Black Friday, Home Depot, Deer Creek: Top Business Stories of 2012

It's been quite a year, business-wise, in Maplewood and Brentwood.

Here's the lineup of each month's best-read business-related articles, in order of popularity.

Wondering what the tops for the year have been? Number one was November's article about Black Friday deals, the Frontenac man who exposed himself at Home Depot was number two, and Deer Creek Retailers Revealed followed in third.

December

1. 5 Deer Creek Center Retailers Revealed
2. Jumpin Jupiter Patrons Leave When Maplewood Police Arrive Sunday Night
4. William K Busch Co. Applies For License to Brew Beer in Brentwood

November

1. Sneak Peek at Walmart Black Friday Deals
2. Owner is a No Show at Jumpin' Jupiter License Revocation Hearing
4. Proposed Promenade Redevelopment Requires Shane Co. Demolition
5. Jumpin Jupiter Performers on Stage Wednesday Night Rehearsing for Final Show?

October

3. Suspected Scammer Confronted by Sugarfire Smokehouse Owner
4. Brentwood Company Owners Charged with Avoiding $2 Million in Taxes
5. 2 Maplewood Businesses Collaborate on Coffee

September

• Pie Oh My! Opens Today
• Flying Tiger Motorcycles Is Growing
• Protesters Crowd Brentwood Whole Foods
• Police: Monarch Restaurant Hit and Run Suspect Caught

August

2. QuikTrip Public Comments Heavily Against Relocation
3. Walmart to Host Hunger Games DVD Release Party
4. Two Retailers Coming to Downtown Maplewood
5. Armed Robbery Moves Police Chief to Ask Brentwood Businesses for Help

July

1. Free Starbucks July 4 Coffee to Create Jobs
2. QuikTrip Gains Preliminary Approval Amid Residential Opposition
3. QuikTrip Move Opponent Creates Online Petition
4. Study Assesses Traffic Volume and Pedestrian Safety at Proposed QuikTrip
5. Owner of MRH Family Dentistry Home Moves Ahead–Expensively

June

2. Jumpin Jupiter Owner to Sue Lola Van Ella for Libel

May

1. QuikTrip Lease Signed for Move to Manchester and Big Bend
2. Brentwood High Graduate to Open City Diner Near Maplewood
4. Deer Creek Development Getting Closer

April

1. Sports Attic Burns in Early Morning Fire in Brentwood
2. Sports Attic Owner Wants to Rebuild
3. Sports Attic Building Was Full of History
4. Coin Roll Scam More Widespread in Maplewood
5. Lightning Turns Saratoga Lanes Chimney into Pile of Bricks: Eyewitness Photos

March

1. 50 Best Buy Stores on the Chopping Block
2. Skeeball and Pinball Lounge Coming Soon to Maplewood
3. MRH School Board Protests QuikTrip Move
4. Costco and Menards Proposals Heard by Council

February

1. Monarch Restaurant to Close Soon in Maplewood
2. Food Trucks in Maplewood? Officials Debate the Idea

January

1. McDonald's Moving to Downtown Maplewood?
2. New Flower and Jewelry Shop Opening in Maplewood
3. Deer Creek Center Plan Draws Scrutiny From St. Louis County
4. Food Fight: Time to Vote in the Pizza Poll
5. Drury Asks for Tax Breaks to Build Brentwood Hotel