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WELCOME!
WHY WE’RE DOING THIS:
• GROUPHUG St. Louis, in its second year, is an annual
event that celebrates the people, places, and things
that make St. Louis great.
• As a city and region we seem to be well aware of our
deficiencies. By sending people out to hug their
favorite St. Louis assets, we get a better sense of what
we’ve done right, what we’re doing right as a city—
what we love about ourselves.
• Plus it’s just another excuse to throw a big party and
watch as our friends literally hug our fair city’s stock
of fountains, bike lanes, and landmarks.
WHO IS DOING THIS?
Organizers: CITY AFFAIR
http://cityaffairstl.tumblr.com
•We love St. Louis and recognize that it is an undercover world-
class city with innovative things happening and amazing places to
discover.
•St. Louis is a city of opportunity—affordable, accessible, open to
new ideas and ripe to re-establish itself as the center of our region
while uniting with surrounding communities for the common
good.
•St. Louis is a dynamic American city with a unique architectural
heritage that contributes significantly to our quality of life.
•One of the major strengths of St. Louis is the determination of
its citizens, who through collaboration can bring about real and
positive change to our community.
•With a spirit of openness, we as a group and as individuals can
begin to erode the fragmentation within the St. Louis community
and connect those with a common goal – enhancing the place we
all call home.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
-OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS RESTORATION GROUP
(Our wonderful venue!)
-THE GRAMOPHONE
(Beer donation!)
-DJ ALEXIS
(Music)
-MARTIN CASAS and FRONTYARD FEATURES
(Projection Screen)
-DO314.COM, R&R MUSIC LABS, ST LOU FRINGE FESTIVAL, ST.
LOUIS CURIO SHOPPE, STL-STYLE, AND MORE!
(Event Promotion)
-ROBERT BECK
(Street Art)
“The Cherokee clock is one of my
proudest accomplishments, because I
spearheaded the effort to restore it. The
old, battered clock stood dormant for
years, mirroring the decline of the
commercial district itself. Today, it once
again shines bright (and keeps the
correct time!)-- a testament to the
exciting resurgence of this colorful
street. Viva Cherokee!”
-JEFF VINES
SEE NEXT SLIDE!
Jeff Vines
((NEWLY
RESTORED
CHEROKEE
STREET
CLOCK))
Andy Berkhout (Far L), Grace Woodward (L) and
Regina Martinez (R)
((BROWN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK – WASH U))
April Regester
((SHAKESPEARE IN THE STREETS –
CHEROKEE STREET PRODUCTION))
MARTIN
CASAS
((LIFE IN
ST.
LOUIS))
Brian Frick and
Amy Michael
((CHUCK
BERRY STATUE
– DELMAR
LOOP))
Ben, Maggie and
Andrew Groth
((FOX PARK))
MARK
REGESTER
((HOME IN
BENTON
PARK))
Amy Lampe
((ST. LOUIS SKYLINE))
((VICTORIAN FOOTBRIDGE – FOREST PARK))
Amy
Lampe
Amy
Lampe
((FOREST
PARK
RUNNING
PATH))
Amy Lampe
((MOONRISE
HOTEL –
DELMAR
LOOP))
Amy Lampe
((MURAL ON
NORTH
BROADWAY))
Amy
Lampe
((VINCENT’S MARKET IN SOULARD))
Amy Lampe
((GRAND BASIN – FOREST PARK))
Matt Mourning &
Company
((KARAOKE))
Matt Mourning
((RIPPLE ROW -
SOULARD))
Matt Mourning
((ELLEN CLARK HOPE PLAZA - BJC))
Matt Mourning
((SILVER TREE –
FOREST PARK))
Matt Mourning
((GIVENS ROW
BUILDING –
JEFFVANDER
LOU))
Matt
Mourning
((IRON
HORSE
TRESTLE))
Matt Mourning
((BRICK STREET
- DUTCHTOWN))
Matt
Mourning
((LASALLE
PARK))
Matt Mourning
((“CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS”
LAMP POST
EMBEDDED IN
A TREE IN
BENTON PARK))
Chrystal Garcia
((FOREST PARK))
Em Piro, St Lou Fringe
((LOCUST BUSINESS DISTRICT))
Tara Daniels, St Lou Fringe
((LOCUST BUSINESS DISTRICT))
Nick Schnelle
((IN DENMARK,
HUGGING A
MAP OF ST.
LOUIS))
The love and laughter of
my friends flows and
bubbles and delightfully
buoys my spirit, making
St Louis a beautiful place
to live!
-STEPHANIE
ARNDT
Stephanie
Arndt
((LIFE,
FRIENDS, ST.
LOUIS))
Kara Clark
Holland
((BENTON
PLACE –
LAFAYETTE
SQUARE))
Jessica Hollis
((PAT’S IN DOGTOWN))
Briana
Motley
((THE
GROVE))
Chloe and Alla,
submitted by
Teresa Dickson-
Apresova
((FOREST PARK))
Jennie Bates
((MODERN
VINTAGE
DÉCOR,
11433
GRAVOIS
RD))
Kelsey Mourning
((ST. LOUIS))
Kelsey
Mourning
((“EYE HEART
ST. LOUIS”
MURAL IN
GRAND
CENTER))
Michael Powers
((MUNY))
Michael Powers
((GRAND CENTER))
Michael Powers
((MURAL IN THE GROVE))
Kelsey
Mourning and
Ryan Albritton
((“EARTH
RABBIT” IN
GRAND
CENTER))
RYAN ALBRITTON set out
to hug ALL St. Louis
Microbreweries.
See the following slides
for the results.
He got 3 out of
in the
region.
((It’s our fault for having so
many microbreweries!))
Randy and Ben
Vines
((DEL TACO
FLYING
SAUCER))
Alyssa Waring
((HAPPY JOE’S))
Kelsey Mourning & Alyssa Waring
((HAPPY JOE’S))
Michael Allen
((ST. MARY’S
INFIRMARY))
TITLE:
GET WELL
SOON
Otis Regester
((SKATE RAMP – BENTON PARK))
Paisley
Regester
((BOB
CASSILLY
SCULPTURE –
NEW CITY
SCHOOL))
Rebecca Marler, submitted by Aunt, Michelle Lowe
((MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN))
Emily Beck &
Zachary Heath
((GREAT HOSPITALS &
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS))
Mathilda Rose
((MAUDE’S MARKET IN DUTCHTOWN))
Steve Patterson
((EADS BRIDGE))
A “T-REX”-SIZED
HUG DESERVES A
WHOLE PAGE…
((T-REX = Technology
Entrepreneur Center @
Railway Exchange Building))
Peter Lacy
((LACLEDE’S LANDING))
Kristen Lewis
Thom Fletcher
((BIG MOUND MARKER – NORTH BROADWAY))
Becca Lozano
((LAFAYETTE
PARK))
John Clopton
((LAFAYETTE
PARK))
James McKee
((BIKE RACK – MARINE VILLA))
Carrie Lee
Freeman, Tom
Hanson, and
James McKee
((O’MALLEY’S
IN MARINE
VILLA))
Carrie Lee
Freeman, Tom
Hanson, and
James McKee
((MARINE VILLA
NEIGHBORHOOD))
"I grew up and remain
in the zip code
distributed around the
world on bottles, cans,
and on draft.“
-Emily Beck
Emily Beck
((63118 ZIP Code))
Emily Beck
((WINKELMANN’S PHARMACY - DUTCHTOWN))
Emily Beck
((HARTFORD COFFEE – TOWER GROVE SOUTH))
Emily Beck
((TED DREWES DUTCHTOWN LOCATION))
Emily Beck
((ST.
ANTHONY’S
PARISH -
DUTCHTOWN))
Emily Beck
((ST. ANTHONY’S PARISH - DUTCHTOWN))
Linda Hennigh
((BENTON PARK WEST COMMUNITY GARDEN))
Mercy Paka
((SCULPTURE IN FOREST PARK))
Autumn Marie, Mercy Paka, and Sam Mueller
((SCULPTURE IN FOREST PARK))
Sam Mueller
((AUDI K’S IN
THE CENTRAL
WEST END))
Mercy Paka
((COFFEE
CARTEL -
CENTRAL WEST
END))
Mercy Paka and Sam Mueller
((GRAND BASIN AT NIGHT))
Autumn Marie, Mercy Paka, and Sam Mueller
((MOOLAH THEATER))
Mercy Paka
((BEN & JERRY’S IN THE LOOP))
Sam Mueller
((NEWS CHANNEL 4 KMOV))
Mercy Paka
((NEWS CHANNEL 4 KMOV))
Sam Mueller
((LOOP
TROLLEY))
Sam Mueller and Mercy Paka
((ESQUIRE THEATER))
Ven
((TOWER GROVE PARK))
Ven
((TOWER GROVE PARK))
Growing American Youth, MLK Day Parade @ Old
Court House, downtown
((SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ST. LOUIS))
“This photo encapsulates much of
what I love about St. Louis...a
fantastic local restaurant with
friendly staff and outstanding
food, an eclectic storefront, the
diversity of cultures demonstrated
here through food, and the
beautiful brick buildings and
unique architecture of STL.”
–Michelle Wiegand
(SEE NEXT SLIDE)
Michelle Wiegand
((EVEREST CAFÉ – THE GROVE))
Jennifer
Fenwick,
submitted by
husband Frank
DeGraaf
((LACLEDE’S
LANDING))
Deborah and
Jordan
Mourning
((SOULARD))
Deborah and
Randall
Mourning
((SCULPTURE
NEAR NEW
CATHEDRAL))
Andrew Riganti
((BALI CARGO – SOUTH GRAND))
Jennie Bates
((HERBARIA SOAP – THE HILL))
Dr. Michael Frachetti
((ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUM))
Nathalie Frachetti
((TURTLE PARK))
Myles Colvin
((TURTLE PARK))
Ryan Haynes
and Max
Montaldo
((TASTE BY
NICHE –
CENTRAL WEST
END))
Vincent
Haynes
((BOWOOD
FARMS and
Café Osage
– CENTRAL
WEST
END))
Vincent
Haynes
((CULINARIA -
DOWNTOWN))
Vincent
Haynes
((MAGIC CHEF
MANSION –
COMPTON
HEIGHTS))
Vincent
Haynes
((PARK
AVENUE
COFFEE))
Vincent
Haynes
((MODERN
VINTAGE
DÉCOR))
Vincent Haynes
((TOWER GROVE PARK SUPERINTENDENT
HOUSE))
Paul Hohmann
((RAILWAY EXCHANGE BUILDING - DOWNTOWN))
Paul Hohmann
((SCULPTURE AT DELMAR METROLINK STATION))
Paul Hohmann
((THE DELMAR
LOOP))
KDHX submitted an
entire photo shoot
hugging their building
in Tower Grove East.
Here’s a BEST OF.
Grace Mueller
((GREEN
BRICK))
Milo,
submitted by
Amanda Doyle
((FUN AT THE
MISSOURI
BOTANICAL
GARDEN))
Allison
McCartney
((JEWEL BOX))
Alice Hintermann
((GASLIGHT SQUARE))
Submitted by Montrinaa Hill
Submitted by
Montrinaa
Hill
Lawrence Leto
((TOWER
TACOS –
BENTON PARK
WEST))
Scott McIntosh
((TOWER TACOS – BENTON PARK WEST))
Kate Howell
and Whitney
Sewell
((GATEWAY
ARCH))
TITLE:
WE BUILT THIS
CITY
Michael
Keimeg and
Whitney
Sewell
((WORLD’S
LARGEST
CHESS PIECE
– CENTRAL
WEST END))
Whitney Sewell
((WORLD’S
LARGEST CHESS
PIECE))
Whitney Sewell and Kate Howell ((Cathedral Basilica))
Kate Howell,
Michael
Keimeg, and
Whitney
Sewell
((CENTRAL
WEST END
LAMPS))
Juard Van
Dijkhorst
DOORS!))
“This sculpture, by Bill Christman, has
become not just a geographical landmark
but a landmark of personal growth, too.
My bandmate and I started playing open
mics at Foam a little over a year ago, and
the Cherokee Business District and
community within has become an integral
part of my life in St. Louis.
... I gave this sculpture that Christman
hates, but I so dearly love, a long-overdue
hug” –KATE PETERSON
SEE NEXT SLIDE
Kate
Peterson
from the
SpotOns
(FOAM Open
Mic)
((CHEROKEE
STREET
SCULPTURE))
Kate
Peterson with
Maude, her
rescued
Dachshund
((GATEWAY
LOCAL
DACHSHUND
OWNERS
SOCIETY [LO-
DOWN]))
“Law is part of Law and Order created by
Benjamin Hawkins as a Federal Public
Works Administration project. They are
sculpted out of Indiana limestone and
were completed in 1935. I just think
they are cool in all their Art Deco
goodness. They are a hell of a lot
bigger then you think.”
-RYAN REED, LANDMARKS
ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS
Ryan Reed
((“LAW” AT THE
CUSTOMS HOUSE,
A.K.A.
CARNAHAN
COURTHOUSE –
DOWNTOWN))
Mallory
Nezam
((BIKING
OVER THE
HIGHWAY 40
OVERPASS))
R. Mutt ((THE LOO))
Rob Holzrichter ((FAMILY))
Emily Beck,
Clark Kent,
Kevin Ellison
((Saint Louis
Superman))
Submitted by Jeremy Mehrle
((STL STyLeHOUSE ON CHEROKEE))
Jeanette Reynolds, Program Manager, St. Louis Earth Day
((RECYCLING IN ST. LOUIS))
Mary Cullins
((JACK BUCK))
Mary Cullins
((JACK BUCK))
TITLE:
HUGGING MY
IDOL, JACK BUCK!
Kara Bellavia
((PEARSON HOUSE – WEBSTER UNIVERSITY))
Christina Chulka
((VESS BOTTLE –
520 O’FALLON))
Kara Bellavia
((TOWER GROVE
PARK))
Christina and Raleigh Chulka
((PEGGY, OWNER OF WORLD’S FAIR
DONUTS))
Kara Bellavia
((OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS))
Christina Chulka
((THOMAS COFFEE
– FOREST PARK
SOUTHEAST))
Christina and Raleigh Chulka; Kara Bellavia and Henry
Bellavia-Lang
((HARTFORD COFFEE COMPANY))
Matt Fernandez
((REHABBING IN
OLD NORTH ST.
LOUIS))
Matt Fernandez
((REHABBING IN
OLD NORTH ST.
LOUIS))
METRO ST. LOUIS (Bi-State)
((METROLINK))
METRO ST. LOUIS (Bi-State)
((METRO CALL-A-RIDE))
METRO ST. LOUIS (Bi-State)
((METROBUS))
Court Sloger
and Chris
Mueller
((FERARO’S
PIZZA -
SOULARD))
Court Sloger
((4 HANDS BREWING CO.))
Chris Mueller
((BOGART’S - SOULARD))
Court Sloger
((SOULARD MARKET))
Chris Mueller
Brian ((TOWER GROVE PARK))
Brandon Willams
((SAINT LOUIS BLUES))
Karen Hoyt
((LAMBERT AIRPORT))
Karen Hoyt
((BISSINGER’S CHOCOLATES))
Louie Quigle ‘hugs’ ((BUSCH STADIUM))
Louie Quigle
((VIVIANOS ON THE ‘HILL’))
Vadim Scoreatin
((SCIENCE CENTER – BLUE ANGEL’S PLANE))
Nick Frisella
((METRO LIGHTING))
Christa
Frisella
((FOUNDATION
GROUNDS))
Nikki and Lindsey
((CITY ACADEMY))
City Officials
Working and
Playing Together!
((Neighborhood
Stabilization
Officer Michael
Powers & Alderman
Scott Ogilvie, @
Cinco de Mayo on
Cherokee))
Grace, Jake, Pradeep, Greg,
Dr. Devi States, and Connie States
((EVEREST CAFÉ, THE GROVE))
Greg Cooper, Jake
Narup, Pradeep
Rajendran
((HANDLEBAR,
THE GROVE))
Jake Narup,
Grace
Hogan, Greg
Cooper
((NEBULA
COWORKING,
JEFFERSON &
CHEROKEE))
Jake Narup, Pradeep Rajendran, Greg
Cooper
((CITYGARDEN))
Josie Griffin
((ST. LOUIS ZOO
SCULPTURE))
Cameron and Janine Gassel
((TURTLE PARK))
Kristin Gassel and “St. Louis Superman”
((BUSCH STADIUM))
Kristin Gassel
((ST. LOUIS
CURIO SHOPPE -
2301
CHEROKEE))
Laura Wimmer
((CITY OF
ST. LOUIS))
Laura Wimmer
((CITY OF
ST. LOUIS))
Dana Gray
((CYCLING IN
ST. LOUIS))
I’m Lewis Reed President of the
Board of Aldermen in St Louis City.
I’m hugging MO one of my favorite St
Louisans and one of the owners and
operators of MoKaBe’s. We are at
MoKaBe’s located at Arsenal and
Grand, my favorite St Louis Coffee
House. MO and MoKaBe’s represent
what I love about St Louis: the rich
Cultural Diversity, Friendly People,
Neighborhood Businesses and
Community Pride.
LEWIS REED, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
((MO COSTELLO OF MOKABE’S))
SEAN THOMAS
((CROWN SQUARE, OLD NORTH ST. LOUIS))
SEAN THOMAS
((FAMILY, IN CITYGARDEN))
Ebony Wilson
((THERAPY
BOUTIQUE,
OLD NORTH ST.
LOUIS))
PHIL JARVIS
((MORGAN STREET BREWERY))
Kathy Piloski,
submitted by
Christopher
Castellanos
((WORLD’S
LARGEST CHESS
PIECE))
((AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
ST. LOUIS LOCAL GROUP #105))
THE END!
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AFFAIR