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Giving Thanks For Giving
Giving Thanks For Giving Sometimes when we see litter blowing across the street or a building tagged with graffiti, it’s easy to get disheartened and forget how beautiful St. Louis really is. Before you give up hope, take a moment to reflect on the good that is happening and let’s remind ourselves about the ways […]
Brightside’s Flowers for Downtown
Brightside’s Flowers for Downtown Show your St. Louis pride and be part of this year’s efforts to make downtown St. Louis a more beautiful, vibrant and inviting destination! Gather your friends, family, co-workers or community group and join us on Saturday, May 16th to help plant flowers at City Hall, in the Tucker Boulevard street […]
CANCELLED – Volunteers Needed to Help Plant Daffodils
CANCELLED – Volunteers Needed to Help Plant Daffodils DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND MUDDY CONDITIONS, WE HAVE CANCELLED THIS EVENT. Have you seen the thousands of daffodils that blanket the landscape along St. Louis highways and thoroughfares each spring? For many St. Louisans it’s a much anticipated sight to see. Not only are the […]
November 2014 Events & Volunteer Opportunities
November 2014 Events & Volunteer Opportunities What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for November.
Looking Back and Planning Ahead
Looking Back and Planning Ahead So far, 2014 has been a great year at Brightside St. Louis. From hosting our first Urban Gardening Symposium to revamping the beloved Blitz program, 2014 has brought great things to Brightside and we are excited to see what the rest of the year has in store. Check out our […]
Spring Cleaning and Greening at Lake Louie
Spring Cleaning and Greening at Lake Louie The weather has finally warmed up and that means it’s time to get dirty in the garden so we can enjoy the fruits of our labor in the months to come. We love making St. Louis a cleaner and greener place for all to enjoy, but we couldn’t […]
Brightside Featured on City Corner
Brightside Featured on City Corner Learn more about what Brightside St. Louis is doing to make St. Louis a cleaner, greener and better place to live. Executive Director Mary Lou Green explains on STL TV’s City Corner!
St. Louis will soon have more beautiful, sustainable open space!
St. Louis will soon have more beautiful, sustainable open space! Thanks to The Robert J. Trulaske, Jr. Family Foundation, Philpott Family Foundation and Emerson, St. Louis will soon have more beautiful and sustainable open space! The primary location will be the highly visible Gardens at Lake Louie along I-64 at the Chestnut/20th Street entrance into […]