Editorials
Anyone who knows me knows that I believe that voting is not just a fundamental right of Americans, but that it is a fundamental obligation.
Hundreds of Airbnb properties in the city are being reclassified from residential to commercial for property tax purposes, the St. Louis Assessor’s Office announced May 10.
I have been struck by generational differences in participation here in our neighborhood.
We can argue baseball, politics, or where to get the best pizza, but we agree that Skinker DeBaliviere is a wonderful neighborhood!
The summer hiatus often makes me reflect on the good things in this neighborhood.
As a resident of the Skinker/DeBaliviere community, I enjoy reading the Times.
On October 20, 2026, Hamilton Elementary hosted a St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) meeting on the proposal to close the school.
[Editor’s Note: Fifty years ago, longtime Times editor Jo Ann Vatcha wrote this reflection on voting and the temptation to sit out an election.
The residents of the 6000 and 6100 Westminster Place blocks gathered on the afternoon and evening of Saturday October 3 for the area’s 19th annual block party.
November 3 is an important election day.
Nobody plans on meeting neighbors over a tomato patch, but that is often how it happens at our community gardens.
Skinker DeBaliviere is one neighborhood but, like Walt Whitman’s famous poem, it contains multitudes.
A $4,500 tax liability, the resignation of the Council’s project manager, and a way forward for the Westminster 1035 Garden highlighted the September meeting of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council held on September 7.
When days get shorter, family vacations are over and Washington University students return – many a Skinker DeBaliviere resident know it’s festival season.
Skinker DeBaliviere lost another community catalyst and connector on August 31 with the death of former longtime resident, Lucille “Lu” Green, 83.
The Levitt Vibe STL Music Series wrapped up on September 27 at Phillip Lucier Park with performances by St. Louis soul singer Brian Owens and BIKO (formerly known as DJ Needles).
Did you know that Kingsbury Animal Hospital (KAH) has been in our neighborhood since 1978?
Despite my youth, I’ve traveled a bit through our wonderful country.
