🌱 Car Crashes Into Apartment, Kills 1 + Ballpark Village Restaurants

Good morning, everybody! I'm back with your fresh edition of the St. Louis Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 38 Low: 31.

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

1. One person was killed and two others were injured after a car crashed into an apartment building on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. in the 4600 block of Ridgewood Avenue in south St. Louis. As of Tuesday afternoon, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and St. Louis Building Division were investigating the crash. (KSDK.com)
2. Ohio-based restaurant chain Condado Tacos will open its first location statewide in Ballpark Village next summer. Nearly 20,000 square feet of new restaurant space is expected to open in Ballpark Village next year; in addition to Condado Tacos, Katie's Pizza & Pasta, and Koibito Poke will also be opening locations in the area. (KSDK.com)
3. St. Louis has been ranked one of the top places to celebrate Christmas in a new report from WalletHub. The city claimed fifth place in the study, which ranked the nation's 100 largest cities on factors such as the availability of Christmas traditions and the percentage of residents vaccinated against COVID-19. Seattle was ranked first overall. (KMOV4)

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Today in St. Louis:

• After School Meals At Lewis And Clark Branch Library (3:30 PM)
• Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner At Jazz St. louis (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Heads up, house hunters! Here are the latest homes to hit the market in the St. Louis area. (St. Louis Patch)
• Raja the elephant is turning 30 next week! Stop by the River's Edge exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo next Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 11:00 a.m. to help celebrate this milestone. (Saint Louis Zoo via Facebook)
• The St. Louis Science Center has shared its updated holiday hours. The museum will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Sunday, Dec. 25. Visit the link to view the complete holiday schedule. (Saint Louis Science Center via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.