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Downtown St. Louis
Flowers for Downtown 2023
Flowers for Downtown 2023 Show your St. Louis pride and be part of this year’s efforts to make downtown St. Louis a more beautiful, vibrant and inviting destination! Gather your […]
Boost Your Gift on #GiveSTLDay
Boost Your Gift on #GiveSTLDay THANK YOU for planning your donation to Brightside on #GiveSTLDay – Wednesday, May 10th…and through 10 a.m. May 11th! Celebrate 10 years of Give STL Day with […]
Celebrating 40 Years with 40,000 Daffodils!
Celebrating 40 Years with 40,000 Daffodils! Thanks to our Brightside supporters and volunteers, over the past few weeks 40,000 Carlton daffodils were planted in public spaces around St. Louis city! […]
Louie?
Louie? Most visitors to downtown never knew the little lake with the fountain on “Highway 40” had a name. But Brightside volunteers and supporters did. They know it as Lake […]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Looking Back, Looking Forward For 35 years now, the Gardens at Lake Louie have welcomed millions of people into downtown St. Louis with its colorful flower displays. The little lake with […]
Plant Window Boxes – Volunteers Needed
Plant Window Boxes – Volunteers Needed With the help of volunteers, every year Brightside prepares beautiful window boxes that get displayed on the windows of City Hall. We need your […]
One Day. One Community. Give May 3rd.
One Day. One Community. Give May 3rd. Give STL Day is coming Tuesday, May 3rd! Powered by the St. Louis Community Foundation, last year $2.1 million was donated to 790 […]
A Video Showcase of Brightside St. Louis
A Video Showcase of Brightside St. Louis https://vimeo.com/140678058 Thank you to the Young Friends of Brightside and Pounds Media for putting together this awesome video showcasing what Brightside is all […]