⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2021-258-AM Edition

Hump Day, for the lucky ones.

Events 📆

• Look up tonight at 8:45 pm to see the International Space Station above STL - r/StLouis
• Monster Jam Heads Back to St. Louis in January, Tickets On Sale Now - Riverfront Times
• Great Forest Park Balloon Race returns to Forest Park this weekend - FOX 2
• Great Forest Park Balloon Race returns, with 30 acres and endless skies to spread out - stltoday.com
• Great Forest Park Balloon Race and Glow returns to Emerson Central Fields this weekend - St. Louis Magazine

BuySTL 👜

• What’s fresh at St. Louis-area farmers markets this week - feastmagazine.com
• What’s fresh at St. Louis-area farmers markets this week - stltoday.com

Restaurants 🍲

• Pi Pizzeria and ¡Rico! Mexican to expand into space one mile west on Manchester Road - St. Louis Magazine

DIY 🪓

• My take on a mountain scene. - r/woodworking
• Built some dining room cabinets for game nights - r/DIY
• Love this weird door near my home - Reddit Home
• Pasta With Quick Bolognese - feastmagazine.com
• Salad With Dandelion Leaves - feastmagazine.com

Sustainability ♻️

• 2 Illinois nuclear plants saved in energy plan set to go to Pritzker - KSDK

Wildlife 🦝

• St. Louis Zoo releases 800 endangered hellbenders to Ozark rivers - FOX 2

STL99 😱

• Gun, ammunition found inside book box in South St. Louis neighborhood - FOX 2
• How crime factored into apparel upstart AGOGIE’s decision to leave downtown - St. Louis Business News St. Louis News | The St. Louis Business Journal
• ICC Approves Settlement Agreement With Star Energy Partners, Provides $300,000 In Customer Relief - RiverBender
• Pizza Head employees walk out in protest of owner’s decision to end pay-it-forward pizza program - r/StLouis
• Missouri cave with ancient Native American drawings sold - KSDK
• Pandemic interruptions in education impact ‘MAP’ testing results in Missouri - KSDK
• Blues prospect robbed on Arch grounds - KSDK
• More calls for action over St. Louis homeless as concert series looms - FOX 2
• Staffing shortages temporarily close 4 Total Access Urgent Cares in St. Louis area - FOX 2
• St. Louis based grandmaster wins over $37k in chess tournament - FOX 2
• St. Louis County man on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’ tonight - FOX 2
• New concert series, touted as part of downtown turnaround, won’t displace homeless encampment - stltoday.com

STL100 💯

• SLU, Harris-Stowe double-down on geospatial industry with new programs, efforts to bolster NGA - stltoday.com
• Generosity fills donation rooms as 1,400 Afghan refugees now expected - FOX 2
• ‘We were fully packed,’ Hell’s Kitchen fans visit Maplewood restaurant for season 20 finale - FOX 2
• What are some of your favorite things about STL? - r/StLouis
• St. Louis in sole possession of second NL Wild Card after win vs. Mets - FOX 2
• St. Louis judge denies NFL, Rams and Kroenke’s move to dismiss relocation lawsuit - stltoday.com
• Wild, Cards: Dazzling defense, timely hits carry Cardinals to frenetic extra-innings win vs. Mets - stltoday.com

Crime 🗯

• Prospective St. Louis Blues player robbed at gunpoint on the Arch grounds Monday - FOX 2
• FOX Files: Downtown small businesses react to mayor’s crime plan - FOX 2
• New task force hopes to tackle crime in downtown St. Louis - KSDK
• St. Louis business, civic leaders working together in new initiative to decrease crime downtown - KSDK

History 🦕

• Missouri ‘Picture Cave’ with ancient Native American drawings sold - FOX 2
• Missouri cave with ancient Native American drawings sold - stltoday.com
• Who were The Welders? - St. Louis Magazine

DotGov 🏛

CityGov 🏛

• 2022 Prop S Youth At Risk Program RFP - City of St. Louis Procurement Opportunities
• St. Louis Mayor Plans Shift To Civilian Control Of Police Misconduct Investigations - Reddit Home
• St. Louis Mayor Plans Shift To Civilian Control Of Police Misconduct Investigations - r/StLouis
• St. Louis health agency says gift cards so far haven’t spurred higher vaccination rates - stltoday.com
• New downtown initiative adds police, will work to improve area - FOX 2
• Jones adds police, outlines plan to improve downtown’s image - stltoday.com
• Spire STL Pipeline can keep operating for now despite court ruling on ‘self-dealing’ - Missouri Independent

LocalGov 🏛

• St. Louis County Council approves COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees - FOX 2
• St. Louis County Council Meeting removed from YT for “Violating community standards”. So here’s my notes from last night. - r/StLouis
• St. Louis County Council approves vaccine requirement for county employees - stltoday.com
• Mercy, doctor’s group ask court to stop subpoenas of Sam Page’s employment records - KSDK

MoGov 🏛

• Missouri’s top election official pitches election changes - stltoday.com
• Missouri Supreme Court says judge improperly removed elected official - stltoday.com
• Missouri’s new public health chief wants to wait before weighing in on Biden vaccine order - stltoday.com
• Bass Pro Shops founder honored in Missouri Capitol - stltoday.com
• Missouri student test scores drop during pandemic year - FOX 2
• Lawmakers question new state health director on mask, vaccine mandates during first meeting - FOX 2
• Missouri House speaker calls on president to rescind ‘egregious’ vaccine order - stltoday.com
• Missouri water system operator admits federal crime - stltoday.com
• Student test scores drop as predicted during pandemic year in Missouri - stltoday.com
• Missouri Republicans vow to push again for voter ID law - Missouri Independent
• Amid the pandemic, Missouri standardized test scores declined across grades, subjects - Missouri Independent

FedGov 🏛

Covid19 Info 🦠

• Death of child added to toll as Missouri tops 11,000 COVID-19 deaths - stltoday.com
• Here are the most and least vaccinated counties in the St. Louis area - KSDK
• Missouri life expectancy drops 2 years amid COVID-19 and increases in other causes of deaths - stltoday.com

STLhelp ☎️

• 37 Storm-Tossed Dogs Arrive in Missouri After Rescue in Louisiana - Riverfront Times

Jobs 📄

• Auditor I - City of Saint Louis : Jobs

Captain’s Blog 🏴‍☠️

• Beloved Comedian Norm Macdonald Dies At Age 61 - RiverBender
• Is a business different from a company? - Jason Fried
• Sunflowers and weeds: Cooking from your own backyard - stltoday.com
• A conversation with Buenos Aires Café’s Oscar and Ainara Farina - St. Louis Magazine
• ‘Dangling by a thread’: Nursing home industry warns of staff exodus over vaccine mandates - Missouri Independent
• Revised voting rights bill rolled out in U.S. Senate, with Manchin on board - Missouri Independent
• Webinar Registration - Zoom - Pinboard (electroponix)
• EnerVenue raises $100M to accelerate clean energy using nickel-hydrogen batteries - TechCrunch
• Rivian vehicles are now ready for sale in all 50 states, following key certifications - TechCrunch
• Rivian’s first production R1T electric pickup truck rolls off the line - TechCrunch
• SpaceX, Blue Origin awarded NASA contracts to develop moon lander concepts for future Artemis missions - TechCrunch
• Intuit’s $12B Mailchimp acquisition is about expanding its small business focus - TechCrunch
• Spaceflight will be ferrying payloads from Orbit Fab, GeoJump to lunar orbit next year - TechCrunch
• Here’s everything Apple announced at its event this morning - TechCrunch
• Apple refreshes iPad Mini with a new design, 5G and an 8.3-inch display - TechCrunch
• Apple updates the entry-level $329 iPad - TechCrunch
• Apple’s iPhone 13 mini gets camera technology from the 12 Pro Max - Engadget
• A few extra notes about Apple’s September 14 event - Six Colors
• ∞ iPhone 13, iPad, and Apple Watch - The Loop
• Twitter reopens its account verification process after another pause - TechCrunch
• A Facebook leak reveals that it’s known for a while that Instagram is bad for teenagers’ mental health. - The Morning News
• MA Governor calls in the National Guard to drive students to school - Boing Boing
• Plant-based meat company vandalizes the bacon Wikipedia article - Boing Boing
• On the dl - CSS-Tricks
• Sweeping Illinois Clean Energy Bill Also Bails Out Nuclear Power - Gizmodo
• Feds Confirm LAPD Bomb Squad Caused Huge Explosion by Detonating Way Too Many Fireworks - Gizmodo
• Martian Colonists Could Use Their Own Blood to Produce Concrete, New Research Suggests - Gizmodo
• Microsoft issues patch for zero-day exploit that uses malicious Office files - Engadget
• Did Milley Think Trump Would Go Berserk? - Editors’ Blog – Talking Points Memo
• FCC Wants Landlords to Stop Screwing Up Your Internet - VICE US
• Tesla, Toyota, and Honda Don’t Want You to Get a Discount for Buying Union-Made EVs - VICE US
• A Record 1,428 Dolphins Are Slaughtered in ‘Inhumane’ Faroe Islands Hunt - VICE US
• Cities Are Making It Harder for Cops to Racially Profile - VICE US