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Taco Bell coming to Watson Road

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 13, 2021

A new Taco Bell is destined for 9805 Watson Road after the Crestwood Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a drive-thru Conditional Use Permit for the location Sept. 1. The building...

Crestwood City Hall

Crestwood establishes landscape standards

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 10, 2021

Crestwood has established minimum standards for landscaping after the Board of Aldermen approved an updated landscape code at its meeting last month.  In January, the Planning and Zoning Commission...

In this December 1979 black-and-white photo submitted in the 1980s to the National Register of Historic Places, the view of the house is seen from the southeast.

Crestwood aldermen will again consider proposal to relocate cabin

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor September 9, 2021

The Joseph Sappington Log Cabin could still make its home in Crestwood after all when the Crestwood Board of Aldermen considers an ordinance at its upcoming meeting Tuesday to authorize the cabin’s move...

Crestwood City Hall

CUP issued for Watson Auto Car Plaza

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 9, 2021

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Watson Auto Care Plaza, 8720-8750 Watson Road, at its meeting last month.  The CUP to operate a motor vehicle service...

The entrance to Father Dickson Cemetery in Crestwood.

Historic Crestwood cemetery hopes to get on national register

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 7, 2021

An effort is underway to help get a historic cemetery in South County onto the National Register of Historic Places, and volunteers are needed for the endeavor. Father Dickson Cemetery, 845 Sappington...

Crestwood unveils improvements to city hall

Crestwood unveils improvements to city hall

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 2, 2021

After over a year of being closed for restorations, Crestwood rededicated its newly renovated and upgraded city hall last week.  In August 2019, Crestwood City Hall was filled with over a foot of water...

Crestwood City Hall

Crestwood committee starts planning for city’s 75th anniversary in 2022

By Lucas Irizarry, News Editor September 2, 2021

The City of Crestwood’s 75th anniversary falls on Nov. 12, 2022 and the city is beginning to plan a year’s worth of events to celebrate the occasion. In early June, the 75th Anniversary Committee,...

A basketball hoop at Crestwood Park.

Upgrades coming for Crestwood Parks

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 27, 2021

Four parks in Crestwood may see large improvements after the Crestwood Board of Aldermen discussed possible updates July 28. Gabe Presley representing DTLS, a St. Louis-based landscape architecture...

Redevelopment of mall one step closer after aldermen pass CID

Redevelopment of mall one step closer after aldermen pass CID

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 24, 2021

New development on the long-vacant Crestwood Plaza site is one step closer to reality after the Crestwood Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the establishment of a community improvement district in...

The BriteWorX location in Columbia, Illinois.

Shared parking lot approved for redesign

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter August 19, 2021

The parking lot at 9846 Watson Road — shared by BriteWorx and Sherwin Williams — was approved for a redesign Aug. 4 to allow delivery trucks and other traffic to safely enter the parking lot.  The...

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