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The Mehlville Garden Club issues a beautification citation to First Unity Church in Concord. Photo by Bill Milligan.

Garden Club issues national beautification citations

May 16, 2019

The Mehlville Garden Club presented two local businesses and one local church with National Garden Club citations for beautification April 25. Attending the award presentations were Dottie Warren, Wanda...

Spring has sprung in one Sunset Hills resident’s garden.

Mary Halloran, who lives off West Watson Road in Sunset Hills, shows off her colorful garden full of tulips that bloomed last Tuesday.

Halloran planted the bulbs at the beginning of fall.

Spring has sprung

April 18, 2019

Spring has sprung in one Sunset Hills resident’s garden. Mary Halloran, who lives off West Watson Road in Sunset Hills, shows off her colorful garden full of tulips that bloomed last Tuesday. Halloran...

Crestwood City Hall

Crestwood uses Community Development Block Grant for city needs

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 17, 2019

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen unanimously voted last week to use the city’s 2020 Community Block Grant funds to defray the cost of constructing handicapped-accessible access to the front of City Hall. Cities...

Pictured above: Mark Menning goes through an example emergency kit. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Are you ‘ready’ for a natural disaster?

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 20, 2019

Preparation is the name of the game when it comes to emergency and disaster preparedness, expert Mark Menning said in a presentation at the Crestwood Community Center in February. Menning, the former...

MSD wants new stormwater fees in April election

MSD wants new stormwater fees in April election

February 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is proposing to tackle flooding and erosion by adding a new charge to the bill of every customer,...

Mehlville Garden Club issues beautification citations

November 10, 2018

Mehlville Garden Club members Dottie Warren, Debbie Timmons, Jean Kovarik, Tracy Colona, Ruby Schweppe, Wanda Hults, Lynn Hulsey, Betty Fresta and honored appealing landscaping.

ModernSTL offers weekend tour of modern architecture in Crestwood

ModernSTL offers weekend tour of modern architecture in Crestwood

October 11, 2018

Enthusiasts of mid-centery modern architecture can join ModernSTL for a home tour through the historic Ridgewood neighborhood in Crestwood on Saturday, Oct. 13. ModernSTL is a modern-architecture preservation...

Columbia Bottom sunflowers gain popularity with extended growing season

Columbia Bottom sunflowers gain popularity with extended growing season

July 20, 2018

The sunflower fields at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in Spanish Lake, pictured above, attracted more visitors than usual this summer. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. Keep a lookout on Facebook...

Crestwood to give away tree seedlings

Crestwood to give away tree seedlings

May 18, 2018

Street trees are beautiful, and good for the environment, but they come with a downside: Their roots. Roots cause problems for city sidewalks, lifting up the slabs and creating tripping hazards for pedestrians. This...

Plant a tree this year for Arbor Day

Plant a tree this year for Arbor Day

April 23, 2018

With spring finally here, tree enthusiasts are reminding you to plant a tree this month in honor of Arbor Day. Missouri celebrates the annual tree-planting holiday Arbor Day on the first Friday of April,...

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