Ed Pilla of the Maplewood Bar and Grill (Eddie’s on Manchester) passed away in mid-December, according to a friend of Pilla’s, Mike Jones. “He was 95. The best Pizza in the area. It was sad to see his place closed,” Jones said. Pilla came by the newly opened A Pizza Story in 2013 to meet […]
Apologies to Monty Python Believe me I know how wrong something like this idea I am about to put before you can go when it gets in the hands of a committee. First, a little information about Larry Giles. If you are not familiar with Larry you can learn much more about his work by […]
Tom Grellner, who was born in Maplewood in 1948, where he lived for the remainder of his life, passed away on December 2. According to his obituary in Legacy.com, “Tom worked for the City of Maplewood for much of his life, taking pride in the role of improving parks, pools, and recreation areas, as he […]
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Some Brentwood businesses along Manchester Road between Mary Avenue and Hanley Road are suing the city, which is trying to remove them through eminent domain. Also, two articles from Post-Dispatch political reporter Joe Holleman on Maplewood hiring its new city manager. From the city of Maplewood, its press release on […]
Two Hazel Avenue residents told the Maplewood City Council on Tuesday that an empty lot on their street that backs up to Side Project Brewing has been sold to the brewery. Resident Steve Terelmes said the fence that divides the lot with the brewery has been removed, which is against code. He said, reading from […]
Some St. Louis publications visited the newly-opened Looking Meadow Cafe (2500 Sutton Boulevard). Also, a Little Flower and MRH grad passed on, Maplewood paid $500,000 over a police crash, and some beers brewed in Maplewood are highly rated. Fox 4 Kansas City — 5 highest-rated beers made in Missouri according to BeerAdvocate (4 out of […]
Representatives of Great Rivers Greenway at the Maplewood City Council meeting on Tuesday presented the progress of the planned bike and pedestrian route to run through Maplewood on Oxford, Sussex, Greenwood and Cantebury avenues. The presentation included slides showing that the planned route along Greenwood has changed from the north to the south side of […]
Burger Champ, a restaurant coming soon to the space of the former Elmwood (2704 Sutton Boulevard) is set to open in a couple weeks, according to owner Chris Kelling, who was outside the space Wednesday afternoon with the executive chef. Kelling opened Pizza Champ (2657 Lyle Avenue) with Elmwood partner Adam Altnether last year, after […]
Recently two Maplewood businesses, The Side Project Cellar (7373 Marietta Ave.) and Strange Donuts (2709 Sutton Boulevard), just around the corner from each other at the intersection of Sutton Boulevard and Marietta Avenue, celebrated 10 years in business. Strange Donuts started out with long lines for its weekly “stranger” collaboration donut (“done” in Strange speak). […]
It’s been 10 years since 40 South News first went online, in October 2013. In that time more than 6,000 articles have been published on everything Maplewood-related. For several years, 40 South also covered Brentwood and Richmond Heights more extensively. Of those articles, Maplewood historian, Doug Houser has published more than 430. Everything in 40 […]
The Maplewood city council in its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10 (7 p.m.) will vote on an ordinance to set the city manager’s salary range at $125,000 to $175,000, according to the agenda. The city manager hired in August 2021 left this September. The reason hasn’t been made public. Also on the agenda are ordinances […]
I finally got around to having another look at three books by and about the Cupples Products Corporation. They were given to me by Millie Durban whose husband, Richard, worked for Cupples from 1952 to 1978. The title of an earlier post of mine is, The Incredible and Phenomenal Cupples Corporation. I’ve added astounding to […]
Twenty-three Maplewood blocks took part in National Night Out on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Over 500 hot dogs and 500 hamburgers (supplied by the city) were barbecued, according Police Officer Dustin Hoskins, who organized the event. At one of the block parties, on Marietta Avenue, John LeClerc, the interim police chief and Matt Nighbor, the interim […]
Skip Goez, Maplewood businessman since 1995, died this spring. Friends gathered to remember him on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Goez (pronounced gaze) was known for his mastery in setting up and repairing electric guitars. Jon Ferber had begun his own business, JF Guitar Works, within the same shop, which is continuing at the same location, at […]
St. Louis Magazine has named some top places to buy cheese, and two well-known Richmond Heights specialty shops were included. The Shops are: Parker’s Table, 7118 Oakland Avenue: “…everything you want a cheese shop to be: well-appointed with interesting, always-rotating selections; stocked with plenty of charcuterie and accouterments to round out your cheeseboard…” Starrs, 1135 […]
Looking Meadow Cafe is planning a soft opening on Saturday morning, Sept. 29. The cafe will be in in the former Stone Spiral space, at the corner of Sutton Boulevard and Lyndover Place. Owner Jamie Herman said the hours tomorrow will be the “usual hours” of 7am to 3pm.The vegan bakery and cafe has been […]
Hi Folks, Editor Miner and I are still stumbling in the dark as per getting this site up and running again. We know that a lot of the articles that are visible when you sign on to 40 South are very old. We just don’t know how to handle them. Until we can figure out […]
Some of you have noticed that 40 South is back, and it’s changed. It went away in the first place because it’s based on a WordPress theme, and apparently these themes have a lifespan. 40 South’s was going on 10 years, which is pretty old in WordPress years, I’ve learned. The good news is that […]
Just a few days back, I got a tip from our Community Development director, Laura Miller, that a ghost sign had been partially revealed during a remodeling project that was currently happening at the rear of the Katz Drugstore Building on the NW corner of Sutton and Manchester. By the time I arrived on the […]
These beautiful summer days are just not allowing me any time inside on the computer so let’s try this. Summer Reruns Saving Woodside Woodside was recently sold. Has anyone met the new owners? When I last stopped by I couldn’t spot any activity. These are page spreads from my book, Maplewood History – Volume Two. […]
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