Nicki's Central West End Guide
an urban news journal
Today’s post covers news of two businesses that are opening in the CWE, Pizza Via and Laser Away, and Midas Barber Studio, which opened in April, 2023 at 449 N. Euclid. Pizza Via, 4501 Maryland When I mentioned to a neighbor the other day that I had stopped by to chat with Scott Sandler, above,…
Don’t miss Ernestine Betsberg: A Retrospective, which opened at Philip Slein Gallery, 4735 McPherson on February 23. It’s delightful. Betsberg (1909-2007) and her husband, artist Arthur Osver (1912-2006), met at the Art Institute in Chicago, and subsequently lived in New York, Italy, Florida and eventually moved to St. Louis in 1960 when Osver accepted a one-year…
The shop space at 4732 McPherson that was once Enchanting Embellishments has undergone a major renovation since the June 2022 fire in the adjacent building that caused smoke damage to its contents. Proprietor Karen Halper decided to divide the large space into two shops, one occupied by Occasions Boutique, which celebrated its grand opening last…