WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
- Web Gallery: Through the Years
- Where Singles Mingle
- More from a Hollywood special-effects guru
- An extended Kitchen Q&A with chef Justin Haifley
- A psychiatrist at the St. Louis County Jail on how to fix mental healthcare in jails
- More on the closing of the Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center's emergency Department
- Video of ragtime musician Trebor Tichenor playing piano
- Extended versions of St. Louis oral histories
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. —Jarrett Medlin, Editor-in-Chief
WHAT'S ONLINE
Online on stlmag.com
BEHIND THE SCENES
The making of this issue
FROM THE EDITOR
Seasons of Change
By Jarrett Medlin
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
- First Shot: That Nelly Sound
Nelly discusses his new album and what's to come
By Jarrett Medlin - The Buzz: Crimes of Passion
A Wash. U. professor explores the intersection of life, liberty, and sex.
By Jeannette Cooperman - The Buzz: Online Canine
Facebook goes to the dogs
By Byron Kerman - The Buzz: A Money Mystery
In spite of the recession, Big Sleep Books manages to stay wide-awake.
By Byron Kerman - What It's Like to be a Special-Effects Coordinator (Web exclusive: Extended version)
By Byron Kerman - Agenda
Our five picks for the month
GLITTERATI
See these and more at our Party Pics page.
STYLE
- It's a Mod, Mod World
A Modern take on the Mad Men craze
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton - Shop Talk: Gillian A Go-Go
Ginger & Mary Ann, located in Blush’s former space, is an ideal spot to be stranded.
By Jeanette Kozlowski - The Look: Beauty School 101
A local makeup whiz schools a helpless beauty junkie.
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton
CRIME
Biff! Bam! Pow!
The Evening Whirl takes old-school crime fighting into a new era.
By Robert Meyerowitz
THINK AGAIN
The No-Longer-Invisible Man
The Rams' owner won't stay Silent Stan forever.
By Ray Hartmann
COVER FEATURE
Vanished St. Louis
Our city's lost and altered places live on through the stories of the people who knew them.
By Jeannette Cooperman, Jarrett Medlin, Robert Meyerowitz, and Stefene Russell
Edited by Stefene Russell
Photographs by Matt Marcinkowski
- Web Exclusive: View a gallery of "Then and Now" St. Louis historical images
- Web Exclusive: Read extended versions of three oral histories (Trebor Tichenor, Little Athens, and Charles Henson)
- Web Exclusive: Watch a video of Trebor Tichenor playing the "Mapleleaf Rag"
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
2010 Top Singles: Flying Solo
Choosing this year’s group of 16 from a pool of more than 350 nominations—to say nothing of pinning down the superbusy finalists long enough to be interviewed—was a journey in itself. But we’re pleased to introduce you to a diverse group, including a Cirque du Soleil alum, a bow tie-wearing pastry chef, and four doctors we found simply irresistible.
Selections by the SLM staff
Written by Margaret Bauer, Byron Kerman, Nancy McMullen, and Jarrett Medlin
Photographs by Kevin A. Roberts
- Web Exclusive: Find out where to meet singles in St. Louis, at any age
Losing It
In which St. Louis loses public psych care. Emergency responders lose their cool. Hospital officials lose their tempers. And then,
they find a solution.
By Jeanette Cooperman
- Web Exclusive: A psychiatrist at the St. Louis County Jail on how to fix mental healthcare in jails
- Web Exclusive: More on the closing of the Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center's Emergency Department
Waste of the Land
As An oil crisis looms, a two-man shop called Kelley Green Biofuel is quietly cooking up a new fuel at Lemp Brewery.
By Joseph Stromberg
A CONVERSATION WITH TOM SUDHOLT
The longtime Classic 99 DJ, after the music died
By Jeannette Cooperman
FOOD & DRINK
- First Look: Mosaic Bistro Market
By George Mahe - Review: Gerard's
What? Notes on a grand wine restaurant and tips on subcontinental couture?
By Dave Lowry - The Well-Seasoned Life: Steady Ground
With its eco-friendly focus, Terrene has firmly rooted itself as a staple in the Central West End.
By Joe and Ann Pollack
- Kitchen Q&A with chef Justin Haifley (Extended web version)
A globe-trotting restaurateur opens an exquisite tavern in Valley Park.
By George Mahe
- Liquid Assets: Syrah: This Decade's Merlot
By Chris Hoel - Ins, Outs, and Almosts
By George Mahe - Plus the following box-outs: "Micro Rant," "Condiment Rec," "Overheard," and "Turkey Day Wine."
CULTURE & EVENTS
- First Stop: The Pageant: The Dresden Dolls
By Stefene Russell - Out & About: Chorus Effect
Interkultur, the European foundation overseeing the Olympics of choral singing, turns downtown St. Louis into one giant glee club.
By Stefene Russell - Cameo: Signs and Simulacrum
A peek inside the studio of Ron Laboray, painter
By Hesse Caplinger - The SLM Calendar (with Critic's Picks in Theater, Music, Film, and Family)
FLASHBACK
1968: The Queen of Calliope
By Stefene Russell
