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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain

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The raging fires have killed at least 55 people and caused what is expected to be billions of dollars in damages. Climate change could prompt more of the same.

⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2023-221-PM Edition JW Thu, 08/10/2023 - 04:49

STL: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Events 📆

• Beatle Bob tribute at Ballpark Village brings fans, bands from far and wide - FOX 2
• ‘Beatle Bob’ tribute show taking place tonight at Ballpark Village - FOX 2
• Get ready for 10 days of music, family fun and food at the Missouri State Fair - KSDK
• Back-to-School: Here’s when school starts in the St. Louis-area - KSDK
• Blues At Arch Festival Has Star-Studded Lineup - RiverBender.com News
• Pontoon Beach Party At The Beach Was Highly Successful Event - RiverBender.com News
• Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece - Events from August 9 – August 10 – Explore St. Louis
• The Saint Louis Art Museum marks hip hop’s 50th anniversary with “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” - St. Louis Magazine
• Schlafly Beer’s 20th annual ‘Art Outside Festival’ returns in September - KSDK

BuySTL 👜

• What does Anheuser-Busch brand sale mean for St. Louis? - FOX 2
• Anheuser-Busch selling 8 beer, beverage brands to cannabis company - FOX 2
• Anheuser-Busch sells off 8 brands, including several craft breweries, to cannabis company - The St. Louis Business Journal
• US Department of Energy Backing $400M Project Producing Batteries for Electric Vehicles - St. Louis Regional Freightway
• St. Louis-based financial giant, related firms agree to pay $125M penalty - KSDK
• St. Louis-based grocer sells local company-owned stores - KSDK
• Anheuser-Busch sells off 8 brands, including several craft breweries, to cannabis company - KSDK

Restaurants 🍲

• Kain Tayo Brings Delicious Filipino Classics to Midtown - Riverfront Times
• A guide to Festus’ flourishing food scene along its Main Street - www.feastmagazine.com
• Lulu’s Local Eatery announces closing on South Grand Boulevard - www.feastmagazine.com
• Good & Hi sauce - www.feastmagazine.com
• Mission Taco Joint launches its own private label tequila line - www.feastmagazine.com
• B Juiced features organic cold-pressed juices, smoothie bowls and more in Ferguson - www.feastmagazine.com
• Meet one of the sandwich gurus at beloved Blues City Deli, recent Yelp award-winner - www.feastmagazine.com
• Buy This Taco, Support Sk8 Liborius’ Rebuilding Plans - Riverfront Times
• King & I to Close South Grand Location This Month - Riverfront Times
• 3 restaurants to relocate from Botanical Heights neighborhood - KSDK
• Elaia, Olio, and Nixta slated to move to Delmar Maker District in 2024 - St. Louis Magazine
• These St. Louis-area shops are celebrating National Frozen Custard Day - KSDK
• Mission Taco Joint creates specialty taco to benefit SK8 Liborius after devastating fire - KSDK
• Crispy Edge restaurant in Tower Grove South closing September 2 - St. Louis Magazine
• New Captain D’s express model arrives in St. Louis, redefining fast seafood dining - FOX 2

Neighborhoods 🏡

• St. Louis Hills voters OK special tax for extra security, services - www.stltoday.com
• St. Louis Hills Votes to Tax Itself as Private Policing Spreads in the City - Riverfront Times
• Sunday, September 3 – Lindenwood Live! - Lindenwood Park
• Troy to Open New Park With Playground and Water Feature - RiverBender.com News

Sustainability ♻️

• Tech breakthrough could boost states’ use of geothermal power - Missouri Independent

Nature 🦝 STL99 😱

• Did Chicago invent St. Louis-style pizza? The answer is complicated - KSDK
• Woman fires shot at Hollywood Casino in ‘celebration of life,’ Maryland Heights police say - www.stltoday.com
• Useless Loop Trolley Collides with a Vehicle Near the History Museum - Riverfront Times
• 1st baby box drop-off box placed in south St. Louis County - KSDK

STL100 💯

• St. Louis City Museum starting ‘Stuff the Bus’ school supply drive today - FOX 2
• Rainy summer has been mostly beneficial to crops at Eckert’s in Belleville - FOX 2
• Metro Transit Receives Nearly $28 Million Grant From Federal Government for Ongoing Flood Recovery - BSD

99MO 😱

• Tyson plant closures hit two small Missouri towns, which will lose 2,200 jobs - www.stltoday.com
• Loss of benefits brings Missouri college food insecurity to the forefront - Missouri Independent

100MO 💯

• A guide to the Missouri State Fair - St. Louis Magazine
• How to make a Missouri Mule - St. Louis Magazine
• Smithfield Foods to close dozens of Missouri hog farms - FOX 2
• Smithfield Foods closing 35 hog farm sites in Missouri - www.stltoday.com

Crime 🗯

• SLMPD Daily Crime Report SLMPD

DotGov 🏛

CityGov 🏛

• St. Louis schools face one of the steepest post-pandemic climbs anywhere - Missouri Independent
• Metro Call-A-Ride testing app-based mobile ticket today - FOX 2
• Memo asks St. Louis police officers to limit some duties due to dispatch shortage - FOX 2
• Deputy Alleges Sheriff Vernon Betts Retaliated – And Went After His Beard - Riverfront Times
• Hiring fair planned for workers at South City Hospital after sudden closure - KSDK

LocalGov 🏛

• Sticker shock: MSD rate hikes could crest 30%, hit voters next spring - www.stltoday.com
• Glen Echo Park to merge with Normandy following landslide vote - www.stltoday.com

MoGov 🏛

FedGov 🏛

Covid19 Info 🦠 STLhelp ☎️ Jobs 📄 History 🦕

• How the Great Flood of 1993 Deluged St. Louis - Riverfront Times
• The St. Louis Natatorium That Made a Splash - History Happens Here

Captain’s Blog 🏴‍☠️

Residents in the Riverbend City Apartments are once again dealing with raw, seeping sewage running through units and halls of the complex.

Three children have been impacted by gun violence within three days. Two of them died.

If it was approved, then it would have been the first tax levy for the school district in nearly 20 years. But, only 18% of voters showed up to the polls.

Two men claiming to be utility workers walk into a couple’s home, telling them there's a gas leak and that they need to leave their home.

If you go take a look at all the different posts we’ve done on the topic of Pokémon, you will be left with one undeniable conclusion: the people behind Pokémon content take IP rights very seriously. This has particularly been true when it comes to some of the franchise’s most dedicated fans trying to express […]

A jury summons left a St. Peters family jumping over hurdles and calling for a complete review of the court's jury selection process.

Workers wasted no time tearing down signage Friday at South City Hospital. Patients were transferred to other healthcare facilities, and employees were still coming to grips with the closure.

A major thoroughfare in south St. Louis was shut down late Wednesday afternoon as city water crews worked to fix a water main break.

I was puttering around looking for some abortion stuff when I ran across a 2018 Wall Street Journal editorial confidently proclaiming that abortion rights were safe no matter who Donald Trump appointed to the Supreme Court: The reason is the power of stare decisis, or precedent, and how conservatives view the role of the Court ...continue reading "In 2018, the Wall Street Journal insisted that abortion rights would never be overturned"

Goldschmidt put the Cardinals ahead 5-2 on his two-run hit off Kevin Kelly (4-2) during the fourth.

The amendment, if signed into law, would entitle nuclear waste victims in St. Louis to compensation under the National Defense Authorization Act.

A sheriff's deputy in Phelps County finds himself out of a job after being accused of keeping child pornography on an electronic device.