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🌱 Patch AM: How a Florissant beauty store quietly supports domestic violence survivors
Also check out Battle Of The Decades Trivia Night on the Florissant Patch calendar
Greetings Florissant! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Florissant beauty store quietly supports domestic violence survivors
- Florissant crash turns into shooting investigation near Parker and Waterford
Also on today's calendar: Battle Of The Decades Trivia Night and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Saying hello: Florissant beauty store becomes a lifeline for domestic violence survivors (firstalert4.com) — A Florissant beauty supply shop is doubling as a safe space and information hub for neighbors facing domestic violence, offering resources during a new awareness-month event. Local advocates shared sobering North County statistics and emphasized that even a casual conversation at the register can connect someone with shelters, legal help, and safety planning when they're ready. 
• Police respond to 3 separate shootings overnight in the St. Louis area (kmov.com) — Florissant police are investigating a Wednesday night crash near Parker Road and Waterford where officers discovered one driver had been shot, sending both motorists to the hospital. Two additional, separate shootings in St. Louis city left victims with non-life-threatening injuries as authorities continue to piece together what happened.
📸 Around Florissant
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Florissant
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★ Featured events ★
- Battle Of The Decades Trivia Night →
The Machinist Hall, 12365 St Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton
5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Healthy Habits for Adults
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Florissant - Ask-A-Techie free one-on- one tech training
Oasis at Northwest Plaza, 500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 425, St. Ann
1:00 pm - Women's Nervous System Reset Yoga
Florissant Meadows Shopping Center, 580 N HWY 67 Suite 6, Florissant
5:15 pm - Healthy Habits for Adults
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Florissant - FAB (Fit, Active, and Balanced)
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Florissant
9:30 am - Missouri Legacy of Inventions
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, 500 NW Plaza Suite 425, Florissant
1:00 pm - October 2026 Off the Clock
Helfer's Pastries, 380 St Ferdinand St, Florissant
5:00 pm - Fridays at the Spot!
The Creative Spot, 414 S. Florissant rd, Ferguson
3:00 pm - I am me →
The Loc House Co, 730 Rue St. Francois Street, Florissant
4:00 pm - Florissant Fall Festival →
Saint Francois Street, Florissant
9:00 am - Dinner with Business Owners | Florissant: Small Town Edition →
Restaurant of the Week, Saint Denis Street, Florissant
7:00 pm
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- As my birthday month comes to an end today, my heart is full.
I'll take with me the memories. Our Miami birthday girls' trip was a blast. Every restaurant we went to, my friends told them it was my birthday… (Nextdoor Lexington Farms Estates) - Moving very soon .
Free electric recliner and chair with phone charging ports. Wooden headboard, queen size chest of drawers and night table. Free just come and pick up… (Nextdoor Keeven/Howdershell)
- Wingstop, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook in Florissant. Apply here.
- Church's Chicken Restaurant posted a job opening for Shift Leader - Restaurant 200616 - 410 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Florissant, MO 63031 in Florissant. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Florissant here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hazelwood
- Hazelwood, MO: Police Respond to Fight at Hazelwood West High School, No Shooting Reported (richlandtoday.com)
- As Millennium Hotel comes down, St. Louis weighs a bolder vision for downtown highways (kmov.com)
- Forbes Daily: Tesla Doesn't Have Enough Chargers For Its Electric Semi (forbes.com)
Ferguson
- Read coverage of the death of Shannon O'Brien, a Lyft driver caught in crossfire in Ferguson (stltoday.com)
- Ferguson man charged after shooting brother following argument, police say (kmov.com)
Ok Florissant! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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