I reran this post a little over a year ago so many of my readers will remember it. It’s one of my all time favorites. I have many new eyes on this blog so I’ve decided to run it again. Maplewood History: A Hunk, A Hunk of Burning… Hobby? There is just a wealth of […]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Joe Holleman continues his coverage of the Maplewood mayoral election, Black Market (BLK MKT) opens and more in the news. Legacy — Virginia Gaus Obituary Riverfront Times — St. Louis Restaurant Openings and Closings: March 2024 St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Holleman: Defeated Maplewood mayor remains mum after last council meeting St. Louis […]
There will be no YouTube video posted on the Maplewood city website of the April 9 city council meeting due to “another technology failure,” City Manager Amber Withycombe said in an email. Withycombe said the failure was “related to the connection between the video camera and the Zoom feed. The 13-minute Zoom recording did not […]
From frequent contributor, Ed Notter: This is easy for me to do, suggesting a new topic knowing you have to do the work. Still, any interest in doing a story on what is now called Tiffany’s Diner? (Sure.) At 72 I have many memories of the place but I suspect other old time MRH folks, […]
Maplewood’s ‘No Mow April’ initiative, election results, a newly opened Maplewood restaurant and the Book House cat are in the news. Feast — St. Louis restaurant openings and closings: March 2024 Fox 2 — Tuesday race results showing rise of write-in candidates Fox 2 — Write-in candidates upset several St. Louis County elections Fox 2 […]
Write-in challenger Barry Greenberg defeated incumbent mayor Nikylan Knapper on Tuesday 1,045 – 626, winning 62.54 percent of the vote in a hard-fought and at times divisive race for mayor of Maplewood. Knapper had beaten Greenberg in the previous election. He attributed his write-in win to voters “realizing that a collaborative environment that includes public […]
James Francis McCalpin was fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church Monday, March 25, 2024. Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 2618 South Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, MO 63144 at 10:00 a.m. Mr. McCalpin donated his body to Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He was […]
The Winks is a musical group that calls Maplewood home. “From the heart of St. Louis, MO, where the echoes of rock legends resonate through time, emerges a trio that’s breathing new life into the timeless sound of rock and alternative music,” the group says. The Winks sent this to 40 South about them: Welcome […]
Below are the most read posts in the past four weeks, if anyone would like an easy way to get to them. The top three, in order of page views, are by Nelson Mitten, Rob Birenbaum and Sandi Phillips. The District’s $390,000 “Savings” Cost Local Families $875,000 MAPLEWOOD PROP J: PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE […]
BLK MKT has opened in Maplewood. Motortown Pizza in Richmond Heights and Thai Table in Maplewood are also in the news. Feast — Motor Town Pizza offers Detroit-style pies and more at new Richmond Heights storefront Feast — Go green with lettuce wraps from these 3 St. Louis spots Fox 8 News — Ohio town […]
Four out of five of the public comments made at the Maplewood City Council meeting on Tuesday were against a bill to be voted on later in the meeting: an ordinance to limit new home sizes and restrict additions that a current home owner can make to their house. The council apparently heard the comments […]
Opinion: Maplewood’s Mayoral Election by Colin Bassett Former city council member Sandi Phillips was one of my first connections in Maplewood city government. I am happy to have her both as a neighbor and a mentor. Like all of our current and recent city council members, Sandi has devoted her time, love, and energy to […]
Brentwood’s new park is set to open, a Richmond Heights condo is on the market, and more in the news. Feast — Inside Scoop: The Benevolent King rebrands with Japanese-inspired menu St. Louis Magazine — Brentwood’s new destination playground opens April 6 St. Louis Post-Dispatch — 3 Bedroom Home in Richmond Heights – $575,000 — […]
I went into a great amount of detail in my first post on this subject, the contents of a privy that was recovered from the yard of Maplewood’s oldest home, Woodside. If for some reason you missed that one or just can’t remember it, you can link to it here. I have often wished that […]
MAPLEWOOD PROP J: PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE By Rob Birenbaum Proposition J, which will be on the April 2 ballot for Maplewood voters, states, “There shall be a defense attorney that serves as counsel to persons appearing before the municipal court and accused of (a) driving while license or driving privilege is cancelled, […]
The house at 2330 Bellevue Avenue, which burned in February, was bought and is being rehabbed by PRP Properties. It was built in 1921, and in 2023 was appraised at $190,600.
On Tuesday two Maplewood nonprofits, Nurses for Newborns (3 Sunnen Drive) and Sherwood Forest Camp (2708 Sutton Boulevard) each received a $2 million grant from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Open Call’s working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. Melinda Monroe, CEO of Nurses for Newborns, said only five […]
Yesterday the city of Maplewood demolished the house at 7262 Lyndover Place, that had been in various states of disrepair for more than 10 years, according to the city. According to the city memo, (see a PDF Lyndover 7262 Demo Memo), the city held numerous nuisance hearings on the property over the years involving multiple […]
Opinion: Maplewood Strategic Plan After serving on City Council for five years under two different Mayors and three different City Managers, I would like to offer my perspective on why I will be writing in Barry Greenberg on April 2. When I joined council in 2018, it was a time of transition. Marty Corcoran had […]
When Mary Etta Hill Crowder found this old deed in a box of miscellaneous items that she had picked up at a tag sale, she decided to do a little investigating. That is how she found my post, from October 2019, about George Shields and his Maplewood Subdivision. She asked if I would like to […]
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