🌱 Patch AM: How a Kirkwood bakery grew into Panera’s nationwide café empire

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Kirkwood bakery grew into Panera's nationwide café empire

Also on today's calendar: Little's Loft Brunch Benefiting Angels' Arms and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

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

📰 News we're reading

• Panera Logo, symbol, meaning, history, PNG, brand (logos-world.net) — Kirkwood gets a notable shout-out as the birthplace of the original St. Louis Bread Company, the café-bakery Ken and Linda Rosenthal launched before it evolved into Panera. The piece traces how that Kirkwood startup grew into a national brand, explaining the meaning behind Panera's logo, its clean-food positioning, and the design changes that reflect its baking-focused identity.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkwood

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Friday August 21
• Teacher Work Day
  Kirkwood R-vII Saint Louis, MO 63122
• Freshman Day in Holley Gym 7:45AM-12:30PM
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  7:45 am
• New Student Day
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  8:00 am
Monday August 24
• Teacher Work Day
  Kirkwood R-vII Saint Louis, MO 63122
Tuesday August 25
• First Day of School for K-12 Students
  Kirkwood R-vII Saint Louis, MO 63122
Thursday August 27
• KHS Activities Fair- Denver Miller
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  5:45 pm
• Pep Rally: Dave Holley Gym
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  6:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Away Football vs. Ritenour @ 6pm
  Kirkwood High School Saint Louis, MO 63122
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Little's Loft Brunch Benefiting Angels' Arms →
  Little's Loft Play Cafe, 117 W Argonne Dr, Kirkwood
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Meet the Teacher
  Hudson Elementary Saint Louis, MO 63119
  7:45 am
• Yoga Stretch →
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
  8:00 am
• RSHS Falcon Freshman Thursday
  Rockwood Summit Sr. High Fenton, MO 63026
  8:15 am
• Bricks 4 Kidz →
  Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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  What's your favorite Chinese restaurant or dish? I'd love to try something new. (Nextdoor Fillmore at Fillmore)

🗞 Nearby News

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• Webster Groves deems Ozark Theatre 'dangerous', ordered to vacate for repair or demolish (kmov.com)
• Obituary: Katherine Parker Ponder, professor emerita of hematology, 69 (washu.edu)

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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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