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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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Florissant Council Elects Joe Eagan, Patrick Mulcahy Officers

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  • Post published:May 2, 2022
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Florissant Hearing Held on City's Revised Comprehensive Plan By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council elected council officers at their second April meeting electing Councilman Joe Eagan as president  and…

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Movie Reviews

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  • Post published:April 26, 2022
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Check Out Light Blog t.biz For these Film Reviews by Sandra Olmsted, "LightHeart Blog: Cinematic Skinny" at LightHeart.biz   ANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE. Probably the least visually exciting…

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Jamestown Mall Demolition Discussed

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  • Post published:April 19, 2022
  • Post category:BlackJack / Spanish Lake/Business News/Construction/County Government/Features/Missouri

$6 Million Sought For Demolition of Jamestown Mall County Councilwoman Shalonda Webb has introduced legislation that would allocate $6 million to demolish the Jamestown Mall site that has been vacant…

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Retired Florissant Mayor Writes to Archbishop Rozanski

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  • Post published:April 19, 2022
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Retired Mayor Writes New Archbishop on Preserving Oldest Parish In STL County By Thomas Schneider In 2019 I retired after eight years as CEO Mayor of Florissant after having served…

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Gateway Legacy Christian on a Hot Baseball Streak

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  • Post published:April 19, 2022
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Gateway Legacy Christian Academy Baseball Wins Their First 13 Games By Jim Wieners Gateway Legacy Christian Academy, a boarding school that occupies what once was St. Stanislaus Seminary, seems to…

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Florissant Food Trucks April 22

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  • Post published:April 19, 2022
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1st Food Truck Night in ‘22 April 22 Has ‘Wheelhouse’ Mayor Tim Lowery announced that the Knights of Columbus Duchesne Council #2951 and the City of Florissant will be co-sponsoring…

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Florissant City Council Meeting April 11, 2022

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  • Post published:April 15, 2022
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Grandview Restaurant on Hold, Just 1 Taste Catering Changes Name By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council met for the first April meeting recently. The council welcomed two new canines…

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Divas Discover Santino’s Steak and Pasta

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  • Post published:April 12, 2022
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Dining Divas Discover an Amazing Italian Restaurant at Alton Square I was hesitant with my choice for our latest Dining Divas. I could hear the complaints. “It’s too far of…

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Resource Fair for Seniors April 19

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  • Post published:April 12, 2022
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Senior Resource Fair April 19 At James J. Eagan Center Mayor Tim Lowery announced the City of Florissant Senior Citizen Office will be hosting a free Senior Citizen Resource Fair…

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2022 Pond-O-Rama is June 25-26

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  • Post published:April 12, 2022
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2022 Pond-O-Rama Tour Includes 5 Water Gardens in North County 2 in Florissant; 1 each in St. Ann, Spanish Lake, Bel-Nor The St. Louis Water Garden Society (SLWGS) is celebrating…

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