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STLduJour(nal) ⏳ - MMXXII:109-AM

STL: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Events πŸ“†

  • April 19, 2022 St. Louis Land Tax Sale - NextSTL - r/StLouis

BuySTL πŸ‘œ

Restaurants 🍲

  • Goshen Coffee Roasters To Open Its Newest St. Louis Area Cafe On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - RiverBender
  • Here's where Gioia's Deli is opening its 3rd location - KSDK

STLfood ⚜️

  • Ice cream pop-up purchases former St. Louis bakery space - KSDK

Neighborhoods 🏑

  • Best neighborhood for SLU grad student? - r/StLouis
  • TGSNA Annual Meeting 04/20/2022 - Board Elections! - VIRTUAL MEETING - TGSNA

DIY πŸͺ“

  • Experiment with ’80s graphics using this breadboard setup - Arduino Blog
  • Making Mermaid Diagrams in Markdown - CSS-Tricks

Sustainability ♻️

  • Gas prices rise in St. Louis, average in Missouri remains unchanged - KSDK
  • Can the EPA actually make school buses greener? - Grist
  • CO2 pipelines are coming. A pipeline safety expert says we’re not ready. - Grist
  • How rights of nature and wild rice could stop a pipeline - Grist

Infrastructure 🚽

  • Ameren's new solar farm, its largest, now running - stltoday.com
  • Future of Spire's pipeline in doubt after SCOTUS rejection - KSDK
  • MetroLink Escalators β€œTemporarily Closed” For Years - UrbanReview
  • Mississippi River, Gulf Coast cities eager for flood funding - KSDK
  • Spire pipeline future in doubt after SCOTUS rejection - FOX 2
  • Supreme Court denies Spire's attempt to challenge pipeline ruling; Spire still optimistic - stltoday.com
  • U.S. Postal Service Implements New First-Class Package Service Standards and Updates Priority Mail Service Standards - RiverBender

Ecology 🦀

  • Give Caterpillars A Chance With Soft Landings Under Trees - RiverBender
  • Mississippi River lands on 'Endangered Rivers' list - FOX 2

STL99 😱

  • Bi-State CEO defends Loop Trolley takeover amid recent violence on MetroLink - FOX 2
  • Homicide Rate per 100K in Each City with a Major League Baseball Team (Updated Version) [OC] - r/StLouis
  • My Attempt to Finally Squash the Violent Crime Statistic Debate (Math Included. TLDR at Bottom) - r/StLouis

STL100 πŸ’―

  • Citygarden lands on Travel Awaits' list of special sculpture gardens in midwest - FOX 2
  • Harris-Stowe State University’s new president shares her vision for the historically Black university - St. Louis Magazine
  • New monkey born at St. Louis Zoo - FOX 2
  • Positive Shoutout to STL Airport - r/StLouis
  • The Blues are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, here's when tickets go on sale - KSDK
  • UMSL may get new business, workforce district from COVID funds - FOX 2

99MO 😱

  • Spring turkey season starts in Missouri today - FOX 2
  • Time running short for dueling Missouri marijuana legalization efforts - Missouri Independent

WW99 😱

  • AB InBev earns 'F' for response to Russian invasion - stltoday.com
  • Alton Man Reflects On Personal Acquaintance of Ekaterina Putin, Recent Developments - RiverBender

Police πŸš“

  • Cops Are Still Playing Copyrighted Music To Thwart Citizens Recording Their Actions - Techdirt
  • Jason Van Dyke will not face federal charges for killing LaQuan McDonald - FOX 2

DotGov πŸ›

  • Scraping public data from the web still OK: US court - The Register

CityGov πŸ›

  • 50-ticket fiasco finally settled in St. Louis - stltoday.com
  • Bill to give north St. Louis $39M from ARPA passes - FOX 2
  • North St. Louis to get $39M in ARPA funding after bill passes Board of Aldermen - KSDK
  • St. Louis aldermen OK $120 million in fed relief for small business and capital projects - r/StLouis
  • St. Louis aldermen OK $126m for capital projects, North Side business grants - stltoday.com
  • Voters in St. Louis’ 28th Ward to pick alderman on Tuesday - stltoday.com

LocalGov πŸ›

  • β€˜We are at a standstill’: Columbia residents fed up with little action on gun violence - Missouri Independent
  • Airlines, transit systems in St. Louis, elsewhere drop mask mandate after court ruling - stltoday.com
  • Bridgeton to close 911 center, contract with county amid dispatcher shortage - stltoday.com
  • City, county move ahead with lone bidder as convention center project costs balloon - stltoday.com
  • First look at how St. Louis County could spend millions in COVID relief funds - KSDK
  • Sam Page lays out ARPA spending plan - FOX 2
  • St. Louis, St. Louis County to launch unified portal for emergency rental assistance - KSDK

MoGov πŸ›

  • 'I will win': Greitens undeterred in Missouri Senate race - KSDK
  • Hartmann: The Perpetual Victimhood of Eric Greitens - RFT
  • Lawmakers want to decrease unemployment benefits for Missourians - FOX 2
  • LGBTQ protections languish while Missouri lawmakers push transgender sports bans - Missouri Independent
  • Missouri House advances funds for doula training program named after Cora Faith Walker - Missouri Independent

FedGov πŸ›

  • Examining Nearly Two Decades of Taxpayer-Funded Border Operations - ProPublica
  • 'Unlawful:' Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate for Planes and Trains - Gizmodo

Covid19 Info 🦠

  • Raw data: Cumulative excess deaths from COVID-19 - Kevin Drum
  • Metro drops mask requirement on mass transit after judge's ruling - KSDK

Jobs πŸ“„

History πŸ¦•

Captain's Blog πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

  • Alex Jones’ InfoWars Files for Bankruptcy - VICE US
  • Can Open Source Sustain Itself without Losing Its Soul? - ACM
  • Fascinating New Study Suggests (Again) That Twitter Moderation Is Biased Against Misinformation, Not Conservatives - Techdirt
  • FDA Investigating Whether Lucky Charms Cereal Is Making People Sick - Gizmodo
  • Former Reddit CEO: Content Moderation Teams Don’t Care About Your Politics, They Just Want You To Stop Being A Jerk - Techdirt
  • Freelance Torrent Site Admin’s Life Still in Turmoil, 5 Years After Arrest - TorrentFreak
  • Playdate is a magical indie game machine - Engadget
  • The Playdate Is Oozing With Charm and Potential - Gizmodo
  • The Playdate Proves What Video Games Have Been Missing Are More Cranks - VICE US
  • VW ID.Buzz first look: An EV that makes vans cool again - Engadget