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  Julie Reiber, Benjamin Eakeley, Teralin Jones Join the North American Tour of the Hit Musical   Producers Vivek J. Tiwary (he/him), Arvind Ethan David (he/him) and Eva Price (she/her) are pleased to announce that Julie Reiber (she/her), Benjamin Eakeley (he/him) and Teralin Jones (all pronouns) will officially join the North American Tour of the Tony […]

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The 2024 Senior New Year’s Eve Dance Will be held at New Senior Center at JFK   By Bob Lindsey A short time after th seniors popped the bubbly and sang farewell to 2023 at 12 noon at the James Eagan Center Dec. 31, Senior Center director Peggy Hogan had some news about the 2024 […]

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        Seniors Bid Auld Lang Syne to New Year’s Eve Party at Florissant  Civic Center         By Bob Lindsey An always festive crowd of seniors popped  the bubbly and sang farewell to 2023, 12 hours before the end of the actual year at the James Eagan Center.  It’s been that way for […]

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“Mrs. Doubtfire” Hits All the Right Notes at The Fabulous Fox     by Pat Lindsey When I first learned that the classic movie, “Mrs. Doubtfire,” was being adapted as a stage musical, I wondered who in the world could play Robin Williams’s iconic role of Daniel Hillard. I was excited to find out that […]

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Obituary: Tony “Butch” Winterbauer Formerly of St. Louis, Florissant Anthony “Tony” or “Butch” James Winterbauer was born in St. Louis, MO on August 1, 1946, to William Joseph Winterbauer and Dorothy Roehr Winterbauer. He passed away peacefully on December 10, 2023, at home in Anaheim, CA. Tony grew up in St. Louis with his older […]

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  Mayor Tim Lowery has announced that Gateway Disposal STL will offer the “Christmas Tree Disposal” program to Florissant residents having real Christmas trees. Also, the city’s Health Department will be accepting Christmas lights for recycling purposes from residents. If you have Christmas lights you want to dispose bring them to the Health Department building […]

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Boomer’s Journal: The Night After Christmas      By Tom Anselm I wonder what Santa is doing today? Let’s sneak up to the North Pole and look in on the old guy. There he is, sitting in his high-backed chair, woolen-stockinged feet up on a stack of pillows. Huge logs are sizzling in the hearth. Mrs. […]

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I-270 North Project Completes Four Years of Highway Upgrades      The completion of the $278 million I-270 North Project was celebrated with an official ceremony on Monday in Hazelwood. Governor Mike Parson joined state and local elected officials along with the Missouri Department of Transportation and its contractor team to cut the ribbon on this […]

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    As part of its initiative to strengthen the region’s local business districts and corridors of commerce, Greater St. Louis, Inc. visited Florissant, this week to hear directly from business owners and local leaders about how the regional initiative can provide support. “The STL 2030 Jobs Plan calls for the development of this initiative […]

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The annual holiday drive though lights display at Rock Springs Park in the center of Alton gets better every year. Here are a few scenes from the display (flovalleynews photos)

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  The producers of MRS. DOUBTFIRE, the smash hit musical comedy currently playing to sold out houses in London’s West End, have announce the full cast for the North American Tour coming to St. Louis Dec. 26 – Jan. 7. The critically-acclaimed production features beloved, Tony-nominated Broadway leading man Rob McClure, reprising his “exhilarating, star-making […]

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MoDOT to Host Improve I-70 STL Conceptual Study Public Meeting, Dec. 14 The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will host a public meeting for its Improve I-70 STL Conceptual Study. The open-house style meeting will be held Dec. 14 from 4-6 p.m. at the Bridgeton Recreation Center, 4201 Fee Fee Rd. 63044. During the public […]

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AltonWorks Proposes New Vision for Riverfront    Americans love their national parks. According to the National Park Service, about 312 million people visited national parks in 2022, a 5% increase from 2021. National parks bring in billions of dollars of economic activity to regions across the country for small and large cities alike. During the […]

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DECEMBER Holiday events Christmas Wonderland in Alton Experience the enchantment of Christmas at the “Christmas Wonderland” holiday light display. The “Grandpa Gang” has been at it again transforming Rock Spring Park in Alton, Illinois into a Winter Wonderland.      Visitors can drive through the park to view more than 4 million lights decorating the park. […]

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