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 [...]

Some odds and ends: 1) The new shawartfair.org website is live!  Special thanks to David Ray for his hard work.  Look for a revamped sniadev.wpenginepowered.com site, soon! 2) We have a slew of new and returning committees that could use your support, wherever you feel led to serve: website/communications, membership, outreach, art fair, dog park, [...]

Cbabi Bayoc is known in many circles these days.  Nationally-renown St. Louis-based artist, and co-proprietor of Sweet Art (also nationally renown, thanks to the New York Times), just to name a couple.  But, the two roles he treasures most: husband and father. Bayoc is exhibiting in the Point of Departure show at the Regional Arts [...]

In the St. Louis Beacon's tradition of in-depth reporting, Shaw will be featured as part of a series on how the City's decline in population doesn't tell the whole story.  I, for one, am anxious to see what it shows - though many of us have our guesses.  The fact is, our neighborhood has seen [...]

City Greens' Supa' Fresh Veggie Mobile rolls up on 39th and Russell every Wednesday morning from 9 to 11 AM.  Read more about it, from our friends at the Shaw Housing Corporation, and check it out this morning.

Teri was recently featured in this Post-Dispatch Editorial, on behalf of the United Way Choir.  To those who know Teri as your child's one-time music teacher, the fact that she leads this volunteer choir should surprise no one.  Last year, she retired from St. Margaret of Scotland School, but now works for The Muny.  Still, [...]