Here’s what we learned about St. Louisans while compiling this list of the most read stories of 2015 from St. Louis Magazine: We love to eat. We’re die-hard sports fans. And as you’ll see in No. 3 in our list, no one wants to double-cross us.
OK, so maybe we didn’t need a list to tell us all that, but we hope you’ll enjoy it anyway. May 2016 be as exciting and newsworthy as the year before it!
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Here are the 15 most read stories of 2015:
1. Best Restaurants in St. Louis 2014 – The top eateries in town—plus the 2014 Restaurant of the Year. And don’t miss our 2015 list of best new restaurants.
2. SimplyThick: A Tragedy No One Saw Coming – A St. Louis entrepreneur’s brilliant idea won instant FDA approval. Eight years later, babies started dying. Was there a connection?
3. In Seattle, Man Fends Off Armed Robber By Telling Him: “I’m From St. Louis” – Here’s a travel tip you won’t find in the Michelin Guide: Use St. Louis’ reputation as one of the most dangerous cities in America to ward off potential attackers.
4. Best Date Night ($$$) Restaurants in St. Louis 2014 – For those nights when you have someone to impress.
5. The Saint Louis Science Center Just Unleashed A Sick Burn on Cubs Fans – Seriously, it’s epic. And it’s about dinosaurs.
6. The Ultimate Checklist: What Every House Needs – Room by room, here is our exhaustive list of every essential thing you need to have an efficient, properly stocked house—as detailed by those informed St. Louisans who know best.
7. 101 Things Every St. Louisan Must Do – There’s a big difference between just living in St. Louis and being a St. Louisan.
8. The Big Comeback of Benjamin Hochman – New Post-Dispatch sports columnist Benjamin Hochman has been to hell. Now he’s back in baseball heaven.
9. A Family Erased: The Chris Coleman Story – Could a father strangle his wife and young sons just to keep a high salary and a sexy mistress? And if not, who did?
10. Rethinking Movement: Why You Should See a Physical Therapist Every Year – Why is it that superbly fit athletes can find themselves in as much back, knee, or neck pain as their flabby fans, who sit at desks all day long then watch sports from overstuffed sofas?
11. 25 Things Every St. Louis Kid Must Do – With tips from the pint-size pros themselves.
12. 5 Places to See Holiday Lights in St. Louis – Here are a few sure bets beyond Candy Cane Lane and the Garden Glow.
13. No, Washington Post, Kansas City Is Not “the Baseball Town St. Louis Thinks It Is” – A sports reporter for The Washington Post says STL thinks it’s as good a baseball town as Kansas City. Cardinals fans set out to prove him wrong.
14. The 15 Most Anticipated St. Louis Restaurants for 2015 – This was a very popular story last year. Here’s our current list of the most anticipated restaurants for 2016.
15. Missouri Firearms Bill Would Make Guns As Difficult to Access As Abortions – Missouri Rep. Stacey Newman’s pre-filed bill would require anyone buying a gun to follow the restrictions required of women seeking abortions, including a 72-hour waiting period.
What was your favorite story from SLM in 2015? Let us know in the comments.
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