The Grove

Fifteen years ago, the area of St. Louis now known as The Grove was a place many people avoided.“It was ‘Roll up your window and drive really fast,’”…

Bruno David Gallery in Grand Center will open a second location in St. Louis' Grove area, focusing on women artists.The new spot, called Bruno David…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 9, 2013 - Only two days after it closed its doors on PrideFest Sunday, Novak’s bar reopened…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 12, 2012 - The data have been tabulated, the options debated and the results are in.The steering…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 15, 2012 - There was a time when visiting the gay and lesbian clubs of Manchester Avenue came…

No laws set the names of the 79 neighborhoods crammed into the 66 square miles of the city of St. Louis. Some grew from urban legends, others from a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 15, 2011 - May can be a rough month on event organizers, as Saturday's nasty combination of cold,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 11, 2011 - For the past decade, if not longer, the stretch of mid- city Manchester known as the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 27, 2010 - Despite the rain, the fifth Grovefest went on as planned Saturday. The Grove's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 15, 2010 - During these frigid February days, the basement of Catholic Charities Midtown Center…