Historical Summer 2011 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The marketing study of Delmar is good news.
We look for continued commercial vibrancy and, hopefully, stores that cater to the needs of our neighbors.
I still dream of obtaining locally grown produce, a bakery, a cleaners, etc.
We all will be able to have input and I hope everyone takes advantage of that. At the same time, we can never be too sanguine about the state of our neighborhood.
It is something that must be continuously tended. We’ve come a long way but there is more to be done.
A security issue or some other disturbance can spoil complacency. Taking precaution should be second nature.
The economic cataclysm has forced some owners into foreclosure and turned some houses into student rentals.
This can at times be a problem on streets filled with single family homes occupied by young families and older citizens. Washington University is very helpful at trying to alleviate less than courteous behavior by the student renters.
The city has other pathways. Needless to say loud talk at 4:30 am is not neighborly and sound carries; in fact it carries upward into our bedrooms. Crime will never be fully alleviated and town-gown problems won’t vanish either.
The SDCC Security Committee meets monthly.
We have come so far; we can continue but we can’t sit passively by–even though we all get tired once in a while.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2011.
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