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STLduJour(nal) ⏳ - MMXXII:74-AM

STL: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Events πŸ“†

  • 314 Day 𝞹 - stLouIST
  • Dozens of events planned for '314 Day' in St. Louis - FOX 2
  • 314 Day organizers kick off events by supporting local businesses - KSDK
  • St. Louis Celebrates 314 Day With Activities and Deals - RFT
  • It's Official: NASCAR Cup Series Race At World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) Named 'Enjoy Illinois 300’ - RiverBender
  • Tower Grove Farmers’ Market to Host Tuesday Evening Markets - RFT

BuySTL πŸ‘œ

  • The Fattened Caf Launches Filipino Sauce Line Nationwide - RFT
  • New St. Louis brewery to begin production in riverfront neighborhood - St. Louis Business Journal
  • New St. Louis brewery to begin production in riverfront neighborhood - KSDK

Restaurants 🍲

  • Remembering two STL chefs, Tom Coghill and Rich LoRusso, who died last week - stltoday.com

Neighborhoods 🏑

DIY πŸͺ“

  • Building a raised bed garden planter - Boing Boing
  • Arch Linux turns 20: Small, simple, great documentation - The Register

Sustainability ♻️

  • Rising prices of gas, grain, and fertilizer impacting local farmers - FOX 2
  • Still near-record high, gas prices may be starting to stabilize - KSDK

Infrastructure 🚽

  • Community solar offers grid relief, energy independence | Opinion - Missouri Independent
  • MetroLink tests new single car - FOX 2
  • Illinois American Water's Work To Separate The Alton Combined Sewer System And Install New Sanitary Sewers Continues - RiverBender
  • Recycling fees collected even though some recycling is not - KSDK
  • Marathon Pipeline Provides More Details Of Oil Spill Work Near Edwardsville - RiverBender
  • Crews working to remove thousands of gallons of crude oil from Cahokia Creek - KSDK
  • Crews still cleaning up Marathon Oil spill in Edwardsville - KSDK

Ecology 🦀

  • Look Out for Oil-Covered, Injured Wildlife - RiverBender
  • Famed 'Snake Road' closes in Illinois for reptile, amphibian crossing - FOX 2
  • Dead crow mystery solved - Missouri wildlife officials discover the answer - FOX 2
  • Crow deaths in St. Louis due to virus, officials say - stltoday.com
  • Virus killed numerous crows congregated near federal courthouse in downtown St. Louis - r/StLouis

STL99 😱

  • Carpenters union lawsuit alleges former leader OK’d questionable ad contracts, pay raise - stltoday.com
  • Paintball attacks leave several people injured across St. Louis - KSDK

STL100 πŸ’―

  • 18 percent of the St. Louis–area population lives in a food desert. Food Outreach has a new approach for how to help some of them - St. Louis Magazine
  • Federal pandemic aid to fund free bus, MetroLink passes for St. Louis youths - stltoday.com
  • The Brookings Institution calls St. Louis a β€˜rising star’ in tech. Here’s why - St. Louis Magazine
  • Metro East Humane Society Receives $45,000 Gift From The Late Jerry And Harlene Gammill To Launch Spay/neuter Voucher Program Throughout Madison Count - RiverBender

99MO 😱

  • Missouri has only met minority participation goal for contracts four times in 30 years - stlamerican.com - RSS Results
  • Hartmann: The Book-Banning Wentzville Mob Gets Uglier - RFT

WW99 😱

  • Russian Oligarchs Find Ally In America’s Small Business Lobby - The Daily Poster
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev seeks to suspend Budweiser sales in Russia - KSDK
  • MongoDB to terminate Russian SaaS accounts - The Register
  • China thrilled it captured already-leaked NSA cyber-weapon - The Register
  • Ukraine president namechecks software giants to end support in Russia - The Register
  • Nuclear-Armed India β€˜Accidentally’ Fired a Missile Into Nuclear-Armed Pakistan - VICE US
  • Guitar amp tubes are an unexpected victim of Russia's invasion on Ukraine - Boing Boing
  • China Reports Record Number of COVID Cases With More Than 80 Million Locked Down - Gizmodo
  • β€˜This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out - Grist

Police πŸš“

  • There's a new short-term solution for St. Louis city to shorten 911 call wait times - KSDK
  • Cops Have So Much Extra Military Gear They’re Giving It Away To Ukraine Freedom Fighters - Techdirt

DotGov πŸ›

CityGov πŸ›

LocalGov πŸ›

  • Public memorial services for Cora Faith Walker announced - stltoday.com
  • Autopsy performed on top aide to St. Louis County executive who died unexpectedly at 37 - KSDK

MoGov πŸ›

  • Judges release new boundaries for Missouri Senate districts - Missouri Independent
  • Expanded rural broadband likely a focus of federal farm bill - Missouri Independent
  • Record surplus, massive federal aid mark Missouri budget set for committee work - Missouri Independent
  • Still no congressional map halfway through 2022 Missouri legislative session - FOX 2
  • St. Louis County man files suit over lack of new congressional district maps - FOX 2
  • Rep. Cori Bush launches new initiative for student feedback - KSDK

FedGov πŸ›

  • Biden Administration Falls Short on Crucial Climate Goal - Gizmodo
  • Pressure ramps up to halt Trump-era policy that expels migrants at the border - Missouri Independent
  • WATCH: The Congressional Budget Office’s Single-Payer Pitch - The Daily Poster

Jobs πŸ“„

  • Hiring event aims to fill hundreds of jobs at Busch Stadium before Opening Day - FOX 2
  • Busch Stadium hosts hiring event - FOX 2
  • Career Central: St. Louis County hosts hiring fair; grass cutters needed in city - KSDK

Captain's Blog πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

  • The Fin Inn - Grafton - r/StLouis
  • Wood River citizens' group trying to block $11 million rec center - FOX 2
  • Rebuilding Begins For New Alton McDonald's On East Broadway - RiverBender
  • Twitter ditches its tabbed timeline mere days after rolling it out - Engadget
  • Google introduces new Cloud infrastructure pricing - The Register
  • Canonical: OpenStack is dead, long live OpenStack - The Register
  • CD sales rose for the first time in 17 years - Engadget
  • 24 Years - kottke.org
  • 50 Years Later, Silent Running Is More Relevant Than Ever - Gizmodo
  • Kawasaki's Rideable Robotic Goat Is the Electric Car for Wandering Cowpokes - Gizmodo
  • Each US State’s Favorite Pies in 51 Pie Charts.by... - Maps on the Web