Changed bus route to no longer serve area stops
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Bi-State is rerouting and renaming a bus route, which will affect riders in Brentwood, Maplewood and Richmond Heights.
St. Mary convent coming down, parking lot due next year
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Demolition of the former convent on the grounds of SSM Health is underway, to make way for a surface parking lot due to be completed in 2020.
New Club Fitness opens in Maplewood
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Club Fitness invested $3.0 million in the new 40,000 square foot facility recently opened in the Deer Creek Shopping Center, according to the company.
In the news: MRH grad, Black Rep actor dies; Kakao Chocolate featured
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A 1970 Maplewood Richmond Heights grad who went on to a decades-long acting career died last week. A Club Fitness has opened in Maplewood.
MRH grad Linda Alton Randall Kennedy dies at 68; dedicated actor at Black Rep
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Linda Alton Randall Kennedy, of Richmond Heights, died Friday, August 16, 2019, at age 68, according to several sources. 40 South News reader and Maplewood Richmond Heights classmate (1970) Lynn Kretchmar Goode said in an email to 40 South that Kennedy spent about four decades as a dedicated local shining star in St. Louis theater and dance, mostly with the The Black Rep in St. Louis.
Maplewood History: The 1970’s
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For the tiny town of Maplewood, the 1970’s were a very turbulent era. I moved here in December of 1975. Due to the naivete of youth (I was 26) and the demands of full time employment in an automobile factory, I was blissfully unaware of most of the drama that was playing out just a few blocks away.
Brentwood School District responds to criticism following removal of trees
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Some large trees were recently removed from the front of Brentwood High School, though some alumni had tried hard to save them. After 40 South published comments by one of those alumni, the school district responded to a previous request for information on the project.
Maplewood officials advance rezoning for house’s use as MRH after-school care
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Maplewood city council on Tuesday took the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District’s request to rezone a house on Laclede Station Road a step closer to completion. The district wants to use the house, at the corner of Laclede Station and Burgess Avenue, for its Discover Zone, a popular after-school program.
In the news: BHS, MRH neck and neck in statewide ranking
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The website Niche released its 2020 school rankings, and Brentwood and Maplewood Richmond Heights high schools are side by side, with BHS having the advantage.
Driveway and parking plan claims trees in front of BHS
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Construction is underway at Brentwood High School and Middle School following the passage of the school district’s Proposition B last year to update the buildings. In preparation for a roadway and parking lot in front of the high school several large trees were removed in July.
Maplewood History: Rosaleen Bergin Rice
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You say you never heard of Rosaleen Bergin Rice? I’d bet that she never heard of you either. Rosaleen for a while was part of the human fabric of Maplewood.
Residents tired of ECC traffic speak out in plan & zoning meeting
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Maplewood Planning and Zoning on Monday considered a request by Maplewood Richmond Heights School District to rezone a residence near the ECC (2812 Laclede Station Road) from Single Family to Public Activity, to use as a before- and after-school care facility.
In the press: Aldi car jacking, plant theft
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In the news this week: MRH golfer Kal Kolar competes in an American Junior Golf Association competition; police searching for carjacking supect.