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Morning St. Louis! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could new data center rules reshape development in St. Louis County?
  • Concerned about memory slips? See which St. Louis clinics can help now
  • What's next for the smelly, long-vacant house in Spanish Lake?

Also on today's calendar: Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 86, low: 61.
  • Saturday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. St. Louis County writes data center rules before any developer asks, as Page says 'I don't know if there's a good place for it' (ksdk.com) — St. Louis County leaders are drafting strict new rules for potential large data centers, even though no developer has formally proposed one yet, while the city prepares to vote Friday on its own tougher regulations. The evolving standards could shape where and how energy-hungry facilities operate near local homes, schools, and infrastructure, with labor and environmental interests already weighing in.
   

2. Worried about your memory? These St. Louis resources can help protect your brain health (stlmag.com) — If you're worried about memory changes, several St. Louis clinics and programs are ready to evaluate symptoms and support your brain health, from WashU's Memory Diagnostic Center to local neuropsychology and neurotherapy practices. The piece also shares practical lifestyle tips and cautions about overhyped supplements so you can protect your cognition long before serious problems appear.
   

3. Vacant Spanish Lake house draws complaints about smell during recent heatwave (firstalert4.com) — A long-vacant, fire-damaged house in Spanish Lake has neighbors complaining about smells during the recent heat and worries over trespassing teens, highlighting St. Louis County's broader struggle with 2,000 empty buildings. New out-of-state owners say they've renovated 150 north St. Louis homes and plan to fully gut and restore this property once the tax deed transfer is finalized.
   

4. First Alert Forward: What would reentry mean for STL city/county? (kmov.com) — Local leaders are again exploring whether the City of St. Louis should reenter St. Louis County as a municipality, 150 years after the historic "Great Divorce" split them apart. A First Alert Forward segment revisits that history and fields resident questions with a local attorney, outlining how any reentry plan might affect government structure, finances, and services for city and county residents.
   

5. 'The perfect child': Family remembers Wash U Ph.D. student killed in north St. Louis crash (kmov.com) — A Washington University Ph.D. student was killed in an early-August crash in north St. Louis, and her family and school are now honoring her with a memorial scholarship. The fund will bring undergraduates from her Mississippi alma mater to Wash U for summer research, continuing her passion for mentoring young scientists while police continue investigating the collision.
   

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    Thursday August 27
  • First Day of Classes Photo Booth
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Millennium Student Center and Student Services (MSC)
    8:00 am
  • UMSL Libraries Fall Kickoff
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Thomas Jefferson Library
    10:00 am
  • University of Missouri - St. Louis Women's Soccer at Pittsburg Stat
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Pittsburg, Kan. / Gorilla Soccer Pitch
    1:00 pm
  • Finance Club Fall Kick-off Event
    University of Missouri-St. Louis Anheuser-Busch Hall (ABH), 108
    2:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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