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Maplewood History: Let Them Eat Art Is 16 Today!

2 years 5 months ago
The 16th annual Let Them Eat Art Event in Maplewood is today, July 8, from 6 to 10PM.  I had a lot to say about this last year but this year…well… I’ve been busy. Here is the link to last year’s Let Them Eat Art article.  Keep in mind that the information within is from […]
Doug Houser

Pet Mayor Election

2 years 5 months ago
Calling all DemoCats, RePuplicans, and all those in between who are looking to make their paw mark on the political landscape in Maplewood and Richmond Heights. Your time has come! The Mid County Chamber of Commerce, with sponsorship by CNB St. Louis Bank,  is facilitating an election to name our community’s first ever Pet Mayor […]
Mid County Chamber of Commerce

Eastbound Manchester to close in Maplewood for 2 months: MoDOT press release

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS – Drivers who use Route 100 (Manchester Road) through Brentwood and Maplewood will have to negotiate another Manchester Road closure for the next two months for upcoming sewer work. Crews will close the eastbound lanes of Manchester Road, between Hanley and Laclede Station Road, before morning rush hour on Tuesday, July 5. This […]
Doug Miner

In the news: Brentwood clock shop owner to retire; obituaries

2 years 5 months ago
Brentwood’s clock shop’s owner is calling it quits after July. Fox 2 — Why helicopters are landing in Maplewood this week KMOV — Tiffany’s Diner in Maplewood: Camaraderie, tall tales & good eats St. Louis Post-Dispatch — With no one left to run the shop, a Brentwood clockmaster calls it quits St. Louis Post-Dispatch — […]
Doug Miner

Saint Louis Closet Co. donates to Ready Readers, helping children in need: press release

2 years 5 months ago
MAPLEWOOD, Mo. – Saint Louis Closet Co. donated $3,715.93 to Ready Readers, through their giveback initiative, Closets for a Cause. The money from this donation will enable the organization to purchase and distribute more resources to children in need. Some of these materials include books, supplies for teachers, children, and classrooms, and resources for parents and […]
Doug Miner

Maplewood to Host 2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival

2 years 6 months ago
Music, food, games, informational resources, and artistic activities will be offered at the 2nd Annual Maplewood Juneteenth Festival to be held on Saturday, June 18th from 1-4pm at the Yale Green Space located off Manchester Road. Music from Marty D. Spikener’s On Call Band will be the featured entertainment. Stories read by Maplewood Mayor, Nikylan […]
Ashley Bryant

Maplewood Public Library Wins Grant

2 years 6 months ago
Maplewood Public Library recently received a grant from the Missouri State Library for new technology that will benefit both staff and visitors. A network switch and seven computer monitors were recently replaced at the Library. Additionally, a new wireless access point was added to the Library’s existing layout. Visitors should now experience fewer interruptions in […]
Ashley Bryant

The Legacy of the Dancing Schwartzmans (again)

2 years 6 months ago
What follows was my fourteenth post on the website, 40 South News.  It first appeared on January  6, 2014.  In the first few lines, I was worrying about running out of material.  I shouldn’t have.  This is post number 386 and I’m not done yet. DH For a bit longer than 4 ½ years, I […]
Doug Houser

Maplewood Police Department enhances community policing

2 years 6 months ago
Maplewood Police Department Acting Chief of Police, Major Matt Nighbor emailed to Maplewood block leaders last week that a reorganization of the Maplewood Police Department will go into effect this week designed to enhance community policing by adding an additional community resource officer, going from two to three community resource officers.  Nighbor said this unit […]
Doug Miner

Maplewood History: A Rare Image of William Koester Comes to Light

2 years 6 months ago
Recently I was pleased to renew a friendship with a man who I once had as an instructor of digital photography, John Nagel.  In the spring of 2007, I was enrolled in my second semester of Photoshop at St. Louis Community College – Meramec. It was the last semester that John taught before retiring.  I […]
Doug Houser

Attorney general again sues MRH over mask mandate, district responds

2 years 7 months ago
Maplewood Richmond Heights School District is one of six districts that reinstated a mask mandate recently, and as a result was sued, again, by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who claimed they had no authority to do so, as reported by KSDK and other sources. MRH was the only one that supplied KSDK with a […]
Doug Miner

Maplewood History: Emma Thomas and Benton Hall

2 years 7 months ago
Even though I never knew Emma Beauvais Thomas Grumley, I feel a deep connection to her.  This is due mainly to having been allowed access to so many of her very personal images and documents by her great-great granddaughter, Chrissie Hayes McConnell. I have lost count of how many posts have come out of this […]
Doug Houser

Maplewood city manager lists budget priorities

2 years 7 months ago
Maplewood City Manager Michael D. Reese forwarded to 40 South a 2022-2023 budget memo that he sent to the Maplewood City Council on May 5. “It references how we’re investing in Maplewood residents, businesses, and planning for the future (including in public safety),” he said. 2022-2023 budget memo from Maplewood City Manager Michael D. Reese […]
Doug Miner