The Delmar Loop is already a hot spot, but its reputation as a dining and shopping mecca is about to get a boost.
In a news release, Loop chairman and “Duke of Delmar” Joe Edwards announced that Rachelle L’Ecuyer will serve as the first-ever executive director of the Delmar Loop beginning next Monday, August 13. “We unanimously chose Rachelle, who has a great track record for community building and economic development,” he said, “and we are looking toward a bright future.”
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L’Ecuyer previously served for 13 years as community development director in Maplewood, which has seen a dramatic revitalization over the past decade and a half.
She will now be tasked with continuing to elevate the Loop’s profile as a dining and entertainment corridor at a time when development continues to boom east of Skinker. (Already, the Delmar Loop has been named one of “10 Great Streets” by the American Planning Association and among Cushman & Wakefield’s “Top 15 Cool Streets.”)
