By JW | Thu, 08/04/2022 - 00:44

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 💯

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 📄

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 🚀

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