Shop Shaw Small Business Saturday for Your Holiday Gifts This holiday season avoid the annoying traffic backups and those early morning long lines in the cold. Instead, “Shop Shaw Small Businesses Saturday” on November 30th from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm and show your support for our neighborhood and Shop Shaw as part of the National [...]

At the October 7, 2019 Shaw neighborhood meeting, a company called Verano presented a proposal to open a medical marijuana retail location at 4100 Shaw Blvd (the former Imo's building). They have applied for a license, but do not yet have one. If they receive one, they will be seeking neighborhood support for this retail [...]

Please read the following announcement from the Green House Venture, a SNIA Helping Hands Grant recipient: We are happy to announce the new Facebook page for The Green House Venture. From its beginning in 2015, the program has been envisioned as a groundbreaking initiative, setting a nationwide standard for innovative elementary education in bioscience and [...]

When the first Historic Shaw Art Fair was held in the Fall of 1993, the Shaw Neighborhood was a very different place in many ways. Twenty-six years ago the urban neighborhood was struggling to recover from roughly 25 years of many of the things that had plagued urban neighborhoods around the country. Challenges were many, [...]

In celebration of Women's History Month and International Woman's Day, The Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association is sponsoring a Women in Business - Small Business Night on Thursday, March 21st at Fiddlehead Fern Cafe from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. This is an event where you can learn tactics such as hiring a Virtual Coworker. The [...]

Hey Shaw Residents! Show your neighborhood pride by buying a SHAW Flag to display in your yard or on your front door. Just $10 for SNIA Members, $15 for non-members. Poles and door hangers are available for an additional $10 each. Call or email Jenny Gerstner at the SNIA office (314-771-3101 or snia@shawstlouis.org) to order [...]

Join us for the 2nd Annual Shaw Small Business Night Friday June 15 from 6-8pm! Home-based vendors will set up in Wild Carrot and businesses will be open throughout the neighborhood! Businesses participating include: Arch Apparel Bailey's Range Belly Dance with Nisaa Bonboni Home & Gift Co. Cathy Gregory Studio Gallery City Farm STL LLC City House Country [...]

In keeping with Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association’s (SNIA) mission to “improve and maintain the quality of life of all Shaw residents,” we offer the Shaw Helping Hands Grant program to assist those who share that vision and are taking an active part in making it a reality. We thank you for your commitment to making [...]

The removal plan to combat the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer in the City of St. Louis began in 2015 and will take about seven years to complete. There are many Ash trees in our tree lawns (the space between the sidewalk and the street), which are the responsibility of the City's Forestry Division [...]

In November 2017, Alderman Stephen Conway resigned from his position to accept an appointment as the Assessor for the City of St. Louis. This left his seat open on the Board of Aldermen. To fill his seat for the remainder of the term, a special election for the 8th Ward is to be held Tuesday, [...]