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Oct 9, 2026
Charlie BrennanHOST
Yeah.
Wendy WiesePANELIST
And anybody who remembers Manhasset Village in Richmond Heights, I always presumed that they were sort of sister developments because the architecture was almost identical.
Wendy WiesePANELIST
The, the garden, little, you know, the little garden apartments with the same kind of windows.
Wendy WiesePANELIST
But anyway, um, it is heartbreaking.
Charlie BrennanHOST
Yeah.
Wendy WiesePANELIST
And anybody who remembers Manhasset Village in Richmond Heights, I always presumed that they were sort of sister developments because the architecture was almost identical.
Wendy WiesePANELIST
The, the garden, little, you know, the little garden apartments with the same kind of windows.
Wendy WiesePANELIST
But anyway, uh, it is heartbreaking.
David StokesGUEST
So the cities that are called the point of sale cities, they tend to be cities that are, have a lot of retail or at least enough retail to justify it.
David StokesGUEST
Like, you know, Clayton and Brentwood and Richmond Heights and the like.
David StokesGUEST
And then the cities that are these, those are called the point of sale cities.
David StokesGUEST
And then there are pool cities, which get money based on the population.
Erik SiemersHOST
[upbeat music] I'm Erik Siemers.
Erik SiemersHOST
25 years ago, the Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District was among the worst in the metro area.
Erik SiemersHOST
The district was only one point away from losing its state accreditation, and its school buildings badly needed repairs.
Erik SiemersHOST
Many families living within MRH's borders sent their children to other schools if they could.
Erik SiemersHOST
Today, though, it tops the list of best performing districts in the metro area and the state.
Erik SiemersHOST
The turnaround wasn't immediate, but it was methodical, and it yielded results outside the classroom too that signal what could happen to the city of St. Louis's growth trajectory should St. Louis Public Schools succeed in rehabilitating its own reputation.
Erik SiemersHOST
This week, I'm joined by Kate Mariilovic, who's reporting on the Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District's turnaround and the lessons learned from it, is being published this week in the Business Journal.
Erik SiemersHOST
Kate, thanks for joining me this week.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
I met my now wife.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
We lived in St. Louis Hills for a while, and then we eventually moved to Richmond Heights.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
We haven't gone so far to St. Charles County, but this migration pattern does happen pretty frequently.
Jason RosenbaumHOST
Um, what do you think about what the county executive said about that? Which frankly, when I talked with Ness Sandoval, who's a demographer with St.
Ben BroghammerHOST
Those municipalities impacted? There's a lot of them, but just a handful.
Ben BroghammerHOST
Kirkwood, De Pere, Shrewsbury, Lendale, Rock Hill, Chesterfield, Maryland Heights, Hazelwood, Manchester, Clayton, Town & Country, Olivet, University City, Ladue, Richmond Heights, and the list goes on and on in pages and pages.
Ben BroghammerHOST
And lastly, On county business, I want to touch on the people who work in our county government, the people who provide the services that we all receive, the people who serve our community.
Ben BroghammerHOST
This is what came up in yesterday's council meeting, and it speaks for itself.
Joel WallachSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was the chief cardiologist of the West St. Louis County group of hospitals.
Joel WallachSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was the chief cardiologist for the St. Mary's Hospital, St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights in St. Louis County.
Joel WallachSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
She was age 47.
Joel WallachSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Guess what she died from? Heart attack, a cardiomyopathy heart attack.