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Tony Awards Watch Party June 8 at Ballpark Village

The Muny to Host Free Tony Awards Community Watch Party...

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Juneteenth Event in University City

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Black Jack holds city-wide Garage Sale at various locations

Black Jack garage sale through the city was held on...

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Fiesta in Florissant Returns June 21 and 22

Vibrant Hispanic Festival Lights Up Florissant ON JUNE 21 &...

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County Health Department Urges all Residents to Get Flu Vaccinations

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Flu season has arrived and the Saint Louis County Department of Health is urging all residents six months of age and older be vaccinated against the seasonal flu. Even those…

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Hazelwood Senior R. J. Fentress Wins First Place in Statewide Video Contest

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  • Post published:October 16, 2013
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R. J. Fentress, a senior at Hazelwood West High School, received first place, and a $1,000 cash prize, in the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s “2013 What’s Super About Public Schools”…

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Scenes from the Fall Festival

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Photos by Bob Lindsey and Karen McKay                    

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Food Trucks by the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine

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  • Post published:October 14, 2013
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If you bring food trucks, they will come. Florissant residents came out in force for the Food Trucks in Florissant event at the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine. There were long…

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Rams Win Over Jags is 1st Step to Respectability

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  • Post published:October 9, 2013
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By Randy Gardner Is it an extraordinary event when you win a game that you are expected to win? This would be the case for the St. Louis Rams. Yes,…

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Gravity: 3D Spectacle

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By Sandra Olmsted Director Alfonso Cuarón’s latest film, Gravity, marries a simple, straightforward narrative to evocative visual complexity and delivers a subtle mediation of grief in the midst of a…

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Wildcats, Titans Softball Teams Get District Top Seeds, Begin Thursday

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By Jim Wieners High School Softball District Tournaments got underway last Wednesday, Oct. 9, however, the Hazelwood West Wildcats and the Trinity Catholic Titans each got a bye as being…

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Hawks Take 6-0 Record East (bound) Against Arch-Rival 4-2 Spartans

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By Jim Wieners Hazelwood Central will be taking their high-powered offense (about 43.5 points per game) and their unbeaten record (4-0 Suburban North Conference, 6-0 overall) to Gorzynski Field Saturday,…

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Mark Your Calendar

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  • Post published:October 9, 2013
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Thursday, Oct. 10 St. Mark's Fashions for Food clothing sale, 315 Graham Road, 8:30-11 a.m. All proceeds go to local food pantries. Sale is held on the second Thursday of…

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Voices of Valhalla: A Hayride Through History Next two October Weekends

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History and dead folks come alive when Hawthorne Players presents “Voices of Valhalla: A Hayride through History” on Oct. 11, 12, 18 and 19 at Valhalla cemetery, 7600 St. Charles…

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