⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2021-132-AM Edition
Yesterday’s News 📰 - Today’s Events 📆 - Tomorrow’s Topics 🗣
Events 📆
Join us for a "Bring your Own Bag" Trash cleanup on the Centennial Greenway: Shaw Park to Olive, May 15-22. All you need to do is register, pick up trash during that time frame & drop bags at one of 5 locations along greenway. Details here: https://t.co/N4WBds1fYf pic.twitter.com/rkFFq9W6Vi
— GreatRivers Greenway (@GreatRiversSTL) May 11, 2021
Have you heard about Music at the Intersection? @Music_Intersect Join The Sheldon, along with 5 other venues, for the three-day music celebration throughout the Grand Center Arts District! https://t.co/5VcsQDTa7B pic.twitter.com/FSXuoTfpLV
— The Sheldon (@sheldonstl) May 11, 2021
BuySTL 👜
- Contact 2: Local real estate boom extends to new home construction - FOX 2
Looking for the latest and greatest swag promo items for your company? Be the first to @getflipstik, a fantastic smart-phone accessory designed by Akeem Shannon, a graduate of the @umsl Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Accelerator: https://t.co/HujqKKdDPb#FundSTLFounders pic.twitter.com/CqlKTH2kUL
— UMSL Accelerate (@UMSLAccelerate) May 11, 2021That's right! Our fabulous Mystery Boxes are back! 30 CD's for $8!
— Vintage Vinyl (@vintagevinylSTL) May 11, 2021
No peeking, no refunds and no returns! What's in the box?! Get one and see for yourself! pic.twitter.com/Gis2pNj7Gc
Restaurants 🍲
- Beast Butcher & Block returns Wednesday with dine-in barbecue - stltoday.com
- Neighborhood café Gather opens beside Urban Fort Play in McKinley Heights - St. Louis Magazine
3 new restaurants in St. Louis to try this month: https://t.co/49VrCRq2yo pic.twitter.com/deWlTLra8p
— Sauce Magazine (@SAUCEmag) May 11, 2021
DIY 🪓
- Schema.org launches its schema markup validator tool - Search Engine Land
This cool, rainy spring has made for an extended planting season. If you haven't planted your garden yet- it's not too late! We're still getting weekly plant deliveries from Biver Farms in Edwardsville. Stop by and pick out some organic starter plants for $2.99 a piece! 🌱 pic.twitter.com/KIrsQB6aYV
— Local Harvest STL (@localharveststl) May 11, 2021
This interactive and hands-on virtual café for teens with @SLU_Official medical sociologist @chrisprener, is free and open to all teens in grades 6-12. Register at https://t.co/gykR3F0Qq7 Learn about GIS mapping and capturing qualitative data about places and experiences.#STEMed pic.twitter.com/qE1DuIUg8J
— The Academy of Science of St. Louis (@AcademyofSciSTL) May 11, 2021
Current status: Holding Elrond pic.twitter.com/XEpya2t0Oa
— Jeff Geerling (@geerlingguy) May 11, 2021
Sustainability ♻️
MSD Project Clear is hosting a public hearing on the budget for Fiscal Year 2022. Join us on Zoom at 6:00pm on Thursday, May 13 at https://t.co/BjoFoMxHlE
— MSD Project Clear (@MSDProjectClear) May 11, 2021
Ward-by-ward breakdown of 2021 increase/decrease in values of single family residential properties. Overall, residential went up about 7% and commercial went down 1-2%. pic.twitter.com/R3l3Sxwv7k
— STL City Assessor (@AssessorStL) May 11, 2021
Wildlife 🦝
- Black bear caught strolling through Pacific family’s backyard - FOX 2
- MDC tracking new bear sightings in Franklin County - KSDK
Benjamin Banneker was perhaps the first scientist to document cicadas. And he tried to kill all of them. https://t.co/HmulCWjA9u pic.twitter.com/9Y49QRYnQz
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday) May 11, 2021
MDC offers free virtual training in conducting butterfly surveys May 15. More at https://t.co/nxNL1vIvnp pic.twitter.com/BkUXK3v1eT
— MO Conservation (@MDC_online) May 11, 2021
If Giger did the book cover for Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy pic.twitter.com/nFZHk2Dx11
— Tweetlejuice Tweetlejuice Tweetlejuice! (@dagnificent) May 11, 2021
STL99 😱
- ‘A river flowing down the street’: Water main break floods downtown St. Louis streets - FOX 2
- Animal shelters see a slight increase in surrenders - FOX 2
- Broken water main floods alleys, streets near downtown St. Louis, sparks boil advisory - stltoday.com
- Downtown water main break prompts boil order - MetroSTL.com
- Fire destroys vacant three-story building in St. Louis - stltoday.com
- Large water main break leads to boil water advisory in downtown St. Louis - KSDK
- New investments and customer charges help push Ameren’s quarterly earnings almost 60% higher than a year ago - stltoday.com
- Opponents of downtown St. Louis tax district begin rival petition drive - stltoday.com
- The reason behind – or underneath – the disappearing lake at Lone Elk Park - KSDK
Fire destroys vacant three-story building in St. Louis https://t.co/TaH3fpmO46 via @stltoday pic.twitter.com/ZkHiTLKBAu
— Laurie Skrivan (@LaurieSkrivan) May 11, 2021
Yikes! https://t.co/oTPQkAAunv
— Alexis Zotos (@alexiszotos) May 11, 2021
I mean!!!! (I don’t know the origins of this photo.) pic.twitter.com/kl2VkgbFWB
— Lindsay Pattan (@Lindsay_Pattan) May 11, 2021
A map showing the boil water advisory area. pic.twitter.com/N0pqkUrBf7
— Be #CyberSmart City of St Louis EM (@CityEMA) May 11, 2021
A 36-inch water main break downtown floods basement parking garage of The Bogen Lofts. pic.twitter.com/jc8lnerwiO
— Laurie Skrivan (@LaurieSkrivan) May 11, 2021
STL100 💯
- A Fine Swine BBQ is back on the road, thanks in part to a new East St. Louis incubator - feastmagazine.com
- Baby colobus monkey born at St. Louis Zoo - FOX 2
- Colobus monkey born at Saint Louis Zoo - KSDK
- Zoo introduces new member: colobus monkey Juniper - MetroSTL.com
It's a girl! The @stlzoo just announced a new addition to their family... a Guereza Colobus monkey named Juniper! 🐒👏🏻
— Explore St. Louis (@explorestlouis) May 11, 2021
Juniper, can be seen with her family at the Primate House. https://t.co/weNemh9KCq pic.twitter.com/YrKe27m9oD
And the winner of the @eltonofficial brack off is...
— MORNING ROCK SHOW (@morningrockshow) May 11, 2021
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/LOVE LIES BLEEDING!!
Thanks for voting everyone!! pic.twitter.com/VUX2oNl7M8
#THATSAWINNER 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/7szogqhKT3
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 12, 2021
DotGov 🏛
LocalGov 🏛
- Mayor Jones hires longtime union leader as city director of operations - stltoday.com
- SLPS seeks input on federal COVID-19 school funds - MetroSTL.com
St. Louis Public Safety Leaders Plan To Improve Jail Food https://t.co/JHhZHOVcoD pic.twitter.com/35MTX5bFei
— St. Louis Public Radio (@stlpublicradio) May 11, 2021
Deadline May 14 pic.twitter.com/lgDYq5nO3N
— Community Builders Network of Metro STL (@CBNSTL) May 11, 2021
Today I am proud to announce new appointments to my administration and the @SLPS_INFO School Board!
— Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (@saintlouismayor) May 11, 2021
-Nancy Cross, Director of Operations
-Amber Simms, City Register
-@LishaLiberty, School Board.
Text readout of this release will be available on the City's website shortly. pic.twitter.com/3JnFcSM82O
4th Graders are learning about the aldermanic process! This week, our alderwoman, Heather Navarro, Zoomed with the classes to talk about her job as an alderwoman & answer questions from the students to give them some background on what it's like to work in our local government. pic.twitter.com/g4hsb1bjdX
— New City School (@newcitystl) May 11, 2021
MoGov 🏛
- Abortion fight continues on Missouri Medicaid provider taxes - Missouri Independent
- Attorney General Eric Schmitt sues St. Louis County over COVID-19 public health orders - stltoday.com
- Chance at Freedom for Some Missouri Drug Offenders Rests On Controversial Bill - Riverfront Times
- Gas tax increase on its way to governor after clearing Missouri House - Missouri Independent
- Gov. Parson to End Federal Unemployment Aid to Out-of-Work Missourians - Riverfront Times
- Help wanted: Missouri governor shrinks unemployment benefits, citing labor shortage - FOX 2
- Missouri Attorney General files lawsuit against St. Louis County for COVID restrictions - FOX 2
- Missouri attorney general sues St. Louis County over COVID health orders - KSDK
- Missouri cancels $300 federal COVID unemployment benefit, cites labor shortage - FOX 2
- Missouri House approves prescription drug monitoring program, sends bill to the governor - Missouri Independent
- Missouri House votes to pare down school voucher bill - FOX 2
- Missouri lawmakers pass statewide prescription drug database - KSDK
- Missouri prepping for state-regulated black bear hunt - FOX 2
- Missouri to drop extra federal pandemic unemployment aid - The Big 550 KTRS
- Missouri’s attorney general sues St. Louis County over continued virus restrictions - The St. Louis Business Journal
- Over objections of conservatives, Missouri House approves boost in state gas tax - stltoday.com
- Parson moves to end federal unemployment aid for out-of-work Missourians - Missouri Independent
- Parson threatens veto of police chokehold ban over unrelated subpoena issue - stltoday.com
- Parson vows to veto crime bill if it includes penalties for lying to Missouri legislature - Missouri Independent
- Schmitt lawsuit challenges St. Louis Co. COVID restrictions - The Big 550 KTRS
- State to end all federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits - MetroSTL.com
- Victims of Josh Hawley’s “political deception and personal betrayal” speak to Washington Post - Boing Boing
Parson announces MO participation in all six federal pandemic unemployment enhancement programs ends June 12 pic.twitter.com/MVJ3kMtvhF
— Jeanne Kuang (@JeanneKuang) May 11, 2021
Missouri's Governor's big announcement today?
— Elad Gross 🇺🇸 (@BigElad) May 11, 2021
He's cutting unemployment benefits.
Most of the day, I talk to Missourians who lost jobs, are losing homes, got frustrated with the bureaucracy to get benefits, struggled to make it this far.
Throwing them under the bus. Again. https://t.co/DqGMnHuBGY
I'm not sure who Dottie Bailey was yelling at, but she just called someone an F-ing coward.
— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) May 12, 2021
FedGov 🏛
- Biden Says Take a Crappy Job or Lose Your COVID Unemployment Benefits - VICE US
Educators can now deduct out-of-pocket expenses for COVID-19 protective items including face masks, hand soap, hand sanitizer and more. See: https://t.co/TxAQOR1jc9 #COVIDreliefIRS #IRS pic.twitter.com/8qYOyP406r
— IRSnews (@IRSnews) May 11, 2021
Let the funds officially flow!@USTreasury releases its interim final rule offering guidance to local governments on how American Rescue Plan Act funds can be distributed in their recovery efforts.
— Tweets of a Native Son (@tweets_native) May 10, 2021
St. Louis will receive over $517 million under ARPA. https://t.co/HMbrDvd3TU
Covid19 Info 🦠
- Get the shot, get Cardinals tickets – Busch Stadium to host vaccination event - FOX 2
In partnership with the @Cardinals, @CityofSTLDOH will provide #COVID19 #vaccines starting tomorrow at 9am at #BuschStadium. Registration is open for anyone 16 years and older (anyone under 18 must have a parent or guardian present). Walk-ins welcome. https://t.co/qnmj2ZO4nv pic.twitter.com/r6rLTGAGRt
— CityofSTLDOH (@CityofSTLDOH) May 11, 2021
One of the saddest parts of the US covid experience is how many people ignored the pleas of doctors, gathered with families unsafely over the holidays, and wound up killing their loved ones.
— Arlen Parsa (@arlenparsa) May 11, 2021
Huge spikes in deaths directly following Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year’s Eve. pic.twitter.com/xaSVjNRgCB
Jobs 📄
- US job openings soar to highest level on record - stltoday.com
Ever dreamed of sharing your workspace with a 43-foot T-Rex? The Science Center is hiring science-loving individuals in several of our galleries! Check out our current openings here: https://t.co/FcJFYoaU9S pic.twitter.com/8iMYiFM4ZD
— STL Science Center (@STLScienceCtr) May 11, 2021
Great opportunity to work for a superb entrepreneur support organization! #stljobs #startupstl https://t.co/kzOkQOe1A3
— Matt Menietti (@MattMenietti) May 11, 2021