The 2014 Halloween celebration in the CWE tomorrow begins with the Flying Monkeys 5k Run sponsored by the Central West End Association. Check-in for participants begins at 7:30 a.m. in front of lululemon athletica at 26 Maryland Plaza. Warm-up takes place at lululemon athletica at 8 a.m.; the race begins at 8:30 a.m. at the corner…
Category: Food and Drink
Davids among the Goliaths
Sandwiched between the "big guys" (Straub's to the west, Schnucks to the east and, before long, Whole Foods a few blocks west) sits tiny Shapiro's Market operated by charming young brothers, Maher and Shady David. The David's father Thomas, who operates the Florissant Dairy, bought the market in May 2012 and put his sons in…
Snapshots from Friday’s Great Places in America Press Conference
Even the most optimistic among us would have had a hard time imagining the extent of the good fortune that has come to the CWE over the past few decades and earned it recognition by the American Planning Association as one of “America’s 10 Great Places: Neighborhoods.” The award was presented at a press conference…