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Saint Louis CITY

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GREAT DEALS & SAVINGS! • CITY MAP • ST. LouIS HAPPENING • BLUE’S HOCKEY! • HAPPY HOLIDAYS • HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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LAFAYETTE SQUARE •BENTON PARK • THE HILLBIG BEND • CENTRAL WEST END • TOWER GROVE

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To lose weight, you have to eat fewer calories than your body uses, PERIOD!A pound of fat is about 3,500 cal-ories. To lose 1 pound of fat in a week, you have to eat 3,500 fewer calories (that is 500 fewer calories a

day), or you have to “burn off” an extra 3,500 calories. You can burn off calories by exercising or just by being more ac-tive. (Talk to your family doctor before you begin any type of exercise program. Your doctor can help you determine what kind of exercise program is right for you.)The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to eat fewer calories and be active. If you cut 250 calories from your diet each day and exercise enough to burn off 250 calories, that adds up to 500 fewer calories in one day. If you do this for 7 days, you can lose 1 pound of fat in a week.

HOW TO GET ACTIVERegular physical activity has been shown to help prevent heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and other chronic conditions. It is important for maintaining good health in all adults and children, regardless of whether their weight is a problem or not. Simple measures applied every day can make a significant difference over time. Here are a few examples:• Increase physical activity you are currently doing by add-ing 10 minutes a day• Increase exercise intensity from low to moderate.• Limit time spent online, watching TV, playing video games--less than two hours per day.• Take the stairs instead of the elevator.• Park at the far end of the parking lot and walk to your destination• Do more household chores• Walk or run with the dog and/or the kids.• Use an exercise machine (treadmill or bike) while watch-ing TV.• Take “active” vacations—go hiking or ride bicycles.• Walk to do errands (such as to the grocery store or post office) instead of driving.• START an exercise regimen

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BIG BEND AUTO CENTER Year-End IRA RemindersWith the end of the year approaching, take a moment to make sure you've taken care of your Individual Retirement Accounts:

Contribute the maximum. In 2014, you can contribute a maximum of $5,500 or $6,500 if you are age 50 or over. Remember, you have to have taxable income to contribute to an IRA, but if you are married and filing jointly, you can each make contributions even if only one of you is working. Speak to a tax advisor to learn about how your deductions will be affected by an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

Don't contribute more than the max. If you contribute more than the IRA limits for 2014 (or more than your income allows you to contribute), you will be subject to a 6% tax on the excess contribution amount for each tax year the money remains in your account. You can withdraw excess contributions by the due date for your tax return.

Take your RMD. If you are at least age 70½, you are required to take minimum distributions from your traditional IRA - but not your Roth. You are generally required to take RMDs by December 31, though you have until April 15, 2015 if you turned 70½ in 2014. Though you received RMD notices for each of your IRAs, you can take the total annual amount from a single IRA. Remember - the IRS will levy a 50% excise tax on any undistributed RMD.

For more information about IRAs or end-of-year tax planning, please call us or another qualified tax advisor.

6 IRS Tips for Year-End Gifts to CharityMany people give to charity each year during the holiday season. Remember, if you want to claim a tax deduction for your gifts, you must itemize your deductions. There are several tax rules that you should know about before you give. Here are six tips from the IRS that you should keep in mind:

Qualified charities. You can only deduct gifts you give to qualified charities. Use the IRS Select Check tool to see if the group you give to is qualified. Remember that you can deduct donations you give to churches, synagogues, temples, mosques and government agencies. This is true even if Select Check does not list them in its database.

Monetary donations. Gifts of money include those made in cash or by check, electronic funds transfer, credit card and payroll deduction. You must have a bank record or a written statement from the charity to deduct any gift of money on your tax return. This is true re-gardless of the amount of the gift. The statement must show the name of the charity and the date and amount of the contribution. Bank records include canceled checks, or bank, credit union and credit card statements. If you give by payroll deductions, you should retain a pay stub, a Form W-2 wage statement or other document from your employer. It must show the total amount withheld for charity, along with the pledge card showing the name of the charity.

Household goods. Household items include furniture, furnishings, electronics, appli-ances and linens. If you donate clothing and household items to charity they generally must be in at least good used condition to claim a tax deduction. If you claim a deduction of over $500 for an item it doesn’t have to meet this standard if you include a qualified appraisal of the item with your tax return.

Records required. You must get an acknowledgment from a charity for each deduct-ible donation (either money or property) of $250 or more. Additional rules apply to the statement for gifts of that amount. This statement is in addition to the records required for deducting cash gifts. However, one statement with all of the required information may meet both requirements.

Year-end gifts. You can deduct contributions in the year you make them. If you charge your gift to a credit card before the end of the year it will count for 2014. This is true even if you don’t pay the credit card bill until 2015. Also, a check will count for 2014 as long as you mail it in 2014.

Special rules. Special rules apply if you give a car, boat or airplane to charity. For more information visit IRS.gov.

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SCHLAFLY BEER 23RD ANNIVERSARY PARTYFRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2014 at THE SCHLAFLY TAP ROOMCome and celebration Schlafly’s 23rd birthday with 1991 beer prices and live music at The Schlafly Tap Room & Schlfaly Bottleworks. 11:00 a.m. - midnight http://www.schlafly.com/, (314) 241-2337

STL SYMPHONY LIVE AT POWELL HALL CONCERT: PIXAR IN CONCERTSaturday, December 27, 2014 Until Sunday, December 28, 2014 At Powell Symphony Hall In Grand CenterWatch as all of your favorite characters come to life on the big screen as the STL Symphony performs music from 14 Pixar films including Toy Story, Brave, Cars, Monsters, Inc. & more. Fun for both the young, and the young at heart! 7:30 p.m. (27); 2:00 p.m. (28) http://www.stlsymphony.org/, (314) 534-1700 or (800) 232-1880

4TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY WITH THE BEGGAR’S CARNIVALEWednesday, December 31, 2014 At Casa Loma BallroomStarring Lola van Ella, Sammich the Tramp, Jeez Loueez, The Hoochie Coochie Girls, out of town special guest burlesque artists, aerialists and more, plus house band The Three Penny Orchestra. Beggar’s Alley in balcony features carnival games, sideshow performers, and more. There will also be a dance party and Monsieur Gaston, champagne toast at midnight, carnival tickets, breakfast buffet after midnight, and cash bar with special drinks. Doors open at 9:00 p.m. http://www.brownpapaertickets.com/event

FIRST NIGHT® IN GRAND CENTERWednesday, December 31, 2014 At Grand Center DistrictIn celebration of the 250th Birthday of the City of St. Louis, this year’s First Night will be an evening to remember! The winter celebration features visual and performing arts, musicians, storytellers, dancers, magicians, actors, puppeteers and visual and media artists. The theme of First Night is “St. Lou-minous.” The opening ceremony begins at 6:00 p.m. on the Main Stage at Grand and Lindell. Children’s fireworks at 9:00 p.m. and Grand Finale Fireworks at midnight. 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. www.grandcenter.org, (314) 289-8121

HISTORIC HOLIDAY TRADITIONS AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE: HOLIDAY CONCERT PROGRAM - “1764 TWELFTH AFTERNOON BALL”Saturday, January 3, 2015 At The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Old Courthouse)Enjoy cookies and hot cider while you experience a holiday snapshot in time while costumed dancers step and whirl under the holiday decorations in the grand rotunda. Visitors will enjoy music by Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole, dance instruction with Deborah Hyland, and cooking demonstrations with food historical Suzanne Corbett. King’s Cake will be served and the Kings and Queens of the Mardi Gras will be crowned. http://www.gatewayarch.com/expe-rience/holidays-at-the-old-courthouse-/

MARDI GRAS STL - TWELFTH NIGHTTuesday, January 6, 2015 At Johnny’s Restaurant And BarThe traditional beginning of Mardi Gras, twelve nights after Christmas. Hear the reading of the proclamation on the steps of Johnny’s followed by a proces-sion throughout Soulard ending at Rudy Commons at Soulard Market with the coronation of the 2015 Rex. The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. http://www.stlmar-digras.org/, (314) 771-5110

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"Happy New Year!" That greeting will be said and heard for at least the first couple of weeks as a new year gets under way. But the day celebrated as New Year's Day in modern America was not always January 1.

ANCIENT NEW YEARSThe celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible cresent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).

The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. After all, it is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical nor agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary.

The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days. Each day had its own particular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison.

The Romans continued to observe the new year in late March, but their calendar was continually tampered with by various emperors so that the calendar soon became out of synchroniza-tion with the sun.

In order to set the calendar right, the Roman senate, in 153 BC, declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year. But tampering continued until Julius Caesar, in 46 BC, established what has come to be known as the Julian Calendar. It again es-tablished January 1 as the new year. But in order to synchronize the calendar with the sun, Caesar had to let the previous year drag on for 445 days.

THE CHURCH'S VIEW OF NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONSAlthough in the first centuries AD the Romans continued celebrating the new year, the early Catholic Church condemned the festivities as paganism. But as Christianity became more widespread, the early church began having its own religious observances concurrently with many of the pagan celebrations,

and New Year's Day was no different. New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations.

During the Middle Ages, the Church remained opposed to cel-ebrating New Years. January 1 has been celebrated as a holiday by Western nations for only about the past 400 years.

NEW YEAR TRADITIONSOther traditions of the season include the making of New Year's resolutions. That tradition also dates back to the early Babylo-nians. Popular modern resolutions might include the promise to lose weight or quit smoking. The early Babylonian's most popular resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment.

The Tournament of Roses Parade dates back to 1886. In that year, members of the Valley Hunt Club decorated their carriages with flow-ers. It celebrated the ripening of the orange crop in California.

Although the Rose Bowl football game was first played as a part of the Tournament of Roses in 1902, it was replaced by Roman chariot races the following year. In 1916, the football game returned as the sports centerpiece of the festival.

The tradition of using a baby to signify the new year was begun in Greece around 600 BC. It was their tradition at that time to celebrate their god of wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket, repre-senting the annual rebirth of that god as the spirit of fertility. Early Egyptians also used a baby as a symbol of rebirth.

Although the early Christians denounced the practice as pagan, the popularity of the baby as a symbol of rebirth forced the Church to reevaluate its position. The Church finally allowed its members to celebrate the new year with a baby, which was to symbolize the birth of the baby Jesus.

The use of an image of a baby with a New Years banner as a symbolic representation of the new year was brought to early America by the Germans. They had used the effigy since the fourteenth century.

FOR LUCK IN THE NEW YEARTraditionally, it was thought that one could affect the luck they would have throughout the coming year by what they did or ate on the first day of the year. For that reason, it has become common for folks to celebrate the first few minutes of a brand new year in the company of family and friends. Parties often last into the middle of the night after the ringing in of a new year. It was once believed that the first visitor on New Year's Day would bring either good luck or bad luck the rest of the year. It was particularly lucky if that visitor happened to be a tall dark-haired man.

Traditional New Year foods are also thought to bring luck. Many cultures believe that anything in the shape of a ring is good luck, because it symbolizes "coming full circle," completing a year's cycle. For that reason, the Dutch believe that eating donuts on New Year's Day will bring good fortune.

Many parts of the U.S. celebrate the new year by consuming black-eyed peas. These legumes are typically accompanied by either hog jowls or ham. Black-eyed peas and other legumes have been considered good luck in many cultures. The hog, and thus its meat, is considered lucky because it symbolizes prosper-ity. Cabbage is another "good luck" vegetable that is consumed on New Year's Day by many. Cabbage leaves are also considered a sign of prosperity, being representative of paper currency. In some regions, rice is a lucky food that is eaten on New Year's Day.

TOASTINGOne of the most venerable New Years traditions is the champaign toast at midnight to ring in the new year. Toasting can be traced back to the ancient Romans and Greeks who would pour wine, to be shared among those attending a religious function, from a common pitcher. The host would drink first, to assure his guests that the wine was not poisoned. Poisoning the wine was a fairly common practice in ancient ti mes, designed to do away with one's enemies. In those days the wine was not as refined as it is today so a square of burned bread (toast) would be floated in the wine bowl and then eaten by the last person to drink. The bread was put there to absorb the extra acidity of the wine in order to make it more palatable. Eventually, the act of drinking in unison came to be called a toast, from the act of "toasting" or putting toast into the wine.

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3122 S. Kingshighway Blvd.St. Louis, MO 63139314-772-1611

(f) 314-772-3163

14381 Manchester RoadManchester, MO 63011

636-394-3655(f) 636-394-1609

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J&A’s Bar&Grill

10 North Newstead Ave.314-534-0335

MONDAY-SATURDAY • 10AM - 1:30AM

$700

Homemade Pizzas • SaladsChili • Sandwiches • DAILY SPECIALS!NO SMOKING 10AM-2PM M-F

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$2.00 CAN BEERALL DAY!

UNTIL 3:00PM

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