🌱 Best St. Louis Employers For Diversity + Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse

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

First, today's weather:

brilliant * sunshine. High: 95 Low: 70.

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

1. A new list created by Forbes has eight St. Louis companies on its list of the country's Best Employers for Diversity. Edward Jones, Washington University, Special School District of St. Louis County, SSM Health, World Wide Technology, Enterprise Holdings, Emerson Electric, and Cass Information Systems made the list. Data from Statista was used to create the list. (St. Louis American)
2. The St. Louis Post Dispatch will stop its arts reviews due to below-average online traffic. The Riverfront Times will fill that hole in the community by increasing its arts reviews beginning on May 11 with its review of Black Rep's Jitney. The Riverfront Times had originally cut back on arts reviews in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Riverfront Times)
3. St. Louis will experience a blood moon lunar eclipse this Sunday. The lunar event will begin at 8:30 p.m. and hit its peak at 11:11 p.m. The event is caused by the moon's orbit — when the moon moves into the Earth's shadow. The shadow will turn the moon a copper-red color. (Riverfront Times)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Daytime Programs At The Missouri History Museum (11:00 AM)
• Grab And Go After School Meals At The Lewis And Clark Branch Library (3:30 PM)
• Parks Commission Meeting At University City (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Saint Louis Zoo presents Astrid, the female Somali wild ass. This species is critically endangered. (Facebook)
• The City Museum is giving away a Family four-pack of three-day passes to this year's Fan Expo. Share a gif of a show or movie you stan and be entered for a chance to win. (Facebook)

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Events:

• Lowered Costs for 2022, Get Your Cannabis Card from Home! (May 11)
• Wellness Together Walk-Along At Saint Louis Galleria (May 21)
• Online discussion for specialists in the field of roof Repair In St. Louis, Mo (May 24)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— 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.