By JW | Tue, 02/20/2024 - 07:43

Events 📆

  • 314 Day Will Be Bigger Than Ever in St. Louis in 2024 - RFT
  • Create a St. Louis superhero and win $250 for 314 Day - FOX 2

BuySTL 👜

Restaurants 🍲

  • Carl’s Drive-In to open on Sundays for the first time in its 65-year history - St. Louis Magazine

Neighborhoods 🏡

  • Locals and businesses reflect on memories of Chesterfield Mall - FOX 2
  • Chesterfield Mall tenants told to vacate shopping center by August 31 - FOX 2

Police 🚓

  • St. Louis Police Chief Receives a Third of His Pay From a Local Foundation, Raising Concerns of Divided Loyalties - ProPublica
  • Charges filed against man for shooting at police in Dutchtown - FOX 2

DotGov 🏛

  • OpenAI tries to trademark 'GPT'. US patent office says nope - The Register
  • The EU opens a wide-ranging probe into TikTok - Engadget

CityGov 🏛

  • Business owners weigh in on bill in St. Louis that would streamline liquor license application process - KSDK
  • St. Louis mayor says she'll veto firefighter pension change passed by board - KSDK
  • St. Louis homeowners take legal action against squatters - FOX 2

LocalGov 🏛

  • Sale of Granite City treatment plant has residents paying double in bills - FOX 2
  • Kansas City hospitals had plan for tragedies like the Chiefs parade mass shooting - Missouri Independent

MoGov 🏛

  • Missouri bill would bar repairs on vehicles with expired temp tags - stltoday.com
  • Temp tag crackdown: Missouri bill would prevent shops from repairing unregistered vehicles - KSDK
  • This famous Missouri food may become the state's official dish if new bill passes - KSDK
  • Missouri lawmakers push plans to reduce drivers with expired temp tags - FOX 2
  • Democrats hope to put gun safety measure on ballot following Kansas City mass shooting - Missouri Independent
  • Republicans in Missouri dump 2 bills to further relax gun laws after Kansas City shooting - Boing Boing

FedGov 🏛

Jobs 📄

  • Restaurants are looking to add staff, but some jobs are 'not easy' to fill - KSDK
  • Wentzville School District hosting hiring fair today - FOX 2

History 🦕

  • Built St. Louis: Sandstone - History Happens Here
  • Black History Month: The history of Dred and Harriet Scott sits right in downtown St. Louis - FOX 2
  • Historian Eric Robinson Brings Alton's Underground Railroad Legacy To Life Once Again - RiverBender

Sustainability ♻️

  • Petrochemical companies have known for 40 years that plastics recycling wouldn’t work - Grist
  • 'Green' fuel facility planned in St. Louis, aided by $7M in tax credits - KSDK
  • Federal money could supercharge state efforts to preserve nuclear power - Missouri Independent

Infrastructure 🚽

  • What you need to know about MoDOT's I-70 improvement project - KSDK

WWW99 🕸

  • Russian Cyberspies Exploit Roundcube Flaws Against European Governments - SecurityWeek

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