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Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder and 3rd District Councilman Tim Fitch at a May 2019 meeting.

County Council returns to in-person meetings

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor June 1, 2021

The St. Louis County Council is returning to in-person meetings tonight, Tuesday, June 1, but with a new, more modern look and feel in the traditional County Council Chambers at 41 S. Central Ave. in Clayton. The...

A general rendering of a new QuikTrip. This is not a specific rendering of the ones proposed along Lemay Ferry Road.

QuikTrip OK’d for Lindbergh-Lemay Ferry

May 27, 2021

A new QuikTrip will be built and an existing one will close under a plan for redevelopment of a corner near the mall. The County Council unanimously approved a plan April 20 for a new QuikTrip at the...

Former St. Louis County Police Chief Tim Fitch is sworn in as the 3rd District St. Louis County Councilman by Judge Dean P. Waldemer while with his wife and family on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Fitch won the November 2018 election to replace former 3rd District Councilwoman Colleen Wasinger, who did not seek re-election.

Fitch looks back on his tenure

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 27, 2021

St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch is over halfway through his first four-year term representing the 3rd District, and is looking forward to getting the economy back on track after the pandemic while...

Fenton Chrysler plant revitalized with TIF

Fenton Chrysler plant revitalized with TIF

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 27, 2021

Five years after getting tax-increment financing, the Fenton Logistics Park at the former Chrysler plant is up and running with plans to expand and grow. St. Louis County awarded the 295-acre site in...

Dinner-goers visit 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton in July 2020. The state’s first food truck garden, 9 Mile Garden opened July 3, 2020.

Affton is seeing a renaissance of brand-new developments

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 25, 2021

Residents and representatives of Affton see an “Affton renaissance” when they look at the wave of new development along Gravois Road, including 9 Mile Garden, and the new subdivisions that are bringing...

The St. Louis County Planning Commission showed this aerial view of the site proposed for the storage facility, fronting Gravois Road.

Gravois Self-Storage set to meet tougher requirements

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 18, 2021

The St. Louis County Planning Commission is asking potential new storage facilities to create better-looking designs in unincorporated areas of the county, and the developer of a self-storage facility...

Council rejects plan for oil changes and car wash

Council rejects plan for oil changes and car wash

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 13, 2021

The St. Louis County Council has rejected an oil-change facility at the corner of Lindbergh and Tesson Ferry and a car wash on Gravois Road, in a resounding rejection of the proliferation of auto-oriented...

Seventh District Councilman Mark Harder and 3rd District Councilman Tim Fitch at a May 2019 meeting.

Boards weigh return to meeting in person

By Erin Achenbach and Gloria Lloyd April 27, 2021

With COVID-19 vaccinations becoming more and more available, the St. Louis County Council and most South County municipalities are eyeing a possible return in late spring or summer to in-person meetings. The...

Pictured above: County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas gives opening remarks at the 20th JB Blast at Jefferson Barracks Park July 3, 2019. This year,  Trakas was in charge of the festivities, after the resignation of former County Executive Steve Stenger. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Trakas uninjured as shots fired at his car on interstate

April 20, 2021

Councilman Ernie Trakas was uninjured when two shots were fired at his car while he was driving Friday on Interstate 64 in Frontenac, in what police describe as a possible road-rage incident. Trakas,...

The pool at the Kennedy Recreation Center.

County eyes repairs and upgrades to Kennedy pool, at urging of Trakas

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 19, 2021

Repairs are being made to the Kennedy Recreation Complex’s pool in time to open for the summer, and the county is considering upgrades after Councilman Ernie Trakas urged the county parks department...

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