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St. Louis Magazine - April, 2009
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Features

Best Places to Live From the Editor Neighborhoods to Know The Local Lingo A Condo Home Companion The Perfectly Personified, Quasi–Bona Fide Guide to St. Louis Neighborhoods Top 10 Moments in St. Louis Golf History Fairways in Heaven Sure Shots SLM Golf: Baby Tiger, Burning Bright SLM Golf: Tee-Box Trends The Man Who Made an Icon Struck by Surprise Taking Care of Mom and Dad Raising Kane Cut to the Quick The Ernest Trova Profile: Online Extras Work, Play, Love The Seven New Rules of Real Estate Bronze Mettle There’s No Such Thing As a Free Zoo

Departments

Agenda What It's Like to Be a Marathon Winner The Trash Bin Tilting at Windmills Wish Bone 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 Feedback 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 Review: SLeeK Frugal Foodie: Bobo Noodle House First Look: McCormick & Schmick’s Kitchen Q&A: Greg Perez Flashback: 1890s A Conversation With David Peters
2009.11.21 - 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration
 Join us at our intimate French-American Bistro for a 2009 Beaujolais...
2009.11.28 - Mount Pleasant presents "Lucy Goes Cruisin" Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
Join Mount Pleasant for an evening of uproarious whodunit as only Lucy...
2009.12.03 - "GIFTED" Original Art for Holiday Giving
Skip the malls this year and make your gift giving a unique expression of...
2009.12.03 - Holiday Rooms in Bloom
The Historic Samuel Cupples House on the campus of Saint Louis University is...

First Shot: A Contemporary Milestone

First Shot: A Contemporary Milestone
Photograph by Mark Gilliland

It’s a paradox, that juncture where something inherently modern celebrates history. It’s been five years since architect Brad Cloepfil’s “intentional vacancy that achieves meaning through the art itself” rose at the corner of Washington and Spring. In that time, the museum’s exhibits—from Yoshitomo Nara’s “Nothing Ever Happens” to Bruce Nauman’s neon—have challenged and enhanced the city’s art scene. The museum toasts its birthday with a gala April 18.