🌱 Patch AM: White Haven Readers Guild and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• White Haven Readers Guild at Ulysses S Grant National Park

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 36 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 43, low: 28.
• Thursday: Turning cloudy and chilly, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.

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Wednesday January 7

• White Haven Readers Guild
  Ulysses S Grant National Park , 7400 Grant Road , Saint Louis
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Candidate Filing Ends for General Municipal Election on April 7, 2026
  Brentwood Calendar , Brentwood City Hall - City Clerk's Office 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd. , Brentwood
  8:30 am
• Winter Break Camp
  Brentwood Calendar , 2505 S Brentwood Blvd. , Brentwood
  8:30 am
• Brentwood Forest Meeting
  Brentwood Calendar Brentwood, MO 63144
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Adjusted Holiday Hours for The Rec
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , Benny Gordon Recreation Complex 33 East Glendale Road , Webster Groves
  5:30 am
• New Year's Eve - Holiday Public Skating Session
  Brentwood Calendar , 2505 S Brentwood Blvd. , Brentwood
  12:00 pm
• New Year’s Eve
  Crestwood, MO Calendar Crestwood, MO 63126
  12:00 pm
• Site Plan Subcommittee
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
  6:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• New Year's Day - City Hall, Service Center Closed
  City of Webster Groves Calendar Webster Groves, MO 63119
• New Year's Day - Holiday Public Skating Session
  Brentwood Calendar , 2505 S Brentwood Blvd. , Brentwood
  7:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Green Space Advisory Commission - Meeting
  City of Webster Groves Calendar , Benny Gordon Recreation Complex - Cafe 33 E Glendale , Webster Groves
  5:00 pm
• Board of Aldermen Meeting
  Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All lanes on I-44 WB at Shrewsbury Ave are closed due to a crash, with emergency vehicles past Shrewsbury Ave.
  8:53AM on Dec 29: All lanes of I-44 WB at Shrewsbury Ave are closed, along with left and right exits and shoulders, starting at 8:52 AM on December… (Nextdoor )
• Crash reported on I-70 Westbound at the interchange to I-170 Northbound.
  9:01AM on Dec 28: I-70 West at I-170 Northbound left exit is closed, with the left shoulder closed and all lanes open, expected to end at 9:59 AM on… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Webster Groves

• Fire Chief To Retire After 4 Years In Role (timesnewspapers.com)
• A Review Of A Few Of The Top Local Stories From 2025 (timesnewspapers.com)
• Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; THE SECOND HURRICANE Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com)

Kirkwood

• Kirkwood's Greg Warren Makes 'Tonight Show' Debut (timesnewspapers.com)
• Citizens, Council Bid Farewell To Russell Hawes (timesnewspapers.com)
• Cannabis dispensary denied conditional use permit for second time (midriversnewsmagazine.com)

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