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STLduJour(nal) ⏳ - MMXXII:53-PM

Events 📆

  • Winter Storm Warning: Snow, sleet, freezing rain expected in STL area - FOX 2
  • After COVID Hiatus: Alton-Godfrey Rotary Club Chili Chowdown set for March 7 - RiverBender
  • Today is a palindrome and an ambigram - Boing Boing

Mardi Gras 🎭

  • Do not expect to find parking in Soulard for Mardi Gras, organizers warn - KSDK

BuySTL 👜

  • Nudo House Delmar Loop - stLouIST
  • 50 Years: Hit-N-Run Continues Long-Time Community Traditions Under Dwight And Teresa Fowler - RiverBender
  • Gioia’s Deli placed on St. Louis Building Trade’s ‘Do Not Patronize’ list - The Labor Tribune - r/StLouis
  • With a new name and partner, the restaurant group behind Vicia and Winslow’s Table plans to open multiple new concepts - feastmagazine.com
  • The team behind Vicia and Winslow's Table announces expansion plans - St. Louis Magazine
  • Soulard Coffee Garden Has Closed - RFT

STLfood ⚜️

Neighborhoods 🏡

  • Budget Announcement For Baden Market Centre Special Business District - City of St. Louis

DIY 🪓

Sustainability ♻️

  • Let’s compare the bottom 50% in the US vs. Europe - Kevin Drum

Infrastructure 🚽

  • Gas main break knocks out natural gas for hundreds in Potosi, Missouri - KSDK
  • Potosi’s natural gas service gets knocked out, sparking race to restore it as cold weather hits - stltoday.com
  • Potosi residents to lose natural gas service up to 3 days - FOX 2
  • Ameren Missouri to acquire its largest solar farm to date - Missouri Independent

Ecology 🦤

  • Beef processing facility near KC in violation of Missouri regulations for polluting waters - Missouri Independent

STL99 😱

  • Parent company of KSDK acquired in $5.4 billion cash deal - stltoday.com
  • Hedge fund returns to court in battle to buy Lee Enterprises - stltoday.com
  • Alden says Post-Dispatch parent in 'downward spiral,' sues over election rules - STL Business Journal
  • N-95 mask scam part of $212k fraud involving St. Louis man - stltoday.com

STL100 💯

  • Planning the perfect road trip from St. Louis - St. Louis Magazine
  • Intense video shows women, children rescued from burning home in St. Louis - FOX 2

99MO 😱

  • Although forever optimists, family farmers are fighting for a future | Opinion - Missouri Independent

100MO 💯

DotGov 🏛

CityGov 🏛

  • St. Louis Alderman Jeffrey Boyd Takes a Beating Over Public Caning Tweet - r/StLouis
  • Galloway audit identifies some accounting issues at St. Louis economic development agencies - stltoday.com

LocalGov 🏛

  • Page to announce end of mask mandate in St. Louis County tomorrow - r/StLouis

MoGov 🏛

  • This Is the ‘Hacking’ Investigation Into Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Website - VICE US
  • Missouri candidates file for office without new maps in place - KSDK
  • No Congressional maps yet? No problem for Missouri candidates - FOX 2
  • Missouri GOP Senate hopefuls trade jabs as candidate filing opens - Missouri Independent
  • Missouri sued over long wait times at ‘nonfunctional’ call center for food benefits - stltoday.com

FedGov 🏛

  • Federal lawsuit targets Missouri’s ‘dysfunctional’ food assistance program - Missouri Independent
  • US Copyright Office Gets It Right (Again): AI-Generated Works Do Not Get A Copyright Monopoly - Techdirt.
  • Elon Musk accuses the SEC of leaking information against him - Engadget
  • The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity without using facial recognition - Engadget
  • All 3 of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes - VICE US

Jobs 📄

  • Deli Star opens new Midtown plant with plans to grow to 475 jobs - stltoday.com
  • Downtown St. Louis attractions hiring for summer rush - stltoday.com
  • ‘Staggering’ study reveals nearly half of unemployed U.S. men have criminal convictions - Science Magazine
  • How to land the job you really want - Jason Fried

TechSTL 💾

  • AT&T shutting down its 3G network. How it may affect you - FOX 2
  • Work chat app Slack suffers services outage - The Register
  • Slack is struggling to get back to work (updated) - Engadget
  • Virgin Hyperloop lays off 111 staffers as it abandons plans for passenger transport - Engadget
  • HireMe Rebrands to V15Able - EQ

History 🦕

  • Alton brewery celebrates world's tallest man Robert Waldow's birthday - FOX 2
  • Happy birthday, Robert Wadlow! Alton's gentle giant was born 104 years ago - stltoday.com
  • Path To Freedom: Underground Railroad Tours - RiverBender
  • St. Louis’s Forgotten 19th Century Black Composer - History Happens Here

Captain's Blog 🏴‍☠️

  • Camp Zoe - JWblog
  • The Big-Money Battle Over Crypto’s Public Option - The Daily Poster
  • NFT Trader Sues OpenSea for $1 Million Over Stolen Ape With Baby's Bonnet - Gizmodo
  • The Winners of 2021 International Landscape Photographer of the Year Contest - kottke.org
  • Before I go: When it comes to complaining about web browsers - CSS-Tricks
  • Safari is about to lose its place as the world’s 2nd-most-used desktop web browser - The Loop
  • Microsoft Edge Looks Set to Overtake Safari as World's Second Most Popular Desktop Browser - MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  • JavaScript survey: Most use React but satisfaction low - The Register
  • I Would Happily Go Back to Using an MP3 Player if I Could Put Winamp in My Pocket - Gizmodo
  • Audi's 2024 vehicle lineup will have 5G connectivity - Engadget