For about the past 14 years, once a year I have created a composite photograph featuring historic images from my digital collection. They usually measure 16 x 20 inches and are beautifully framed by the Frame of Mind framing shop. The reason for the creation of the image is to raise money for the Mid-County […]
Maplewood ranked #1 spot for retirees; and Maplewood places to eat make the news. Midwest Living — This Missouri Chef is Reviving the Farm-to-Table Butcher Counter Sauce Magazine — 10 St. Louis restaurant favorites of Robin Restaurant chef-owner Alec Schingel Sauce Magazine — Gerard Craft shares 10 of his favorite St. Louis restaurants Travelbinger — […]
Perhaps it is because this is the very coldest time of the year for us that this previous post came to mind? This is about my brief and single experience with a collector of matchbook covers. A hot topic if ever there was one. Note there was a Part Two to this post. The link […]
Fair trade shop Zee Bee Market owner Julio Zegarra-Ballon, MRH basketball shooting star, new pizza restaurant in Richmond Heights in the news. Department of Justice — Maplewood Man Admits Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices KSDK — Shooting star at Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School Sauce Magazine — Humble Pie Pizza opens in Richmond Heights with Chicago-style […]
Above: prior to the Jan. 13 Maplewood City Council meeting Mayor Barry Greenberg talks with Sports Bra co-owner Heather Hill, and City Manager Amber Withycombe with city attorney, James Hetlage. At its Jan. 13 meeting Maplewood City Council voted unanimously to approve a request for a liquor license for the Sports Bra, at 7344 Manchester […]
A storefront on the 7300 block of Manchester Road may be updated, as the building’s owner hopes to gain some tenants in a space that has been empty for many years. The door to the east goes up to the Hermann London Real Estate office. To the west one large space will be divided into […]
A public hearing, with no other council action planned, is on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting for a full and Sunday liquor license for Vintage Gold 88 at 7170 A Manchester Road. Julius Phillips is making the request. A business called Puppies & Yoga is at 7170 Suite A. Vintage Gold 88, a vintage clothing […]
The Maplewood vegan bakery Prioritized Pastries announced on Facebook they were given the unexpected news on December 30 that their lease at 2719 Sutton Boulevard would not be renewed, and must be out by January 31. The post says they have met challenges in the three years at the location, but that this one is […]
As the long-time historian of our small town, Maplewood MO, the unfamiliar might think that I have to dig hard to keep coming up with new info for my blog posts. After all, I have over 500 posts on this site alone. Not to mention the posts I made on a couple of other sites […]
Press release: The Pinewood Derby 2026 is a Scouting event where Cub Scouts build and race wooden cars, with local, district, and council races happening in early 2026, featuring themes like speed, creativity, and camaraderie, with winners advancing to larger events. You can find specific dates and locations via your local Council’s website or Scouting […]
Press release: Maplewood, December 2022, 2025 – The Maplewood Community Fund is proud to announce the completion of its first-ever grant cycle—an important milestone for this new local nonprofit and a powerful demonstration of what a caring community can accomplish together. In its inaugural round of granting, the Fund awarded $10,000 to directly support Maplewood […]
About two years ago, cancer took the life of a joyful and wonderful person. She was a former Maplewoodian named Nancy Fennell Hawkins. Her contributions to this effort were many and major. I am still sad that she is gone. There are many others, as well, who shared their very interesting family histories with us. […]
After 48 years and more than 575 monthly issues, Gene-Del Printing has published its last issue of The Pulse, Arthur Oppenheim was the mayor of Brentwood in 1977 when Gene-Del Printing published the first edition. Gene and Delores Dodel founded Gene-Del Printing in 1973, according to the thank you on the front of the final […]
St. Louis Magazine reports that two former restaurant owners in the Central West End are teaming up to open Gamlin’s, a new restaurant at 2704 Sutton Boulevard, the location of the former Burger Champ, and Elmwood before that. The magazine describes the new venture as an ‘elevated neighborhood restaurant,’ set to open in early 2026. […]
Council-wide, the St. Louis area Boy Scouts collected 1,866,748 items of food for local foodbanks, according to a press release from the Greater St. Louis Area Council. The Pathfinder District, which includes Maplewood-Richmond Heights, collected 88,174 items; 12 percent more than last year. The breakdown of our local areas.- Clayton – 10,132 food items – […]
Robata at 7260 Manchester Road, has closed that location and consolidated operations at Han Lao across Manchester at 7219 Manchester (above). The move took place around the beginning of December.
A tintype of Samuel F. Silence from 1870. Samuel Fisher Silence was the father of Charles S. Silence who was featured in an earlier post. If you would like to read that post again, click on this sentence. Unless otherwise stated, all images and documents in this post are from the collection of Ryan Parnas. […]
After breaking ground for a new, small parking lot on the vacant lot behind Side Project Brewing, on Hazel Avenue, the remainder of the lot is now on the market, zoned residential. See also: Side Project Brewery to seek rezoning for adjoining lot on Hazel Avenue, Brewery owner pulls rezoning request for residential lot
As Christmas and other holiday lights go up, I’m remembering the decorations at the home owned by John and Pat Hendel for almost 30 straight years. The article Ellis Avenue Lights Maplewood, from 2014, featured the house and others on the street. In 2017 they said they’d be moving — that was the last year […]
Dear Readers, A while back, for a decade or so, Esley Hamilton (the historian working out of the St. Louis County Parks Dept., now retired) and I conducted walking tours through the original Maplewood subdivision. They were part of a program of Esley’s that he called History Hikes. He led them through many of the […]
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