Table of Contents (December 2012)

  WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH

• Check out stlmag.com's fresh new look!
• Read more from Lisa Melandri, the new director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, including her vision for museum outreach.
• Enjoy a selection of Mike Peters' fave Mother Goose & Grimm strips, plus photos and cartoons from his days in St. Louis.
• Watch footage shot inside downtown St. Louis' Central Library, and get a glimpse of the building's $70 million makeover.
• Read an extended interview with SLU's interim men's basketball coach, Jim Crews.
• Find out more about the life of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
• Get additional details on Salume Beddu co-owner Ben Poremba's next moves.
• Watch video of Pink Floyd tribute act El Monstero.
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COVER
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts and Matt Marcinkowski

WHAT'S ONLINE
Online on stlmag.com

BEHIND THE SCENES
The making of this issue

FROM THE EDITOR
Power Plays
By Jarrett Medlin

FEEDBACK

CURRENT

• First Shot: Ride On
  By William Powell
• The Buzz: Bridging the Gap
  A BBC report spurs St. Louisans to look inward.
  By Byron Kerman
• The Buzz: Park It
  Lucas Parks' face-lift brings locals together.
  By Rosalind Early
• The Buzz: Call in the Calvalry (Web Exclusive: Read an extended interview with SLU's interim men's basketball coach, Jim Crews.)
  With Rick Majerus unable to coach, Jim Crews subs in at SLU.
  By William Powell
• The Buzz: Apocalypse Now
  By Byron Kerman
• What it's Like to be the Sugar Plum Fairy (Web Exclusive: Find out more about the life of the Sugar Plum Fairy.)
  By Byron Kerman
• Agenda
  Our five picks for the month

GLITTERATI
See these and more at our Party Pics page.

STYLE

• Things We Love: Accessorize
  Jewelry from St. Louis designers makes a striking, thoughtful holiday gift.
  By Kate Allen
• Shop Talk: Creature Comforts
  This Webster Groves boutique caters to women who want to look fabulous without the fuss.
  By Rosalind Early
• Shop Talk: Slay Comes to Kirkwood
  By Anisah Giansiracusa
• Stylish Subtleties: Brian Simpson
  Owner of East + West Boutique
  By Caillin Murray
• Stylish Subtleties: A Swede Addition
  By Rachel Lalk

TRADITIONS
Life After Death
Bob and Annette Jenkins' bizarrely practical idea just might replace pet cemeteries—and help the Mob dispose of bodies.
By Jeannette Cooperman

TECHNOLOGY
A Hacker's Life
Apple blacklisted him. Twitter hired him. Charlie Miller's ability to hack into almost anything keeps the tech world on its toes.
By Rosalind Early

THINK AGAIN
Political Climate Change
Attacking scientists won't make the heat go away.
By Ray Hartmann
 

COVER FEATURE

Power List
100 people who are shaping St. Louis
By Jeannette Cooperman, Rosalind Early, George Mahe, Christy Marshall, Jarrett Medlin, Nancy McMullen, William Powell, and Stefene Russell
 

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
 
Grimmy (Web Exclusive: Enjoy a selection of Mike Peters' fave Mother Goose & Grimm strips, plus photos and cartoons from his days in St. Louis.)
Mike Peters extracts humor from catastrophe, political angst, private fears, and a goose's pet dog...
By Jeannette Cooperman

The People's Palace (Web Exclusive: Watch footage shot inside downtown St. Louis' Central Library, and get a glimpse of the building's $70 million makeover.)
A peek inside the beautifully restored Central Library
Photography by Michael Eastman

Remember the Beach
It's been 30 years since dioxin contamination was discovered in Times Beach, in one of the largest environmental disasters in our nation's history. The town is gone, but the people remain.
By William Powell

Q&A

A Conversation with Emily Brandwin
Who improvised her way through the CIA
By Jeannette Cooperman

FOOD & DRINK

• First Look: Circle 7 Ranch
  By George Mahe
• Review: Salt (Web Exclusive: Read more on finocchiona and sbriciolona, as well as how to pair wine with fried chicken.)
  Salt's new chef maintains focus in the Central West End
  By Dave Lowry
• The Well-Seasoned Life: In the Zone
  A restaurant success story—based on a single item
  By Ann Lemons Pollack
• Kitchen Q&A: Ben Poremba (Web Exclusive: Get additional details on Salume Beddu co-owner Ben Poremba's next moves.)
  The co-founder of Salume Beddu simultaneously opens two restaurants.
  By George Mahe
• Liquid Assets: Wine Lists 2.0
  Technology comes to the dining room.
  By Chris Hoel
• Ins, Outs & Almosts
  By George Mahe
• The SLM Restaurant Guide

CULTURE & EVENTS

• First Stop: Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker at Peabody Opera House
  By Stefene Russell
• Cameo: Art Everywhere, For Everybody (Web Exclusive: Read more from Lisa Melandri, the new director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, including her vision for museum outreach.)
  Talking with Lisa Melandri, new director of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
  By Stefene Russell
• Out & About: Wish You Were Here (Web Exclusive: Watch video of Pink Floyd tribute act El Monstero.)
  Our humble writer dons a cop costume to find out what it's like to go onstage with El Monstero, St. Louis' most flamboyant Pink Floyd tribute act.
  By Thomas Crone
• The SLM Calendar

FLASHBACK

1905: Crossing the Water
By Stefene Russell