"Red Brick Blue Tarp" Screening

Friday, August 21, 2026

Public Media Commons

3653 Olive St 63108

6:30 p.m. Check-in opens

7 p.m. Screening begins

The documentary short “Red Brick Blue Tarp” by St. Louis filmmaker Cami Cruz Thomas deploys visual poetry and firsthand interviews to explore people’s experiences and the aftermath of May 16, 2025’s EF-3 tornado, which tore through parts of St. Louis and wrought a particular path of destruction in the north part of the city.

Following a free, all-ages screening of the 32-minute documentary in the Public Media Commons, “St. Louis on the Air” host/producer Elaine Cha will moderate a 45-minute chat and Q&A with Thomas. This will be an outdoor film screening. Bring your favorite lawn chairs and snacks. Non-alcoholic beverages only. Complimentary parking is available for STLPR guests in the Scottish Rite Garage. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move to the STLPR Community Room.

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Legal Services of Eastern Missouri

Ritz-Carlton

Join us on Thursday, August 20th at the For The Common Good Awards lunch to celebrate the achievements of our volunteers and community partners in expanding access to justice across the region.

Ticket are available now at: https://lsem.org/common-good-awards/

Last year's Developing Downtown St. Louis discussion was completely sold out with standing-room-only attendance—and Urban Land Institute is excited to bring the conversation back on Thursday, August 20 at the Ballpark Hilton.

Join ULI for an engaging morning of networking and discussion as industry leaders explore the momentum, opportunities, and transformative projects shaping the future of Downtown St. Louis.

This year's panelists will be announced soon, along with additional event details—but registration is officially OPEN!

If last year's event was any indication, you'll want to reserve your seat early.

Thursday, August 20, 2026

8:00–9:30 AM

Ballpark Hilton

Thank you to our event sponsor, Lodging Hospitality Management, for their support!

Register today: https://stlouis.uli.org/.../B8DB306F-15E0-4EEF-80FF.../

Whether you're new to bike maintenance or just have a few questions, we're here to help.

Join us on Sunday, Aug. 9 from 5-8 p.m. at Phillip Lucier Park for a free Bike Demo during Delmar Main Street's Levitt Vibe STL Concert Series!

Bring your bike so we can give it a FREE basic tune-up. Plus, learn how to fix a flat, perform an ABC quick check, troubleshoot common issues, and keep your bike in great shape. No sign up or registration needed.

A special thanks to our friends at Great Rivers Greenway for helping make this event possible!

Join us for the annual Beyond the Backpack event on Saturday, August 8 at Normandy Early Learning Center and Lucas Crossing Middle School!

Pre-register today for faster check-in: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx...

All families will need to complete the form, but pre-registering ahead of time helps you check in faster at the event. Supplies, services and resources are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Community Impact Network in collaboration with Normandy Schools Collaborative, Sneakers with Soul and Beyond Housing, get all your students’ back-to-school supplies!

The LIHTC  program provides federal and state tax credits to investors in affordable housing through an annual competitive application process. The credit can be used each year for 10 years and is allocated to developers, who may then sell it to raise equity to construct or acquire and rehabilitate affordable rental housing.

The Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) sets forth the selection criteria, federal preferences and MHDC priorities for application selection. This plan is revised annually. Administration of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit has been delegated to state housing agencies to assure that quality housing would be available where it is most needed.

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Lessons from New Orleans: A Recovery Convening - St. Louis REALTORS

900 N Tucker BlvdSt. Louis, MO

Friday, August 7  •  8 AM - 10 AM

Overview

Leaders who helped rebuild New Orleans bring 20 years of recovery lessons to St. Louis. A next step for the St. Louis region.

Over Twenty years ago, New Orleans faced the question St. Louis faces today: how does a community rebuild; not just its buildings, but its people, its trust, and its economy?

Fourteen months after the May 2025 tornado devastated North St. Louis, we are bringing that twenty-year answer home. Two of the leaders who assisted in rebuild New Orleans; practitioners who worked in recovery on the ground, helped restored neighborhoods, and bringing transformative community investment like the Whole Foods-anchored revitalization of the Broad Street corridor, are coming to St. Louis for a honest conversation about what long-term recovery really takes.

New Orleans is our closest mirror: a majority-Black city, a disaster that hit hardest in historically disinvested neighborhoods, a recovery that tested, and taught an entire generation of community leaders. Their lessons on trust, displacement, federal funding, and economic rebuilding are the lessons North St. Louis needs right now.

Public Convening – Friday, August 7 | 8:00–10:00 a.m. |

Join us for a public convening featuring two fireside conversations with our New Orleans practitioners: Building Trust Through Long-Term Recovery and Building Economic Mobility Through Community Investment. The program will also include reflections from the Civic Collaboration Fellows' experiential learning journey to New Orleans, an introduction to their Asset Protection Initiative, and a call to action with one concrete next step for every participant to help advance St. Louis's long-term recovery.

WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY

· The honest timeline: what recovery looks like at month 14, year 5, and year 20 from people who lived it in New Orleans

· The trust factor: how New Orleans rebuilt community trust through two decades of long-term recovery

· The money map: federal recovery funding, housing trust fund models, insurance realities, and how community investment gets anchored

· The asset protection playbook: practical steps North St. Louis property owners can take today

· A takeaway assignment: every attendee leaves with one written commitment and a 50-day call to action; this convening ends with an ask, not a thank-you

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Civic, business, philanthropic, and real estate leaders; funders; policymakers; neighborhood advocates; residents, small businesses, and property owners of tornado-impacted neighborhoods; and anyone with a stake in how North St. Louis rebuilds.

Hosted by St. Louis REALTORS® in partnership with the Civic Collaboration Fellows, University of Missouri Extension – St. Louis. Presented with the generous support of our sponsors.

Sponsors:

• St. Louis REALTORS®

• Civic Collaboration Fellows

• University of Missouri Extension – St. Louis

• TechSTL

Lineup

Dasjon Jordan

Earl Randall III

• 2 hours, all ages, In person

• Doors at 7:30 AM

Location

900 N Tucker Blvd

St. Louis, MO 63101

Driving, Public transport, Biking, Walking

Agenda

07:40 AM - 08:10 AM

Breakfast and Networking

08:10 AM - 08:15 AM

Welcome and "What We Saw"

08:20 AM - 08:50 AM

Fireside Chat - Building Trust Through Long-Term Recovery

Organized by

St. Louis REALTORS

Mark your calendars!  

Celebrate public art along the Brickline Greenway at our Art Party on August 5th! Enjoy free music, food, screen printing activity (make a postcard or bring your own shirt) and a brand new spoken word performance by City of St. Louis Poet Laureate Pacia Elaine Anderson (not to be missed), plus learn about the 25+ artists and unique partnerships bringing life to the northern section of the greenway.

Stop by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis anytime between 5-7pm, with remarks from 6-6:30pm. This amazing lineup of St. Louis-based artists, plus an Edward Jones-commissioned piece and a Gateway Foundation-loaned piece from international artists will add flavor and meaning to Grand, Cass, and Spring Avenues. Find all the info at www.BricklineGreenway.org/artparty. Registration is optional, but it’ll help us order food and send you a reminder that week!

DATE: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

TIME: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

LOCATION: In-person (St. Louis, MO)

PRICE: $50

A simple framework for guiding supporters from first discovery to meaningful giving. Fundraising can sometimes feel unpredictable. Someone may care deeply about your mission but still hesitate to give. Organizations often focus on the ask, when the real opportunity lies in the journey leading up to it. Most donors move through stages before they are ready to take action. Understanding those stages can transform how you build relationships with supporters.

In this workshop, you’ll learn a simple but powerful model called the Donor Flow Framework.

Aware → Interest → Connect → Act

This framework helps organizations understand how supporters move from first discovering your mission to becoming committed donors. When you know where someone is in the journey, you can guide them forward naturally.

During this workshop you will learn:

• The four stages of the Donor Flow Framework

• Why donors often stall between stages

• How to identify gaps in your current engagement strategy

• Practical ways to move supporters toward meaningful action

• How stronger relationships naturally lead to more donor “yeses”

You’ll leave with a clear way to think about donor engagement and a framework you can immediately apply to your fundraising and relationship-building efforts.

This is an in-person workshop in St. Louis, MO.

Register for this workshop here.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Maryanne Dersch coaches and trains nonprofit leaders to master the art of influence, so they can raise more money without feeling rejected or pushy. Her “effervescent badassery” calls you to be more influential in your work, life and even in your own view of self.

She has spent almost thirty years working in the nonprofit world helping organizations communicate more effectively internally and externally. From those experiences she authored, Courageous Communication: Why codependence is making your nonprofit brand boring and what to do about it. She also produces and hosts The Influential Nonprofit podcast and the annual Donor Attraction Forum virtual event.

She is leading a movement to change "nonprofit" to "human investment company" to accurately reflect the contributions of the sector. She’s known for her love of ultrahigh heels, extra-large Diet Cokes, and short karaoke rotations.

Neighborhood Open House!

Learn about the current neighborhood plan

Share your vision for the neighborhood’s future

Connect with local organizations and their programs!

When: Saturday, July 18 from 10am-1pm

Where: The Golden Record (2720 Cherokee St)

Lunch and childcare will be provided.

MATI Festival and Conference returns to Grand Center Arts District July 17–19, featuring 100-plus national, regional, and St. Louis-based performances across indoor and outdoor stages. Take Kranzberg Arts Foundation's short quiz about the festival and be entered to win FOUR WEEKEND PASSES, a $400 value! Plus, everyone who enters will receive a discount on tickets (restrictions apply).

Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) is excited to invite you to join us for the Phase 1 Groundbreaking Ceremony for Clinton Peabody — a significant milestone in the continued revitalization of this historic St. Louis community.

This celebration marks the beginning of an important new chapter, made possible through the collaboration and commitment of residents, community partners, elected leaders, funders, and many others who have helped move this vision forward.

Clinton Peabody Phase 1 Groundbreaking Ceremony
When: Friday, July 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Below are additional event logistics:

Please plan to arrive by 9:30 AM to allow time for parking and walking to the ceremony site.

Following the ceremony, POAH invites you to stay and celebrate with residents and community partners during our Community Celebration from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. The event will include food, games, family-friendly activities, and an opportunity to connect with neighbors and partners who have helped make this moment possible.

Celebrate this important milestone and look ahead to the future of Clinton Peabody.

POAH asks for all RSVPs by July 10th at bit.ly/CPGB1 or by calling 314-887-9347 so we can plan accordingly.

This networking event focused on strengthening commercial districts across the City of St. Louis and open to invitees only. 

This session will feature Stephen Westbrooks, SLDC’s new president and CEO. Stephen joined SLDC in March, bringing experience in finance, real estate and economic development. He will share his outlook for SLDC and the city while getting to know the organizations supporting, promoting and working with St. Louis businesses. 

Attendees are asked to come prepared to introduce themselves and their organization and briefly share a few successes and challenges facing their district and businesses.

 “I am honored to join SLDC and excited to work alongside the dedicated team and partners who are committed to making St. Louis a place of opportunity for all. There’s great potential in St. Louis, and I look forward to collaborating with community stakeholders to drive meaningful change that will benefit everyone who calls this great city home.”

-Stephen Westbrooks

Online Discussion Circle: What Matters Most in the ROAD to Housing Act

Congress passed theROAD to Housing Act — the most significant federal housing legislation in decades. Join us to discuss the implications for affordable housing production, community development, and local policy. This members-only Discussion Circle will examine the provisions we believe are most important for Community Opportunity Alliance members and discuss what they could mean for your work.

Join us: July 16 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET (12pm CST)

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We will discuss:

• How Opportunity Zones are advanced in the bill

• HOME program reforms and new opportunities

• Housing counseling provisions

• Housing innovation funds

• Federal incentives related to zoning and housing supply

• Manufactured housing provisions

Focused. Small group. Real dialogue.

Our discussion circles provide an opportunity to understand the legislation, ask questions, and compare perspectives with peers. Together, we will discuss what comes next for community development organizations and the state and regional associations that support them.

Mark your calendar for 2026 Discussion Circles:

• October 15 | 2:00–3:00 pm ET
  ​Preparing for Federal Shifts Ahead
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• November 18 | 2:00–3:00 pm ET
  ​Preparing for Federal Shifts Ahead
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July 16, 2026

9:30 am - 11:30 am

Can We Talk? Session 2

StL REALTORS Conference Center
12777 Olive Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63141

Register Here 

Don't miss the upcoming Exclusive Member Experience!

NCI members, join us on July 15th from 4:30–6:00 PM for an inside look at the St. Louis County Election Board! Enjoy light refreshments and choose from two tour slots (4:45 PM or 5:30 PM).

Spots are limited to just 40 guests, and reservations are required. Don’t wait!

RSVP to lock in your spot:

agivens@northcountyinc.com

314-895-6241

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Brickline Greenway: Stars Park Plaza

3145 Market Street, St. Louis, MO, USA

Learn about nature, culture, and history on this 2 mile guided walking tour. Registration is free and required.

Register Now

 Annual Green Living Festival

Saturday, July 11, 2026

9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Help your family, friends, and coworkers live green! The Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual Green Living Festival is back refreshed and ready to provide you with sustainable solutions. Join experts at the Garden for a full day of active learning, exploring and engaging in ideas for taking action in your everyday life.

Hosted by Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center, the festival lets visitors explore the links between sustainability and a healthy environment. Our experts offer tips to make your lifestyle, workplace, community and residence greener.

Event highlights will include:

• Exhibitors and Vendors

• Family-friendly Activities

• Educational Workshops

• Tree Canopy Climb

• DIY Projects for Home

• Yoga

• Music, Fun and Prizes!

The Green Living Festival is a FREE event—included with general Garden admission. On Saturdays, St. Louis City and County residents get FREE admission until noon.

Join the Facebook event!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS COMING SOON!

Mixed-Income Communities: Opportunities, Tensions, and the Future of Place-Based Investment

Part 4 of 4: Investing in Place, Investing in People series

Mixed-income communities have long been positioned as a transformative strategy for neighborhood revitalization, promising economic assimilation, improved outcomes, and shared prosperity. From the early redevelopment efforts under HOPE VI to the broader systems-based approach of Choice Neighborhoods, billions of public and private dollars have been invested in reshaping distressed neighborhoods into communities of opportunity. 

But do mixed-income communities truly deliver on their promise? 

This forward-looking webinar confronts both the potential and the complexity of mixed-income development. We will explore what decades of research tell us about economic mobility, social cohesion, displacement, and long-term neighborhood outcomes. Just as importantly, we will examine the tensions that continue to shape this work. 

Through a candid, evidence-informed conversation, our curated panel of practitioners and researchers will unpack what must change in policy, financing, and community engagement to ensure mixed-income communities work for everyone, not just in theory, but in practice.

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What You’ll Learn

By participating in this webinar, you will:

• Understand the evidence base behind mixed-income strategies including what works, what doesn’t, and why. 

• Examine the social and economic dynamics that influence outcomes for original residents and new arrivals alike. 

• Explore strategies to prevent displacement and protect long-term affordability. 

• Learn practical approaches to foster authentic community building, shared governance, and resident voice. 

• Consider the future of place-based investment, including how mixed-income models must evolve to address today’s economic realities. 

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for:

• Housing authority executives and staff 

• Affordable housing developers and investors 

• Community development corporations (CDCs) 

• City and county housing and planning officials 

• Philanthropic leaders and impact funders 

• Researchers and policy analysts 

• Community organizers and resident leaders 

• Financial institutions engaged in community investment 

Whether you are designing, financing, managing, or studying mixed-income communities, this session will provide clear-eyed insight and actionable strategies to strengthen outcomes and advance community centered transformation. 

Register Now