Forty years ago, in 1981, I organized a group of neighboring families to put on a CWE 4th of July Parade. That first event was a success and a tradition was begun. Since then, the annual kids parade has occurred almost every July 4th, until last year when the pandemic was in full force…
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Central West End Association President Kate Walter’s artistic side (as seen in CWEA Griffin)
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,…
Central West End Association & STL Programs to publish a new quarterly
There’s an exciting update on the local news front. The Griffin, a quarterly named after the historic Winged Griffin streetlamps in the CWE, will debut in March. The tabloid is a collaboration between the Central West End Association and Jeff Fister’s STL Programs which publishes other neighborhood newspapers and community directories in the St. Louis…