Tower Grove Park /tags/tower-grove-park Tower Grove Park en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:11:51 GMT A fashion show joins the many forms of cultural exchange at Festival of Nations /culture-history/2024-08-23/fashion-show-festival-nations-tower-grove-park An international fashion show will join the offerings at this weekend’s Festival of Nations in Tower Grove Park. Five designers will show work including contemporary designs and clothing that reflects traditional garb found in other countries. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:11:51 GMT /culture-history/2024-08-23/fashion-show-festival-nations-tower-grove-park Jeremy D. Goodwin Festival of Nations comes as the St. Louis region welcomes record number of immigrants /culture-history/2024-08-22/festival-of-nations-comes-as-the-st-louis-region-welcomes-record-number-of-immigrants The annual event, happening Aug. 24-25, brings thousands to Tower Grove Park for what’s known as the region’s largest multicultural gathering. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-08-22/festival-of-nations-comes-as-the-st-louis-region-welcomes-record-number-of-immigrants Abby Llorico Construction begins on Forest Park basketball courts named after late teen /culture-history/2023-11-07/basketball-courts-at-forest-park-construction The courts will be named for Nicholas J. Booker, an 18-year-old St. Louis native who died of asthma in 2018 while playing pickup basketball during his first year at Fordham University. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 01:49:48 GMT /culture-history/2023-11-07/basketball-courts-at-forest-park-construction Lacretia Wimbley Basketball courts are back at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis /culture-history/2023-10-27/basketball-courts-are-back-at-tower-grove-park-in-st-louis The courts had been highly anticipated since St. Louisans began pushing for them in 2017. Two hundred people showed up on Oct. 20 for the unveiling of the basketball courts in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-10-27/basketball-courts-are-back-at-tower-grove-park-in-st-louis Lacretia Wimbley Meet the man who designed St. Louis’ best green spaces /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-07-11/meet-the-man-who-designed-st-louis-best-greenspaces Ted Spaid has designed the region's favorite outdoor hangout spots like the St. Louis Zoo and Art Hill. Now he’s wrapping up work on St. Louis’ newest basketball courts in Tower Grove Park and Forest Park. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:57:42 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-07-11/meet-the-man-who-designed-st-louis-best-greenspaces Miya Norfleet Tower Grove Park’s restored stream teaches about the Osage Nation and reduces flooding /culture-history/2023-01-10/tower-grove-parks-restored-stream-teaches-about-the-osage-nation-and-reduces-flooding A stream revival project at Tower Grove Park helps people in the St. Louis region learn about the Osage Nation while keeping rain runoff from city sewers. Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:15:39 GMT /culture-history/2023-01-10/tower-grove-parks-restored-stream-teaches-about-the-osage-nation-and-reduces-flooding Britny Cordera Tower Grove Park’s 150th anniversary commemorated in new book /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-21/tower-grove-parks-150th-anniversary-commemorated-in-new-book A new history of Tower Grove Park charts 150 years of history, through the Victorian era, segregation and the present. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:14:44 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-21/tower-grove-parks-150th-anniversary-commemorated-in-new-book Alex Heuer St. Louis' largest parks are getting basketball courts. Why is it taking so long? /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-09-09/st-louis-largest-parks-are-getting-basketball-courts-why-is-it-taking-so-long Basketball cannot come soon enough to St. Louis’ largest parks. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:12:07 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-09-09/st-louis-largest-parks-are-getting-basketball-courts-why-is-it-taking-so-long Miya Norfleet You’ll soon get to hoop in St. Louis’ two biggest parks /sports/2021-11-28/youll-soon-get-to-hoop-in-st-louis-two-biggest-parks The basketball courts in Tower Grove and Forest parks are expected to be ready by 2023. Sun, 28 Nov 2021 14:00:09 GMT /sports/2021-11-28/youll-soon-get-to-hoop-in-st-louis-two-biggest-parks Rachel Lippmann Park Use Soars In St. Louis As Pandemic Drags On /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-30/park-use-soars-in-st-louis-as-pandemic-drags-on Neighborhood parks and other green spaces and trails continue to be among the liveliest places in the region as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Great Rivers Greenway's Emma Klues and Tower Grove Park's Bill Reininger offered their insights on the increased interest in the outdoors, even as we head into winter. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:01:07 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-11-30/park-use-soars-in-st-louis-as-pandemic-drags-on Evie Hemphill