Dogtown Chosen as Best Neighborhood and Best Place to Live in Riverfront Times 2021 Best of St. Louis Readers' Choice Awards

We have always known Dogtown is the best St. Louis neighborhood, but we still get excited to see when we are publicly recognized as such. In the Riverfront Times 2021 Best of St. Louis Readers' Choice awards, Dogtown was chosen as both the Best Neighborhood to Live and Best Place to Live. Thank you to those who voted and continue to support our community.

As further evidence, Dogtown businesses claimed 13 total awards on the Best of St. Louis Readers' Choice list, ranging from Best St. Louis Style Pizza to Best Place for a Last Date. Congratulations to these local favorites!

Best Greek Restaurant
Olympia Kebob House and Taverna
1543 McCausland Ave., 314-781-1299
Runner Up: Michael's Bar & Grill, 7101 Manchester Ave., 314-644-2240

Best St. Louis Style Pizza
Dogtown Pizza
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Best Frozen Pizza (Local)
Dogtown Pizza
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Best Barbeque
Hogtown Smokehouse
6301 Clayton Ave., 314-899-0550

Best Coffeehouse
Sweet Em's Coffee & Ice Cream
6330 Clayton Ave., 314-875-9174

Best Pet Groomer
Dogtowne Grooming
1138 Tamm Ave., 314-645-7008

Best Salon
Runner Up: Salon Melange, 1218 Tamm Ave., 314-651-5088

Best Movie Theater
Hi-Pointe Theatre
1005 McCausland Ave., 314-995-6273

Best Public Park
Forest Park

Best Running Trail
Forest Park

Best Neighborhood to Live
Dogtown

Best Place for a Last Date
Forest Park
5595 Grand Dr.

Best Place to Live
Dogtown

Click here to see the full list of Readers' Choice winners.

Dogtown United Attends Dogtown Pop-up at St. James The Greater Gym

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On Sunday, September 26, Dogtown Pop Up held their Fall Pop Up market at St. James The Greater Gym. This unique event is held quarterly and features local vendors selling one-of-a-kind goods such as candles, soaps, terrariums, clothing, jewelry, art and more!

The Dogtown United vendor booth offered a selection of free promotional items and encouraged visitors to complete our St. Patrick’s Day Survey. Board members, Joe Jovanovich, Isabel Acevedo, Nikki Stallion Brewer and Kait Kunnemann were in attendance, with a little extra help from some of Dogtown’s younger residents (and future board members).

The next Dogtown Pop Up will be the Holiday Market, held on Sunday, December 12 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. To learn more about Dogtown Pop Up events or how to register as a vendor, click here.

2021 Dogtown Photo-Op Art Installations

Dogtown United has partnered with Painted Black STL (@paintedblackstl), a collective of Black artists in St. Louis, to commission four free-standing murals for families to take pictures with throughout Dogtown.

St. Pat's Day Dogtown is by Jessie Donovan (@jessie.dnvn) and welcomes people into Dogtown at Dewey International Studies School, on the corner of Clayton and Central.

Eugenia Alexander (@eugeniaalexand) was inspired by Ireland's beauty. Per the artist "All of these plants are native Irish plants. You know me I’m the plant lady 🥰 and I didn’t want to go traditional st Patrick’s day art but more of a representation of Ireland and it’s beauty." This 7ft mural is located in St. James the Greater School.
Kyla Hawkins (@khawkart2.0) painted Brigid the Celtic goddess of fire, creation, & poetry. The mural is located at Wilkinson Early Childhood Center, on Prather. From her Insta: Kyla is "a realistic portrait artist breaking into POP SURREALISM".

Shockin' Shamrock is a fictional Dogtown superhero created by Tyler Harris (@e7_t.a.s.h). It is located on the backlot at The Pat Connolly Tavern.

And thanks to our incredible sponsors for allowing us to make COVID-safe programming possible in Dogtown this year:

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2021 St. Patrick's Day House Decorating Contest

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Dogtown United, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Clayton-Tamm Community Association, and the Dogtown Business Merchants Association hoted a house decoration contest for the Dogtown neighborhood. Neighborhood residents were invited to decorate their houses for the holiday and submit pictures on Facebook with the hashtag #Dogtown2021. The top four vote-getting entries are below:

2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade & Irish Festival is Postponed

Dogtown United has partnered with the Ancient Order of the Hibernians to jointly plan the annual parade and  Dogtown Irish Festival in 2020. The decision to postpone was made jointly with the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Alderman Bret Narayan, and the City of St. Louis.

Due to the event’s postponement any past event posts or updates are no longer accurate. There will be NO OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING on March 17, 2020 in Dogtown.

This means there will be no street closures, no additional dumpsters, no additional outdoor security, no mandated no-parking zones, no outdoor bars, no outdoor vendors, and no outdoor entertainment. If you have questions about what will be happening in the neighborhood on March 17, please email dogtownunited@gmail.com.

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2020 Dogtown Irish Festival Shirt

We are so excited to be partnered with our friends over at Series Six and Left Hand Promotion Products and Design. All proceeds for this shirt and a portion of proceeds for all Series Six Dogtown related products go to Dogtown United.

UPDATE: The shirt is still available despite postponement of the parade. Series Six will be at Tamm Ave Grill this Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. and then again all day Tuesday, March 17. Buy the shirt online or in person and help the Dogtown Irish Festival weather the storm.

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2020 Bud Light Party Zone

THE EVENT WAS POSTPONED IN 2020.

The area highlighted to the left includes the hottest partying area of the festival: Tamm Avenue from Berthold to Nashville, and Clayton Avenue from Childress to Graham will remain closed throughout the festival and for cleanup (until 10 p.m.) for pedestrian safety. Entertainment includes the band Rusty Nail, Irish dancers, merchants, and more!

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2020 Andrew Broombaugh Agency Family Area

THIS EVENT WAS POSTPONED FOR 2020.

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We are pulling out all the stops with our 2020 Festival! We will have a Family Area on Oakland, just east of Tamm. It will feature traditional Irish music, kid friendly food and drink vendors (there’ll still be adult beverages available for parents), and tons of St. Louis-based vendors offering interactive games, crafts, and other attractions.

The Andrew Broombaugh Agency State Farm Family Area will feature: Kernel Cobb Kettle Corn, Boardwalk Waffles, Essentially Fries, CARE St. Louis, Perennial, Healthworks, STL Made, The Magic House, St. Louis Battlehawks, Play Street Museum, and Discovery Childrens Center.