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samanthasmugala

Jun 18, 20212 min read

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...

samanthasmugala

Jun 9, 20211 min read

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....

samanthasmugala

Jun 3, 20211 min read

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...

samanthasmugala

May 18, 20211 min read

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."...

samanthasmugala

May 18, 20211 min read

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...

samanthasmugala

May 16, 20211 min read

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...

samanthasmugala

May 9, 20211 min read

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...

samanthasmugala

Apr 15, 20212 min read

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...

Rene Knott

Jan 22, 20211 min read

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...