News of Neighbors Needs You!
Let’s make the News of Neighbors column more as it was originally intended. Please share your life’s happenings you would like included – great achievements,
News of Neighbors – September-October 2026
Neighbors remembered When Jo Ann Vatcha initially started the news of neighbors’ column for The Paper, The Times of Skinker DeBaliviere’s original name, this column
Vicissitudes
The month of the rites of passage is upon us and we have congratulations to convey. Laurel Meinig and Bob Brewster will be married on
Grace UMC Community-Wide Food Packing Event
Grace UMC will host a community-wide food packing event to pack 2,400 meal kits (14,400 meals) for Midwest Mission to distribute to international destinations. Children
Any Porch Is Center Stage for PorchFest
Save the date for PorchFest STL on Sunday, September 20. If you need a reminder, it falls on the same weekend as the Forest Park
Celebrating 50 Years of Cookies and Community:
The Skinker DeBaliviere Cookie Exchange Party For 50 years a group of ladies gathered at Jan Bierman’s for the annual Christmas Cookie Party. The objective
Block Captains Needed!
A few weeks ago, my husband, Jeff, our neighbor, Margaret Welch, my granddaughter Nora, and I were walking to the new playground at Greg Freeman
In Your Ear
My wise readers (a redundant term) will recall my frustrations with technology, specifically the apoplexy caused when I purchased a new Spade Health4 watch. It
Skinker DeBalivere Community Council July Meeting Recap
A new lease for the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council office, ongoing discussions about neighborhood community gardens, and news of a property saved and one lost
Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation Begins Search for New Executive Director
The Skinker DeBaliviere Community Housing Corporation (SDCHC) has begun a search for its next executive director, opening the application process for a part-time leader to
This Land Is Your Land: The Songs and Lights of Summer Insects
Close your eyes at the end of a hot summer day, and you’ll hear it — the humming whine of cicadas rising and falling. Open
Kids Corner – September-October 2026
Fall Campfires! (And marshmallows) Fall is around the corner and it’s the perfect time of the year to take your kids camping. But if it’s
Book Review: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
I just finished Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano and wanted to write this review immediately — mostly because after reading the reviews, I expected more.
Arts Calendar – September-October 2026
Twilight Thursdays Concert Series Missouri History Museum, North Plaza Thursday, September 3, 10, 17 and 24, 6:00 p.m. https://mohistory.org/twilight-thursdays Levitt Vibe Concert Series Phillip Lucier
Editor’s Note – September-October 2026
Although summer has yet to officially come to a close, we are beginning to see ads for back-to-school sales that remind us that fall is