Historical Summer 2013 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
This is a time of change for two very venerable Skinker DeBaliviere institutions. First is our own Times. For several years, JoAnn Vatcha has located new writers for the Times and expanded the ad base.
In order to expand these efforts, Rachel and Matt Boxdorfer hosted a get-together for interested parties on May 9. Their living room was filled by neighbors, some new to us. David Whiteman and Liz Pund from the SDCC were also present.
There was enthusiasm and also a desire to return popular features from the past such as macho menus and neighbor profiles. Hopefully, there will be more institutional coverage as well.
This event had been advertised in The Times and on the web.
If there are some readers who could not attend and would like to be part of the city’s oldest neighborhood newspaper please let us know.
We will announce new bylines and new coverage in our Sept. issue. One addition can be announced now: Sean and Cristina McGroarty have accepted the challenge as Restaurant Reviewers. You’ll see the review of popular Tavolo V on page 7 of this issue, following their enthusiastic review of Mission Taco in the April-May issue.
The Times began as The Paper in 1970.
We are excited to continue this remarkable run with new features and writers.
The Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council (founded in 1966) will also confront change beginning in January 2014.
It is funded by neighbor support, institutional support (St. Roch, Grace Methodist, New Cote Brilliante, and Washington University) and federal Community Development Block Grant funds dispersed by St. Louis’ Community Development Administration (CDA). Because of changes and cutbacks to federal funding, there will be new guidelines for funding and specific eligibility categories, and there will be competition for funding. Salaries can only be part of various projects.
The Council is awaiting guidelines and will face many decisions.
The Times will keep you posted We have a rather remarkable diverse neighborhood that has been well-served by the Council and the independent newspaper. May the coming changes only be an enhancement.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2013.
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