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Pond and Water Garden on June 21,22

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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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‘Classmates’ is the Perfect Word For 2 Townsend First Graders

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Holding his small right hand on top of hers, quietly and patiently, he asks, "What does it say?" Feeling a line of raised bumps on a page, she replies, "I…

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Bobby Norfolk Visits McCurdy Elementary School

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During one of the "Anansi the Spider" tales from Ghana, Africa, musician Robert Fishbone weaves between rows of students at McCurdy Elementary School. Fishbone accompanied well-known local storyteller Bobby Norfolk…

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Hazelwood Firefighters Help Provide Hat & Gloves For School

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When a call went out to help the students of Larimore Elementary School, who often came to school without wearing protection in the dead of winter, fire fighters of the…

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Restaurants Coming Back At 2 Former Locations; Storage Units Curtailed

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BY CAROL ARNETT Fish: yes. Storage pods and weeds: no. The Florissant City Council is set to welcome back Long John Silver’s restaurant to the location on Graham Road that…

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Black Jack FPD Hosting Training Class For Area Emergency Response Agencies

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The Black Jack Fire Protection District will host a training class for all emergency response agencies in the northern part of St. Louis County on Wednesday, March 18 at 1…

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F-F Parents as Teachers, Library Team-up For Program, Story Times

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The Ferguson-Florissant School District’s Parents as Teachers program and the Florissant Branch of the St. Louis County Library are joining together to provide young children 18 months to 5 years…

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Chamber’s 21st Business Showcase, Family Fair at JFK Center March 28

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The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate 21 years of connecting local businesses with the residential community through a business showcase. The 21st Annual Business Showcase and Family…

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Nominations Sought for North County Inc. Awards at Annual Breakfast on May 15

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North County Incorporated (NCI) invites civic, business, community leaders and residents to celebrate 32 years of service to the North County community at its annual breakfast on Friday, May 15,…

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Dining Divas: Anthonino’s Taverna on The Hill

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Over the river and through the woods. That’s what it felt like when the Dining Divas tried to get to our Diva dinner this month. It felt like we had…

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Movie review: “Two Lovers”

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BY MAGGIE SCOTT The print ad for director James Gray’s drama, "Two Lovers," gives the unfortunate, off-putting impression that the movie is just another run-of-the-mill, trivial story of a man’s…

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