As you can see, the Forest Park Southeast bag contains all that the neighborhood has to offer including the Grove. Stop by the corner of Tower Grove and Vandeventer to admire the neighborhood’s latest work of art.
Over the past few years, Forest Park Southeast has become a burgeoning destination for residents looking for attractive, affordable housing and visitors looking to experience some of the best entertainment and dining in the City of St. Louis. To compliment the new-found popularity of the housing and Grove entertainment district is the ever-increasing number of […]
WUMCRC announced today that they will be contributing $10,000 toward the second Grove entry marker which will bookend the street and be located just east of Kinshighway Blvd. Brooks Goedeker, WUMCRC Community Development Manager and project manager of the Grove entry markers had this to say: “Along with the $3.6 million streetscape improvements the entry […]
Mark your calendars for the 6th annual Grove Fest which is set for Saturday, October 1st. The event will again occur between 4:00pm and 11:00pm and showcase the Grove’s restaurants, nightclubs, artists, and retail venues. WUMCRC’s Community Development Manager and Grove Fest Co-Coordinator, Brooks Goedeker stated, “Grove Fest will have all of its usual activities […]
The new Jazz mural was completed yesterday by the youth from Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club-Adams Park Unit. The students are currently working on the design of the third mural, featuring famous St. Louis African Americans, with help from local artist Grace McCammond from Signature Arts. The projected painting of the next mural will […]
The outline for the second mural (located at Newstead and Manchester) is complete. Starting today, the Herbert Hoover youth will begin filling in the color.
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 […]
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. […]