Before passing the first votes to OK a Culver’s fast food restaurant on the former Steak ‘n Shake location in Maplewood, the city council, on June 9, discussed how best to handle the expected heavy traffic around the location. The plan calls for removing one of two access points from Manchester Road and adding one […]
The owner of 7350 Manchester Road, Rothschild St. Louis, is renovating the space and dividing it in two. The spaces will be available in September for $2,300 for each side, according to their website. The building was formerly a Woolworth’s. See also, from Doug Houser: Maplewood History: By Request – The Five and Dimes Maplewood […]
Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is touring the US this summer, and will stop at St. Louis Union Station on July 19 and will leave there going west at 9:30 A.M. Monday morning, July 20, according to the schedule from Union Pacific. See Doug Houser’s article: Maplewood History: […]
Maplewood Richmond Heights School District students, families, staff and others rallied in downtown St. Louis Monday for a family in their community that is set to be deported. A Go-fund-me page is raising money to support the family. — Standing with our MRH family separated by ICE Fox 2 — ICE detains Missouri school employees […]
Above: a car broken into on Bellevue Avenue. Maplewood Police Department reported Friday that multiple cars were broken into in Ward 2 in the early hours of May 29. On May 29, 2026, the Maplewood Police Department responded to multiple vehicle burglaries in the Ward 2 area of the city, including Bellevue, Bruno, Alameda, Lyndover, […]
A little over a year ago I made a visit to the archives belonging to the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. There I met the archivist Lauren Sallwasser who turned out to be a fellow Maplewoodian. She showed me their collection of documents and photographs that had been donated by Margaret Sappington Townsend. She […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maplewood Community Fund Launches Community Raffle to Support Neighbors in Need MAPLEWOOD, Mo. — The Maplewood Community Fund is inviting the community to participate in its 2026 Community Raffle, a fundraising effort designed to support local residents facing financial hardship and unexpected challenges. The raffle features more than 15 prizes donated by […]
An orthodontist asked the Maplewood City Council last week to allow her to open an office in CB1—the two blocks in downtown Maplewood reserved for retail, restaurants and entertainment. The proposal came to the council after being approved by Planning and Zoning. The proposed office location is 7345 Manchester Road. Before the council took it […]
About 40 Maplewood residents, city council members, staffers and others gathered at the Sutton Loop Park shelter for two hours on Saturday to discuss whatever was on their minds—mainly it was the failed proposition to raise funds to improve the city hall building, and what will happen now since it failed in the April election, […]
You might not know that for many years, Maplewood Public Library has been quietly collecting local history materials. A special benefit of our recent renovation is our Local History Room. We’ve been fortunate that Doug Houser, a longtime Maplewood resident, has not only contributed several of our materials, but also given presentations and written books […]
Or get some new ones. In the Delmar Loop, entrepreneur Joe Edwards has been responsible for creating some of the most interesting signage on a streetscape anywhere. With his wonderful restoration of the two-story sign on the front of the Tivoli Theater, his electronic billboard on Blueberry Hill, his huge rotating moon on top of […]
A little over a year ago I made a visit to the archives belonging to the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. There I met the archivist Lauren Sallwasser who it turned out is a fellow Maplewoodian. She showed me their collection of documents and photographs that had been donated by Margaret Sappington Townsend. She […]
After five years as Maplewood Richmond Heights superintendent, Dr. Bonita E. Jamison has accepted the superintendent position in the Hazelwood School District. She has the following statement to the MRH community: Dear MRH Community, Serving as Superintendent of Maplewood Richmond Heights over the past five years has been one of the most meaningful chapters of […]
On April 7 Maplewood voters rejected the city’s Proposition M, to fund improvements to city hall, so the city council will meet in a work session, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, before the regularly scheduled meeting, to discuss, “Municipal Facilities Strategy Following Proposition M.” City Manager Amber Withycombe reviews the full situation in […]
For those of you just tuning in, I’ll repeat that a little over a year ago I made a visit to the archives belonging to the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. There I met the archivist Lauren Sallwasser who it turned out is a fellow Maplewoodian. She showed me their collection of documents and […]
Who is the MRHNEA? The MRHNEA is a local labor union affiliated with the Missouri National Education Association and the National Education Association. We are the recognized bargaining representative for MRH teachers, counselors, and social workers, and have a growing membership of educational support professionals. The MRHNEA chose to endorse 3 of the 5 candidates […]
Photo credit, above: Brea Youngblood, 2026. It has been a joy and honor to meet so many neighbors over the past three months during my campaign to serve on the MRH Board of Education. I’m a mom of two high school students, a college professor at SLU, have lived in the district since 2013, and […]
By: Loretta Colvin, Christy Martinez, and Loren Widmer-Tiefenbrun On April 7th, the Maplewood-Richmond Heights community will have the opportunity to vote for three seats on the Board of Education (BOE). There are five candidates who have many similarities in their campaign platforms which center around student learning, employee well-being, classroom equity, and fiscal responsibility. What sets […]
Fox 2 reported that all residents got of the house fire on Commonwealth Avenue, belonging to the Siebert family, but four dogs remained inside. Maplewood Fire Chief Pete Marsac describes how firefighters went into the burning house to rescue all four dogs.
The James Beard Foundation, which recognizes excellence in chefs and restaurants nationwide, has announced Maplewood’s Robin Restaurant as a finalist for Best New Restaurant. From the James Beard Foundation website: The 2026 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards will be held on Monday, June 15th at the prestigious Lyric Opera of Chicago. As one of […]
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