🌱 St. Louis' Housing Market Overvalued + New Board President

Hello again, friends! It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the St. Louis Daily. Let's get this Thursday started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things happening in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and comfortable. High: 83 Low: 65.

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

1. A St. Louis Planned Parenthood sex education instructor has been named among ten educators from across the country in TIME magazine's first-ever Innovative Teachers list. Willow Rosen was chosen for their innovative lessons on anatomy, hygiene, puberty, and sexual consent. Missouri does not have a sex education requirement for schools. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
2. A new study reports that St. Louis' housing market is overvalued by 21 percent. This is the highest increase the area has experienced in the last 15 years. The expected price of the average St. Louis home is $196,000 but it currently rests at $239,000. (KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis)
3. Joe Vollmer has been appointed to lead the Board of Aldermen. Vollmer is a longtime Alderman from the city's Hill neighborhood and was the next in line to be the Board's President. Vollmer has assumed the President position after three members of the Board resigned in response to a federal indictment for bribery. He will now have to repair the public's trust in the Board. (St. Louis Post Dispatch)

Today in St. Louis:

• Poetry Discussion At The Mid-County Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Pride Buttons At The Lewis and Clark Branch Library (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Saint Louis Zoo is celebrating World Ocean Day with an interesting video of California sea lions Kit and Nova. (Saint Louis Zoo via Facebook)
• The St. Louis County Police Department's community event will be on Saturday, Jun. 25 at Saint Louis University High School. The city and county police basketball teams will be competing against each other. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Free food, raffles, and a 3-point contest will be offered. (St. Louis County Police Department via Facebook)
• Pride St. Louis is still recruiting volunteers for PrideFest. Click to get involved. (Pride St. Louis via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! 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.