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In today's newsletter:
- How a Principia star could turn into the Lakers' lost gem
Also on today's calendar: Slyman Bros Appliances Sept. 1, 2026 Inaugural Charity Golf Open to Benefit The Dream Factory and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- 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
• Lakers' Win-Now Gamble Could Cost Them 'Crafty and Talented' Guard (heavy.com) — A standout Principia School guard from Town and Country Quentin Coleman, is emerging as a major 2027 NBA Draft prospect after leading Principia to back-to-back state titles. National analysts now project he could be taken with a Lakers first-round pick currently owed to Memphis, giving local fans a direct connection to a key storyline in Los Angeles' long-term draft gamble. 
📸 Around Town and Country
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Town and Country
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- Bricks 4 Kidz →
Town and Country, MO Calendar St. Louis, MO 63131
9:00 am - NJT Presents "Job" by Max Wolf Friedlich
The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building), 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146
2:00 pm - Summer Used Book Sale
The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building), 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146 - Ambulance Dedication
The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis To Be Announced
4:00 pm - First Day of School
Ladue Early Childhood Center Saint Louis, MO 63141 - Summer Used Book Sale
The Jewish Community Center - St. Louis The J – Staenberg Family Complex (Arts & Education Building), 2 Millstone Campus Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146 - City Council Work Session →
City of Creve Coeur -
6:00 pm - City Council Meeting →
City of Creve Coeur -
7:00 pm - Slyman Bros Appliances Sept. 1, 2026 Inaugural Charity Golf Open to Benefit The Dream Factory →
Tapawingo National Golf Club, 13001 Gary Player Dr, St. Louis
11:00 am
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Monday August 24
Tuesday September 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SOD PM - Emma →
City of Des Peres Calendar Des Peres, MO 63131
1:00 pm - Early Childhood Center Open House
Valley Park , MO 63088
2:30 pm - K-5 Open House
Valley Park , MO 63088
3:30 pm - New and Returning Student Open House
Center for Creative Learning Rockwood School District, (CCL), 26
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Association of Corporate Counsel – St. Louis Chapter Hosts Member Appreciation Event at Saint Louis Zoo —AMM Communications LLC Read on Patch
🗞 Nearby News
Creve Coeur
- Creve Coeur to place Proposition G on November ballot (westnewsmagazine.com)
- Creve Coeur looks to partner with MSD on Malcolm Terrace Park bridge project (westnewsmagazine.com)
- Audrey Joy Bear Jerseyville (rivercountynews.com)
Ballwin
- Firm Says Kitchen Remodels Often Fail When Layout Gets Skipped for Finishes (beaconjournal.com)
- Panera Logo, symbol, meaning, history, PNG, brand (logos-world.net)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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