I realize it's a business, not a popularity contest. Nevertheless, when I saw the last of k. hall designs' shop-props pulling away in the back of an open truck on Maryland Plaza last evening, reality struck. Pop-ups are temporary by design, but I had hoped k. hall's first retail shop, launched in the CWE, would…
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Bill Smith’s magical art on view at World Chess Hall of Fame
Put artist Bill Smith's exhibition at the World Chess Hall of Fame on your "must see," "to do," "just get there!" list(s). His work, Beyond the Humanities, is on view until September 15, which allows plenty of opportunity to stop by the neighborhood museum more than once. Go especially when you need some quiet reflective…
Benefit for Shakespeare Festival at Dazzle Me Twice
It took a great cause, a benefit for Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, to finally get some of my neighborhood friends through the door at the CWE's Dazzle Me Twice. Admittedly, when Marty London first re-opened her consignment shop at 4632 McPherson in 2011, the hours were extremely limited, but that has changed (see end of…