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 [...]

It's what's become a monthly Tower Grove Park tradition, Sauce Magazine hosts Food Truck Friday.  We've written about it a few times, here.  The Beacon, did a fantastic job of it, here.  The food fun starts at 4PM, lasts 'til 8 (or whenever the trucks run out), and is a great excuse to get neighbors [...]

Haven't been yet?  It's a must!  Every culinary delight imaginable...well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but it's pretty darn close to the truth!  Get details here, grab a few neighbors, chairs, blankets, etc., and head over to one of the best park gatherings that just so happens to be within walking distance.  

Special thanks to both Sauce Magazine and Tower Grove Park for hosting.  Park events like this are one more reason to live in Shaw.

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 [...]