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⏳ STLduJour(nal) – MMXXIV:263-PM

STL: Thursday, September 19, 2024


Events 📆

BuySTL 👜

  • Beloved Alton Business Owner, Jimmie Johnson of Johnson's Corner, Dies, Community Mourns - RiverBender
  • Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria poised for growth in St. Louis and beyond - St. Louis Magazine
  • Downtown business expands, sets new age restriction - KSDK
  • Edwardsville Amazon warehouse reopens 3 years after tornado tragedy - KSDK
  • Unique underground bunker in St. Louis County listed for lease - FOX 2
  • Boeing details cost-cutting measures tied to ongoing strike - KSDK
  • Boeing to furlough workers this week amid strike, including in St. Louis area - stltoday.com
  • Lambert Airport ranks among lowest 'large airports' in customer satisfaction - FOX 2
  • St. Louis Lambert International Airport again logs low score in annual satisfaction survey - stltoday.com

Restaurants 🍲

  • Owners of three Morgan Ford Road restaurants closing their doors - FOX 2
  • St. Louis Irish pub, restaurant under new ownership - KSDK
  • Three affiliated restaurants closing in Tower Grove South - St. Louis Magazine
  • 3 south St. Louis restaurants will shutter this weekend - KSDK
  • Dave & Buster's set to reopen with new games, layout - FOX 2
  • Dewey’s Pizza eyes eighth St. Louis location - stltoday.com

STLfood ⚜️

  • Hampton Village Schnucks recalling ground sausage, bratwursts that may contain plastic - KSDK
  • Schnucks Hampton Village recalls sausage, bratwurst for possible plastic - FOX 2
  • What's fresh at St. Louis-area farmers markets this week - feastmagazine.com
  • 10 St. Louis pumpkin patches to visit this fall - St. Louis Magazine

Neighborhoods 🏡

STL99 😱

  • Online threats prompt lockdowns at multiple school districts - FOX 2

Police 🚓

  • Officer accused of pulling women over, taking their phones and copying nude photos - KSDK
  • Police chief shares concern over traffic tickets regarding new Missouri law - FOX 2
  • Police cut ties with 1st Phorm after founder’s rant against female cops - FOX 2
  • 'We do not agree': 1st Phorm CEO says he's 'saddened' by brother's comments on female police officers - KSDK

CityGov 🏛

  • BWorks pulls out of St. Louis city contracts over rec center frustrations - St. Louis Magazine
  • Demolition of the Workhouse will begin by end of year; city seeking ideas for memorial project - KSDK
  • Mayor Jones Announces Upcoming Demolition of The Workhouse, Asks for Community Involvement in Designing Memorial - City of St. Louis - News
  • St. Louis Lambert International Airport Request for Proposals: West Carrollton Development Area - City of St. Louis
  • St. Louis is sending pandemic cash to businesses. Some are in vacant, boarded-up buildings - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis mayor announces demolition plans for old Workhouse jail - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis plans to demolish abandoned Workhouse jail by year's end - FOX 2
  • BB 98 - St. Louis Integrated Health Network Award - Board Bills
  • BB 99 - Sale of St. Louis Airport Property - Board Bills
  • BB 100 - Air Service Incentive Program - Board Bills
  • BB 101 - Air Service Incentive Program for Fiscal Year 2025 through Fiscal Year 2027 - Board Bills
  • BB 102 - The Downtown North Stl Community Improvement District - Board Bills
  • BB 103 - Eliminate Certain Regulations for Barbershops - Board Bills
  • BB 104 - Utility Coordination Policy - Board Bills

LocalGov 🏛

  • Fury over parkway halts project, citizens question continued tax - FOX 2
  • Jefferson County Council awards $500,000 to De Soto for Amtrak station - KSDK
  • Jefferson County to increase security at parks after recent vandalism - KSDK
  • KIPP St. Louis leader to step down - St. Louis Business Journal

MoGov 🏛

  • ‘Hemp sales are back on’: Missouri regulators pare down ban on intoxicating hemp products - Missouri Independent
  • Catholic churches in Missouri named in federal civil lawsuit - FOX 2
  • Hawley and Kunce speak on future debate with FOX 2 - FOX 2
  • How Jay Ashcroft politicized the Missouri secretary of state’s office - Missouri Independent
  • Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce agree to Missouri Senate debate just days before election - Missouri Independent
  • Lame-duck Missouri governor still raising campaign cash with the help of lobbyist - Missouri Independent
  • Missouri initiative campaigns launch TV spending after surviving court challenges - Missouri Independent
  • Missouri tax revenues declining in first months of fiscal year, raising concerns - Missouri Independent
  • Republican candidates lead Missouri races on November ballot: Poll - FOX 2

FedGov 🏛

  • Advocates call for expanding free school meals at U.S. Senate hearing - Missouri Independent
  • Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate for first time in more than four years - FOX 2
  • In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools - ProPublica
  • Red and blue states have big climate plans. The election could upend them - Missouri Independent
  • Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation - Missouri Independent
  • Trump safe after what FBI describes as apparent assassination attempt - FOX 2

Jobs 📄

History 🦕

  • Connections between Mill Creek Valley and Hop Alley - History Happens Here
  • Smithsonian team is helping Black families in St. Louis uncover their past, keep history alive - KSDK
  • The world's wine was almost decimated by a small pest. Missouri saved the day - KSDK

DIY 🪓

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Foraging But Were Afraid to Ask - Terrain Magazine

Captain's Blog 🏴‍☠️

  • Small earthquake reported north of St. Louis Thursday - FOX 2
  • Jack White announces new signature collection with Fender - 105.7 The Point