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Tony Award for the Muny; New seasons Opens June 16 with “Bring It On”

The Muny Will Receive the 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award...

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Wal-Mart Moves Closer To Approval After City Council Gets Amendments

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By Carol Arnett First Wal-Mart tried Tax Increment Financing (TIF), then a Community Improvement District (CID), and the city council denied both. Now the retail giant is moving forward with…

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Baby Boomers Retiring, But Are They Really?

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By Tom Anselm According to The Pew Research Center, as of Jan. 1, 2011, the first Baby Boomers reached 65 years of age.  Then every day thereafter for the next…

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2 Hotly Contested Races For Florissant Council

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By Carol Arnett All of the odd numbered wards in the city of Florissant are up for election April 3, but only two of the five incumbents have opponents. Tim…

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Annexation, 3 Changes in City Charter on Apr. 2nd Ballot

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By Carol Arnett Florissant residents will be asked to vote on an annexation proposal in the April 3 election. A majority of voters in both the city and the area…

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Ferguson Brewery Mixes Up Much More than Just Brew

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By Lisa Kampeter There’s a popular song out there by a group called Flo Rida.  Actually, it’s not a group but a rapper.  From the spelling of it, it could…

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Were Tigers Looking Too Far Ahead in NCAA Tournament?

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By Randy Gardner What an abrupt end to something that looked so promising, that is the Mizzou Basketball team in the National Championship hunt. I didn’t even have time to…

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Candidates, Ballot Issues

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The candidates and issues on the April 3 ballot are shown below. Your ballot will vary, depending on where you live. City of Black Jack Ward 1 Donald Krank (unopposed)…

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Hazelwood Central High Among Three Winners at St. Louis Robotics Regional

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An alliance of high school robotics teams from Hazelwood Central High School, Lee's Summit West High School (Kansas City area) and SEMO 4-H (Southeast Missouri) captured the St. Louis FIRST…

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‘The Hunger Games’: Survivor Gone Wrong Despite Great Performance by Lawrence

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by Sandra Olmsted The first shot in The Hunger Games is of Stanley Tucci in a ridiculous blue hairdo and a costume left over from Director Tim Burton’s Alice in…

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Chamber to host ‘Sample North County’ At Jamestown Mall on Saturday, March 31

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After a four years at the JFK Center in Florissant, the Greater North County Chamber's Business Showcase will be returning to Jamestown Mall this year.  Returning to Jamestown offers more…

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