By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood seems to have embraced the new format for the annual National Night Out celebration. After years of holding it in one central place, this year residents were told to plan … Continue reading 10 Block Parties Here On National Night Out
By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net MetroLink and MetroBus riders will soon have a shorter walk from the I-64 MetroLink Station to the Dierbergs Market at Brentwood Pointe retail center on Eager Road. Construction began July 27 … Continue reading Metro-to-Dierbergs Walk Being Shortened
West Community Credit Union is sponsoring a diaper drive for the Children’s Home Society, a non-profit agency which provides adoption services, family services, and assistance for children with a variety of special needs. They have two residential facilities; one on Litzsinger Road, in Brentwood, … Continue reading West Community Sponsors Diaper Drive
Thornton meets with Dolan, urges better communication By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood Mayor Chris Thornton said he has been made to look like a “chump” and he doesn’t like it. At his monthly happy … Continue reading Roadwork Until Spring? It’s News to Mayor
Newcomers on Ways and Means, Public Works, Public Safety By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net After mulling it over for two weeks, the Brentwood Board of Aldermen changed its mind and approved Mayor Chris Thornton’s appointments … Continue reading Mayor’s Committees Approved On 2nd Try
Dozens of local residents visited the Brentwood Fire Department on Saturday for its second annual open house. Firefighters led tours of the firehouse, displayed and explained apparatus and served a hot dog lunch in the garage. For the second year … Continue reading BFD Open House: 2514 Still Star of Show
In both incidents, pulse was regained after resuscitation efforts By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood Fire Chief Ted Jury recently gave awards to 15 employees of the Brentwood and Richmond Heights Fire Departments and the … Continue reading Rescue Workers Honored for Saving 2 Lives
Thornton wants newcomers to chair all 3 committees By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit bowmansj@sbcglobal.net It didn’t take long for Chris Thornton to learn that things don’t always go the way you want them to when you’re the … Continue reading Board Rejects New Mayor’s Committees
Dignam, Lochmoeller, Slusser, Plufka also take oaths By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net Brentwood’s newly elected mayor, municipal judge and three aldermen were sworn in last night in a special meeting of the board of aldermen … Continue reading Thornton Sworn In as Brentwood’s Mayor
Mayor, aldermen, judge honored night before new electees take seats By Steve Bowman Editor, The Brentwood Spirit email: bowmansj@sbcglobal.net His voice cracking with emotion, Pat Kelly last night thanked Brentwood for allowing him to be its mayor for the … Continue reading Kelly Bows Out at Final Board Meeting
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