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Tony Awards Watch Party June 8 at Ballpark Village

The Muny to Host Free Tony Awards Community Watch Party...

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Juneteenth Event in University City

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Black Jack holds city-wide Garage Sale at various locations

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Fiesta in Florissant Returns June 21 and 22

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World’s Fair Heritage Festival at Forest Park

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  • Post published:September 9, 2014
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Weekend events include Food, Games, Art The 1st Annual St. Louis World's Fare Heritage Festival and Games is coming to Forest Park this weekend, Sept. 12-14 in the areas surrounding…

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Unaccredited in 2008, Jennings Schools Continue Improvement

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  • Post published:September 9, 2014
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Final 2014 LEA Annual Performance Report recently released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shows substantial improvement for the Jennings School District. The Annual Performance Report (APR)…

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Hearing Sept. 11 for Community Development Block Grant

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  • Post published:September 9, 2014
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The City of Florissant will conduct a public hearing beginning at 7p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at Florissant City Hall Council Chambers, 955 rue St. Francois, Florissant, Missouri 63031,…

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Yacovelli’s Restaurant Celebrates 95th Anniversary

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  • Post published:September 8, 2014
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But another surprise announced, Restuarant Will Close on Jan. 1, 2015 Yacovelli’s Restaurant & Catering – located in North County at 407 Dunn Road in Florissant, – and long-time meetring…

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State Releases School District Testing Results

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  • Post published:August 29, 2014
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    F-F District Remains Fully Accredited But State Assessment Scores Decline      Board and District officials taking action Results from the 2014 Missouri Annual Performance Report (APR) for the…

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Can the Kurt Warner Story Be Repeated?

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By Randy Gardner Can I start by saying, here we go again? By that, I mean the Rams are the unluckiest team in the league; they cannot catch a break.…

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It’s Easy to Take the Heat With Fun Family Members in Florida

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A Boomer's Journal By Tom Anselm It has been quite warm lately in our town, both politically and atmospherically. The first so much so that frankly it is just too…

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Four -Class Boys Soccer Plays Mainly 4 -Team Districts

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By Jim Wieners Beginning this school year High School Soccer is a four class sport and this year 226 high schools will be playing Boys Soccer. So the largest 192…

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District Football Rematches: East Visits Webster Grove, McCluer North Hosts Kirkwood

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By Jim Wieners On Nov. 6, 2013, in the second round of Class Five, District Two Football playoffs McCluer North was shut out at Kirkwood 34-0 in Jim Schottmueller’s final…

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Film Gets a Big Opening Lift From The Wehrenberg Chain

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(Complete, lengthy interview with Belleville Director Dan Steadman) By Sandra Olmsted Director Dan Steadman reveals his thoughts on writing, directing, and editing and discusses micro-budget, independent filmmaking and why he…

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