WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
- July-issue podcast [listen at right or subscribe via iTunes]
- Excerpts from Jarrett Medlin's Joe Buck interview
- Notable St. Louis leaders' take on green jobs
- An extended"All-Star Lineup" from Current
- An extended Kitchen Q&A
BEHIND THE SCENES
The Making of This Issue
FROM THE EDITOR
By Stephen Schenkenberg
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
- First Shot: Match Point
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: An (Extended) All-Star Lineup
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: The Rose That Grew From Concrete
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: Raiding Lake Saint Louis
By Byron Kerman - The Buzz: The Ringer
By Byron Kerman - What It's Like to Orchestrate Fireworks
By Jarrett Medlin - Agenda: Our Five Picks for the Month
GLITTERATI
- COCAcabana Madness
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation's illumination09 Fire & Ice Gala
- American Diabetes Association's Chasing the Cure Kentucky Derby Gala
- KWMU's Talk, Toast, Taste
- In Memoriam: Harry Bean
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Unmask a Cure Dream Gala
STYLE
- Things We Love: Red, White & New
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton; Photographs by Mark Gilliland - Shop Talk: Ace of Spade
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Stylish Subtleties: Jeff Orbin
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Hot Item of the Month
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton
THINK AGAIN
Why We Aren't (Ballpark) Village People
The civic masterpiece next to Busch Stadium would be better left unfinished
By Ray Hartmann
COVER STORY
A-List 2009
SLM's annual tribute to the exceptional, with 130 winners across nine categories: Food, Shopping, Amusements, Kids, Body, Service, Media, Culture, Nightlife
By Margaret Bauer, Bill Burge, Jeannette Cooperman, Nicole Benoist Edgerton, Bryan A. Hollerbach, Dave Lowry, George Mahe, Christy Marshall, Jarrett Medlin, Stefene Russell, and Stephen Schenkenberg
FEATURES
The Green Scene
How locals are shaping—and saving—our environment
By Margaret Bauer, Jeannette Cooperman, Jarrett Medlin, and Stefene Russell
- Seeing Green
By Jeannette Cooperman - And You're Worried About Your Water Bottle?
By Jeannette Cooperman - The Electric (Car) Company
By Jeannette Cooperman - The ABCs of CSAs
By Stefene Russell - Food That Hits Home
By Stefene Russell - A Tale of Two Rivers
By Jarrett Medlin - Campus Kudos
By Margaret Bauer - LEEDing the Way
By Jarrett Medlin - Green Around the Collar
By Jarrett Medlin
Being Buck
As he gears up to cover the All-Star Game in his hometown, Joe Buck discusses life beyond the broadcast booth.
By Jarrett Medlin
+ Buck's Best
By Jarrett Medlin
+ Behind the scenes at the photo shoot
Q&A
A Conversation With Bill McClellan
By Jeannette Cooperman
FOOD & DRINK
- First Look: Bar Oliver
By George Mahe - Review: Niche
By Dave Lowry - Rose Revisits: Riddles Penultimate Café & Wine Bar
By Rose Martelli - Kitchen Q&A: Tony and Kelli Almond
By George Mahe - Liquid Assets: Thirsting for Wine Knowledge?
By Chris Hoel - The SLM Restaurant Guide, with “The Insider”
- Ins, Outs, and Almosts
CULTURE & EVENTS
- First Stop: Museum of Western Expansion
By Stefene Russell - Out & About: Studio 360
By Stefene Russell - Cameo: Graphic Content
By Bryan A. Hollerbach - The SLM Calendar, with “Critic’s Picks”
FLASHBACK
By Stefene Russell