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Varios negocios hispanos cerrarán temporalmente la próxima semana como parte de un esfuerzo coordinado para resaltar las contribuciones económicas y culturales de los inmigrantes en la región tras los planes de deportación de Trump.

A number of Hispanic-owned businesses will temporarily close next week as part of a coordinated effort to highlight the contributions of immigrants to the region's economy and culture in the wake of Trump’s mass deportation plans.

Owner Reine Keis will also be relocating her main restaurant from its longtime Shaw home to the Coronado building in Midtown in the spring.

In a wide-ranging interview with St. Louis Public Radio the day after his first State of the State address as Missouri’s governor, Kehoe discussed a host of issues including public safety, taxes and education funding.

The St. Louis County Council now has enough members who can regularly override County Executive Sam Page’s vetoes.

Knodell will be heading back to his hometown of Poplar Bluff to serve as city manager for the southeast Missouri municipality.

The need for inpatient mental health care for pediatric patients has grown in recent years. Health officials say a proposed facility in Webster Groves could provide much-needed treatment. But some nearby neighbors don’t like the plan.

Hall’s tenure in the St. Louis region comes to an end this month, when he moves to Ohio to take over the reins of the Columbus Partnership on Jan. 13.

Leadership at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis is changing hands. Its current president and CEO is retiring at the end of the year, and Brandon Williams, an ex-NFL player and St. Louisan, will take over.

The Rev. Darryl Gray said he is more hopeful for reform after a recent conversation with Commissioner of Corrections Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah.