May
21
Spring Wing Fling Today
Posted by Cherokee St. News on May 21, 2013 | Leave a Comment
May
19
Benton Park Jazz Picnic — Today
Posted by David Godbout on May 19, 2013 | Leave a Comment
This first of two jazz picnics scheduled for the 2013 season utilizes Benton Park’s beautiful lake, with Sarah Jane & the Blue Notes performing from a stage that overlooks the water. Sarah Jane steps from St Louis Jazz Music with her lush, sultry voice in the tradition of a “red hot mama,” along with the Blue Notes to deliver swingin’ hot jazz and blues from the 1920′s to the 50′s.
Bring your favorite smorgasboard of picnic fare, beverages, blanket, friends & family for a cozy lakeside experience made complete with a free concert by Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes.
May
18
Chatillon-DeMenil House’s 7th annual used book sale THIS WEEKEND
Posted by Anne McCullough on May 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment
You’ll find amazing high-quality books this weekend – thousands of them – at the Chatillon-DeMenil House’s 7th annual used book sale. Most are priced from 50 cents to a dollar, and all proceeds support ongoing restoration and educational programs at a very deserving museum. This year, we have particularly good selections in the military, American History, science, art, and reference departments. Lots of children’s books, scifi, and travel books. Oh, and there’s a rummage sale too, featuring some gift shop cast-offs, donated items, vintage jewelry, and more!
The sale is at the DeMenil carriage house at the eastern end of Cherokee Street; Saturday we’ll be part of the Cherokee History Fair. Free tour ticket (a $5 value) with your book purchase.
May
15
CSBA Meeting, This Thursday, May 16, 5:30pm @ El Torito
Posted by Anne McCullough on May 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment
CSBA Meeting – Thursday, May, 16 2013 at 5:30pm
El Torito Restaurant (Corner of California & Cherokee)
2753 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118
May
15
Community Improvement District Information
Posted by Anne McCullough on May 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Cherokee Special Business District Tax
Cherokee Station commercial property owners are assessed at $.6330 on the assessed value of property.
Grove CID special Business District Tax
Grove only collects assessments on first floor. Commercial and Residential pay into General.
Per square footage of the Unit (Parcel of Land) Per square footage of 1st floor of building
May
15
!Cherokee Community Day/ Kung-Fu Beat Down Movie Night!
Posted by Anne McCullough on May 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment
ReGen StL will be repurposing the vacant lot at Texas and Cherokee into a temporary Community Center and neighborhood gathering space. It will be a day of performances, a demonstration by the International Wushu Shaolin Center, food, drinks provided by O’Fallon Brewery, and a lot of positive energy given forth by you, the community.
The event will culminate with an outdoor, bicycle powered screening of a classic, family friendly Kung-Fu film, The Invincible Armor.
Saturday, May 18th
5:30-10:30
Kung Fu demonstration at 6 pm
Movie at 9 pm
$10 suggested donation!”
May
8
Fair Trade Celebration @ C.A.M.P.
Posted by Anne McCullough on May 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment
May
8
Cherokee Farmers Market is now open at 2647 Cherokee on Fridays from 4-7pm
Posted by Anne McCullough on May 8, 2013 | 1 Comment
The Cherokee Farmers Market is now open at 2647 Cherokee on Fridays from 4-7pm! The Cherokee Street Farmers Market is an outdoor farmers market! This unique farmers market provides fresh, affordable and culturally unique produce. The Cherokee Farmers Market has a special emphasis on farm produce grown locally by immigrant farmers and a neighborhood youth farmers. The Cherokee Street Farmers Market will sell a vast array of vegetables and products with some unique ones with an international flair!
May
8
What’s up down on Cherokee Street?
Posted by Anne McCullough on May 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Folks who live or work on or near Cherokee Street in south St. Louis may still be recovering and cleaning up from Cinco de Mayo, when thousands descended on the area for fun and food. But there’s a lot more than mariachi music and margaritas to this historic part of the city.
Beacon staffer Jason Rosenbaum is examining the neighborhood and looking people who have stories to share about Cherokee Street: its past, present and future. Please click on the following link and tell us: What do you know about Cherokee Street?
Apr
28
Mayor Slay on Mobile Vending
Posted by Cherokee St. News on April 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment
With patience, compromise, and a mayoral staffer who liked burritos, food trucks – I mean the sort of brightly painted mobile kitchens that now pop up on street corners during lunch and after concerts – have found a home in parts of the city. The patience was important because not everyone (including their brick-and-mortar competitors, health officials, and motorists competing for parking) initially welcomed them. But, a staffer working mostly on her own negotiated enough compromises among the interested parties to allow a fleet of such trucks to try to find customers here without too much hassle.
Apr
25
Cinco De Mayo- Cherokee Street
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment
St. Louis’ largest Cinco de Mayo celebration will take place Saturday, May 4th 2013 from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Cherokee Street. The festival will include live music on two stages, authentic Mexican food and drinks, a parade starting at 1:11pm, live art demonstrations, a mechanical bull, and a variety of exhibitors and vendor booths.
| 11:00 | Grupo la Frase |
| 1:00 | La Alegria Calentana |
| 2:30 | To Be Announced |
| 4:30 | Javier Mendoza |
| 6:30 | To Be Announced |
| 8:00 | Expresion Musical |
| 1:00 | Black James |
Apr
24
Works Progress presents Whole City at The Luminary
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Whole City: St. Louis
organized by Works Progress (Minneapolis)
The Luminary Center for the Arts
Temporary Gallery at 2644 Cherokee Street, St. Louis 63118
May 4 – May 25, 2013
Opening Reception on May 4th from 7-9pm
Part of the How to Build a World That Won’t Fall Apart Exhibition Series
Whole City is a month-long project by Minneapolis-based public art studio Works Progress asking inhabitants of St. Louis to tell us about its identity as a place, as well as the creative life and aspirations of its residents – beginning with the question, What makes us whole?
Apr
19
Fresh City Project : Help Clean up YOUR Cherokee Street!
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 19, 2013 | 2 Comments
Sign Up, pick up trash for 2 hours, receive discounts from local sponsor businesses, support local business by using your coupon/
Fresh City 10: This SUNDAY APRIL 21ST
All participants who have signed up for this event will meet at 3155Cherokee St. between 10:30am-11am where coffee, juice, & donuts will be served. From 11am-1pm we will be picking up trash in areas surrounding Cherokee St. At 1pm participants may choose to leave but may also choose to eat on Cherokee. Coupons/discounts will be handed out shortly after 1pm so you may use them immediately if you like.
Apr
15
CSBA Meeting this Thursday, April 18 5:30pm @ El Torito
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment
CSBA Meeting – Thursday, April, 18 2013 at 5:30pm
El Torito Restaurant (Corner of California & Cherokee)
2753 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118
Apr
15
Help STL Improv Anywhere performance art collective grow!
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 15, 2013 | Leave a Comment
BORED NO MORE – STL IMPROV ANYWHERE TO THE RESCUE!
Since 2010 STL Improv Anywhere has been bringing creative performances to St. Louis- and Cherokee Street. They have made their mark at countless venues and events in the neighborhood. Their first-ever fundraiser ends in only 4 days*! Make a contribution by Friday at midnight to keep them and their work in the neighborhood. Donate here!
Why they need your financial support:
“The inertia is here. We want to use it for bigger and better things. As city-wide events continue to rise in participation, more funding and volunteer efforts are needed.
Apr
14
Independent Contractors – message from an attorney
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Online Blog Entry from:
Doug Gray & Associates LLC
816-304-6261
DougGr8@gmail.com
There are more than 10 million independent contractors in the United States. Hailing from diverse fields such as independent day care workers, government service providers, computer programmers and construction, these workers make up 7.4 percent of the labor force and earn one in every eight dollars of personal income in the United States according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ranks of independent contractors are growing in the U.S. and recent polls show 82 percent prefer contracting to traditional employment.
Apr
9
Independent Neighborhoods celebrating Independent Breweries
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 9, 2013 | Leave a Comment
2 neighborhoods, 50 beers, 12 street performers, 4 shuttles, and 1 great time!
Cherokee Street and The Grove once again join forces to present IndiHop 2013. IndiHop is a unique event showcasing two of St. Louis’ most eclectic neighborhoods. Cherokee Street and The Grove proudly bring you IndiHop, Saturday June 1, from noon to 5:00pm.
Apr
4
Watch 16 live music videos shot in one day on Cherokee Street
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 4, 2013 | Leave a Comment
A combination of performance and production, spontaneous energy and well-honed craft, Lo-Fi Cherokee returns on April 13, 2013.
Lo-Fi Cherokee is a completely unique event conceived in 2012, that is best described as a hybrid event that brings music, video, social media and St. Louis city culture together.
16 local bands and solo acts from new unknowns to veterans of the scene will set up shop in various locales up and down Cherokee Street, one of the primary arteries of the independent art and music scene here in St Louis, and play stripped-down versions of their songs. Bill Streeter and a series of production crews will move from one location to the next, capturing immaculate audio and video of the performances in the span of a single day.
Apr
3
Historic Tax Credits are important to the continued revitilization of Cherokee Street: UPDATE
Posted by Anne McCullough on April 3, 2013 | Leave a Comment
UPDATE: CALLING ALL CONCERNED ST. LOUISANS – STL Style is hosting a call party TOMORROW (Thursday) from 11am-1pm to let our elected leaders know that the Missouri historic tax credit program MUST be protected! Capping this program will be devastating to the ongoing revitalization of our city. We’ll have a complete list of state legislators’ contact info, and we’re going to flood the lines in support of historic tax credits. Be there if you can!
Mar
31
Cherokee Street Town Hall Meeting 4.11.13
Posted by Anne McCullough on March 31, 2013 | Leave a Comment
There will be an informational Town Hall Meeting on Community Improvement Districts, Thursday April 11 at 5:30pm, to be held at 2720 Cherokee. This meeting will be to inform Cherokee community members, property owners, residents and business owners on a Community Improvement District. If you have any questions regarding the meeting, email anne@cherokeestreet.com .