100-plus protest Trump in Brentwood: KMOV
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Anyone driving near the Drury Hotel or Whole Foods in Brentwood late Friday afternoon, early evening, would have seen and heard the ‘This is Not Okay: Take Action’ protest, KMOV reported.
MRH class of 2021 has an eclipse theme
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The Maplewood Richmond Heights class of 2021 gathered for a photo (shared on Twitter). Their t-shirt was also posted on Twitter — “Eclipsing all expectations”
In the news
Maplewood Airbnb, pool ‘Crypto’ scare in the news
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The weekly 40 South roundup of media mentions in our local news.
RH police and fire
Arrests for shorts theft, DWI
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Terry T. Nebbitt Sr., 67, of St. Louis was charged with his third stealing-related offense, after stealing 22 pairs of Polo brand boxer shorts from Macy’s on December 27, 2016, according to court and police records.
Cardinal Dolan to record radio show from Maplewood Steak ‘n Shake
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Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan will record a Catholic Channel radio show from Maplewood’s Steak ‘n Shake, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported.
Rush-hour protest planned for Brentwood Boulevard & Eager
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The group, Indivisible St. Louis, and others, are hosting an ‘action’ — “This Is Not Okay” — at the fountain at Brentwood Boulevard and Eager Road 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 28, according to a Facebook post.
John, who traveled Maplewood in a motorized wheelchair, has died
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I was told today that John, the paraplegic who at one time lived in a group home and navigated Manchester Road in Maplewood in a motorized wheelchair, passed on a few weeks ago.
Maplewood government
Maplewood Ward 3 candidates answer questions in forum
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The candidates for the vacant Maplewood Ward 3 council seat took part in a forum sponsored by the Hadley Township Democratic Club Monday at Schlafly Bottleworks, answering questions from the approximately 60 in attendance. Gina and Nelson Mitten moderated.
Maplewood government
Maplewood Ward 3 candidates forum: opening and closing remarks
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Approximately 60 came to hear the three candidates running for the vacant Ward 3 Maplewood City Council seat in a forum sponsored by the Hadley Township Democratic Club Monday at Schlafly Bottleworks. Gina and Nelson Mitten moderated.
History
Maplewood History: Yale Loop Fire
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No one asked for this post. I ran one of these images in my previous post, “Night of the Cobras”. I had a thought while looking at the Yale Loop Fire file that my blog followers would probably like to see these other images. That day it was 104 degrees in Maplewood. Perhaps that explains part of the appeal of these images to me. This is the perfect time of the year to run them. Winter would be too depressing.
Maplewood government
Airbnb: conditional in Maplewood; other cities don’t allow, says Post-Dispatch
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Maplewood planning and zoning voted to recommend to the city council not to give resident Claire Martin a permit to run an Airbnb over parking issues. She has said she plans to ask an attorney to represent her in front of the city.
Top posts
Lifeguard firings still top story last week, Lustron house, opening businesses next
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Here’s the most popular stories in 40 South last week.
Maplewood government
Candidate Kristen Spencer to hold get-together, shares Maplewood info
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One of the candidates for the vacant Maplewood Ward 3 seat, Kristen Spenser, shares some Maplewood online resources. She also mentions the candidates forum on July 24 and a get-together she’s having at Foundation Grounds.
Maplewood pool closed Friday due to parasite concern
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The Maplewood Family Aquatic Center pool was shut down Friday because someone swimming in it had tested positive for ‘crypto’ [cryptosporidium], according to an announcement from the aquatic center on Saturday. It’s is a parasite that causes diarrhea.
In the news
Centralized fire command, Emma Stoverink, carjacking in the news
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KMOV and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on the plan to combine the command structure for five fire departments, including Brentwood, Maplewood and Richmond Heights. Also, Brentwood High School’s Emma Stoverink was on the TV news.
Maplewood government
Ward 3 council seat forum set for Monday
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The Hadley Township Democratic Club’s forum for the Maplewood Ward 3 City Council candidates is set for Monday at the Bottleworks.
MRH school board fills open seat
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The Maplewood Richmond Heights School District Board of Directors on Thursday selected a new member to fill out the unexpired term of a former board member who resigned in April, the school district has announced.
History
Maplewood History: Night of the Cobras
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A photograph sent by a reader, Michele, started me thinking about how we traded our original old streetlights for the modern (at the time) cobra heads. Then how our taste flipped and we gratefully deep sixed the cobra heads only to replace them with guess what? Faithful reproductions of the originals.
Maplewood police and fire
Arrests for stolen cars in Maplewood
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Matthew R. Higgins, 25, of Cedar Hill, MO, was charged with resisting arrest after leaving the Maplewood QuikTrip on April 21 at high speed in a car stolen in Jefferson County, according to court and police records.
Caution, limited staff reasons for limited Heights pool hours
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No open swim is scheduled Monday through Friday this week at The Heights pool due to a lifeguard staffing issue, an employee there said Thursday morning.
Real estate
Lustron house for sale
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An Lustron house at 7237 Stanley, at McCausland, is going up for public auction on July 25 with a starting bid of $7,237.
RH police and fire
Pulaski Bank robber charged
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According to a Richmond Heights police report, Pawel Rynkiewicz, 36, of Olivette, robbed the Pulaski Bank (6510 Clayton Road) at gunpoint on February 29, 2016. He was charged with the felony in St. Louis County on July 6, 2017.
The Dog Days of Summer
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Or is that the ‘The Lazy Days of Summer’? I am not good at expressions, but as the owner of two working Border Collies, a breed known for their high levels of energy and intelligence, there is nothing lazy about my summer. And the same is true for many, many of my clients, no matter what their breeds or mixes.
Maplewood businesses
3 businesses aiming to open September 1
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Three businesses are working to open on September 1 in Maplewood in the building on the northwest corner of Manchester Road and Sutton Boulevard, according to August Schlafly, agent with Schlafly Corporation.
Ward 3 Candidate Steve Terelmes to hold get-togethers at Muddled Pig, shares more info
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One of the three candidates running for Maplewood’s vacant Ward 3 council seat, Steve Terelmes submitted some thoughts on Maplewood to 40 South. The special election in the ward is on August 8.
Heat relief from Christ Church UCC, city of Maplewood too
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Heat Alert: Now through July 28: Christ Church UCC, at the corner of Bellevue and Bruno avenues in Maplewood will be open every day from noon until 5 p.m. for anyone needing to come in and cool down. The church is offering plenty of ice water and a place to sit and read if you like.
Firefighters send memo to Richmond Heights mayor rejecting consolidation
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City officials of the city of Richmond Heights night at a council meeting Monday will hear a presentation of the results of a study to combine the fire departments command structure for the cities of Brentwood, Maplewood, Clayton, Richmond Heights and Rock Hill. Firefighters from three of the cities oppose it.
History
Resident finds1901 Maplewood license plate in backyard
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A Maplewood resident on Marietta Avenue has been searching his yard with a metal detector, and recently found an old license tag and two quarters from the early 1900s.
In the news
Lifeguard firings, 7-Eleven robberies, Maplewood fashion designer in the news
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Area media covers Brentwood, Maplewood and Richmond Heights.
Firefighters union critical of combined command structure, to be presented Monday
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City administrators and fire cheifs from Clayton, Richmond Heights, Maplewood, Brentwood, and Rock Hill have been working since last fall to combine the command structure of the cities’ fire departments.
Lifeguard firings: ‘raunchy’ jokes were the reason
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One of the lifeguards fired from the Maplewood Family Aquatic Center told 40 South via text (requested anonymity) that ‘inappropriate’ jokes on a chat app were the reason for the firings.