After trying to raise funds to fix major structural defects or face permanent closure, the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves received a new roof last week through a program called Wagner Cares. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdh2pd9r

The Webster Groves/Shrewsbury/Rock Hill and Brentwood Chamber of Commerce recently announced the appointment of Timothy Keil as its new administrative director. Read more: tinyurl.com/4kby2kx6

A former employee of a day care center in Webster Groves is now accused of sexually abusing a third child. Read more: tinyurl.com/4txu7uxb

The University of Missouri Hockey Club celebrated the 50-year anniversary of its 1975 launch in Columbia with a reunion last month featuring a quartet of skaters who played hockey at Kirkwood High School. Read more: tinyurl.com/yer4hbmc

It’s showtime the STL International Film Festival, which runs Nov. 6-16. The short films by Joshua Matejka of Webster and Kirkwood HS grad Allison Kertz are among those scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on the last weekend of the festival. Read more: tinyurl.com/mrysubba

Webster Groves High School 2013 graduate Kielan Jones has been making a name for himself in the world of professional wrestling. Read more: tinyurl.com/38nm35jy

Feeling lucky, nevertheless creating luck: James “Jim” Seibert, a 1964 graduate of Webster Groves High School and the most highly decorated military veteran in the school’s history, was recently inducted into the WGHS Wall of Fame. Read more: tinyurl.com/4bzmxp3f

Kirkwood leaders have settled on a basic plan to redevelop the former site of the city’s public works department into more than 200 new housing units. Read more: tinyurl.com/4edwmpbb

The chances of a new performance facility and enhanced skatepark in Webster Groves took another step forward last week during a community open house designed to garner public feedback on the proposed project. Read more: tinyurl.com/2fjnpybw

The Kirkwood School District received a demand letter on Oct. 30 from the Thomas More Society asserting the district violated the First Amendment rights of parents after showing a video to North Kirkwood Middle School students. Read more: tinyurl.com/ycynfdh7

The northeast entrance to Webster Groves is getting a makeover thanks to a partnership between Great Rivers Greenway and the city of Webster Groves. Read more: tinyurl.com/5bn62pad

Happy Birthday, dear 335 Baker Avenue! Wait, what? Yes, that’s right — there was recently a 100th birthday party for a home in Webster Groves. The centennial celebration for the Baker Avenue home brought together several of its past owners. Read more: tinyurl.com/4wa53zcx

The Repertory Theater of St. Louis will present its third annual Holiday Benefit on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. at the Loretto-Hilton Center. This year’s celebrity guest is Britt Lower, who recently won an Emmy for her role in “Severance.” Read more: tinyurl.com/yc278tjc

Editor-in-Chief Jaime Mowers shares her love for Webster Groves High School — all the way from being a student to being named to its Wall of Fame — in her latest column. Read more: tinyurl.com/2s4ma3ff

An increase in Kirkwood Electric’s rates — caused by the need to recoup $13 million in deficit spending — went into effect at the start of the month, and residents spoke up about it at a recent city council meeting. Read more: tinyurl.com/y6ttehay

The Des Peres Board of Aldermen unanimously passed the 2026 budget presented at its last meeting by Finance Director Tracy Hansen. Read more: tinyurl.com/bdfxkch4

Nearly six decades since its construction, Kirkwood Community Center is all new on the inside with the completion of $11 million in comprehensive renovations. Read more: tinyurl.com/2456dujh

The Shrewsbury Fire Department continues to struggle with employee turnover, which is a systemic problem in St. Louis County, according to Shrewsbury Fire Chief Chris Amenn. Read more: tinyurl.com/24t2uujj

Home builders in Kirkwood are concerned about a series of proposed rule changes regarding stormwater management, and urging city officials to take a slow approach to change. Read more: tinyurl.com/4ts9k8ba

A parade of over a dozen people sporting inflatable costumes wobbled down the sidewalk at Eden Seminary recently. The eye-catching assembly was part of the second annual “Webby Grebby Inflatable Foot Race & Feats of Strength". Read more: tinyurl.com/46xsn8yt