⏳ 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
Experience full-throttle thrills when @MonsterJam rolls into The Dome at @AmericasCenter this weekend. 🎟/ℹ️: https://t.co/OReCGuCdTY #explorestlouis pic.twitter.com/SGnmau3qcd
— Explore St. Louis (@explorestlouis) May 10, 2021
In case you missed the Left bank Books' interview: https://t.co/4BvwF9FIzL pic.twitter.com/DcPllKxrsB
— Sylvester Brown, Jr. (@sylbrownjr) May 11, 2021
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
The Bevo Farmer's Market is back, starting Tuesday, May 18th!
— The Heavy Anchor (@theheavyanchor) May 10, 2021
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The market will be located outside, on the back patio (it will be moved inside in inclement weather).
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The market will be every Tuesday, 5-7pm.
Produce available for walk-up purchase or order online ahead of time. pic.twitter.com/p9yDXhHBsU
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
New Merch Monday alert! https://t.co/CjAOcX790Q pic.twitter.com/evddp5QyRi
— Schlafly Beer (@Schlafly) May 10, 2021
DIY 🪓
- ∞ MKBHD: What is Right to Repair? - The Loop
The FTC’s (kick-ass) Right to Repair report by @doctorow https://t.co/x1g2XqMc0u pic.twitter.com/t2pR7JVcYm
— Doug Mirams (@dmirams) May 10, 2021
Sustainability ♻️
- Creek in East St. Louis turns milky white; hazmat teams responding - FOX 2
What is #NetNeutrality? Why does it matter? And can can we get it back?
— Mozilla (@mozilla) May 10, 2021
Learn more👉 https://t.co/BmtSIttozp pic.twitter.com/S3ny5lsITH
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
Last year’s wasps nest on the shed door has been transformed into this years Wrens nest. Natures recycling in action! pic.twitter.com/cpLlJjxAab
— Francis Peplow (@FPeplow) May 9, 2021
I just really don't want to go back to Jeffco...
— St. Louis Bear Official (@StLouisBearOff1) May 10, 2021
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
This is an effective tweet. https://t.co/aeKabZomE4
— Matt Welch (@MattWelch) May 10, 2021
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
People Who are Only Famous in St. Louis https://t.co/4yO9VJsRLU pic.twitter.com/nImKdHigX9
— Riverfront Times (@RiverfrontTimes) May 10, 2021
History 🦕
- Does St. Louis still celebrate May Day? - St. Louis Magazine
- This week in labor history: May 10-16 - The Labor Tribune
Today in History: "golden spike" joins transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory, 1869 #otd #tih https://t.co/OyaSJCwQgq pic.twitter.com/kfEanrp1aJ
— Library of Congress (@librarycongress) May 10, 2021
Your “Confederate Memorial Day” thread. Like those traitors deserve memorials. https://t.co/1QgtCayHm4
— Angry_U.S._Grant (@Angry_US_Grant) May 11, 2021
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
Former Krewson administration official continues to work for St. Louis under emergency health department contract. A spokesman for Mayor Jones said in a statement that the “execution of this contract was news to our office.” https://t.co/UgG9LwkPn0 by @jacobbarker pic.twitter.com/6CpwjXEWr0
— St. Louis Post-Dispatch (@stltoday) May 10, 2021
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
It’s the last week of the #moleg’s session. And lawmakers could pass:
— Jason Rosenbaum (@jrosenbaum) May 10, 2021
🎯COVID-19 liability/health department curbs
🎯A gas tax hike
🎯 Law enforcement package
🎯 Photo ID/no excuse in person absentee
🎯 A higher threshold to pass constitutional amendmentshttps://t.co/qrcFrRQCa3
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
Oh, hey! If you haven’t heard, we’re hiring. You can work with us. We’d love that! Apply. Apply. Apply.https://t.co/jiCVkL6Lcy
— Salt + Smoke (@saltandsmokebbq) May 10, 2021