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🌱 Patch AM: How Jewish life reshaped key University City landmarks over 25 years
Make time for CHH and Gospel Dance Party on the University City Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Jewish life reshaped key University City landmarks over 25 years
Also on today's calendar: Monday Night Group Run – University City and 5 more events.
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
- Friday: A shower in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How Jewish St. Louis quietly reinvented itself over 25 years (stljewishlight.org) — Recent decades of Jewish life in St. Louis have included several milestones tied directly to University City, from Torah Prep’s move into a former U. City school building to the JSU Staenberg House opening on Delmar. The article also recalls the 2017 vandalism at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, major institutional mergers, campus expansions, and shifting local politics and demographics that continue to shape Jewish life across the region. 
📸 Around University City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in University City
★ Featured events ★
- CHH and Gospel Dance Party
Brew Bites, 6662 B Delmar Blvd, University City
9:00 pm
Saturday January 10
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Other local events
- Green Practices Commission Meeting
University City Calendar , 975 Pennsylvania Ave , University City
5:30 pm - Arts & Letters Commission Meeting
Heman Park Community Center , 975 Pennsylvania Ave , University City
7:00 pm - City Council Study Session - MSD Clear Water Project Update
University City Calendar , 6801 Delmar Blvd , University City
5:30 pm - Monday Night Group Run – University City
Big River Running Company , 606 North and South Rd , University City
5:45 pm - City Council Meeting
University City Calendar , 6801 Delmar Blvd , University City
6:30 pm - Traffic Commission
Heman Park Community Center , 975 Pennsylvania Ave , University City - Urban Forestry Commission Meeting - Virtual
University City Calendar
6:00 pm
Thursday January 8
Monday January 12
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
📣 University City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Public Safety Committee
Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
5:30 pm - OB - Spring Session 1 After School Class Registation Opens - (closes 1/16)
Old Bonhomme Elem. Saint Louis, MO 63132
6:00 pm - Nonfiction Book Discussion "Beverly Hills Spy" By Ronald Drabkin
St. Charles City-County Library, Kathryn Linnemann Branch , 2323 Elm St , St Charles
6:30 pm - Public Works Committee
Brentwood Calendar , 2348 S. Brentwood Blvd City Hall Council Chambers , Brentwood
6:00 pm
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This is kind of silly, but I just found this beautiful art work on my sidewalk outside my house.
Does it belong to anyone? I would love to return to the talented artist! (Nextdoor Ames Place) - Crash reported on I-70 Eastbound past Tucker Boulevard.
9:06AM on Jan 5: All lanes of I-70 East past Tucker Blvd in Missouri are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
St. Louis
- St. Louis City adopts first new neighborhood plan in tornado zone (firstalert4.com)
- St. Louis Co. animal shelter asking for Rams settlement funds amid budget cuts (firstalert4.com)
- Saint Louis Dance Theatre and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra join forces for ‘Music in Motion' (stlmag.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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