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St. Louis Magazine - April, 2009

April 2009

Lead Story

Best Places to Live

St. Louis provides something for everybody — from foodies to families, equestrians to empty-nesters. You just need to know where to look.

By Dan Michel and Jarrett Medlin

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What It's Like to Be a Marathon Winner

Tilting at Windmills

The Buzz: Blunder Bracketology

The Buzz: It's About Folkin' Time

First Shot: A Contemporary Milestone

The Buzz: New Moon Rising

Shop Talk: Hat Trick

Stylish Subtleties: Jasmine Huda

Out & About: Everything's Gone Green

First Stop: The Firebird

War and Peace: An Interview With Poet Brian Turner

Cameo: Charles in Charge

Liquid Assets: The Return of Absinthe

Frugal Foodie: Bobo Noodle House

First Look: McCormick & Schmick’s

Kitchen Q&A: Greg Perez

Flashback: 1890s

A Conversation With David Peters



	From the Editor Reintroducing SLM

	Neighborhoods to Know By Dan Michel and Jarrett Medlin

	The Local Lingo By SLM Staff

	A Condo Home Companion Whether you're a homeowner looking to ditch your lawn guy for a doorman or a condo owner thinking of selling your slice of St. Louis, you're probably wondering how this economic aneurysm will affect the market (read: your pocketbook). By Dan Michel

	The Perfectly Personified, Quasi–Bona Fide Guide to St. Louis Neighborhoods St. Louis provides something for everybody—from foodies to families, equestrians to empty-nesters. You just need to know where to look. By Dan Michel and Jarrett Medlin

	Top 10 Moments in St. Louis Golf History No. 1: The Forest Park Golf Course is created in 1913. By Jim Healey

	Fairways in Heaven Still dreaming of that golf trip to Ireland? Here’s an introductory flyby of the must-hit courses. By Jim Healey

	Sure Shots Six courses—three local, three national—that will test your game and have you smiling by the 19th hole By Jim Healey

	SLM Golf: Baby Tiger, Burning Bright A 10-year-old in knickers sets the golf world on fire. By Jeannette Cooperman

	SLM Golf: Tee-Box Trends The latest shifts in the greatest game By Jarrett Medlin

	The Man Who Made an Icon Ernest Trova’s polished chrome Falling Man still gleams in museums, but the international spotlight burned out years ago. Trova just shrugged and kept working, barely looking up long enough to notice the dramas playing out around him. By Jeannette Cooperman

	Struck by Surprise When a medical “event” disrupts a parent’s life, you scramble to figure out PINs and passwords, where she banks, and whether she really loved that sofa. It’s tough making decisions for a grown-up. By Jeannette Cooperman

	Taking Care of Mom and Dad Ten key questions for every future caregiver By Kristen Hare

	Raising Kane How curiosity about a family heirloom led to new questions about a sensational century-old crime By Roland Klose

	Cut to the Quick Metro’s service cuts last month were some of the deepest in the agency’s history. But in a state where roads are king, the agency may not have gone far enough. By Malcolm Gay

	The Ernest Trova Profile: Online Extras

	Work, Play, Love Growing up in Crestwood, Olympic gold medalist Lori Chalupny dreamed of being a professional soccer player long before a team to play on even existed. By Margaret Bauer

	The Seven New Rules of Real Estate A Post-Boom Guide to Navigating the St. Louis Housing Market By Jarrett Medlin

	Bronze Mettle A St. Louis archaeologist unearths a Mycenaean experiment in federal government—possibly the world’s first. By Jeannette Cooperman

	There’s No Such Thing As a Free Zoo Why St. Louis needs to overhaul its funding of cultural institutions By Ray Hartmann