⏳ STLduJour(nal) – MMXXIV:243-AM

STL: Friday, August 30, 2024

Events 📆

• Q in the Lou barbecue festival canceled - KSDK
• The best food and drink events in St. Louis: Aug. 30-Sept.1 - feastmagazine.com
• List: 2024 St. Louis Labor Day events and festivals - FOX 2
• The Gateway Cup returns to St. Louis this weekend - St. Louis Magazine
• Twilight Thursdays Fall Concert Series Returns to Missouri History Museum - RiverBender
• 10 corn mazes to visit near St. Louis - St. Louis Magazine
• 10 Fall Moments You Won’t Want to Miss at MHS - History Happens Here

BuySTL 👜

• Market favorite Farm Spirit opens today inside Blue Jay Brewing Co. in Midtown - feastmagazine.com
• Tea room opening in south St. Louis - KSDK
• 'Do I say I’m done?': Vendors struggling to break even as attendance lags at Busch Stadium - KSDK
• Deli meat contamination becomes largest listeria outbreak since 2011, CDC says - FOX 2
• Inside the Chesterfield Mall: Days before it closes for good - FOX 2

Restaurants 🍲

• Carl's Deli - feastmagazine.com
• Instagram-based pizza-slinger Nicky Slices will open a pizzeria on The Hill - feastmagazine.com
• Restaurant opens, one closes in Maplewood: in the news - 40 South News
• St. Louis restaurant openings and closings: August 2024 - feastmagazine.com
• Seafood chain shutters 2 St. Louis-area locations - KSDK
• P.F. Chang's introduces lettuce wrap-themed blanket - FOX 2

STLfood ⚜️

• What's fresh at St. Louis-area farmers markets this week - feastmagazine.com
• Missouri's top 3 nuts begin fruiting soon. Here's how to harvest them - KSDK
• Beloved frozen custard magnate Ted Drewes Jr. dies at 96 - FOX 2
• Ted Drewes Jr. Dies at 96, Leaves St. Louis Custard Legacy - RiverBender
• Ted Drewes Jr., custard stand icon, dies at 96 - KSDK
• How an antique store find brought Ted Drewes’ history to life - St. Louis Magazine

Neighborhoods 🏡

• Roll Cart Trash Collection Schedule Adjusted to Accommodate Labor Day 2024 - City of St. Louis - News
• New statue appears on Cherokee Street, replacing one taken down in 2021 - FOX 2
• Dutchtown CID Board of Directors Meeting - Events and meetings from the City of St. Louis, MO
• Grove CID Public Service Committee Meeting - Events and meetings from the City of St. Louis, MO

STL100 💯

• Seven years after escaping a slaughterhouse, the St. Louis Six are still giving thanks and hugs - KSDK

STL99 😱

• Community radio station KDHX, associate members settle lawsuit - St. Louis Business Journal

Pox Populi™ 🦠

• First Illinois West Nile Virus Death of 2024 is Reported by IDPH in Lake County - RiverBender
• How St. Louis County tracks disease-carrying mosquitos - KSDK
• Illinois Veterans' Homes Manage Increase in COVID-19 Cases - RiverBender

Police 🚓

• Officer Travis Brown's family says he's still in a coma, sedation is slowly being lifted by doctors - KSDK

CityGov 🏛

• Saint Louis Public Schools board considers hiring a part-time consultant - KSDK
• SLPS addresses budget, student commute challenges at board meeting - FOX 2
• St. Louis schools need more funding as Black students' reading levels tank, NAACP says - KSDK

LocalGov 🏛

• Arnold Parkway Project comes to an end after controversy - FOX 2
• Edwardsville Township Continues Green Push, Installing Chargepoint Electric Vehicle Charger & Approving Solar Panels For Township Hall - RiverBender
• Judge reinstates Dennis Hancock to St. Louis County Council hours after another judge expelled him over nepotism hire - KSDK
• Rep. Kevin Schmidt Holds Second Annual Free Jobs Fair for the SIUE East St. Louis Campus and Area Residents - RiverBender
• St. Louis County Councilman reinstated after order to suspend him over nepotism claim - FOX 2
• St. Peters approves the sale and use of fireworks - FOX 2
• Task force prepares for billions in aviation investments - FOX 2

MoGov 🏛

• These new laws take effect in Missouri on Aug. 28 - KSDK
• New MO Laws - The Big 550 KTRS
• New Missouri law expands state auditor’s powers to dig into local governments - Missouri Independent
• Missouri's Planned Parenthood files suit against the state for termination from Medicaid program, continues to serve patients - KSDK
• Drugmakers sue to block Missouri law on federal prescription discounts - St. Louis Business Journal
• Five new Missouri laws to know that become official Wednesday - FOX 2
• NAACP St. Louis adds Special School District to literacy crisis complaint - FOX 2
• Planned Parenthood challenges new Missouri law blocking Medicaid payments to its clinics - St. Louis Business Journal

FedGov 🏛

• EPA says they're 'one step closer' to nuclear cleanup, resident frustration remains - FOX 2
• Where Kamala Harris stands on Big Ag is anybody’s guess - Missouri Independent
• U.S. Education Department outlines testing period for phased rollout of new FAFSA form - Missouri Independent

History 🦕

• 'Big Boy,' the 1.2 million-pound train, to stop in Missouri this fall - FOX 2

Sustainability ♻️

• Southern Illinois power plant may have violated federal law for over a decade, judge says - KSDK

Infrastructure 🚽

• Manhole covers blown off in north St. Louis, likely from underground explosions - FOX 2
• At least five explosions blow manhole covers in St. Louis industrial area, prompting facility evacuation - KSDK
• Chicago-St. Louis Passenger Rail Improvements Win America's Transportation Award For Illinois - RiverBender
• Illinois 156 Lane Closures In St. Clair County - RiverBender
• Illinois 4 Lane closures in Madison County - RiverBender

Ecology 🦤

• Dead fish washing up at Creve Coeur Lake are an omen of things to come, conservationists say - KSDK
• Yes, deer collisions can cause car fires. Here's how - KSDK
• 'Injured' bald eagle rescued, deemed to be 'too fat to fly' - FOX 2

Space 🚀

• St. Louis Regional Freightway and Aerospace and Aviation Leaders Launch New Task Force - [St. Louis Regional Freightway](https://w

Captain's Blog 🏴‍☠️

• Giannoulias Opens Illinois State Flag Redesign Contest - RiverBender