Nicki's Central West End Guide
an urban news journal based in St. Louis, MO
For the inaugural edition of CWEA Griffin (see more here), I introduced the artistic side of Kate Walter, whom many of you know as president of the Central West End Association (a partner in this new quarterly publication), but may not know that she also paints delicate designs on ceramics. It was in 2016,…
All photos courtesy of Jason Heisserer Jason Heisserer’s weekdays as Head of School at the CWE’s Crossroads College Preparatory School are, as you might imagine, more than jam-packed, especially during the pandemic. So when the weekends roll around, this educator retreats to his kitchen to bake bread and pastries for his artisanal micro-bakery—breadcraft.stl—offering sourdough…
Photo courtesy of Houska Gallery CWEnder Charlie Houska, above, has an enviable live/work situation. Twenty-two years ago he purchased a building at 4728 McPherson Ave. which he rehabbed into a gallery, an art studio, and living quarters above. Except for the few years he spent renovating another building and decided to lease the McPherson…