WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
- Get a breakdown of the events everyday in September with 30 Days of Fall Arts.
- View a gallery of extra images from our Best Dressed photo shoot.
- Watch a behind-the-scenes video of our photo shoot with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, including a performance from the band's new album.
- Watch a behind-the-scenes video of our fall fashion shoot at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis.
- Discover more about what it's like to work at Busch Stadium for 55 years.
- Read an extended Q&A with Three Sixty chef Rex Hale.
- Find a list of the top 10 things to do in St. Louis this September.
- Find a checklist of porn addiction warning signs.
- Submit your pet for our pet contest
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
Resurrecting a Relic
By Jarrett Medlin
FEEDBACK
CURRENT
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First Shot: In the Limelight
Chaminade College Preparatory School's new Skip Viragh Center for the Arts
By Byron Kerman -
The Buzz: Beyond the Bicycles
Chowing down and cleaning up at the Gateway Cup
By Bryron Kerman -
The Buzz: Endgame
St. Louis moves toward chess domination.
By Rosalind Early -
The Buzz: Goooaaalll!!! (Web Exclusive: More trivia tidbits)
Former Globe-Democrat sports reporter Dave Lange writes Soccer Made in St. Louis -
The Buzz: Coupon Crazy
A Soulard resident on the art of savings
By Rosalind Early -
The Buzz: Birth of a Salesman
By Byron Kerman -
What It's Like to be a Lifelong Redbird (Web Exclusive: Discover more about what it's like to work at Busch Stadium for 55 years.)
By Jarrett Medlin -
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: Luck be a Lady
Handbags that bring structure to life this fall.
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Shop Talk: A New Nordstrom
On its 110th anniversary, Nordstrom opens at the Galleria.
By Jan Leach
PHILOSOPHY
More Fun Than Bingo
People in retirement communities are sitting around tables arguing about the causes of happiness, the importance of doubt, the definition of luck...
By Jeannette Cooperman
THINK AGAIN
The Reluctant Case for a China Hub
Even a long-shot solution for Lambert is worth a try.
By Ray Hartmann
COVER FEATURE
Fall Arts Preview
Filling the House
Kiel Opera House has been rechristened the Peabody and is finally opening after two decades of false starts, failed plans, and sticky politics. But does St. Louis have the audience to support it—and every other large venue in town?
By Jason Best
Mending a Broken Heart (Web Exclusive: Watch a behind-the-scenes video of our photo shoot with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, including a performance from the band's new album.)
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy finds redemption in music.
By Jarrett Medlin
50 Shows You Must See This Season (Web Exclusive: Get a breakdown of the events everyday in September with 30 Days of Fall Arts.)
By Zakea Boeger, Jeannette Cooperman, Rosalind Early, Jarrett Medlin, Darren Orf, Stefene Russell, and Christina Stiehl
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Best Dressed 2011 (Web Exclusive: View a gallery of extra images from our Best Dressed photo shoot.)
Welcome the new class of St. Louis' most stylish.
Selections and introduction by Jan Leach, Interviews by Nancy McMullen, Photographs by Stephen Seebeck, Hair and Makeup by Julie Dietrich, Talent Plus
Fall Fashion Portfolio 2011: Dressed for a Weekend Tryst (Web Exclusive: Watch a behind-the-scenes video of our fall fashion shoot at The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis.)
Fall's fashions seduce, with deep glowing reds, exotic materials, and structured lines.
Styling by Jan Leach, Photographs by Brian Kuhlmann
HEALTHY LIVING
What the Web Has Woven (Web Exclusive: Find a checklist of porn addiction warning signs.)
Online porn's addictive, and it will, indeed, make you blind.
By Jeannette Cooperman
A CONVERSATION WITH PETER WYSE JACKSON
Master of the Garden
By Jeannette Cooperman
FOOD & DRINK
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First Look: Ranoush
By George Mahe -
Review: Sapore Italian Café
Sure, driving to Chicago is easier than navigating West County's Manchester Road—but this Italian eatery's worth it.
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The Well-Seasoned Life: Worth Its Salt
Salt: Wes Johnson's inaugural restaurant preserves a bit of the Central West End
By Joe and Ann Pollack -
Kitchen Q&A with Rex Hale (Web Exclusive: Read an extended Q&A with Three Sixty chef Rex Hale.)
King of the Hill-ton
By George Mahe -
Liquid Assets: Not All Years Are "Vintage"
A retrospective, 2005 to 2010
By Chris Hoel -
Ins, Outs, and Almosts
By George Mahe -
The SLM Restaurant Guide
Plus the following box-outs: "Insider Info," "Cooking Tip," "Food Challenge," "Fall Food Tip," and "After-School Snack."
CULTURE & EVENTS
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First Stop: O'Fallon Community Park
Strange Folk Festival
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Out & About: Stars and Sun, Light and Dark
St. Louis–born, New York–based artist Amy Granat brings her aesthetic of "destroying stuff to make stuff" to White Flag Projects.
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Cameo: Novel Ambitions
St. Louis has been good to novelist Rebecca Rasmussen
By Holly Silva - The SLM Calendar (with Critic's Picks in Music and Festivals)
FLASHBACK
1976: Mum's the Word
By Stefene Russell