Grab your family and friends and head out to the Grove this Friday, December 7th! The Grove is throwing its first holiday party, Holly Daze, from 7-9 p.m. Stroll along Manchester between Sarah and Taylor to enjoy live outdoor music, seasonal food and drinks specials at participating venues, and of course, good company! Jessie Mueller, […]
It’s that time of year again. Let the holiday festivities begin! Pack up your family and bring them down to the third annual Window Walk. This weekend, Saturday, December 1st will kick off the season long event with Holiday on the Plaza, a day-long party presented by Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Maryland Plaza from 1:00 – […]
Today, the Forest Park South Business Association debuted its new format. Moving forward the association will hold a quarterly meet-and-greet luncheon that will include a relevant guest speaker. The speakers will range from government officials to business experts who will discuss current issues involving community and business enhancements. Included in the $150.00 annual membership […]
Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation (WUMCRC) and residents of the Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhood are working together again to eliminate a neighborhood eyesore. WUMCRC decided to step up and beautify the corner of Hunt and Vandeventer, taking the vacant piece of land that was collecting trash and turning it into yet another attractive […]
Over the past few months, a committee has been hard at work to design an effective strategy to promote public safety in the Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhood. Explaining the Special Business District (SBD) The SBD is a local government entity that provides services when voters and property owners in an area vote for a […]
It take more than police efforts to make our neighborhoods safer; it also takes effort from neighborhood organizations and the community. Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation (WUMCRC) and the Central West End (CWE) Neighborhood Security Initiative (NSI) are teaming up to reduce crime in the CWE and Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) neighborhoods by creating […]
Some of our Community Development interns, Brooke and Jessie, ventured out into the neighborhood last week to revitalize some of the intersections before the temperature drops too much. The corners of Taylor, Newstead, Tower Grove, and Boyle Avenue all received a little tender loving care and some new spruce trees, pansies, and creeping myrtle in […]
Whitney Matt, Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation’s newest Communications Intern graduated from local Maryville University with a Bachelors degree in Strategic Communication in 2011. Whitney grew up in Imperial, Missouri and has lived there all of her life. Whitney joins WUMCRC with almost two years of marketing and communications experience, that includes positions with […]
Representing the Grove’s wide array of creativity, talents and energy, the 7th Annual Grove Fest eclectic street party took place on Saturday October 6th, featuring an array of local music, interactive art, street performances and local food and drink. Estimates of those that attended are between 18,000 – 20,000 people! Throughout the day, a wide […]
Local St. Louis artist Rebecca Haas, of Haas Studios, with the help of FineLineStudio is bringing life to the Grove by painting the area’s trees, sprucing up the facades of local buildings and creating an art installation on an open lot on the 4200 block of Manchester. “Turning unused community space into art,” Rebecca […]
