Archive for July, 2008
Lawson Elementary student prepares to run in Junior »
DEVIN RUFFIN JR., with his trophy and medals he won in the Midwest Regional qualifying races. Devin Ruffin, Jr. is shy in person but he is bold on the track. Ruffin, who will start third grade at Lawson Elementary in the Hazelwood School District this fall, will race in the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) Junior National Olympics [...]
Hearings Held on New Florissant Valley FPD Firehouse; »
BY CAROL ARNETT The Florissant City Council held two public hearings at their meeting this week. In the first, American Eagle Credit Union requested a rezoning for a proposed new branch, and in the second, the Florissant Valley Fire Protection District (FVFPD) requested a final subdivision of property for a new fire station. American [...]
Mayor calms fears in city after recent shooting »
BY CAROL ARNETT Mayor Robert Lowery addressed concerns about the recent shooting in the city at Monday night's council meeting after some residents asked the mayor or council to comment. Resident Kathy Wood said she was worried about the recent crimes in the city. She said people keep saying not to panic. "When do we start panicking?" [...]
Police seek information on shooter & vehicle »
While a 15-year-old Florissant girl is still recovering from a gunshot wound suffered during a robbery last week, efforts continue to find the shooter. A composite drawing of the potential gunman is circulating the media and the public this week. The father of the victim, John Garofalo held a press conference and urged the public to [...]
Dining Divas: Araka »
Rarely do I come right out and say "you have to go," but now, I’m saying it. You have to go to Araka in Clayton, a new restaurant in Carondelet Plaza. It’s fabulous. The Dining Divas have been dining together the first Thursday of the month for many years, and this July Divas could possibly have been at our favorite [...]
Duck Race »
FLORISSANT JAYCEES had their ducks all in a row at the starting gate on Sunday for the annual Duck Race. Over 800 ducks were sold at $5 each with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
Hazelwood moves forward on plans for »
BY JEANETTE EBERLIN-RIZZELLO A proposed 215-acre business industrial park in the western part of Hazelwood is apparently on its way but city officials are waiting for more information and details before closure and final approval. At the recent city council meeting, the council gave first reading to a bill allowing a change of zoning [...]
Hazelwood North Middle student ties for #1 in Pre-Teen »
RACHEL MORGAN, 11, with her father, the Rev. C. E. Morgan with her ribbon and trophy after tying for first in the 2008 Pre-Teen America National Scholarship and Recognition program. She performed a song called a waltz and it became a command performance as Rachel Morgan, 11, tied for the win in the senior talent component of the 2008 [...]
Movie review: Brideshead Revisited »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT One telling item in the director’s notes accompanying the DVD release of the original filmed version of Brideshead Revisited sums up what is so dismally wrong about the present theatrical remake of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel: "…the potency of the story evaporated without the detail." In late 1979, [...]
Movie review: Step Brothers »
BY MAGGIE SCOTT Packed with good-natured vulgarity and juvenile stupidity, the new comedy Step Brothers is like some perverted "Leave It to Beaver" episode. This free-wheeling parody of blended families has a field day with the fallout from two rational professional adults. They are struggling to make amends for so grossly enabling [...]
