Uncategorized / Table of Contents: May 2015

Table of Contents: May 2015

COVER FEATURE

Food Lovers Guide

The best bread, cheese, meats, and greens

FEATURES

Excellence in Nursing Awards 2015

Recognizing the unsung heroes of healthcare

Choosing Assisted Living—on Your Own Terms

What to think about when it’s time to make yourself at home with strangers.

Scared New World

Terrified by daily accounts of violent crime and outraged by sneaky, anonymous property crime, we want people filmed 24/7. What’s the trade-off?

FROM THE EDITOR

What’s Old is New

GATEWAY

Pursuit of Happiness

Despite injuries, pro cyclist Maura Kinsella seeks the joy in sports.

Heat Index

Foosball, baseball giveaways, and more

A Farm Up There

Urban Harvest STL brings rooftop agriculture to downtown

Inside Info: Spelling Bee Champ

Gokul Venkatachalam learned to spell “Kierkegaardian” the hard way.

Stargazer

Discussing the cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Park It

St. Louis parking facts and figures

VIEWS

Q&A: Susan Margolis Balk

Putting the brakes on hate

Think Again: Trading Places

How about some red-carpet treatment for Missouri’s poor?

The Electric Youth Orchestra

A road trip with the St. Louis Symphony’s youngest musicians…who are eerily good.

Snapshot: 1944

Sovereign glory

ELEMENTS

Derby Days

With these stunning hats, you’ll be off to the races.

Planning the Heist

Since launching his first collection in 2013, Paulie Gibson has quickly made a name for himself.

Fashionable Lessons

Lift for Life Academy launches a fashion design program.

Voyeur: Carlos Zamora

Creative director, Express Scripts; president, AIGA Saint Louis

A New Shade of Gray

Effie Gray combines gorgeous costumes, an inspiring story—and a St. Louis connection.

FLAVOR

The Dish

Onion Rings at Joey B’s

Beyond Spicy Tuna

Midtown eatery delivers sushi, sake, and a hip scene.

First Bite: Bank on It

Eric Brenner’s new venture wows the Metro East.

Twinkies, Twinkies, From a Bar

Concord Grill goes big with deep-fried desserts.

The Cat’s Meow

Relocated pizza pub is purring along in Dogtown.

The Hottest Dining Spots in Town

Tom + Chee, Publico, and more

Firing Up the Food Trucks

Welcome St. Louis’ newest mobile eateries.

Hot Seat: Oh My Darlin’

Missouri’s first microcreamery opens in Lafayette Square.

Riverboat Whiskey

Pinckney Bend Distillery is worth the trip to New Haven.

Memory Lane

Why the Sunshine Inn was decades ahead of its time.

RHYTHM

Match Point

True to its name, The Tennis Lesson keeps its eye on the ball.

Grand Revisions

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts reopens.

List Maker

Notable reads

LAST WORD

St. Louis Sage

Were Pixy Stix invented here?