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Shop Chamber First

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Shoppers can be rewarded for shopping local businesses by participating in the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce's "Shop Chamber First" campaign. From Sept. 15 to Oct. 13 chamber member…

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Walk Through History

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Photo by Gurry Chappel, The Chappel House THE FIRST STEP in Florissant's new Walk Through History program begin last Saturday when the first plaque was placed in the sidewalk in…

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Florissant Council Has Concerns on Rezoning For New Pre-School

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BY CAROL ARNETT The Florissant City Council held three public hearings at Monday night’s council meeting. Topics ranged from a day care to new retail space to kettle corn. In…

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All Good Things Come To an End Even For Fascinating Olympics

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BY RANDY GARDNER Can you believe that so many things can come to an end in just a few weeks time? Lets first start off with end the end of…

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Rare Open House and Tour of Casa Alvarez, City’s Oldiest House

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Photo courtesy of Gurry Chappel of The Chappel House An open house was held at Casa Alvarez on Aug. 24, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Florissant Valley Historical Society.…

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Sanibel’s ‘Ding’ Darling is Richest Ecosystem on Earth

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LEE COUNTY CONVENTION & TOURISM BOATD PHOTO BY PAT LINDSEY There are two distinct sides to Sanibel. The one that everyone sees most often is the island with the world-famous…

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Returning to Captiva and Sanibel Islands After 20 Years

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A family frolics on the beach on Captiva Island after one of those infamous summer rains leaving a reddish-pink beach sky and beach at sunset. STORY, PHOTO BY BOB LINDSEY…

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Todd Takes Lampert’s Seat on Hazelwood Council

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BY JEANETTE EBERLIN-RIZZELLO The Hazelwood City Council has a new member to represent Ward 5. Russell Todd, he has lived in Hazelwood since 1999, and he served on the city’s…

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Movie review: The Longshots

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT How many people know a town like Minden, Illinois, in the new family drama, The Longshots, where the get-up-and-go got up and went years ago? Where jobs…

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Movie review: House Bunny

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT Do young women struggling with poor body images, serial boy problems and fitting in with the clique-du jour at school really need a role model like Shelley…

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