Kaeko Maehata has had a strong artistic instinct since she was a child. She started out drawing and creating with her hands, and continued to develop professionally as an artist at Kanazawa Art College in her native country of Japan. The artist has experience painting, sculpting, sawing, weaving, beading, and much, much more. There is [...]

“There is an inherent beauty in nature. Someone has gone far out of their way to make things attractive- the creator of the universe. When we try to channel that creativity, it opens up a lot of doors.” The inspiration of artist Salem Barker comes from the world around him. Experiencing the intricacies and splendor [...]

It’s a wonderful and exciting time in the Shaw Neighborhood! We’re about to embark on our 21st Historic Shaw Art Fair filled with excellent art, food, entertainment & fun... The Shaw Neighborhood began the year by joining with Botanical Heights, Tiffany, Forest Park Southeast and Southwest Garden in a collaborative response to the Kresge Arts [...]

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 [...]

Want a fresh salad with your dinner or just realized you ran out of grapes?  Shaw residents can soon run down to the corner store for those items.  A new initiative called “The St. Louis Healthy Corner Store Project” has selected Regal Food III, at Shaw and Klemm, to participate in this program.  It seeks [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]