WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
- Podcast: Dining Editor George Mahe talks about "Best Soups & Sandwiches" [listen at right; iTunes currently disabled]
- How Up in the Air stacks up against other STL-filmed movies
- A look at Fifity Years of Our Own Oddities from the Post-Dispatch
- An extended Kitchen Q&A
[Note: For each new issue, St. Louis Magazine publishes only a select number of articles online, providing full content to subscribers and those who buy an issue on the newsstand. While all articles will eventually be published online here, your best bet for reading current content is to subscribe, buy an issue, or head to your local library. Thanks. —Stephen Schenkenberg, Editor-in-Chief]
BEHIND THE SCENES
The making of this issue
FROM THE EDITOR
Feeling At Home
By Stephen Schenkenberg
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
- First Shot: Breaking the Ice
Junior hockey's big oft-winning St. Louis Bandits
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: Bonus Footage
An Up in the Air extra—staring St. Louis
By Jarrett Medlin
- Web Extra: It's in the Air - The Buzz: Gifts that Keep on Giving
Gift suggestions for St. Louis politicians
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: By the Numbers
Highway 64/40's makeover
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: Hear Me Out
Infamous Rock Hill traffic cop Ron Zeigler - The Buzz: The Volunteen Scene
Courtesy of Clayton High School senior Simone Bernstein - The Buzz: Christmas Bizarre
Two holiday plays that throw a curve at convention
By Byron Kerman - The Buzz: Santa Gets Scrappy
Two groups of Santas square off—but which delivers the goods?
By Byron Kerman
- A Day at the Office
Saint Louis Art Museum paintings conservator Paul Haner
By Jarrett Medlin - Agenda
Our five picks for the month
GLITTERATI
See these and more at our Party Pics page.
STYLE
- Things We Love: Holiday Spirit
Gift ideas that won't break the bank
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Shop Talk: Engineered for Great Design
A local designer makes her way in the fashion world
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Savvy Shopper: Toying Around
Kid-tested and parent-approved gifts from St. Louis boutiques
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Hot Item of the Month: A Twinkling Cause
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Flake
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Back to the Book
Hailed as the new Gutenberg, a Wentzville inventor brings the electronic revolution full circle.
By Jeannette Cooperman
NEWS
Staying Afloat
How St. Louis survived 2009
By Jarrett Medlin
THINK AGAIN
Beyond Belief
The Mark McGwire steroid saga offers a lesson to be learned.
By Ray Hartmann
COVER FEATURE
The Best Soups & Sandwiches in St. Louis
38 local faves for this quintessential culinary combo
Bill Burge, Dave Lowry, George Mahe, and Rose Martelli
Edited by George Mahe
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
[Healthy Living Series]
If ________ Has Cancer
Advice from a St. Louis cancer survivor for those of us spared the disease
By Maud Kelly
[Healthy Living Series]
Better With Age
Staying sharp—active, engaged, satisfied—well into the sunset years
By Rick Skwiot
Lighting the Way
SLM picks its first St. Louis Luminaries
By Margaret Bauer, Jeannette Cooperman, Bryan A. Hollerbach, Christy Marshall, Jarrett Medlin, Stefene Russell, and Stephen Schenkenberg
The Genius of Genius Loci
The archives of Pitzman Surveying—which has tracked St. Louis' hills, valleys, subdivisions, and alleys for 150 years—reveal much more than the literal lay of the land
By Stefene Russell
A Conversation With Martin Duggan
Provocateur
By Jeannette Cooperman
FOOD & DRINK
- First Look: Pi–Kirkwood
By George Mahe - Review: Table Three
By Dave Lowry
- Frugal Foodie: The Red Lion Gastropub
By Rose Martelli
- Kitchen Q&A: Paul and Wendy Hamilton
By George Mahe
- Liquid Assets: Lovin' Those Bubbles!
By Chris Hoel
- Ins, Outs, and Almosts
By George Mahe - Plus the following box-outs: "Spirit Rec," "Intel," "Unique Gift Idea," "Hot Stuff,"
Culture & Events
- First Stop: New Music Circle
Atnas: An Experimental Video Story
By Stefene Russell - Cameo: A Christmas Story, Reborn
After 20 years, a holiday classic by native son Langston Hughes returns to St. Louis. SLM spoke to Black Rep founder and producing director Ron Himes about the making of this month's Black Nativity.
By Margaret Bauer - Out and About: The Something And A That
Yes, we know this headline makes no sense. It was generated by the Kemper Art Museum's Facebook Chance Aesthetics Poetry Generator. Keep reading: we promise we didn't write the story that way...
By Stefene Russell
- The SLM Calendar (with Critic's Picks in Music, Theater, Galleries, and Books)
FLASHBACK
1982: The Future Noel
