Crowds Flock to rue St. Francois for 20th Annual Florissant Fall Festival

by Ralph Schaffer Hundreds of families and their furry friends strolled up and down rue St. Francois in Old Town Florissant this past Sunday to welcome fall. even though it…

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20th Annual Old Town Florissant Fall Festival is this Sunday Oct. 8

All the activities at the Fall Festival are along rue St. Francois in Old Town The 20th annual Old Town Fall Festival will be held Sunday, Oct. 8 from 11…

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Florissant Hosts Public Hearing On Community Block Grants

The City of Florissant will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, at Florissant City Hall Council Chambers, 955 rue St. Francois, concerning the Fiscal…

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Spooky Food Truck Knight Friday, Oct. 13 on KOC Grounds

   Mayor Tom Schneider announced that the Knights of Columbus Duchesne Council #2951 and the City of Florissant will be co-sponsoring a Food Truck Knight on Friday, Oct. 13 from…

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Homecoming Celebration Back at Little Creek Oct. 28

The Little Creek Nature Area, 2295 Dunn Rd. in Florissant, will host its 6th annual Homecoming Celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 28. The celebration will feature live…

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Citizens for Modern Transit, AARP to Host Pop-Up Metro Market at the No. Hanley MetroLink Station Oct. 11

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and AARP in St. Louis have announced plans to host a pop-up Metro Market on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the…

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Christian Hospital Foundation to Recognize Area Community Leaders at Legacy Dinner

   The Christian Hospital Foundation will honor community leaders at its ninth annual Legacy Leaders Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 26, at Norwood Hills Country Club. Kelvin R. Westbrook, Chair of…

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A Boomer’s Journal: When Things May Seem Too Much, Go Fishing!

by Tom Anselm Protests in the streets, statues knocked down, unstable lunatics with nuclear weapons. This is today’s reality. But let’s talk about something really important, something that is seldom…

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