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…
An advance peek inside Friday’s Gallery Openings
Other Ways, Other Times, Influences of African-American Tradition from St. Louis Collections, opens tomorrow night (Friday) at Philip Slein Gallery. The exhibition has been in the works for quite a while, but came together with more urgency after the recent events in Ferguson. Put together in partnership with St. Louis collectors and Susan Barrett of…
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…