Last July, I made a post about a spectacular find in one of our neighborhood garages. If you missed that post or don’t remember it clearly, you can link to it here. But Parked in a Rickety Old Garage Admittedly, that post appealed most to the automobile enthusiasts among my readers. The discovery of Noland […]
In the October 22 Maplewood City Council meeting City Manager Amber Withycombe reported that several Maplewood businesses have allowed their business licenses to expire — some are one year behind and some are two. She said in a follow-up email to 40 South that city staff is looking onto the best approach to dealing with […]
Cory King’s plan to convert an empty lot on Hazel Avenue into a parking lot for his brewery, Side Project, was rejected by the Hazel Ave. neighbors in a city meeting, and King subsequently, in the meeting pulled the project. He has now revised the plan, making the parking lot portion of the lot only […]
The Post Sports Bar & Grill (7372 Manchester Road) has submitted plans to the city for an open-air/removable glass storefront, a rear entrance stairway, and a small cantilevered balcony, according to the agenda for the Oct. 22, 2025 Maplewood City Council meeting. This project aligns with the city’s goal of encouraging businesses adjacent to the […]
This is the second installment to feature the historic postcards of Maplewood. If you haven’t read Part One, you can link to it here. The first historical society in Maplewood was called the Renaissance Society. They were active in the early 1980s. I remember they sponsored a house tour. I think they also sponsored alley […]
One topic that Maplewood City Manager Amber Withycombe and Mayor Barry Greenberg discussed at the Ward 3 meeting on Saturday was a coming price hike for yard waste pickup in the city. Yard waste tags will continue to be offered for the duration of the city’s five-year contract extension with Republic Services according to pages […]
The Crow’s Nest restaurant, at 7336 Manchester Road, will be knocking down walls and incorporating the next-door space of the newly-moved Maven Apothecary at 7328 Manchester. Crow’s Nest owner Eliza Coriell said Sunday that the kitchen will stay the same size so new dining can’t be added, so the new area will be used for […]
Postcards, that is. Vintage postcards can provide a wonderful window to the past. In the collection at the Maplewood Public Library, there are only a small number of the original cards. They are exceedingly rare. Only a few have been found on eBay in the 20+ years that I’ve been doing this. The now defunct […]
A St. Louis themed apparel shop is set to open at 7282 Manchester Road in Maplewood. According to its Instagram account (151STLSHOP) they’re hoping to open in October.
In July Maplewood resident Brad Jackson filed law suits against the city of Maplewood; Maplewood Mayor Barry Greenberg; Kate Bethel, owner of Maven Bath and Candle Co., and Isaac Chosich, an employee at Maven. He has now explained his allegations in a video in this link. Details of the suits are posted on casenet, case […]
Join us for the 2nd Annual Great Pumpkin Glow, where downtown Maplewood will be glowing with luminaries, pumpkins, and businesses decked out for the season. The event will kick off in CNB Bank park with our pumpkin carving contest (pre-registration required) and festive music, followed by merchant open houses, street sales, trick-or-treating, and more. For […]
Maplewood butcher shop, Bolyard’s Meat and Provisions, has been named the third best in the US by USA Today. From the mention in USA Today: “Owned by a Culinary Institute of America grad, Bolyard’s is St. Louis’ only whole animal butcher. Besides fine cuts of fresh meat, you can also buy bone stocks, pates, smoked […]
Saying he wants to be a good neighbor, Side Project Brewing owner Cory King at the city council meeting on Tuesday, pulled his request to rezone an empty lot on Hazel Avenue that he had planned to use as a parking lot for the brewery on Manchester Road. King said there might be a possibility […]
This is an end-of-summer rerun. I first ran this one about four years ago. For those of you who haven’t seen it, the Scheidt Hardware building is one of our most important commercial buildings. Read this and you’ll know as much as I do about it. Maplewood History: A Couple of Surprising Discoveries About the […]
The Maplewood Planning and Zoning Commission decided on Wednesday, with a 5-1 vote, against the rezoning of an empty lot on Hazel Avenue — from residential to commercial — to allow Side Project Brewing to turn it into a parking lot for 15 cars for the brewery. Side Project owner Cory King explained that the […]
In May Maplewood’s design and review board advised against a rehabber’s plan to reduce the size of the front porch on a house on Elm Avenue. The rehabber said the back door was more important than the front so the front porch size could be basically a large step up to the door, with a […]
St. Louis Magazine interviews the owners of Revel Kitchen in Maplewood, and Motor Town Pizza in Richmond Heights. Red Lobster has closed restaurants nationwide, Maplewood’s is one. Fast Company — Red Lobster closing restaurants KMOV — Red Lobster closing its Maplewood location KSDK — ‘I don’t have anymore kids’: Mother who had 2 sons killed […]
Shots fired in the 2600 block of Bellevue Avenue activated the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District’s cell phone-based “Raptor Alert System” at approximately 1:45pm, according to information from MRH Director of Operations Michael Dittrich. Maplewood Police had a suspect in custody in less than 15 minutes, so no alert was put into effect in the […]
Maplewood Planning and Zoning on September 4 at 6pm in the city council chambers will hear residents’ comments and vote on rezoning an empty lot at 7443 Hazel Avenue from single family residential to community business district. The results of the vote will go as a recommendation to city council, which will consider the same […]
IS THE MAPLEWOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT’S GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? By Rob Birenbaum Is the proverbial glass that represents downtown Maplewood’s business climate half empty or half full? It would be disingenuous to say that there haven’t been some spills lately, but we had avoided issues like these for a long time while they […]
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