🌱 Patch AM: How a Chesterfield lawyer became central to Missouri’s data center fight

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Chesterfield lawyer became central to Missouri's data center fight
• How Chesterfield rehab is helping an injured officer rebuild his life
• New Chesterfield-announced guide rethinks how employers tackle workforce health

Also on today's calendar: After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny spells, a shower; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 68.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How data centers in Missouri converted neighbors into activists, from cities to farms (columbiabasinherald.com) — A Chesterfield-based environmental lawyer is helping organize citizen groups across Missouri who are pushing back on large data center projects they fear could harm neighborhoods, utilities, and the environment. From Franklin County to Ferguson, residents are forming coalitions, demanding transparency from officials and developers, and winning moratoriums while they seek clearer data on water use, noise, pollution, and safety risks.
   

• 'For a hero': Gary Sinise Foundation begins Phase 1 of Officer TJ Brown's customized home (ksdk.com) — An injured Ferguson police officer is now undergoing intensive rehabilitation in Chesterfield as the Gary Sinise Foundation designs a customized, mortgage-free smart home for him and his daughters. After a traumatic brain injury during a 2024 protest, he's relearning to walk and talk while the foundation works to restore his long-term independence and stability.
   

• New guide aimed at 'bringing lifestyle medicine into workplaces' (safetyandhealthmagazine.com) — A new workplace health guide announced from Chesterfield aims to help employers nationwide use lifestyle medicine to build healthier workforces. The resource from two national medical colleges offers case studies, success keys, and practical steps for moving beyond basic wellness programs toward long-term, system-level employee health improvements.
   

📸 Around Chesterfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chesterfield

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Saturday August 22
• After Teaching Through 61 U.S. Colleges, Mr. EWS Returns with Affordable Online Fashion Class →
  , Chesterfield
  9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
• First Day of School
  Parkway C-2 Chesterfield, MO 63017
• Boo Hoo Woo Hoo
  Green Trails Elementary Chesterfield, MO 63017
  8:30 am
• Board of Education Business Meeting
  Specl. School District St. Louis Co. Saint Louis, MO 63131
  5:45 pm
Wednesday August 26
• MHS - Open House
  Marquette Sr. High Chesterfield, MO 63017
  5:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• West High Varsity Football Game
  West Middle Chesterfield, MO 63017
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Back To School Bash Out Back!
  Kehrs Mill Elem. Chesterfield, MO 63017
  5:30 pm
• PTO Back-to-School Picnic at Millennium Park
  Bellerive Elementary Millennium Park, 2 Barnes W Dr, Creve Coeur, MO 63141, USA
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• 6th-12th Grade Human Relationship and Sexual Health Curriculum View
  Parkway C-2 999 Executive Pkwy Dr, Suite 100 Creve Coeur, MO 63141
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• PAINT Recycling - Bluebird Park →
  Ellisville, MO Calendar, Bluebird Park 225 Kiefer Creek Road, Ellisville
  9:00 am
• New and Returning Student Open House
  Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
  4:00 pm
• Orientation for Parents of New Students in Grades 1-5 (Parents Onl
  Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
  4:00 pm
• Back to School Open House
  Ballwin Elem. Ballwin, MO 63021
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Trek Bicycle Corporation posted a job opening for Bike Assembler in Ballwin. Apply here.
• Caris Healthcare, L.P. posted a job opening for Part Time Activity Assistant in Maryland Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chesterfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ballwin

• Panayiotis Stavrianos' Pana Coffee & Desserts Brings Greek Flair to Missouri (thenationalherald.com)
• Gregory (Greg) Alan Wiehle (wmix94.com)
• 9 of Missouri's Top 10 High Schools Are in STL or KC (979kickfm.com)

Maryland Heights

• Lakers' Win-Now Gamble Could Cost Them 'Crafty and Talented' Guard (heavy.com)
• Missouri campaigns draw $75M in big donations, much of it from undisclosed donors (newstribune.com)

Wildwood

• Curio Wellness Post Harvest Associate I in Maryland Heights, MO (pennlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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