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STL: Thursday, August 17, 2023
I napped early, woke up late and am going back to bed for another nap in a bit.
Here’s the news roundup.
Events 📆
- St. Lou Fringe Festival - Events from August 14 – August 17 – Explore St. Louis
- Celebrate Legendary St. Louis TV Show World Wide Magazine This Friday - Riverfront Times
- St. Louis Cardinals celebrating first ever ‘Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Night’ - FOX 2
- Cementland: Bob Cassilly’s Unfinished Masterpiece - Events from August 14 – August 17 – Explore St. Louis
- Music at the Intersection Will Be Just Like Last Year — But Even Better - Riverfront Times
- Festival of Nations brings global cultures to Tower Grove Park and celebrates unity in diversity - St. Louis Magazine
- Labor Day Hot Dog Eating Contest - City of St. Louis, MO
BuySTL 👜
- Missouri Botanical Garden and 1220 Spirits team up to launch a botanical gin - www.feastmagazine.com
- 3rd Fields Foods store temporarily pauses business in the St. Louis area - KSDK
- St. Louis grocer faces push for eviction at another location - KSDK
- New details in redevelopment of riverfront area south of Gateway Arch - FOX 2
- St. Louis Downtown Airport celebrates $5.4M upgrades to propel aerospace industry - FOX 2
- Rail Tour Highlights Key Freight Transportation Assets Within the St. Louis Region’s Rail Freight Network - St. Louis Regional Freightway
- Proper Brands Acquires N’Bliss Dispensaries and More - Riverfront Times
- Southwest Airlines adding nonstop service from St. Louis to Los Cabos, Mexico - FOX 2
- Starbucks workers at Maryland Heights store vote to unionize - KSDK
- Union resistance stalls sale of blast furnaces at the Granite City Works - The Labor Tribune
Restaurants 🍲
- Salsa Rosada is Pink Sauce Paradise - Good Food St. Louis
- Three Little Monkeys Brings Great Pizza and ’80s and ’90s Vibes to Morgan Ford - Riverfront Times
- French Creperie delivers mixed-culture dining - KSDK
- Locoz Tacoz Is More Than a Delicious Taco Spot - Riverfront Times
Neighborhoods 🏡
- Carondelet Connector closed for bridge improvements until end of 2024 - FOX 2
- CORRECTED DATE: TGSNA August Meeting - August 16, 2023, 630PM - Tower Grove South Neighborhood Association
DIY 🪓
Recipes 📇
- What’s fresh at St. Louis-area farmers markets this week - www.feastmagazine.com
Sustainability ♻️
- Sustainability Proponent Elysia Russell Selected as City of St. Louis Sustainability Director - City of St. Louis - News
- St. Charles reopens water treatment plant after ammonia-drop concerns - FOX 2
- St. Charles restarts water treatment system after 2-day shutdown - www.stltoday.com
- St. Charles water well no. 10 back up and running - FOX 2
Nature 🦝
STL99 😱
- Major chess broadcaster cuts ties with St. Louis over sexual assault investigation - STLtoday
- Neighbors frustrated with sidewalk squatters - FOX 2
- Task force formed to help sidewalk squatters - FOX 2
- Does St. Louis Have a Serial Stop Sign Slasher? - Riverfront Times
- Hawthorn charter school for girls in St. Louis closes due to low enrollment - www.stltoday.com
STL100 💯
- Apple picking season starts today at Eckert’s Farm - FOX 2
- Pick-your-own apples now open at Eckert’s Farm - KSDK
- St. Louis Zoo unveils new attractions - FOX 2
- Hundreds get financial burden taken off at St. Louis County back-to-school event - KSDK
- Mini-pitches to be installed around St. Louis region by CITY SC - KSDK
99MO 😱
- Cannabis recall in Missouri: Dispensaries pulling 60K products - FOX 2
- University of Missouri System data breach impacts thousands, investigation launched - FOX 2
100MO 💯
Crime 🗯
- Case of St. Louis firefighter, charged with felony stealing, going to grand jury - www.stltoday.com
- SLMPD Daily Crime Report SLMPD
DotGov 🏛
CityGov 🏛
- Board of Aldermen Special Committee on Reducing Red Tape Meeting - City of St. Louis, MO
- Ideas for future of former St. Louis jail known as ‘The Workhouse’ site narrowed - KSDK
- The City of St. Louis Community Development Administration launches Vacancy Strategy Initiative - KSDK
LocalGov 🏛
- Boeing Tax Breaks - The Big 550 KTRS
- Plan to provide tax incentives for $1.8B Boeing project advanced by St. Louis County Council - KSDK
- Multiple Jennings employees walk out of City Hall on Tuesday - KSDK
- Multiple people quit within hours at Jennings City Hall - FOX 2
- St. Louis County Council vote advances proposed Boeing development - FOX 2
- St. Louis County Parks removes walk nights, carriage rides from Winter Wonderland - FOX 2
- University City Bill Would Exempt Its City Hall Remodel from Its Own Energy Standards - Riverfront Times
MoGov 🏛
- Missouri education board approves ‘innovation waivers’ for districts to opt out of state tests - Missouri Independent
- Missouri AG could take nearly a year to turn over Sunshine records - FOX 2
- Missouri Parents Can Be Jailed If Their Kids Miss Too Much School, Court Finds - Riverfront Times
- Operations at 3 cannabis facilities suspended by Missouri regulators - KSDK
FedGov 🏛
- Feds lean on Hazelwood firm to help pay for cleanup of Manhattan Project waste - www.stltoday.com
Covid19 Info 🦠
STLhelp ☎️
- Where kids can get free after-school meals in the St. Louis area - KSDK
Jobs 📄
- Career Central: SLATE hosts job fair for laid off Yellow and DHL employees - KSDK
- Yellow Corp. shutdown leaves more than 500 St. Louis employees out of work - The Labor Tribune
- St. Louis-area hiring is slowing and employers need to prepare for the long term, experts say - www.stltoday.com
History 🦕
- Carlos Santana sought help from God for famed Woodstock performance - KSHE 95
- Nearly 100 years ago, downtown St. Louis looked a lot different - KSDK
Captain’s Blog 🏴☠️
- Prioritizing broadband in Missouri: Why i3 Broadband chose to expand into St. Louis - St. Louis Business News St. Louis News | The St. Louis Business Journal
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