Tour de Grove Steady rain and temps in the low 50s failed to dampen the racer’s and spectator’s spirits during the Tour de Grove professional cycling race over the weekend in the Grove. Pro cyclists from all over the world, including Italy, New Zealand, and Australia competed to win a purse of $25,000 during the […]
The Better Block program is making its’ official debut in St. Louis this Saturday, May 14th at the Tour de Grove. The program is a national initiative that transforms urban eyesores into vibrant storefronts. The goal of the project is to demonstrate how good urban design and quality development are essential to the vibrancy of […]
From March 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011, Shalom House in Forest Park Southeast (FPSE) conducted their annual Feinstein Challenge appeal to restock their food and personal items pantry. The Feinstein Foundation matched dollar for dollar donated items to Shalom House up to $1 million dollars. The Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation (WUMCRC) staff […]
On Tuesday, Grace McCammond and the Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club youth finished the Tour de Grove mural. As you can see from the below photos, the youth were very excited to put the finishing touches on the project. They have already begun the outline on the second mural located at Newstead and Manchester.
From the new pedestrian street lights to the widened sidewalks, the Manchester streetscape is shaping up nicely and quickly becoming a modern, attractive pedestrian-oriented street. The older style “Cobra” street lights will be removed soon, and the trash cans, bike racks, modern planters, and other street furniture will be all that is left to install. […]
WUMCRC teamed up with The Grove CID to highlight some of the salons in the Grove. The Nappy Kitchen and Kolors Salon, chatted with us about why they decided to open their business in the Grove and what services they offer clients. Kevyn Idoux, an experienced business owner here in the Grove, discusses his salon […]
On Saturday, May 14th, the premiere professional bicycle racing event in the Midwest will be touring through the streets of Forest Park Southeast. And this second installment of the Tour de Grove will be bigger, better and faster than the year before! With an impressive list of professional racers from around the world already committed […]
Pete Rothschild, owner of Red Brick Management, has been purchasing and developing buildings from the time he was twenty years old. His property management group has been around for 42 years and they own buildings all over the St. Louis area, including Central West End and the Grove. WUMCRC sat down with Rothschild to discuss […]
Over the past decade, Forest Park Southeast has seen a substantial amount of investment. The neighborhood’s housing stock has been strengthened by the arrival of historically renovated and newly constructed homes. Additionally, new restaurants, bars, retail and offices span now span the stretch of Manchester Avenue that had once been desolate. Along with investment in […]
Washington University Medical Center (WUMC) continues its commitment to improving the gateways into Forest Park Southeast. Brooks Goedeker, community development manager for WUMC, has been working with Confluence Design to introduce new planters to the neighborhood. Confluence Design is a custom design & fabrication studio, which utilizes emerging digital design & traditional fabrication technologies. […]
