🌱 Library Lends New STEM Kits + Fuzzy's Tacos Closes 4 Locations

Helen Eckhard
Updated ·2 min read

Hello, neighbors! Helen Eckhard here with the latest copy of the St. Louis Daily.

First, today's weather:

Colder; morning snow, 1-3". High: 33 Low: 17.

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

  1. A woman was robbed of $10,000 in cash at gunpoint in north St. Louis on Thursday night.
    The 22-year-old woman was with a 33-year-old man in the 1300 block of St. Louis Avenue when the pair was approached by three unknown suspects wearing face masks and gloves. The woman said she was robbed of a Marc Jacobs purse with $10,000 in cash and a cellphone.Following the robbery, the suspects drove off in a white minivan. (KMOV.com)

  2. The St. Louis County Library is now lending Sci-Finders activity kits. The new kits include everything parents and kids need to practice hands-on STEM activities at home. Anyone with a valid SLCL library card can check out the kits for free for up to two weeks. (fox2now.com)

  3. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop announced in an email to customers Thursday that it is temporarily closing its four St. Louis-area locations. Fuzzy’s did not give a reason for the temporary closure of the stores in Webster Groves, Manchester, Maryland Heights, and St. Charles. For updates on when the locations will be open once again, look for announcements on Fuzzy’s social media accounts. (St. Louis Business Journal)

Today in St. Louis:

  • Annual Big Dance Party For BackStoppers At Moolah Shrine Center (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Due to the surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 within the STL community, the Saint Louis Science Center will temporarily close for approximately two weeks, effective at 4:30 pm on Monday, Jan. 17. (Facebook)

  • The City of St. Louis Government has shared an interactive map listing public COVID-19 testing locations. (Facebook)

  • Due to expected snow accumulation, the Missouri Botanical Garden will open at 10 a.m. today, Jan. 15. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow for 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.

This article originally appeared on the St. Louis Patch