We are very excited to announce that as of June 6, 2022, the Wild Carrot at 3901 Shaw Blvd has graciously agreed to host the bi-monthly Shaw Neighborhood meetings! The meetings will be held every other month, starting in June, on the first Monday at 7:00 p.m. There will be a Zoom option for [...]

The Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association is recommending that Shaw residents follow CDC and St. Louis City guidelines for safe trick-or-treating this Halloween. These guidelines may be updated at any time due to changing circumstances, but here are the guidelines for neighborhood trick-or-treating from the City of St. Louis as of 10/7/2020. Parents or guardians who [...]

Though the onsite fair has been cancelled due to Covid-19, we are presenting the fair online with the ability to purchase work directly from our selected artists. There are many returning favorite artists as well as exciting newcomers who bring fresh ideas, styles and smiles. Extended Online Shopping Begins Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 9 [...]

After much consideration and communication with the Historic Shaw Art Fair Committee and the City of St. Louis, the Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association’s Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Historic Shaw Art Fair. We do not take this decision lightly; the Historic Shaw Art Fair has been hosted annually [...]

Hello Neighbors, We hope this message finds you well and in good health.  The SNIA Executive Committee wanted to let all our neighbors know that we are thinking of you and our entire Shaw Community at this difficult and unique time.  We understand that you are most likely bombarded with information via news, social media [...]

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 [...]