STL: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Events 📆

• Corpse flower at MoBot still blooming, and stinking, for visitors Wednesday – stltoday.com
• Corpse Flower bloom @10:24pm – r/StLouis
• Luna the corpse flower is in bloom at MOBOT, and you can see and smell it until midnight tonight – stltoday.com
• Eckert’s peaches ripe for the picking starting Wednesday – KSDK
• Taste of North St. Louis comes to Crown Square Plaza this Saturday – St. Louis Magazine
• World’s largest nonstop river race begins Tuesday, ends in St. Charles – FOX 2

BuySTL 👜

• Schwegel’s – Businesses
• One-Of-A-Kind Mom and Pop Store: Friend Of Schwegel’s Says Business Needs Support After Pandemic, Etc. – RiverBender
• Dubious St. Louis Character Billy Busch Releases New Beers – RFT
  

  Restaurants 🍲

• Chuck’s Hot Chicken opening third location in Rock Hill – St. Louis Magazine
  

  Retail 🏪

• Yelp names Top 25 places to shop in STL, best in Webster Groves – FOX 2

STLfood ⚜️

• Schnucks expands meal delivery through DoorDash – KSDK
• Cajun vs. Creole Cuisine: So What’s the Difference? – Good Food St. Louis
• Kaldi’s Coffee reopening café at Citygarden on July 18 – St. Louis Magazine
• Kaldi’s Coffee reopening Citygarden location in downtown St. Louis – KSDK

Neighborhoods 🏡

STL99 😱

• Soulard bar owner avoids murder trial with plea deal in 2020 homicide – stltoday.com
• St. Louis Man Gets 4 Years for Killing Unarmed Man on Camera – RFT
• 3rd victim of dog attack in north St. Louis ran to firehouse for help – KSDK
• Wildwood man charged with possession of 400 pounds of methamphetamine – KSDK
• Authorities Find 400 Pounds of Meth in St. Louis Storage Unit – RFT
• Convention might not consider St. Louis due to Missouri’s abortion ban, report says – KSDK
• Historic bust: Wildwood man found in possession of 400 pounds of meth – FOX 2
• Judge orders downtown club Reign, owner Dana Kelly to pay landlord $388K – KSDK
• Police: Baby ingests fentanyl, goes into cardiac arrest in St. Louis County – FOX 2
• St Louis man was beaten & arrested by security at a St. Louis hospital, who thought he wanted to steal cars. He was a kidney patient, suffering from stage 4 renal failure about to go to surgery. Attorneys tried to keep the videos out of the public eye. – r/StLouis
• Alton business owner dies after bus crash in Jamaica – KSDK
• Belleville Diocese to sell bishop’s residence, use cash for anti-abortion battle – stltoday.com

STL100 💯

• Mercy Hospital system launches blood test to detect 50 types of cancer – KSDK
• Chouteau Boat Ramp – r/StLouis
• Dog friendly places – r/StLouis
• Spot the stlouisian – stLouIST

99MO 😱

• Pregnant Women Can’t Get Divorced in Missouri – RFT
• In Senate testimony, Illinois abortion provider describes ‘mass chaos’ since Roe overturned – stltoday.com

WW99 😱

• Russia fines Apple and Zoom for failure to prove domestic data storage – The Register
• Shitposting Shiba Inu Accounts Chased a Russian Diplomat Offline – VICE US

Police 🚓

• Suspected shootout near St. Louis Police headquarters – FOX 2
• Video: Hazelwood police chief was ‘hammered drunk’ during stop, driven home by another chief – stltoday.com
• Amazon gave Ring footage to police without customer consent – Engadget
• Cops Pulled Their Guns on Unarmed Teen Filming Them: ‘What Weapon?’ – VICE US
• Everything Cops in Uvalde Were Doing While They Weren’t Saving Kids From Massacre – VICE US
• FBI’s Crime Data Collection Still Being Stymied By Major Police Departments Not Reporting Crime Stats – Techdirt
• Police Continue to Evade Uvalde Shooting Records Requests – VICE US
• Uvalde’s mayor is angry about the attention his police department’s inaction is receiving – Boing Boing

DotGov 🏛

• St. Louis Enterprise Portal Maps – stLouIST
• Charter’s Running A Fake Consumer Group In Maine That’s Killing Community Broadband–With The Help Of A Democratic Advisor – Techdirt
  

  CityGov 🏛

• BB 73 – Honorary Street Naming for Rev A.L. Manson Sr. Way – Board Bills
• BB 74 – Chapter 99 Redevelopment Plan for the 3101, 3117-3123 Delmar Blvd. & 3107-3115 Franklin Ave Area – Board Bills
• BB 75 – 4400 Gibson the 1100 Taylor Avenue Residential Parking Districts – Board Bills
• BB 76 – Chapter 99 Redevelopment Plan for the 3629 Hydraulic Ave Area – Board Bills
• Election of new 11th Ward alderman leaves St. Louis board 3 short – stltoday.com
• Grass Cutting for Vacant Buildings Request for Proposals – City of St. Louis Procurement Opportunities
• In St. Louis’ booming Grove area, aldermanic courtesy has become a hurdle to development – stltoday.com
• Jack Coatar joins Megan Green in qualifying for St. Louis aldermanic president race – stltoday.com
• New Alderman Elected in St. Louis’ 11th Ward – RFT
• Political support for St. Louis tech district wanes as key deadline approaches for TIF package – stltoday.com
• St. Louis aldermen advance bill for new agency to probe police misconduct allegations – stltoday.com
  

  LocalGov 🏛

• City of Manchester seeks to annex some unincorporated parts of St. Louis County by 2023 – KSDK
• Missouri History Museum Subdistrict Commission Meeting – Events and meetings from the City of St. Louis, MO
• St. Louis County Council to keep federal aid planning sessions open to public – stltoday.com
• St. Louis County sex tape scandal leads to introduction of bill – FOX 2
  

  MoGov 🏛

• Berkeley professor to Hawley: ‘Your line of questioning is transphobic’ – FOX 2
• Here’s a detailed list of where every Missouri congressperson stands on legalizing marijuana (plus you can register to vote) – r/StLouis
• How Missouri’s abortion ban could affect state business – FOX 2
• Missouri health department’s new guidance on abortion fails to ease doctors’ concerns – stltoday.com
• Missouri’s answer to abortion law questions: don’t ask us – FOX 2
• Parson rejects plan to regulate kratom in Missouri – stltoday.com
• Schmitt says FBI ‘illegally’ seeking Missouri concealed carry permit information – stltoday.com
• What Missouri voters should know before August primary election – KSDK
  

  FedGov 🏛

• Pegasus Spyware Maker NSO Is Conducting a Lobbying Campaign to Get Off U.S. Blacklist – ProPublica
• NSO Group’s Reportedly Throwing Cash at Lobbyists to Get Off Biden’s Blacklist – Gizmodo
• St. Louis area officials speak at Senate abortion hearing – FOX 2
• Trump tweet invited ‘wild’ mob to block transfer of power on Jan. 6, House panel says – Missouri Independent
• Watch: Jan. 6 hearing aims to tie Trump to rioters – FOX 2
• ‘American Carnage:’ Jan. 6 Committee Lays Out How Trump Plotted to Steal the Election – Gizmodo
• Congress Has Roger Stone’s Encrypted Chats With Proud Boys and Oath Keepers – VICE US
• Could Trump Be Charged Like a Mob Boss in Georgia? Lawyers Think So. – VICE US
• Giuliani Called Trump Lawyers ‘a Bunch of Pussies’ in ‘Screaming’ White House Meeting – VICE US
• Ring Tells Senator: No, We Won’t Enhance Doorbell’s Privacy – Gizmodo
• The FBI Keeps Losing Desktop Computers – VICE US
• Trump’s ‘March to the Capitol’ Was Totally Planned, Unsent Tweet Shows – VICE US

Pox Populi 🦠

• City Of St. Louis Health Department Reports Its First Probable Case of Monkeypox – RiverBender
• First Probable Case Of Monkeypox Reported in St. Louis – RFT
• First probable monkeypox case in St. Louis under investigation – KSDK
• Probable case of monkeypox discovered in St. Louis City – FOX 2
• St. Louis city reports probable case of monkeypox, likely first in region – stltoday.com
• Desperate Long Covid Patients Paying Thousands for Unproven Blood-Filtering Treatments: Report – Gizmodo

Jobs 📄

• MoJobs website online again – stltoday.com
• Feast Magazine seeking food-loving freelance writers – feastmagazine.com
• Hourly earnings were down yet again in June – Kevin Drum
• Raw data: Earnings of Gen X vs. Millennials – Kevin Drum
• Population Manager – APA Adoption Center
• Transfer Coordinator – APA Adoption Center

History 🦕

• Dangerous Women: Mother Jones and Fannie Sellins – St. Louis Public Library

DIY 🪓

• A PDA-style mini pocket computer – Arduino Blog
• DIY project transforms a Game Boy Camera into a modern mirrorless – Engadget
• Minecraft controls this LED array – Arduino Blog
• This Tiny DIY Plotter Makes Labels On Masking Tape – Make

Sustainability ♻️

• Reasonably Sized Homes magazine should exist – Boing Boing
  

  Infrastructure 🚽

• Metallic, Earthy or Chlorine – JWblog
• Ameren Missouri improves reliability for 3,500 people in St. Louis County – KSDK
• Amtrak adding second Missouri train next week – stltoday.com
• Electric vehicle charger ready to be used – 40 South News
• IDOT Announces Intermittent Lane Closures On Illinois Route 109 Between U.S. 67 and Illinois Route 3 – RiverBender
• ‘It does save lives’: New 988 suicide prevention number will have faster response times – KSDK
• Panasonic is building the world’s largest EV battery factory in Kansas – Engadget
• Smart thermostat swarms are straining the US grid – The Register
  

  Ecology 🦤

• How does Caribbean fire coral thrive as others vanish? – Science Magazine
• In ominous sign for global warming, feedback loop may be accelerating methane emissions – Science Magazine
• Shocking Photos Show Lake Mead’s Historically Low Water Levels – Gizmodo
• Toxic algal blooms are driving up water costs in the Great Lakes – Grist
• The US has caused $1.9 trillion in damage to other countries with its greenhouse gas emissions—leading China, Russia, and India. – The Morning News
• US emissions cost the world $1.9 trillion in economic damages – Grist
• The Other Amazon Just Set a New Deforestation Record – Gizmodo

Twitter 🐦

• 10 Outlandish Elon Musk Tweets Twitter Used as Evidence in Lawsuit Against Him – Gizmodo
• And We’re Off: Twitter Sues Elon Musk And Lays Out A Strong Case – Techdirt
• Elon Musk’s Tweets Are the Main Evidence Against Elon Musk In Twitter Lawsuit – VICE US
• Former Twitter employee said they tried to warn ‘people were going to die’ on Jan. 6th – Engadget
• The One Good Thing About the Elon Musk Twitter Acquisition Saga: Matt Levine’s Coverage – Daring Fireball
• Twitter Calls BS on Elon Musk Trying to Weasel Out of $44 Billion Deal – Gizmodo
• Twitter Sues Elon Musk to Force $44 Billion Merger – MacRumors
• Twitter Sues Indian Government Over Orders To Block Content – Techdirt
• Twitter sues Musk: He can’t just ‘change his mind, trash the company, walk away’ – The Register

Space 🚀

• Dying stars, steamy atmospheres, and black holes: Here are the first breathtaking images from the Webb Space Telescope – Boing Boing
• Mind-Blowing James Webb Space Photos Reveal ‘Structures That We Don’t Even Know What They Are’ – VICE US
• NASA reveals more stunning images from James Webb telescope – Engadget
• See the Winners of NASA’s 2022 Photographer of the Year Competition – Gizmodo
• These centrifugal moon towers could be key to life off-planet – The Register

Captain’s Blog 🏴‍☠️

• Let them Fight – JWblog
• Celebrate Prime Day by Deleting the Data Amazon Has on You – Gizmodo
• Hive to pull the plug on smart home gadgets by 2025 – The Register
• ‘They Are Not Who We Need:’ Meta Reportedly Advising Managers to Axe Poor Performing Employees – Gizmodo
• Apple Ends Partnership With Former Design Chief Jony Ive – MacRumors
• BMW will charge $18 per month for heated seats in select regions – Engadget
• BMW’s Push To Make Heated Seats A $18 Per Month Subscription Portends A Dumb And Costly Future – Techdirt
• CP/M is now open-source for real – Boing Boing
• Fake Sky Representative Abuses Copyright Claims Board to Target Pirate Streaming App – TorrentFreak
• Google files a lawsuit that could kick Tinder out of the Play Store – Engadget
• Julian Antonisz was a Polish animator who scratched images directly onto film stock – Boing Boing
• Medium founder and CEO Ev Williams is stepping down – Engadget
• Nothing Has Officially Launched its Phone, and It’s Too Bad It’s Not Coming to The U.S. – Gizmodo
• Nothing Phone 1 hands-on: Not just a pretty face – Engadget
• Peloton gives up on building its own products after just three years – Engadget
• Reddit won’t make you pay to comment in GIF form anymore – Engadget
• Rivian CEO tells staff the company is carrying out a ‘major’ cost-cutting effort – Engadget
• Scaling Content Moderation Is Impossible: YouTube Flags Horror Video As ‘For Kids’ – Techdirt
• Tesla’s Director of AI is leaving the company (Updated) – Engadget
• Walgreens allows employees to pick and choose who gets birth control – Boing Boing
• Walmart Aims to Expand Delivery Fleet with Canoo Electric Vehicles – Gizmodo
• Why Are Elon Musk and Marc Andreesen Obsessed With Birth Rates? – VICE US