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Shout out to the Shaw neighborhood in New York Magazine

Check out this excerpt from an article in New York Magazine which highlights our area! For a link to the full article go to http://nymag.com/travel/weekends/stlouis/index4.html "Take a day off from sitting and swilling beer to walk around two of the city’s greenest neighborhoods. Start with a vegan burrito with soy ...

PARTNERS FOR JUST TRADE WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Partners for Just Trade is located in the Shaw neighborhood at the Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery on Tower Grove and Cleveland. Partners for Just Trade (PJT) announces the appointment of Cheryl Musch as the organization’s new executive director. PJT is a non-profit, faith-based organization that builds partnerships between artisans and farmers living ...

Christmas Tree Recycling Available at Three City Parks

Dec. 22, 2010 -- After the glow of Christmas is gone and the decorations have been taken off the tree, City residents can take the bare tree to one of three City parks to be recycled. Trees can be dropped off at: Forest Park, Lower Muny Opera parking lot O'Fallon ...

City Residents Offered Free Firewood

The City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry will offer free firewood to City residents starting Monday, November 8, 2010 on the Lower Muny Opera parking lot in Forest Park. The wood is available most days after 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. All wood comes from the removal of ...

Shaw Garden Club Fall Clean-up

SLU English graduate students volunteering with Gateway Greening and Shaw Neighborhood Garden Club at Dorothy Park Garden corner of Thurman and Shenandoah.

Shaw Neighborhood voted "Best Place to Live" in RFT for 2010

Our very own Shaw neighborhood was voted "Best Place to Live" in the Riverfront Times for 2010! Below is the article from the RFT, which can also be found at http://www.riverfronttimes.com/bestof/2010/award/best-place-to-live-1102001/. When New York Times travel reporter Dan Saltzstein visited St. Louis in June, he made special note of Shaw, ...

Mama Josephine's Voted Best Neighborhood Restaurant

Congratulations to Mama Josephine's which was voted Best Neighborhood Restaurant 2010 in the RFT! Here's a link to the full article: http://www.riverfronttimes.com/bestof/2010/award/best-neighborhood-restaurant-1102024/

Changes to St. Louis City Trash

Maintaining safe, clean neighborhoods is City government’s number one priority. That is reflected in the City budget. Most of your tax dollars go for public safety and neighborhood services. Unfortunately, the terrible economy and rising public employee pension costs left the City with a $46 million budget shortfall. We have ...

New Church at Shaw and Tower Grove

There has been some dirt kicked up on the corner of Shaw Boulevard and Tower Grove recently. Work is being done to restore, refurbish and beautify the church on the 4200 block in preparation for opening, The Word At Shaw later this year. Pastor Keith Scarborough reflected on the process ...

SNIA's Efforts Help to Secure Sherman School

It only takes a cursory glance at Sherman Elementary - our neighborhood school - to recognize its value. Fortunately, both a dedicated SNIA committee and the school’s new principal, Dr. Olivia Roberts, agree and are working to save it from closure. “It seems to me, as an optimist, that it ...

Shaw and Sweet Art featured in NY Times

In case you missed it, the Shaw neighborhood and Sweet Art were featured in the New York Times Travel section called "36 Hours in St. Louis". To see the whole article, go to [The New York Times] (http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/travel/27hours.html). Here is the section highlighting Shaw: 9 a.m. 4) CUPCAKES AND CANVASES ...

A Brief History of Shaw

The Shaw neighborhood began as a clearing the French called Prairie des Noyers. Much of this expansive natural prairie was purchased by Louisville’s Captain William Chambers in 1816. About the same time, the prairie captivated Henry Shaw, a young man of 19 seeking his fortune. He bought his piece in ...

Shaw Garden Club Plant Swap

The 2010 Shaw Garden Club Plant Swap was a great success! Here are some photos from the event.

Sign up for public safety alerts from the Police Department

The SLMPD encourages all St. Louis residents to register at www.nixle.com for a free service that sends important email and/or text message alerts concerning public safety. These messages are vital to helping our citizens stay informed-- especially in times of emergency. Please take a moment to visit www.nixle.com and sign ...

Shaw Neighborhood Garden Club: How Dorothy Park/Loretta Garden Began; How You Can Help It Continue

During the 1990's, the Southeast corner of Shenandoah and Thurman was a terrible eyesore. Bicycle Works (on the Southwest corner) had boarded up windows, other nearby buildings needed major work, and the housing stock was almost all poorly maintained rental units with high tenant turn over. There was no gathering ...