Florissant Veterans’ Parade Nov. 12 in City

   The 2017 Veterans' Parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 12 beginning at 1 p.m. Parade participants will assemble and start the parade at Bangert Park and precede north…

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Wonderstruck: Beautiful But Gives Away Twists

by Sandra Olmsted Director Todd Haynes, well-known for his striking visual storytelling, ravishingly adapts author-illustrator-screenwriter Brian Selznick’s 2011 epic fable, the illustrated novel of the same name mostly with images…

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Little Creek Nature Area Previews 2018 50th Anniversary Celebration

  Ferguson Florissant School District's Little Creek Nature Area kicked off its year-round 2018 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, Oct. 28 at its annual homecoming at 2295 Dunn Rd. The…

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Pam Grier Opens St. Louis International Film Festival

by Sandra Olmsted  The 26th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) opens with a special reception featuring Pam Grier and premiere of the locally produced indie comedy, Bad…

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‘A Bad Moms Christmas’: Uneven but Still Very Funny

By Sandra Olmsted With A Bad Moms Christmas, writers/directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore bring it on with a follow up to their popular 2016 comedy Bad Moms. In this…

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Taco Truck Shows up at Hazelwood Food Truck ‘Trunk for Treat’ Despite Robbery

   The cold didn’t deter Hazelwood residents and others from attending Howdershell Park’s Food Truck or Treat on Oct. 27, nor did a robbery stop one of the food vendors…

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Holiday Happenings: Garden Glow Opens Nov. 17

Garden Glow installations are dispersed throughout Missouri Botanical Garden for the annual holiday event that runs Nov. 17-Jan.1 nightly. Walking is the primary means of viewing the exhibit. It is…

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