🌱 Patch AM: See what’s been upgraded at every Affton school this year

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In today's newsletter:

• See what's been upgraded at every Affton school this year

Also on today's calendar: 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil W and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very hot, with a high of 99 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very hot, temps: high: 99, low: 74.
• Friday: Sunshine and very hot, with a high of 100 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Affton School District facilities undergo Proposition 1 improvement projects (callnewspapers.com) — Affton families can expect freshly upgraded school buildings this year, thanks to $30 million in Proposition 1 bond funds that supported safety, accessibility, and learning improvements across the Affton School District. From new roofs, HVAC work, and classroom renovations to upcoming field upgrades and an elevator at Affton High, projects are wrapping up this fall and into early January.
   

📸 Around Affton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Affton

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Monday September 7
• Labor Day-No School
  Bayless Saint Louis, MO 63123
Tuesday September 8
• Board of Education Meeting
  Affton School District Saint Louis, MO 63123
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 2026 John Y. & Harriet Simon Day Lecture: Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil W →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  9:00 am
• Night Walk: Memories of Julia Grant →
  Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2
• Old North Family Dinner
  Old North Academy Saint Louis, MO 63107
  5:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 3939 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission - CANCELLED →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar, 3939 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
• Planning, Zoning and Architectural Review Commission Meeting →
  Crestwood, MO Calendar, 1 Detjen Drive, Crestwood
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Business Development Commission Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Gordon Room 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  8:00 am
• Public Works Committee →
  Sunset Hills, MO Calendar Sunset Hills, MO 63127
  4:00 pm
• Architectural Review Board Meeting →
  City of Webster Groves Calendar, City Hall - Council Chambers 4 E Lockwood, Webster Groves
  5:00 pm
• Back to School PTO Open House
  Avery Elementary Saint Louis, MO 63119
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Grumble Jones September Scenario GJ164 They Held Their Line (blogspot.com)
• Expanded Frick Initiatives move civic research into practice (washu.edu)
• St. Louis mom launches line of plant-dyed baby essentials (stlmag.com)

Clayton

• Best high schools in Missouri (bransontrilakesnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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