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Tony Award for the Muny; New seasons Opens June 16 with “Bring It On”

The Muny Will Receive the 2025 Regional Theatre Tony Award...

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Weekend shows for RIVERDANCE 30 Continue May 3 & 4

2025 RIVERDANCE 30 Graces The Fabulous Fox this weekend       ...

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Valley of Flowers weekend arrives!

The Valley of Flowers Festival is back and blooming brighter...

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New HSD Superintendent to be Announced Week of April 11

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After 6 months the Hazelwood School District’s (HSD’s) search for a new superintendent is in its final phase. Desiree Whitlock, president of the HSD Board of Education, said that the…

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Born to be Blue: Is it Chet Baker Horn-player or is it the Heroin?

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by Sandra Olmsted Writer/director Robert Budreau’s Bio-Pic Born to be Blue about the creative life of Chet Baker (Ethan Hawke), a pioneer of West Coast cool-and-quite jazz movement, certainly sends…

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McCluer Boys Track & Field Wins University City-Beck Invitational

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By Jim Wieners McCluer High School Boys Track And Field was victorious April 2 at the University City High School Muhl-Schemmer Stadium, at the intersection of Hanley Road and Balson…

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Double Baseball Wins For Hazelwood Central, McCluer North, Trinity

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By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central, McCluer North and Trinity Catholic Baseball teams each had two wins on April 2 but Hazelwood Central won over two teams on the road while…

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Budget Cuts Loom For City

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Ferguson City Voters Approve One of Two Propositions on Tuesday, April 5 Ferguson City voters approved one of two Propositions on Tuesday, April 5. Proposition E, an Economic Development Sales…

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Leslie Hogstead and Connie Harge elected to 3-year terms on FFSD Board

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All Propositions in Florissant, Hazelwood Pass by Big Margins on April 5th Ballot Florissant residents approve Propositions B, R, and A. Prop B in Tuesday’s elections with big margins. Props…

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Hawthorne Players:

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  Auditions April 10 For Musical ‘Hairspray’   Hawthorne Players has announced auditions for the musical “Hairspray” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, at the Florissant Civic Center Theatre,…

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Delrish Moss is new Ferguson Police Chief

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Ferguson Names Miami Police Dept. Official as City’s New Police Chief Following a three month nationwide search, Major Delrish L. Moss of the Miami, Florida Police Department, has been named…

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Trinity Girls Soccer Opens With 5-0 Shutout Over McCluer North

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By Jim Wieners Trinity Catholic Girls Soccer began a new era March 23 with a 5-0 shutout over McCluer North at James Eagan Field at Eagan Civic Center, across Waterford…

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Should The Coach Go If U.S. Soccer Team Fails To Qualify For World Cup?

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By Randy Gardner If you are a soccer fan like I am, you have to be disappointed in the United States National soccer team. I should maybe correct myself and…

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