🌱 Valley Park Starbucks Unionizing + Two Dead In Murder-Suicide

Happy Saturday, people of St. Louis! Let's get this day started. Here's everything you need to know today in St. Louis.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 83 Low: 68.

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

1. A Starbucks in Valley Park has become the sixth in the St. Louis area to file for unionization. The store is located at 922 S. Meramec Station Road. The Starbucks employees say that they want to raise the base hourly pay to $20 an hour and set up debit-card tipping options for customers. The unionization push comes as part of a nationwide campaign by Workers United to organize Starbucks shops across the country. (The Business Journals)
2. Looking good for Earth Day! A "Tourism Trash Force" of two dozen volunteers picked up trash in downtown St. Louis to mark the holiday. The volunteers hope that the trash cleanup will encourage tourism in the city, which is a nearly $7 billion industry according to Explore St. Louis. Read more about the group at the link. (KSDK.com)
3. A father and son are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in north St. Louis County on Thursday. Police responded to a call before 10:00 p.m. and found the two dead from gunshot wounds. The shooting took place in the 2500 block of Nathan Drive. There is still an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police. (KSDK.com)

Today in St. Louis:

• Day Hike At Washington State Park (10:00 AM)
• St. Louis Earth Day Festival Tabling & Lemonade At Forest Park (10:00 AM)
• Taco & Tequila Crawl At Soulard (12:00 PM)
• Frank Lloyd Wright "Masterpieces" Documentary Film Screening At Missouri History Museum (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Saint Louis Zoo is celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Week. Join them in celebrating the volunteers who keep the zoo accessible and free. (Facebook)
  
• The-STL shared a perspective from Kirkwood author Patrick Fleming. You can read an interview with the author at the link. (Facebook)
• Great Rivers Greenway toured the future Brickline Greenway in Mill Creek Valley on Thursday. The group also toured the Harris-Stowe State University campus. (Facebook)

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— 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.