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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…
The newest coffee bar in the neighborhood, Crema Coffeehouse, was opened on December 22 by proprietor Michelle Harris. The corner location, at 275 Union at Pershing in the Congress, was formerly 2Shae Cafe. One might assume that opening a coffee bar would be enough to manage, especially if, like Harris, above, you are also the…