St. Louis Magazine’s November issue is out now, and it highlights 50 reasons to love St. Louis now. Read about how our region’s becoming more global, equitable, creative, philanthropic, and livable. Also inside: the metro region’s best lawyers, as chosen by their peers, tales from extreme adventurers, and Soldiers Memorial reimagined.
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November 2018
Photo by Justin Barr/STL From Above
New international food, a forthcoming aquarium, a rising biotech startup scene, and 47 more reasons to love St. Louis now
How our region’s becoming more global, equitable, creative, philanthropic, and livable Read more
Top 10 things to do in St. Louis this November 2018
“Romeo & Juliet,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Christina Aguilera, and more Read more
Photo by Matt Marcinkowski
Shakespeare Festival’s new program rolls out original plays not written by the Bard
The new works are what’s needed “for a theater to be really rich and alive,” says Tom Ridgely, the festival’s executive producer. Read more
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN A. ROBERTS
Yellowbelly makes a big splash in the Central West End
The sister restaurant to Retreat Gastropub has customers anxiously anticipating their first bites of celeb chef/consultant Richard Blais’ splashy, colorful menu. Read more
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN A. ROBERTS
50/Fifty Kitchen: Here's a look at the half-meat/half-vegetarian menu at the Northampton spot
The name 50/Fifty is both a game plan and an ethos: a menu that’s half for carnivores and half for vegetarians, with a nudge to encourage the former to become a bit more like the latter. Read more
Illustration by Britt Spencer
Why did St. Louis send France that country’s first grizzly bear?
Was it an act of generosity, a polite prank, or an exercise in one-upmanship? Read more
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
How Robert Lefton of Psychological Associates became a “shrink to the stars” for the corporate world
"I know a leader who leads through email, and he feels he’s a great communicator," says Lefton. "I think eventually that’s gonna bite him." Read more
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN A. ROBERTS
Review: Frisco Barroom rolls into Webster
A century-old dry goods store has been handsomely repurposed into a space that balances the atmosphere of a thoroughly enjoyable after-work pub with the sensibilities of an informal restaurant. Read more
Leftover whiskey? Here’s how to make your own blend
Host a party and make your own blend with these house-made hooch tips. Read more
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
5 best new restaurants in St. Louis this November 2018
Don't miss new hot spots like Yellowbelly, Savage, Han Lao, 58hundred, and a new iteration of Gringo. Read more
Photography courtesy of the Missouri History Museum
Before the Blues, St. Louis had this hockey team
The St. Louis Flyers, a minor league hockey team, played for fourteen seasons, from 1928–1942. Read more
Robyn Von Swank
Flyover Comedy Festival headliner Cameron Esposito uses star power to highlight LGBTQ groups and local comedians
Esposito will perform November 9 at The Ready Room. Read more
Susan Orlean, author of “The Library Book,” is coming to St. Louis to talk about a 30-year-old unsolved mystery
A library, Orlean says, “is the essence of the sharing economy: It is owned by all of us.” Read more
St. Louis International Film Festival 2018: Don’t miss these 15 movies
Choose your own cinematic adventure during the 10-day festival this November. Read more
Courtesy of Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum is reopening. Here’s what to see
After a two-year, $30 million renovation funded by anonymous donors, the museum will open with a new exhibition "St. Louis in Service." Read more
Photography by J.B. McCourtney, courtesy of Joy Williams Papers, Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, Washington University
Washington University landed the archives of the best modern writer you’ve never heard of
Joy Williams was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and she won rave reviews from great writers like Truman Capote and Harold Brodkey. Read more
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN A. ROBERTS
At Woodsmoke BBQ, "burnt" is a term of endearment
Burnt ends are available as part of a brisket platter or piled on a toasted Vitale Bakery bun at this Ellisville spot. Read more
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN A. ROBERTS
The Block’s Marc Del Pietro opens 58hundred in Southwest Garden
"Today, people’s tastes and palates have become more vegetable- and plant-focused, so it made sense for the focus to be more 50/50, proteins and vegetables," says Del Pietro. Read more
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
Take a trip back in time with this vintage clothing
What goes around comes back around. Read more
Kevin A. Roberts
This Mississippi towboat pilot has been navigating the river for 42 years
Terry Wedding is also the co-founder of Grafton Towboat Days, happening November 3–4, an annual festival where families can learn more about life on the Mississippi. Read more
Photography by J.B. McCourtney, courtesy of Joy Williams Papers, Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, Washington University
Washington University landed the archives of the best modern writer you’ve never heard of
Joy Williams was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and she won rave reviews from great writers like Truman Capote and Harold Brodkey. Read more
