⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2021-127-AM Edition

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

Events 📆

• Full Board of Aldermen Meeting
• Opening weekend for freshly-picked strawberries in Belleville - FOX 2
• more 📆

BuySTL 👜

• Gourmet Soul
• Cursed Bikes and Coffee opening second location in Tower Grove South - St. Louis Magazine
• Gringo Jones closing after 25 years - FOX 2
• 4 local coffee brands and where to buy their roasts - St. Louis Magazine

In addition to getting to know the amazing folks of @VCP_HQ during the creation of State Wide, @4HandsMIDMO and I worked with some super talented artists across Missouri on these sweet t-shirts. In order, they’re from @CharlieHustleCo’s @BrandonLoving, @FastYowi and @FBNorton. pic.twitter.com/lYKLgcgZlY

— Jeremy Danner (@Jeremy_Danner) May 6, 2021

Restaurants 🍲

• Songbird Is Destined To Be St. Louis’ Breakfast Go-To Spot - Riverfront Times

Taco Quest: A journey through some of St. Louis' best taquerias and Tex-Mex restaurants: https://t.co/ZOho6GPGtB pic.twitter.com/5f7JS0kqvL

— Sauce Magazine (@SAUCEmag) May 6, 2021

Covid19 Info 🦠

• At home COVID-19 test kits now available in St. Louis area - KSDK
• St. Louis County Library: No appointments starting Monday - r/StLouis
• FOX 2 Special - COVID-19: The Next Steps - FOX 2
• Missouri National Guard scaling back its COVID vaccine support - FOX 2
• Missouri scales back National Guard involvement in COVID-19 vaccination events - stltoday.com
• National Guard to scale back COVID-19 vaccinations - MetroSTL.com

VIDEO: 🇯🇵 A remote Japanese fishing town has sparked debate after spending coronavirus relief funds on a giant squid statue that cost nearly $250,000 in a bid to boost post-pandemic #tourism #Noto pic.twitter.com/s29ZvvpClN

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 6, 2021

STLhelp ☎️

• Learn BBQ From a Sugarfire Master to Help Operation Food Search - Riverfront Times

Restaurants and related businesses can now apply for the #RestaurantRevitalizationFund!

➡️ Learn how to apply: https://t.co/JID3OcT8gy
☎️ Get help with your application: 1-844-279-8898 #HelpIsHere pic.twitter.com/lThXL40HBf

— SBA (@SBAgov) May 4, 2021

Jobs 📄

• Six Things about the STL2030 Jobs Plan - McPherson

DIY 🪓

More than 20 states are considering bills that would let consumers fix everything from tractors to powered wheelchairs to iPhones.@mslaurabliss reports for @BW: https://t.co/5znCOrHR63

— Bloomberg CityLab (@CityLab) May 6, 2021

Sustainability ♻️

• Messenger: Levee project gives Missouri River more room to roam - stltoday.com
• Farmers’ bottom lines at risk as growing conditions change - Environmental Defense

Near America’s largest coal-fired power plant, toxins are showing up in drinking water and people have fallen ill. Thousands of pages of internal documents show how one giant energy company plans to avoid the cleanup costs. https://t.co/c8fRPRlcLZ

— ProPublica (@propublica) May 6, 2021

STL99 😱

• Missouri’s dispensaries defy staff shortage seen in other industries - KSDK
• QuikTrip’s Roller Grill and Fountain Drinks to Return to St. Louis City - Riverfront Times

New: Lawmakers in Missouri are exploring ways to rein in the state’s clean-energy loan program, which ProPublica found disproportionately harms Black homeowners. https://t.co/XylNU6pnSf

— ProPublica (@propublica) May 6, 2021

STL100 💯

• Project 5 Community Spotlight - KSDK
• $2.5 million Tower Grove Park project to revitalize land and restore historic stream - KSDK
• Tower Grove Park will unearth a stream that’s run underground for more than 100 years - stltoday.com
• Tower Grove Park will unearth a stream that’s run underground for more than 100 years - r/StLouis
• Schnucks employee honored for saving a toddler’s life - r/StLouis

DotGov

LocalGov 🏛

• Survey: prioritizing use of stimulus funds - West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association
• 3 Metro East cities officially merge to form Cahokia Heights - KSDK
• Cahokia Heights, Illinois swears in first mayor today - FOX 2
• Mayor sworn in for newly merged Metro East city - stltoday.com
• Former St. Louis Alderman Larry Arnowitz dies at 67 - KSDK
• Former St. Louis Alderman Larry Arnowitz dies at 67 - FOX 2
• Former St. Louis Alderman Larry Arnowitz dies at 67 - stltoday.com
• Former St. Louis Alderman Larry Arnowitz dies - r/StLouis
• St. Louis County jail seeks federal COVID funds to address staffing shortage, pay gap - stltoday.com
• C9 Garage Demolition at Cervantes Convention Center, Project No. 2020-31-087, St. Louis, Missouri - City of St. Louis Procurement Opportunities
• Officials push for millions in fixes for city water treatment system - MetroSTL.com

I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Larry Arnowitz. The 12th Ward had a great Alderman in Larry, he represented the Ward and constituents in every possible way. pic.twitter.com/UjcC0U13gC

— Gregory FX Daly (@gregoryfxdaly) May 6, 2021

MoGov 🏛

• The Missouri House approves ‘Rush Limbaugh Day’ after saying no to ‘Walter Cronkite Day’ - stltoday.com
• School choice measure wins approval in Missouri Senate, now heads to governor’s desk - stltoday.com
• Missouri Senate sends education savings account program to governor’s desk - Missouri Independent
• Missouri bill targeting DNR clears House committee, still faces uncertain future - Missouri Independent
• MDC asks Missouri anglers to dispose of invasive round gobies - FOX 2

Missouri has another aquatic invader to watch out for - the round gobie. Anglers are asked to report all sightings and dispose of the fish without returning them to the water. Read more at https://t.co/LUjhOK35DL pic.twitter.com/ih2OFI5I14

— MO Conservation (@MDC_online) May 6, 2021

FedGov 🏛

Types of...parachute journalism about the Midwest pic.twitter.com/TIAn4yg5Oc

— Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) May 6, 2021