Clayton Resident Launches The Refind Room, a Furniture Store

The Brentwood business is a combination of previously owned pieces that are vintage mid-century and modern contemporary in style.

Clayton resident Suzanne Woodard has opened a new Brentwood furniture store called The Refind Room, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported. Quoting from the Patch article: "The Refind Room is a mix of vintage Mid-Century and modern contemporary, and it's all previously owned." Get additional information on the new business and see photos in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article. More recent business coverage on Patch:

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QuikTrip Opposition Voiced Near Richmond Heights

Residents of Richmond Heights and parents with students at Maplewood Richmond Heights schools expressed safety concerns about the proposed relocation by the gas station and convenience store, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported.

QuikTrip Frustrations Underscore Maplewood Meeting

Residents of Richmond Heights and parents with students at Maplewood Richmond Heights schools expressed safety concerns about the proposed relocation by the gas station and convenience store, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported.

Residents of Richmond Heights and Maplewood largely spoke out against the planned relocation of QuikTrip during a meeting Tuesday, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported. Quoting from the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article about the meeting in Maplewood: "The council chamber was standing-room only, with over 100 people who came to listen or comment. The comment session was the first public meeting on the proposed move to the northwest corner of Manchester Road and Big Bend Boulevard since the planning and zoning commission gave its recommendation for approval at its  July 3 meeting." Read more comments against—and in favor of—the development in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article. More about the QuikTrip relocation on Patch:

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John Brunner, Near Richmond Heights, Discusses GOP Senate Bid

He visited a St. Louis-area library, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported.

U.S. Senate hopeful John Brunner stopped this week to speak with Republican Party voters about energy, business regulation and taxes near Richmond Heights, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported. Quoting from the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article: "Two dozen GOP faithful showed up for a meeting Wednesday at the Maplewood Public Library sponsored by the Hadley Township Republicans." Read how Brunner feels about his Republican opponents in the race and hear reaction to the visit from a Brunner supporter in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article. More elections coverage on Patch:

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Clayton Piemaker Jane Callahan to Open Bakery This Year

She's coming to a nearby St. Louis city, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported.

Clayton piemaker Jane Callahan will soon open a Pie Oh My! bakery in a nearby St. Louis city, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported. Quoting from the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article: "If things go according to plan, by early fall the smell of fresh-baked pies will be floating out of a shop on Sutton Boulevard in Maplewood." Her pies have been on sale for months at Clayton venues such as Kaldi's Coffee House on DeMun Avenue and Straub's. Read more about Callahan's pies and business plan, and find out where you can try her pies in Clayton in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article. More about Pie Oh My! on Patch:

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Gregory Trades Blue Devils for Knights as New Howell Football Coach

The Maplewood Richmond Heights High School head coach has accepted a new role in St. Charles County, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported Monday. MRH Head Football Coach Brandon Gregory to Join Francis Howell North

Head football coach Brandon Gregory has accepted a new job in St. Charles County after working for two years at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported Monday. Quoting from the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article: "Francis Howell North has hired Gregory to lead its team. MRH is Class 2 and Francis Howell is Class 6. Gregory said he's always wanted to coach at a bigger school." Read comments from Gregory about leaving the Blue Devils, learn more about his coaching record in Maplewood and find out what will happen with the remaining track season in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article. More about Brandon Gregory on Patch:

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QuikTrip Proposal Concerns Maplewood Richmond Heights Community

Petitions opposing a plan to move the gas station to a busy intersection will be delivered this week, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported.

Petitions opposing a planned QuikTrip at a busy intersection near Maplewood Richmond Heights High School will be presented to a city commission Monday, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported. Quoting from the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article: "Management of the QuikTrip, on South Big Bend in Maplewood, announced it would like to relocate the shop to a busy intersection that many kids have to cross on their way to school." Read reaction from a concerned parent, the MRH Board of Education and QuickTrip in the complete Maplewood-Brentwood Patch article.

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Doug Miner

3:29 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012

The QuikTrip discussion wasn't on the agenda that came out recently, so the folks opposed to the move won't be there with petitions at the May 7 meeting.   more ›

MRH Choirs Visit Clayton's Ethical Society

The Maplewood Richmond Heights high school and middle school choirs entertained family, friends and teachers on Sunday afternoon.

Richmond Heights Fire Captain Injured in Blaze at Maplewood Dentistry

Capt. Greg Steffen is recovering after hurting his shoulder, Chief Kerry Hogan said.

A captain with the Richmond Heights Fire Department is recovering from a shoulder injury he sustained while fighting a massive fire Thursday night at a Maplewood business. Greg Steffen was taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis for treatment after he jumped out of a first-floor window when the building's floor collapsed into the basement, Chief Kerry Hogan said. He hit an air-conditioning unit that had fallen out of the window. Steffen is doing all right apart from the pain caused by the injury, Hogan said. It's possible the fall hurt his rotator cuff. He will undergo an MRI and other procedures to determine the extent of the damage. Chief Terry Merrell of the Maplewood Fire Department described it as a soft-tissue injury in an interview with …

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Former Clayton Schools Employee to Lead Brentwood District

David Faulkner will be the next superintendent of the Brentwood School District.

David Faulkner, a former employee of the School District of Clayton, has been named to lead Brentwood schools, Maplewood-Brentwood Patch reported Monday. Quoting from the Patch article: The Brentwood Board of Education was unanimous in the selection, said Chris Jones, president of the school board, when reached by phone on Monday. After a lengthy selection process, the board chose Faulkner because of his dedication to the students, Jones said. Read Faulkner's reaction to becoming superintendent and learn about his goals for the Brentwood School District in the complete Patch article. 

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