June 12-14

2009 15th Art Fair & Taste    

Friday, 5:00 - 11:00p.m.                     

Saturday, 11:00 - 11:00p.m.                  

Sunday, 11:00 5:00p.m. 

for more information see CWE.com

Hello neighbors,

To celebrate the end of the school year and beginning of summer, we  
would like to have a neighborhood kickball game on the eastern end of  
the street on Friday, June 5th at 4pm!!  Kids of all ages (and adults)  
are invited.  Popsicles will be the served!!   So that we have enough,  
please send an email to me (elizabethgallegos1@gmail.com) with the  
number of kids from your family that will attend.

Thanks and we hope to see you there!

Liz Gallegos and Melissa Sauter

KICK-OFF PARTY FOR THE 2009 Condominium and Terrace Tour  MAY 29, AT THE CHASE! 7:00-10:00 P.M.  MAY 30, 31       2009 Condominium and Terrace Tour 

                          Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 - 4:00p.m 

Tickets are $20 the day of, $18 in advance, and $16 for groups of 15 or more, in advance.  Ticket locations:  Left Bank Books (both locations), Chase’s gift shop, Coffee Cartel, Plaza Frontenac and the CWEA office at 4902 A Laclede (please call ahead, 367-2220.)

The Central West End Association is celebrating its 40th annual  home tour with a new twist…a condominium and terrace tour, five projects, seventeen units.  Spend the day touring the variety of residential choices in the Central West End neighborhood…shop and visit our galleries…dine in one of our fabulous restaurants…there’s plenty of time to enjoy the neighborhood and tour!  Tickets are good for both days if you save your wristband!

Buy your tickets in advance and you may pick up a wristband at any of the five properties.  The tour is self-guided but we will also have shuttles running continuously throughout the day.  In addition, the CWE Metro stop is just five blocks from the hospitality tent on Maryland Plaza.

Click here to go to the Central West End Association web site.

The public is invited to a free 3D showing of Journey to the Center of the Earth, (2008)  Friday, May 22 at New City School on Ferring Field.  Complementary 3D glasses, ice cream, kettle corn, water and soda! Bring your lawn-chairs or blankets, feel free to bring your own picnic basket.  Gates open at 6:30pm, movie starts at dusk.   Rainout day is Saturday, May 23.  See www.watermanlake.org for more info.   A big thanks to Waterman-Lake Improvement District for sponsoring this event.  And a special thanks to New City School, always a good neighbor, for hosting the event. 

Thanks to everyone who contributed to a successful Operation Brightside.  New plants were added to the east and west monuments, the alleys were cleaned and debris cleaned from our street.  Painting work on the speed bumps and gates was done at different times due to the weather.  

  Thank you to all who participated in the 2nd annual WPA Easter Egg hunt.  Photos are posted at      http://web.mac.com/babusis/iWeb/WPAEggHunt2009   

From Gregg Williams:

THE DAY: Operation Brightside will take place on Saturday May 2nd. For
those not familiar with Operation Brightside, neighbors come together
with rakes, hoes and gloves etc to pitch in to make the street and
alleys tidier and better. Sort of a “many hands make light work”
approach… or “it’s a lot more fun when there’s a bunch of fun people
tackling the work!”  We need your help. Here’s a quick look at some of
the activities:

THE MONUMENTS: The board will be buying plants for the monuments.
We’ll need a group to paint, leaf cleanup, etc. Sprucing it up, if you
will.

SPEED BUMPS and YELLOW CURBS: A fresh coat needs to be added.
(We will roll rather then spray this time)

THE ALLEYS:
We are also adopting the adage (and here we sort of made this up…)
“Beauty begets beauty; mess begets mess.”

That said, we are hoping that all of us take a look at our alleys and
try to fix them up so that the demise doesn’t continue, but rather
becomes better. The south alley is in great shape. Because the land is
flatter, it doesn’t have the issues of crumbling retaining walls. And
most, if not all, the fences are newer and in great shape.  Owners on
the north side need to take a critical look at their alley and
determine what is possible for them in order to make it a better place
and reflect a sense of caring, which we hope will influence positive
alley behaviors ; garbage in the dumpsters, picking up litter,
disposing of things correctly, etc.

Our thoughts are that the folks that volunteer to work as a
coordinated group on our Operation Brightside day should spend most of
their efforts on common areas and not behind a property because that
property owner has let that area deteriorate.

We will be sending individual e-mails to homeowners if there are areas
that we feel could/should be addressed by the homeowner.
We appreciate everyone’s understanding that these types of
communications are sensitive and our efforts are an attempt to make
our street an even better “Place” then it is.

Thanks so much for reading and considering and hopefully participating
in Operation Brightside. We’ll be sending out more information as it
gets closer.

Please respond to either Terrie ( terrielynnrobbins@yahoo.com )

or myself ( greggw@sbcglobal.net )Gregg Williamson  @5083    

The city guidelines are reprinted below.

Reprinted from: < stlouis.missouri.org/ 501c/Brightside />

Blitz Info & Trash Instructions

1. All “Yard Waste Only” and trash receptacles will be emptied on your Blitz Saturday.Large appliances, tires, car batteries, and motor oil will also be collected but separately from other bulk items. These items will be recycled.All debris must be bagged and put into trash receptacles. Loose debris will NOT be picked up.

2. Trash collection will begin at 10:00 a.m.Please have all items out by this time.3. Branches more than 2 inches in diameter and no longer than 3 feet must be bundled and placed with bulk items for collection.4. Please follow these instructions for placement of items. 

All residents of Westminster Place and their guests are invited to join in the fun during the annual neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt!

Residents with or without small children: Volunteer to hide association-provided eggs on your property, and visit with your neighbors over coffee and donuts as the children participate in the hunt.

Children too old for the hunt: Volunteer to help the little ones. We can always use extra hands.

Residents with small children: Let us know how many little ones from your home will participate in the hunt.

All volunteers and participants should email Al or Liz Babusis at babusis@swbell.net

Eggs and ribbon will be delivered to participating homes on Friday, April 10th. Eggs should be hidden in front yards on Saturday morning. Ribbons should be tied to front railings to indicate participation.

Participants will meet on the east end of the street in front of 5044 by 10 am where coffee and treats will be served.  Children will be instructed to only enter the front yards of houses displaying the ribbon.  They will also be instructed to respect plants and property.   Last year there were quite a few parents following along and the children behaved themselves well.    

Many thanks to Lisa and Daniel Jaouiche for hosting the 2009 WPA Winter Party.  The large turnout enjoyed a wide variety of hors d’oeuvres and wines as well as good conversation.  Also, special thanks Christina Bennett and Gregg Williamson for all their efforts.  

SAVE THE DATE:The Annual WPA Winter Party will take place on Sunday, March 1st, from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the home of Lisa and Daniel Jaouiche, 5095 Westminster.  An evite was sent to one e-mail address at each household.  The winter party is always a good time.   Please try to attend.