THIS MONTH'S ISSUE-PREVIEW PODCAST
- Editor Stephen Schenkenberg talks about Jeff Smith with staff writer Jeannette Cooperman [Listen at right or subscribe via iTunes]
Note: For each new issue, St. Louis Magazine publishes only a select number of articles online. 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
The Park's Place
By Stephen Schenkenberg
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
- First Shot: iFiesta!
Cherokee Street's Cinco de Mayo Festival
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: The Play's the Thing (Extended web version)
Five minutes with Shakespeare Festival's new director
By Stefene Russell - The Buzz: The Golden Years
Some seniors equate gold with medals—not age.
By Byron Kerman - The Buzz: Sound Bite
Deanna Barnes, on the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower - The Buzz: The Dye is Cast
A Missouri rep oversees a world-changing election in Iraq
By Jeannette Cooperman - The Buzz: The Birds and the Fleas
A flea market that lives up to its name
By Byron Kerman
- The Buzz: Road to Nowhere
Why politicians and pavement just don't mix
By Jarrett Medlin
- What It's Like to Be a Newspaper Vendor (Extended web version)
Tony Streckfuss (of Euclid/Maryland), in his own words
By Jarrett Medlin - Agenda
Our five picks for the month
GLITTERATI
See these and more at our Party Pics page.
STYLE
- Things We Love: The Great Outdoors
Essentials for fun in the sun
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Shop Talk: La Vie Bohème
A vintage-inspired, boho-chic furniture shop blooms on The Hill
By Jeanette Kozlowski
SCIENCE
The Far Side of the Moon
Wash. U. shoots for the stars with its ambitious MoonRise program.
By Jeannette Cooperman
THINK AGAIN
Be Still My Akin Heart
The strangeness of American politics is on display in St. Louis.
By Ray Hartmann
COVER FEATURE
Our Park
Think you know the city's greatest gem? Guess again.
By Jeannette Cooperman, Kendra Henry, Christy Marshall, Jarrett Medlin, Jordan Oakes, Stefene Russell, and Stephen Schenkenberg
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Spring Fashion Portfolio: Pop Art
This spring's vibrant dresses make looking good a breeze.
Photography by Stephen Seebeck
Styling by Nicole Benoist Edgerton
The Insiders
Six St. Louis trendsetters on their latest obsessions, where they pick up fashion intel, and more
By Jeanette Kozlowski
The Fall
Jeff Smith: A political tragedy in three acts
By Jeannette Cooperman
- Web Exclusive: A sneak-peek of the article
- Web Exclusive: Jeannette Cooperman talks about writing the feature (see top of page)
St. Louis Magazine's Excellence in Nursing Awards
We asked. You shared. Introducing the inaugural class of outstanding nurses
By Shera Dalin, Kendra Henry, Jarrett Medlin, and Michelle Stein
Edited by Jarrett Medlin
- Web Exclusive: Watch the video introduction played at the awards event
A Conversation With Justin Barlow and Karla Heine
Columbia's crime stoppers
By Jeannette Cooperman
FOOD & DRINK
- First Look: Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse
By George Mahe - Review: Brasserie by Niche (Web Exclusive: A Chabrot Addendum)
By Dave Lowry
- Rose Revisits: Sekisui
By Rose Martelli
- Kitchen Q&A: Michael Brannan, P'sghetti's (Extended web version)
By George Mahe
- Ins, Outs, and Almosts
By George Mahe - Plus the following box-outs: "Wine Steal," "Trend," "Grab the Kids," and "The Great Outdoors"
Culture & Events
- First Stop: Grand Center
Theaster Gates: "Urban Expression" and "Dry Bones and Other Parables From the North"
By Stefene Russell - Swedish Delight
Designer Isaac Mizrahi makes his directorial debut—in 3/4 time—with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
By Stefene Russell - The Prodigy Daughter
Sara Saint'Ambrogio comes home to play.
By Jeannette Cooperman - The SLM Calendar (with Critic's Picks in Music, Galleries, Museums, Festivals, and Books & Readings)
FLASHBACK
1929: Flower Power
