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Dining Divas Start Off 2010 With a Three Monkeys Brunch

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One Sunday morning, the Dining Divas braved the frigid temperatures and headed to South St. Louis for our monthly get together.  We gathered at a neighborhood establishment called Three Monkeys…

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Florissant: Passage of Bill Blocking City Employees to Campaign Gets Unanimous Approval

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By Carol Arnett In somewhat of a surprise move,  the Florissant City Council last week "unanimously" passed a bill that would prohibit department heads and other city employees from campaigning…

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Valentine’s Day

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St. Louis’ Largest Local Producer of Chocolate Covered Strawberries Gears Up for Yet Another Busy Valentine’s Day It is a St. Louis ritual. Every February as Valentine’s Day approaches, the…

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Eagle on Ice

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Photo by Bob Baxter of Baxter's in Alton.

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Eagle on ice

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Photo by Bob Baxter of Baxter's in Alton taken recently on the Mississippi River at Alton.

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Boeing Engineers Share Space Awareness Day with HCMS Students

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Boeing Engineers Share Space Awareness Day With HCMS Students

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PLANE TOSS: Students from Hazelwood Central Middle School take part in a paper plane tossing contest after meeting with engineers from The Boeing Company. Vontrel Reese, an eighth grader, steps…

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Eagle Events at Ft. Belle Fontaine Park, Alton-Grafton area

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Fort Belle Fontaine, Jan. 23 The Friends of Fort Belle Fontaine Park will host an Eagle Watch and Trail Walk on Saturday, Jan. 23  from 11-2. The event is free. A…

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Energy Grant Could Save Florissant $80,000 per Year

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Florissant has submitted a grant application under the Energize Missouri Communities Program of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources which sets up the competitive grant process to distribute Federal Stimulus…

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Historical Society Celebrates French Custom With a Bouillon Party, Jan. 24

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The Florissant Valley Historical Society will hold its annual Bouillon Party on Sunday, Jan. 24 at Taille de Noyer. A Bouillon was a winter house party held by early French settlers…

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