🌱 Ramp Closure + Harris-Stowe Alleviates Debt + Lailah Green

Up and at 'em, St. Louis! It's Tuesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in St. Louis.

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sun. High: 58 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in St. Louis:

1. The Route 67 ramp at Lindbergh Blvd. to eastbound Interstate 270 will be closing this Friday for 11 hours. The entrance ramp and two lanes of eastbound I- 270 near Coldwater Creek will close at 9 p.m. Friday and reopen by 8 a.m. Saturday. While the lanes are closed, crews will restripe lanes and shift I-270 traffic onto the new bridge over Coldwater Creek, as part of the $278 million I-270 North Project. (KMOV.com)
2. Harris-Stowe University in St. Louis is using pandemic funds to cancel student debt from the last academic school year. Harris-Stowe, one of Missouri's two historically Black universities, announced that it used the funds to cancel about $330,000 in debt, an average of about $1,076 per student. Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, Harris-Stowe’s interim president, said the school officials spent most of the week after it made the announcement convincing students and their parents that it wasn't a hoax, and eventually began receiving numerous calls and letters of gratitude. (Columbia Missourian)
3. On Wednesday, Kindred Hospitals will have a food truck, live music, games, and more, as a part of their unique hiring event at two of the hospital's St. Louis locations, at 4930 Lindell Blvd. and 10018 Kennedy Rd. (RiverBender.com)
4. Lailah Green, a 15-year old sophomore at the Metro Academic and Classical High School, has been named "Youth of the Year" by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis. (STLtoday.com)
5. The Central West End's legendary Halloween party begins this Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and runs until midnight, offering daytime activities for the whole family and an adults-only bash and costume contest at night. (KSDK.com)

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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.