Sheep & Craft Festival in Waterloo in April

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Get ready for the fun! The Annual Sheep & Craft Festival is nearly here. This will be the 26th consecutive year for this event, and it looks to be the best one yet. Add it to your calendar now, April 14, 2012! See the sheep specialists and the judging contests. There will be all sorts of exhibitions involving the spinning of wool, shearing of the … [Read more...]

Barat Academy buying Chesterfield facility

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According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Barat Academy, a private Catholic high school, is buying its current facility in Chesterfield. Barat announced Tuesday it would purchase the former Gateway Academy site, on Wild Horse Creek Road, next month. The site which has housed the school since September. Almost all the students still live in St. Charles … [Read more...]

Top Tips for Maintaining Your Home in Spring

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With spring just around the corner, it's the perfect time to maintain your home and increase its efficiency. Here are some tips to help you get started: Clean your gutters - Removing leaves and other debris will help clear out gunk and make it easier for rain water to drain. Check your roof - Take a look at roofing shingles for any signs of damage like … [Read more...]

St. Louis Symphony Plays Video Game Music

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“Final Fantasy” may sound like a classical piece by Debussy, but it is actually a video game series whose music is being played by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra this weekend. No, the apocalypse is not upon us. The orchestrations of “Final Fantasy,” by composer Uematsu, are richly complex and dramatic. In a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article by … [Read more...]

St. Louis Post Dispatch Declares Homes Sales Up, Prices Down

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Recently, the St. Louis Post Dispatch stated February 2012 saw more home sales than any February since 2008. The article, which cited figures from the St. Louis Association of Realtors, also reported that median home prices continued to fall. So some of the news is better for sellers, and some is better for buyers. But one thing is certain: things are much … [Read more...]