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2016 Olympics Taught Life Lessons

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Olympics Had Something For Everyone, But For Me Of Course, It Was Soccer By Randy Gardner How was the Olympic experience for you? It seemed like everyone I talked to…

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North County Chamber of Commerce Names New President

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Judy Taylor Named Greater North County Chamber’s President Judy Taylor, past co-owner of Taylor Land Management LLC in Florissant, has been named president of the Greater North County Chamber of…

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Old St. Ferdinand Shrine Needs Major Renovations

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St. Ferdinand Shrine in Dire Need of Repairs; Campaign Underway Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, a religious and historic jewel of Old Town Florissant, is in need of some major work…

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Florissant Holds Another Successful “Food Truck Knight.”

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FOOD TRUCK KNIGHT: Florissant co-sponsored another successful “Food Truck Knight” on Friday, Aug.19 on the Knights of Columbus lot near the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine. Several more trucks served until…

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Florissant CDBG Annual Action Plan

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Florissant to Request Release of Community Development Block Grant Funds on Sept. 2 The City of Florissant will request the release of 2016 CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of…

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New Western Hell or High Water in Theatres

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Hell or High Water: The Return of the Western By Sandra Olmsted Hell or High Water is a tongue-in-cheek, thrillingly fun, darkly comic, and heart-felt gallop through the Western genre.…

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Parks and Recreation Dept. Having Server Problems

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Parks Dept. Server Down Until Aug. 29 On Friday, Aug. 12, the Parks and Recreation Department’s network server experienced a hardware failure, which caused the Department’s reservation, registration, and membership…

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Florissant Community Development Block Grant Funds

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Florissant to Request Release of Community Development Block Grant Funds in Sept. The City of Florissant will request the release of 2016 CDBG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing…

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Three Area Libraries to Close for Renovations

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Flo.Valley Branch Library To Close For Renovations St. Louis County Library is nearly finished with the first phase of the “Your Library Renewed” campaign. Eleven new or renovated branches will…

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Hazelwood Gets New ‘Safe Trade Zone’ for Residents

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Hazelwood Police Introduce ‘Safe Trade Zone’ For Buying and Selling To minimize risk and vulnerabilities With more people using Facebook groups and Craigslist to buy, sell, and trade property online,…

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