Skip to contentSTL: Friday, August 5, 2022
Flood 🌊
- Flood aid center reaches full capacity in University City – FOX 2
- Flood aid center in University City overwhelmed with long line – FOX 2
- Hundreds line up in University City for flood assistance as region hammered by more rain – stltoday.com
- St. Louis area flood assistance centers overwhelmed as hundreds seek resources – KSDK
- Gov. Parson requests federal disaster declaration in response to flash flooding – KSDK
- Governor Parson requests federal disaster relief in St.Louis region due to flood – FOX 2
- Flash flooding washes out Rock Hill businesses, roads for 2nd time in weeks – KSDK
- University City looks for solutions to flood issues in River Des Peres – FOX 2
- Car washes onto nuclear contaminated site – neighbors ask, what washed off? – FOX 2
- Creeks overwhelmed by heavy rain for 3rd time in over a week – FOX 2
- 21 people rescued from floodwaters in Madison County, Mo. – FOX 2
- Microburst and lightning caught on camera Wednesday night – FOX 2
- Dozens rescued from flash flooding in Fenton, Mo. – FOX 2
- St. Louis suffers second round of record-setting rain. These charts tell the story. – stltoday.com
- New report quantifies the costs of buying a home that has previously flooded – Grist
Events 📆
BuySTL 👜
- Schnucks Issues Allergy Alert On Single Lot Of Schnucks Fruit And Nut Trail Mix – RiverBender
- St. Louis Company Found the Source for Great Caviar: the Midwest – RFT
Restaurants 🍲
- Iconic Bosnian Restaurant Grbic To Close, Transition to Events Space – RFT
- A conversation with Hatch’d owner Joshua Sturma – St. Louis Magazine
- St. Louis Cuban Spot Havana’s Cuisine Serves Magic Sandwiches – RFT
- Katie’s Pizza Donates To Marygrove – The Local Restaurant Supports Nearly 700 Children With A Donation – RiverBender
- Bistro La Floraison Comes to Clayton – Good Food St. Louis
STLfood ⚜️
- St. Louis company, rootberry, opens ghost kitchen with expanded menu – KSDK
- Steve’s Hot Dogs Is Now Offering a Pork Steak Dog – RFT
- STL Pizza Art! – stLouIST
- This was by far one of my best purchases! – r/StLouis
Neighborhoods 🏡
- City issues nuisance notice, condemnations for controversial downtown St. Louis lofts – stltoday.com
- Downtown leaders to city: Spend more to make downtown St. Louis safe – stltoday.com
- Downtown St. Louis study highlights major economic impact amid concerns – FOX 2
- An update on crime near downtown – r/StLouis
- East Alton’s Tyler Lafferty Comes Home To Continue Career In Parks And Recreation – RiverBender
- Destination: Ironton, Missouri, is Having its Moment – Terrain Magazine
STL100 💯
- Grant’s Farm welcomes five new Clydesdales – FOX 2
- St. Louis is most desired Airbnb destination in Missouri, study says – FOX 2
- Prep work starts on Forest Park waterways project – FOX 2
STL99 😱
- The Loop Trolley 🚃 – stLouIST
- Loop Trolley operations return to Delmar Loop today – FOX 2
- Trolly, the Return – r/StLouis
- Loop Trolley Actually Executes a Successful Ride on its First Day Back – RFT
- Loop Trolley starts anew in St. Louis; even its riders disagree on its worth – stltoday.com
- Ted Drewes to get median, crosswalk after two killed in traffic, alderman says – stltoday.com
- Road safety changes could be coming to Chippewa Street near Ted Drewes – KSDK
- St. Louis officials plans for safety measures after a teen was killed on Chippewa – FOX 2
- Latest Roundup cancer trial against Monsanto begins in St. Louis County – stltoday.com
WW99 😱
- Russia Gives Brittney Griner 9 Years for Drug Smuggling a Tiny Amount of Weed Oil – VICE US
- The Chinese military exercises “are tantamount to an air and sea… – Maps on the Web
- A pirate researcher compares today’s buccaneers with previous generations. “Pirates want to get in and out quickly.” – The Morning News
Pox Populi™ 🦠
- U.S. Declares National Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox as Cases Multiply – Gizmodo
- What does monkeypox look like, and what to do if you think you have it – Boing Boing
- As U.S. declares public health emergency, science leaders ask publishers for access to monkeypox research – Science Magazine
Police 🚓
- San Diego joins other cities in restricting cops’ use of surveillance technology – Engadget
DotGov 🏛
CityGov 🏛
- St. Louis’ largest men’s shelter is under new management again – stltoday.com
- For Laura Keys, the Third Time’s the Charm in 21st Ward Aldermanic Race – RFT
- Former top police official writes in support of indicted ex-St. Louis Alderman John Collins-Muhammad – KSDK
- Verify: Will federally indicted St. Louis alderman still get a pension? – KSDK
- City of St. Louis gives civilian oversight subpoena power in investigations of law enforcement misconduct – KSDK
- ‘A bold-faced LIE’: St. Louis mayor blasts Black police officer group’s criticism of oversight bill – KSDK
MoGov 🏛
- Missouri state commission told low pay, lack of support is fueling teacher shortage – Missouri Independent
- Missouri prepping for new rules on campaign donations by businesses – stltoday.com
- Missouri Dems turn to Illinois, Kansas for abortion help – FOX 2
FedGov 🏛
- Members of U.S. Senate committee consider bipartisan changes to Electoral Count Act – Missouri Independent
- Election officials at U.S. Senate hearing describe threats, spread of misinformation – Missouri Independent
- Biden Gives Activist Shareholders A Leg Up – The Lever
- In court Alex Jones testified he didn’t broadcast a photo of the judge on fire, then lawyer shows jurors Jones’ photo of judge on fire – Boing Boing
- A Copy of Alex Jones’ Cellphone Will Be Turned Over to the January 6 Committee ‘Immediately’ – VICE US
Jobs 📄
- St. Louis area teens get paid $1,000 to learn the trades as a career path – KSDK
- Starbucks Is Firing a Huge Number of Pro-Union Workers – VICE US
- Government Sues Former McDonald’s Employees to Comply With Subpoenas About Surveilling Workers – VICE US
History 🦕
- Maplewood History: Lustron Homes – 40 South News
- St. Louis archivists discover original 1878 Budweiser trademark and label – FOX 2
- Surveys commissioned by 16th century Spanish king provide unprecedented ecological snapshot – Science Magazine
Sustainability ♻️
- To Save The Planet, We Must Choose – The Lever
- In exchange for climate legislation, Joe Manchin was promised a pipeline. Will he get it? – Grist
Infrastructure 🚽
- Contact 2 explores root causes of high utility bills in the Metro East – FOX 2
- Volkswagen’s US-made 2023 ID.4 EV will start at $37,495 – Engadget
Ecology 🦤
- EPA orders St. Louis shop to stop selling illegal pesticides – FOX 2
- The Most Mysterious Animals in the World Are Heading Toward Extinction, Scientists Say – VICE US
- Everyone’s Favorite Coral Reef Is Thriving—Kinda – Gizmodo
- How a Federal Agency Is Contributing to Salmon’s Decline in the Northwest – ProPublica
Space 🚀
- Something is making the Earth spin faster and days shorter – Engadget
- James Webb keeps breaking records for most distant galaxies ever seen – New Atlas
- Amateurs excel in the 2022 David Malin astrophotography awards – New Atlas
- Fix to Malfunctioning Lucy Probe Good Enough to Complete Asteroid Mission, NASA Says – Gizmodo
DIY 🪓
- This air cleaner activates when it hears shop tools running – Arduino Blog
Captain’s Blog 🏴☠️
- TCMH v.40: In Search Of Zaqistan – Thomas Crone’s Memory Hall
- HBO Max and Discovery+ to combine into one streaming platform in 2023 – Engadget
- Google made one of its best search shortcuts even more useful – Engadget
- Crab-inspired artificial vision system works on land and underwater – Engadget
- Microsoft Teams has finally been optimized for Apple Silicon Macs – Engadget
- The Morning After: Winamp, your old MP3 software of choice, is back – Engadget
- Latest OnePlus flagship can receive a full day’s top-up in just 10 minutes – New Atlas
- Rugged, eco-friendly Airstream trailer treads lightly but boldly – New Atlas
- Trump Henchman Refuses to Hand Over Emails From Private Account Without Immunity – Gizmodo
- Federal Judge Places County Jail Into Receivership After County Fails To Comply With Consent Decree – Techdirt
- Please Don’t Normalize Copyright As A Tool For Censorship – Techdirt
- Pluralistic: 04 Aug 2022 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
- The increase in the price of Natural Gas since 2019 has pushed… – Maps on the Web
- OKRs: A Complete Guide for Success – noupe
- Mark Hamill Works the Jack In the Box Drive-Thru Where He Once Got Fired for Doing Clown Voices – Laughing Squid
- Rabbit show jumping is a thing, and it’s spectacular – Boing Boing
