In The Lou – Sunday, August 17, 2025

Your one-stop spot for everything happening in St. Louis today. 

🌤 Today’s Weather

Partly cloudy skies early with heavy thunderstorms developing this afternoon.

High: 93° | Low: 76°

Rain: 100%

Humidity: 62%

Winds: 6 mph

Max UV Index: 8.7 (very high)

Sunrise: 6:17 a.m. | Sunset: 7:52 p.m.

🗞️ Lou News

🚨 Children Rescued from Hot Car in St. Ann: First responders saved two young children trapped inside a sweltering vehicle outside an ALDI on Saturday; their father was arrested and may face child endangerment charges.

💧 Boil Advisory Update: Repairs are complete on the damaged water pipeline serving St. Charles and St. Peters, but residents must continue boiling water for consumption until safety tests are cleared.

⚾ Rice Powers Yankees Past Cards: Ben Rice drove in seven runs with a homer, double, and single as New York outslugged St. Louis 12-8, handing the Cardinals their fourth straight loss.

🌪️ Hurricane Erin Explodes to Cat 5: The season’s first Atlantic hurricane rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 5 in just 24 hours, threatening nearby islands with flooding rains and dangerous surf.

🎣 Fishermen Solve 60-Year Cold Case: Two anglers using sonar in the Mississippi River near Sartell, Minn., discovered a submerged 1963 Buick tied to the 1967 disappearance of Roy George Benn, finally bringing answers to a decades-old mystery.

Weekly Construction Report

🎶 Live Music & Performances

The Smithereens w/ John Cowsill – City Winery St. Louis | 7:00 PM

SUPERCHARGED Worldwide in ’25 ft. The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater | 7:00 PM

All Our Friends Tour: The Marshall Tucker Band – The Factory | 6:30 PM (doors)

Robert Randolph w/ Blessing Offor (Canceled) – Delmar Hall | 7:00 PM

Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas & Kevin Buckley – Das Bevo | 10:00 AM

Adam Conover – Helium Comedy Club | 7:00 PM

Chayse Porter & His Palace Doors w/ Bitter Calm, Pealds, Instant Oatmeal – The Sinkhole | 7:30 PM

Lefty Daytona – Tin Roof: A Live Music Joint | 12:00 PM

Sunday Standard Time w/ Tim Schall – Blue Strawberry | 6:00 PM

Darren Nicholson Band – The Focal Point | 7:00 PM

Jim Manley Jazz Brunch – Evangeline’s Bistro and Music House | 11:00 AM

9 to 5 The Musical – Alton Little Theater | 2:00 PM

S.I.N. @ Tin – Tin Roof: A Live Music Joint | 6:00 PM

🎟️ Events

Taste of St. Louis 2025 – 40 S Central Ave | 4:00 PM (Through Aug 17)

Foodies Eat First Fest – Trust | 10:30 AM (Through Aug 17)

Tower Grove Farmers Market – The Boulevard | 9:00 AM (Every Sun)

⚾️Sports

St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Yankees – Busch Stadium | 1:15 PM

⛽ Lowest Gas Price in the City

$2.58 at Sam's Club | 4512 Lemay Ferry Rd, Mehlville, MO 

📜 This Day in History

1945 – Indonesia Declares Independence: Sukarno proclaimed Indonesia’s independence from the Netherlands, later becoming the nation’s first president after sovereignty was officially transferred in 1949.

1999 – İzmit Earthquake Strikes Turkey: A devastating 7.4-magnitude quake hit near İzmit, killing more than 17,000 people and leaving around 500,000 homeless.

1945 – George Orwell Publishes Animal Farm: Orwell’s satirical allegory of totalitarianism was released in England, becoming one of the most influential political novels of the 20th century.

🎂 Famous STL Birthdays – August 17

Walter Wyman (1848) – Physician and Surgeon General of the United States (1891–1911), known for his leadership during early national public health crises.

Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872) – Sculptor recognized for her impressionistic bronze works, particularly domestic and garden figures, and one of the first women to gain prominence in the field.

Graham Bensinger (1986) – Sports journalist and television personality, best known for his in-depth interview program In Depth with Graham Bensinger.

Song of the Day

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

On this day in 1991, Nirvana shot the video for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' at GMT Studios in Culver City, California, costing less than $50,000 to make, the shoot features real Nirvana fans as the audience. The video won Nirvana the Best New Artist and Best Alternative Group awards at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2000 the Guinness World Records named 'Teen Spirit' the Most Played Video on MTV Europe.

National Day's - August 17

🐾 Black Cat Appreciation Day – Celebrates the charm and mystery of black cats while challenging superstitions and promoting adoption.

📍 National Massachusetts Day – Honors the Bay State as the sixth to join the Union, recognizing its history, culture, and achievements.

🤝 National Nonprofit Day – Highlights the vital role nonprofits play in communities and honors those who support charitable causes.