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New Zoo taking will include huge Safari area

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  • Post published:December 16, 2020
  • Post category:BlackJack / Spanish Lake/Education/Entertainment / Travel/Features

Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park (in Spanish Lake Area) Is Name for 2nd Zoo opening in 2026 Saint Louis Zoo officials have announced the name for its second campus in…

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Where has the Time Gone?

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  • Post published:December 1, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel/Florissant

Boomer's Journal: The Older I Get, The Faster Things Go! I was filling up my medicine thingie the other day, you know, the one with SMTWThFS on it. And I…

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Catch a Christmas Light Display

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  • Post published:December 1, 2020
  • Post category:Entertainment / Travel/Events/ILLINOIS/Missouri

Two New Nearby Holiday Light Displays Add Christmas Spirit During Pandemic Two new large light displays have joined the array of expanding holiday lights in the metro area, to help…

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A Thanksgiving to Remember

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  • Post published:November 20, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel/Health / Seniors

A THANKSGIVING LIKE NO OTHER But We Still Have Each Other Umm, thanks. I realize that may sound a bit non-plused, but it’s the best I can do today. I…

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Dining Divas at 58hundred

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  • Post published:November 17, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel/Features/Missouri

At 58hundred, Dining Divas Find a Little Outside Dining Normalcy It was a pleasant November evening the last time the Dining Divas were able to gather together again, and we…

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Florissant Cancels Senior NYE Party

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  • Post published:November 5, 2020
  • Post category:City Government/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel/Events/Florissant/Health / Seniors/Missouri

The 2020 Senior New Year's Eve Party is Canceled With the safety and well-being of Florissant senior citizens in mind, the city has canceled the 2020 City of Florissant Senior…

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Pershall Rd. at Elizabeth Closing Nov. 9

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  • Post published:November 5, 2020
  • Post category:Construction/County Government/Entertainment / Travel/Ferguson/Florissant/Missouri

MoDOT Will Close Pershall Rd. at Elizabeth Ave. 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9 Motorists who regularly use I-270 in north St. Louis County should be aware that the Missouri Department…

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Dining Divas: Farotto’s

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  • Post published:November 3, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Dining Out/Entertainment / Travel/Missouri

The Dining Divas Enjoy the Open Air and Dinner at Farotto’s The Dining Divas have become the Patio Dining Divas the past few months, and our last outing was no…

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Too Little Prayer?

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  • Post published:November 3, 2020
  • Post category:Columnists/Entertainment / Travel/Florissant/Missouri

A Boomer's Journal: Sometimes it All Comes Down to Prayer Remember the song by Jackie De Shannon from 1965, "What the World Needs Now?" The answer to that was "love,…

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Florissant Couple Finds Graves in Backyard

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  • Post published:October 15, 2020
  • Post category:Entertainment / Travel/Features/Florissant/Historic/Missouri

Old Town Couple Received a Late Summer Scare By Nichole Richardson On a late summer day this year, Cody Miller and his girlfriend, Lauren Merz, decided to do a typical…

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