January 4, 2023
A look back at 2022 The Community News reviews the year that was for St. Louis County
Submitted photo MARCH COVER STORY: SEW Hope Community Sewing Room in Florissant is a new center for the public to come together to learn, teach and share the art of sewing.
Looking back, 2022 was an eventful year. As we flip the calendar to 2023 here in St. Louis County, we at the Community News thought it would be a good time to look back at what transpired over the past 12 months. We have collected the highlights and remember all of the difference-makers in our community in 2022.
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Around Town STILL IN THIS TOGETHER This year, I remembered. Pg. 4
JANUARY Dreams come true
Features Recipe, Movie & Sudoku. Pg. F-1 CLASSIFIEDS AND HOME & GARDEN. Pg. F-2 /F-3 Moore On Life, Lifestyle & Crossword Puzzle. Pg. F-4
Weather Michael Wren doesn’t need to wish upon a star to make his dreams come true, he’s hard at work turning them into reality. The 14-year-old Florissant resident is already an established entrepreneur and author, and for these efforts Wren was selected to the Disney Dreamers Academy, an exclusive educational mentorship program created and hosted by Walt Disney World Resort. Only 100 high school students from around the country are chosen to participate each year. Wren is the only participant selected from the state of Missouri. “The way I found out I was selected was when I was sent a package in the mail from Disney,” Wren said. “My reaction was honestly priceless. I was so happy and I was jumping up and down. I couldn’t believe I was one of the chosen 100.”
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FEBRUARY Trucking right along
The overall goals of the I-270 North
Project are to make structural, safety and navigational improvements along I-270, specifically the 8.6 miles from James S. McDonnell Boulevard to Bellefontaine Road. According to the I-270 North Corridor Study, conducted by the Missouri Department of Transportation over a decade ago, there were multiple challenges along the interstate. They included: limited capacity, closely-spaced interchanges, poor access for metro transit users, bicyclists and pedestrians, confusing two-way cross-over See ‘2022’ page 2
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