Just think of this Sunday's Big BIG Tour as one BIG open house. SNIA and the Shaw Neighborhood Housing Corp (SNHC) are proud to partner and represent our neighborhood, at the start of this year's tour - which takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Sunday. It's it's the only free city-wide tour [...]

It's been way too long between posts... Joan Jennings of our Executive Committee has worked feverishly with the producers of the new Shaw Performing Arts & Crafts Festival.  We hope the inaugural event has a strong showing, and we could use your help - both volunteering and spreading the word!  See below: 1ST ANNUAL SHAW PERFORMING ARTS [...]

Recently, David Lott, Tower Grove East President, and Harold Blackorby, Compton Heights President, met with Alan Renner, the QuickTrip representative assigned to the project.  They explained the neighborhood's concerns with the proposed QuickTrip & Received this reply after their meeting: From David Lott's posting on the TGENA listserve: Thanks for meeting with me to discuss [...]

Both sides were very principled in their arguments, and both carried solid points to the table...and both sides had strong backing.  What makes this compromise different than some of the stuff we've read about in the news?  Everything about this deal makes sense.  Congratulations to the St. Louis Police Officers Association and the City of [...]

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.