Two of Shaw’s streets are named after engineers who made significant contributions to the City of St. Louis— Flad Avenue (Henry W. Flad) and Klemm Avenue (Richard Klemm). Below is a brief history of Henry Flad that first appeared in the January newsletter of the American Society of Civil Engineers- St. Louis Section. Henry Flad: A [...]

Good evening Ferguson Commission, welcome to the Shaw neighborhood. Shaw, being the location of one of three incidents that gave rise to the establishment of this Commission, is uniquely situated to address your charge: “to help chart a new path toward healing and positive change for the residents of the St. Louis region.” On viewing [...]

By Lawrence Johnson, President Shaw Neighborhood Improvement Association With the shooting of Vonderitt Myers Jr. in Shaw coming on the heels of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Kajieme Powell in Riverview, many people were left feeling, “here we go again, the same old, same old.” In a sense that's true. With the [...]

According to an Allied Electric contractor, your home’s electrical panel is what brings electricity from the power lines into your home. If you pay attention when you’re in your home and notice any of these warning signs, it’s important to contact right away your Residential Electrical Repair technician like the Dallas electrical contractor. Power surges [...]

Check back here to continue to see people sharing their perspectives on the Historic Shaw Neighborhood. We are not without our challenges, but our community is standing strong together. [View the story "#Shaw" on Storify]

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of a resident who was shot last night in Shaw. The loss of a human life, no matter the circumstance, leaves us all with heavy hearts. A Peace Vigil and a Prayer Vigil are scheduled for tonight, October 9th, to begin the process of healing. More [...]

  SNIA's Beautification Committee received a grant from Brightside St. Louis for a Neighbors Naturescaping project at 39th and DeTonty. The Neighbors Naturscaping program is designed to help neighborhood groups come together to beautify their communities by planting gardens in public spaces.   We need volunteers: - Volunteers with trucks: meet Emmett Coleman at the Forest Park Greenhouse [...]

“I think that I shall never see a highway as lovely as a tree…” This is the caption of an editorial cartoon that caught my attention as I looked through clippings in a binder marked A Bit of Shaw History from 1958-1971. With funds budgeted in a bond issue approved in a city-wide election in [...]

Faces with in-love-for-keeps smiles and look-at-what-I-did smiles and I-am-just-me smiles grin at me from the window of Pinxit Photography on Shenandoah. From across the street, one’s eyes are drawn to these beaming, glowing, beautiful faces - there to cause one’s own smile in response, as the magic of a moment has been captured for all [...]

Hey Shaw Residents! Looking for some ways to celebrate your love of Shaw? We have 3 ideas for you! 1) Who wants to volunteer at the festival of FUN on South Grand on Saturday, September 20th? Best part - they are making buttons that say "ask me about my neighborhood" so we can praise Shaw while serving [...]