Election 2012

Akin, McCaskill Will Debate October 18 in Clayton

The event is sponsored by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce, KSDK Newschannel 5 reported.

Missouri's U.S. Senate candidates—Republican Todd Akin and incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill—will debate Oct. 18 at Clayton High School, KSDK Newschannel 5 reported. KSDK will carry the debate on television. Read more about the timing of the event, tickets and hosts in the complete KSDK report. More about the 2012 election on Patch:

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Wash U Researchers Plan Heart Disease Study with Grant

Officials will explore the disease in people with diabetes, the St. Louis Business Journal reported.

A multimillion-dollar grant will help Washington University School of Medicine researchers study explore heart disease in people with diabetes, the St. Louis Business Journal reported. Washington University has a presence in University City, Clayton and St. Louis city. Quoting from the Business Journal article: "Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $4.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study heart disease in patients with diabetes, the school said." Read more about what researchers hope to learn in the complete Business Journal article.

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Crime Ranking Challenged by Washington University

The school disputes figures identifying the St. Louis institution as one of the most crime-rattled colleges in the U.S., the St. Louis Business Journal reported.

Washington University says a recent ranking that identifies it as the No. 16 most crime-rattled college is misleading, the St. Louis Business Journal reported. Quoting from the Business Journal article about The Daily Beast ranking: "Washington University officials said its ranking on The Daily Beast’s list is misleading because it combines statistics, reported by the university to the U.S. Department of Education, of both its Danforth campus and medical campus, 'which covers a large area and has many thousands of visitors each day.'" Read more about the statistics in question and what the university says they mean in the complete Business Journal article.

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Business Beat

U City's Snarf's to Open Second Location

New sandwich shop will be downtown on Washington Ave.

Snarf's Sub Shop, buoyed by its success in the Delmar Loop, is making plans to open its second location. The sandwich shop's newest store will be in downtown St. Louis. The St. Louis Business Journal reports that the second Snarf's will be located on Washington Ave near a theatre and a new Pi Pizzeria location. Jodi Aronson, one of Snarf's owners, told the Business Journal there is a five-year lease on the new property.  Based on annual sales at the University City Snarf’s locatio, Aronson said she projects annual sales between $900,000 and $1 million at the new location, according to the Business Journal.  The Riverfront Times named Snarf's the best sandwich in St. Louis and our own Natalie McClaury reviewed the food in her Eating My Way …

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