• Lindell Study Center:  Received City Council approval to expand a legal, non-conforming use at 700 West Essex Avenue.
• Incentive Source:  Received City Council approval to rezone property located at 500 North Kirkwood Road from R-5 Multi-Family to B-1 Neighborhood Business to permit an office use.
• CVS Pharmacy:  Received Planning & Zoning approval to construct a 13,592 square foot pharmacy with drive-thru at 1085 N. Kirkwood Rd.

• Domino's Pizza:  Received a building permit to construct interior improvements at 11240 Manchester Road. A building permit for a walk-in cooler is forthcoming.
• Greentree Church:  Received a building permit to construct a place of worship at 100 Kirkwood Place. The main sanctuary will include seating for 422 individuals and a separate fellowship hall will provide seating for 120 individuals. Classrooms will be located on the lower level. A large outdoor amphitheater will be the main focus on the west side of the facility and will allow for special church and public activities.

• Fresh Thyme Market:  Received approval for a re-zoning to B-4 Planned Commercial and a Preliminary Development Plan. A Final Development Plan is currently under review. The proposed store, which is 27,977 square feet, will be located at 1018 N. Kirkwood Rd. Fresh Thyme is a specialty grocer and will offer organic, locally sourced fruits and vegetables, store-created sausages, premium coffee beans and local craft beers.
• McArthur's Bakery:  Submitted a Special Use Permit for a restaurant use at 210 North Kirkwood Road (formerly Amici's).
• Midwest Regional Bank:  Submitted for Site Plan Review to construct a new financial institution at 1085 N. Kirkwood Road (located adjacent to the future CVS Pharmacy).
• Raising Cane's: Submitted a B-5 Development Plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a new restaurant to be located at 1034 South Kirkwood Road (formerly O'Donnell Eye Institute).

• Parking for Amtrak passengers in Downtown Kirkwood is free.
• There is a designated Amtrak lot just to the north of Bar Louie's on Kirkwood Road in Station Plaza, but overflow parking may be available in the Station Plaza parking garage and elsewhere.
• Passengers will need to obtain and display a Parking Pass to take advantage of the free parking during their trip. You may obtain the parking pass at the Kirkwood Train Station when it is open for passengers (typically, an hour before trains arrive).
• Passengers should arrive 30 to 45 minutes before their train is scheduled to leave, to have enough time to obtain the parking pass, park, and walk back to the station. If passengers can obtain their parking pass a day or two earlier, that is preferable.
• Handicap parking spaces are available close to the Train Station.
• For additional questions about parking, please call the Train Station Manager, Bill Burckhalter, at 314-792-4125.
• For Amtrak route or ticket information, call 1-800-872-7245.

Kirkwood Library's Winter Reading Program Open Now through January 31!  All ages are invited to participate. Registration is open, and participation is free.  Simply sign-up online at www.kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org or stop by the library. 

FOR ADULTS:

Music in the Library:  

• Saturday, December 6, 2:00 p.m. Enjoy holiday music of the Kirkwood Children's Chorale, an internationally recognized, award winning children's performing choir (bay window area).
• Monday, December 15, 7:00 p.m. Bella Corda, the touring ensemble from the St. Louis Academy for Guitar, will be joined by their friends in Viva Musica (also from the SLAFG) for an evening of Christmas music favorites and more!

Book Clubs:

• Saturday Morning Perks: December 6, 10:00 a.m. Orphan Train by  Kristin Baker Klein
• Mystery Readers: December 17 at 1:00 p.m. Hercule Poirot's  Christmas: a Holiday Mystery by Agatha Christie

FOR CHILDREN:

• BOOKS & BLOCKS. Hear a story and enjoy free block with your child. Recommended for ages 6 months-preschool. Thursdays, December 11 and 18, 10:00 a.m.
• HOLIDAY BOOKS & BLOCKS. December 30, 10:00 a.m.
• Wednesday After-School Special. December 10, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Join us on Wednesdays for a different activity each week of the month.       For elementary-school-age children.
• December Holiday Hunt. December 29, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Drop in anytime between 1pm and 3pm, and hunt for clues, solve riddles, and win a prize.

FOR TEENS:

• Sock Snowmen, December 10, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Using socks and rice, create fun snowmen to keep or give as gifts
• Hobbit Party (All Ages), December 12, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Come celebrate the upcoming release of the third part of the Hobbit film trilogy: The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. We will have Hobbit-themed games and all the food hungry Hobbits can eat! Sign Up required - go here! http://goo.gl/tUQ3qh
• Boxfort Wars, December 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join us for another round of Boxfort Wars! Sign Up required - go here: http://goo.gl/nQogBZ