⏳ STLduJour(nal) – MMXXIV:229-AM

STL: Friday, August 16, 2024

Good Morning. It's Friday.

Events 📆

• The best food and drink events in St. Louis: August 16-18 - feastmagazine.com

BuySTL 👜

• St. Louis autonomous railcar startup Intramotev raises $14M - St. Louis Business Journal
• World-Class Data Center coming to the City of St. Louis - St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
• Six Flags Great America to open new record-breaking dive coaster Wrath of Rakshasa in 2025 - FOX 2

Restaurants 🍲

• Meet the new owners of Spencer's Grill in Kirkwood - St. Louis Magazine
• Porano opens in Des Peres with fast-casual Italian favorites - feastmagazine.com
• JARS by Fabio Viviani now open in Ladue - St. Louis Magazine

STLfood ⚜️

• The best sandwiches in St. Louis - St. Louis Magazine
• Recall for candy sold at Walmart, Target upgraded to highest risk level - FOX 2

Neighborhoods 🏡

• Stakeholders Share Plans for Alton, Introduce New Businesses at "What's Up Downtown" - RiverBender
• Rock the Hops Prompts Conversation About Alton's Music and Arts Scene - RiverBender

Pox Populi™ 🦠

• 88-year-old Missouri victim in Boar's Head deli meat outbreak underscores risks for those most vulnerable - FOX 2

Police 🚓

• Ferguson community continues to come together for police officer injured during protest - KSDK

CityGov 🏛

• 3 St. Louis aldermen sign letter calling for Civilian Oversight Board member to resign after protest arrest - KSDK
• Everything St. Louis Public Schools families need to know before the 1st day of class - KSDK
• 'We're ready to go': Metro Transit prepares to transport SLPS high school students on Metro buses - KSDK

LocalGov 🏛

• Arnold wants to seize homes, businesses for new road. Residents, owners angry. - stltoday.com
• Updated Clark Bridge Lighting Schedule Gets Final Approval - RiverBender

MoGov 🏛

• 'Missourians deserve better': Top utility regulator killed service shutoff bill, newly released emails show - KSDK
• Mike Kehoe, Crystal Quade agree to Missouri gubernatorial debate on policy - Missouri Independent

FedGov 🏛

• Vance agrees to Oct. 1 debate with Walz - FOX 2
• Walz agrees to Oct. 1 vice presidential debate on CBS - Missouri Independent

Jobs 📄

• St. Louis adds 27K jobs in a year, but sees month-to-month dip - St. Louis Business Journal
• Bass Pro implements more layoffs in Lebanon and Bolivar - FOX 2

History 🦕

• Historic St. Louis warehouse revived as modern apartment complex - FOX 2

Sustainability ♻️

• Nanoplastics are plaguing the world's waterways. Mizzou research just found a way to eliminate 98% of them - KSDK

Infrastructure 🚽

• Gas leak in Kirkwood shuts down traffic on Big Bend Road - FOX 2
• Foul odor in Wood River, nearby Illinois communities under investigation - FOX 2

Ecology 🦤

• Conservation Officer Confirms Bobcat Sighting in Belleville Subdivision - RiverBender