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‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’: Generic Popcorn Spiller

by Sandra Olmsted Although the first installment in this franchise benefitted from having Guillermo del Toro insert his delicious adroitness for monsters into the original, in this new film, director…

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Hazelwood Central, Incarnate Word Soccer Unbeaten Through 4 Games

By Jim Wieners Battling through inclement weather at times the Girls Soccer teams at Hazelwood Central High School and Incarnate Word Academy went through the opening week of the season…

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FFSD BOARD AND TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION SIGNS HISTORIC BARGAINING AGREEMENT

FFSD Board Approves First Ever Collective Bargaining Agreement The Ferguson-Florissant Board of Education has approved a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Ferguson-Florissant School District (FFSD) and the Ferguson-Florissant School District…

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Florissant City Council: City Attorney Concerned About County Intervention at Cigar Bar

By Carol Arnett A cigar bar, a cocktail lounge, and an adult day care were all on the agenda at the last Florissant City Council meeting. The council held a…

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IWA Basketball Pads MSHSAA State Record With Ninth Title

By Jim Wieners Incarnate Word Academy keeps on winning Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Basketball titles and last weekend was no exception. However, where the Red Knights played…

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Hazelwood Central, Lutheran North Basketball Falls In Quarterfinals

By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central Boys and Girls Basketball teams and the Lutheran North Girls saw their seasons end in the State Quarterfinals. On March 10 at Lindenwood University’s Robert…

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Kadean Building New Ambulatory Surgical Center at Mayfair Plaza

Kadean Construction is building a new ambulatory surgical center, which will be named Advanced Surgical Care of St. Louis, in the Mayfair Plaza Shopping Center near Parker Road and Highway…

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Spanish Lake’s Columbia Bottom Visitor Center Changes Days of Operation Apr. 1

New operating days to better serve school programs during week The visitor center at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in Spanish Lake will permanently adopt…

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‘A Wrinkle in Time’: Not Since ‘Narnia’

by Sandra Olmsted Director Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle’s once thought to be “unfilmable” novel, covers much of same ground as the Narnia franchise and…

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