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This weekend’s event is the fourth iteration of the natural hair and beauty celebration that St. Louisan Leslie Hughes first launched in 2017.

On the first day of the semester, as Maria Ellis waits to meet her students and kick off a brand-new arts and activism focus at the recently saved school, Chuck Berry tunes played quietly through a speaker. St. Louis stops by to document the anticipated rehearsal.

Marian O'Shea Wernicke's novel "Toward That Which Is Beautiful" draws on her time as a nun in Peru. She explains why she entered the convent as a St. Louis teen and why she left 11 years later

We had a great discussion for the August 24th Landlord & Rehabber Training on Asking for Money and Preparing Your Pitch, led by Colleen Hafner, CDFI Director for Rise Community Development. (CDFI = Community Development Finance Institution).

Colleen reviewed the CDFI’s focus on lending to small neighborhood-scale real estate developers and minority-owned contractors. In our training session, Colleen brought her extensive wealth of knowledge on housing finance. She reviewed the information needed when asking to borrow money and shared her insights on how to prepare your application and development plan so the outcome is favorable.

In case you missed it the recording will be available and meeting materials will be accessible until September 10th. You will need to request access below.

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Be sure to join us for the last session of 2021 on September 28th as we cover Missouri and Federal Tax Credits.

The 2021 Landlord & Rehabber Training is a Northside-Southside Collaboration between North Newstead Association, The Vacancy Collaborative, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC. This FREE training is open to all landlords, property managers, rehabbers, developers, and interested parties. Zoom is ADA compliant with exceptions. If you need special accommodations, please contact dana@towergrovecdc.org.

The goal of the Landlord & Rehabber Training Program is to stabilize our communities by building an eco-system of educated landlords, rehabbers, and small developers empowered to reduce vacancy and nuisance. The program will enlist professionals from real estate, property management, law, accounting, preservation, & finance industries to share their knowledge on acquiring and developing real estate and implementing property management best practices.

Virtual Zoom Meeting Attendees:  Fatimah Muhammad, Veronica Ross-Mickan, Donna Lindsay, S. Gail Guelker, Tanisha Stanciel, Adrian Stillman, George Brown, Brendan Fahey, Bill Schiller, Jonathon Roper, Rebecca Courtney, Sam McCrory, Sarah Rubenstein, Latasha Barnes, Rachel Waterman, Rebecca Courtney, Cornita Robinson, Denean Vaughn, Regina Dennis, Brittany Hubbard, JP Nash, Mark Pappas Call to Order: The meeting was […]

Virtual Zoom Meeting Attendees:  Fatimah Muhammad, Veronica Ross-Mickan, Donna Lindsay, S. Gail Guelker, Tanisha Stanciel, Adrian Stillman, George Brown, Brendan Fahey, Bill Schiller, Jonathon Roper, Rebecca Courtney, Sam McCrory, Sarah Rubenstein, Latasha Barnes, Rachel Waterman, Rebecca Courtney, Cornita Robinson, Denean Vaughn, Regina Dennis, Brittany Hubbard, JP Nash, Mark Pappas Call to Order: The meeting was …

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Professional wrestling is coming back to The Chase Park Plaza this weekend after a nearly 40-year hiatus. In its heyday, The Chase was one of the most prominent locations in the U.S. for pro wrestlers.

Jennings Superintendent Paula Knight shares how educators are rethinking back-to-school this year. Like others across the region, the district plans to proceed with in-person classes Monday through Friday, even with the threat of the Delta variant.

The Missouri History Museum's new exhibit was designed like an album, with both the greatest hits of St. Louis music and some deep cuts from more obscure favorites. The museum's Andrew Wanko discusses the region's impact on popular music

President Richard Nixon was facing his first midterm election when Kansas native Tom Stubbs joined the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He is retiring, as associate principal timpanist and cymbal specialist, after 51 years.

For years there was no financial incentive to reduce electricity use during peak periods. Running the dryer &  air conditioning while cooking dinner at 5pm weekdays cost the same as doing them at other times.  With Ameren Missouri’s new smart meters and Tine of Use (TOU) rate plans reducing electric ...

Attorneys Jennifer Joyce, Connie McFarland-Butler and Nicole Gorovsky dig into legal matters in the news, including the AG's suit against school mask mandates, problems at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office and a high-profile case of attorney discipline

SoJeff Retro celebrates their grand opening this weekend on Cherokee Street! See all that's in store for the celebration + a full weekend of movie nights, concerts & pop-ups.

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As of Thursday, the Prop NS Program has opened another 21-day round of bidding for 6 stabilized LRA buildings that are now available for offers to purchase. This open period will […]

For this week’s “Communities Forward” podcast, we continue with guest, Jenny Connelly-Bowen, executive director of CBN (Community Builders Network) of Metro St. Louis. CBN’s mission is to gather community leaders of all backgrounds to build engaged and equitable neighborhoods. They hope to envision a St. Louis region where all people live in safe, economically strong, […]

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Trailnet is honored to offer enriching internships every year that allow people to gain experience building a better, more connected St. Louis. Trailnet interns come from dynamic backgrounds and are immediately plugged …

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Support Black-Owned Businesses Black Business Month is celebrated in August but we support Black-owned businesses everyday. There are close to 30+ Black-owned businesses in the Delmar Loop. Businesses range from services to retail sales to restaurants and professional services. In the Delmar Loop, we honor and support Black-owned businesses daily. This month we are spotlighting […]

Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed a reverse class-action lawsuit against school districts that require face coverings. His office calls the mandates unreasonable and arbitrary. The White House says the legal action puts children in danger.

There is nothing more satisfying than a hearty bowl of pasta if you are really hungry! If you want to add some heft to a bowl of spaghetti, why not...

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The iconic Chuck Berry statue located on the 6500 block of Delmar has been in The Delmar Loop for a decade! Let it rock. This eight-foot, in-motion sculpture does artistic justice to Rock ‘n’ Roll legend Chuck Berry, the first person inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the St. Louis Walk […]