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The Downtown Dutchtown Business Association‘s biennial fundraiser is here! Join us on Wednesday, October 26th, from 6:30–10:30 at the Bluffs on Broadway for food, drink, and entertainment, with proceeds to benefit DT2’s Dutchtown CID (Community Improvement District) Public Safety Budget, to increase private police, security and safety initiatives.

Get your tickets today! Early bird tickets are available until October 12th for $40, $50 in advance thereafter, or $60 at the door. Tickets cover the four hour open bar, food, and world-class entertainment.

Visit the event page for more info on this exciting fundraiser for a great cause. We’ll see you there!

DT2 After Hours & CID Signing Party

Stork InnThis Wednesday, September 21st, come to the studio of Anthony Duncan, Architect, at the Stork Inn at Virginia and Idaho for the Downtown Dutchtown Business Association‘s months After Hours event.

Enjoy refreshments, meet your neighbors, and see up close a unique historic space. There will also be an opportunity to sign the petition for the proposed Community Improvement District.

This event runs from 5:30–7pm.

There are plenty of opportunities to get out and about in Dutchtown this Saturday. We hope to see you around!

Meramec Sidewalk Sale

The businesses of Meramec Street are holding an early fall Sidewalk Sale on Friday and Saturday. Check out the shops and snag some deals!

Amberg Park Cleanup

Join your neighbors from noon til 3pm at Amberg Park and help to spruce up your neighborhood!

Animate Your Park

The final Animate Your Park pop-up event is this Saturday from 5pm til 7pm in the parking lot at Universal Supermarket, 4330 South Broadway. Participants will be able to make props and puppets for an animated film about Laclede Park and Minnie Wood Square to be screened this fall.

September Neighborhood Meetings

SLMPD Third District Community Outreach Meeting

Come to the 5 Star Senior Center on Thursday, September 8th at 6:30 for the quarterly Community Outreach Meeting for the Third District. The Third District includes portions of Dutchtown east of Grand and north of Meramec. The featured guest speaker will be Lt. Mike Mueller of the Special Operations Unit.

Gravois Park Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting

The Gravois Park Neighborhood Association meets at 6:00 this Tuesday and every second Tuesday of the month at the old Jefferson Bank building, 3353 California at Cherokee.

Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association Monthly Meeting

The Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association meets at 7:00 this Tuesday and every second Tuesday of the month at Grbic Banquet Hall, Keokuk and Meramec.

Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association Quarterly Meeting

The Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association meets quarterly. Their next meeting is Wednesday, September 28th, 7pm at the Gretchen Inn at Feasting Fox.

Animate Your Park

Animate Your Park flyerAs part of their 2016 Pocket Park Project, the Dutchtown South Community Corporation wants you to help create a stop-motion animated film about Minnie Wood Memorial Square and Laclede Park to be screened this fall.

Four pop-up events will be held over the next month. Neighbors are invited to create puppets of themselves performing their favorite park activities, or to build props of new features they would like to see added to the park.

The art stations will pop up at the following locations:

  • Friday, August 19th, 6–8pm, Minnie Wood Park
  • Monday, August 22nd, 5–7pm, Chippewa/Broadway fountain
  • Saturday, September 3rd, 12–2pm, Marquette Park (parking lot across from the rec center)
  • Saturday, September 17th, 5–7pm, Universal Foods parking lot (4330 South Broadway)

These events are free to attend. For more information visit the Facebook event page or email amanda.dscc@gmail.com.