I'll be honest, when the Tower Grove Farmer's Market closes for the season, I'm bummed. But today, I was elated to discover the wonderful St. Louis Community Farmer's Market, which is held once a month throughout the winter, just over on Arsenal! They are in St. John's Episcopal Church on 3664 Arsenal (just west of [...]

The St. Louis Cultural Resource Office is currently considering a revision of the standards for allowing installation of solar panels in "historical districts." The revisions will be on the agenda of the Preservation Board at its meeting on January 28, 2013. As the St. Louis Cultural Resource Office contemplates the revision of standards for solar [...]

For kind of the first time in my life, I have neighbors. And I like it. And sometimes, I can't stop thinking about it. No, I didn't grow up on a farm. But I did grow up slightly outside of town (Champaign, IL). And then I went to college, and had short-term temporary neighbors. And [...]

The second blog post of the Community Outreach Committee from our own awesome Emma Klues...   Hey folks! I'm back. It's now been 4 months and I am loving Shaw just as much as ever. I'm still getting to know the neighborhood and I would like your help in the process. Here's the start of [...]

You should know the first acronym in the headline as the Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association.  The second one is hopefully familiar to residents: Shaw Neighborhood Housing Corporation.  And, the third acronym is where we met a lot of current and future neighbors over the weekend - Tower Grove Farmers Market.  Sean Spencer, SNHC Executive Director [...]

Dorothy Garden (corner of Thurman and Shenandoah)Saturday, May 12, 11am-1pmThis has become a neighborhood event, a great way to meet neighbors, friends, and gardeners and get something new for your garden. It's the day before Mother's Day, so maybe you can get a plant for your mom. Here's how the swap/sale works:  1. Plant Swap - You bring a [...]

Deadline is June 25th. We're looking to support organizations that serve the Shaw community. Any questions? e-mail Jenny Gerstner at shawneighborhood at sbcglobal dot net or myself at eric at shawstlouis dot org. Or, call the SNIA office at 314-771-3101. Eric Vineyard 2012 SNIA President Helping Hands GA

As promised...our first guest blog post sponsored by the Community Outreach Committee of SNIA. Thank you thank you, Emma!   -Laura **************************************************************************************************************************** Sometimes when I meet other people who are, like myself, not from St. Louis, they express that they have felt challenged to feel at home here. For me, it could not be more the [...]

One of the goals of SNIA's new Outreach Committee is to increase the number of voices you hear from, regarding our organization's initiatives. That has always been our intention with the blog, but putting that into practice was challenging. I'm pleased to announce that Outreach is implementing a Guest Post initiative, which will incorporate a [...]

Want a fresh salad with your dinner or just realized you ran out of grapes?  Shaw residents can soon run down to the corner store for those items.  A new initiative called “The St. Louis Healthy Corner Store Project” has selected Regal Food III, at Shaw and Klemm, to participate in this program.  It seeks [...]