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 😱
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