STLduJour(nal) ⏳ – MMXXII:216-AM

STL: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Flood 🌊

• American Red Cross of Missouri – stLouIST
• United Way of Greater St. Louis – stLouIST
• Flood Recovery for Southwest Diner – stLouIST
• Many Are Without Power During Storm, Alton Deputy Police Chief Describes Damage In City – RiverBender
• Hundreds pack as flood aid center in Florissant closes early due to storms – FOX 2
• Thousands lose power as storms roll through St. Louis – FOX 2
• RBC, Urban League rise to occasion to help flood victims – stlamerican.com
• Flash Flooding Up to 5 Inches Possible in St. Louis Area Tonight – RFT
• Residents in north St. Louis County turn to resource center following flood devastation – KSDK
• Multi-Agency Resource Centers Open For Those Affected By Floods, Transportation Also Available – RiverBender
• Flooded University City homeowners want to be part of a buy-out – FOX 2

Events 📆

• Serbfest celebrates 35th year with church tours, Serbian fare, and more – St. Louis Magazine

BuySTL 👜

• Charlie Imo’s Market on the hill – feastmagazine.com
• With Schnucks deal, Benson Hill expands reach of cooking oil brand – St. Louis Business Journal
• Best place for used appliances? – r/StLouis
• St. Louis Boeing Workers Approve Contract, Avert Strike – RFT
• St. Louis Boeing workers accept new contract offer. Company avoids local strike. – stltoday.com
• Boeing avoids a strike in St. Louis area as union ratifies three-year contract – KSDK
• Boeing, union agree to new contract to prevent strike – FOX 2

Restaurants 🍲

• Nick & Elena’s Pizzeria Is for Sale – RFT
• Grbic Restaurant to close its doors after 20 years – KSDK
• Grbic Restaurant closing after 20 years – FOX 2
• What’s the best breakfast spot thats open early like 9 or 10am? – r/StLouis

STLfood ⚜️

• Dogtown Pizza Moved Into A New Production Facility, Is Equipped To Produce Millions Of Pizzas Annually – RiverBender
• The Korean summer treat St. Louis is loving right now – feastmagazine.com

Neighborhoods 🏡

• Holly Hills Votes ‘Yes’ on New Special Business District – RFT

STL100 💯

• SK8 Liborius offers a haven for skaters in North St. Louis – St. Louis Magazine

STL99 😱

• Loop Trolley set to resume service Thursday morning after years shut down – stltoday.com

99MO 😱

WW99 😱

• Uber tests train and bus bookings in the UK – Engadget
  

  Pox Populi™ 🦠

Police 🚓

• Why The Massive China Police Database Hack Is Bad News For Surveillance States Everywhere – Techdirt

DotGov 🏛

CityGov 🏛

• Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Creates Division of Civilian Oversight to Strengthen Accountability – RiverBender
• Mayor Jones signs bill for Division of Civilian Oversight in St. Louis – FOX 2
  

  LocalGov 🏛

  MoGov 🏛

• Conservative caucus likely expands in Missouri Senate after GOP primary wins – Missouri Independent
  

  FedGov 🏛

• Missouri’s Hawley is the only US Senator to vote against Finland and Sweden joining NATO – stltoday.com
• Josh Hawley is only ‘No’ vote on adding Sweden, Finland to NATO – r/StLouis

Jobs 📄

• Tyson Foods says expansion of Metro East plant will create 250 jobs – St. Louis Business Journal

History 🦕

• A Look Back at Hop Alley, St. Louis’ small but busy Chinatown – stltoday.com

Sustainability ♻️

• Amazon’s carbon footprint spread 18% in 2021 – The Register
  

  Infrastructure 🚽

• Lucid Motors has drastically reduced its production target, again – Engadget
• Here’s one way Bitcoin miners can make money: Selling electricity back to Texas – The Register
  

  Ecology 🦤

• EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk – stltoday.com
• Is the Biden administration fast-tracking a ‘carbon disaster’ in Alaska? – Grist
• How climate change is muting nature’s symphony – Grist
  

  WWwx 🌦

• Torrential rainfall will change our rivers. A Washington U scientist is studying how. – stltoday.com

Twitter 🐦

• Study Says Trump’s Truth Social Is Much More Aggressive, And Much More Arbitrary, In Moderating Content – Techdirt

Space 🚀

• Butterfly Nebula – stLouIST – LeauX Machina™
• Space technology startup Impossible Sensing hires new CEO, relocates HQ – St. Louis Business Journal
• NASA says retired astronauts must act as sherpas on private flights to the ISS – Engadget
• SpaceX demonstrates that it too can shower the Earth with debris – The Register

DIY 🪓

• Project Farm tests extension cords – Boing Boing
• This peach ice cream recipe from the team at Sugarwitch will help you beat the heat this August – feastmagazine.com
• 9 recipes that make eggplant the star of the plate – feastmagazine.com

Captain’s Blog 🏴‍☠️

• The Metaverse Is Not a Place – Radar
• Camera Comparison: The New OnePlus 10T vs. iPhone 13 Pro Max – MacRumors
• The OnePlus 10T Is a Great Deal for Power Users, Even if It’s Missing a Volume Slider – Gizmodo
• Africa’s own electric motorcycle, the $1,500 Roam Air – New Atlas – New Technology & Science News
• A College Student Discovered a Bug in Cloudflare Email Routing That Let You Read Any User’s Emails – Gizmodo
• As Expected, Facebook Is No Longer Interested In Paying News Orgs To Post News On Facebook That No One Wants – Techdirt
• Solana, Phantom blame Slope after millions in crypto-coins stolen from 8,000 wallets – The Register
• GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts – The Register
• Education officials urged to curb student snoopware – The Register