WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
- How well do you know St. Louis Italiano? Test your knowledge by matching photos of T-ravs, pizzas, and more to local Italian restaurants.
- Watch a video of Chef Frank Gabriele of Giovanni's on the Hill re-create a pasta dish that he originally made for Oprah.
- View a gallery of more back-to-school fashion picks for kids, teens, and college students.
- Find tips on what to do while visiting college towns in the SEC from The Mizzou Fan's Survival Guide to the SEC.
- View additional images from photographer Tanja Hollander's Facebook-friend portrait project.
- Learn more about what it's like to collect Hollywood memorabilia.
- Find out more about St. Louis' beer can collectors.
- Discover more about the 10 Best Docs profiled in the listings.
- Read an extended profile of private investigator Joe Adams.
- Follow kayaker Mike Bezemek's Mississippi River route.
- Savor an extended Q&A with Tony's owner Vince Bommarito Sr.
- Sign up for SLM's new monthly e-newsletter for an exclusive look at the latest issue's online extras.
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COVER
Dr. Joseph Simpson, Radiation Oncologist; Dr. Susan Conger; Internist and Pediatrician; Dr. Robert Blaskiewicz, Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Photograph by Jay Fram
WHAT'S ONLINE
Online on stlmag.com
BEHIND THE SCENES
The making of this issue
FROM THE EDITOR
A City of Stories
By Jarrett Medlin
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
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First Shot: A Running Rainbow
By Jarrett Medlin -
The Buzz: Run For Your Lives
A zombie-inspired race is big business
By Byron Kerman -
The Buzz: They Really Like Me? (Web Exclusive: View additional images from photographer Tanja Hollander's Facebook-friend portrait project.)
Probing Facebook's culture through art
By Byron Kerman -
The Buzz: We're Not in Kansas Anymore (Web Exclusive: Find tips on what to do while visiting college towns in the SEC from The Mizzou Fan's Survival Guide to the SEC.)
What Mizzou fans should know as the school enters the SEC.
By Jarrett Medlin -
The Buzz: Telling Tales (Web Exclusive: Read more Missouri tales.)
A new book recalls our state's craziest stories.
By Jeannette Cooperman -
The Buzz: The Fight for First
This month's 1st District primary pits two Missouri political dynasties against each other -
The Buzz: Finding a Groove
By Rosalind Early -
What it's Like to Collect Hollywood Memorabilia (Web Exclusive: Learn more about what it's like to collect Hollywood memorabilia.)
By Byron Kerman -
Agenda
Our five picks for the month
GLITTERATI
See these and more at our Party Pics page.
STYLE
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Things We Love: Lessons in Style (Web Exclusive: View a gallery of more back-to-school fashion picks for kids, teens, and college students.)
Fashionable essentials for kindergarten through grad school
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Shop Talk: A New Fragrance
k. hall designs opens a pop-up shop at Maryland Plaza.
By Dan Duncan -
Stylish Subtleties: Model Citizens
St. Louisans Eva and Andrea Adams are making waves in the modeling industry.
By Rosalind Early
HISTORY
Beer People Are Good People (Web Exclusive: Find out more about St. Louis' beer can collectors.)
The Brewery Collectibles Club of America has less to do with beer than you might think.
By Stefene Russell
SOCIOLOGY
Our City is an Island
St. Louisans don't talk quite like the folks who live around them—and neither do the folks who live around them.
By Jeannette Cooperman
SPORTS
Beating the Odds
Blake Strode defers Harvard Law School to take a long shot on tennis.
By Eric Butterman
TRAVEL
Goetta Life
One dining critic's visit to Cincinnati sparks a rather unusual challenge.
By Dave Lowry
THINK AGAIN
The Bear Facts
The zoo makes The New York Times—and everyone misses the point.
By Ray Hartmann
COVER FEATURE
Take Care
Medical advances are revolutionizing healthcare in St. Louis.
Written by Jeannette Cooperman, Dan Duncan, Rosalind Early, Kate Marcal, Nancy McMullen, and Jarrett Medlin
The Best Doctors in St. Louis (Web Exclusive: Discover more about the 10 Best Docs profiled in the listings.)
1,218 oustanding medical experts, as chosen by their peers and published in The Best Doctors in America© list.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Best Italian in St. Louis
Restaurants, trends, and tips to noodle over
By Bill Burge, Dave Lowry, George Mahe, Ann Lemons Pollack, and Andrew Mark Veety. Edited by George Mahe.
- Web Exclusive: How well do you know St. Louis Italiano? Test your knowledge by matching photos of T-ravs, pizzas, and more to local Italian restaurants.
- Web Exclusive: Watch a video of Chef Frank Gabriele of Giovanni's on the Hill re-create a pasta dish that he originally made for Oprah.
The Hill
A look at life inside one of St. Louis' most storied neighborhoods
Photographs by Whitney Curtis
Night Vision (Web Exclusive: Read an extended profile of private investigator Joe Adams.)
After training rebels in the jungle, bodyguarding gangsters, and recovering kidnapped children, Joe Adams goes off to a cozy retirement chasing illegal immigrants through the Arizona desert.
By Jeannette Cooperman
An Unsolvable Equation?
The Turner case has lasted five years, cost more than a million dollars, and perplexed state legislators. Still, the fate of St. Louis school-children remains in question.
By DJ Wilson
Low Water (Web Exclusive: Follow kayaker Mike Bezemek's Mississippi River route.)
A recent kayaking trip along the Mississippi River turned into a nerve-racking nighttime escape. As this outdoorsman was reminded, adventure rarely goes as planned.
By Mike Bezemek
The Queen's Gambit
The first woman to break chess's gender barrier brings SPICE to Webster University.
By Jeannette Cooperman
Q&A
A Conversation with Vince Bommarito Sr. (Web Exclusive: Savor an extended Q&A with Tony's owner Vince Bommarito Sr.)
Dean of the old school
By George Mahe
FOOD & DRINK
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First Look: Sweetie Pie's, The Upper Crust
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Review: Nico
Franco's Tom Schmidt scores again, this time in U. City.
By Dave Lowry -
The Well-Seasoned Life: Simply Divine
The Vine: a Mediterranean market and café, plus hookah and wholesale
By Ann Lemons Pollack -
Kitchen Q&A: Kyle Lipetzky (Web Exclusive: Read an extended Q&A with Lipetzky, including how long he believes it takes a cook to call himself a chef.)
Chasing down a new executive chef
By George Mahe -
Liquid Assets: White Burgundy is Kind of a Big Deal
The subtleties of an apparent oxymoron
By Chris Hoel -
Ins, Outs & Almosts
By George Mahe - The SLM Restaurant Guide
CULTURE & EVENTS
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First Stop: LouFest (Web Exclusive: Bookmark our guide to LouFest.)
By Stefene Russell -
Cameo: Happy Entropy
Fort Gondo's Identity Crisis series celebrates 10 years on Cherokee Street.
By Stefene Russell -
Out & About: Pulp Fiction
The wildly popular Noir at the Bar reading series spawns its second anthology.
By Byron Kerman - The SLM Calendar
FLASHBACK
1854: Elemental Changes
By Stefene Russell
