St. Louis Good News Round-Up for November 25, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving! Since Thanksgiving is a bit different than we’d like this year, we thought we’d share some local good news in case you’re looking for a pick-me-up or more to be thankful for. Some fun stories from the last few days:
Nelly will be playing Chuck Berry in a new Buddy Holly biopic
Evolution St. Louis is transforming the fashion industry and textile manufacturing from right here in St. Louis.
Enterprise Holdings pledged $120M to racial equity and organizations fighting hunger.
Dream Builders 4 Equity plan to invest $4 million in the Hyde Park neighborhood by 2025. Their program is really neat - highly recommend reading the St. Louis Business Journal Article about them.
Several Economic Development organizations are merging and it should mean really good things for St. Louis.
Wondering what Thanksgiving was like in the 19th century?
Rung has applications open until January 15th for their first cohort.
On the 100th anniversary of The Man's birth, some Stan Musial stories you might not know
St. Louis Magazine posted an article about ways to move St. Louis forward.
Sustainable lifestyle and refill shop Dharma + Dwell is open in Webster Groves
Bolyard's, BEAST, and Kenrick's were named three of the best butcher shops in the country by Food & Wine
Balkan Treat Box and Indo were crowned two of the best new restaurants in the U.S. by Esquire.
A St. Louis-based baker and instructor is competing on Food Network's new 'Candyland' show
Meals for Meds are still delivering meals to first responders at the hospitals.
St. Charles County is now home to the country’s largest pump track.
Miracle Bar is offering pick-up options so you can still get your Christmas bar on in the safety of your home!
There’s more coffee and more Kombucha coming to St. Louis in 2021
LMAC Holdings LLC and The St. Louis Equity Fund Inc. have secured historic and low-income housing tax credits to help the redevelopment of a former school building in North St. Louis
Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow is premiered at 8 p.m. on September 3rd.
Opportunity Zones are keeping a number of projects moving forward.
We hope you enjoyed our good news round-up! Keep coming back for more uplifting St. Louis news!