Head down to Iron Barley (5510 Virginia) on August 14th from 12:00 to 6:00 for their 12th Annual Tomato Fest!
Tomato Fest is a community event that features tomato art, unusual tomatoes, food and drink. There will be live music, craft vendors, games and more. All proceeds benefit Lift for Life Gym.
Metro has just launched a new Adopt-a-Stop program. Adopt-A-Stop is a bus stop sponsorship program where businesses, organizations, and individuals are invited to adopt a neighborhood MetroBus stop and help keep the area around it free from litter.
Many residents and businesses already try to keep nearby bus stops clean. Now Metro is offering additional encouragement. Sponsors will be provided with trash bags and other materials needed to keep up their area as well as having their name displayed on a sign.
It is free to sponsor a bus stop. For more information on adopting a stop please visit Metro’s website or call 314-982-1466.
Both the Gravois Park and Dutchtown West Neighborhood Associations meet this Tuesday, August 9th.
Gravois Park meets at 6pm at 3353 California, just north of Cherokee, in the former Jefferson Bank building.
Dutchtown West meets at 7pm at Grbic Banquet Hall, 4071 Keokuk at Meramec.
Both meetings will feature updates from SLMPD liaison officers, Neighborhood Improvement Specialists, and elected officials.
Operation Food Search is offering free lunches to kids and teenagers this summer. Summer meals are offered every weekday, in multiple locations in and around Dutchtown:
More information and additional locations can be found here.
On Tuesday, July 26th, St. Mary’s High School will have snow cones and prizes in addition to the free summer meals. Come down to the Fox Manor Apartments from 1:00–2:00pm for this event.
UPDATE: This meeting has been relocated to Urban Eats!
Come to Urban Eats at Meramec and Virgina on Thursday, July 14th, from 6:00 to 8:00 for the final public meeting on the proposed Dutchtown Community Improvement District.
Meet your neighbors, learn more about the CID, and find out what you can do to support this revitalization effort. Food and drink from The Original Crusoe’s and Kim Ngan will be provided.
