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Stefene Russell

Russell was the culture editor for St. Louis Magazine from 2005–2018.

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One-tank road trips from St. Louis
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One-tank road trips from St. Louis

Your next amazing adventure may be closer than you think
by Denise Bertacchi & Stefene Russell & SLM Staff & Nick Tilley & Allex Sammuli & Jen Roberts & Samantha Stevenson March 18, 2025 January 15, 2026
The best parks in St. Louis
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The best parks in St. Louis

Are you looking to take a stroll or play with the kids? Work up a sweat on a hike or while playing a sport? Appreciate art or history? Just enjoy nature? There’s a park for that, as highlighted in this expansive guide of more than 50 metro area parks.
by Jeannette Cooperman & Christy Marshall & Stefene Russell & Jarrett Medlin & Emily Adams March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
A historic look back at Red Water Tower on Bissell Street
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A historic look back at Red Water Tower on Bissell Street

At one time, the city almost lost the tower, but today it remains a landmark in Hyde Park.
by Stefene Russell January 7, 2022 July 6, 2025
How Hannah Headrick finds and restores great Modernist furniture
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How Hannah Headrick finds and restores great Modernist furniture

She began selling furniture as part of the Rocket Century collective, then opened Confluence Modern with upholsterer Jeff Swift. Today, you can see her work on Instagram, @secondhandhome314.
by Stefene Russell November 2, 2021 February 8, 2025
A look back at the commissioner of school supplies in St. Louis
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A look back at the commissioner of school supplies in St. Louis

“You can find anything here, from a mousetrap to an electric dynamo,” Charles Lee Barr told the ‘St. Louis Globe-Democrat’ in 1933.
by Stefene Russell September 23, 2021 January 21, 2025
Here are 25 things you probably don’t know about Missouri, as it turns 200

Here are 25 things you probably don’t know about Missouri, as it turns 200

The Show-Me State celebrates its bicentennial, after becoming the nation’s 24th state on August 10, 1821.
by Stefene Russell August 5, 2021 January 21, 2025
A look back at elections in 1985, 20 years after passage of the Voting Rights Act

A look back at elections in 1985, 20 years after passage of the Voting Rights Act

The year before, when key parts were set to expire, politicians fought to rewrite it to put the burden on the voter to prove discrimination.
by Stefene Russell October 26, 2020 February 8, 2025
G-CADD reopens its (naturally socially distanced) campus this weekend
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G-CADD reopens its (naturally socially distanced) campus this weekend

Come see new work—and “a subterranean verdant oasis.”
by Stefene Russell October 13, 2020 February 8, 2025
A look back at Lafayette Elementary’s ‘hygiene boss’
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A look back at Lafayette Elementary’s ‘hygiene boss’

Florence Walsh became Lafayette’s shower lady in the 1950s.
by Stefene Russell August 20, 2020 January 21, 2025
St. Louis has a long history of dramatic animal escapes

St. Louis has a long history of dramatic animal escapes

A group of pigs, for instance, lounged on a city street in 1903.
by Stefene Russell April 28, 2020 February 8, 2025
A historic look back at a St. Louis community garden in 1967

A historic look back at a St. Louis community garden in 1967

As many city gardeners know, a plant freshly placed in the ground is the ultimate totem of optimism.
by Stefene Russell March 19, 2020 February 8, 2025

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