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Graffiti removal
Taking Down Graffiti on #GiveSTLDay
Taking Down Graffiti on #GiveSTLDay Brightside St. Louis is excited to gear up for another amazing Give STL Day, which will take place on Tuesday, May 5th from midnight to midnight. Together we can make this the biggest giving day of the year! This year, your Give STL Day contributions to Brightside will support our […]
Looking Back and Planning Ahead
Looking Back and Planning Ahead So far, 2014 has been a great year at Brightside St. Louis. From hosting our first Urban Gardening Symposium to revamping the beloved Blitz program, 2014 has brought great things to Brightside and we are excited to see what the rest of the year has in store. Check out our […]
Brightside Featured on City Corner
Brightside Featured on City Corner Learn more about what Brightside St. Louis is doing to make St. Louis a cleaner, greener and better place to live. Executive Director Mary Lou Green explains on STL TV’s City Corner!
Brightside Combats Vandals to Protect Neighborhoods
Brightside Combats Vandals to Protect Neighborhoods Brightside’s Graffiti Eradication team has been hard at work cleaning up the work of those who vandalize homes, businesses and other structures. It took this team of two almost an hour to remove 200 square feet of graffiti from this highly-visible location on South Jefferson. To protect the community […]
Graffiti removal goes the distance
Graffiti removal goes the distance In just six short months, Brightside St. Louis clean-up crews have removed over 161,457 square feet of graffiti in St. Louis city. In need of a visual? When condensed to a one-foot wide strip, the distance spans from Busch Stadium (I-64/40) all the way to Highway K in O’Fallon! That […]
Mary Lou Green talks Brightside St. Louis on KPLR Conservation Connection
Mary Lou Green talks Brightside St. Louis on KPLR Conservation Connection Our very own Mary Lou Green talks with John Fuller on this week’s Conservation Connection. They talk everything from graffiti eradication to downtown St. Louis greening projects. Nice job Mary Lou! Take a minute and watch the video here. We think you’ll enjoy!
KMOV and Brightside Work Together to Remove Graffiti
KMOV and Brightside Work Together to Remove Graffiti Graffiti can range from simple written words to elaborate and extensive drawings covering walls. When graffiti is placed on a building or structure without the owner’s consent, it is vandalism. Brightside St. Louis combats this everyday with their graffiti removal program. Eradicating graffiti preserves St. Louis neighborhoods […]