From crafts and baseball camp, to fried fish and clever spiders, take your pick of fun family adventures this week.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Gwen Ragno
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Whether it is crafts, food or theatre that brings your family together, there is plenty going on this weekend to keep you busily bonding. Take your pick, or do it all. Better yet, let us know what else you and the crew are up to this week.
38.55012
-90.4915
28 Front St, Valley Park, MO
Whittle Shortline Railroad
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38.487282
-90.329638
4900 Ringer Rd, Saint Louis, MO
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church
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38.522367
-90.348243
5796 S Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO
Michael's Arts and Crafts
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38.585681
-90.32788
5200 Shrewsbury Ave, Saint Louis, MO
Shrewsbury City Center
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38.517208
-90.336787
11133 Lindbergh Business Ct, Saint Louis, MO
Balls-n-Strikes
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From crafts and baseball camp, to fried fish and "some pig," take your pick of fun family adventures this week.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Gwen Ragno
-
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Whether it is crafts, food or theater that brings your family together, there is plenty going on this weekend to keep you busily bonding. Take your pick, or do it all. Better yet, let us know what else you and the crew are up to this week.
38.55012
-90.4915
28 Front St, Valley Park, MO
Whittle Shortline Railroad
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/locations/3622887
38.487282
-90.329638
St Margaret Mary Alacoque Church
4900 Ringer Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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1516281
/locations/3622888
38.522367
-90.348243
5796 S Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO
Michael's Arts and Crafts
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/locations/3622889
38.585681
-90.32788
5200 Shrewsbury Ave, Saint Louis, MO
Shrewsbury City Center
/articles/grab-go-crafts-fish-and-baseball-2
/locations/3622890
38.517208
-90.336787
11133 Lindbergh Business Ct, Saint Louis, MO
Balls-n-Strikes
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/locations/3622891
Most churches in the area are gearing up for their popular, traditional Lenten fish dinners.
Lent, the season spanning the 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, represents a time of penitence, self-denial and atonement in several Christian faiths. One tradition that has persisted over centuries is the idea of giving up something that you enjoy during the Lenten season. Traditionally, the faithful avoid meat on Ash Wednesday, March 9 of this year, and on all Fridays during Lent. Fish frys have been around since the first Paleolithic man tripped and dropped his catch on the campfire. However, it was in the year 1966 that Lenten fish frys became standard events at churches all around the nation, especially where there were large Catholic populations. It was in that year that the Vatican changed its stance from not eating meat…
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5901 Kerth Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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38.510518
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St Matthias Catholic Church
796 Buckley Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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1482531
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38.487282
-90.329638
4900 Ringer Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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/locations/3601657
38.479358
-90.304431
4556 Telegraph Rd, Saint Louis, MO
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38.534168
-90.276229
309 Hoffmeister Ave, Saint Louis, MO
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JB Matoushek
8:46 am on Tuesday, March 8, 2011
St. Mark Church in Hambrough Hall. 8300 Morganford, St. Louis, MO 63123 has great fish frys! See below for dates, times and a full menu including prices! Dates: Wednesday, March 9, 201, Mar 18, 2011, Apr 1, 2011, Apr 15, 2011, Apr 22, 2011 Time: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Fish Fry Price List Dinners $8.00 Shrimp 6 piece, 2 sides and dessert Fried Cod 2 piece, 2 sides and dessert Fried Combo 1 piece fish, … more ›