Find out the latest news and events in the Dutchtown neighborhood of South St. Louis. Neighborhood meetings, dinners at the Feasting Fox, special events at Urban Eats, classes at Thomas Dunn Learning Center, and more.
The City of St. Louis and Metro Transit are now exploring Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) instead of the MetroLink Green Line. The $1.1 billion light rail project proved too costly. St. Louis is now pursuing BRT in hopes of delivering rail-like service at roughly half the cost and building it faster with fewer construction impacts.
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Dutchtown Main Streets, in partnership with the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC), is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Façade Grant Program awards! Dutchtown Main Streets and SLDC will award a total of $81,000 in grants to 14 neighborhood businesses to support exterior improvements that enhance the appearance, safety, and vibrancy of Dutchtown’s commercial corridors. The projects will get underway in 2026.
Dutchtown Main Streets and St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) are excited to announce $80,000 in new funding for façade improvements for Dutchtown businesses! These façade grants help to enhance the appearance of our neighborhood storefronts, attract customers, and strengthen our key commercial corridors in Greater Dutchtown.
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Dutchtown Main Streets is proud to work alongside Lutheran Development Group and many community partners to expand affordable housing options in our neighborhood, including deeply affordable units for neighbors earning as little as 30% of the area median income. We’re especially excited to share that building permits have now been issued for the Marquette Homes project, bringing us one big step closer to adding more high-quality, affordable housing right in the heart of Dutchtown!
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Lutheran Development Group has announced that they will begin collecting data for a potential new National Historic District in southeastern Dutchtown and Mount Pleasant. Survey workers will venture out across the neighborhood beginning on January 27th, kicking off the registration process in earnest.
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