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New Oceano Bistro Proves to be Smooth Sailing For Dining Divas

It was a good month for the Dining Divas. We took a couple risks, and the gamble paid off. First, we went to a new restaurant, opened less than a year, and kept our fingers crossed that we wouldn’t be disappointed. And secondly, with a name like Oceano Bistro, we could have been headed for rough waters. Fortunately, it was smooth sailing.

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Fish Fries Still Plentiful in North County

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VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4105 holds fish fries every Friday during Lent. While Joe Varvera (left) and Wally Kunkel fry the cod, Auxiliary President Lois Hubbard (front), Peggy Bonney and Laverne Tompkins serve spaghetti, cole slaw, potato salad and hush puppies. Fish fry hours are 3-7 p.m. The Post is located at 410 rue St. Francois in Old Town. JANE BANASZEK PHOTOS

BY CAROL ARNETT
With fewer Catholic parishes you wold think that looking for a Friday fish fry in North County could be a problem. It’s not. Several churches and other groups offer fish fries throughout Lent until Easter. Some continue the tradition year-round with monthly fries.

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Florissant Receives Another Storm Sewer Project for ‘08

The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) recently awarded Florissant a storm sewer project on Flight Drive to alleviate yard and street flooding. The Flight Drive design contract consists of preparations of plans and specifications for the construction of approximately 1,000 feet of 12-in to 24-inch diameter storm sewers.

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‘Definitely, Maybe’ is a Refreshing Romantic Comedy With Different Twist

BY MAGGIE SCOTT
Cynics are sure to see the setting of part of the action of Definitely, Maybe in the campaign headquarters of Bill Clinton as a blatant pitch for the Hillary Clinton presidency. However, don’t let what could be a minor discomfort, depending on how you feel about the senator (or, the former president, for that matter) keep you from giving this refreshing romantic comedy a try.

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2 Hit-Men Buddies Learn They’re Not Cut Out For Job ‘In Bruges’

BY MAGGIE SCOTT

A medieval town works its magic on a pair of hit men ordered to lay low after a problematic job in London, in the drama In Bruges. A latter day Laurel and Hardy when first met, the couple consists of a seasoned assassin and a newbie, whose sense of geographical and social dislocation has set him to whining.

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What’s More Fun On A Saturday Night Than Monster Jam at Dome?

BY RANDY GARDNER

Every once in a while I get a chance to just go to an event and sit as a fan and not worry about taking notes for a show or a column. That was my circumstances last Saturday night, as myself and 60,000 other St. Louisans’ gathered at the Edward Jones Dome for Monster Jam.

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