Maplewood Police said in a press release Monday that while officers were investigating a report of a stolen car on Zephyr Place on foot Sunday night, the car, a Mercedes, drove at the officers at a high rate of speed, and the officers fired at the car. The car crashed and three juveniles were apprehended […]
The owner of the Looking Meadow Cafe announced on Facebook that she is closing the cafe due to a divorce agreement that forces her to resume her previous career. She is looking for someone to resume the lease. She only opened in October last year. The owner (Jamie Herman) said on Facebook: “I’m utterly bummed, […]
The Summer Concert Series brings neighbors, friends, and everyone in between together for an evening of music and fun. This year the series runs June through September and is FREE to attend. The concerts are held in Ryan Hummert Park and made possible with the support of the City of Maplewood and sponsoring businesses. Bands: […]
The Maplewood City Council was set to vote on a request to open a liquor store at the former 7 Eleven location at 2423 S. Big Bend, but after seven nearby neighbors spoke strongly against it at the Tuesday council meeting, the petitioner spoke last and told the council that he would respect the wishes […]
On Saturday, Boogaloo (7344 Manchester Road), said on Instagram that they’ve had overwhelming support since announcing that their doors are shutting for good on June 15, and they’d be taking reservations. Since then the crowds have kept coming, so if you want a seat on a swing for one of the restaurant’s last days you […]
I am probably asked questions about our vanished train stations as much as any other subject. Well, no wonder. This summer rerun hasn’t seen the light of day for over 7 years! Maplewood History: A Thrilling New Discovery Leaves Just One More Station To Go
If you’ve read anything about higher-ed teaching in the last ten years, it’s likely to have revolved around the importance of inclusive classrooms. Instructors can’t just teach a lesson and passively hope for student engagement. If they want everyone involved, they have to create conditions that actively include each student. This approach is especially important […]
The Maplewood Planning and Zoning Commission will not consider a request by Cory King of Side Project Brewing at a June 3 meeting as originally scheduled. That’s according to a letter sent to residents of Hazel Avenue, a resident told 40 South. King wants to have the lot rezoned from single family residential to community […]
Maplewood restaurants have been recommended in the news lately. Sauce Magazinen— This week on the Sauce podcast: The Crow’s Nest, Olive + Oak, Madrina and more Sauce Magazine — Prioritized Pastries is opening in the former home of Pie Oh My in Maplewood St. Louis Magazine — Best restaurants in St. Louis St. Louis Post-Dispatch […]
Tuesday at the Maplewood City Council meeting 19 residents were appointed to commissions and boards. All the council votes were unanimous. Also, in a city staffing adjustment, the position of city clerk became part of the city manager’s job, so City Manager Amber Withycombe was appointed city clerk. Withycombe explained following the meeting by email: […]
The Maplewood Pool is an extraordinary asset to our life in this small town. It opens once again this Memorial Day weekend just as it has for the last (approximately) 85 years. I’m not exactly sure what year it opened. Here is a popular summer rerun about the pool. Hard to believe that I first […]
Maplewood Planning and Zoning in June will consider rezoning an empty lot on Hazel Avenue from single family residential to community business district. Side Project Brewery bought the empty lot in December last year from Dan Lesseg. On the other sides are a residence, and parking for JB Smith Funeral Home. On June 11 at […]
Prioritized Pastries is set to open June 1, at 2719 Sutton Boulevard, according to Feast Magazine and the Riverfront Times. Prioritized Pastries will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and take online and specialty orders throughout the rest of the week. McDonnell says in a release, “Patrons can expect a vibrant atmosphere filled with music, […]
Friday morning the owners of Airedale Antics announced the results of their rebranding. Co-owner Tony Phipps climbed a ladder, held by Maplewood Mayor Barry Greenberg, and cut the lines, unveiling their new name: The Healthy Pet House.
Let me begin this one with a little personal history. I initiated a community history book project about 2005 while I was a member of the Maplewood Historical Society which I had helped form. I resigned from that organization at the end of June in 2006. It disappeared shortly thereafter. In 2007, I got a […]
Developer Chad Hartle, who didn’t show up at last week’s Historic Preservation Commission meeting to present his senior housing project at the current Immaculate Conception site, talked with Maplewood Mayor Barry Greenberg on Greenberg’s front porch for about an hour since missing the meeting, Greenberg said in the Tuesday city council meeting. Hartle said he […]
Before conducting business as the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission, the same group served in its function as the Design and Review Board. Among other considerations the board looked at proposed changes to 7415 Elm Avenue, which is being rehabbed. The company Beyond Housing is rehabbing the house to flip, and wanted approval for their front […]
Developer Chad Hartle didn’t show up at the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission meeting Thursday evening to present his senior housing project on Anna Avenue that would require demolishing the Immaculate Conception school building. As a result, the commission didn’t vote on the demolition. The meeting was held in the Maplewood Fire Department’s training room, full […]
The issue we have before us at present is the preservation of the original church/school building of the Immaculate Conception parish. It currently occupies land that a developer would like to have to build 42-2 bedroom units of senior housing. I have nothing against having a development of that sort within our community. But it […]
Please note that the location and time of the Historic Preservation Commission meeting on Thursday May 9, have both been changed. The meeting will now be at 7:30 in the Maplewood Firehouse just west of the city hall. Folks, 7240 Anna is not just some rundown commercial building. It is a bona fide historic building, […]
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