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STLduJour(nal) ⏳ - MMXXII:78-AM

STL: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Events 📆

  • St. Louis Earth Day Festival Returns To Forest Park In April - RiverBender
  • Everything We Saw at St. Patrick's Day in Dogtown [PHOTOS] - RFT

BuySTL 👜

Restaurants 🍲

  • Brisket prices are soaring, and St. Louis BBQ joints are feeling the heat - FOX 2
  • Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream opening third location in Soulard - St. Louis Magazine
  • Havana’s Cuisine in the Heart of St. Louis - Good Food St. Louis
  • St. Louis Standards: The Piccadilly at Manhattan Is a Piece of Restaurant History - RFT
  • Dinner Spots to Celebrate - stLouIST
  • Best New York Slice in STL? ✅ - stLouIST

STLfood ⚜️

Sustainability ♻️

  • Lights Out: Profitable Utility Company Shut Off Electricity to Homes Hundreds of Thousands of Times - ProPublica
  • New Book — ‘American Urbanist: How William H. White’s Unconventional Wisdom Shaped Public Life’ by Richard K. Rein - UrbanReview | ST LOUIS
  • Porsche says 80 percent of its cars will be electric by 2030 - Engadget

Infrastructure 🚽

  • EPA: Bridgeton landfill has more nuclear waste - FOX 2
  • Landfill cleanup slowed after more nuclear waste found - KSDK
  • Illinois attorney general sues pipeline operator over oil spill in Edwardsville - stltoday.com
  • View From Above: Marathon Pipe Line Clean Up Continues - RiverBender
  • Edwardsville oil spill is among the largest here in recent years - stltoday.com

Ecology 🦤

  • Time to fly: Bigger butterfly house lab gives workers, critters more space - stltoday.com
  • Much of the U.S. Will Soon Be Dealing With a Spring Drought - Gizmodo
  • Why Do Flocks Of Birds Swoop And Swirl Together In The Sky? A Biologist Explains The Science Of Murmurations - RiverBender
  • A Glorious Bird - One Foot Tsunami
  • Jane Fonda’s new climate PAC is taking on fossil fuel-backed politicians - Grist

STL99 😱

  • Staffing shortages result in St. Louis MetroBus schedule changes - KSDK
  • Kirkwood Athletic Association cancels baseball, softball leagues over financial woes - KSDK

STL100 💯

  • St. Louis home values appreciated over $25,000 in 2021 - FOX 2
  • 'St. Louis is and always will be home': Matt Carpenter writes heartfelt thank you to Cardinals fans - KSDK
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis Announces 5.2M Gift from MacKenzie Scott - RiverBender
  • Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives $5.2 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis' development agency plans $1.5M center to serve businesses, entrepreneurs - KSDK
  • American’s Sylvester Brown Jr. garners two Press Club awards - stlamerican.com
  • AltonWorks Finalizing Plans to Open Flock Food Park in May - RiverBender

WW99 😱

  • Open Source Maintainer Sabotages Code to Wipe Russian, Belarusian Computers - VICE US
  • Ukrainian Soldier Moves To Trademark ‘Russian Warship, Go Fuck Yourself” Because Of Course - Techdirt
  • LG halts all shipments to Russia - Engadget
  • This Financier Stole $1.42 Billion and Blew $1.75 Million in 90 Minutes in Vegas - VICE US

Police 🚓

  • Anti-Vaxxers Can’t Just Dress Up as Cops, Court Rules - VICE US

DotGov 🏛

LocalGov 🏛

  • Hundreds mourn former state Rep. Cora Faith Walker in St. Louis - FOX 2
  • Public Memorial service held today for Former State Rep. Cora Faith Walker - FOX 2
  • Cora Faith Walker remembered by St. Louis-area leaders, family and friends - stltoday.com
  • FAQs Regarding An Animal Services Contract Between The APA & St. Louis County - APA Adoption Center
  • QuikTrip asks for zoning change to build gas station on historic site in St. Louis County - KSDK

MoGov 🏛

  • Loophole means Attorney General rarely enforces Missouri Sunshine Law on state agencies - Missouri Independent
  • Missouri legislature returns with GOP infighting hanging over a lengthy agenda - Missouri Independent
  • Schmitt dismisses lawsuits against St. Louis, school districts where masks no longer required - stltoday.com
  • Missouri attorney general settles alleged traffic ticket quota case in Moscow Mills - stltoday.com
  • Missouri to end at-home COVID-19 testing kit program - stltoday.com

FedGov 🏛

  • Redistricting could make it harder for tribes to protect the environment - Grist
  • U.S. Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to start Monday - Missouri Independent
  • Decline in federal grant funding for local elections criticized by advocates - Missouri Independent
  • Trump’s Former Chief of Staff Is Under Investigation for Voter Fraud - VICE US
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene is now on Anonymous' hit list, and they "will not be kind" - Boing Boing

Covid19 Info 🦠

  • St. Louis sees lowest COVID-positive hospitalizations since June 2021 - FOX 2

Jobs 📄

  • Employment Opportunities Available At Pere Marquette State Park - RiverBender

Captain's Blog 🏴‍☠️

  • Work On McDonald's Terrain Takes Shape - RiverBender
  • Optimizing SVG Patterns to Their Smallest Size - CSS-Tricks
  • Google Tests On These Lists In Local Listing - Search Engine Roundtable
  • Scientists Uncover Important Clue in Mysterious Radio Signals From Space - VICE US
  • Conspiracy Channel OAN Pouts More, Sues DirecTV For Kicking It To The Curb - Techdirt
  • This browser-in-browser attack is perfect for phishing - The Register
  • ITC judge recommends banning toner imports that infringe Canon's IP - The Register
  • Amazon to spend £1.8bn on UK infrastructure over next 2 years - The Register
  • New asteroid spotted just before impact with Earth - Freethink
  • How to get your grill ready for the outdoor season - Engadget
  • Pluralistic: 18 Mar 2022 - Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow