Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Ryan Martin accepted a new role with Patch, but leaves the site in good hands.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
My friends, I'm excited to inform you that Doug Miner has taken over as editor of Maplewood-Brentwood Patch. He became the site's editor effective last Thursday. I've accepted a new role with Patch. As an associate regional editor in St. Louis, I'll be working closely with editors from University City, Clayton-Richmond Heights, South County and Arnold to continue bringing great local news, events and information to the different communities. And, of course, I'll still work with Doug in Maplewood-Brentwood. It's been about 16 months since you and I launched Maplewood-Brentwood Patch together. I've grown immensely proud of the website we created in these two communities that have been traditionally underserved by other media outlets. Both …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
To apply, email editor Ryan Martin at ryan.martin@patch.com with your name and a note about why you want to blog and what you plan to blog about.
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- Ryan Martin
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Are you a mom or dad who has a lot of stories to share? Perhaps you have questions for other parents, or advice you've learned along the way? Maplewood-Brentwood Patch is now looking for parenting bloggers from Brentwood and/or Maplewood to share stories and photos on Patch. Your blogs could include news from your child's schools or stories about your family. Because you own and operate the blog, the content is up to you—and you can blog as little or as often as you want. Bloggers will be granted access to our Local Voices platform, where they'll interact with other parents and Patch users. We currently have more than 40 bloggers who have contributed a collective 150 posts. To become a blogger, shoot me an email at ryan.martin@patch.com or…
Friday, February 24, 2012
Check out these announcements and events posted by Patch users over the past week.
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- Ryan Martin
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Are you the proud parent of a new child? Know of a local student who's done something great? Or maybe you have some other exciting news to announce to the thousands of Maplewood-Brentwood Patch users who log on each month. Share your news or events with the community through our announcements, calendar or Local Voices sections. It's free and easy to use! And after you share your own news, please take a look at some of the community events and announcements posted below:
Friday, February 17, 2012
Check out these announcements and events posted by Patch users over the past week.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Ryan Martin
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Are you the proud parent of a new child? Know of a local student who's done something great? Or maybe you have some other exciting news to announce to the thousands of Maplewood-Brentwood Patch users who log on each month. Share your news or events with the community through our announcements, calendar or Local Voices sections. It's free and easy to use! And after you share your own news, please take a look at some of the community events and announcements posted below:
Thursday, February 16, 2012
To apply, email editor Ryan Martin at ryan.martin@patch.com with your name, the name of your church and what you plan to blog about.
Are you passionate about your faith and the church that fosters it? Yes? Great! Maplewood-Brentwood Patch is now looking for church bloggers like you to share news and photos from your church. Church bloggers will be granted access to our Local Voices platform and be able to blog about upcoming church activities, interesting stories from church members, news out of their respective schools and more! It's a great way to communicate with other Patch users about the goings-on in your church. Patch is looking for bloggers from any of the following churches: Is your church missing? We'd still love to have you blog! Just send us the info on the church we are missing and we will make arrangements for you to blog as well. Anyone may apply …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Which of our top blogs is your favorite?
Our Local Voices section is a great place for community members to share their expertise, passions and stories with Patch users. Let's revisit some of my favorite posts that appeared in January. Just as I asked you to pick which news story from January was your favorite or most memorable, I'm asking you to pick your favorite blog post too. Please cast your vote in the poll and add your thoughts in the comments. And if you're interested in joining the more than 30 users who are already contributing to the Local Voices section, shoot me an email at ryan.martin@patch.com. - No. 1 — What We'll Lose in a Post-Post-Office America (Jan. 26) The inaugural post from our friends at Occasional Planet looked at the architecture of local post office …
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Don't let a morning go by without your Patch fix. We'll send you a steamy mug of the latest news, events, opinion and fun stuff, ready for you when you wake up. Here's how you can sign up.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
We're Patch, and we just want to say, "good morning!" That's what the daily Patch email newsletter is all about. Every morning, as you're rising to start your day, we send you the latest local headlines, events, blogs, photos and community tidbits — right to your inbox, free of charge. All you have to do is sign up. You won't believe how easy it is. Here's why we think you'll like it. Getting it is easy. Just visit our newsletter signup page, sign in or create a Patch account and add your email address. That's it! Get ready to say good morning with Patch. And if you're one of the thousands of readers already getting a Patch newsletter, thank you. We appreciate it.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
If you own or manage a business in Maplewood or Brentwood, you can claim your listing in the Patch directory.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Do you own a business in Maplewood or Brentwood? Have you seen your listing in the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch directory? We’ve compiled a comprehensive directory that includes restaurants, stores and local government offices. Each listing has some general information and pictures of the business. And if you own or manage the business, you can claim the listing. Doing so will provide a bit more administrative access to the entry our readers see when they want to learn more about your company. It allows owners and managers to add photos, include details we may have missed and provide other information. So how do you claim your listing? It’s easy! (Click here to find your business and claim it.) Then follow these steps: Claiming your listing …
Monday, January 16, 2012
Maplewood-Brentwood Patch receives a shoutout from a Brentwood resident on "St. Louis on the Air."
Last week, I learned that St. Louis Public Radio's local news and talk show, St. Louis on the Air, would run an hour-long segment on the role of community newspapers in the digital age. I'm (obviously) a big fan of newspapers and an even bigger fan (obviously) of local news. So I tuned in. When host Don Marsh opened the lines for callers, "David from Brentwood" had some of the nicest things to say about what we're doing on Patch. "It is, without a doubt, the best thing out there for keeping people informed," he said. "Six months ago, I didn't even know what Twitter was, and now I have it set up so whenever the gentleman who runs the Brentwood Maplewood one posts something, I get notification of that." First, thank you for calling me a …
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Save the money and hassle by giving public records away free of charge.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I want to acknowledge my personal feelings regarding access to public records. The Brentwood Board of Aldermen again faced scrutiny on Monday night for its interpretation of the Missouri Sunshine Law. The law, which is enforced by the attorney general's office, was created to guarantee the public's right to access public documents. It's nothing new in Brentwood. Residents were upset in October about the city's interpretation of the sunshine law. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Brentwood were involved in a lawsuit in August over the city's interpretation of the sunshine law. As editor of Maplewood-Brentwood Patch (and member of different journalism organizations that advocate for increased transparency in …
Josh
10:20 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
M-B Patch has become a great source of local news for me since its launch....I check it regularly. You've done a good job. Thanks and good luck in your new position. more ›