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Tony Awards Watch Party June 8 at Ballpark Village

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Juneteenth Event in University City

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Fontbonne OPTIONS is Perfect for Florissant Father of Five

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BY ANNE SHAW HEINRICH "A lot of my lunch breaks are spent reading," says Fontbonne University OPTIONS student Sheldon Jackson, who also puts in study time on Sunday afternoons and…

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Dining Divas at the Geyer House in Soulard

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BY LISA KAMPETER Never before have I spoken here about my addiction to a chain restaurant that specializes in waffles, whose name I’m not going to mention. This space isn’t…

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Movie review: 27 Dresses

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Weddings are getting a bad rap. Commercialized into costly extravaganzas, ceremonies meant to celebrate and sanction the civil and sacred joining of two people have turned into…

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Movie review: Mad Money

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Those who have been hit by the stock market plunge may want to attend "Mad Money" and take notes. Three ladies consider a scheme to personally "recycle"…

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Last Prep Hockey Game at North County Rec— Haz. West, SC West Play For Title

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BY JIM WIENERS Hazelwood West Ice Hockey Club Head Coach Michael McLaughlin was hopeful that the Wildcats still had a chance to win the Mid-States Club Hockey Association Suburban North…

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McCluer North, Hazelwood East Win Girls Prep Basketball Tournaments

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BY JIM WIENERS Mid January for McCluer North and Hazelwood East High Schools meant playing in their third Girls Basketball Tournaments at private high schools. Last week both schools each…

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Florissant Seniors Toast the New Year

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Florissant seniors celebrated the New Year with a party at the James J. Eagan Center. This group of ladies toasted (at 12:00 noon). BOB LINDSEY PHOTO .

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Florissant Seniors Ring in the New Year

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Men attending the Florissant Seniors New Year party proudly wore the fedora hats they received. BOB LINDSEY PHOTO .

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Hazelwood Accepts Settlement For Taxes Owed by Cellular Firms

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BY JEANETTE EBERLIN-RIZZELLO The Hazelwood City Council has made sure the city gets everything it’s entitled to in settlements of taxes owed to municipalities by major cellular telephone companies in…

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Chief Wolf Offer Praise For 5 Hazelwood Promoted Officers

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BY JEANETTE EBERLIN-RIZZELLO Five Hazelwood police officers were promoted in rank and given honors and praise from the chief and city council members at a public meeting last week. The…

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