Proposition L, the bond issue for the library, passed on Tuesday with 87.1 percent of voters voting yes for the proposition. Library board member, Charlie Hinderliter, told supporters of Maplewood’s Proposition L on Tuesday night, that the campaign was well funded, with generous in-kind donations as well. He said 44 percent of the donations came […]
Maplewood Richmond Heights School District is planning an open house for Saturday, April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at all of the district’s buildings. It’s the first open house the district has held since 2018. The flyer below is from MRH.
The pot holes and piles of gravel at the Manchester Road intersections in Maplewood due to the installation of brick crosswalks is set to be repaired—pending on the weather—according to Maplewood city manager, Michael Reese. He said the mill process (removing asphalt) and new overlay on Manchester in downtown Maplewood will take a total of […]
Well, if you live in Maplewood, that is. Our historic Maplewood Pool/Library building is in need of some attention. It won’t take a lot to ensure that generations to come can enjoy this building just as many past generations have. So please, Maplewoodians, make it a point to head to our city hall tomorrow and […]
Now this is confusing so you’ll have to pay attention. I’m going to repeat some of the material that I published not too long ago to refresh your memory. One of the daughters of James Compton and Ann Wells Sutton, Miss Sarah Wilgus married Charles S. Humphreys on March 30, 1864. They lived in a […]
The Webster-Kirkwood Times has reported that a new Aldi is scheduled to open on March 30 in the location that was originally Lucky’s Market, which closed in 2020. A ribbon-cutting is set for 8:45 a.m. that morning. The Maplewood Aldi will be unaffected by the opening of the new store, according to an employee there. […]
Several magazines report that a burger restaurant will be opening in the former Elmwood location. The Business Journals — Burger Champ to open in former Elmwood space – St. Louis Business Journal Feast Magazine — Team behind Pizza Champ and Elmwood announces new fast-casual concept, Burger Champ KMOV — Mother asks for public’s help after […]
Dear Readers, Recently, I received this letter from the folks that are working to improve our library. The original Maplewood Pool building, now home to our library, is one of the most important historic buildings in our town. March 1, 2023 Dear Neighbor, On behalf of the Maplewood Library Preservation campaign, we’re asking you to […]
Maplewood voters will vote on Tuesday, April 4, on Proposition L, for “renovating, improving, expanding and furnishing the District’s library facilities,” from the wording on the proposition. Library director, Ashley Bryant, sent out a letter to residents with information on the proposition, also community members are invited to a town hall regarding Proposition L to […]
In the beginning… This loading dock was on the Big Bend side. This attractive addition was on the south end. As the sign indicates, the building would soon become the home of The Saint Louis Closet Company. Here is a better look at the addition without the chain link fence in the way. This free […]
Maple firefighter put down a house fire, a Maplewood Richmond Heights wheelchair basketball player signs with Mizzou, and more in the news. Fox 2 News — First responders called to Maplewood house fire Fox 2 News Youtube — Maplewood house fire update – YouTube KMOV — Maplewood-Richmond Heights senior recruited to play wheelchair basketball at […]
Maplewood City Council will hold a public hearing on a request for a business to be called Burger Champ at the current location of the Elmwood restaurant — 2704 Sutton Boulevard in Maplewood. Michael Fischer is making the request for approval for a full and Sunday liquor license at the location according to a public […]
Ernie B——t was one of the first fellows that I got to know when I began working at the Chrysler truck plant in Fenton in 1968. His real last name was Bullock and maybe still is if he’s around. I was 18. He was 33. He’d be 88 today. Ernie grew up in south St. […]
The 40 South News editor posted a photo of a Maplewood apartment building (at 7389 Maple Avenue) under renovation on the Maplewood, MO Facebook group, stating his hope that the renovation doesn’t include painting the bricks; that paint destroys the character of historical buildings. Many comments agreed, some saying that paint breaks down the bricks. […]
Maplewood’s Rocket Park was closed after the historic flooding in St. Louis last July — flood waters mixed gravel and possible contaminants with the cushioned playground surface, according to Maplewood’s director of public works, Anthony Traxler. The surface needed to be replaced. The city approved the purchase in September but it didn’t arrive in the […]
Maplewood voters will have the opportunity on April 4 to allow food trucks to have greater access to Maplewood residents. The proposed ordinance — Proposition B — is a compromise between the city of Maplewood and the Mid County Chamber of Commerce. Food trucks are currently allowed only in the Light Manufacturing Zoning District, the […]
This small booklet was among the many interesting objects, images and documents that Laura Varilek was kind enough to share with us. I don’t know anything about it. By 1919, Maplewood was set up pretty well schoolwise having just constructed a new, large high school a couple of years earlier. I don’t know what purpose […]
Deer Cree Bar and Grill, which opened in September 2021, has shut its doors, announcing the decision on Instagram. Prior to that, the location was owned by Tommy Bahn since 1988 as Cousin Hugo’s. Bahn temporarily closed up during the pandemic, then reopened, before shuttering in September 2021, when the lease was up.
Two Maplewood Richmond Heights graduates have been reported passed on. Also, Feast and Sauce magazines report that a vegan and gluten-free bakery is moving into the former Pie Oh My space on Sutton Boulevard. The Bradenton Times — Robert Alan Price obituary (MRH graduate) Leader Publications — Joyce (Loida) Van Sickle, 76, Hillsboro (MRH graduate) […]
Another very rare bit of Maplewoodiana has come to light. Attached to an email from my former neighbor, Bill Smothers, was this wonderful image of an early Kroger Super Market. I have seen only one other image of a Kroger store in Maplewood. It is in the collection of our library and not of very […]
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