About 50 residents attended the Maplewood City Council meeting Tuesday, where the bulk of the over hour and a half-long meeting was taken up with two sessions of public comments. The first session was specifically for comments relating to a resolution to be voted on by the council in support of affordable housing; currently focused […]
In 1999, the MRH Community elected a Board of Directors with a clear mission: to improve the quality of education for every child in a fiscally responsible way. For the next 20 years I served on the Board while stakeholders supported this mission, including taxing itself at a rate higher than most area districts. Our […]
The campus of the Church of the Immaculate Conception consists of five buildings. There is the big church at Marshall and Moller. The rectory is right next to it, between the big church and Marshall. Just north of the rectory is a building called the annex built to house priests. Just to the north of […]
The St. Louis Archdiocese announced Friday that Little Flower School in Richmond Heights and St. Roch School in the city of St. Louis will close this year. KMOV reported that the archdiocese cited lower enrollment at the schools in a press release Friday. See the announcement: 03082024_RLS_TwoSchools. Little Flower School dropped from 138 students in […]
Eliza Coriell, co-owner of The Crow’s Nest restaurant and supporter of Barry Greenberg, posted on Facebook the employment agreement and final settlement between former Maplewood city manager, Michael Reece and the city of Maplewood. She obtained both from the city through a Sunshine Law request. They are posted here as a matter of record. 1) […]
The Brentwood Promenade for sale, Pipes for Parkinson’s and the Maplewood mayor are all in in the news. BNN — Maplewood Mayoral Race Heats Up: Knapper’s Missing Campaign Report, No Debate with Greenberg Fox 2 — Husband forms Pipes for Parkinson’s to help wife KMOV — Brentwood Promenade up for sale KSDK — Brentwood shopping […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Thursday that Maplewood incumbent mayor Nikylan Knapper is 14 days late filing a required report with the Missouri Ethics Commission. “Knapper’s fundraising and spending report, or a ‘limited activity’ report, was due on Feb. 22. As of Thursday morning, 14 days after the deadline, no paperwork for Knapper’s campaign […]
When real estate developer Chad Hartle gave a presentation to the Maplewood city council about a proposed senior housing project on the Immaculate Conception grounds on Feb. 27 one step was left out — he still needs to but the property, he said Tuesday in a phone call. Representatives of Catholic Charities and Cardinal Ritter […]
Any defendants with outstanding warrants issued through the Maplewood Municipal Court may appear for Amnesty Day in order to have their warrants withdrawn. Defendants who appear for Amnesty Day will have the option of resolving their case with the Court at Amnesty Day or requesting a new court date. The first Amnesty Day was March […]
If you have been following this space, then you will know that my last two posts were about a terrific explosion that occurred on February 28, 1916. Incredible as it may seem, there was another similar explosion that had occurred 5 years and a few months earlier on November 18, 1910. Fool me twice… I’m […]
Developer, Chad Hartle, president of RCH Development, on Tuesday at the Maplewood City Council meeting presented his plan for senior housing (age 55 and over) to be built at the Immaculate Conception site. The St. Louis Archdiocese has closed the church; its last service was held on Feb. 10. Hartle was joined by representatives of […]
At around 11 a.m. on Sunday a fire at an apartment building the 7300 block of Maple Avenue brought several agencies to the intersection at Sutton Boulevard. Maplewood Fire Chief Peter Marsac, on the scene, said everyone got out of the building safely. Sunday evening as the building was being boarded up a city employee […]
To the rescue of those readers who asked about followup articles about the explosion comes Mary Piles, longtime reader and contributor to this site. Mary is the historian for the CNB bank in Maplewood, formerly Citizens National Bank. Take it away, Mary. STL Post-Dispatch 3/4/1916 STL Post-Dispatch 3/5/1916 STL Star and Times 5/24/1916 STL Globe […]
Motor Town Pizza has opened in Richmond Heights, Maplewood was named a best place to retire on a social security check, and more in the news. Feast Magazine — Boba Cha Cha is now open inside Thai Table in Maplewood KSDK — Maplewood burger place has wall of legendary sports stars in unlikely place Riverfront […]
We had one and it wasn’t just a theory. This is a look back at one of my most popular posts. Maplewood’s Big Bang I’m told that this explosion resulted in the, probably still popular, No Dynamite Stored in Sheds ordinance. I hope you liked this one. If you still remembered it, I hope you […]
MRH basketball, Schlafly festival coming to Maplewood, and recognition for MRH in the news. KSDK — Schlafly Stout & Oyster Festival returns, moves to Maplewood St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Recap: Maplewood-RH slips past DuBourg St. Louis Post-Dispatch — As St. Louis’ unusually warm winter continues, a by-the-numbers look St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Box: Maplewood-RH 82, […]
in Maplewood’s city council work session meeting on Tuesday Mayor Nikylan Knapper said a state bill being considered would abolish the food tax, which would cut Maplewood’s income so drastically that police and fire staff could be cut. She was considering sending members of the council to Jefferson City to advocate for the city. Former […]
We have much to learn about the life of James Baare Turnbull and his wife who, so far, we only know as the sculptor, Peter Keep. We know that he kept a studio at 2737A Sutton in Maplewood. We don’t know where he lived. We know that he moved to the state of New York […]
There were hugs and teary eyes at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Maplewood on Saturday. The parishioners met for their final Mass. The church is one of many closed last year by the Archdiocese of St. Louis in the largest restructuring in its history. Mass was first celebrated in Maplewood in March 1904, and the […]
The Benevolent King restaurant in Maplewood (7268 Manchester Road) will be transitioning from Mediterranean to mainly Japanese cuisine this month, according to reports. KSDK — Ben Poremba to transform Benevolent King into Japanese restaurant Riverfront Times — Benevolent King in Maplewood to Rebrand as a Japanese Restaurant | St. Louis | St. Louis Riverfront Times […]
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