The 18th Annual Holiday on the Plaza festivities and the first of 3 Window Walk events occurred last Saturday, December 3. An initial concern that turnout might be light, due to an overnight drop in temperature, evaporated as a steady stream of neighbors and visitors filled the sidewalks throughout the afternoon. Performers from Mostly Tap…
A plan to ramp up CWE’s Outreach Program as seen in CWEA Griffin
With articles about the unhoused in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch and New York Times, it seems like an opportune moment to post my article originally published in the November issue of CWEA Griffin on how the Central West End Neighborhood Security Initiative has been dealing with this challenge and its plans for the future. Read…
Holiday Season gets underway in the CWE
While most CWEnders are busy preparing for Thanksgiving, others have been planning activities for Small Business Saturday and the Holiday Window Walk. Witness Maryland Plaza’s crew, Nathan, Doyle and Thomas as they wrestle the traditional holiday tree into place ahead of the Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 3. What follows is a description of…