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⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2021-131-AM Edition

⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2021-131-AM Edition

Yesterday’s News 📰 - Today’s Events 📆 - Tomorrow’s Topics 🗣

Events 📆

  • Earthbound Brewery Ride This Sunday at 1PM, Out and Back Route (posted in description), 37 miles - r/StLouis
  • Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Is Coming to St. Louis - Riverfront Times
  • Plant Sale Benefiting Forest Park - r/StLouis

BuySTL 👜

  • Benson Hill, darling of St. Louis ag-tech scene, to go public in $1.35 billion deal - stltoday.com
  • Benson Hill’s plan to go public could mean big paydays for several St. Louis investors - The St. Louis Business Journal
  • Plant-growing tech firm Benson Hill to go public in $1.35 bln SPAC merger - r/StLouis
  • is there a substitute for Andria’s Steak Sauce? - r/StLouis
  • Neman: Grocery stores thrived during the pandemic, but what’s next? - stltoday.com
  • Private equity firm buys Maryland Heights-based plastics firm Spartech - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis-based manufacturer Spartech acquired by The Jordan Co. - The St. Louis Business Journal

Restaurants 🍲

  • Salt & Smoke vs Sugarfire - r/StLouis
  • Steve’s Hot Dogs is moving to a bigger space this summer - KSDK
  • Steve’s Hot Dogs Is Moving to the Former Mangia Italiano - Riverfront Times
  • Underground STL’s Top 10 Mexican Restaurants! Have you been to any of these places? Did we miss anyone? Let us know! - r/StLouis
  • What’s the real thrill at Blueberry Hill? Father of the Delmar Loop lets us know - KSDK

DIY 🪓

  • ∞ MKBHD: What is Right to Repair? - The Loop

Sustainability ♻️

  • Creek in East St. Louis turns milky white; hazmat teams responding - FOX 2

Wildlife 🦝

  • Department of Conservation expert says bear sightings could be ‘new normal’ - FOX 2
  • Illinois researchers working to save ornate box turtles - FOX 2
  • Juvenile bear tranquilized after roaming St. Louis suburbs - The Big 550 KTRS
  • MDC reports nearly 7,000 fewer turkeys harvested this season - FOX 2

STL99 😱

  • Cyberattack on US Pipeline is linked to Criminal Gang - The Big 550 KTRS
  • Ex-St. Louis Cop Wants Prosecutors Sanctioned for Revealing Racist Texts - Riverfront Times
  • Monsanto’s Roundup remains banned in European Union as court rejects Bayer’s appeal - The St. Louis Business Journal
  • Schnucks recalling ground beef sold in Des Peres Sunday afternoon - stltoday.com
  • Schnucks recalls select fresh ground beef sold at Des Peres store - KSDK
  • Schnucks recalls varieties of fresh ground beef sold Sunday afternoon - FOX 2
  • Sinkhole drains man-made lake at Lone Elk Park - FOX 2
  • Sinkhole Drains much of the Water out of St. Louis-area Lake - The Big 550 KTRS
  • Sinkhole partially drains lake at Lone Elk Park — and not for the first time - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis distiller moves its corporate office from downtown as vacancy climbs - The St. Louis Business Journal
  • UMSL to cut degree programs in anthropology, math, physics, and political science - stltoday.com
  • Shot hiker was “mistaken for a turkey” - Boing Boing

STL100 💯

  • Illinois colleges to add manufacturing training schools - The Labor Tribune
  • Soulcial Kitchen, a mobile cloud kitchen with a mission, launches in Metro East - St. Louis Magazine
  • St. Louis wins another early round in earnings tax dispute - KSDK
  • Vote for your favorite zoo! - r/StLouis
  • Vote now for the 2021 Feast 50 Awards - feastmagazine.com

History 🦕

DotGov 🏛

LocalGov 🏛

  • $2M project will unearth hidden stream at Tower Grove Park - FOX 2
  • Aldermen to start work on budget - MetroSTL.com
  • Denied outside help, St. Louis County Counselor asks County Council to hire more attorneys - stltoday.com
  • Former Krewson official continues to work for St. Louis under emergency health department contract - stltoday.com
  • In surprise to Mayor Jones, Krewson’s development chief landed city contract as term ended - The St. Louis Business Journal

MoGov 🏛

  • Despite lack of funding, Parson administration laying groundwork for Medicaid expansion in Missouri - stltoday.com
  • Humane Society: Missouri still worst state for puppy mills - stltoday.com
  • Hunting permits available for Missouri’s first black bear season - FOX 2
  • Indicted Missouri lobbyist and political consultant still working for Missouri governor’s PAC - stltoday.com
  • Missouri House votes to legalize needle exchanges - FOX 2
  • Missouri House votes to legalize needle exchanges - stltoday.com
  • Missouri in no rush to spend $2.7 billion of flexible pandemic aid - stltoday.com
  • Missouri in no rush to spend $2.7B of flexible pandemic aid - KSDK
  • Missouri lawmakers seek to rein in clean-energy loan program - Missouri Independent
  • Missouri schools receive more than $1B in COVID funding - FOX 2
  • Missouri tops Humane Society’s ‘Horrible Hundred’ puppy mill report for 9th straight year - KSDK
  • Missouri tops list of problem puppy mills in Humane Society report - FOX 2
  • Secrecy around ownership records raises questions about Missouri marijuana networks - Missouri Independent

FedGov 🏛

  • Biden announces launch of $350B in emergency recovery funding - FOX 2
  • More than $350B in federal recovery cash starts rolling out to states, cities, counties - Missouri Independent
  • With civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals priorities - MetroSTL.com
  • There’s federal money available to house the homeless. No one’s taking it. - Grist

Covid19 Info 🦠

  • New research shows COVID vaccine may not work for transplant recipients - KSDK
  • The Dome at America’s Center COVID vaccination hours change this week - FOX 2

STLhelp ☎️

  • Eviction help for tenants and landlords - FOX 2
  • Support Steve’s Hot Dogs Feed The People Program - Providing No Questions Asked Meals to Those In Need! - r/StLouis

Jobs 📄

  • Wanted: Professional nappers for a gig paying $1,500 - FOX 2