🌱 COVID Relief Team Departs + STL Libraries Combine Catalogs

Welcome back, St. Louis! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around St. Louis today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 51 Low: 32.

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

1. The team of federal medical workers that came to St. Louis to help hospitals navigate the recent Omicron surge of the COVID-19 virus has finished their 30-day mission. The 44-person Federal Clinical Relief Team has been providing relief to healthcare workers at Christian Hospital in North St. Louis County since early February. Staff members lined the halls of Christian Hospital to give the team a "heroes' farewell" on Wednesday as they completed their deployment. (KSDK.com)
2. Libraries in St. Louis are launching a new online catalog that will combine all the materials from both St. Louis Public Library and St. Louis County Library systems. Through the new catalog, users will have access to over two million books, movies, and music. The new catalog launches Friday, March 25, and library patrons should expect some service interruptions in the meantime. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. A local hot dog restaurant is hosting a competition to crown an official hot dog recipe for St. Louis that will rival the likes of the "Chicago dog" and Detroit's "Coney dog." Steve's Hot Dogs has narrowed down the competition to six signature recipe finalists, including "The Hill Dog" and "The Mayfair Dog." Beginning this week, hungry hot dog fanatics can stop by to test out the recipes and cast their vote. (Ladue News)

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Today in St. Louis:

• Wacoal Fit For The Cure At St. Louis Galleria (9:00 AM)
• AARP Tax-Aide At Lewis And Clark Branch Library (9:30 AM)
• Grab And Go After School Meals At Lewis And Clark Branch Library (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Game Night has officially begun at City Foundry STL! Stop by with your board game-loving friends every Wednesday at 7 p.m. to play five new games in the Food Hall! (Facebook)
• The St. Louis County Police Department Community Outreach Unit visited the Fairview preschool class in Jennings yesterday. Don't miss this video of Officer McCrary and Officer Sterr sharing their storytelling skills! (Facebook)
• Acclaimed conductor Patrick Summers, the Artistic and Music Director of the Houston Grand Opera, will make his debut with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on short notice this weekend. Tickets are still available for the all-Mozart program at Powell Hall, March 4-6. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— 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.