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Sunset Hills limits use of metal and steel buildings

Sunset Hills limits use of metal and steel buildings

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor July 21, 2021

Sunset Hills will now prohibit the use of metal and steel on buildings as well as prefabricated metal and steel buildings and pole barns in most zoning districts in the city. The Sunset Hills Board of...

Sunset Hills could create “separate” Prop P fund

Sunset Hills could create “separate” Prop P fund

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor July 12, 2021

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen could create a separate budget fund for money from Proposition P, the half-cent sales tax St. Louis County voters approved in April 2017 to fund police and public safety. At...

Warrants issued in case of theft and attempted vehicular highjacking in Sunset Hills

Warrants issued in case of theft and attempted vehicular highjacking in Sunset Hills

July 8, 2021

Two St. Louis city residents were charged Tuesday for multiple felonies related to vehicle highjacking in Sunset Hills. Steven Jaminson, 34, of the 2900 block of Rutger Street, and Denise Heggins, 29,...

McMunn elected to lead Sunset Hills board

McMunn elected to lead Sunset Hills board

June 28, 2021

For the first time since 1993, the president of the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen is a woman. Ward 1 Alderman Ann McMunn is the second woman to be selected as president of the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen...

Aldermen in Sunset Hills reject permit for temporary produce tent

Aldermen in Sunset Hills reject permit for temporary produce tent

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 9, 2021

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously denied a permit last month that would have allowed a fresh produce stand to operate on Lindbergh Boulevard from May through August. Figge’s Produce wanted...

From left, Ward 2 Alderman Christine Lieber, Ward 3 Alderman Randy Epperson and Ward 4 Alderman Fred Daues.

Three of the eight Sunset Hills aldermen are new

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 28, 2021

Sunset Hills welcomes three new aldermen to the eight-member board this week following April elections. The incoming aldermen are new to public service, but they are all longtime residents of Sunset Hills. Christine...

Students at Oakville Elementary participate in Kids Voting for the November 2018 election.

Read all The Call’s candidate questionnaires for the April 6 election

April 2, 2021

The Call’s candidate questionnaires offer the most complete glimpse you’ll find of candidates’ views leading up to an election. View a complete collection of the Call candidate questionnaires for...

Call endorses candidates for city contests

Call endorses candidates for city contests

April 1, 2021

Green Park mayor Editor's note: This endorsement has been updated from the April 1 print version with information on when Ward 1 Alderman Michael Broughton's seat is up for election.  Green Park’s...

The Shoppes at Sunset Hills has an 81-percent vacancy rate after the anchor tenant, Toys R Us, shuttered in 2018, followed by Ross Dress for Less in early 2021. The Tile Shop and an outparcel that is occupied by a Longhorn Steakhouse are the only businesses that remain in the shopping center.

Sunset Hills approves 40-year sales tax for grocery store; appears to be Amazon

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 30, 2021

Sunset Hills is one step closer to getting a grocery store again, with tax incentives approved for an unnamed developer new to St. Louis that appears to be Amazon. A petition that would establish the...

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