In The Lou – Thursday, June 5, 2025
Your one-stop spot for everything happening in St. Louis today.
🌤 Today’s Weather
Cloudy with chances of precipitation throughout the day.
High: 79° | Low: 67°
Rain: 15% | Cloudy
Winds: 6 mph
Humidity: 95%
UV Index: 0
Visibility: 4 miles
Sunrise: 5:36 a.m. | Sunset: 8:22 p.m.
⚾ Sports
MLB: Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium | 12:45 p.m. (Game 2 of 3)
MLB: Kansas City Royals @ St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium | 6:45 p.m. (Game 3 of 3)
🎟️ Events Today
Technicolor Dreams: A Pop-Up Cocktail Experience | 6:00 p.m. | Hidden Gem | $10 | More info here.
Queer Writes | 5:00 p.m. | Missouri History Museum | More info here.
The Merry-Go-Round | 9:00 -10:30 pm | The Improv Shop | Free | Sign up here.
Beer Bingo | 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Third Wheel Brewing Co. | More info here.
🎶 Live Music & Performances
Southern Culture On The Skids — 8:00 p.m. | The Golden Record | Tickets available here.
Wild and Clear and Blue: I'm With Her — 6:30 p.m. | The Pageant | More info here.
Zainab Johnson — 7:30 p.m. | City Foundry | More info here.
- Fortune Feimster (comedy show) | 7:00 p.m. | The Factory | More info here.
⛽ Lowest Gas Price in the City
- $2.45 at Phillips 66 & 7-Eleven | 105 Dunn Rd, Florissant, MO (Updated: 7:50 a.m)
📜 This Day in History
- 1968 – While running for U.S. president, Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; he died the following day.
1981 – AIDS was reported for the first time, following the detection of a rare form of pneumonia in five men in Los Angeles.
2004 – Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, passed away at 93 years old.
🎂 Famous STL Birthdays – June 5
Ellen Foley (1951): Singer and actress
Mary Engelbreit (1952): Artist, Illustrator
Tim Clark (1959): Soccer defender
June 5 - NATIONAL KETCHUP DAY
(from nationaldaycalendar.com)
Ketchup comes from the Chinese word kê-tsiap that dates back to 300 BC in China. Kê-tsiap was a sauce made from fermented fish, consisting of anchovies or oysters, mushrooms, and walnuts. The sauce became very popular with the British during the 17th century when British sailors came across a local fish sauce while in Southeast Asia. In fact, British sailors were known to add the fish sauce to their crackers and meats. The sauce was such a novelty for British sailors, it was bottled and brought onboard ships to add flavor to their crackers and meats. Once the sailors reached England, they tried to replicate the recipe, adopting the word catsup in the process.
In 1812, American scientist named James Mease documented the first tomato-based ketchup recipe. His documentation marked the first official ketchup recipe that contained tomatoes, sugar, spices, and vinegar. The same base recipe we know and love today.