After the Maplewood Planning and Zoning Commission talked on Tuesday about possibly allowing food trucks to operate in the city, Patch users took to Facebook to show their support and dissatisfaction with the idea. Some users, like Stefano Sommer and Pat Wilken Maloney, said they were afraid that food trucks would harm the existing brick-and-mortar restaurants that populate downtown Maplewood. "We have local restaurants, some more recent than others, that I would like to see thrive. Food trucks would only harm that," wrote Sommer on Maplewood-Brentwood Patch's Facebook page. Other users were …

If there's one thing that Maplewood residents know, it's the type of shop they hope to see open in downtown Maplewood. Earlier this week, an article about McDonald's possibly moving to downtown Maplewood garnered 36 charged comments (and plenty more on our Facebook page). Seeing so many residents rally against the idea got me wondering, "What type of business should open in downtown Maplewood next?" On Twitter, Mackenzie Jordan (@mackenzbot) was quick to suggest a cupcake shop. She's accepting donations to start a shop if no one fills the need, by the way.  On Facebook, we had more than 15 …

Sure, you're probably following Kakao Chocolate on Facebook (after all, the Maplewood business was nominated for a Riverfront Times web award), but did you know that several other organizations and businesses have pages as well? Boogaloo shares updates about live music and drink specials. Flying Tiger Motorcycles posts behind-the-scenes photos of motorcycles. Saint Louis Cellars writes a lot about, what else, wine! These Facebook pages foster relationships between community members and business leaders. You're able to learn more about the people running these Maplewood and Brentwood …

Thank you to the 54 people who 'Liked' us on Facebook this week! Last Friday, we had 412 fans on the page. That number grew to 464 as of Friday evening — we're so pleased to have your support. If you haven't 'Liked' our page yet, please visit www.facebook.com/MaplewoodBrentwoodPatch. Already a fan? Then please help spread the word! Talking about the commercial fire in Maplewood In case you missed it... The fire at Maplewood Richmond Heights Family Dentistry drew a lot of discussion on our Facebook page on Thursday and Friday. It started around 9 p.m. last night, when Patch reporters started …

Join hundreds of other folks from Maplewood and Brentwood who 'Like' us on Facebook! Please visit www.facebook.com/MaplewoodBrentwoodPatch. Already a fan? Then please help spread the word! 1) Real-time Updates About News Remember when we learned that a Michaels craft store is moving to Brentwood? That was first reported on our Facebook page. We regularly update the page with news and notes from the community that don't always make it to the Patch website. Stay in the know!2) You Help Create the Conversation Big stories generate important conversations in our communities. When a CVS Pharmacy …