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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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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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Gov. Nixon Awards Boeing Flag of Freedom

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Boeing Awarded Flag of Freedom from Gov. Nixon for Show-Me Heroes Program Gov. Jay Nixon joined Leanne Caret, president and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, in St. Louis to…

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Relax with 2016 Summer Olympics

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Watching Olympics is Awesome; Putting Them On is Unbelievable By Randy Gardner It is hard to believe that the Olympics only happen once every four years. In that time you…

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Incredible Girl Fights Rare Disease

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Florissant Girl Beats All Odds of Survival; Throws Out First Pitch at Busch Stadium By Nichole Richardson Eleni Scott, of Florissant, is getting ready to celebrate her fifth birthday on…

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Variety Was Key to Muny Season

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‘Aida’ Closes Muny's 98th Season On a High Note of Love and Peace by Pat Lindsey The final show of The Muny season is always bittersweet because it signifies that…

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HS Softball and Soccer Openers

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McCluer North Boys Soccer, Girls Softball Opens With Tournaments By Jim Wieners Tournaments will open the 2016 Fall season for McCluer North Boys Soccer and Girls Softball teams. McCluer North…

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