⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2021-264-AM Edition

Lots of news, not much of it good.

BuySTL 👜

Restaurants 🍲

• Coffeestamp Serves Some of the Best Coffee — and Food — in St. Louis - Riverfront Times
• CC’s Vegan Spot Brings Delightful Plant-Based Cuisine to Princeton Heights - Riverfront Times
• Thanks to a new brick oven, Melo’s Pizzeria has revamped its menu in Benton Park - feastmagazine.com

Neighborhoods 🏡

• Monthly Lindenwood Park Newsletter - September 2021 - Pinboard (electroponix)
• WPLNA Minutes from meeting 09.14.21 - West Pine Laclede Neighborhood Association

DIY 🪓

• RECIPE: Kourabiethes (Greek Wedding Cookies) from the Greek Kitchen - feastmagazine.com
• i Made a Vacuum Fluorescent Display Clock From Scratch. - r/DIY
• Getting Started With Python on Hardware - Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

Sustainability ♻️

• At Colorado’s tight-lipped air pollution agency, a ‘culture of fear’ prevails - Colorado Newsline
• Don’t expect heroes (or evil villains) in this history of the climate crisis - Grist
• How weatherization can be a win-win for struggling Americans - Grist

Wildlife 🦝

STL99 😱

• With Pet Shelters Reaching Capacity, Purina And Petfinder Urging Families To Open Their Hearts And Homes To A New Furry Friend - RiverBender
• Shelters nearing record levels of pets after pandemic peak in adoption - FOX 2
• Woman dies after car crashes into building in St. Louis - KSDK

STL100 💯

• How to support renowned chef Rich LoRusso, who was recently diagnosed with ALS - St. Louis Magazine
• Boeing to build Navy drones in new facility at Mascoutah airport, bringing 300 jobs - St. Louis Regional Freightway

99MO 😱

• Federal appeals court to hear Missouri abortion law case - stltoday.com
• US Ex-Teacher Jailed for Sexually Exploiting Underage Female Students in China - VICE US

100MO 💯

• Feast Face Off to crown best barbecue pork in Missouri, Oct. 16 - feastmagazine.com
• Missouri weighs appeal of ruling involving parole process for young offenders - stltoday.com

Crime 🗯

• Man killed, 3 other people injured in shooting at vigil in downtown St. Louis Monday night - KSDK
• Ferguson apartment complex posts notices threatening eviction for 80+ tenants - KSDK
• Man shot and killed in Downtown West neighborhood after trying to stop people from breaking into cars - KSDK
• Man killed after interrupting suspects breaking into cars, police source says - KSDK
• St. Louis City and County police link three homicide investigations - FOX 2
• Police: 4 people shot at vigil in Downtown St. Louis; 1 person dead - FOX 2
• Man killed, three people hurt by gunfire at vigil in Downtown West neighborhood - stltoday.com

Police 🚓

• SLMPD Daily Crime Report
• St. Louis police officer charged with molesting girl while swimming in Ste. Genevieve County - stltoday.com
• St. Louis police officer charged with child molestation, arrested at headquarters - KSDK
• Two officers injured in south St. Louis stolen car crash - FOX 2
• Video shows police K-9 biting man in St. Louis County - FOX 2
• Police defend use of police dog in Woodson Terrace arrest - stltoday.com
• St. Louis professor has waged long crusade to end abuse from ‘wandering cops’ - MetroSTL.com
• St. Louis County prosecutor’s office battles local police – on the ball field - FOX 2
• Kidney from fallen Missouri officer goes to another cop - stltoday.com

DotGov 🏛

CityGov 🏛

• Petitioners submit signatures seeking St. Louis ward redistricting change - SLACO
• Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Joins Biden-harris Administration To Launch House America Initiative To Address Homelessness Crisis - RiverBender
• Anti-crime task force focuses on reducing violence downtown - FOX 2
• Meeting to Discuss and Approve Translation RFP - City of St. Louis, MO
• Hearings on Liquor License Applications - City of St. Louis, MO
• Hearings on Liquor License Applications - City of St. Louis, MO
• Continuation of Reign’s Restaurant Detriment Hearing - City of St. Louis, MO
• Reign’s owner doesn’t appear at critical public safety hearing - FOX 2

LocalGov 🏛

• Free speech or free-for-all? Anti-mask, anti-vax activists dominate St. Louis County Council meetings - stltoday.com
• Metro East Park District Announces $2M In Grant Awards For New Parks, Trails, Quality Of Life Improvements In Madison And St. Clair Counties - RiverBender
• Merchants Bridge Reconstruction Project Reaches Major Milestone - St. Louis Regional Freightway

MoGov 🏛

• Emails show Missouri museum director tried to defend LGBT history exhibit - FOX 2
• Lawsuit: Lobbyist accuses MOSERS of violating Missouri Sunshine Law - Missouri Independent
• The ‘Big Lie’ remains a big part of Missouri U.S. Senate race - Missouri Independent

FedGov 🏛

• Biden and HUD Launch Moonshot Bid to Beat Homelessness - Bloomberg
• Democrats unveil new plan to fund government, suspend debt ceiling as major showdown with GOP looms - Politics
• Biden may be the first president to take the risks of extreme heat seriously - Grist

Covid19 Info 🦠

• Covid-19 Has Killed as Many Americans as the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic - Gizmodo
• St. Louis County library branches to offer COVID-19 vaccines at weekly clinics - stltoday.com
• Six reasons to get vaccine, help save lives – especially in Black community - stlamerican.com
• Fort Zumwalt passes mask mandate for all students, staff for next 4 weeks - KSDK
• COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu - The Big 550 KTRS
• Fort Zumwalt School District under mask mandate for 30 days - FOX 2
• Johnson & Johnson says booster dose of its COVID vaccine prompts strong response - FOX 2
• Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for St. Louis kids ages 5 to 11 may be available in weeks - FOX 2
• Missouri records fewer than 1,000 COVID cases for second time this month - FOX 2
• Judge denies motion to dismiss mask mandate lawsuit in St. Louis County - FOX 2
• An Ohio Doctor Claimed Vaccines Make You Magnetic and Her License Was Just Renewed - VICE US

STLhelp ☎️

Jobs 📄

• Apply here: Join the FOX 2 digital team - FOX 2

History 🦕

• Swansea hires first Black police officers in history of department - KSDK
• Sept. 21, 1947 • Parents protest after St. Louis Catholic schools are integrated - stltoday.com
• The Steam Towboat Tornado - The Waterways Journal

Captain’s Blog 🏴‍☠️

• Hospitals criticize insurer’s profits while not showing their own - Axios
• Various Health Care Fraud Schemes Results In Charges Involving Over $1.4 Billion In Alleged Losses - RiverBender
• How to Think Like an Economist - The Washington Post
• Government Scientists Are Creating Matter From Pure Light - VICE US
• Whence the Chinese takeout container? It was patented in 1890 to carry oysters, a popular snack. - The Morning News
• Tom Scott Goes For a Ride on Nürburgring Nordschleife, The Longest Permanent Race Track in the World - Laughing Squid
• An Adorable Bone-Shaped Dog Treat Maker - Laughing Squid
• Raspberry Pi gets $45M to meet demand for low-cost PCs and IoT - TechCrunch
• Battery Resourcers raises $70M to grow closed-loop battery supply chain - TechCrunch
• Blue Bear Capital raises $150M to fund climate, energy and infrastructure tech - TechCrunch
• TrueLayer nabs $130M at a $1B+ valuation as open banking rises as a viable option to card networks - TechCrunch
• Coinbase Got a $1.36 Million Contract With ICE - VICE US
• 19 Things You Can Do in iOS 15 That You Couldn’t Do Before - Gizmodo
• iOS 15 adds all the little features that were missing - TechCrunch
• How to Fix iOS 15’s Worst Feature - Gizmodo
• Google apps, meet iOS 15 - The Official Google Blog
• Trademarked “Tiffany Blue” liberated by artist in new paint shade: Tiff - Boing Boing
• Lumpers and Splitters - xkcd.com
• Embracing Asymmetrical Design - CSS-Tricks
• imba - CSS-Tricks
• OnePlus Spills the Details on What Its Merger With Oppo Will Look Like - Gizmodo
• Satellite Image Shows How Shockingly Close the KNP Complex Fire Is to Earth’s Biggest Tree - Gizmodo
• Bee Swarm Kills 63 Endangered Penguins in ‘Fluke’ Occurrence - Gizmodo
• GM restarts production of Bolt EV batteries following model-wide recall - Engadget
• US officials can’t decide if Honor smartphones are a national security threat - Engadget
• OnePlus’ 2022 flagship will share a unified Android 13 system with Oppo - Engadget
• Google: You Don’t Need Reviews To Use Product Schema For Product Rich Results - Search Engine Roundtable
• MarsEdit 4.5.3: Even More Media & Usability Fixes - Red Sweater Blog

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