lots are...


Pocketparks Featured on City Corner
Host and producer, Sarah Thompson talks to Samantha Lee Smugala, founder and president of Pocketparks - a nonprofit that reimagines and...


HEC TV Features Pocketparks West End Park
Julie Tristan of HEC Media covers the West End Park coming to life. Pocketparks turns vacancy into vibrancy & creates beautiful spaces on...


St. Louis On The Air
Pocketparks Founder, Samantha Lee Smugala, was recently a guest of St. Louis Public Radio Show "St. Louis on the Air "with Sarah Fenske....


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...


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...


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...


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...


STL Made Feature Pocketparks
Small Park, Big Impact. Through Pocketparks, Samantha Lee Smugala is bringing art, activation and opportunity to transform vacant lots...


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....


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...


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...


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...


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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