🌱 Unionizing Starbucks + ARPA Funds + March for Kindness

Good day, neighbors! Helen Eckhard here with a fresh issue of the St. Louis Daily.

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First, today's weather:

A shower and t-storm; cooler. High: 57 Low: 46.

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Here are the top four stories today in St. Louis:

1. One man is dead and a teenager is injured after two shootings early Sunday morning. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the first shooting involved a 16-year-old boy in the 5800 block of Ferris Avenue. The second occurred just after 2 a.m. at 5800 West Florissant, where a 60-year-old man was shot in the stomach. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
2. Kids in St. Louis' Maplewood neighborhood marched for kindness last week. In a tradition that began five years ago, students at the Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center began marching to promote kindness. The kids, after learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, decided to paint signs and raise awareness. See the kids marching for a cause at the link. (KSDK.com)
3. Four St. Louis Starbucks locations have filed paperwork to unionize. Stores in Ladue, Bridgeton, and St. Louis City appealed to the National Labor Relations Board to begin union elections. The stores join nearly 200 other Starbucks locations across the country in filing for unionization. According to workers at the Bridgeton location, the workers want higher pay, benefits, and a voice in store decision-making. (KMOV4)
4. A town hall meeting was held by members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Saturday. The meeting focused on how St. Louis residents would like to see the nearly $500 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds spent. Residents who were interviewed said they would like to see redevelopment of depreciated areas in the metro. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Taxes In Retirement Webinar, Online (11:30 AM)
• LIVESTRONG® At South City Family YMCA (12:00 PM)
• Grab And Go After School Meals At Weber Road Branch Library (2:30 PM)
• Redistricting And Text Amendments At City Hall (5:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information to help in the investigations of a recently found body. Identified as a woman reported missing on Mar. 31, the body was found in a vacant lot on Scranton. Call St. Louis CrimeStoppers if you have information. (Facebook)
• Saint Louis Science Center was named one of the best science museums in America by USA Today. The science center came fifth in the contest, which identified the very best science museums in the country. Check out the full list at the link! (Facebook)
• St. Louis Symphony Orchestra invites you to Powell Hall May 12-15 to see Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The event is in tribute to the score composed by the legendary John Williams. Find out more information and get your tickets here. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master's degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.