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several other maintenance projects, which would otherwise inconvenience patrons. Lighting will be re-lamped. All the lights will receive necessary upgrades, including the auditorium lighting and they will clean all upholstered furniture.Staff members will be working from 9 AM – 5 PM on various projects such as; relocating the DVDs to the public area from the workroom, website work and staff training. We apologize for any inconvenience. AT&T landline settlement The judge entered an order approving the and attorney fees. We should receive our settlement check before the end of the year. If you would like to see a copy of the 28-page settlement order, please go to the County Municipal League website, www.stlmuni.org under the Current Events link. The Big Bend Boulevard Bridge over Interstate 64 will open today . The bridge opening is eight days ahead of schedule, which closed for reconstruction on June 1, 2009. It is the second to last bridge to be completed as part of the half billion dollar I-64 reconstruction project. The last bridge, Clayton Avenue, should open in about two weeks, and all lanes of I-64 will open to traffic before morning rush Monday, December 7. On Sunday, December 6, the public is invited to participate in an opening celebration. The road will be open from noon to 4 PM for the public to walk and bike between Hanley and Kingshighway. The official ribbon cutting will be at 3 PM near the Tamm Avenue overpass. There will also be a 5K Run and a cycling time trial. For more information on the I-64 project and to stay updated on the construction schedule, visit www.thenewi64.org. St. Louis Film Festival this weekend. Get geared up for the Old Dog, New Trick and The Pride of St. Louis by Mike Steinberg and Thomas Crone will appear in the St. Louis Film Festival on Friday Nov. 20 at 7 PM at the Tivoli. It is possible to get tickets in advance, for a complete schedule and more information on these films, go to www.cinemastlouis.org These films mentioned above were funded in part by CALOP, The City’s Commission for Access and Local Original Programming, a commission of University City that receives funding from subscribers of Charter and AT&T cable companies. Free street trees are available for residents of University City. Residents have a marvelous opportunity to add a tree to their tree lawn in front of their house at no expense either to them or the City. Recipients of the trees will be required to attend a demonstration of how to plant the tree and care for it. They can then take the free tree home to their tree lawns and plant it themselves. Twenty-five free trees, including Bald Cypress, Redbud, Tuliptree, Scarlett Oak, Willow Oak, Northern Red Oak, and American Linden from Forest ReLeaf of Missouri will be made available for November and December planting to the first University City residents who put in a request. E-mail the City Forester, James Crowe, at jcrowe@ucitymo.org or a phone call to him at 505- 8619 will reserve your tree and a place in the training session. Mr. Crowe will assist in selecting the appropriate planting location along the street right-of-way and the best available variety. The trees will be in 3-gallon containers, weigh approximately 10 pounds each, and range from 4 – 6 feet tall. Forest ReLeaf provides free or low cost trees to public agencies and non-profit groups for planting on public or not-for-profit properties only. These trees must be planted in the tree lawns. The University City