WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
• After reading the “100 Athletes Who Shaped St. Louis Sports” feature, vote for your favorite local athletes in each sport.
• Enter to win a signed Steven Jackson football.
• View a behind-the-scenes gallery and watch a behind-the-scenes video of this month’s fall-fashion shoot downtown at historic Union Station.
• Learn more about arts around the area after perusing our fall arts guide, “You Are Here."
• Read an extended “Kitchen Q&A” with restaurateur Gerard Craft.
• Discover more about St. Louis’ Strange Loop conference and the local tech community.
• Read more about thriller writer James Rollins.
• Learn more about Blueberry Hill, as the Delmar Boulevard institution turns 40.
• See the entire list of songs from the jukebox lineup on Blueberry Hill's first day, September 8, 1972.
• View a gallery of Delmar Loop impresario Joe Edwards with a slew of celebs—from Robert Plant to John Goodman, Florence Henderson to Bill Murray, Maya Angelou to Rosanne Cash.
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COVER
Photograph by Tuan Lee, wardrobe styling by Jan Leach, hair by Mekhat of Napps Salon, on-set styling by Becky McFarland
WHAT'S ONLINE
Online on stlmag.com
BEHIND THE SCENES
The making of this issue
FROM THE EDITOR
Sports Town
By Jarrett Medlin
CURRENT
First Shot: Moving Up
St. Louis Public Radio’s new digs in Grand Center
By Jarrett Medlin
The Buzz: Thriller
A vet-turned-author rivals The Da Vinci Code
By Jeannette Cooperman
The Buzz: Exchange of Ideas
Five things to know about downtown's MX project
By Byron Kerman
The Buzz: People Are Strange
An odd-sounding conference assembles techs of all types
By Byron Kerman
The Buzz: Sound Numbers
Professor David Wright analyzes music with math.
By Rosalind Early
What It’s Like to be a Top-Spinner
By Byron Kerman
Agenda
Our five picks for the month
GLITTERATI
See these and more at our Party Pics page.
STYLE
Things We Love: Well-Heeled
The sharpest shoes to hit St. Louis this fall
By Jan Leach
Shop Talk: Bright Lines
Shopping with a conscience is the aim at Touon in Webster Groves
By Rosalind Early
SPORTS
Lacrosse Sweeps St. Louis
And some bright businessmen figure out how to get the Eastern Seaboard's attention.
By Jeannette Cooperman
THINK AGAIN
The Assualt of the NRA
How one area legislator helped bring the Aurora tragedy close to home.
By Ray Hartmann
COVER FEATURE
A Fan's Guide to St. Louis Sports Legends
Some athletes just know how to shine
By Dennis Dillon and Jarrett Medlin
Action Jackson
Rams running back Steven Jackson has remained a bright spot during an otherwise dull time for the Rams. How will he fit into Jeff Fisher’s game plan—and what’s to come of his legacy?
By Jarrett Medlin
100 Athletes Who Shaped St. Louis Sports
An alphabetical, info-packed, anything-but-exhaustive list of players who made their marks here
Selections by Dennis Dillon, Words by Jarrett Medlin
After the Glory
Tony La Russa reflects on a half century in baseball
By Jarrett Medlin
The Only Rival Pete Weber Won’t Trash
How Dick Weber’s “bad boy” son brought bowling back to life
By Jeannette Cooperman
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Best Dressed List 2012
Ten stylish St. Louisans
Selections & Styling by Jan Leach
Photographs by Tuan Lee
Fall Fashion Portfolio 2012: Meet Me at the Station
Falling in love with the season's romantic looks.
Photographs by Susan Jackson / Wardrobe styling by Jan Leach
Blueberry Hill Hits 40
Joe Edwards reflects on the Delmar Loop original.
By Jarrett Medlin
You Are Here
Where to go to get your arts fix this fall
By Dan Duncan, Elaine Hoffmann, Kate Marcal, and Stefene Russell
Q&A
A Conversation With Marta Papa
The mediator who’s made her name as the “divorce whisperer”
By Jeannette Cooperman
FOOD & DRINK
First Look: J. Spain’s Waffles & Wings
By George Mahe
Review: Acero
By Dave Lowry
The Well-Seasoned Life: La Cantina
By Ann Lemons Pollack
Kitchen Q&A: Gerard Craft
By George Mahe
Liquid Assets: The case for half-bottles of wine
By Chris Hoel
The SLM Restaurant Guide
Our compendium of the local dining scene
CULTURE & EVENTS
First Stop: Del Yeah! at Old Rock House
By Stefene Russell
Cameo: The Sheldon celebrates a century.
By Stefene Russell
Out & About: The Big Muddy Blues Festival comes to Laclede’s Landing.
By Daniel Durchholz
The SLM Calendar
FLASHBACK
1971: Tree People
By Stefene Russell
