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Black Jack holds city-wide Garage Sale at various locations

Black Jack garage sale through the city on Saturday, May...

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Florissant Friday Fun Days Return June 6

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Matheny Will Be Most Interesting to Watch Early in Spring Training

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We are more than half way through the winter and we haven’t seen much snowfall at all. It almost feels like baseball weather here in the late part of January…

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Infant Massage Classes Offered by Parents as Teachers

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Learn techniques for stimulating and bonding with your baby on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the James J. Eagan Center, Room A, #1 James J. Eagan Drive,…

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Wins At MICDS, Howell North Help McCluer North Wrestling At Districts

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By Jim Wieners It has been a while since North St. Louis County, especially the Florissant Valley area, had a wrestling team that could challenge in the upcoming district meet,…

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Valley of Flowers Seeks 2012 Queen Candidates; Also Past Festival Queens

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Applications for Valley of Flowers queen candidates are now available from the Valley of Flowers office, 601 rue St. Charles. Candidates must be 16 years of age by April 30,…

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St. Ferdinand Shrine Benefit Held at Kemoll’s Downtown

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Supporters of the St. Ferdinand Shrine gathered at Kemoll’s Restaurant in the top floor of the Metropolitan Building on Sunday, Jan. 29 to raise funds to benefit the Friends of…

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Efforts Underway to Eliminate County Smoking Ban Exemptions

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The St. Louis County smoke-free ordinance is one year old, and the Tobacco-Free St. Louis coalition says the County Council still needs to deal with unfinished business.  By allowing some…

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Charter Changes will be on April 3 Ballot in Florissant

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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council took steps to change some items in the city charter, and also changed the ordinance regarding boards and commissions. The changes to the…

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Restaurant, Chickens and a Duck On the Florissant Council Agenda

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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council held a public hearing for a restaurant at 12675 New Halls Ferry, last week.   Old Tymers Carry-out Kitchen, would be strictly carry-out, said…

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Florissant Doesn’t Want to be Like ‘We Bought a Zoo’ Film

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By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council spend some time at their executive session last week to discuss changing the permit process for unusual animals in the city. In the…

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Hazelwoood School District is Handling Supplier Diversity Issues

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Differing Opinions on How HSD is Handling Supplier Diversity Issues By Nichole Richardson  The Hazelwood School District Board of Education held a presentation Jan. 17 on their Supplier and Workforce…

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