Sunday, hundreds of cyclists zoomed through Forest Park Southeast in the first annual Tour de Grove. Athletes and fans braved excruciatingly hot, humid and rainy conditions to participate in the day-long event filled with a 5K Run, professional, amateur and children’s races, music and entertainment. In the main event, the Men’s Professional 1 Race, Scott […]
Earlier today, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch released an article touting the Grove as a “Hip-‘Hood” in St. Louis. The article highlights the successes of the district, while paying respect to WUMCRC, the Grove Community Improvement District and the many business-owners and developers who have invested in the area’s rejuvenation and continued success. Check out the […]
WUMCRC employees have been working diligently with the Grove Local Organizing Committee to make final preparations for the upcoming Tour de Grove. There will be a multitude of events taking place throughout the Grove on the night of June 12th and all day on June 13th, with plenty to get involved in or simply watch. […]
A few weeks ago, Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation received a “What’s Right with the Region!” award at Focus St. Louis‘ 13th annual award ceremony. WUMCRC Executive Director Brian Phillips accepted the award in the category of “Promoting Stronger Communities” in front of a sold out crowd of more than 500 at Sheldon Concert […]
In case you haven’t noticed yet, new plants have been placed in the flower planters lining Chouteau and Manchester Avenues. Since their initial debut in 2009, the planters have been located at cross-sections of those two streets, but there are plans for future planters to be placed along Manchester and Vandeventer Avenue.
In 2009, the economic downturn delayed and even killed many development projects throughout the St. Louis area. One delayed project, the construction of the new Shriners Hospital, is now ready to resume. Shriners Hospital is set to begin construction on their new, six-story, 247,000 square foot building in late 2010 at a site just two […]
Here are some pictures showing the transformation of the Manchester and Sarah Parking lot. The lot has been weeded and cleaned of trash, plants added, trees pruned, and 20 yards of mulch spread. As you can see, it is now in much better shape. Before: After:
Over the weekend volunteers helped improve the Manchester and Sarah parking lot in the Grove. Thanks to all the volunteers and especially AmeriCorps and Rebuilding Together for helping coordinate this event. Funding for supplies was provided by the Grove Community Improvement District and Land Reutilization Authority.
This Saturday, WUMCRC and AmeriCorps volunteers will collaborate on an improvement project for the parking lot at Sarah and Manchester Avenues. 25 volunteers will clean, weed, mulch, prune and plant throughout the area. Below are some pictures of the parking lot’s current condition. Check back with us on Monday to see the new and improved […]
For the past month, a newly formed committee made up of area stakeholders and business owners have been hard at work preparing Forest Park Southeast for the Tour de Grove and its’ associated events on June 12th and 13th. Under the guidance of Atomic Cowboy owner, Chip Schloss, the event committee has set a priority […]
