Six weeks ago Kris Kleindienst, co-owner of Left Bank Books, stopped me to announce excitedly that the store had won a makeover contest. The prize was offered by Paz & Associates to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary as a bookselling consultant. Kris said that Left Bank Books was chosen because the store has "good bones,"…
Category: Art & Architecture
Studio W offers SLAM’s “Art With Us” to neighborhood students
For the past twelve years the St. Louis Art Museum has sponsored an "Art With Us" program for youths in the St. Louis area. Yvette Woods' Studio W, located at 4814 Washington Avenue, is one of the sites selected by the Art Museum to offer the free program to students between the ages of…
Are we ready for a Public Parklet?
In San Francisco where parking is at a premium and quarters are chump change to bottomless parking meters, I was surprised to come across a "Public Parklet" occupying two whole parking spots on Post Street near Union Square. The sign notes that "all seating is open to the public." The Parklet occupies valuable real estate…