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Crestwood Board of Aldermen pass paid parental leave policy

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 30, 2021

Crestwood has become one of the few municipalities in all of St. Louis County to give employees paid parental leave. The city’s Board of Aldermen unanimously adopted a new parental leave policy for...

In this black-and-white photo submitted in the 1980s to the National Register of Historic Places, the kitchen in Joseph Sappingtons cabin in Affton is visible through a pass-through.

Crestwood slates special meeting tonight on Sappington cabin, parental leave policy

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 20, 2021

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen will hold a special meeting Tuesday to vote on an ordinance to transport and relocate the Joseph Sappington Cabin and discuss the city’s parental leave policy. The...

The sign at Scott Credit Union in Crestwood along Watson Road.

Crestwood rewrites its zoning code; makes changes to zoning citywide, but especially along Watson Road

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 7, 2021

Crestwood has a new zoning code approved by the Board of Aldermen earlier this year that changes how the city handles zoning issues. Aldermen unanimously passed the revamped zoning code Jan. 12, the culmination...

In this black-and-white photo submitted in the 1980s to the National Register of Historic Places, the kitchen in Joseph Sappingtons cabin in Affton is visible through a pass-through.

Crestwood approves letter of intent to look into moving historic cabin to Sappington House

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 31, 2021

Plans to move a historic log cabin from Affton to Crestwood moved ahead as the Crestwood Board of Aldermen approved a letter of intent for the $200,000 relocation plan at a special meeting Tuesday. The...

Letters to the editor

Crestwood alderman defends Christmas in Crestwood, Santa Claus

December 23, 2020

To the editor: I am appalled by a Dec. 10 letter to the editor published to your newspaper criticizing the wonderful, irreplaceable Christmas in Crestwood. They have done a phenomenal job to bring our...

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

First day of filing for April election highlighted by many newcomers, competitive Green Park mayoral race

December 15, 2020

Filing opens Tuesday for a number of area governmental positions that are up for election April 6. Filing began at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, and will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19. The...

Crestwood Board of Aldermen counts abstentions as no votes

Crestwood Board of Aldermen counts abstentions as no votes

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 5, 2020

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance in September amending the city’s municipal code by counting abstentions as “no” votes in the event a mayor needs to break a tie. The ordinance...

The BriteWorX location in Columbia, Illinois.

Car wash returns after settlement with Crestwood

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 30, 2020

A little over a year after the Crestwood Board of Aldermen twice rejected a proposal for a BriteWorX car wash at 9846 Watson Road, aldermen approved the plan following a lawsuit and settlement between...

Crestwood gets an ice cream/sushi eatery

Crestwood gets an ice cream/sushi eatery

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter August 26, 2020

Residents in Crestwood will soon get a standalone ice cream parlor, combined with a sushi restaurant. The city’s Board of Aldermen approved zoning at its May 26 meeting, which was held virtually, for...

Crestwood City Hall

Crestwood continuing as normal for now after pandemic, flooding

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 30, 2020

The city of Crestwood has survived a pandemic and a flood in the last year, and so far, city operations are continuing as normal. But some big decisions are still to come on how to balance this year’s...

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