With articles about the unhoused in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch and New York Times, it seems like an opportune moment to post my article originally published in the November issue of CWEA Griffin on how the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative has been dealing with this challenge and its plans for the future. Read…
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Snapshots from CWEA’s 4th of July Family Parade
2019’s 4th of July Family Parade, sponsored by the Central West End Association and the CWE North Community Improvement District, marks the 38th year the event has taken place in the neighborhood. The parade, which started in 1981 (view post here), has come full circle—some of this year’s participants were toddlers then, and brought their…
National Night Out event offers opportunity to learn about proposed North Central SBD
On Tuesday October 2, approximately 400 people gathered on the 4200 block of Delmar to celebrate National Night Out. In addition to bringing a diverse group of neighbors together to socialize and celebrate community, that event provided an opportunity to inform residents about the benefits of a proposed new SBD, the North Central Special Business District…