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The Stanzes son Ben drove his toy electric pickup truck with a green grass skirt around the bed and a big Irish flag angled up off the tailgate, topping off his entry with a furry green stovepipe hat.

Crestwood street celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a drive-by parade

March 17, 2021

A Crestwood neighborhood organized an impromptu St. Patrick's Day parade last weekend on Cherry Brook Lane. Steve and Ashley Stanze, who moved to Cherry Brook about a year ago with their three sons,...

The proposed new larger water tower is shown in this rendering from Missouri American Water. The new tower with the city logo, left, is shown next to the existing smaller tower. The new tower will be 105 feet tall with an 82-foot diameter and hold 1.5 million gallons, compared to the current tower at 95 feet with a 60-foot diameter that holds 250,000 gallons. The parking lot shown to the left is for the Sunset Center shopping plaza, where Gallery of Beauty is located along Gravois Road.

Water Tower Power: Does a city have zoning powers over utilities? Aldermen debate

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 10, 2021

Missouri American Water has agreed to make changes to its new water tower in Sunset Hills, but city officials disagree over whether they have the power to make those legally binding on the utility. Mayor...

Lindbergh teacher at Sperreng honored as one of SSD’s best

Lindbergh teacher at Sperreng honored as one of SSD’s best

March 2, 2021

Sperreng Middle School teacher Adam Taylor has been selected to receive a 2021 Key to the Classroom Award from Special School District, honoring his achievements and dedication for service to students....

Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, held his latest event Jan. 29 at Buerkle Middle School. On Jan. 15, he handed out food with, from left, his granddaughter Lily Murphy, 7, and her father, former Mehlville Board of Education member Jamey Murphy.

PHOTOS: In time of need, Murphy’s food distribution is popular

February 10, 2021

Food banks have reported record need during the COVID-19 pandemic and food distributions by Rep. Jim Murphy, R-Oakville, at Mehlville High School and Buerkle Middle School have proven popular.

Members of the Visiting Nurses Association, National Guard, county employees and volunteers help administer the vaccine at a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Ferguson in February 2021.

GALLERY: St. Louis County’s mass vaccination site opens Wednesday

February 2, 2021

St. Louis County's first mass vaccination site, at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College in Ferguson, is expected to open for public vaccinations Wednesday.  The county conducted...

PHOTOS: MHS and OHS students return to part-time, in-person learning

January 30, 2021

Mehlville and Oakville high school students returned to the classroom Monday, Jan. 19 for the first time since COVID-19 shutdowns last spring, aside from a brief, two-week window last November.  

PHOTOS: Mehlville elementary students now attending five days a week

January 29, 2021

Mehlville students expanded their time in class at the start of the second semester Jan. 19. Elementary students are now attending five days a week, while Mehlville and Oakville high schools attend part-time...

Ali Petersen, a nurse with Early Childhood Education in Lindbergh Schools, receives her COVID-19 vaccine at Mercy St. Louis. Lindbergh Schools nurses were vaccinated in mid-January because they are part of the first 1A tier to get the vaccine.

GALLERY: Lindbergh nurses on the front lines

January 27, 2021

Lindbergh Schools' nurses received the COVID-19 vaccine at Mercy St. Louis Jan. 15, since they are part of the first "1A" tier to get the vaccine. Teachers will be part of the next tier eligible for the...

The rendering for the plaza for the now scrapped Crestwood City Center, released by Walpert in 2018.

Crestwood mall has a new developer: Dierbergs and McBride Homes

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor December 22, 2020

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.  The former Crestwood Plaza mall has a new developer: Dierbergs Markets and McBride Homes.  St. Louis-based grocery store chain Dierbergs...

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