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STLduJour(nal) ⏳ - MMXXII:71-AM

STL: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Events πŸ“†

  • Celebrating St. Louis on : 3/14 in the 314 takes off - stltoday.com
  • Cottleville businesses to host 'Irish Fest' this weekend after parade canceled - FOX 2
  • List: 314 day events and deals around St. Louis - KSDK
  • List: St. Patrick's Day celebrations in St. Louis - KSDK
  • St. Pat's Pub Crawl Time Again In Alton On Saturday, March 12 - RiverBender

BuySTL πŸ‘œ

  • Up Down Arcade, What makes them so unique? - r/StLouis
  • Wally's opens first location in St. Louis area - KSDK

Restaurants 🍲

  • Remembering Rich LoRusso, a Larger-Than-Life Chef and Restaurateur - RFT
  • St. Louis Standards: Farotto's Is One of St. Louis' Original Pizzerias - RFT

STLfood ⚜️

  • Ask George: What is jack salmon, and is it a St. Louis thing? - St. Louis Magazine
  • Schnucks announces new grocery store hours - KSDK
  • Schnucks extends evening hours at most stores, reversing winter cuts - stltoday.com
  • Schnucks stores to stay open one hour later starting Monday - FOX 2

Neighborhoods 🏑

DIY πŸͺ“

  • An Amazing Boosted Backyard Hot Wheels Aqua Park Track That Features Waterfalls and Water Slides - Laughing Squid
  • Nick Offerman and Seth Rogen review maker gadgets for Wired - Boing Boing

Sustainability ♻️

Infrastructure 🚽

  • EPA investigating crude oil leak in Edwardsville - KSDK
  • Marathon Petroleum Has Statement About Crude Oil Leak - RiverBender
  • More than 160K gallons of oil leaked from pipeline near Edwardsville - FOX 2
  • Pipeline leak has crude oil spilling into the Cahokia Canal - FOX 2
  • Oil spill of about 165,000 gallons near Edwardsville forces road closures, remediation - stltoday.com
  • Cruise Port Development & High-Speed Rail Needed in Southwest Illinois - RiverBender

Ecology 🦀

  • Camel kills two people in western Tennessee after escaping from a petting zoo - stltoday.com
  • Stray chicken now lives at Popeyes chicken restaurant - Boing Boing

STL99 😱

  • Brilliant servant leader Cora Faith Walker dies at 37 - stlamerican.com
  • Cora Faith Walker, a top St. Louis County official and former state lawmaker, dies at 37 - stltoday.com
  • Cora Faith Walker, aide to Sam Page and former state representative, dies - KSDK
  • Cora Faith Walker, former Missouri lawmaker from Ferguson, dies at 37 - FOX 2
  • Archdiocese of St. Louis launches new survey, discusses changes ahead - FOX 2
  • A look back at the life and work of architect Gyo Obata - St. Louis Magazine
  • Tractor-trailer catches fire after falling off Poplar Street Bridge on-ramp - FOX 2

STL100 πŸ’―

  • 'Our doors are open': Planned Parenthood reassures patients its available services in the midst of anti-abortion bills - KSDK
  • Shareholders for Post-Dispatch owner reject hedge fund’s effort to shake up its board - Missouri Independent
  • Renderings released for Butler Brothers renovation Downtown! - r/StLouis

99MO 😱

  • More Black Missourians are buying guns. Is it driving up Black suicide rates? - Missouri Independent

WW99 😱

  • AB InBev to forfeit profits from Russian venture, seek to halt Bud sales - stltoday.com
  • 'Putin is the aggressor': US slashes Russia trade status, bans key imports - FOX 2
  • Infamous Russian Troll Farm Appears to Be Source of Anti-Ukraine Propaganda - ProPublica
  • Russian strikes blast western Ukraine as offensive widens - FOX 2
  • Russian TikTok Influencers Are Being Paid to Spread Kremlin Propaganda - VICE US
  • Neighborhood Crime App Citizen Is Trying to Expand to Ukraine - VICE US
  • Chip world's major suppliers of neon gas shut down by Ukraine invasion – report - The Register
  • One person's war is another hemisphere's developer crunch - The Register

Florida

  • First a hurricane, now wildfire: Climate disasters are colliding in Florida - Grist
  • Looks Like Ron DeSantis Is Getting His Election Police Force - VICE US
  • Florida Just Passed Its β€˜Stop WOKE’ Anti-CRT Bill - VICE US

Police πŸš“

  • Survey Says Portland Cops Should Be Locked Out Of Recordings Until After They’ve Written Reports, Answered Investigators - Techdirt

DotGov πŸ›

CityGov πŸ›

  • Mayor Tishaura O. Jones, World Wide Technology Hosted Black Mayors from Across the US for Tech Summit in St. Louis - RiverBender
  • St. Louis aldermen vote to fund more police cameras - stltoday.com
  • St. Louis lawmakers pass bill to discourage soda consumption by kids - FOX 2

LocalGov πŸ›

  • Former Normandy chief promoted to top position in O'Fallon, Mo. - stltoday.com
  • Normandy School Board president faces calls to step down - FOX 2
  • St. Louis County Courthouse infested with bedbugs - FOX 2
  • A Grand plan - stlamerican.com

MoGov πŸ›

  • Hispanic leaders ask for Missouri governor’s support in fighting voter ID laws - Missouri Independent
  • Missouri bill would make aborting an ectopic pregnancy a felony - FOX 2
  • Missouri governor puts No. 2 in charge while he’s on overseas trip - stltoday.com

FedGov πŸ›

  • Return of earmarks a boon for members of Congress facing midterm battles - Missouri Independent
  • Farmers Unions, Right To Repair Coalition Files FTC Complaint Against John Deere - Techdirt

Covid19 Info 🦠

Jobs πŸ“„

History πŸ¦•

  • β€˜Nothing like this in the whole world’ β€” the day the McDonald’s opened on the riverfront - stltoday.com
  • An Illinois Route 66 Icon Is Gone: The Windy City Road Warrior - RiverBender

Captain's Blog πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

  • Parabola properties - And now it’s all this
  • Instagram Live creators can now bring in moderators to handle trolls - Engadget
  • It's Over. WFH Is Over. - VICE US
  • Watch an unplanned fireworks display occur when a motorcyclist hits a car full of fireworks - Boing Boing
  • Pluralistic: 11 Mar 2022 - Pluralistic
  • Bitcoin ATMs Declared Illegal in UK by Financial Regulator - Gizmodo
  • FastScripts 3.1: Streamlined Regular Expressions - Red Sweater Blog
  • Cryptocurrency ATMs illegal right now in UK - The Register
  • New Chinese exascale supercomputer runs 'brain-scale AI' - The Register