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🌱 Patch AM: Why Crushed Red shut its new Ballwin restaurant after just one year
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Hello Ballwin! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Crushed Red shut its new Ballwin restaurant after just one year
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Crushed Red Resolves Clayton Dispute After Closures (stlouisrestaurantreview.com) — Residents should know that Crushed Red's Ballwin location on Manchester Road permanently closed July 25, while the original Clayton restaurant remains open after resolving a rent dispute. The article explains why the newer Ballwin and Streets of St. Charles sites underperformed and how the chain is shrinking its footprint while keeping other nearby locations operating.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ballwin
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- NO CCL- Students Attend Home Schools
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26 - Board of Education Business Meeting
Specl. School District St. Louis Co. Saint Louis, MO 63131
5:45 pm - RM Spirit Day
Ridge Meadows Elem. Ballwin, MO 63021
5:00 am - Picture Day →
Crestview Middle 16025 Clayton Road, Ellisville MO 63011
7:00 am - First Days for Students at CCL
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
9:33 am - Picture Day →
Crestview Middle 16025 Clayton Road, Ellisville MO 63011
7:00 am - Freshman, Sophomore & Junior Photos
Lafayette Sr. High Ballwin, MO 63011
8:38 am - First Days for Students at CCL
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
9:33 am
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ambulance Dedication
The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis To Be Announced
4:00 pm - Summer Used Book Sale
The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building), 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146 - NO CCL- Students Attend Home Schools
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26 - City Council Work Session →
City of Creve Coeur -
6:00 pm
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TODAY I AM THANKFUL FOR:
1. Nausea medications (specifically Zofran) 2. Grumpy people…I like to see them as a challenge. I try to be as kind and friendly as possible with… (Nextdoor Kiefer Creek ) - Lost dog..
he was on my porch this morning Please call 3142558454 (Nextdoor Ballwin)
- Wingstop, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager1 in Ballwin. Apply here.
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Ballwin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ballwin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chesterfield
- Grow and Share OHCE discusses canning at regular monthly meeting (alvareviewcourier.com)
- Scottie Scheffler details family change before BMW Championship (amedpost.com)
Wildwood
- Bellerive asks people to carpool, take ride shares to BMW Championship (kmov.com)
- Immigration: Final Order of Removal-Dismissal of Appeal-Relief from Removal (molawyersmedia.com)
- HiTea Closes Permanently in Chesterfield, Missouri (stlouisrestaurantreview.com)
Kirkwood
- Wildwood considers disbanding Architectural Review Board (westnewsmagazine.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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