WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
- April issue podcast [listen at right or subscribe via iTunes]
- Slideshow of the magazine’s transformation
- Expanded neighborhoods chart
- "What I Love About My Neighborhood Is..."
- Audio from the Ernest Trova interview
- Extended Kitchen Q&A
- Words to the Wise, a supplement to the SLM Caregivers Guide
- A Culture interview with poet Brian Turner
BEHIND THE SCENES
- The Language of the Street: Eastman and Gass
- A New Look, Page By Page
FROM THE EDITOR
By Stephen Schenkenberg
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
- First Shot: The Contemporary at 5
- The Buzz: St. Louis Storytelling Festival
- Blunder Bracketology
- New Moon Rising
- Wish Bone
- Tilting at Windmills
- Rejected Story Ideas
- What It’s Like to Be a Marathon Winner
- Agenda: Our Five Picks for the Month
GLITTERATI
- The Pointer Sisters at Boogie Ball
- Dancing With the St. Louis Stars
- Superhero style at Home Nightclub
- The Mayor’s Ball
- St. John’s Mercy Foundation’s Mardi Gras Masquerade
- St. Louis Arts Awards
STYLE
- Things We Love: Rhapsody in Blue
- Stylish Subtleties: Jasmine Huda
- Shop Talk: Hat Trick
ARCHAEOLOGY
Bronze Mettle
A St. Louis archaeologist unearths a Mycenaean experiment in federal government—possibly the world’s first.
By Jeannette Cooperman
TRANSPORTATION
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
HISTORY
Raising Kane
How curiosity about a family heirloom led to new questions about a sensational century-old crime.
By Roland Klose
THINK AGAIN
There’s No Such Thing As a Free Zoo
Why St. Louis needs to overhaul its funding of cultural institutions
By Ray Hartmann
COVER STORY
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
+ A Condo Home Companion
+ The Seven New Rules of Real Estate
+ The Local Lingo
+ Neighborhoods to Know
SLM CAREGIVERS GUIDE
Taking Care of Mom and Dad
Ten key questions for every future caregiver
By Kristen Hare
Struck by Surprise
When a medical “event” disrupts a parents 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
Words to the Wise
A Web-only supplement to the SLM Caregivers Guide with 23 key pieces of advice from those who've been there
By Jeannette Cooperman
FEATURES
Work, Play, Love
Lori Chalupny, and the making of a soccer star
By Margaret Bauer
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 them.
By Jeannette Cooperman
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., in words and pictures
Photographs by By Michael Eastman; Essay by William H. Gass
Q&A
A conversation with David Peters, author of The Many Faces of Biblical Humor
By Jeannette Cooperman
SLM GOLF
Tee-Box Trends
What’s new in clubs and gear
By Jarrett Medlin
Baby Tiger, Burning Bright
Ten-year-old Crimson Callahan is one area golfer to watch—and not just for his striking ensembles.
By Jeanette Cooperman
Sure Shots
Six great courses that will lift your love of the game
By Jim Healey
Fairways in Heaven
Planning your dream trip to Ireland
By Jim Healey
Top 10 Moments in St. Louis Golf History
From Forest Park to Bellerive and beyond
By Jim Healey
FOOD & DRINK
- First Look: McCormick and Schmick’s
- Review: SLeeK
- Frugal Foodie: Bobo Noodle House
- Kitchen Q&A: Greg Perez
- Liquid Assets: The Return of Absinthe
- The SLM Restaurant Guide, with “The Insider”
CULTURE & EVENTS
- First Stop: The Foundry Field Recordings
- Out & About: MoBot’s 150th Anniversary Festival
- Cameo: Singer and keyboardist Charles Glenn
- The SLM Calendar, with “Critic’s Picks”
- War and Peace: An Interview With Poet Brian Turner
FLASHBACK
By Stefene Russell
