🌱 Patch AM: How a former 7UP HQ is becoming luxury apartments in Clayton

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In today's newsletter:

• How a former 7UP HQ is becoming luxury apartments in Clayton
• What Page's lease freeze means for county workers based in Clayton

Also on today's calendar: OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
• Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• KAI Build, Revive Capital to Transform Former 7UP Headquarters in Metro St. Louis into Apartments (rebusinessonline.com) — A long-vacant former 7UP headquarters in downtown Clayton is being converted into The Upton, a $55 million, 118-unit apartment building packed with high-end amenities near Shaw Park. Construction is led by KAI Build with major financing from Octagon Finance, and a public groundbreaking is set for Tuesday, Oct. 6, marking a significant new residential addition to Clayton's core.
   

• Plan calls for placing employees in other County sites (flovalleynews.com) — St. Louis County is halting new office leases and instead planning to relocate employees now working in Clayton's Roos Administration Building into existing county facilities before a December 31, 2027 fire-code deadline. The executive order responds to the County Council's decision not to raise new revenue, and directs officials to consolidate space, cut costs, and explore more remote and hybrid work options.
   

📸 Around Clayton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clayton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• OUTDOOR, FUNDRAISING CONCERT with SappingTones →
  1015 S Sappington Rd, St. Louis
  9:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Saint Louis Chamber Chorus "Choral Elements Fire" →
  Second Baptist Church, 9030 Clayton Rd, St. Louis
  3:00 pm
Friday October 9
• GISELLE by Saint Louis Ballet →
  Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 Touhill Cir, St. Louis
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Secondary and High School Night 2026 →
  Visitation Academy of St. Louis, 3020 N Ballas Rd, St. Louis
  6:00 pm
• Live Like a Citizen: 8 Ways to Change Your Mindset and Our Country →
  Clark Fox Forum, Hillman Hall, 6355 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Housing Court →
  Police Station/Municipal Court, 10 South Brentwood BLVD, Clayton
  9:00 am
• Community Equity Commission →
  City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• City Council →
  City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• City Council Strategic Planning Session →
  City Hall - Council Chamber, 10 N. Bemiston, Clayton
  3:00 pm
• Party in the Patch →
  Shaw Park, 27 S. Brentwood Blvd., Clayton
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Class of 2006 - 20 Year Reunion →
  Flight Club St. Louis, 7710 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Sababa Jewish Arts & Cultural Festival →
  S. Central Ave and Forsyth Blvd; Carondelet Ave and S. Bemiston Ave

📣 Clayton Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Movie review - Stranglehold —Mark Glass Read on Patch

🗞 Nearby News

University City

• Media Coverage: September 2026 (umsl.edu)

Ladue

• A St. Louis family room gets a playful, polished makeover (laduenews.com)
• Bar mitzvah: Reid Mandel Swillinger (stljewishlight.org)
• Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan inspires MICDS students with story of perseverance (firstalert4.com)

Webster Groves

• Killeen Council to consider Peoples as next City Manager (fox44news.com)
• Webster Groves residents also hear train horns blaring after decades of quiet (firstalert4.com)

Ok Clayton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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