Sue Pihl, owner of Wolf’s Flower Shop, catty-corner from Affton Plaza and in the same building for more than 70 years, grew up in Affton.

Official sponsors of Affton Community Days 2019 Parade are Affton Plaza, Fred’s South County Auto Repair, Dill, Bamvakais & O’Keefe, P.C., Mercy Hospital South, Great Southern Bank, Harster Heating & Cooling, MB Health Insurance Consulting, J & J Construction & Remodeling, Af…

Riding in the lead convertible of the parade, which starts at 10 a.m., will be 2019 Parade Marshal John LoCascio along with his wife Frances and maybe a grandchild or two. The Affton Chamber of Commerce chose John for the honor because for 50 years he epitomized the small-town entrepreneur w…

Saturday, Sept. 7, was a fun day for Sunset Hills and Crestwood residents at the annual SunCrest Fest. Now in its second year, the event is meant to create bonds and share joy between the two neighbor cities. This year’s festivities featured a parade, live music, carnival games and food. Che…

The community of Affton stands out as a pleasant paradox. It is both amorphous and substantive.

This year’s Kirkwood Greentree Festival is a three-day event running Friday through Sunday, Sept. 13, 14 and 15. The theme for this year’s festival is “Let the Board Games Begin.”

The Great Forest Park Balloon Race returns Friday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 21 to the Central Fields of Forest Park.

Communities throughout the St. Louis area have come to mark the end of the pool season by welcoming dogs and their owners for one final swim. Sunset Hills held its “Dog Splash” event on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, Sept. 3 and 4, at the municipal pool on West Watson Road.

This year’s Kirkwood Greentree Festival is a three day event running Friday through Sunday, Sept. 13, 14 and 15. The theme for this year’s festival is “Let the Board Games Begin.”

Crestwood Community Resource Officer Dion Olson serves frozen treats to (from left) Elizabeth Eichholz, Samantha Donjon, Margo Lally, Kate Kulik, Clare Kenney and Bridget Wilke. The girls were among about 80 students at St. Justin Martyr School in Sunset Hills to enjoy a picnic in Crestwood …

St. Louis Blues’ legendary hockey player Bobby Plager, along with Louie, the Blues hockey mascot, personally accepted a Crestwood proclamation from Mayor Grant Mabie during an Aug. 27 Crestwood Board of Aldermen meeting.

Janet and Jack Hanewinkel of Crestwood visited Stonehenge in May 2019 as part of an Ireland/Britain tour.

The first “Slamapalooza” held in memory of the late Jim Slama, a longtime dedicated volunteer in the Affton community, raised roughly $3,000 toward scholarships for students attending Catholic high schools in the area.

Marilyn & Terry Bader took the Grand Prize in the 18th annual Affton Dream Garden Contest. Other winners include:

The Webster-Kirkwood Times, South County Times and West End Word hosted the 10th annual Prime Times Senior Expo on July 18. The resource fair featured speakers and exhibits designed with older adults in mind. This year’s expo drew nearly 700 attendees.

On Thursday, July 25, participating DQ locations in the Greater St. Louis area will come together to raise funds for St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

The James J. Slama Scholarship Foundation is hosting “Slamapalooza 2019,” a fundraising event, on Saturday, July 27, in the Grove at the Holy Cross Academy/St. John Paul II campus, 7748 Mackenzie Road.