⏳ STLduJour(nal) - 2023-229-AM Edition

2023-229-AM

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

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

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

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

What’s fresh at St. Louis-area farmers markets this week - www.feastmagazine.com

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

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

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

Cannabis recall in Missouri: Dispensaries pulling 60K products - FOX 2
University of Missouri System data breach impacts thousands, investigation launched - FOX 2

Case of St. Louis firefighter, charged with felony stealing, going to grand jury - www.stltoday.com
SLMPD Daily Crime Report SLMPD

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

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

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

Feds lean on Hazelwood firm to help pay for cleanup of Manhattan Project waste - www.stltoday.com

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

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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