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We're going to do a recap post about this past weekend's Operation Brightside Spring Blitzin the next few days, and are looking for any pics you might have from the cleanup / celebration afterwards. Please send them to: draymis [at] gmail [dot]com

Here's a friendly reminder of two big happenings, this weekend.  First is Operation Brightside's Neighborhood Blitz.  Get a few of your neighbors together and spruce up the block.  Guidelines and helpful tips are here. Second, the Grand South Grand Home and Garden Tour takes place Saturday and Sunday, with the start of the tour located at the [...]

Metal theft - especially copper - has been a prevalent issue all over St. Louis City; indeed, it's a nationwide problem.  Vacant buildings become easy targets, and Shaw is no stranger to this kind of theft.  It has prompted officials in both Missouri and Illinois to look at ways of cracking down on theft...and one [...]

At Monday night's general meeting, we heard from Mike Petetit, chair of Lafayette Square's safety committee.  The neighborhood's approach to crime has proven wildly successful for them, taking them from the 27th safest neighborhood to the 9th safest in two years.  Without a taxing district. This is so much more than citizen patrols. The approach [...]

Last night, we posted a quick link to the Post-Dispatch's story on the Earnings Tax's overwhelming victory at the polls.  To be sure, this isn't the end of the debate - only the beginning. This morning, the Post-Dispatch's Tim Logan spells out two different studies commissioned by Show-Me Institute Founder Rex Sinquefield.  The first shows the package [...]

Whatever your opinions are about the 1% income tax the City levies on residents and workers alike, the votes show the will of the people...at least, for the next five years.  It's not necessarily SNIA's place to take a hard stance on issues like this, but given the dialogue we've had over the last year or [...]

Joan Jennings, SNIA's secretary, was kind enough to send a corrected link for tickets to the Grand South Grand House Tour, April 16th and 17th. Among several Shaw properties, we'll be featuring Magnolia Place Condominiums and St. Margaret of Scotland Church. Here's the new and improved link.

The newest renovation, 4059 Castleman should be available May 1st.  Garcia Properties is a solid developer, committed to the City, and recently has made significant investments in Shaw.  On a selfish note, this is right across the street from my house.  It was a problem property, when I moved into the neighborhood, 1 and 1/2 [...]

Part Two of our series further unpacks the mission and vision of the Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association, focusing squarely on tangible neighborhood improvement. Put simply: we're here to help.  If you see a need in the neighborhood, our job is to help the neighborhood meet it.  Organizationally, we're structured such that the quiet, tireless effort [...]