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And on the St. Louis Patch calendar - Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

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Hi there, St. Louis! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Nonstop to Iceland from Lambert: what this new route offers locals
  • New toolkit shows St. Louis MWBE contractors how to win more work
  • Where did St. Louis' $498 million in ARPA money actually go?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Record-breaking temperatures, with a high of 90 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, temps: high: 82, low: 56.
  • Sunday: Clearing and remaining warm, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Icelandair Brings Reykjavik Nonstop to St. Louis, Opening 35 Europe Routes (travelerstoday.com) — St. Louis travelers will get a new nonstop route to Iceland starting May 14, 2027, when Icelandair begins seasonal service between Lambert Airport and Keflavik with connections to more than 35 European cities. The partnership with Southwest Airlines should make it easier to book through-tickets from across the region, while also letting locals add multi-night Iceland stopovers at little extra cost.
   

2. New Guide for St. Louis Minority Contractors Aims to Support, Grow Participation (mycnr.com) — Minority and women-owned contractors in St. Louis now have a free, locally focused guide called "Build With Purpose" to help them win more work on regional construction projects. Created with Mission Realty Advisors, it explains how development deals move from idea to completion and aims to boost MWBE participation as billions in airport, housing, and commercial projects roll out across the region.
   

3. City of St. Louis Reaches ARPA Performance Deadline and Moves Into Processing Final Invoices (stlouis-mo.gov) — The City of St. Louis has finished the work phase for nearly $500 million in ARPA funds, moving into a final push to process all remaining invoices by year's end. Local residents have already seen investments in roads, water pipes, Wi‑Fi, housing help, public safety, and health services, with officials working to ensure every remaining dollar is spent and documented on time.
   

4. St. Louis police ask for help identifying 2 men after deadly shooting (kmov.com) — St. Louis police are asking residents to help identify two men connected to a Sept. 4 robbery and deadly shooting at St. Louis Fish & Chicken in the Walnut Park neighborhood. One suspect is already charged, but investigators released photos of two additional men and urge anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS.
   

5. St. Louis pledges swift action to restore 'quiet zones' amid prolonged train horn disruptions (ksdk.com) — St. Louis officials are racing to restore long-lapsed railroad 'quiet zones' after federal safety noncompliance left residents enduring constant train horns at 187 crossings for about a month. With half the Traffic Department reassigned, the city is repainting markings, upgrading signs, and prioritizing dense residential corridors so quiet zones can return line by line before December.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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