on the go
St. Louisans Angela Sandler, Lisa Litvag and Stephanie Saur have launched Kidzxplore, a $99/month subscription service that allows parents to book classes and activities at more than 62 locations across the St. Louis area. Dance, sports, foreign language, STEM, yoga and cooking are among the many options. The monthly fee includes unlimited access to activities. There is no joining commitment, cancellation fee or additional expenses to attend activities at any of the locations partnered with Kidzxplore.
creative minds
A new 2,500-square-foot store in West County Center lets kids design a miniature bedroom in a box. Young designers at My Room Rocks can include furniture, wall decor, bedding, window treatments and accessories. The store also has a DIY Spa Bar where children can create their own sugar scrubs, lotions and body sprays.
sports spark
With 62,000 square feet of space, Academy Sports & Outdoors is bringing its wide range of sports equipment and gear to the St. Louis area at 14260 Manchester Road. As part of its grand opening celebration, Academy partnered with the Adams Park Boys & Girls Club to give 30 local youth a $100 gift card.
new locales
The Fur Boutique is ready to open at its new location, 9820 Clayton Road, on Oct. 27. After outgrowing its previous space, the new setup will include furniture, home decor and gifts from D3Designs, in addition to the latest fur fashions.
Bruno David Gallery will open Nov. 10 at a new, larger location, 7513 Forsyth Blvd. The Clayton gallery has been in the area since 2005. Its new exhibition season will include six exhibitions: Chris Kahler (Metaphemeral), Kahlil Irving (Undocumented), Sarah Harford (Swing), Ann Wimsatt (Not a Passive Journey), Michael Jantzen (Deconstructing My Chairs) and Van McElwee (Travel Dream).
