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Former MRH German teacher Dorothea Bruschke is remembered

1 day 9 hours ago
Dorothea Bruschke, Maplewood Richmond Heights German teacher from 1966-1980, died this week in her retirement community, Aberdeen Heights, in Kirkwood. Since then, former students of hers have posted memories and appreciations of her on social media. From Clark Hickman on Facebook: I am saddened to report the death of one of the favorite teachers I […]
Doug Miner

Bolyard’s coming to Energizer Park: in the media

3 days 7 hours ago
Maplewood’s Bolyard’s Meat & Provisions will be one of the new food vendors coming to St. Louis City’s Energizer Park this year. Chris Bolyard told Fox 2, “It’s amazing for St. Louis. We’re such a food town, (and) St. Louis comes out to prove that. Everyone comes out to eat.” Bolyard told St. Louis Magazine […]
Doug Miner

Great Rivers Greenway trail through Maplewood construction to begin in summer

3 days 20 hours ago
The Maplewood City Council last week voted on operations and maintenance details for the already approved Great Rivers Greenway trail through the city. The recent Council votes were for two separate agreements: An operations and maintenance agreement for the portion within city limits (final vote was 2/11/25) A cost-share agreement with Great Rivers Greenway for […]
Doug Miner

Obituary: MRH teacher and coach Jack Taylor

4 days 7 hours ago
Jack Nations Taylor died on February 8 in Desloge, Missouri, according to an obituary from the Boyer Funeral Home in Desloge. Taylor dedicated more than three decades to Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District students as a teacher and a coach of football, wrestling, and girls track. See the complete obituary.    
Doug Miner

Maplewood History: The Legacy of the Dancing Schwartzmans

2 weeks 5 days ago
Since this is from an earlier post, different businesses occupy the building today. According to the St. Louis County historian, Esley Hamilton, (now retired)  this building at 3100 Sutton was most likely built in 1917 by Albert Schwartzman and his wife Rosie.  They were granted a permit for a building 51 by 80 feet long.  […]
Doug Houser

Voters to decide Propositions B & E to support MRH schools

3 weeks 4 days ago
Maplewood Richmond Heights School District is placing two propositions on the ballot in the April 8 election. The following information about the propositions comes from the school district. A bond sale for buildings and grounds improvements and a tax issue to boost salaries will appear on the April 8, 2025 municipal election ballot, following approval […]
Doug Miner

New Maplewood business is a blend of chiropractic and physical therapy

3 weeks 5 days ago
Dr. Allie Foddrill, DC, owner of The Well Yard, a new business at 2741 Sutton Boulevard, in Maplewood, said she is a chiropractor by trade, but saw a gap between practicing as a chiropractor and a physical therapist. At a chiropractor’s office, “Typically you’re in and out in five minutes and you get a great […]
Doug Miner

A few news items: MRH grad obituary, MRH hoops wins, new shop in Galleria

4 weeks 2 days ago
An athletic apparel retailer is set to open new stores in St. Louis, one is in the Galleria, and more. KSDK — Athletic apparel retailer to open two St. Louis-area stores Sarasota Herald-Tribune — Jack Lawrence Jost (MRH grad 1954) obituary St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Recap: Maplewood-RH triumphs over Hancock
Doug Miner

Maplewood History: The Big Bend Quarry

1 month ago
As the land we occupy today was gradually converted from farmland to urban property, it was necessary to have many quarries to provide crushed stone, gravel, stone dust, etc. used in the construction of streets and highways.  These quarries also provided building stone to be used in home foundations.  The exterior walls in a few […]
Doug Houser

Obituary for Thomas Edward Harman: Jay B. Smith Funeral Homes

1 month 1 week ago
Jay B. Smith Funeral Homes reports that Thomas Edward Harman, 100, died peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2025, surrounded by family in Maplewood, Missouri. According to Jay B, Smith, Harmon was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Army. After military service he became a letter carrier. He was part of the […]
Doug Miner

AN UPDATE ON MAPLEWOOD’S DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT

1 month 2 weeks ago
At a time when there was anxiety in the Maplewood community about business closings, 40 South News published a piece on Aug. 20 that I wrote called “Is The Maplewood Business District’s Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?” in which I addressed the issues surrounding business vacancies in Downtown Maplewood’s commercial strip. Spoiler alert: My […]
Rob Birenbaum

Maplewood History: Warring Furniture Company

1 month 3 weeks ago
The Warring Furniture company must have been very successful for a long period of time.  After all, they occupied one of the very few three-story buildings that we have in Maplewood. The Warring Furniture Building, at 7422 Manchester, as it looked in 2018.  It has recently been used for audio/visual productions. This 1915 ad from […]
Doug Houser

Maplewood History: Minstrel Shows – Part Four

1 month 4 weeks ago
To better understand this post, you should have read Parts One, Two, and Three first.  If you haven’t, you can link to them here. Part One Part Two Part Three From the program titled: Maplewood Minstrels, Twelfth Annual Minstrel and Dance, February 3-4-5, 1944.  This is page 14. I have nothing to add about this […]
Doug Houser