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University City, MO
130Events this week
24Free things to do
33New spots
92New stories

● Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in University City

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 130 events, day by day →

Number 9 Networking Creve Coeur, MO Meeting

Friday 9am · Royal Banks of Missouri

2026 ProTek R/C Midwest Nitro Challenge

Friday 10am · St. Louis Dirt Burners

Awareness Through Movement ®

Friday 10am · St Louis

Public Karaoke

Friday 12pm · City Museum

HUGE Children's Sales Event-Just Between Friends West County Fall & Winter Pop-Up Consignment Sale

Friday 1pm · Greensfelder Recreation Complex at Queeny Park

New in University City

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Aquarius Wellness Center For Healing Arts and Spa - St. Louis

Health & Wellness

Press pause, U City: Aquarius Wellness Center For Healing Arts and Spa is a boutique day spa that leans into the quiet stuff, restorative massage, facials, Reiki, and waxing, plus couples packages with warm stones, reflexology, and treats like a mini champagne and Swiss chocolates.

aquariuswellness.com ↗

Patisserie Svoi

Bakeries & Sweets

For celebration sweets: Patisserie Svoi does custom cakes and polished European classics that are big on flavor, not just looks.

patisseriesvoi.com ↗

University City’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse University City’s best →

Most read in University City

The five stories University City readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. 2026 Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis

    The 2026 Tennessee Williams Festival St.

    Full story at timesnewspapers.com ↗

  2. Fall Festivals and other Events in St. Louis 2026 - News from Rob Rains, STLSportsPage

    The 2026 St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and Red Jacket Ceremony will take place on Sept.

    Full story at stlsportspage.com ↗

  4. Cluster hire in AI for Modeling the Physical World and Living Systems Job Opening in St. Louis, Missouri - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri is seeking multiple tenure-track faculty positions for a +AI cluster search spanning the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Philosophy, Physics, Psychological & Brain Sciences, and Statistics & Data Science.

    Full story at careers.asbmb.org ↗

  5. St. Louis Black Rep Celebrates 50 Years with ‘The Color Purple’

    The St. Louis Black Repertory Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a commemorative season featuring a production of "The Color Purple".

    Full story at fox2now.com ↗

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