Historical September–October 2008 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The ABC News Network visited the McPherson Community Garden on July 29th as part of a national story on Community Gardens.
The story was about Americans using community garden as a way to cut food costs and eat healthy.
The reporters talked to Garden leader Andy Cross and Gateway Greening President Gwen Hayes Stewardt. Bill (Willie) and Rogerine Kinds and their grandchildren Taylor Stewart and Chris Booker were also featured. Mr. and Mrs. Kinds have been residents of the neighborhood for forty years and have been active in many ways.
To see the full story go to: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/ playerIndex?id=5529357.
We all know that St. Louis has a strong jazz history and as previously mentioned in this column, Skinker-DeBaliviere residents Kim and Andrew Yawitz opened a new concert club in March.
The Gramophone is located at 4243 Manchester Avenue in The Grove neighborhood.
We are happy to report that the Gramophone has been recognized as the City’s Best Jazz Club on AOL City’s Best awards! Free jazz is offered every Tuesday at 9 p.m. in conjunction with Jazz St. Louis, as well as other jazz shows on select weekends. Interested parties can learn more at www. thegramophonelive.com. Congratulations to Cheryl Adelstein, Washington University’s director of community relations and local government affairs, who recently received a Hadassah National Leadership Award.
The award is presented to members whose leadership accomplishments reflect the organization’s dedication to volunteerism. Previously executive director of Central Reform Congregation, Cheryl also serves as Washington University’s representative to the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council and the Delmar Commercial Committee. Enjoying the National Night Out festivities this year were Ryan and Morgan Moore and daughter Maggie, new neighbors on the 5900 block of DeGiverville. Ryan has joined Washington University’s Department of Political Science and Morgan is a physical therapist at the Rehab Institute of St. Louis.
A special welcome goes out to the new principals at Hamilton School and Des Peres Big Picture School. Todd Williams will be at Hamilton School and has already been attending some neighborhood events like National Night Out and is eager to know the neighbors. Evelyn Woods will be taking over as principal at the Des Peres Big Picture School.
We look forward to getting to know both of them and working with them on future endeavors! Les Mason will be taking over soon as the new Neighborhood Stabilization Officer and we look forward to meeting him.
We also thank Chris Howard for all his help with the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood! Sadly, we need to report that our neighbor, Albert Moore, of the 6100 block of Washington passed away on August 7th.
He leaves his wife Jackie, who has been a longtime resident on Washington.
We send our deepest sympathies to the Moore family.
It would not be a News of Neighbors column without the announcements about the births of our newest neighbors!
The Michaelson family of the 5800 block of Pershing welcomed Isaac Wilhelm Raymond to their family on April 7th. Proud parents are Paul and Angelica Michaelson, and his very excited and ‘sassy’ big sister is Gabriella Michaelson. More recently, the Glenn family of the 6000 block of Kingsbury shared news of the August 4th arrival of Eaysa Glenn, little sister of Zakiya and daughter of Janean and Ron. Congrats to everyone! Do you have some news to share?
Please send your items to Rachel Boxdorfer at rboxdorf@cbgundaker. com with the subject line “News of Neighbors.” Thank you!
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Gabriella and Isaac Wilhelm Raymond Michaelson.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 2008.
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