That's the Spirit! An impromptu and unofficial "City Walk" occurs in Tower Grove South.

In response to the recent and totally random shooting of postal worker Terry Dean Marcrum in Tower Grove South, neighbors and friends marched to the site of the shooting to announce a presence of a neighborhood that cares. Read the Suburban Journals article here.

Last week, I learned of a program called "City Walks" started here in New Orleans to fight violent crime via sponsored walks through neighborhoods troubled with crime. It seemed an excellent way to unite neighbors behind the cause of securing and feeling pride in their neighborhoods. I asserted that this program would be extremely beneficial to St. Louis.

I am happy to see that one neighborhood did not need any non-profit group to introduce the concept! Congratulations go to Tower Grove South. The article is very uplifting and the fact that these residents took their concern for the neighborhood as a call to action and involvement rather than "voting with their feet" and leaving the neighborhood is commendable.


Again, good job, TGS! Efforts like these seem small, but go a long way toward making St. Louis even more safe, livable, and appreciated by others. The image is from the Suburban Journals story, linked above. And does this make me feel a bit guilty about what I said about the Post-Dispatch in the previous post? I don't know--do the Suburban Journals count as the P-D?