⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2023-221-PM Edition

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 🏴‍☠️