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Events 📆

• 2024 'leaplings' born around St. Louis - FOX 2
• Head to 4 Hands' Stout Festival and Art in Bloom this weekend - FEAST
• Melissa Etheridge holding benefit concert Saturday for north St. Louis County redevelopment project, the R&R Marketplace - KSDK
• St. Charles Boat Show taking place now through Sunday, March 3 - FOX 2
• 10 things to do this month in St. Louis - St. Louis Magazine

BuySTL 👜

• Panera agrees to pay customers $2 million over hidden fees. Do you qualify? - FOX 2
• Joe’s Cafe to reopen after St. Louis grants exception for beloved hangout - stltoday.com
• Polished, which began as Goedeker’s, plans to file for bankruptcy, suspends business - stltoday.com
• Owners of shuttered St. Louis nursing home kept paying themselves as money dwindled - stltoday.com
• Beer maker Anheuser-Busch InBev reports better-than-expected Q4 earnings despite Bud Light backlash - FOX 2
• A-B sales in North America dropped by $1.5 billion last year amid Bud Light slump - stltoday.com
• Anheuser-Busch, Teamsters reach labor agreement that avoids US strike - FOX 2
• Boeing puts massive campus up for sale - St. Louis Business Journal
• New Aldi store opening in Maryland Heights today - FOX 2

Restaurants 🍲

• St. Louis restaurant openings and closings: February 2024 - FEAST
• New Panera menu coming in April with larger portions - FOX 2
• Believe it or Not, Topgolf Scores a Hole in One with its Dining Options - RFT

Neighborhoods 🏡

• Patch neighborhood church condemned following kidnapping, assault charges - FOX 2

STL99 😱

• Hundreds of musicians call for leadership change at KDHX, protest planned - FOX 2

99MO 😱

• Two wildfires in Mark Twain National Forest contained - FOX 2
• Missouri man admits setting fires that burned 220 acres in Mark Twain National Forest, Beaver Lake - FOX 2

Police 🚓

• 2 officers shot and wounded in Independence, Missouri, police say - FOX 2
• VIDEO: Missouri trooper lifts massive hay bale, clears it from highway - FOX 2
• Catalytic converter theft declines in St. Louis County, thanks to police efforts - FOX 2

CityGov 🏛

• Despite St. Louis mayor’s opposition, progressive groups backing police oversight bill - stltoday.com
• Messenger: St. Louis mayor works overtime to keep police department in the shadows - stltoday.com
• City Condemns Patch Church Linked to Brutal Kidnapping - RFT
• RFP for Debris Hauling Service for Water Div 24RFP003 - City of St. Louis
• CDA Virtual Lunch and Learn: CDBG-DR: Severe Storms & Flooding Recovery Planning Process - Events and meetings from the City of St. Louis, MO

LocalGov 🏛

• Saint Louis County Unveils 2023 Annual Report - flovalleynews.com
• Turner Hall Demolition: A Necessary Move for Public Safety - RiverBender
• Godfreyopoly and Altonopoly Hit Walmart Shelves - RiverBender

MoGov 🏛

• Missouri lawmakers debate $2.3M to send troops, resources to the southern border - FOX 2
• Missouri Republicans try to remove man with ties to KKK from party ballot - FOX 2
• 'KKK-affiliated' Missouri governor candidate not a Republican, state's GOP says - KSDK
• Missouri GOP Candidate for Governor Was Only ‘Honorary’ KKK Member - RFT
• Missouri GOP Moves to Remove ‘Honorary’ KKK Member from Ballot - RFT
• Missouri House passes property tax cut aimed at offsetting surge in vehicle values - FOX 2
• Missouri AG files lawsuit against Planned Parenthood over out-of-state abortions on minors - FOX 2
• Missouri House bill takes aim at ‘cesspool’ of meatpacking sludge - Missouri Independent
• MOHELA faces accusations it mismanaged federal student loan forgiveness program - Missouri Independent
• MOHELA accused of mismanaging federal student loan forgiveness program - stltoday.com
• Man wrongly accused in KC shooting weighs defamation suit, demands Missouri senators apologize - Missouri Independent

FedGov 🏛

• Trump appeals judge’s decision to remove his name from Illinois primary ballot - stltoday.com
• Former career US diplomat admits secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades - FOX 2
• A day ahead of shutdown, Congress works on advancing stopgap spending bills - Missouri Independent
• U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization - Missouri Independent

Jobs 📄

• SLU Hospital nurses hold candlelight vigil for patient safety amid 'staffing crisis' - KSDK
• World Wide Technology Raceway, City of St. Louis hosting job fairs March 2, 7 and 9 - The Labor Tribune

History 🦕

• Black History: How York, an enslaved man, helped Lewis and Clark explore the West - KSDK
• Feb 1948: The winning Arch design is hailed as 'An Audaciously Modern Monument' - stltoday.com

Infrastructure 🚽

• Trailnet calls for residents to share their experiences with St. Louis streets - FOX 2
• Plans approved for MetroLink green line - FOX 2
• Spotlight On: RideFinders - Clean Air Partnership