WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
- Podcast with the authors of "North Side Story" [listen at right or subscribe via iTunes]
- Supplemental "North Side Story" articles [see below]
- An extended interview with Saddam Hussein's nurse
- A parents' guide to monitoring kids' screen time
- Wisdom from our Top Singles
- An extended Kitchen Q&A
- Video of The St. Louis Banjo Club [see below]
[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
What Do You Know?
By Stephen Schenkenberg
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
- First Shot: The Game
Chris Grega, director of Game of the Year
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: Another Landmark
Landmarks president William Wischmeyer reflects on the organization's 50 years.
By Byron Kerman - The Buzz: Sweet Redemption
Mavrakos is back
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: Handling Hussein
Talking with Robert Ellis, author of Caring for Victor
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: Ding!Ding!Ding!
Locals flip for a pinball pasttime
By Sarah Truckey - The Buzz: Hear Me Out
A.J. Jacobs, who's traveling here for the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival - The Buzz: Organ Donors
Meet the organists following in the footsteps of Stan Kann
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: The Roast Dispatch
Local news that makes you go Hmmmm
By Jarrett Medlin
- What It's Like...to Be the Billiken
By Byron Kerman - Agenda
Our five picks for the month
GLITTERATI
See these and more at our Party Pics page.
STYLE
- Things We Love: Chill Factor
Winter essentials to make you feel warm and fuzzy
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Stylish Subtleties: Greg Lukeman
Executive Director of Food Outreach
By Jarrett Medlin - Shop Talk: Back Story
A Q&A with Backwoods CEO Jennifer Mull
By Jarrett Medlin
TECHNOLOGY
Screen Commands
Louisa May Alcott couldn't write Little Women today. Marmee would come home from work to sit by the fire with her girls, and Meg would be texting John, Jo would be playing Laurie's Wii game, Amy would be Twittering, and shy Beth would be poring over her sisters' Facebook posts. Nobody would even look up.
By Jeannette Cooperman
THINK AGAIN
Collect Yourself, St. Louis
Next time someone tells city officials to "get out of town," be afraid.
By Ray Hartmann
COVER FEATURE
The Insider's Guide to St. Louis
The savvy St. Louisan's tips for navigating the city like a pro
By Jeannette Cooperman, Ligaya Figueras, Bryan A. Hollerbach, Jeanette Kozlowski, Jarrett Medlin, and Stefene Russell
- Plus: SLM is collecting reader secrets and tips as well. Share them here, and they may show up in a forthcoming feature.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
2009 Top Singles: Singularly Cool
Winnowing 314 reader-submitted entries down to just over a dozen Top Singles this year was an incredibly challenging process. But we're proud to present the 16 we chose. From a fashion designer turned local boutique owner to a radio host we're guessing you may have heard of, this crop of singles is blessed with the kind of energy that makes startling things possible.
Selections by the SLM staff
Written by Margaret Bauer
Style Portfolio: Fashionable Fête
How to look glam this holiday season
Photographs by Brian Kuhlmann
On-set wardrobe styling by Jacob Laws
Special Report: North Side Story
Mysterious companies...rancorous meetings...heavyweight politics...billions of dollars...an in-depth report on the front lines of Paul McKee's battle to reshape St. Louis
By Jeannette Cooperman and Jarrett Medlin
- Web extra: A Brief History of the Near North Side
- Web extra: The Case of the Blairmont Buyer
- Web extra: One Neighbor's Perspective
- Web extra: The Experts' Take
- Web extra: Quotes from the Cutting-Room Floor
- Web extra: Slideshow
A Conversation With Tory Z Starbuck
No period after the Z
By Jeannette Cooperman
FOOD & DRINK
- First Look: Hanley's Grille & Tap
By George Mahe - Review: McCormick & Schmick's
By Dave Lowry
- At Long Last: I Fratellini
By Rose Martelli
- Kitchen Q&A: David Miller
By George Mahe
- Liquid Assets: Trendy "Somm" Wines
By Chris Hoel
- Ins, Outs, and Almosts
By George Mahe - Plus the following box-outs: "Intel," "Wine Deal," "Buzzword," "Dinner Rec,"
Culture & Events
- First Stop: Off Broadway
Minneapolis-based Justin Roberts
By Stefene Russell - Cameo: A Taste of PASTE
Quite craftily, a new specialty shop comes to Soulard.
By Bryan A. Hollerbach - Out and About: Four-String Heroes
Forty years ago, banjo legend Eddie Peabody paid a visit to St. Louis' Banjo Palace... The rest is history, at least for the St. Louis Banjo Club.
By Stefene Russell
- Web Extra: Video of the Banjo Club in action: "Meet Me In St. Louie" and a bones solo
- The SLM Calendar (with Critic's Picks in Music, Theater, Galleries, and Books)
FLASHBACK
1940s: Song of the Open Road
