The Second Cup: July 19 Edition

Good morning, Lake Saint Louis!

Have you ever taken a good look at the Peggy Bahrmasel has, and she shows us some of her favorites today—and gives a few suggestions. All together, they make a beautiful slide show. Be sure to take a look.

The board of aldermen met last night for a administration/finance joint work session before the regular board meeting. We'll review the meetings later today.

We'll also have some news from the Wentzville School District. I noticed the back-to-school displays were up in the stores a couple of weeks ago, but today was the first time that I've seen some really serious back-to-school shoppers at Walmart. Summer is going by fast!

Did you hear about that police raid in Maplewood where police found a huge cache of stolen goods? Maplewood-Richmond Heights editor Ryan Martin will bring us more details in a story today.

Today in history, courtesy of the folks at History.com: In 1799, a soldier with Napoleon's forces in Egypt found a stone slab near Rosetta. The stone had writing in Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics and Egyptian demotic. The Rosetta Stone would finally solve the age-old puzzle of hieroglyphics.