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Star Wars Fan Fest 2018 at Grants View

May the Fourth be with you: A look back at library’s Star Wars Fest

May 4, 2020

The St. Louis County Library's Star Wars Fest at the Grant's View Library has become an annual tradition in South County. It usually takes place around May 4, Star Wars Day. But with all county library...

Birthday parades have become a fun activity during the stay-at-home order in effect in St. Louis County due to the coronavirus. During the parades, residents drive by the birthday celebrant’s house separately in their cars, keeping social distancing. The events are organized online, in Facebook groups like Lindbergh Community Birthday Parades, Oakville Birthday Parades and Mehlville Birthday Parades. Above, Ryan from Crestwood got a parade for his birthday April 6, 2020.

GALLERY: Birthday parades bring joy to special days during stay-at-home order

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 1, 2020

Birthday parades have become a fun activity during the stay-at-home order in effect in St. Louis County due to the coronavirus. During the parades, residents drive by the birthday celebrant’s house separately...

The Laumeier Art Fair in 2017.

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s annual Art Fair goes virtual this Mother’s Day

April 29, 2020

More than 80 artists from Missouri and beyond are participating in Laumeier Sculpture Park’s Online Art Fair, which is taking place virtually Friday, May 8 through Monday, May 11. This year would have...

Rain didn’t stop South County from enjoying the 20th year of the JB Blast at Jefferson Barracks
Park Wednesday, July 3, 2019, featuring live music, an appearance from County Executive Sam Page and
a fireworks show.

Fair St. Louis canceled by coronavirus

April 3, 2020

Fair St. Louis is canceled this year due to the coronavirus. Fair St. Louis and America’s Birthday Parade will not hold their 2020 Independence Day celebrations scheduled to take place July 2, 3 and...

St. Louis County bans groups of 250 people or more due to coronavirus

St. Louis County bans groups of 250 people or more due to coronavirus

March 13, 2020

Attempts to stem the spread of the coronavirus in Missouri and nationwide led to the cancellation or postponement of most major events, and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page banned events of more than...

2020 Fair St. Louis dates announced

2020 Fair St. Louis dates announced

February 27, 2020

The dates for the annual Fair St. Louis Fourth of July celebration were announced this week. The festivities will take place Thursday, July 2 through Saturday, July 4 at Gateway Arch National Park. “We...

New exhibit featured at Laumeier Sculpture Park now through May: Mark Dions Follies

New exhibit featured at Laumeier Sculpture Park now through May: Mark Dion’s ‘Follies’

February 20, 2020

Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, presents a new exhibit, “Mark Dion: Follies,” now through May 24. Artist Mark Dion has fashioned a worldwide reputation as an innovative sculptor and installation...

Life is a ‘Cabaret’ at Lindbergh

Life is a ‘Cabaret’ at Lindbergh

February 17, 2020

The Lindbergh High School thespian troupe is taking a trip back in time to 1931 Berlin with its production of ‘Cabaret’ Feb. 20-22 in the LHS Auditorium, 5000 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Showtimes for the LHS...

A rendering of the proposed Affton Plaza food truck garden.

Affton’s food truck garden will open this spring with 30 food trucks

February 13, 2020

Affton’s new food truck garden — the first food truck garden in Missouri — will open this spring with 30 food trucks. Developers did not give a firm date for opening the food truck project, but...

Brett Hull, left, and his father Bobby Hull. Photo courtesy of NHL.com.

Play Gloria: Brett Hull offers wisdom at St. Louis All-Star Game

January 30, 2020

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com I wouldn’t have necessarily thought of looking to Brett Hull for life advice before last weekend when he offered these words of wisdom...

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