🌱 Adopt A Seal For Valentine's Day + Urban Farm Project Continues

Hello all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the St. Louis Daily. Come along to find out everything you need to know about what's happening around town.

But first, today's weather:

A shower and t-storm; breezy. High: 57 Low: 40.

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Here are the top 3 stories in St. Louis today:

1. Volunteers came together over the weekend to help clean up Penrose Street. The event was organized by St. Louis Earth Day Volunteers and George Washington Carver Farms to further its mission of creating urban farms in city neighborhoods. Volunteers cleaned up yard waste, trash, and debris. If you're interested in learning more or volunteering, you can find information about the organization here. (KMOV4)
2. St. Louis residents should be on the lookout for a local family's trailer that helped them run their business. Rachel and Juan Balthazar run El Mandilon out of a food trailer, but it was reportedly stolen around Christmas time. According to the couple, the trailer is very distinctive. It is bright red, and the A/C box on top is broken. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. The St. Louis Zoo offers the perfect Valentine's Day gift for friends of animals. While supplies last, you can adopt a harbor seal! The adoption package available for $60 will help feed the zoo's seals. You will receive a harbor seal plush with your order. (KMOV4)

Today in St. Louis:

• 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration At Bayer YMCA (7:00 AM)
• Lost Brewery Caves - A Discussion Of The Past, Present, And Future of St. Louis City Caves At Spine Indie Bookstore And Café (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is setting the stage for a new Powell Hall experience! Later this spring, work will start on an expansion and renovation project at Powell Hall, the first major project at the historic venue in more than 50 years. The Orchestra is adding 65,000 square feet of space to better serve the audience and community. (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra via Facebook)
• The team at STL Bucket List is elated to announce the acquisition of St Louis Gram and to celebrate, they'll be hosting the 314 Market! Join the team and over 50 of the city's most influential creatives for a night of shopping, art, food, drink, music, and more. The event is from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26 at The Hawthorn on Washington Ave. (Saint Louis, MO via Instagram)
• The City Museum of St. Louis needs shoeboxes! And no, they won't tell you why. Drop them off any time the museum is open starting today through Feb. 10; admission is not required. (City Museum, St Louis, MO via Facebook)
• Ladies – join St. Louis County Park Rangers and guest speakers for an adventure series designed to make you more comfortable outside in the "wilds" of St. Louis County. All classes will be outside. To see classes, learn more, or register, visit this site. (St. Louis County Parks via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.