/tags/biddle-house Biddle House en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 29 Nov 2018 20:57:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-11-29/st-louis-will-boost-the-number-of-beds-at-its-emergency-homeless-shelter-this-winter The city of St. Louis plans to add more beds to its Biddle homeless shelter, north of downtown, starting on Monday.The shelter currently has room for 100… Thu, 29 Nov 2018 20:57:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-11-29/st-louis-will-boost-the-number-of-beds-at-its-emergency-homeless-shelter-this-winter Rachel Lippmann /arts/2018-07-17/shared-love-of-chess-helps-build-bridges-at-st-louis-homeless-shelter Terry Austin eyes his opponent across the chessboard, then deftly captures his knight.A few moves later, opponent Ed Rataj admits defeat.The two play in… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:35:09 GMT /arts/2018-07-17/shared-love-of-chess-helps-build-bridges-at-st-louis-homeless-shelter Shahla Farzan /politics-issues/2017-09-11/federal-government-to-investigate-whether-st-louis-homeless-shelter-location-violates-law Federal investigators will begin looking into the only city-run homeless shelter in St. Louis this week.At issue is a fair housing complaint filed in… Mon, 11 Sep 2017 18:44:23 GMT /politics-issues/2017-09-11/federal-government-to-investigate-whether-st-louis-homeless-shelter-location-violates-law Rachel Lippmann /politics-issues/2017-04-24/st-louis-faces-fair-housing-complaint-over-new-homeless-shelters-location A new homeless shelter north of downtown St. Louis violates the U.S. Constitution by promoting segregation, according to a complaint lodged Monday with… Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:47:35 GMT /politics-issues/2017-04-24/st-louis-faces-fair-housing-complaint-over-new-homeless-shelters-location Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2016-11-29/st-louis-receives-1-million-to-house-the-homeless St. Louis is the recipient of a $1 million federal grant to combat homelessness.The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is supplying… Tue, 29 Nov 2016 22:28:11 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-11-29/st-louis-receives-1-million-to-house-the-homeless /government-politics-issues/2016-08-08/city-homeless-center-with-lofty-goals-opens-5-weeks-after-target-date After months of planning, and a few political bumps along the way, the city-owned homeless center in St. Louis’ Carr Square neighborhood opens Monday,… Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-08-08/city-homeless-center-with-lofty-goals-opens-5-weeks-after-target-date /government-politics-issues/2016-07-22/biddle-house-secures-last-dollars-needed-to-open After a two-day delay, a new homeless shelter in St. Louis is back on track to being ready to operate.The Board of Estimate and Apportionment on Friday… Fri, 22 Jul 2016 21:46:28 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-07-22/biddle-house-secures-last-dollars-needed-to-open Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2016-06-04/could-biddle-house-jump-start-a-decline-in-st-louis-homeless-population For the past decade, the homeless population in the city of St. Louis has hovered between 1,300 and 1,500 people. But a national expert and the CEO of the… Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:28:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-06-04/could-biddle-house-jump-start-a-decline-in-st-louis-homeless-population /government-politics-issues/2016-05-26/agencies-applying-to-run-st-louis-new-biddle-house-shelter-meet-skeptical-potential-neighbors If their reception at a community meeting Wednesday night is any indication, the agencies who submitted the only application to run a new homeless shelter… Thu, 26 May 2016 06:44:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-05-26/agencies-applying-to-run-st-louis-new-biddle-house-shelter-meet-skeptical-potential-neighbors