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⏳ STLduJour(nal) - MMXXIV:52-AM JW Wed, 02/21/2024 - 07:54 Events 📆

• CITY Block Party - Events and meetings from the City of St. Louis, MO
• St. Louis Zoo kicking off 'Animal Aglow' lantern festival next month - FOX 2
• Everything you need to know about April's solar eclipse in Missouri - FOX 2
• Missouri eclipse map: Which cities will have the best view? - FOX 2
• STL Water Garden Society Looks for Hosts to Show Off Their Ponds at Pond-O-Rama - RiverBender

BuySTL 👜

• Trade and Upgrade: Edwardsville's One-Stop Shop for Sports Equipment - RiverBender

Restaurants 🍲

• Urban Eats welcomes community favorites Wheelhouse Fish Co. and Mr. Souvlaki - FEAST

STLfood ⚜️

• Andy Taylor Is Eating His Way to the Best Pizza in St. Louis - RFT

Neighborhoods 🏡

• 630PM: TGSNA Meeting Wednesday 2/21 - Tower Grove South Neighborhood Association--Active Members Archive Feed

STL99 😱

• Family wants 2 hit-and-run drivers caught in St. Louis woman's death - KSDK
• 'It's good to see them go': City officials begin demolition of vacant South Kingshighway buildings - KSDK
• Seven vacant homes along Kingshighway coming down - FOX 2
• Bob Cassilly’s Former Workshop Is in Peril of Demolition — Again - RFT

Police 🚓

• St. Louis police chief gets third of pay from foundation, raising concerns of divided loyalties - Missouri Independent

LocalGov 🏛

• Sam Page's pick for director of St. Louis County administration withdraws application - stltoday.com

MoGov 🏛

• Missouri Freedom Caucus members criticized for spreading false information on KC shooting - stltoday.com
• Missouri House bill would allow further testing for St. Louis radioactive waste - Missouri Independent
• Missouri House votes to ban celebratory gunfire days after Chiefs' parade shooting - FOX 2

FedGov 🏛

• White House preps new sanctions package against Russia after Navalny death - Missouri Independent

Jobs 📄

• Executive Secretary II (B.P.S) - City Jobs
• Community Development Specialist - Jobs
• Recreation Assistant (Seasonal) (Limited-Term) - Jobs

History 🦕

• The Federal Steamer Helena Had Several Conversions - The Waterways Journal

Sustainability ♻️

• Money for clean water coming to every state - FOX 2

Infrastructure 🚽

• Sinkhole closes area roadway in south St. Louis - FOX 2
• MoDOT to close I-64 ramp to 14th Street for three weeks - FOX 2

Ecology 🦤

• Prescribed Burn at Confluence Point State Park Promotes Ecosystem Health - RiverBender

Captain's Blog 🏴‍☠️

• Apple Likely Adopting RCS Messaging Standard to Comply With Chinese Law - MacRumors
• Critical infrastructure software maker confirms ransomware attack - BleepingComputer
• Recent Zero-Day Could Impact Up to 97,000 Microsoft Exchange Servers - SecurityWeek

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A St. Louis neighborhood is getting rid of a major eyesore. A stretch of buildings that's been vacant for decades is finally coming down. Barrett Nangle has lived in the area for nearly 15 years. "They just they had their time. It's kind of good to see them go," he said. Like many in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood, Nangle has gotten used to walking his dog with this eyesore as part of the scenery. "They've been saying they want to do something with them for years, and they just over…

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