STL: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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Events- Top 5 things to do in St. Louis this weekend: March 25–27 - St. Louis Magazine
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BuySTL- Albion West End at Lindell and Kingshighway More Details - NextSTL - r/StLouis
- Developer buys land, starts construction on $70M Metro East shopping center - KSDK
- Here's what is new and changing at Six Flags this season - KSDK
- Six Flags opens the season on April 2 with new attractions - FOX 2
- High-profile St. Louis startup relocates HQ to larger Cortex space where it could double its workforce - KSDK
- Pot producer Cresco to buy Columbia Care in $2 billion deal - stltoday.com
- Centene appoints new CEO | Michael Neidorff Out; Sarah London In - r/StLouis
- STL AgTech Ecosystem Partners to Offer 5 Arch Grants to AgriFoodTech Startups - EQ
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Restaurants- Sneak Peek: STL Toasted Brings New Flavors to a St. Louis Classic - RFT
- Sno will open in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South late summer, featuring modern dim sum and sustainable seafood - feastmagazine.com
- Boardwalk Waffles & Ice Cream opening new location - KSDK
- Highest-rated restaurants in St. Louis, according to Tripadvisor - FOX 2
- St. Louis Bread Co. to enter the chicken sandwich wars - KSDK
- After over 20 years of service, St. Louis’ Cafe Natasha is closing April 30 - feastmagazine.com in st-louis of type article
- Café Natasha on South Grand will close after 39 years - stltoday.com
- Cafe Natasha's Will Close April 30, Transition to New Concept as Its Matriarch Retires - RFT
- Family-run restaurant closing on South Grand after nearly 40 years - KSDK
- Adriana's - stLouIST
- Frank & Helen's Pizzeria - stLouIST
- Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas - stLouIST
- Mai Lee - stLouIST
- Marconi Bakery - stLouIST
- Milo's Bocce Garden - stLouIST
- Serra's Pizzeria - stLouIST
- Syberg's - Dorsett - stLouIST
- Syberg's - Market - stLouIST
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STLfood- Missouri's morel mushroom hunting season begins - FOX 2
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Neighborhoods- Community Engagement with Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood - Trailnet
- Uncovering the long-forgotten stream in Tower Grove Park - St. Louis Magazine
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DIY- A Better Screwdriver - kottke.org
- I Never Thought I’d Have Gadget Lust for a Tape Measure, but Here We Are - Gizmodo
- DIY Volunteers Are Repairing Ukraine’s Destroyed Internet Infrastructure - VICE US
- An Innovative Musical Instrument Made Using a Classic Rotary Telephone and a Drum Rhythm Machine - Laughing Squid
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Sustainability🚽
Infrastructure- Power outages reported throughout St. Louis region as wind gusts, limbs hit power lines - stltoday.com
- Strong wind gusts take down power lines in St. Louis area - FOX 2
- Demo alert- there’s enough parking lots - r/StLouis
- Pedestrian Struck and Killed On Alton Train Track Is Identified - RiverBender
- Pedestrian Struck By Train, Dies In Alton - RiverBender
- Project on I-70 aims to fix huge traffic hotspot near Wentzville - FOX 2
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Ecology- Bald eagle dies after Meramec River rescue; avian flu suspected - FOX 2
- Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms move into Deep South - FOX 2
- Tornado spins a truck, then lets it drive away (video) - Boing Boing
- Another unbelievable stat from the heatwave on Friday, March 18... - Maps on the Web
- Here’s the ‘energy transition’ needed to stave off climate catastrophe - Grist
- How solar power plants are currently distributed in Europe.by... - Maps on the Web
- Road salt is imperiling US waterways. States might have a solution. - Grist
- Largest Meat-Eating Dino Was a True Swimmer and Had the Dense Bones to Prove It - Gizmodo
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STL99- 'I'm scared to death': Woman survives being carjacked, run over by her own car on Schnucks parking lot - KSDK
- Anyone in the gateway region that can help; please reach out. St. Louis County currently has 2 dogs who are on a code red and only have until Friday to find a forever home. If you are a rescue or foster that can help please reach out. Details in comments. - r/StLouis
- At least 5 St. Charles businesses damaged by gunfire - FOX 2
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STL100- 'Bud Man' stand sold cannabis in bulk at Soulard Farmers Market - FOX 2
- ‘Bud Man’ stand sold cannabis in bulk at Soulard Farmers Market - r/StLouis
- Brook Dubman Likes Nice Things - RFT
- Lambert records highest outgoing passenger volume since start of pandemic - KSDK
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99MO- Possible intentional fires set near Mark Twain National Forest - FOX 2
- Fewer Americans Are Hunting, And That Raises Hard Questions About Funding Conservation Through Gun Sales - RiverBender
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WW99- Adobe anticipates $75m hit from Russia, Belarus pullout - The Register
- Banks Using AI Are Ripe for Russian Sabotage: Report - Gizmodo
- Cybercriminals made $7bn in pure profit in 2021, says FBI - The Register
- Hacker Soldiers - One Foot Tsunami
- Russian IT pros fleeing the country, says local tech industry lobby - The Register
- Russians are racing to download Wikipedia before it’s banned - Waxy.org
- The UK’s Online Safety Bill Would Be A Complete And Utter Disaster For An Open Internet - Techdirt
- ‘MacPaw’s Operations Amidst the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine’ - Daring Fireball
- Analysis: The Taliban's backtracking on letting girls attend school suggests a better future for Afghanistan is a long way off. - The Morning News
- Anonymous hacks printers in Russia and prints out anti-Kremlin messages - Boing Boing
- CISA Warning: Russian Actors Bypassed 2FA - ACM
- Countries that imported wheat from 🇷🇺Russia using the latest UN... - Maps on the Web
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Police- Fundraiser Wednesday night for Bonne Terre officer shot in line of duty - KSDK
- St. Louis officer called 'hero' for helping families after house fire rescue - FOX 2
- Police carjacking suspect charged for flashing a weapon - FOX 2
- Police probe into Walker’s death finds no ‘suspicious’ activity - stlamerican.com
- Taxpayers Shell Out $900k To Cover For Cops Who Charged 64 People With Possessing 1 Oz. Of Weed - Techdirt
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DotGov- Alaska State Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Fact Checking And Content Moderation. For Freedom - Techdirt
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CityGov- Greitens investigator expected to enter plea in perjury, evidence tampering case - stltoday.com
- Downtown St. Louis store robbed, wait for 3 hours to get through to 911 dispatchers - KSDK
- St. Louis mayor among 6 nominated for ‘rising star’ award by national women’s group - stltoday.com
- St. Louis Medical Examiner gave federal investigators permission to review early toxicology results on Cora Faith Walker - KSDK
- St. Louis prosecutor files weapons charge against man who tried to carjack police officers - stltoday.com
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LocalGov- High-tech law delays business opening in St. Louis County - FOX 2
- Cora Faith Walker: 'Betrayed' Feelings May Give Context to Outrage - RFT
- The Village of East Alton Will Conduct A Spring Clean-up April 25-29 - RiverBender
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MoGov- Six-month gas tax holiday debated in Missouri House committee - stltoday.com
- 'It's a hard call people need to make': Greitens allegations shine spotlight on domestic violence - KSDK
- Lawmakers who worked with Greitens say he's unfit for Senate - FOX 2
- Missouri House committee passes abortion bill - FOX 2
- Missouri lawmakers seek lower drug prices with plan to regulate pharmacy benefit managers - stltoday.com
- Missouri spent millions on pandemic no-bid contracts. Lawmakers now debating reforms - Missouri Independent
- New Eric Greitens abuse allegations reignite GOP fears of losing Missouri Senate seat - Missouri Independent
- Republicans again targeting health insurance for low-income Missourians - stltoday.com
- Republicans push work requirements for coverage under Missouri Medicaid expansion - Missouri Independent
- Sheena Greitens says she stands by her sworn statement, denies political motive - stltoday.com
- Sheena Greitens stands by abuse charge - FOX 2
- Sheena Greitens stands by allegations of abuse against her ex-husband - Missouri Independent
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FedGov- Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her record under grilling from U.S. Senate Republicans - Missouri Independent
- What Operation Warp Speed Did, Didn’t and Can’t Do - Marginal REVOLUTION
- FEMA is giving homeowners money to prepare for floods — or move away - Grist
- Government Invests $5M to Turn the Rust Belt Into the Lithium Belt - VICE US
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Covid19 Info- How Hong Kong Went from ‘Zero COVID’ to Having the World’s Highest Death Rate - VICE US
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Jobs- Government Services Analyst - City of Saint Louis : Jobs
- Housing Development Analyst (Senior) - City of Saint Louis : Jobs
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History- Elvis Presley set the crowd shrieking on his final St. Louis show - stltoday.com
- Was it news? Some soul searching after the death of weatherman Bob Richards - stltoday.com
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Captain's Blog- Apple Cripples Its Own Streaming App In Stand Off With Google - Techdirt
- Apple Launches Driver's License Feature on iPhone in Arizona, More States Coming Soon - MacRumors
- Authentication Giant Okta Breached Through Customer Support - VICE US
- Authentication oufit Okta investigating Lapsus$ breach report - The Register
- Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly - ACM
- Chromebooks Can Finally Play Windows Games on Steam - Gizmodo
- Complaints mount after GitHub launches new algorithmic feed - The Register
- Elon Musk's Starlink is raising prices - Engadget
- Google is removing the Movies & TV section from the Play Store - Engadget
- Gorgeous Timelapse Montages Showcasing the Annual Short-Lived Blooms of Various Echinopsis Cacti - Laughing Squid
- Hooking up to Starlink might be pricier than you thought - The Register
- How To Be A Visionary - The Gapingvoid Email Archive Feed
- Instagram Reintroduces Chronological Feed Option - MacRumors
- Instagram’s chronological feed is back - Engadget
- Lockbit wins ransomware speed test, encrypts 25,000 files per minute - The Register
- Mac Studio is 4x more efficient than my new AMD PC - Jeff Geerling's Blog
- MacKenzie Scott Donates $436 Million to Charity While Jeff Bezos Continues Hoarding Wealth - Gizmodo
- Microsoft and Okta are investigating potential attacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group - Engadget
- Mozilla's vision for the web - Manton Reece
- Nothing's first phone will launch this summer - Engadget
- Okta now says: Lapsus$ may in fact have accessed customer info - The Register
- Okta Statement on Breach by Hackers - Daring Fireball
- Rarely Published Maps and Paintings by J.R.R. Tolkien Go Online - kottke.org
- Roku OS 11 adds new audio options, photo screensavers and more - Engadget
- Tesla Fires Employee For Posting Critical Footage To YouTube - Techdirt
- Twitter can now create GIFs using your iOS camera - Engadget
- YouTube makes thousands of TV show episodes available to stream for free - Engadget
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