HOLIDAY PARTY 2022: Eat, Drink & Be Merry!

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Join us in celebrating and supporting entrepreneurship and microbusinesses in Dutchtown this holiday season by buying a ticket for $50 to attend our annual party at Eat, Drink & Be Merry on December 15. You’ll get all the benefits of a fun, end-of-year get-together, complete with Food, an Open Bar, and live entertainment while contributing to our non-profit mission: helping entrepreneurs get a boost up as they start or grow their businesses in Dutchtown Missouri.

 

You can extend your generosity by donating to #ChampionTheSmall #GoDutchTown Givebutter fundraising. Alternatively, you can: text “ChampionTheSmall”  to 53-555 or “GoDutchtown” to 53-555.

Not only will you have a great time, but you’ll be helping us support entrepreneurship and microbusiness in Dutchtown. We’ll have food (buffet-style), an open bar (beer, wine & liquor), and live entertainment (music, stand-up comedy, short films).

 

 It’s going to be great!

A glimpse of the happenings at The Safer Dutchtown Summit at NIC Stl.

The Safer Dutchtown Conference which happened last November 05, aspires to go beyond the typical community safety discussion, where the mere exchange of harsh reality, finger-pointing, and agitation with high emotions is the norm. We want our conversation to focus entirely on what we can do to become safer by learning, sharing, organizing, and innovating in personal and neighborhood safety.

For Caya Aufiero, the president of the Dutchtown Community Improvement District, taking back Dutchtown, St. Louis from the increasing statistics of burglary, gunfights and car crashes is her duty as not just as the DCID president but also as a resident of the neighborhood and St. Louis at large. And the Safer Dutchtown Conference was their initial step in a more inclusive and empowering effort for a safer St. Louis.

The Conference will also showcase a new camera system designed to read license plates. The technology will be used throughout the district to store surveillance footage by date, time and even car color. In addition to that, St. Louis police will be deploying more officers in Dutchtown to strengthen the enforcement of the law as to mitigate the spiking criminality in the neighborhood.

SAFER DUTCHTOWN SUMMIT 2022

A community-driven Safety Conference for Dutchtown.

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NEIGHBORHOOD INNOVATION CENTER RECEIVES $50,000 IN STATE FUNDING

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Neighborhood Innovation Center (NICstl) receives a $50,000 ARPA grant from the State of Missouri to include ADA restrooms and enhancements to its community engagement space to support its entrepreneurship program in Dutchtown.

In the same press conference held on Tuesday, July 6th, Incarnate Word Foundation (IWF) announced the allocation of state funding of $100,000 for youth development, Dutchtown Opportunity Coalition for Youth, or DOCY, to Employment Connection, an established regional 501c(3) nonprofit organization and another ecosystem partner of the Neighborhood Innovation Center,

Nearly 50 people from a broad spectrum of Dutchtown’s community ecosystem attended the press conference, including Dutchtown Main Street, Dutchtown Community Improvement District, Dutchtown South Community Corporation (DSCC), Gene Shay’s Girls & Boys Club, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Anthony’s Food Pantry, Thomas Dunn Learning Center. Mayor’s Office and state elected officials also attended the event. Mayor Office’s Wilford Pinkney (Director of Children, Youth, and Families), 78th District Mo. State Representative Rasheen Aldridge, 81st District Mo State Representative Steve Butz, and Senator Karla May, District 4, are also present at the event.

Baked Raven and Crepes & Treats provided catering, members of Urban Eat Shared Kitchen, and Food Incubator in Dutchtown.

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Microsoft TechSpark Day

Embrace the digital transformation in Dutchtown! From the wonders of Generative AI to the unveiling of "The Wink! Locker" on Dutchtown Main Streets, discover how technology is uplifting our daily lives, businesses, and community. Join us for keynotes, lightning talks, demos, and networking. Dive into today's tech landscape with us!