Tower Grove South

Attached is a press release and postcard announcing the next South Grand Great Streets Public Informational Open House Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2009. We encourage your participation and ask that you share the postcard flyer with your constituents so that they may have the opportunity to participate in the meetings as well. There will be two - two hour sessions conducted during that day in order to give the community the opportunity to attend the one that will best fit their schedule. Both sessions will be conducted in the exact same manner.

The survey questions presented at the Sept. 10 public meetings are available on line. There's a link on our home page (www.ewgateway.org) in the Great Streets section titled "Take Survey on September 2009 Open House Meetings."

Also, the boards presented at the Sept. 10 meetings are in the South Grand section of the Great Streets page: http://www.ewgateway.org/GreatStreets/greatstreets.htm

Posted by AndrewG
9/15/2009

On behalf of East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWGW), please accept the attached press announcement as official notice of the South Grand Great Streets Initiative Pilot Project kick off. Although the residents in your neighborhoods may not directly live in the area, they may work or frequent the businesses along the project corridor and should be informed of the pilot project. Should you have any comments or questions, please contact Terry Freeland, EWGW at (314) 421-4220 or Shelia Hudson, Hudson and Associates, LLC at (314) 436-3311.

GREAT STREETS INITIATIVE SOUTH GRAND: Public Meeting and Design Charrette Announcement

Good Evening Everyone,

Dear Neighbor,

As your alderman I take seriously any action that affects the quality of life here in our neighborhood.

Last week, I was summoned to a hastily organized meeting in the mayor's office. The improvements to South Grand have been fast-tracked by the metropolitan planning organization called East-West Gateway. They have retained a design firm to engage the community and offer a redesign of Grand Boulevard between Arsenal and McDonald.

July's Tower Grove South Neighborhood Meeting (formerly Block Capts. meeting) will be on 7/27/09, from 7 P.M.-8:30 P.M. at 4168 Juniata

PRESENTERS:
Bill Waggoner of Grove Furnishings will speak on Morganford happenings and the new art/bike racks installed along Morganford.

Lynn Josse, neighborhood history contractor, will speak on the status of the TGS Oak Hill historic district project, which should include most of the neighborhood north of Humphrey (and some of the south side of Humphrey too!)

April 27 Meeting will be from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 4168 Juniata (Grand Oak
Hill Comm. Ctr.)

- Dale Sweet of Gravois Park will speak about innovative tactics
they have used to "observe and report" neighborhood nuisances. They
have had notable success with their "CSB Patrol", calling in nuisances
they spot while riding the neighborhood.

- Kelly Moore of the International Institute will talk about the
diversity that is TGS, and give an update on the number of refugee
families living here

- We have also invited but have not yet confirmed a rep from Streets

The Dog Next Door
Pet Salon and Health Boutique

Located at the Corner of Roger and Miami

• All Breed Dog and Cat Grooming
• Hand Scissoring
• Essentials for the City Pet
• Holistic and Organic Pet Food
• Pick Up/Delivery

314-776-DOGS
www.stldognextdoor.com

Congratulations to the Tower Grove Farmers' Market & Bazaar which made the St. Louis Magazine 2008 A-List for the best Farmers' Market!

The Tower Grove Farmers' Market is a 501(c)(3) corporation with a wide variety of local produce, meats and other local food products.

It is open every Saturday from May 10 through October 25, 8:30am until 12:30pm in Tower Grove Park, West of the Pool Pavilion. (www.tgmarket.org)

The 2nd Annual Morgan Ford Pet Parade is hosted by the Tower Grove Business Association, with cooperation from Pride St. Louis, Inc.

The event is held annually in the Morgan Ford Business District off of Arsenal south of Tower Grove Park.

2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Parade Date: June 28, 2008
Registration, "Yappy Hour" and Pre-judging begins: 10 a.m.
Across from Stella Blues, 3269 Morgan Ford, St. Louis, MO 63116
All participants must be present by 11 a.m.
Parade begins: 12 Noon