February 7, 2014

February 7, 2014

The Chase Park Plaza • March 1, 2014 • A Decade of Supporting Charity Care Programs at Mercy

Featured Property

1201 BONHOMME BRANCH COURT CHESTERFIELD - $829,900

1329 WEBSTER PATH WEBSTER GROVES - $550,000 GORGEOUS 4 BEDROOM/3.5 BATH HOME IN FABULOUS NEIGHBORHOOD

1448 TOPPING ROAD TOWN & COUNTRY - $1,795,000

602 MOREL COURT ST ALBANS - $1,199,000

1132 SARA MATHEWS LANE WILDWOOD - $1,175,000

32 MUIRFIELD LANE TOWN & COUNTRY - $950,000

P ROPERTIES F OR S ALE Sunday Open Houses: 8 1:00-3:00 z 2:00-4:00 t 2:30-4:00

NEW LISTINGS

924 Chapel Oaks 1329 Webster Path 15550 Wendimill Dr 3938 Shaw Blvd 4100 Laclede Ave #310 2315AAnn Ave 585 Coeur de Royale #307 942 Guelbreth Ln #200

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Bob Bax Manager, Ladue/Frontenac 314-997-7600

$639,000

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2341 OSSENFORT VALLEY COURT WILDWOOD - $749,900

6129 BELLEROSA ESTATES DRIVE DES PERES - $725,000

924 CHAPEL OAKS FRONTENAC - $639,000

2343 BROOKHOLLOW LANE WILDWOOD - $550,000

15550 WENDIMILL DRIVE CHESTERFIELD - $289,000

3938 SHAW BOULEVARD ST LOUIS CITY - $249,900

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Pat Malloy Manager, Chesterfield 636-537-0300

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$1,200,000 $1,195,000 $949,000 $799,900 $769,000 $725,000 $599,900 $575,000 $544,900 $540,000 $360,000 $295,000 z $269,000 $244,500 $220,000 $215,000 $215,000 $214,900 $189,900 $174,900 $160,000 $159,900 $129,900 $129,900 8 $124,999 $114,000 $79,900

Defiance Owensville Wildwood St Charles

$2,860,000 $1,280,000 $410,000 $355,000

2215 Central Parkway Dr

CONDOS, VILLAS, ATTACHED HOMES

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CONTENTS EDITOR’S NOTE

SOCIETY IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2001, I FOUND MYSELF IN NEW YORK CITY JUST days after 9/11. I was there on assignment, documenting the story of a Bronx woman who lost her brother in the attacks, as well as visiting with a Manhattan chaplain who knew all too well the pain that tens of thousands of families were going through following the sudden, horrific loss of their loved ones.

The chaplain, the late Andrew J. Weaver, told me something about grief that has brought me comfort in the years to come: Grief is the price of love, he said.

You grieve because you loved.

This week’s Health & Wellness feature (p. 64) discusses ways to move through grief. Author Elizabeth Berrien, who lost her husband and infant son within the span of two years, talks about her journey from grief to a new beginning. As with many of us who’ve experienced the despair of losing someone dear, coping is difficult. But there are ways to get through it. And thanks to the Reverend Weaver, my way has been to find solace in knowing that love lives on.

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WELCOME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS It’s our many unique neighborhoods that give St. Louis its charm. Families from all around the region tell us what makes their part of town special.

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CREATIVE GRIEVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER

STL250 BIRTHDAY WEEKEND PREVIEW From a heart-pounding festival to a birthday bash and ball, and topping it off with 250 cakes, here’s your guide to St. Louis’ quarter-millennial celebration.

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SWEET TREATS A good chef knows that the best way to the heart is through the stomach. LN caught up with three top local pastry chefs as they dished about their favorite Valentine’s Day treats.

ON THE COVER: Mercy Health Foundation will host its 10th annual Mardi Gras Masquerade on March 1 at The Chase Park Plaza to benefit charity care programs at Mercy Hospital.

Pictured on the cover: Event co-chairs Marsha Rusnack and Peggy Ritter. For more information, call 251-1800 or visit mercy.net/mardigras. THE STORY BEGINS ON PAGE 18.

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Debbie Baldwin I love that my neighborhood in Ladue has an old-fashioned vibe. My kids can walk to school. I can walk to the market. I can even walk to work. We don’t do any of those things, of course, but it’s nice to know we can.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Deadline March 10, 2014

Brittany Nay Living on the border of Clayton and University City gives my husband, John, and I the best of both worlds: access to amazing parks, restaurants and entertainment in downtown Clayton and The Loop.

Nominate a remarkable Saint Louisan that is 75 years+ and currently active in philanthropy, volunteer service or continuing/new career!

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Last year, I moved to Webster Groves, where I’m enjoying all of the locally owned restaurants and the historic downtown. No more Olive Garden for this girl! There’s a friendly, small-town feel, and my commute is less than half of what it was in the outer suburbs.

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More New Listings 38 Kingsbury Place (St. Louis). This is truly a perfect opportunity to live on such a celebrated street with idyllic and majestic street presence. This Englishstyle gem was once the home of Pulitzer Prize winner, Sara Teasdale. The home features endless updates and superior finishes throughout. The one-of-akind guesthouse comes equipped with a full kitchen, family area, bedroom and full bath. Features include exquisite gardens, mahogany paneling, luxury baths, custom dressing rooms and so much more. $1,295,000

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3547 Whitsetts Fork Road (Wildwood). Incredible custom built home on 8+ acres of property! Designed by Mitchell Wall, you’ll enjoy the incredible views while relaxing by one of the two ourdoor fireplaces. The style of this exceptional “rustic” home is right out of the pages of Houzz. Hand hewn antique timbers, distressed Carlisle pine floors, stone foyer, handmade cabinetry and built-ins, and the antique custom bard wood vanity with copper sink in the master are just a few. Three plus bedrooms, three and a half baths, two family rooms, office, exercise room, and custom built bar. $875,000 OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2.

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1. 216 Sun Drop Court ● Eureka

200 S. Brentwood 21D (Clayton). Unique opportunity to own a sophisticated unit on the Penthouse level with western views overlooking Shaw Park. In the lobby of this luxurious condominium is a private entry to Dominic's Trattorria for the residence and their guest only. Large open spaces for your living room, dining room and even space for a grand piano. The built in breakfast bar area measures 8'x7' and an updated kitchen with granite counters are some of the luxurious features found in this stunning condo. Upstairs are three good size bedrooms, two updated baths and a glassed in porch off the master suite. 24hour doorman, rooftop pool, work out room and more! $550,000 2440 Claymoor #1 (Chesterfield). You’re going to love this light and bright 1.5 story (former display) in the picturesque community of Broadmoor. Nicely updated and fresh with that Williams-Sonoma style, this unit offers a tastefully appointed first floor master suite, master bath and walk-in closet. Two more bedrooms upstairs and 600+ more square feet finished in the lower level including family room, full bath and bonus room. A generously-sized vaulted living room features two skylights, brick fireplace with pretty mantel. Attractive updated kitchen & breakfast room offer access to charming brick patio. Quaint front covered porch, and pretty landscaping adds to charm. Neighborhood offers pool, tennis, club house and lake. $239,000 OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2.

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Move-in ready home in sold out Mirasol on a private cul-de-sac, backing to wooded area with unobstructed vistas! The open floor plan with a huge hearth room provides the perfect space for year-round entertaining. The kitchen has brand new granite counters, wood flooring, rich cherry cabinets and large center island. The second level has four bedrooms plus a sitting room. Two walk-in closets, bath with double sinks, separate shower and jetted tub enhance the master. Three-car garage, gas fireplace, arched doorways and more!

2. 4909 Laclede Avenue #1204 ● Central West End

$529,900

Live steps away from your favorite restaurants, Metrolink, shops and more at this spectacular, contemporary 12th floor condo that boasts spectacular views of downtown and the arch. Located in a full service building, the location is hard to beat and is near to all that the popular Central West End has to offer. The open floor plan suits the style of living that buyers love. You’ll enjoy cooking up your favorites in the gourmet kitchen with an island that can seat six. Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to own such a truly sophisticated unit!

3. 9410 Sonora Avenue ● Brentwood

$334,950

Charming traditional brick exterior with welcoming front porch provides the introduction to the surprisingly spacious interior. Hardwood floors on the main floor and bedrooms with an up-to-date slate tile breakfast/family room. Custom updated kitchen with maple cabinets and newer appliances. Wonderful floor plan with walk-out to level lot...perfect for spring planting. Entertain from the large patio and screened porch. Newer roof, heating and a/c systems; rec room in lower level with newer carpeting and full bath. Across the street from Tilles Park.

4. 13344 Fairfield Circle Drive ● Town & Country

$549,000

Imagine being surrounded by 25 acres of impeccably maintained park-like grounds, having access to three in-ground pools and a signature lake! A grand entrance prefaces this gracious, one-and-a-half story, end unit condo. It has four bedrooms, has been recently painted, and presents magnificent living and dining room and a walkout lower level with guest quarters. Great entertaining space!

Motivated seller and OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3.

5. 6340 Clayton Road #307 ● Richmond Heights

$369,900

Bright, open loft living with 11' ceilings, and welcoming natural light throughout this lovely corner unit. It includes many custom features such as a wall of built-in bookshelves; beautiful kitchen cabinetry with a welcoming island and pretty granite counters; master bath with double sinks and separate tub and shower; large fitted walk-in closet, gleaming hardwood floors, a gas fireplace, generous balcony and spacious laundry room. All this makes for a wonderful comfortable and inviting home! The ease of access is well documented as highway, Wash.U., Forest Park, medical facilities, shopping and restaurants are all nearby.

6. 13978 Meursault ● Town & Country

$739,000

Updated and renovated inside and out! Prepare to be amazed by the beautifully updated spaces…kitchen boasts new granite counters, tile back splash and hardwood floors; updated baths, recently painted interior/exterior, brand new carpeting and more! Located on a one-acre lot in the Strathmore subdivision, this compelling, five-bedroom, executive home has a first-floor master suite. Additional spaces include a spacious family room with box beam ceiling, wood burning fireplace, built-in bookshelves, wet bar and French doors opening to a patio.

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$4,150,000

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Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis

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HE PRESS CLUB OF Metropolitan St. Louis hosted its star-studded Media Person of the Year gala at Edward Jones Headquarters. Guests mingled a n d e n j oye d c o c k ta i l s , h o rs d’oeuvres and dinner before the awards presentation. The St. Louis Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to longtime journalist Bob Duffy; former Cardinal and current Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker received the National Lifetime Achievement Award; and Post-Dispatch and Baseball Hall of Fame sports writer Rick Hummel was honored with the Media Person of the Year Award. Roasters and toasters included Bob Costas, Rocco Landesman, Kevin Horrigan and Derrick Goold. Press Club board president Bill Smith and Cardinals broadcaster John Rooney welcomed guests. Proceeds benefit media scholarships, enterprise journalism fellowships and the St. Louis Public Library media archives.

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Red Schoendienst, Whitey Herzog

Melissa and Rick Hummel

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Bob Costas

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ORE THAN 400 GUESTS GATHERED AT THE Four Seasons downtown to celebrate the 30th annual Snow Ball Gala supporting Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri. This year’s Silver Key honorees were Vetta Thompson and Tim Swinfard. The Silver Bell honoree was Norma Stern, who also was recognized for serving as Snow Ball committee co-chair since 2006. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails before sitting down to the dinner and program led by Kim Hudson of Fox 2 News.

Afterward, guests grooved to the sweet sounds of the Fabulous Motown Revue.

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For boys and girls in preschool through sixth grade Located on the campuses of John Burroughs School and Community School

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12 Huntleigh Woods Drive, Huntleigh Offered at $5,800,000.

8 Long Meadows Lane, Town & Country Offered at $2,220,000. Open 2/9, 1-4 PM.

XXXXX Orville Road, Wildwood Offered at $1,850,000.

40 Auburndale Drive, Creve Coeur Offered at $1,299,000.

14 Greenbriar Drive, Ladue Offered at $1,329,000.

8 Oakleigh Lane, Ladue New Listing. Offered at $1,450,000.

2269 South Warson Road, Ladue New Listing. Offered at $1,050,000.

12801 Bellerive Springs Drive, Creve Coeur Offered at $969,000.

6127 Lindell Boulevard, CWE Offered at $950,000.

1 Exmoor Drive, Ladue Offered at $774,900.

40 Brighton Way, #2N, Clayton Offered at $725,000.

809 Tara Estates Court, Chesterfield New Listing. Offered at $875,750.

344 Runnymede Drive, Creve Coeur Offered at $675,000.

4 Godwin Lane, Ladue New Price. Offered at $645,000.

9054 Fair Oaks Crescent Court, Richmond Heights New Listing. Offered at $549,000.

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visit us Open Sunday, February 9th 8 LONG MEADOWS LANE, Town & Country. $2,220,000. 1-4 PM

1010 Kuhlman Lane, Webster Groves Offered at $469,000. Open 2/9, 1-3 PM.

4114 Highway DD, Salem Offered at $425,000.

4153 West Pine Boulevard, CWE Offered at $389,000.

45 CLERMONT LANE, Ladue. $695,000. 1-3 PM 1088 McKNIGHT ORCHARD, Richmond Heights. $639,900. 1-3 PM 1010 KUHLMAN LANE, Webster Groves. $469,000. 1-3 PM 1016 MARIONS COVE DR., Lake St. Louis. $339,000. 1-3 PM 6177 WASHINGTON BLVD., St. Louis. $289,900.

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151 BRIDGEWATER CHASE LN. Villa Ridge. $189,900. 1-3 PM 722 N. LACLEDE STATION RD., Webster. $135,000. 1-3 PM

6177 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis Offered at $289,900. Open 2/9, 1-3 PM.

NEW LISTINGS

907 Camargo Drive, Ballwin Offered at $279,000.

9119 CLAYTON ROAD, Ladue.

7515 Buckingham Drive, #3S, Clayton Offered at $215,000.

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16519 KINGSPOINTE LAKE LANE, Clarkson Valley. $979,000 8 OAKLEIGH LANE, Ladue. A beautiful Southern Colonial home

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on a 1.3 acre wooded lot. Charming elevated front porch, first floor

6127 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CWE.

$950,000

master with elegant bath and finished lower level.

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$774,900

$1,450,000

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$137,000

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40 BRIGHTON WAY, #2N, Clayton.

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$629,000

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$499,000

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$425,000

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$695,000

750 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, #350, Clayton.

$392,000

809 TARA ESTATES COURT, Chesterfield. Custom home

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$675,000

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opportunity off Wildhorse Creek with exquisite finishes on a

563 DEER VALLEY COURT, St. Albans.

$650,000

8011 PRESIDIO, #2A, University City.

private lot! Top of the line products and finishes.

4 GODWIN LANE, Ladue.

$645,000

917 NORTH SPOEDE ROAD, Creve Coeur.

$255,000

1088 McKNIGHT ORCHARD, Richmond Heights.

$639,900

7515 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE, #3S, Clayton.

$215,000

the exisiting home with a newer master wing.

$1,050,000

$875,750

$260,000

8730 TEASDALE AVENUE, University City. Pristine condition,

17720 GREYSTONE TERRACE DRIVE, Wildwood. $579,900

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9054 FAIR OAKS CRESCENT CT., Richmond Heights. $549,000

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8 LONG MEADOWS LANE, Town & Country.

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5 HUNTLEIGH DOWNS, Frontenac.

$1,095,000

412 MORNINGSIDE DRIVE, St. Peters.

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EATURING A PROGRAM WITH FOUR ST. LOUIS Cardinal greats, fantastic food stations, unique silent auction items and a private photo reception, An Evening with the Cardinals was a grand slam. Proceeds from the event benefit National Children’s Cancer Society, which helps young cancer patients and their families with support and advocacy, as well as much-needed financial support. The evening’s master of ceremonies was Cardinals play-by-play broadcaster Dan McLaughlin. Special guests for the evening were soon-to-be Hall-of-Fame inductee Tony La Russa, Red Schoendienst, Dave Duncan and Mike Matheny.

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S PART OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERsary, the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society held its New Year’s Celebration at The Restaurant at The Cheshire. Featuring performances by the Guitar Orchestra, Guitar Society Quartet, Bella Corda Guitar Ensemble and a concluding joint performance, the event featured a showing of the film, Historical Retrospective of the Guitar in St. Louis. The event also included a presentation of new guitars to instructors in the Society’s Public School Guitar Initiative.

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HE DAZZLE AND SPARKLE OF Milan came to the Sheer Elegance No. 25 runway at the magnificent Chase Park Plaza. This year’s theme, ‘A Silver Dream of Milan in the Lou,’ was brought to life with Project Runway designers, celebrity escorts, models and 20 Girls’ Program honorees recognized for academics, community service and citizenship. Chairperson Nina Caldwell and co-chair Carol Voss led the charge to raise $140,000 for the program with a dedicated 60-woman development committee. The co-emcees, Donnybrook’s Wendy Wiese and KPLR 11’s Christine Buck, kept the crowd in stitches with their witty repartee, while KTVI’s Bonita Cornute inspired ‘oohs and ahs’ with a bountiful door prize showcase.

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HE BLACK AND WHITE BALL RECENTLY TOOK place at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. Hosted by Grammy Award-winning rapper/actor/entrepreneur Nelly, the annual black-tie celebration is a see-andbe-seen event. The event was highlighted by live performances throughout the evening, including a feature performance by the R&B group, En Vogue. At the event, Nelly and Lindenwood University announced the launch of the 2014/2015 Black And White Ball scholarship program, which provided two local students with four-year fulltuition scholarships/grants to Lindenwood University.

Join mother-daughter duo Leisa Zigman of KSDK NewsChannel 5 and Micaila Edlin for Beauty Buzz, a spring beauty party to raise a little fun--and funds-to benefit the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and its media scholarship program, while learning tricks and tips from makeup and skincare experts at Neiman Marcus.

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An image of Billy Joel is unveiled at Scottrade during last week’s concert announcement.

Music icon BILLY JOEL is making his return to St. Louis to help ring in a milestone for Scottrade Center. He’ll perform in concert on April 11, marking 20 years since he headlined as the grand-opening performer for the arena (then the Kiel Center) in 1994. The concert this spring will be the first appearance for the singer/songwriter since 2009. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Feb. 8, at the box office, or by calling 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.

The CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST. LOUIS is celebrating Valentine’s Day with its annual salute to romance on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Ameren Missouri ‘Even More Love Fest’ at The Sheldon will feature soprano MIRAN HALEN and pianist ALLA VOSKOBOYNIKOVA. For tickets, visit chambermusicstl.org.

In addition, the Chamber Music Society is preparing for its Patrons Trip to Chicago to reprise last year’s very popular ‘Notes from Hollywood’ concert. Once again, maestro LEONARD SLATKIN will headline as guest narrator and pianist. The April 20 performance features chamber music by Hollywood’s film composers, as well as a salute to Slatkin’s parents, who were founding Miran Halen members of the Hollywood String Quartet. The three-day, two-night trip includes accommodations at The Palmer House, tickets to the Chicago Symphony for an April 19 concert conducted

by Slatkin, a private reception following the Notes from Hollywood concert on April 20, and Sunday breakfast with the maestro.

For tickets and more information, visit chambermusicstl.org.

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All Levels of Senior Living FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY has named a new president: J. MICHAEL PRESSIMONE will become the university’s 14th president, effective July 1. He’ll succeed longtime president DENNIS GOLDEN, who is retiring. Pressimone hails from Reading, Pa., where he currently serves as VP of advancement at Alvernia University. He has been involved in education and higher education for 33 years.

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St. Louis’ own WHITE FLAG PROJECTS is the recipient of a prestigious grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The alternative art institution was founded in 2006 by MATTHEW STRAUSS, who also serves as White Flag’s director.

The nonprofit offers a venue for exhibitions by progressive local, national and international artists. The $80,000 grant will help support White Flag’s exhibition program through 2015.

Acclaimed St. Louis author RIDLEY PEARSON is making a special appearance at St. Louis County Library headquarters on Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. to discuss his hit Peter and the Starcatchers series.

Along with co-author DAVE BARRY, Pearson created the series, a prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, about how Peter arrived in Neverland.

The series has since been adapted into a Tony Awardwinning Broadway production.

Pearson’s appearance is free and open to the public.

The Missouri History Museum is the site of a journalists’ forum to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis.

Speakers include JOHNNY RABBIT (Ron Elz), the longest-running broadcaster in St. Louis; PAT GAUEN, formerly of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, he’s now the public safety editor at the PostDispatch; STEVE DEBELLIS, publisher of the ‘new’ Globe-Democrat; and Gateway Journalism Review founder CHARLES KLOTZER. The panel will discuss the evolution of print and broadcast journalism, as well as how local media outlets have made their mark on the city’s history. The Thursday, Feb. 13, event begins at 11:30 a.m. Bring a brown-bag lunch, or food is available for purchase from Bixby’s.

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WERE YOU THERE WHEN ...

BY BLAISE HART-SCHMIDT

Third- through sixth-grade students at Rossman School enjoyed a visit from Peter Lerangis, author of the New York Times-bestselling series The 39 Clues. Lerangis, who has penned more than 160 books, shared stories about the joys and challenges of being an author, and inspired students to write their own stories.

More than 400 guests supported Saint Louis Crisis Nursery’s Young Professionals Board at its annual fundraising and networking event, Napoli Night at Bar Napoli. The event raised more than $16,000 and 100 toys for children in need. Guests participated in a raffle and silent auction, and enjoyed appetizers and Fish Eye Fun photos. Pictured: Bryan Kaemmerer, Jane Kapp, Bernard Whittington, Donna Raymon, Jason Schlueter and Alderman Shane Cohn

As part of the company’s year-long campaign to give back to its not-for-profit clients, The Daniel and Henry Co. presented a check to The Woman’s Exchange, which is dedicated to the principle that there is no greater charity than helping those that help themselves. Pictured: Don Hiemenz, Candace Williams and John Bantle

The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Association awarded Dr. Anne Goldberg the Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence, honoring Goldberg’s compassionate clinical care, respect for colleagues and mentorship of house staff. Goldberg is an internationally known lipid researcher and pioneer in lipid-lowering treatments.

Second- and third-graders at Chesterfield Day School rolled up their sleeves and donned hair nets and gloves to make more than 440 sandwiches for residents of St. Patrick Center. Teacher Alissa White explained to students the mission of the center, which provides opportunities to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

The Honorable and Mrs. Sam and Marilyn Fox, Honorary Co-Chairs; Peggy Ritter and Marsh Rusnack, Gala co-chairs. Featuring performances

by Gil Shaham, Orli Shaham and David Robertson.

MARCH 19, 2014 THE SHELDON CONCERT HALL Cocktail reception and dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. Concert at 8:00 pm

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residency program, says expanding the clinic’s comprehensive medical services to include preventive adult and pediatric dental care, dental hygiene, and diet and nutritional counseling will benefit patients’ overall health. “When preventive issues are overlooked, oral health problems can begin to affect general health. Examples of dental infections such as abscess and periodontal disease are possible links to cardiac issues, diabetes, Alzheimer’s and pregnancy complications. Preventive dental care provides the patient an opportunity to make decisions before big problems complicate the picture of their general health.”

Through the anniversary gala, Mercy also is honoring longtime co-chairs and Mercy Health Foundation board members Peggy Ritter and Marsha Rusnack. Under their leadership, the Mardi Gras Masquerade has raised more than $4.2 million to support Mercy’s charity care programs. “Peggy’s and Marsha’s service to Mercy through their leadership and vision for the Mardi Gras Masquerade, along with their involvement on the Foundation’s board of directors, has been integral to our success over the past 10 years,” says Tanya Lieber, VP of

Mary Anne Gross, manager of Mercy’s JFK Clinic; and Dr. Stuart Waite, chair of Mercy’s department of dental medicine and director of the dental residency program

Mercy’s Health Foundation. “The 10th annual event will truly be a celebration of Peggy and Marsha, and the culmination of a wonderful partnership between two community leaders and Mercy.”

And Ritter and Rusnack say this year’s celebration promises to be bigger and better than ever.

The gala is coming full-circle, as its first year also featured a New Orleans’-style Mardi Gras theme—along with special guest Jim Belushi.

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ERCY HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO STAND by its commitment to provide compassionate service to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. To bolster this effort, the hospital will hold its 10th annual Mardi Gras Masquerade on March 1 at The Chase Park Plaza.

The themed gala raises much-needed funds that help provide health care to uninsured and underinsured residents of St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the surrounding region. This year’s event will be no exception, as it aids an important cause for Mercy: the JFK Clinic. Because Mercy has identified a void in dental care access for uninsured and underinsured patients, the hospital will use gala contributions to help integrate preventive adult and pediatric dental care at the clinic. “In many ways, the JFK Clinic is the most basic example of the Sisters of Mercy’s mission at work,” says clinic manager Mary Anne Gross. “The clinic exists to serve as many patients as we can in a compassionate, healing environment, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.”

Dr. Stuart Waite, chair of Mercy’s department of dental medicine and director of the dental

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EVELERS WILL ‘FEEL THEIR temperatures rising’ as a 25-foot flaming heart, fireworks and the city’s hottest musicians kick off St. Louis’ 250th birthday party with a bang on Art Hill in Forest Park. Touted as ‘Burnin’ Love,’ the signature celebration is one of four stl250 events from Feb. 14 to 17 set to honor the city’s founding. The red-hot opening will be a spectacle to behold, says Erin Budde , executive director of stl250, as a crowd of 25,000 is expected to gather for the once-in-alifetime festivities running from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 14.

The heart-pounding, admission-free festival will feature two performance stages backing up to the Grand Basin, with the giant fire-shooting heart in the center of the action. Any frigid temperatures should melt away amid the fiery heart, colorful light show, flame-shooting cannons and fire-dancers.

And if that isn’t enough, attendees can warm up by dancing to the music of seasoned favorite, St. Louis Social Club. Guests also will have the opportunity to partake in culinary favorites, from sweet and savory snacks to a lineup of beverages, as well as interact in various activities, such as stepping into

a historic St. Louis scene for a keepsake photo.

And in the spirit of love for the city—and the day of love—festival-goers will be invited to help break the Guinness Book World Record for simultaneous engagements by ‘popping the question’ or ‘re-popping the question.’ Couples registering on stl250.org will have the chance to win prizes, including a diamond ring, and all of the lovebirds will be serenaded by an Elvis impersonator’s rendition of Burning Love during the event. “It’s going to be such a neat night and something that we think could become a tradition in St. Louis,” Budde says.

The celebration continues with The Biggest Birthday Bash Feb. 14, 15 and 17 at Missouri History Museum. The free family-friendly event will highlight 250 years of regional heritage with interactive multimedia exhibits. Additional festivities will include live musical performances, local fare, and art activities, such as cupcake decorating, birthday hat-making and face-painting.

The History Museum also will play host to The Biggest Birthday Ball, a cocktail party featuring live music and dance performances, St. Louis-centric food stations and re-enactors, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 16. Playing to a projected audience of 800 will be the St. Louis All-Stars, including blues diva Kim

Massie and Theo Pe o p l e s o f T h e Four Tops and The Temptations. “They will be performing St. Louis favorites, from Joplin through Nelly,” Budde says.

Guests can gain entry to the ball with a $100 ticket, access to a second level of festivities with a $250 VIP lounge pass, or become a patron for $500.

Another highlight of the birthday weekend will be the St. Louis Historical Reenactment at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 15 at St. Louis City Hall. The program will trace back to the city’s founding, with local dignitaries joining the U.S. Ambassadors from Spain and France, an envoy from Quebec and the Chief of the Osage Nation. Interested attendees can reserve their free seats at stl250.org.

But that’s not all—the celebration continues all year long as the city’s signature institutions pay homage to St. Louis in their own way through more than 100 events, Budde notes. Check out stl250.org for a full listing of festivities.

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O SWEETEN ST. LOUIS’ BIG BIRTHDAY, A region-wide scavenger hunt called Cakeway to the West will feature 250 4-foot-tall cakes for the finding at signature sites throughout the city, from the Gateway Arch to Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Busch Stadium, Saint Louis Art Museum and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Two-hundred of the locales, which were selected by the stl250 committee, will be announced Feb. 14 at the Burnin’ Love Festival. The remaining 50 spots, chosen through a public vote, are posted on stl250.org.

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150 top local artists, notes Erin Budde of stl250.

“They tell a wonderful story about our history, present day and where we might be going.”

Residents can grab their smartphones, download the Cakeway to the West app to be released Feb. 14 and scan the QR codes on as many cakes as they can to earn points toward chances to win a variety of prizes to be drawn later this year. The app encourages St. Louisans to learn more about the city’s landmarks, tell their own stories and post photos of themselves with the cakes at their various locales.

Sound like a sweet deal? Let the games begin!

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Ladue

The Birchfields

By Brittany Nay

steve Mathes 314.503.6533 314.997.3412 stevemathes.com

NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT

3 briar oak & 1 briar oak, ladue New custom homes to be built

by Dublen on 1.4-acre secluded wooded sites in a fabulous four home neighborhood in the Heart of Ladue...$1,650,000

11218 tureen drive, creve coeur 5 BD, 4.5 Bath Colonial two-story with pool and pool house on 1.08 acre lot in Ladue Schools...$674,500 NEW HOME

NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT

107 GraybridGe road, ladue Custom Home to be built on .69-acre site w/ 4,000 SF, 4 BD, 3.5 baths, 1.5-story plan...$1,349,000

37 MaGnolia drive, ladue

Renovated 4 BD, 3 bath two story with 3,500 SF and FIN LL in Clayton Park neighborhood— compares to new construction...$624,900

UNDER CONTRACT

31 countryside lane, Frontenac Teardown and build on 1.45-acres in Ladue Schools! Or can renovate 1.5-story with 5 BD, 3.5 baths and 4,300 SF...$730,000

9523 Park lane, ladue

2-sty with 4 BD, 3 baths, 3,253 SF

plus fin LL on .34-acre across from Tilles Park...$524,500

NEW PRICE

The Birchfields enjoy experiencing small-town life in a big city. A short stroll down Lindbergh Boulevard to Clayton Road, and all of their favorite shops and restaurants are right at their fingertips. Kathy Birchfield, a homemaker and former real estate agent, and her husband, Blake, an insurance broker, also chose Ladue for its top-notch schools. Their kids, Alice and Kathleen, are students at MICDS, while Davison and Millie attend Conway Elementary, and Jimmie goes to Ladue Early Childhood Center. Kathy told us more about why they love Ladue.

Where do you like to hang out?

We try to be big supporters of the small businesses along Clayton Road: Imagination Toys, Giddyup Jane, Vie, Ladue Florist and Mister Guy. We love the small-community feel—when you go into one of the shops or the Schnucks, everyone recognizes you and says hi to you.

COMING SOON!

What’s your neighborhood’s best-kept secret?

Our neighborhood Schnucks always has a great wine selection and good buys.

9110 MadGe avenue, brentwood 115 heatherwood drive, olivette 9626 laJolla drive, olivette 3 BD, 3 baths, 2,457 SF, .46-acre in Heather Hill, Ladue Schools. Build or Renovate...$289,000 NEW LISTING

3 BD, 2 bath ranch just renovated in Indian Meadows in Ladue Schools with 1662 SF on level wooded lot!...$219,500

John Ryan, The Ryan Tradition, Coldwell Banker Gundaker

COMING SOON!

7749 kinGsbury boulevard, #21 clayton Updated condo in the Heart of Clayton!

Fountain View, 1 BD, 1.5 baths...$199,900

8933 iroquois drive, olivette 3 BD, 2 bath ranch renovation in Arrowhead Park in Ladue Schools on cul-de-sac lot...$162,500

Neighborhood Notes:

1132 collinGwood drive, olivette 3 bedroom, two bath two story in Ladue Schools— outstanding value!...$139,900

Ladue is our premiere suburb. Home to four country clubs, three private schools, a fabulous public school district and St. Louis’ finest neighborhoods, it is a large city with a wide range of housing, shopping and amenities, making it very inviting and inclusive.

new hoMes to be built 571 Graeser Road, Creve Coeur: New home to be built by Dublen in Ladue Schools ................................................. $1,100,000 107 Graybridge Road, Ladue: .69-acre teardown site in the Heart of Ladue ............................................................... $400,000 621 Cornell Avenue, Webster Groves: New home site great for builder or owner/user to custom build ............................ $59,000

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Imagination Toys

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Teardown -- To be built— two story, 4 BD, 3.5 bath...$489,000

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Clayton

The Bernsteins

By Julia Christensen

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Gina Bernstein says she dreamt of Clayton life while living in the Washington University dorms. Now, her family is living the dream—Gina, an investment banker with Stern Brothers & Co., and husband Michael, a Saint Louis University Hospital plastic and reconstructive surgeon, live in Clayton with their three children: Ethan and Sam, who attend Wydown Middle School; and Sage, who currently is at Glenridge Elementary. We spoke with Gina to find out more about why her family loves Clayton.

Where do you like to hang out?

I work in Clayton, so I eat there practically every day at places like Roxane and Coastal Bistro. We also enjoy Forest Park, and all the things it has to offer, like the Missouri History Museum and the Saint Louis Zoo. What’s Clayton’s best-kept secret?

The appreciation for the parks and for art. The sculptures that are around town and adorn some of our parks truly make for a lovely place to live.

Neighborhood Notes:

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7725 MOHAWK

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Ann Carter, Janet McAfee Real Estate I always tell people that Clayton offers a wonderful combination of urban flair and a premiere residential neighborhood. It has a thriving business district, boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and parks—and most are within walking distance.

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Frontenac

The Rhones

By Blaise Hart-Schmidt

June Roesslein Interiors Le Chateau Village Frontenac

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23 Clayton Terrace Frontenac, Mo 63131

Living in Frontenac for almost nine years, the Rhone family treasures the community’s close-knit connections. Angela and her husband Eric, VP and CEO of Visions Management Group, respectively, have three children: Eric II, a student at Meramec; and Arlington and Eldridge, who both attend Conway Elementary.

Angela tells us more about life in Frontenac: What are your favorite spots in Frontenac?

We love to walk down Clayton Road to go to FroYo. I love shopping at Esther and Melanie’s, which I seem to go to every other day. We eat at Bricktop’s and Brio; and of course, Schnucks for fresh produce.

What do you love about Frontenac?

Our community has a care calendar online to provide meals for people who need help or may be ill. We all take turns helping each other out.

What’s Frontenac’s best-kept secret?

There’s a woman at the Frontenac Schnucks named Miss Pearl. She is the nicest person you’ll ever meet. She knows my name, my boys’ names, and she’s always asking how we are.

Neighborhood Notes: Wayne Norwood, Gladys Manion Real Estate Handsome Brick and Stone 1.5 Story Residence on Exclusive Private 1.4 Acre Setting in Frontenac.

This Exceptional 4 bedroom 4.5 bath Home to be Built by Manlin Development Group, Offers All the Amenities of Today’s Lifestyle on Secluded Wooded Setting. Rich Red Oak Hardwood floors, Thick Crown and Base Moldings, thru-out the Main Level with 9’ ceilings. Kitchen Hearth Room Features Direct Vent Gas Fireplace, Custom Engineered Quartz Stone Surfaces, Center Gathering Isle with Breakfast Bar, Wolf Appliance Package, Dynasty Cabinetry with Soft Close Dove Tail Drawers, Walk-In Pantry and Butler’s Pantry with Wine Cooler. Dramatic Great Room with 14 ‘ Ceilings, Direct Vent Gas Fireplace and Entertainment Area with Full Wet Bar, Signature Wall of Windows Overlooking the Scenic Setting and Outdoor Spaces. Wainscoting and Special Millwork included in Dining Room and Study with Bay Window. Gracious Main Floor Master Suite Features, Coffered Ceiling, Whirlpool Jetted Tub, Venetian Marble Flooring, Semi-Frameless Walk-In Shower with Seat, Granite Countertops on His and Her Vanities, and Spacious His and Her Walk-In Custom Closets. Main Floor Laundry and Mud Room have Access to Side Entry 3 Car Garage. Upstairs Offers Generous Secondary Bedrooms with Walk-In Closets and Private Baths. Expansive 2nd floor 21 x 16 Play or Family Room Retreat.

Additional 2nd Floor Laundry Closet. Generous Landscaping and Lighting Allowances. Fully Sodded Lawn, In-Ground Sprinkler System and Home Security System. Make Your Personal Selections Today.

Frontenac is one of St. Louis’ best locations. It’s an opulent, central location that’s private and exclusive. The lots are large and comfortable; and depending on where you live in the neighborhood, the Kirkwood or Ladue schools are some of the best schools in the area.

Base Price $1,495,000

Liz Little O: 314.222.7150 C: 314.368.8412 7729 Clayton Rd., Clayton, MO 63117 Melanie’s 28

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Chesterfield

The Pisarkiewiczes

to a Life More Brilliant

By Lisa Watson

the senior Lifestyle You Want, the Ease You deserve, the stability You Value

When the Pisarkiewicz family was searching for a new home 10 years ago, Webster-Shrewsbury native Dave initially didn’t want to move so far from the city. But Chicago-born Jennifer convinced him that Chesterfield wasn’t as far as he imagined—in fact, their proximity to Highway 40 made his commute an unbeatable 10 minutes!

Along with kids David and Lauren, they’re happy Chesterfield residents to this day. We asked Jennifer what they love most.

Come see our model apartments. You’ll find one just right for you—the right size, the right design, the right comfort, the right carefree living.

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What are your favorite hangout spots in the neighborhood?

When we moved here, we happened to stumble across Veritas—the Stitt family had just opened it up as a wine-pairing and food shop.

They’ve since expanded the menu, and their son went to culinary school and has returned as executive chef. We also love Annie Gunn’s for anniversaries and birthdays.

FAMILY PHOTO AND CHESTERFIELD AMPHITHEATER PHOTO BY SARAH CROWDER

What do you like to do on the weekends?

We love to go over to the Chesterfield Amphitheater and to all the trails. They’re working to connect all of the trails in the area with the Levee Trail project. The City of Chesterfield has done a great job with its urban planning—they’re very analytical before they make decisions, and they take their time and do it right, and things are kept up really nicely.

Neighborhood Notes: Peggy Liggett, Laura McCarthy Real Estate I have lived in Chesterfield for 30 years, and I’ve watched it develop into a very vibrant community. It has recreational facilities, wonderful restaurants and shopping galore. It also has something for everybody in every price range when it comes to housing. It’s very friendly, too: It’s not a neighborhood where people are standoffish.

Chesterfield Amphitheater

15201 Olive Boulevard • Chesterfield, MO 63017 www.FriendshipVillageSTL.com/Chesterfield

(636) 373-7721 Besides cooking, cleaning, laundry and snow and ice removal, we change light bulbs and even the furnace filter. Plus, we provide transportation while you live life your way–brilliantly.

Open the door to an easy, safe, secure, fun lifestyle.

Call 636-373-7721 today!

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Town & Country

The Solomons

By Julia Christensen

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Among other things, Jill Solomon lists the central location as one of the major selling points that led her family to picturesque Town & Country almost five years ago. Jill, a speech pathologist, and her husband, Todd, a mortgage banker with Delmar Financial, have four children: twins Julia and Steven, and Lila, who are students at Mason Ridge Elementary; and Rose, who attends Shirlee Green Preschool. We spoke with Jill to find out what makes this neighborhood the place her family calls home.

Why did you move to Town & Country?

We had our fourth child and outgrew the area we were in. When we drove around, we felt like Town & Country embodied a Norman Rockwell painting—tall, leafy trees and beautiful parks.

Where do you like to hang out in your neighborhood?

We love Longview Farm Park and Drace Park, and we always go to the nearby Starbucks and Straub’s.

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Town & Country has such a different feel from any other areas in St. Louis County—there is almost a Southern charm to it. It truly was named perfectly, because you have the benefits of being close to everything, while still maintaining an open and pastoral feel.

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For more information, contact Dan King (314) 520-7271 www.kinghomesonline.com

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Wildwood

The Gittos

By Brittany Nay

4001 Taft Avenue (off Gravois near Bevo Mill)

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After living in WILDWOOD FOR ALMOST 30 years, the Gitto family enjoys how the neighborhood just keeps getting better.

Successful restaurateur Charlie Gitto and his wife, Paula, raised their kids there—Amy, Charlie III, Suzanne and Anthony—and now they are sharing what they love about their neighborhood with their grandkids.

Charlie spoke with us more about what is special in Wildwood.

Where do you like to hang out in your neighborhood?

Babler State Park… and the nearby Charlie Gitto’s “From The Hill,” of course!

Neighborhood Notes: Mark Gellman, The Gellman Team, Coldwell Banker Premier Wildwood is a fantastic community with a mix of small homes and large estates. Many homes have larger lots and incredible views, all within minutes to major shopping, highways and restaurants.

The outdoors abound with parks, reserves and hiking trails.

Babler State Park

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Charlie Gitto’s “From The Hill”

babler state park photo by diane alt, family and from the hill photos by sarah crowder

Why did you move to Wildwood?

It’s a great place to live. It’s very clean, and there are great schools, restaurants and shopping. It’s always improving.

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Creve Coeur

The Wilds

By Brittany Nay

The Wild family was immediately sold on Creve Coeur for its great schools, beautiful parks and walkability to restaurants and shopping. Kristen Wild, executive director of the Ladue Education Foundation, and her husband, Steve, an attorney at Thompson Coburn, have loved living in their neighborhood for 11 years. Their kids are Zach, who attends Ladue Middle School, and Jessica, who goes to Ladue Fifth Grade Center. Kristen told us more about Creve Coeur.

Gulf shores and il bel lago photos by bryan schraier. family photo by sarah crowder

Where do you like to hang out in Creve Coeur?

We love the area parks: Beirne Park and Millenium Park. The Dielmann Recreation Complex also is a big attraction for us, with the Creve Coeur Ice Arena and a golf course. We also enjoy shows at Skip Viragh Center for the Arts; and we love to work out at the Jewish Community Center. Some of our favorite family restaurants are Gulf Shores, Stir-Crazy, Granite City Food and Brewery, and Cuisine d’Art. For date night, we like Bristol and Il Bel Lago, and Oberweis and FroYo for ice cream.

What’s your neighborhood’s best-kept secret?

Malcolm Terrace Park is hidden away off Ladue Road. It has great trails, a fun creek to explore and a playground.

Neighborhood Notes: Judy Grand, Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty Creve Coeur, centrally located with easy access to interstates 40 and 270, is a beautiful community with established subdivisions offering condos, to Mid-Century ranches, to new stately homes. The nationally ranked Ladue Schools, Parkway Schools, plus proximity to so many private schools, is another big draw. It’s a wonderful place to raise a family.

Kids Rock Cancer Benefit Concert Featuring the Songs of

AL HAMMERMAN FEBRUARY 13, 2014 The Sheldon Concert Hall

7:30 P.M .

Tickets: $50 and up

Start your Valentine’s celebration a little early and for a wonderful cause! Join Composer & Lyricist Al Hammerman as he returns to The Sheldon for a light-hearted, romantic evening of music to benefit Kids Rock Cancer. Don’t miss a captivating collection of original songs performed by some of St. Louis’s finest entertainers, including: Arvell Keithley, Alan Ox, Kim Fuller and Kristen Ashley.

Tell Cupid you’ve got it covered this year and join the fun!

For more information, visit www.maryville.edu/kidsrockcancer.

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Celebrating Celebrating Over

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Ballwin

The Lallys

By Brittany Nay

Schrader Funeral Home - Eureka 108 North Central Ave. Eureka, MO 63025

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After growing up surrounded by family in Ballwin, Julie and Ryan Lally knew they wanted that kind of upbringing for their kids. Since 2001, the Lally family has loved living in their Ballwin home, amid natural beauty, as well as stores and restaurants they enjoy.

Julie is a public relations manager for Insight PR, while Ryan works in IT sales. Their sons, Cameron and Evan, attend Sorrento Springs and Hanna Woods elementary schools,respectively. Their schnoodle Lily, rounds out the family. Julie told us more about what they like to do in Ballwin.

Where do you like to hang out in Ballwin?

We love going to The Corner Pub & Grill as a family; and for date night, we hit The Tavern.

What’s your neighborhood’s best-kept secret?

Twin Oaks is a gorgeous park with a playground and pond. It makes you feel like you are in a different part of town. We also take our dogs to Castlewood State Park. There’s a lot to offer for families here.

Neighborhood Notes: Carol Cooke, Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty Triple A-rated schools, a low crime rate and quick, easy access to interstates 270, 40 and 44 make Ballwin the place to reside.

It is convenient to all kinds of shopping, entertainment and recreational facilities, including the North Pointe Family Aquatic Center and the best public nine-hole golf facility in the area.

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Manchester

The Haycrafts

By Lisa Watson

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Originally from the Springfield, Ill., area, Alex and Meghan Haycraft moved to St. Louis in 2011 looking for a home that would give them a taste of the outdoors, while still offering a convenient location. They found it in their craftsman home in Manchester, where they frequently welcome Alex’s 4-year-old son, Myles. Alex is a web developer at Soft Surroundings, who also plays in the band Park. Meghan is a scientific IT customer advocate at Monsanto. The Haycrafts also are raising two dogs, Dexter and Felix. We asked Meghan about the neighborhood highlights.

Winners will be revealed in the March 21 Platinum List edition of Ladue News.

Why did you move to Manchester?

I grew up on 7 acres of land, so I was pretty used to having privacy and space. Our home backs the woods so you can’t see anyone behind us—it’s peaceful with tall, mature trees. We see a lot of wildlife: We have a deer family that will hang out in the cul de sac, and Myles loves it when we see owls! The neighborhood also has a pool, tennis courts, a playground and a huge field, so those were nice amenities.

Do you have any favorite hangout spots in the neighborhood?

That’s another part of the reason we moved here—we’re 25 minutes or less from everything, and we live about three minutes from The Corner Pub & Grill, which we love to visit for games, and they have this really amazing Drunken Potato Soup. We also like Wild Agave, a Mexican restaurant. On nice days, we walk the dogs at Castlewood State Park or walk them up to Fritz’s Frozen Custard and sit outside.

Neighborhood Notes: Cheryl Nelson, Laura McCarthy Real Estate

PHOTOs BY SARAH CROWDER

Manchester has that hometown feel; it’s like living in a small town, but you’re in a metropolitan area. They host homey events like Manchester Days with homecoming and parades; and Paul A. Schroeder Park has wonderful family meeting areas, trails and summertime events. Manchester is most known for its historical downtown on Manchester Road and its central location.

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Des Peres

The Muths

By Brittany Nay

Where do you like to hang out in Des Peres?

The boys like walking over to The Lodge. There are lots of activities there, such as baseball and swimming. We also frequent the area parks: Des Peres and Sugar Creek.

What’s your neighborhood’s best-kept secret?

The Village Bar—then again, that’s not exactly a well-kept secret!

Neighborhood Notes: Carla Borgard, Coldwell Banker Gundaker Close to highways 270 and 40, and Manchester Road, Des Peres has everything anyone would ever need or want: West County Mall, restaurants, medical facilities, banking and grocery stores. Des Peres City Hall boasts a great park hosting many civic and community events; and friendly people, wonderful family neighborhoods and two excellent school districts— Kirkwood and Parkway—help make it a great place to live.

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The close-knit community drew the Muths to Des Peres. The family of four includes Sherry, a nursing administrator for Washington University’s Sleep Medicine Center; her husband, Rich, senior director of marketing and new product development at International Mulch Company; and their sons, Jacob and Andrew, who enjoy all the social activities offered in their neighborhood and at the boys’ school, Saint Gerard Magella. Sherry spoke with us more about her family’s favorites in Des Peres.

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Glendale

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By Blaise Hart-Schmidt

Loving the small-town feel in a bigger city, the Schulte family has called Glendale home for more than eight years.

James, who works in corporate finance at GE Capital, and Ann, a stayat-home mom, love seeing neighbors of all ages walking the streets and enjoying the community. They have three children: Will, Harrison and Louise. James and Ann tell us more about what they love to do in Glendale.

What’s Glendale’s best-kept secret?

Hanneke’s is a great small grocer. They do catering and have sandwiches, and you see kids hanging out there after school getting candy.

We go up there for little necessities. They have a great lunch, and coffee and donuts on the weekend.

What’s your favorite Glendale family tradition?

There are a lot of community events. There’s a Christmas treelighting event, a Jazz Fest and an Ice Cream Social. A lot of streets are big on the block parties. People will block off streets and have bounce houses. People take pride in their block.

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Neighborhood Notes: Berkley Land, Prudential Alliance Realtors

9916 Manchester road ( 1 ½ M. east of Lindbergh)

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Glendale City Hall

Westborough Country Club

photos by sarah crowder

Glendale is a small community with benefits from both Kirkwood and Webster Groves. It’s kind of like Mayberry. I’ve lived in Glendale for almost 23 years—there are nice walking sidewalks, a little grocery store and some gift shops. It’s always been a safe community, and it was recently named the best place to live in Missouri.

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By Brittany Nay

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The time is NOW For almost 15 years, the Chulicks have enjoyed the sense of community among their Kirkwood neighbors. The neighborhood’s charm, historical houses and friendly residents make them feel at home. Kim Chulick volunteers for local nonprofits, including Gateway Children’s Charity; while her husband, Tom, is chairman and CEO at UMB Bank; and son T.J. attends Whitfield School. Their Boxer, Sophie, also is part of the family. Kim talked to us more about life in Kirkwood.

Where do you like to hang out in Kirkwood?

Café Provencal, Sapore Italian Café, and One 19 North Tapas and Wine Bar are our three favorite restaurants. We also like to go to the farmers’ market in the spring and summer, and run and bike in Kirkwood Park.

What’s your neighborhood’s best-kept secret?

There are so many shops, like Blush and Paperdolls, that are a little under the radar, but have cute women’s fashion.

Applications are being considered for the

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Neighborhood Notes: Maria Elias, Coldwell Banker Gundaker

call 314-269-8836 to submit a form in the mail.

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Kirkwood is St. Louis’ original bedroom community known for its small-town feel and New England sensibility. The neighborhood offers gracious homes, a charming and active town center, a popular farmers’ market, good schools, parks and residents with a lot of civic pride.

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Webster Groves

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Tim and Callie Halls moved to Webster Groves 15 years ago, falling in love with the Victorian homes, strong school district and small-town feel. Tim works as a principal at Moneta; and Callie stays at home caring for their daughters, Chloe and Ellie, and their dog, Daisie. Tim and Callie tell us what it’s like to live in Webster Groves.

What are your favorite Webster Groves hangouts?

Our favorite place to go is Robust Wine Bar. We go to La Cantina all the time, too. Every month, it seems like there’s some sort of outdoor community event going on, and we love those too—the Jazz Festival, Art & Air and the 5K runs.

What’s your family’s favorite Webster Groves tradition?

The houses on the stretch of Clark Avenue between Bompart Avenue and Glen Road go all out on their Halloween decorations every year, and there are hordes of trick-or-treaters. Most homeowners set up fire pits in the front yard and have parties, especially when the weather is decent.

Neighborhood Notes: Wendy Hermann, Prudential Alliance REALTORS Webster Groves has a hometown feel. The school district is very strong, and a lot of people are drawn to the variety of homes and architecture. Properties don’t tend to stay on the market very long. Webster also has great restaurants, venues and shops, like The Block, Milagro, Llewelyn’s, Robust, The Repertory Theatre and The Initial Design. The Fourth of July parade and festival are always huge celebrations for Webster.

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Brentwood

The Pickups

A little something for everyone you love.

Perfect for Valentine’s Day!

By Blaise Hart-Schmidt

What the Pickups love most about Brentwood, where they’ve lived for almost a year, is the convenience and family-oriented community. Sarah, who owns a public relations and communications firm; and her husband, Boyd, a broadcast operations manager at Higher Education Channel Television, moved to the neighborhood from the Central West End, hoping to give their toddler, Sebastian, more space to play. Sarah gave us a glimpse into what life in Brentwood is like.

What are your favorite Brentwood spots?

Sebastian goes to Little Fishes Swim School. In the summer, we’ll walk to swimming. We go to the Maplewood Public Library at least once a week. It’s super tiny but it’s old-school, and everyone is really nice.

What’s the best way to spend the day in Brentwood?

We might run and grab a coffee, go get something to eat from Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s, and spend the morning at Memorial Park and take a walk on some of the paths. The parks are all connected by the pathways and creeks, so we walk the neighborhood and spend the day outside.

Neighborhood Notes: Carolyn Malecek, Prudential Alliance Realtors

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Brentwood residents love their neighborhood for its strong community and easy access. Brentwood has a great ice rink, and people flock to Carl’s Drive-In and Frank Papa’s Ristorante. Everyone waves to everyone—I never drive down the street without waving to someone I know.

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Maplewood/Richmond Heights

The Iburs

By Blaise Hart-Schmidt

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What are the best Richmond Heights’ hangouts?

We’re at Forest Park all the time: biking, working out or going to the museum. We eat at Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium, and go to Mr. Wizard’s (in nearby Maplewood) during the summer. The Heights is really affordable and has a library attached, which is great.

What is Richmond Heights’ best-kept secret?

Every year, we go to Garden Heights for plants and flowers. They have fabulous service, knowledgeable people and a great variety of plants. We can go down there and bring a leaf that has something wrong with it, and they’ll tell us what we need.

Neighborhood Notes: Steve Engel, Elizabeth Real Estate Richmond Heights is a very established neighborhood that has accessibility to a variety of things. It’s right next to Clayton, Brentwood and Ladue, and is close to the city. It has a variety of commercial businesses, restaurants and shops; and borders Forest Park on the east end. It also has a variety of architecture and housing, from luxury homes in Hampton Park to affordable homes and condos.

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The Iburs moved to Richmond Heights in 2000, and say it’s the perfect place for artists, active individuals and families. Ted, a writer, musician and teacher at Steger Sixth Grade Center, and Anne, a painter, have two teenage girls: Bella and Lily, who are embarking on a creative endeavor of their own—the duo recently released an album and will perform at the South by Southwest music festival in March.

They tell us more about what they love in Richmond Heights.

University City

The Willerts

www.robbpartners.com office: 314.881.3902

DAVE & SABRINA ROBB direct: 314.727.2001 Central Corridor Experts Total Sales Volume of $100 Million+ since 2010

By Lisa Watson

Clayton Sold 17 Clayton Properties in 2013

Sold! 97 ARUNDEL PLACE, Clayton

University City When St. Louis native Erica Willert and husband, Bryan, returned to the States after five years living in Shanghai, they chose University City for their new home because of its diversity and multicultural character. Bryan is executive VP of Willert Home Products and president of the company’s Shanghai operations, while Erica is an agent with Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty. Sons Grant and Luke are members of the So iLL Rock Climbing team, avid snow-skiers and are keeping up on their Mandarin at St. Louis Modern Chinese School on the weekends. We asked Erica about what her family enjoys most in the neighborhood.

Sold 14 U City Properties in 2013

Sold! 7290 GREENWAY AVE., University City

Ladue Sold 8 Ladue Properties in 2013

Sold! 7 COUNTRY ESTATES PLACE, Ladue

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What are your favorite places to visit in University City?

We’re close to the Loop and all the restaurants there, Kayak Coffee, Forest Park and Washington University. We love Bobo Noodle House—it’s one of our favorite restaurants in the city. And my kids love Blueberry Hill because of the food, the staff and all of the memorabilia, and also Mission Taco and Seoul Taco.

What’s your neighborhood’s best-kept secret?

Our neighborhood itself has all these beautiful gardens and mature trees. They call our neighborhood the Urban Oasis, and that’s something that people who live here are very proud of: It’s urban, but you’re surrounded by this beautiful natural beauty.

Neighborhood Notes: Mary Matyiko, Laura McCarthy Real Estate I’ve lived here for more than 10 years; and my husband and I met in University City. We love it: We’re on our third house and have three kids. The thing that’s unique about it is the diversity, which gives a great energy to the city. We have a variety of house styles and price ranges, so there’s something for everyone here, and a story behind every house. Also, the location can’t be beat: It’s walkable to the music scene, restaurants, Forest Park, entertainment and museums.

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Olivette

The Silvers

By Julia Christensen

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The Silver family, who has lived in Olivette for the last seven-and-a-half years, says that people of Olivette are what makes the area so special. Laura, a freelance writer, and her husband Michael, an attorney with Husch Blackwell, have two kids, twins Katie and Ryan, and a dog, Logan. The children attend Old Bonhomme School, which Laura describes as a great and diverse place for children to get a quality public education in a supportive setting. That type of education is one of the main factors that led the family to move to Olivette. We spoke with Laura to find out a few of her other favorite aspects of the area.

Where do you like to hang out in Olivette?

We love Sugarfire Smokehouse—that’s our favorite new addition—and we definitely use Stacy Park and all the activities there.

It’s much more of a community, so you make a lot of friends in the neighborhood.

What’s Olivette’s best-kept secret?

Our chief of police is truly unbelievable—he’s present everywhere, and he sets a really nice tone for the community. The kids know him and the police, and it’s a good environment. He creates a safe feeling for your kids and family.

Neighborhood Notes: It’s a relaxed, beautiful, diverse community with a fascinating history and a bright future—and with Stacy Park, an incredible place for people of all ages, it’s a really neat, established community. It’s a place where people enjoyed growing up so much that a lot are trying to move back.

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LADUE 10 Apple Tree $1,997,000 Updated 1.8 acre estate property.

John Ryan 314-993-8000

TOWN AND COUNTRY 1804 Woodmark $1,885,000 Custom atrium ranch on 1 acre.

John Ryan 314-993-8000

TOWN AND COUNTRY 13306 Wood Stone $1,600,000 Unique custom built contemp 1.5-story.

Marlene Carey 314-878-9820

LADUE 1 Glen Creek $1,315,000 Newer home, 1st floor MBR, 3 fireplaces.

Patrick Kelly, Jr. 314-993-8000

ST LOUIS 53 Portland $1,298,000 Timeless 3-story maintained & updated.

Maria Elias 314-993-8000

ST LOUIS 11 Hortense $1,295,000 1905 Federalist 3-story manse CWE. Paul Mittelstadt 314-993-8000

TOWN AND COUNTRY 12854 Hickory Woods $925,000 1.5-story on approx. 1.5 acre.

Helen Chou 314-878-9820

LAKE ST LOUIS 61 Catamaran $899,900 Waterfront! Atrium ranch! Level lot.

Carol Davis 636-561-1000

TOWN AND COUNTRY 13334 Cross Land $849,000 Spacious 1.5-story, large rooms!

Vicki Cutting 636-394-9300

TOWN AND COUNTRY 13306 Fairfield Circle $845,000 Updated with over 4400 SF. John Ryan 314-993-8000

CHESTERFIELD 16619 Kehrsgrove $829,900 Spectacular elegant brick Ranch!

Sabina Dehn 636-394-9300

CHESTERFIELD 26 Upper Conway $819,000 Elegantly appointed Ranch villa!

Maureen Martin 314-821-5885

DES PERES 6 Doubletree $799,999 Over 5000 SF of elegant living!

Carla Borgard 636-394-9300

BONNE TERRE 1262 Highway 47 $799,124 Make this your retreat on 62+/- acres!

Peggy Stewart 314-965-3030

SUNSET HILLS 12430 Grandview Lake $749,900 Masterful quality-ingenious floor plan.

Colleen Lawler 636-532-0200

TOWN AND COUNTRY 1390 South Mason $749,000 Nearly 3 acre lot. Beauty & privacy.

Jeanne Belle 636-394-9300

TOWN AND COUNTRY 1724 Stifel Lane $746,000 Stunning Euro flair renovation pool.

Maya Kefalov 314-993-8000

CHESTERFIELD 719 Stonebluff $744,900 Stunning villa from top to bottom.

Karla Lewis 314-993-8000

TOWN AND COUNTRY 1011 Tidewater Place $680,000 Framed by nature! Paradise!

Marty Levison 314-821-5885

ST LOUIS 719 East Monroe $679,000 Fabulous, updated home on 1/2 acre!

Stacie Fryrear 314-821-5885

TOWN AND COUNTRY 13321 Pine Creek $675,000 2+ acre, mini-estate w/guest cottage.

Kathleen Woodworth 636-394-9300

CREVE COEUR 11218 Tureen $674,500 Updated 5BR 2-story, Ladue schools & pool.

Steven Mathes 314-993-8000

ST LOUIS 13005 Conway Estates $669,000 Stately Tudor acre+ pool 3 car garage.

Karen Erlanger 314-993-8000

LADUE 37 Magnolia $624,900 Renovated 2-story 4BR 3200SF. Steven Mathes 314-993-8000

WILDWOOD 1504 Garden Valley $595,000 This home will not disappoint you!

Helen Reid 314-993-8000

CHESTERFIELD 1456 Timberlake Manor $589,900 Stunning ranch with lake views.

Debbie Midgley 636-394-9300

WENTZVILLE 836 East Highway N $580,000 Beautiful home. Bring your horses!

Melissa Boyer 636-441-1360

UNINCORPORATED 10269 Eddingham $530,000 Custom built ranch on level lot.

Donna Mckinnis 636-394-9300

KIRKWOOD 358 Dickson $530,000 Open Sun1-3 Colonial 2sty 5BR/3BA. Susie Randall 314-965-3030

LADUE 9523 Park Lane $524,500 Outstanding 4BR renovation, fin LL. Steven Mathes 314-993-8000

CREVE COEUR 20 Beacon Hill $515,000 Total renovation! 4BR, 1 acre.

Karen Erlanger 314-993-8000

CHESTERFIELD 14068 Ladue $449,900 Stunning 1.5-story in Green Trails CC. Susie Gitt 636-532-0200

BRENTWOOD 2100 Hatton $439,900 Charming home, open floor plan, 3 fireplaces.

Mary Gunther 636-394-9300

CREVE COEUR 626 Sarawood $385,000 Outstanding 5BR/3BA w/super space.

Mary Cella 314-993-8000

GLENDALE 1165 Berry $379,900 Beautiful 4BR/3BA home with pool.

Corinne McGrady 314-993-8000

O FALLON 7267 Watsons Parish $300,000 4BR offers over 3800 SF living space.

Julie Moran 636-532-0200

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Park East Tower 4909 Laclede Ave. #1204 St. Louis, MO - 63108 $529,900 This contemporary two-bedroom, two-bath features views of the Arch and downtown. Open floor plan, gourmet kitchen, luxurious master bath, balcony for outdoor living and much more...all located in a full service building.

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Central West End

The Marshes

By Julia Christensen

When Don and Julie Marsh think about all the houseand yard-work they no longer have to worry about, they laugh. Don, a longtime journalist and a St. Louis Public Radio host, and Julie have two adult children, Bill and Julia. And while the couple doesn’t have any pets of their own, they describe the area as pet-friendly—a convenient perk for times spent pet-sitting ‘grand-dogs.’ The couple moved to the Central West End some three years ago only to discover how convenient city living can be. “You can’t not go,” says Julie of all the nearby eateries. “It’s almost silly to make dinner!”

Why did you move to the Central West End? We became empty-nesters; and when we looked for someplace smaller, we became familiar with this 100-year-old co-op. We fell in love with the building. It’s a great location—you can’t beat the Central West End. Where do you like to hang out in the neighborhood?

Forest Park, The Chase Park Plaza movie theater, the Public Library (Schlafly branch), Dressel’s Public House, Herbie’s Vintage ‘72 and Llywelyn’s Pub, just to name a few.

Neighborhood Notes: Kevin Hurley, Janet McAfee Real Estate The Central West End is wonderful because it’s walkable: You have grocery stores, clothing boutiques, plenty of restaurants, and Forest Park is your backyard. And unlike some other neighborhoods, the Central West End is a historic district—it’s protected, so you can’t tear down the old buildings.

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Forest Park

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BY BLAISE HART-SCHMIDT

ELCOME SPRING IN this spacious yet inviting home. Situated on 3 acres in an exclusive Ladue neighborhood, the property features 16 rooms and more than 10,000 square feet of living space. Architectural details—like built-in bookcases, soaring coffered ceilings and skylights—add sophistication and class. Whip up a delicious meal in the kitchen, with top-ofthe-line appliances, Italian tile, a walk-in pantry, center island and butler’s pantry. Soak in the sun during cooler months from the Florida room, or bundle up in front of one of the three fireplaces.

Six bedrooms provide ample space for out-oftown guests, who also will love spending time on the expansive deck and in the pool. The octagonal great room has a fireplace and wet bar, each with Verdi marble. An attached, 3-car garage, circle drive, main-floor laundry and central vacuum offer convenience and easy living.

This 6-bedroom, 5-full and 1-half bath home in Ladue is listed for $1.675 million.

PHOTOS BY TOM CHLEBOWSKI

Etty Masoumy, 636-394-9300, 406-3331, etty@cbgundaker.com Coldwell Banker Gundaker, one of St. Louis’ leading residential real estate brokerage companies, operates 20 offices with some 2,000 sales associates serving metropolitan St. Louis and east-central Missouri. CBG was formed in 2001 with the merger of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (originally the Ira E. Berry Company, founded in 1939) and Gundaker Realtors (founded in 1968). The associates of the Ladue/Clayton office rank among the area’s most experienced real estate professionals with special expertise in the Ladue market and the central corridor. For more information, visit cbgundaker.com.

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5287 Westminster Place (pictured) 122 63130 6645 Waterman Ave 63105 125 N. Hanley Road 38 Aberdeen Place (pictured) 63119 110 W. Jackson Road (pictured)

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neighborhoodbusinesses

By Blaise Hart-Schmidt

What attracted you to open your business in your neighborhood?

The Art of Entertaining 8796 Big Bend Blvd., 963-9899, theaofe.com We wouldn’t want to be anywhere else! For 19 years, The Art of Entertaining has been a neighborhood place in Webster Groves. We are fortunate to be in a town of small businesses, where shoppers can get unique food and gifts from charming, one-of-a-kind shops. The motto among our loyal Webster customers is Buy Webster! Pictured: Ann Lemcke

Laurie’s Shoes 9916 Manchester Road, 961-1642; St. Louis Galleria, 862-7463; Chesterfield Mall, 636-532-0017, lauriesshoes.com Customers at our four locations throughout St. Louis have helped us stay in business for more than 60 years. Laurie’s is still run by the same family that opened the original Glendale store in 1951, which is now managed by the third and fourth generations. Staffers are experts in shoe comfort and function, and enjoy helping multiple generations of neighborhood customers find the perfect pair.

Cobblestone Quality Shoe Repair 8855 Ladue Road, 727-4080, cobblestoneshoerepair.com

Friendship Village Chesterfield 15201 Olive Blvd., 636-373-7721, friendshipvillagestl.com

Friendship Village Sunset Hills 12503 Village Circle Drive, 667-4583, friendshipvillagestl.com

When we got into the family business 20 years ago, everyone told us it was all about location.

Ladue has proven to be a great place to showcase the best materials and craftsmanship our third-generation business brings to the neighborhood. We have amazing relationships with customers and other merchants both here and in the surrounding communities. We can’t wait to make even more in the next 20 years. Pictured: Joe Caufield

Nestled in vibrant Chesterfield, Friendship Village Chesterfield is only 20 minutes from downtown.

It sits on 34 acres, and features courtyards, gardens and a lake walk.

Places of worship, fine restaurants, major roads, health care, cultural activities, Faust Park, the Butterfly House and other local attractions abound. Governed by a local board, this not-for-profit offers LifeCare, exclusive to Friendship Village.

Well-situated near Gravois Road and Highway 270, Friendship Village Sunset Hills affords residents the natural beauty and views of the rolling hills of Sunset Hills, the community’s active lifestyle and LifeCare. LifeCare, exclusive to Friendship Village, provides unlimited days of assisted living and skilled nursing, on-site, if needed.

Lindstrom & McKenney 14159 Clayton Road, 636-728-1575; 2821 Ballas Road, Ste. 120, 567-4241; lindstrommckenney.com

Marquard’s Cleaners 7480 Delmar Blvd., 727-0830; headquarters at 10730 Indian Head Industrial Blvd., 428-3700; marquardscleaners.com

The Ryan Tradition, Coldwell Banker Gundaker 9651 Clayton Road, 993-8000, 941-0572, theryantradition.com

Retailers in more than 50 cities hosted our Estate Buying Events in 2013, making us appreciate St. Louis even more. Bill Williams recently spoke at the Missouri History Museum about American silver, which is part of our rich culture here in town. We feel blessed to live here.

Pictured: Bill and Debra Williams

Marquard’s Cleaners has been at our University City location since 1931. This neighborhood has provided a central location that serves several surrounding neighborhoods. Marquard’s always has strived to deliver the highest-quality product and service required by the discerning residents of the University City area.

Our business is a part of Coldwell Banker Gundaker, serving the upper tier of the residential real estate market. Ladue is the epicenter of our market, and puts us where our clients are, with direct access to the entire central corridor.

Additionally, it’s a fun place to work, with great restaurants and convenient shopping within walking distance. Pictured: John Ryan

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locallistings

By Blaise Hart-Schmidt

1033 Barberry Lane Kirkwood Celia Homsher Prudential Alliance Realtors 795-9549, 872-6731, celiahomsher.com

52 Briarcliff Ladue Kim Carney Coldwell Banker Premier Group 422-7449, thecarneyteam@aol.com

A former display home, this 8-year-old atrium ranch has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and 4,450 square feet. It boasts vaulted and arched ceilings, beautiful flooring, and striking fixtures and moldings. The great room features a 2-story dry stacked-stone fireplace and 2.5-story wall of windows overlooking wooded privacy. The lower atrium includes fabulous recreation, media, weight and wine rooms. $775,000

Everything in this 8,300-square-foot home is new. The house sits on more than 1.5 acres in sought-after Briarcliff, and includes a wood-fired commercial pizza oven and high-end stainless appliances in the kitchen. The main-floor master suite has his-and-her walk-in closets, as well as French doors opening to a covered porch and amazing backyard. Five upstairs bedrooms and a mother-in-law suite upstairs make this the perfect home. $1.499 million

7332 Cornell Ave. University City Sabrina Robb Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty 881-3903, robbpartners.com Located between two public parks, this stunning rehabbed home in University City boasts exceptional architectural details that won’t disappoint! The bright kitchen features granite counters and gourmet appliances, and the large first-floor family room overlooks the patio and deck.

You’ll also love the luxurious second-floor master bath!

1138 Edward Terrace Richmond Heights Susan Murray Coldwell Banker Gundaker Ladue/ Clayton Office 330-9987, susan@ susanmurrayrealtor.com This lovely, 3-bedroom, 1,700-square-foot home boasts a beautifully remodeled kitchen and bathroom, and many updates and improvements throughout.

This home is located in the heart of the friendly Westmoor Park neighborhood, close to Clayton, Washington University and Highway 40.

2 Deer Creek Hill Ladue Ted Wight Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty 607-5555, 2deercreekhill.canbyours.com Located on 3 acres in Ladue and designed by William Bernoudy, this 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom home is completely updated. The lovely master suite features an enormous walkin closet, soaking tub and walk-in shower. $1.499 million 3 Hortense Place Central West End J. Warner and Samuel Hall Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty 596-8069, warnerhallgroup.com On a private, gated street, this home has a full front-to-back living room with a centered grand fireplace and bay window, as well as a formal library/game room. The elegant dining room boasts an attached butler’s pantry, and the kitchen offers direct access to the rear patio. Unwind in the large, spa-like master suite, which includes a dressing room and laundry access. The remaining bedrooms have immediate access to bathrooms. $1.2435 million

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1010 Kuhlman Lane Webster Groves Becky Blair Janet McAfee Real Estate 568-1209, janetmcafee.com/ beckyblair

3010 Locust Street #301 St. Louis—Midtown Sarah Tadlock and John Brueggemann Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty 761-1999, dielmannsothebysrealty.com

This mid-19th century Webster Groves gem rests on a half-acre private lot at the end of a quiet lane. Surrounded by serene gardens, patios, and wrought-iron gates and fencing, this home has more than 3,100 square feet of large, gorgeous rooms with 13-plus-foot ceilings and two original marble fireplaces. $469,000

With architecture inspired by the understated yet sophisticated feel of the world’s most elegant modern hotels, this penthouse condo at the top of the Beck Building is the crowning jewel of Midtown Alley. The 2,000-square-foot rooftop deck offers spectacular views of the city. $699,000

733 Middle Polo Drive Clayton Jody Newport Fancher and Kathy Rainey Bussmann Janet McAfee Real Estate 780-5700, 520-7995, janetmcafee. com/jodyfancher, janetmcafee. com/kathybussman Located in the prestigious Polo neighborhood in the heart of Clayton, this exquisite 5,000 square-feet, 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath English-style home has impressive curb appeal. The light-filled home offers myriad architectural features mingled with modern-day updates, and is awaiting your personal touch to call it ‘home.’ $999,999

57 Morwood Lane Creve Coeur Mona Green Laura McCarthy Real Estate 503-2065, 569-1177, lauramccarthy.com Spacious and filled with updates, this 4-bedroom charmer is located in the Ladue School District. The up-to-date, sunny kitchen will delight the family cook. French doors lead into the recreation room, complete with a fireplace and built-in hot tub spa. The master suite is a homeowner’s dream. $600,000

11218 Tureen Creve Coeur Steve Mathes Coldwell Banker Gundaker Ladue/Clayton Office 503-6533, 993-8000, stevemathes.com

42 Westwood Court Town & Country Mark Gellman and Neil Gellman The Gellman Team, Coldwell Banker Premier Group 336-1991, thegellmanteam.com, 42westwood.com

Its outstanding location, size, condition and value make this 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home in Creve Coeur a must-have. The two-story home sits on a one-plus acre wooded lot in the Ladue School District, and features a remodeled pool and pool house. Updates include the kitchen and bathrooms, wood floors, a redesigned driveway and walkout lower level. $674,500

This renovated, 4-bedroom, 5-bathroom ranch is in pristine condition, and sits on a flat, park-like 1.1-acre cul-de-sac lot. The home boasts a bright and open floor plan with a gourmet kitchen, luxury master suite, screened porch and beautifully landscaped, fenced yard. Including the finished lower level, it has almost 5,000 square feet of living space for your family to adore.

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HAIS, HAIS,

Goldberger & Lambson, P.C.

Justice is a Right, Not a Privilege

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Hais, Hais, Goldberger & Lambson

From an Educated Point of View

By Julia Christensen

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o assist in the areas where legalities and finances overlap, family law firm Hais, Hais, Goldberger & Lambson has brought in a new, dual-role team member: a legal professional who also is a certified divorce financial analyst.

“People go to lawyers for divorces, and they go to financial planners for financial planning—but sometimes, people need to combine disciplines for specific purposes,” says attorney Sam Hais. “There are contingencies and possible pitfalls that are peculiar to many of our life situations, and divorce is certainly one of those. To be more specific, it’s not just a matter of coming in and planning what documents and arrangements you need; it’s how to plan financially for the short, medium and long term with regards to the repercussions related to divorce, which are many and varied.”

This service begins with Hais’ new legal professional, Ellen Hilboldt. And if having an employee like Hilboldt serve in this dual role is as beneficial as planned, the service may expand into future offices in the greater Metropolitan area, according to the Haises.

“What that means practically to the client is this:

Someone comes in and says, Should I sell my house?

Should I keep my house? What’s going to happen if I keep the house and I do certain things with my financial planning? … [And this] will at least give them an educated view of what they can expect, and it gives them the ability to make informed choices,” says Susan Hais.

The Haises explain that this “educated view” is beneficial not just for their client, but the pair seeking the divorce—and that it could possibly help maintain professionalism between attorneys.

“Rather than behaving in a professional manner, [some] lawyers file all kinds of hostile motions and generally behave in an uncivil fashion,” Sam explains. “We’ve always taken the position that it’s not necessary to be hostile about this, and the person who is a lawyer ought to conduct herself or himself in a professional manner. If both sides are clear about what their goals are, sometimes those generalized kinds of conflicts don’t get the chance to arise in the first place.”

Sam explains that having a certified divorce financial analyst within the office can better help clients prepare and plan for their financial future

Susan and Sam Hais

by using the same strategic planning used in other areas of the divorce process. Privacy and budget also are perks of this new system, according to Susan, who notes that the firm always has been able to outsource a financial pro—but using someone in-house makes more sense for the client economically and in regards to client-lawyer confidentiality.

On The Cover: Family law firm Hais, Hais, Goldberger & Lambson now offers in-house financial expertise thanks to new legal professional, Ellen Hilboldt, who also is a certified divorce financial analyst.

Pictured: Sam and Susan Hais. For more information, call 862-1300 or visit hhgl-law.com.

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We have spent a lot of time writing about fathers who have gone to extreme lengths to make sure they are involved in the lives of their children -- often through legal means.

One way that many of our readers might not have considered involves a section of the law that is usually levied against organized crime, rather than child custody issues.

The attorney involved in the Utah case admits that invoking RICO -- the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act -- might be a long shot. However, he says, several groups and individuals conspired to have a child that the man fathered be illegally adopted without his knowledge.

Apparently, the child’s mother became pregnant with the man’s child when she was still married to another man. The woman told the father in this case that she planned to put the child up for adoption. The man said

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he did not want that to happen, and that he would care for the child by himself if he had to do so.

The man says that the baby would be born via C-section on a certain date; however, he says, the woman actually gave birth two weeks before that and immediately gave the child up to adoption. By the time he learned of the baby’s birth, the child had already been placed with adoptive parents.

The man and his attorney say their legal action is, at least in part, designed to draw attention to fathers’ rights. It isn’t clear how the case will turn out and whether the case will actually make it to trial, or survive a motion to dismiss, but his lawsuit has certainly received a great deal of public attention because of the sensitivity of this issue.

If you are facing a family law issue, you may contact one of our attorneys at Stange Law Firm, PC to boldly represent you and fight for your rights. When you retain our firm, not only will you work with accomplished lawyers, you will receive almost unparalleled access to your case and lawyer throughYour Case Tracker in addition to receiving your lawyer’s personal cell phone number.

At Stange Law Firm, PC we offer prospective clients a free and confidential half-hour consultation to discuss the family law issues you face. Call us today.

Source: KSL-TV, “Unwed father alleges racketeering in adoption lawsuit,” Emiley Morgan and Carole Mikita, Dec. 30, 2013

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• Missouri Lawyers Media Awards • Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

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Zerman Mogerman LLC 100 South Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 325 Clayton, Missouri 63105 314/862-4444 zermanmogerman.com

Lessons from the

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By Julia Christensen

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ong nights spent studying can teach any student a thing or two about their desired field, but there always is something you can’t learn until you’re actually out there, and making a name for yourself.

These local attorneys discuss the best lessons they learned after law school.

C. Curran Coulter II The Coulter Law Firm

Zerman Mogerman LLC provides a voice of reason and experience in the challenging field of divorce, marital and family law. The firm concentrates principally on complex cases involving substantial assets, business interests, professional practices,

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Never undervalue a good reputation. My practice in highly contested family-law litigation involves difficult and emotional issues. When my clients trust in my advocacy, opposing counsels trust in my honest dealings and when judges trust in my accurate portrayal of the situation, I can more effectively and efficiently work toward accomplishing my clients’ goals.

matters, spousal support, modifications and appeals; however, we also represent individuals in less complicated matters with efficiency and meticulous care.

Our offices are located in Clayton, 100 S. Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 325, and our telephone number is 862-4444.

Biographical information about each of our attorneys may be seen on our website, www.zermanmogerman.com.

The choice of an attorney is an important decision and should not be based on advertising alone.

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Michelle HouseConnaghan Green Cordonnier & House I have learned that there is no law school class that can substitute for real-life courtroom experience. I believe that the greatest power in the courtroom is not the facts of the case or the applicable law, but the preparation and presentation of the case in an efficient and persuasive manner. That process is fine-tuned and enhanced for me with each case I handle.

My law school provided me the tools to be successful, but it is my experience that has made me successful.

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Although knowledge of the law is critical, there is also no substitute for having critical information in time for trial.

Devoting Strength anD Skill to the Practice of family law

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Ben McIntosh Carmody MacDonald Law school casebooks present the parties and facts in a dispassionate manner; everything feels like a distant, dry story that you can pick up and put down at your leisure. I was probably less than a week in at Carmody MacDonald before I was overwhelmed with a sense of responsibility for real flesh-and-blood people with pressing legal needs.

WHEN THE CASES ARE CHALLENGING AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH, PEOPLE WHO NEED A FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY TURN TO GREEN CORDONNIER & HOUSE. WE FOCUS ON FAMILY LAW AND WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR EXPERTISE IN HANDLING COMPLEX DIVORCE CASES. WE CAN SETTLE CONTESTED CASES AND PROVIDE STRONG & EFFECTIVE LITIGATION WHEN NECESSARY.

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Zerman Mogerman LLC is pleased to announce that Mary E. Niemira, Penny Robinson, Stephanie L. Jones, Joseph J. Kodner, and Patricia K. Susi were named partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2014. We are very proud of our new partners and honored to work with them. Each brings a unique strength and perspective to the representation we offer our clients, and we are pleased to have them as partners. Biographical information about each of our new partners appears on our website, www.zermanmogerman.com.

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Hot Topics

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A Family Law Team You Want On Your Side.

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rom divorce to family law and courtroom litigation, local attorneys say there are a multitude of hot topics on the horizon, largely the result of an increasingly digital world, shifts in societal norms and an ever-changing economy.

In an inescapably electronic world, Alisse Camazine of Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal says 2014 cases will be rife with social media evidence. “Electronic communication is becoming more and more of an issue. There’s Instant Chat, Snapchat, Facebook…and there’s always going to be more of them.” Her firm is seeing a skyrocketing number of divorce cases where electronic communication is a major portion of the evidence pool. And as it throws a wrench into so many cases, that results in changes to the way lawyers are practicing, she says. “Electronic communication always is going to be a difficult hurdle.”

Kirk Stange of Stange Law Firm says paternity is the big new case clogging dockets. “Paternity cases are the 21st century divorce,” he declares. With 40 percent of kids being born out of wedlock, parents who split up more often have paternity issues. “Each year, we see more and more paternity cases. It’s the most growing area of family law.”

Erik Solverud of Spencer Fane notes there’s a strong uptick in shareholder and partner disputes. “We are seeing these cases more and more now. More claims are being filed, sometimes leading to litigation and other times arbitrations, based on what the shareholder agreements might have in place,” Solverud explains.

Like many other service-oriented industries, the unstable economy is affecting law firms, according to Sam Hais of Hais, Hais, Goldberger and Lambson. Whether it is a job shortage or a fear of inflation, people are looking to save dollars and time when it comes to hiring an attorney. “People are feeling compelled to seek out the best value. They are looking for services that arise from lawyers who have tried-and-true experience, rather than going for the lowestcost lawyers who are doing every type of law practice.” Clients are

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Another strong trend in family law is the emergence of more firms with certified divorce financial analysts, Hais continues. Such professionals can provide legal services that include counseling and strategic planning related to financial analysis.

“Financial planning isn’t just a matter of getting ready for divorce, it involves five to 10 years of planning, which can be done if the law firm has a trained person to offer those services,” Hais notes.

In an effort to escape the backlog of an overworked judicial system, clients also are seeking out the services of special masters, Hais says. The attorneys can sit in as a private judge and make recommendations on a case. “Rather than Kirk Stange, Stange Law Firm having to wait months—or sometimes even years—for a trial, if clients can agree on a special master, the case doesn’t get dragged on and on,” Hais explains.

Despite a variety of changes in local law offices and courtrooms, Hais says finding the most experienced and efficient lawyer at the lowest cost remains the ultimate goal for both clients and firms.

“Paternity cases are the 21st century divorce...

With 40 percent of kids being born out of wedlock, parents who split up more often have paternity issues.

“Each year, we see more and more paternity cases.

It’s the most growing area of family law.”

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By Blaise Hart-Schmidt

What has been the biggest change in your firm during the last year?

Carmody MacDonald 120 S. Central Ave., Ste. 1800, 854-8600, carmodymacdonald.com In addition to unparalleled legal skills at competitive rates, what sets Carmody MacDonald apart from its competitors is the dynamic inter-relationships among the practice groups. Each practice group frequently and actively engages the expertise of the other groups in the resolution of legal issues, allowing Carmody MacDonald to meet the various legal needs of its clients. Our growth has been measured, but continuous.

Each of our practice groups— litigation, family law and business law—added new attorneys in 2013.

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Green Cordonnier & House LLP 8000 Maryland Ave., 726-0455, gchlawfirm.com Our family law firm continues to provide personalized service to our clients, including guiding them through the rocky road of divorce. We limit the number of cases we bring in to make sure we’re always available to meet our clients’ needs. More clients want to communicate through email, so we use email to instantly provide them with answers and copies of correspondence from opposing counsel, satisfying their need to know the latest information on their case. The use of technology in 2014 will continue to grow in family law, and Green Cordonnier & House will take advantage of it.

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This last year has been extremely busy for us. Years ago, we decided to confine our scope of services strictly to divorce and divorcerelated matters, combined with the use of adjunct services of trusted professionals participating in areas of ancillary services, which have become more and more critical in today’s complex society. We recently added an in-house practice member to focus on divorce financial planning, a credentialed holder of certification in that discipline; and we are thrilled to offer our clients that forward-thinking advantage.

We think it will be a quantum leap in the practice of divorce law.

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Founded by Kirk and Paola Stange in 2007, our firm expanded in 2013 to include the new West County and Union locations, bringing the count to 19 attorneys and eight offices in Missouri and Illinois. This expansion is only the mark of a greater accomplishment. In 2013, attorneys from Stange Law Firm—Kirk Stange, Paola Stange, John Kershman and Sara Marler—were named as four of only 24 ‘Rising Stars’ by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers magazine. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements.

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Confection favorites are nestled inside a striking keepsake velvet and satin gift box, and finished with a bow.

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liv ing Creative Grieving

A New Beginning

By Connie Mitchell

Q&A with Elizabeth Berrien

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lizabeth Berrien experienced more pain and loss by the time she was 27 than many of us will have to deal with in our lifetime. Within two years, she lost both her infant son to stillbirth, and her husband, a Special Forces soldier, to the war in Afghanistan.

After the initial shock and weeks spent barely moving from her bed, Berrien began to emerge.

“In dealing with my own stages of grief and healing, I found that the grieving journey is not a one-sided, rigid process of pain, hopelessness and despair,” she says. “A devastating loss is not only an ending, but also a new beginning.”

Berrien, the author of Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path from Loss to Hope, recently spoke with the Ladue News about her journey and how she is working to help others who’ve experienced loss.

You speak of grief as ‘a new beginning,’ yet so many people seem unable to see beyond the pain. How did you get to that point, and how are you helping others do the same?

There are definitely different ways to move through grief. I really encourage people to do whatever resonates with them. But it does involve connecting with community and having the ability to find new passion in life, which doesn’t happen right away.

So think about what makes you get up in the morning. Is it your child? Is it a new purpose? Are you volunteering somewhere? Say you lost someone to cancer, for instance. Maybe you’d want to volunteer for a cancer organization and do something close to your heart.

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me not only survive but thrive were my dedication to raising my daughter (who was just 4 months old when Elizabeth’s husband died) and finding new purpose in starting a support group and in opening a center to help other people through grief.

You started Soul Widows, a support community for young widows; and also opened The Respite, a nonprofit center for those who are grieving.

A couple months after I lost my husband in August 2009, I began looking for resources for young widows, and it was hard to find something that felt like it was appropriate for my type of

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“I FOUND THAT THE GRIEVING JOURNEY IS NOT A ONE-SIDED, RIGID PROCESS OF PAIN, HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR...A DEVASTATING LOSS IS NOT ONLY AN ENDING, BUT ALSO A NEW BEGINNING.” loss. I had just moved to Charlotte, N.C., to stay with my sister while I got back on my feet, and I found a support group of both men and women who had lost a spouse. But I craved just being with women because I felt there was more of a bond and understanding in the way women communicate. So I gradually came up with the idea of starting my own group.

I started Soul Widows by putting a website together for it (soulwidows.org). I began getting emails from women in different parts of the country, and I realized almost instantly how much it was really needed. Since then, it’s gradually expanded.

It’s a safe space for women to share their stories and concerns, ask each other questions and provide support. It’s really beautiful because a lot of the

women create friendships that are really solid, and they keep in touch with each other.

Then the idea for The Respite came shortly.

I met my first partner, Mandy Eppley, who is a licensed professional counselor, and we had a lot of similar views about grief and healing. Our idea was to open a space with a bunch of different resources in one place for people who are grieving. Our other partner, Cindy Ballaro, then helped us get our nonprofit status and put us on a solid foundation. (therespite.org) The Respite provides a wide array of services; and in your book, you write about grief as a holistic experience that involves mind, body and soul.

Grief is a soul experience on every level. In the first few months, I felt like I had the flu. Every part of your body aches just because of the gravity of your emotions and what you’re trying to process.

It’s such an ethereal experience to realize you’re never going to see someone again. It can even affect your faith—a lot of women have come to me and said they’re angry at God, or they don’t know what they believe in anymore. Emotionally, you feel completely crushed and confused.

That’s why we combined services at The Respite. If someone has a massage, it calms the nervous system, which can affect your emotions.

Or if you have some talk therapy, it can help calm

your muscles and release tension in your body. It’s all very interconnected. We emphasize full-self care.

That seems so obvious, but it’s not necessarily the typical way grief is addressed in our society.

Grief is not something people are comfortable with in general. Our culture is based on instant satisfaction and happiness.

It doesn’t allow a lot of space for people to be how they need to be when they’re grieving.

People are afraid of grief. But there’s so much to the grief process, and it takes a long time—sometimes years—to get through. And that’s confusing for a lot of people. But it’s completely normal to have waves of grief on anniversaries or have experiences when you’re deeply hurting. That’s why it’s a passion of mine to help normalize grief. It’s a natural part of life—everybody experiences loss at some point.

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NCE UPON A TIME…RITA WELLS AND HER HUSBAND, David, were looking for a new kitten. They had always been ‘cat people,’ and had nurtured a pair of Tonkinese cats for almost 20 years. Rita, who retired as the Saint Louis Art Museum’s director of retail sales a few years ago, visited Animal House Fund several times, and in the process, got to know the rescue’s director, Brandyn Jones. “You’re not allowed to just walk in and adopt on the spur of the moment; it’s a process. She really wants to place them carefully,” she says. “And one day Brandyn called and said, I have your cat! She just came in.”

Wells returned several more times to visit the kitten, a baby calico, before making her final decision. She and her husband were planning to move from their Clayton townhouse, and she originally wanted to

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be settled in before bringing home a new member of the family. “I visited her several times before I took her home, but one day I said, No, I can’t put her back in the cage. She’s got to come home.”

Pearl was originally found in Forest Park, and has meshed well with the Wells family—a fact that Wells attributes largely to Jones’ holistic approach and expert care in match-making. “I wanted a very friendly and easy-going cat,” she notes. Pearl is very different from the Wellses’ previous Tonkinese cats, who she says talked a lot and were more aloof. “This cat is not aloof or restrained in any way! Our last cats got to be older and quieter; and when they’re little, they’re so vivacious and rambunctious,” she says. “Pearl has all the behavior of a kitten: She’s broken things and eaten flowers—she’s very lively.

One day I was making a salad, and I took the bowl out and left the kitchen; and when I came back, there she was asleep in the bowl!”

Now that Pearl has lived with the Wellses for three months and been through their several recent moves, life is about to finally settle into a normal routine. “She came to us in our townhouse in Clayton that we lived in for 32 years. We had a flood in our new apartment before we moved in, so she was in a hotel for a month; and before that, she was at Animal House. So she’s a little confused, but she’s so lively and we love her,” Wells says.

While the family is used to having two cats, it’s just Pearl for the time being, Wells notes. “I go to California often, and I can’t take more than one cat with me on the airplane. But who knows? We may succumb to another cat…”

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T’S OFFICIAL: I AM COMPLETELY submerged in the teenage years. Due to a family-planning strategy that revolved around white wine and Cardinal home games, Cranky, Whiny, and Punch are now 16, 15 and 13, respectively. And there’s lots of fun stuff happening: We have a licensed driver, a permit driver and a 13-year-old who likes to back my car out of our driveway ‘for practice.’ I have to say it’s strange imagining the little girl who once dove—yes, dove—off the top of a slide (“because it was faster”) behind the wheel of a car.

And so they drive. They go to parties. They drive to parties. I sleep like a baby—and by that, I mean I wake up every two hours screaming.

One thought that eases my mind—or disturbs me profoundly, I can’t decide which—is remembering how I was at that age. We managed to cause just enough trouble so that we felt dangerous but never required—well, rarely required—intervention by the authorities. I did have a party once where one of my friends (we’ll call him Dave) put any small appliance that was within reach behind the rear tires of guests’ cars, so, well, I’m sure you can figure it out. Yeah…that was funny. One year, after the local police broke up a party I was having, my mother found a full keg in the woods behind our house. Not realizing what it was, she offered our trash men $20 to take it away. Needless to say, they were only too happy to oblige.

So now, I’m the parent looking for the proverbial keg in the woods. And there are three distinct schools of thought on how to parent the situation: 1) Don’t look for the keg. The odds are overwhelming that everything will be OK, and

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TANGENTIAL THINKER you’re causing yourself unnecessary stress, not to mention perpetuating the delusion that you are actually in control of the situation. 2) Glance around for the keg. This is something akin to the plain-sight rule in police procedure. One would hope the kids are not completely dismissive of our authority. A modicum of discretion, a bow to the titular king, is appreciated. 3) Hunt for the keg like a bloodhound on the trail of an escaped convict. Now, there is no doubt you can win this battle—search rooms, breathalize kids, show up at parties or prohibit them altogether—but the effort is Herculean, and the cost of winning the battle may be losing the war.

In the end, all three are equally effective—if, by effective, I mean not effective. Really, the strategy has much more to do with the parent than the child. I find most people parent the same way they host dinner parties: Do you order pizzas and put on the game, or serve a four-course meal and use place cards? Most of us fall somewhere in-between. I’m not exactly sure where I land on the spectrum, but I have a hunch. I’d better choose a strategy soon, though.

Then we need to address dating. How much time do you have?

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THEATER REVIEW

BY DEBBIE BALDWIN

Labor Day

LABOR PAINS RATING: 3 out of 10

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O QUOTE THE actors (I’m guessing) right before they shot the piebaking scene, Let’s just get this over with! Here is my list of grievances: 1) Kate Winslet has to be one of the most refined actresses working today. To cast her as a rural mother from the wrong side of the tracks is bordering on absurd. Giving her a heavy brow and a tattered nightie doesn’t do it. Who’d she beat out for the role? Cate Blanchett? Gwyneth Paltrow?

2) Josh Brolin lacks the inherent likability to pull off the role of a wrongly imprisoned convict, and he fumbles with a painfully sappy script. I’ve never understood his appeal.

3) Don’t over-think when it comes to the plot. Well, scratch ‘over.’

4) Do not have a drink before seeing it or the dialogue will make you chuckle. Although there could be a drinking game to be played involving preemptively shouting out the reply to a schmaltzy softball set-up line.

5) You can’t focus on the story, the actors, the acting, the chemistry or the dialogue. It’s like there’s no safe place to rest your eyes.

On a positive note, I got a hot bag of popcorn. The gal held it under the spinner as the fresh popcorn filled the bag. That never happens to me.

That Awkward Moment THAT AWKWARD 90 MINUTES RATING: 2 out of 10

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O BE PERFECTLY HONEST, I’M a fan of young romance: I’m a fan of romantic comedies, I’m a fan of straight-up comedies, and I’m even a fan of Neanderthal male-bonding buddy movies. This is none of those.

We start with a fail-safe plot: Commitment-phobe Jason (Zac Efron) meets perfect, cool, gorgeous Ellie (Imogen Poots), and must battle his own self-sabotage and his juvenile buddies to win her heart and find love. I mean, come on.

You’d have to do something really wrong to screw that up.

Here, they do it in spectacular fashion. The movie doesn’t bomb, it simply dies a long, slow death.

I’m not sure I’ve impressed upon you the gravity of the situation: The leads, Efron and Poots, two incredibly attractive people, look throughout the film like they showed up to shoot with a vicious hangover, and then proceeded to cut their own hair with safety scissors. Indie favorite Miles Teller is reduced to uttering some of the worst one-liners ever written, and Oscar hopeful Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) had even less to work with than his costars, if that’s possible.

This movie may very well end up being a career-killer. At the very least, it is a complete waste of time.

The Whipping Man

BY MARK BRETZ

THE STORY The time is April 13, 1865. Confederate soldier Caleb DeLeon has returned to his family’s home in Richmond, just four days after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy at Appomattox, Va. Caleb is the scion of a Southern Jewish family that has abandoned their home in the wake of the South’s surrender to the North.

The wounded Caleb soon is joined by Simon, one of the DeLeons’ slaves, who also were Jewish, and then by another ex-slave named John. Simon informs Caleb that his week-old leg wound has led to gangrene and that he must be treated at the local hospital, which Caleb resolutely refuses to do.

After Simon performs a makeshift, emergency amputation, the three men prepare for Passover Seder, which asks the question, “Why is this night different from all other nights?”

As the trio of men grapple with their new status as ‘equals,’ some family secrets bubble to the surface—revelations that add personal torment to the political chaos around them.

HIGHLIGHTS Playwright Matthew Lopez, a staff writer for Aaron Sorkin’s HBO series, The Newsroom, has seen his drama become perhaps the most-produced new play of the 21st century. The current production at New Jewish Theatre is riveting and provocative in its own right under Doug Finlayson’s studied, careful direction.

COMPANY: New Jewish Theatre VENUE: Wool Theatre, JCC, 2 Millstone Campus Drive DATES: February 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16 TICKETS: $35-$39; 442-3283 or newjewish theatre.org RATING: A 4.5 on a scale of 1-to-5.

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The cast, comprised of J. Samuel Davis, Austin Pierce and Gregory Fenner, acquit themselves admirably. Fenner as John, in particular, is a revelation: When he recounts the savage treatment afflicted upon him by the title character, he stomps his foot with increasingly emphatic power to underscore the brutality, as well as the rage within him.

Davis rushes a few of his more dramatic lines a bit too much, but his second-act reminiscence of President Lincoln’s assassination is a touching and tender treatment.

As Caleb, Pierce has the most problematic character. Generally he’s able to convey the former slave-owner’s own troubled heart and dark background, although his angst could be more convincing.

Still, Finlayson is able to elicit two fine performances and a superior one from these three gifted players in a smoothly calibrated presentation that is engrossing throughout.

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GAME ON!

THE WORD ON CHRIS PRONGER

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BY FRANK CUSUMANO

XPECTATIONS HAVE FOLLOWED him everywhere. Whether as the second pick in the NHL draft in 1993 or when he was traded for a popular All-Star like Brendan Shanahan, Chris Pronger knew he had to perform. Some cave under the pressure, but Pronger thrived.

All he did was make six All-Star games, win two gold medals at the Olympics, a Stanley Cup, a Norris Trophy for being the top defenseman, and a Hart Trophy for being the Most Valuable Player.

“Chris Pronger is the best outlet passer in NHL history,” Darren Pang once said. Pronger didn’t play hockey: He understood hockey.

Pronger was the best player in the world for one season, and arguably the best defenseman of his generation. His career will be capped off with a Hall of Fame induction one day. His career was cut short because of concussions in 2011, a condition he still is dealing with to this day. Most of his time nowadays is spent watching his three children play sports and doing some scouting for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Back in the day, if Pronger played for your team, you loved every aspect of his game. If he played on the other team, you hated his guts.

Pronger may have been the league’s No. 1 villain.

One time during a brief, quiet moment while

PRONGER WAS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD FOR ONE SEASON, AND ARGUABLY THE BEST DEFENSEMAN OF HIS GENERATION.

the national anthem was being sung in San Jose, somebody yelled at the top of their lungs, Pronger, you suck! Then everybody cheered. He relished the role, and played it well. For nine glorious years, Pronger was the man in St. Louis.

Now, he’s retired and living in the town where his star started to shine.

Olympic gold or Stanley Cup, what means more?

Stanley Cup. One Blues teammate in history you would want protecting your family?

Tony Twist.

Who is the one forward you did not want coming at you?

None, just the little weak guys. I had trouble with the little weak guys.

Gretzky, Lemieux or Orr to start a franchise?

Lemieux.

Describe the Mike Keenan experience.

I was in his office after every period, after every game and before every practice. If there was a picture of the whipping boy, I was it.

How is your health?

It comes and goes. It’s better than it was. I am still a long way off from being good. There are still a lot of things that can be symptomatic.

Do you want your two sons, Jack and George, to be hockey players?

It would be great if that’s something that they really want to do. There are many factors involved, and they have to put the work in. It’s a tremendous commitment, lots of hard work and practice.

Describe the pressure of playing for Team Canada in the Olympics.

There’s a tremendous amount of pressure for us as Canadian hockey players to win the gold and perform well. The term, gold or bust, resonates with Canadian hockey.

FIVE THINGS I THINK: 1. Captain Phillips is a combination of Midnight Express and Argo. It makes you wonder, though, how in the world a ship could not be armed and not bring any protection?

2. There is one player from St. Louis playing for SLU and Mizzou basketball this season. Young men, wake up, stay at home, go the NCAA Tourney and make a name for yourself in your hometown.

4. Rick Hummel says he can’t ever remember going to a spring training with so much starting pitching depth. It is hard to believe that Lance Lynn or Joe Kelly—or maybe both—may not be good enough to be in the rotation.

5. One of the best organizations in St. Louis is Unlimited Play. Two women are building state-of-the-art playgrounds all over the region for kids who have disabilities. They have two more about to open in the city of St. Louis; that would put them at eight. Go to UnlimitedPlay.org for more information.

Frank Cusumano is a 14-time Emmy Award winner on KSDK-TV, and also has been a radio commentator for 20 years.

Follow Frank on Twitter @Frank_Cusumano.

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3. I don’t care if the Rams have drafted a bunch of receivers lately. They didn’t have one catch more than 40 balls this season. Why not try to make Sam Bradford great and draft a real stud, and find out if Sam can really play?

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Mary Boehne, Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis Johnny Pie: Strawberry Rhubarb and Lemon Meringue Tart Until a few months ago, Four Seasons St. Louis pastry chef Mary Boehne always heard the same two pie requests from her boyfriend, John: lemon meringue and strawberry rhubarb. “His mind exploded when we thought, What if we put the two together?” Boehne says. “My grandma actually made it first, with strawberry rhubarb on the bottom and lemon meringue on the top. It was a hit.”

Boehne says this dish can be tweaked to please any palate—she suggests swapping blueberry compote for the strawberry rhubarb, or key lime for the lemon meringue. Here, she garnishes the dish with meringue kisses and red coconut butter.

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Bring lemon juice and sugar to a boil. Mix the eggs and yolks together. Pour 1/4 of the hot lemon juice into the egg mixture, stirring constantly. Add the rest of the hot juice to the egg mixture, then pour the mixture back into the pot, stirring constantly until thickened.

Pull from heat and stir in the butter and lemon zest. Place in a different container and allow to chill completely in the refrigerator. Set aside.

Strawberry Rhubarb Filling: 1 pt. fresh strawberries 1 pt. fresh or frozen rhubarb Sugar to taste 1 C water Bring berries, rhubarb, water and sugar to a simmer. Allow to cook down until thickened. Cool completely, set aside.

Meringue: 4 oz. egg whites 6 oz. sugar Heat oven to 200 degrees. Whip the egg whites, add sugar slowly.

Whip to full volume. Set aside half for the pie topping. For the kisses, use a round piping tip to pipe the other half onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Hold the tip 1/4 inch from the parchment paper and pull

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the piping bag up, releasing piping pressure to form the traditional ‘kiss’ shape. Bake the meringues for 1 hour or until crunchy.

To assemble the tart: Layer the berry filling into the bottom of the prepared crust.

Add the lemon curd on top of the berry mixture. Pipe or spoon the meringue on top of the lemon.

Either use a torch or a broiler to brown the meringue. Garnish with fresh berries, meringue kisses or chocolate.

photos by Sarah Crowder

Yields 1 9-inch pie or 8 individual tarts Short Dough: 1 C butter 1/2 C powdered sugar 1/2 t vanilla 1/2 t lemon zest 8 egg yolks 2 1/2 C cake flour Cream butter, sugar, vanilla and lemon zest. Blend in yolks, then add flour. Do not over mix. Wrap dough and allow to cool for one hour. Roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick. Place into prepared pans and chill. Using a fork, stab a few holes into the dough to ensure it doesn’t bubble in the oven.

Cut a piece of parchment paper 3 inches larger than the pan with the dough. Place the parchment on top of the dough and fill with baking beans. Bake dough at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, until the crust is slightly brown. Take the beans out and continue baking the crust until golden brown, another 5 to 8 minutes.

Lemon Curd: 4 eggs 6 egg yolks 1/2 C lemon juice 2/3 C sugar 3/4 C butter 1 t lemon zest

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Julie Weldele

Simone Faure

Julie Weldele, Scape

Simone Faure, La Patisserie Chouquette

Red Velvet Bread Pudding

Passion Fruit Crème Brulee

Julie Weldele, pastry chef at Scape, has an entire board on Pinterest dedicated to red velvet desserts. It was there she found a recipe for red velvet bread pudding “that used red velvet cake,” Weldele says. “I thought, Why would you use cake in bread pudding?” Thus, her recipe was born. She suggests using high-end or specialty cocoa powder, and says you also can add small chunks of cheesecake or Philadelphia-brand cheesecake filling.

The vinegar, Weldele says, gives an extra hint of tang, creating the signature red velvet flavor.

La Patisserie Chouquette owner and pastry chef Simon Faure describes this crème brûlée with a smile. “It’s tart, it’s sweet, it’s creamy, and dreamy and romantic,” she says. “It literally tricks your brain. You don’t believe it’s cold outside, you think you’re someplace tropical.” Faure first encountered a tropical-fruit crème brûlée on her first day of work at The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla. She tinkered with the recipe, adding more passion fruit and removing the other fruit. Faure serves the dish with a coconut congolais, but with gloved hands—she’s allergic to coconut.

Faure warns against baking the brûlée using a water bath, which can be dangerous, and recommends buying passion fruit puree at Global Foods Market or Jay’s International Foods.

Yields 4 to 5 small ramekins, or 8 to 10 servings 1 C heavy cream 1 C buttermilk 3/4 C sugar 2 T cocoa powder 1 T red food color 1/4 t white vinegar 7 egg yolks 1/2 loaf of bread, cut into cubes (Weldele uses challah, brioche or croissants) Bring buttermilk, heavy cream, sugar and cocoa powder to a boil in a small pot. Add vinegar and red food color. Pour about a cup of the cream mixture into the egg yolks,

and whisk. Mix in the rest of the cream mixture. Pour over cubed bread and let sit for about an hour, letting the bread soak up the custard.

Bake at 250 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.

Cream Cheese Glaze 1/4 C softened cream cheese 2 T butter 1/2 C powdered sugar 2 to 3 T whole milk Mix together cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar with a mixer.

Slowly add the milk until it reaches the consistency of corn syrup. Warm on low heat and drizzle over the bread pudding.

Yields 4 servings 1 c heavy cream or whipping cream 3 T passion fruit puree 2 1/2 to 3 T sugar 4 egg yolks 3 t raw sugar In a medium-sized bowl, gently whisk egg yolks, white sugar and puree until blended. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. In a medium-sized pan, add cream and heat over medium heat. Once the cream is just boiling, turn heat down to a low simmer, stirring frequently for

3 to 5 minutes. Temper the cooked cream into the egg-sugar-puree bowl, one ladle at a time. Pour the mixture into ramekins. Bake the ramekins for 35 to 40 minutes, or until set.

Remove and allow the ramekins to cool completely. Chill the brulee in a refrigerator for at least 4 to 6 hours, or overnight. Once chilled, sprinkle about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of raw sugar on the top of each ramekin, and blow torch the top to melt and caramelize the sugar. Serve immediately, once the burned sugar has cooled.

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The sixth annual Festivale to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be held on Saturday, March 8, at Neo on Locust, 2801 Locust St. VIP admission will be from 7 to 8 p.m. with general admission beginning at 8 p.m. The event concludes at 10:30 p.m. This year’s event has a speakeasy theme and features beers from some of the area’s best breweries, as well as apps, entertainment, raffles and a silent auction. For more info and to purchase tickets, head online to cff.org.

Parker’s Table has announced it’ll soon be opening a bakery onsite, helmed by pastry chef SUMMER WRIGHT, who recently moved back to St. Louis. Wright worked at Niche, Brasserie by Niche and Five Bistro, among other local eateries, before moving to California for a spell. Look for an opening sometime this summer.

Modesto Tapas Bar & Restaurant and CARYN DUGAN, aka STLVegGirl, are partnering for Noche Verde, to be held on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at Modesto. The menu will feature five plant-based courses, courtesy of Dugan and Modesto’s executive chef, CARLOS HERNANDEZ, along with Spanish wine-pairings. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at eventbrite.com.

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Baida Moroccan Restaurant

A Taste of Marrakesh

BY SIDNEY LEWIS

FOR A LONG WHILE NOW, THE STRETCH OF South Grand Avenue from Arsenal to Gravois has been home to a cornucopia of some of the area’s best ethnic eateries. One of the most recent restaurants to set up shop in this vibrant area is Baida, which specializes in Moroccan cuisine, the first of its kind here. We dropped in to see just what this new kid on the block has to offer.

Those who aren’t familiar with Moroccan food will find Baida’s menu readily approachable, as it features a good selection of recognizable dishes such as Broshettes (or skewered meats), and, of course, the ubiquitous couscous. As much as we love meat on a stick, though; for the sake of broadening our palates, we opted for the Briwat Trio ($7) a trey of deep-fried turnovers consisting of crispy phyllo dough stuffed with vegetables, chicken and beef. Though fried, these fritter-like savory pastries were fairly light thanks to the phyllo and proved to be a tasty, appetite-inducing starter.

In addition to hearty entrees like lamb chops, Baida has a selection of tajins, a traditional dish of various braised meats accompanied by vegetables and spices, and served in a conical clay vessel to keep the steam in until the last possible moment.

We decided on the beef version, or Sahara Tajine ($17), though there also are chicken, rabbit, seafood, vegetable and meatball versions to be had. The clay pot made for an interesting presentation and was filled with plenty of the promised ingredients. The chunks of beef were on the tough

side, though, and the advertised cumin, saffron and coriander were definitely in the background.

The end result was more reminiscent of a good ol’ beef stew. Tasty enough, but not particularly complex, flavor-wise.

The Moroccan Mixt Grill ($26), offers a lamb chop, a 4-oz cumin-rubbed ribeye, harissa-spiced chicken breast and a choice of either couscous or lentils (we chose the later). The chicken and lamb were well-cooked—we got our lamb medium rare and were pleased with the rosy red color and the texture. Again, as with the tajine, there was a definite dearth of spices in this dish. While this may make things more accessible to the general dining populace, we’d like to have the option of having more spice.

The Baida space is bright and inviting. It’s split between a bar area and the main dining room, and there’s plenty of elbow room in each. We recommend the slightly elevated seating by the front window, if available. It’s a bit removed from the rest of the room and offers some quality peoplewatching perches.

Baida has the potential to be a real standout among the rich culinary offerings on South Grand.

We’re looking forward to seeing how this new kid evolves.

3191 South Grand Ave., 932-7950, baidarestaurant.com

BAIDA PHOTO BY SARAH CROWDER

Recently, the folks at Local Harvest announced that their business was in trouble, due in large part to its failed Kirkwood store, which closed last fall. They needed to raise $120,000 by Feb. 7 to keep the doors at the two Local Harvest cafes and Local Harvest Grocery open. To reach this goal, Local Harvest offered gift certificates and punch cards for sale, and started an Idiegogo campaign to take donations.

We’re pleased to report that this ambitious campaign succeeded in spades: The full amount was raised with almost a week to spare, and owners PATRICK HORINE and MADDIE EARNEST are gearing up to get the business back on track. Congrats!

AROUND TOWN

BY BRITTANY NAY

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2014 ORCHID SHOW Experience hundreds of orchids in a variety of sizes and colors as the Missouri Botanical Garden rotates its expansive living collection. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $5. 577-5100 or mobot.org.

THE CLARION BRASS Some of St. Louis’ top brass players will perform songs ranging from the time of Shakespeare to modern pop hits at The Sheldon Concert Hall. 10 a.m. $12-$15.

534-1111 or thesheldon.org.

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THE BIGGEST BIRTHDAY BALL A cocktail gala featuring interactive exhibits, live music and local culinary favorites will celebrate 250 years of St. Louis heritage at the Missouri History Museum. $100 and up. 6-10 p.m.

746-4599 or stl250.org.

PETER MARTIN MUSIC Jazz pianist Peter Martin continues his Sheldon Concert Hall series with a unique program of “chamber jazz,” with members of the St. Louis Symphony and guest vocalist Brian Owens. 8 p.m. $30-$50.

533-9900 or thesheldon.org.

KIDS ROCK CANCER BENEFIT CONCERT The Kids Rock Cancer Benefit will feature the words and music of Al Hammerman at The Sheldon Concert Hall. 7:30 p.m. $50. pmusen@maryville.edu.

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2/14 BURNIN’ LOVE Forest Park’s Art Hill will become ‘Heart Hill’ in this Valentine-themed kickoff party for St. Louis’ 250th anniversary, featuring live musical performances, fire dancers and a fireworks display.

4:30-10:30 p.m. Free. stl250.org.

2/18 OLYMPIA SNOWE Maryville University’s St. Louis Speakers Series welcomes Olympia Snowe to Powell Hall.

8 p.m. $285-$420, series subscription. 534-1700 or stlouisspeakersseries.org.

Erin Bode

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CELEBRATING LOVE 2/14-15 LOVE IS IN THE AIR Saint Louis Ballet presents Love is in the Air, featuring the St. Louis premiere of the Sinatra Suite by award-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp, at Touhill Performing Arts Center. 6:30 p.m.

Dinner in Lee Theater will precede the Feb. 14 show. $28 and up. 516-4949 or touhill.org.

SAMBA PHOTO BY PETER WOCHNIAK, JERSEY BOYS PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS

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SAMBA COCA presents Afriky Lolo’s Samba, the story of a young African boy who struggles to respect his ancestral history. 2 and 5 p.m. $14-$18. 561-4877 or cocastl.org.

DISNEY JUNIOR LIVE ON TOUR: PIRATE AND PRINCESS ADVENTURE See your favorite characters from Disney Junior’s hit series, Sofia the First and Jake and the Never Land Pirates, at Chaifetz Arena.

Various times. $26-$71. 534-1111 or thechaifetzarena.com.

2/9 WIL HAYGOOD St. Louis Public Library will highlight its celebration of Black History Month with a keynote address

by Wil Haygood, author of The Butler: A Witness to History, at the Central Library. 2 p.m.

Free. 539-0315 or slpl.org.

50 PEOPLE, 50 PLACES, 50 MOMENTS, 50 IMAGES, 50 OBJECTS: 250 IN 250 The Missouri History Museum is commemorating the 250th anniversary of St. Louis through 250 fascinating stories of people, places, moments, images and objects that reflect the richness, diversity and complexity of the city’s history, from athletes, musicians and poets to politicians.

746-4599 or stl250.org.

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AN EVENING WITH THE AVETT BROTHERS Critically acclaimed indie-folk-rock group, The Avett Brothers, will perform at Peabody Opera House.

8 p.m. $35-$50. 800-745-3000 or peabodyoperahouse.com.

2/20-22 CENTENNIAL BEER FESTIVAL More than 200 beers from across the city and the world will be available for tasting at Moulin Events and Meetings.

Various times. $27-$37, tasting sessions; VIP tasting sessions available for an additional $20; $68, Brewmaster Dinner. centennialbeerfestival.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY WITH ERIN BODE Enjoy the romantic holiday with The Erin Bode Group, playing Midwestern roots music, infused with jazz grooves, at Jazz at the Bistro. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $15-$25.

289-4030 or jazzstl.org.

2/15-16 CASABLANCA Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend with the St. Louis Symphony’s performance of music from the 1942 romantic classic, Casablanca, at Powell Hall. 7 p.m.

Feb. 15; 2 p.m. Feb. 16. 534-1700 or stlsymphony.org.

2/22 TERENCE BLANCHARD Fresh off the premiere of his first opera, Champion, performed at Opera Theatre, Terence Blanchard returns to perform a range of straight-ahead jazz, Latin and classically influenced sounds at The Sheldon Concert Hall. 8 p.m. $15-$45.

534-1111 or thesheldon.org.

NEARLY LEAR Susanna Hamnett will star in Nearly Lear, a comedic spin on Shakespeare’s tragic comedy, at COCA. 7 p.m. $16-$20.

561-4868 or cocastl.org.

CHECK THIS OUT 2/19-3/2 JERSEY BOYS Featuring Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers The Four Seasons, Jersey Boys follows the music group’s journey to pop success, with hits such as Oh What a Night, at the Fox Theatre. Various times. $30-$130. 534-1111 or fabulousfox.com.

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DIV ER SIONS Across 1. ___ Christian Andersen 5. Starts the poker game 10. Clash 14. Trendy diet berry 15. Pie cuts, say 16. Coastal raptor 17. Downer 18. Ancient marketplace 19. Cracker spread 20. We’re the Millers, 2013 23. Cavern, in poetry 24. Airs 25. Like a dirty blackboard 28. Easy dupes 30. Connecticut college 31. Romance or thriller 33. Handle clumsily 36. Postcards from the Edge, 1990 40. Atlanta-based station 41. Drink thirstily 42. Hoof sound 43. ‘Darn it all!’

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Down 1. Muslim pilgrimage 2. God’s Little ___ 3. Indian bread 4. Traffic cop, say 5. Like an old house 6. Avid 7. Dig, so to speak 8. Money in Milan 9. Under Milk Wood writer Phillips 10. Infection result 11. Chatter 12. Star Trek actor Yelchin 13. Parenting challenges 21. Publicity, slangily 22. Drive

25. Dermatologist’s concern 26. Kathryn of Step Brothers 27. Came down 28. Become unhinged 29. ___ de Triomphe 31. Swindles 32. Australian runner 33. Bundle 34. Soon, to a bard 35. Cried 37. Andean animal 38. ‘Dig in!’

39. Opposite of alkalosis 43. Employ again 44. Ceremonial burner 45. Anita Brookner’s Hotel du ___ 46. Church song 47. Hindu queen 48. Santa’s reindeer, e.g.

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I’ve had people ask me which one is worse, and there’s really no answer because they’re both terrible in their own ways. With both, you’re missing experiences that would be important and meaningful to your life. In both situations, I felt that my entire life had been turned upside down. Because my losses were both part of my immediate family—people I would have built my life with—they were equally huge.

In both cases, I felt a lot of the same emotions: hopelessness, depression, anxiety, no motivation to keep moving forward. The physical heartache is almost unbearable.

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Another special guest will grace the stage this time around, as well as additional surprises, organizers say. The evening will begin with a cocktail hour at 7 p.m. and dinner at 8:15 p.m., followed by a surprise performance, with music and dancing capping off the night. “In 10 years, this event has grown to be one of the most unique celebrations in town,” Ritter notes. “Each year, the theme and special performances continue to surprise guests, which is why I think people keep coming back.” Rusnack adds that like past events, this year’s theme will not disappoint. “The Mardi Gras Masquerade has been a wonderful opportunity for Peggy and me to support a cause we are so passionate about—helping provide superior health care to those in need in our community.”

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to help, I didn’t have my partner to lean on. But in either case, I lost a piece of my heart, for sure.

You believe that embracing grief is not easy, but it is essential to moving forward. Explain how you can do that and why it’s important.

It’s basically a form of acceptance: What has happened to you is a piece of your story, and that should be honored. It’s easy to feel a lot of shame and guilt in grief because you think, I should be dealing with this differently, and I should be doing this better.

When you go through something so drastic and life-changing, you can look back and say, I’ve come a long way, and this has opened my eyes in new ways. Now I talk about my story in a very honorable way with a feeling of gratitude because so many amazing things that have come into my life from being open about what’s happened to me.

I’ve met the most amazing people. I’ve started something I feel proud of. I’m leaving a legacy for my daughter. It’s amazing to feel that you have this new meaning. Your story is part of you—it’s sacred and special, and you don’t have to hide it away.

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Barbara Shuman, Betty Kagan, Eileen Edelman

National Children’s Cancer Society

Joe and Kathy AuBuchon, Lisa and Scott Hammack

Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society

Rod Kerner, Jo Ellen Rosenkoetter

Matt Watkins, Ryan Clegg

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Mike and Patty Keller, Mark Utterback

Samantha, Camryn, Kim and Tim Swinfard

Ann Lovell, Allen Gray

Dave and Jen Haasis, Mark Stansberry

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Ted Zorn, Stephanie Zorn

Leonard Karoll, Beverly Blitz, Julia and Gerald Amies

Mental Health America

Greg and Kathy Vitello, Debbie and Fred McConnell

Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club

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Shirley Washington, Mary Cannon, Ron Himes, Bonita Cornute

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ASTON - PARKER PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting Wallpaper Removal Staining & Powerwashing Insured & 30 Years Experience Free Estimates 314-766-2952 314-766-2962 alstonparker@hotmail.com KITCHEN CABINET REFINISHING Save Thousands Over New Over 30 Colors & Styles No Mess Usually Done in 4-5 Days Free Estimates 636-537-1776 kitchencabstl.com JC PAINTS Interior & Exterior Painting Reliable, Clean, Reasonable & Insured. Call John for a Free Estimate Today! 314-703-2794 jcpaints@sbcglobal.net MASTER ARTISANS INC. Quality Prep & Painting Wall Glazing, Marbleizing, Graining, Murals & More. www.masterartisansinc.com Jeff Baumgartner 636.225.5244 PAINTING, REMODELING, Carpentry, Wood Rot Repair, Tile Work, Flooring, Decks and Arbors.

17 Years Exp. Free Estimates.

Call Kent at 314-398-2898 kenthallowell@yahoo.com

PET SERVICES THE WELL BEHAVED PET....

For all your home training needs.

New Puppy, Puppy Mill, Rescue Dogs or Behavioral Problems.

OH, DON'T FORGET THE CAT!!!!

Call me, I can help.

Laura @ 636-456-9993

Yucko's Your Poop Scoop 'n Service Free Estimates - No Contracts

314-770-1500 To place an ad, call: 314-269-8810 email: classified@laduenews.com

SENIOR SERVICES

Stay in Your Own Home Accessiblity Improvements by Bemes Home Medical Respiratory & Home Equipment Needs

Installed by Off-Duty Firefighters Bath Safety • Lifts • Ramps

*Free Estimates* – 636.343.1100 BemesHomeMedical.com

PAINTING

Member of BBB For a Free Estimate Call 314-426-8833 www.mplandscapingstl.com

Find the b best llocall service i providers id in the Ladue News Classifieds.

Cleanup, Mowing, Mulching, Landscape Design, Flower Beds, Water Drainage & Snow Plowing Member of BBB & Angie's List 314-827-5664 trcoutdoor@gmail.com

For Sale By Owner DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT Approx. 65 parking spaces.

SE corner 14th & Martin Luther King. Contact Teresa 314-556-6360

www.yuckos.com

SERVICES DISORGANIZED? STRESSED? MOVING? FILES IN SHAMBLES? Margery Miller & Assoc.

Organizational Consultants 636-230-6683 We help put order in your life. óóóóóóóóóóóóóóó THE MOVING MANAGER ....managing the details door to door. A personalized service to organize & oversee your residential or business move.

Margery Miller & Assoc.

636-230-6683 $ CASH 4 OLD STUFF $ ————Light Hauling———— We Cleanup, Haul Away and/or purchase: Garage, Estate and Moving Sales!

Also, Warehouse, Business & Storage Locker Leftovers!

FAY FURNITURE 618-271-8200 AM WHAT'S FOR DINNER? Dinner is Served, Personal Chef Service will Plan Menus, Grocery Shop and Prepare Meals in Your Home for You to Enjoy at Your Convenience.

Alison Brinker, Registered Dietitian 314-845-2709 SIMPLE MOVES We Specialize In Small Moves.

We charge by the hour or the piece, house to house or room to room. Bonded & Insured.

Packing Available.

314-963-3416 www.simplemovesstl.com BRIAN'S HAULING "U Name It & We Haul It" 7 Days a Week - Same Day Appliances, Brush, Clean Outs, Demo, Basement & Garage, Etc. Brian 314-740-1659

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TREES

TUCKPOINTING

Complete Tree Service for Residential & Commercial Tree Removal, Brush Removal, Pruning, Plant Healthcare, Deadwooding, Deep Root Fertilization, Stump Grinding, Cabling & Storm Cleanup Over 40 Years Experience For a free estimate call 314-426-2911 or e-mail us at info@buntonmeyerstl.com

VACATION RENTALS

23 Years in Business!

Compete Houses, Spotpointing with Color Match, Chimney, Brick and Stone Repair, BBB Torch Award Winner, (314) 645-1387 mirellituckpointing.com Credit Cards Accepted MASSEY TUCKPOINTING & MASONRY Tuckpointing, Chimney & Brick Repair, Caulking & Now Chimney Sweeping & Flue Re-lining.

Winner of 2013 BBB Torch Award. $50 off $500+ 314-486-3303 masseytuckpointing.com

LAKE MICHIGAN BEACHFRONT Saugatuck/Douglas Area New Construction, Private Beach, 4 bdrm, 4+baths $5500/wk 314-795-0232

WANTED

WANTED

COLLECTOR WISHES TO PURCHASE Gun Collections - Old and New Antiques of Any Type Fishing Tackle Call Steve Lapin 314-571-9427

Will pay TOP DOLLAR for Designer Vintage Costume Jewelry from the 1920's-1960's.

314-651-1052

WANTED WANTED CHINESE ANTIQUES: QUALITY CHINESE ANTIQUES: BUYING IVORY, JADE and BRONZE figurines, NICE PIECES 314-503-4847

ROBERTSVILLE AUCTION CO ESTATE LIQUIDATIONS Robert Andel 314-229-9274 to schedule an on-site evaluation.

Visit: robertsvilleauction.com ESTATES•COLLECTIONS

VACATION RENTALS SAUGATUCK DOUGLAS, MI 121 Lake Shore Dr. Charming Cottage, 5BR, 2BA, View of Lake, Large Screen Porch, Fireplace, Central Air, Private Beach, $2700 Weekly.

Call For Availability. Hack Allen 314-644-4143 ï 314-517-4143 Libby 314-565-5475 Jane 314-913-0963

Tree Service Professionals Trimming, Deadwooding, Reduction, Removals, Stump Grinding, Year Round Service & Fully Insured Call Michael Baumann for a Free Estimate & Property Inspection at 636.375.2812 You'll be glad you called!

SKI KEYSTONE 4 BR, 3 BA, 2 car heated garage Settlers Creek townhouse available for the 2013/14 season.

Development has clubhouse with heated pool and 2 hot tubs.

Call Chris at 314-503-8985 or email ctrmbly@aol.com for availability, rates and more details.

314-725-6159 Tim Gamma B.S. Horticulture Board Certified Master Arborist

VACATION IN VAIL VALLEY, COLORADO 4BR, 4.5BA, Private Residence in Prestigious Gated Community.

Shuttle from Front Door to Lift.

Shopping & Restaurants Near by.

Backs to Snow-Covered Woods & River. Call 314-603-4500 or Email tlcarlie@cs.com

Tom Gamma ISA Certified Arborist Fertilization, Trimming, Pruning & Spraying

www.gammatree.com

Trees Trimmed & Removed

GILLS

SKI THE SUMMIT IN Keystone Colorado.

Luxury 3BR, 3BA Home, All Amenities, Sleeps 10, Spectacular Views, Jacuzzi, Only 75 Miles from Denver.

Call 314-313-2072 or 314-993-0915

TREE SERVICE • Stone Retaining Walls • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured

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8811 Ladue Rd, Suite D St. Louis, MO 63124

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314.725.0009 We would like to welcome the following Sales Associates who recently joined our company.

OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

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918 NORRINGTON WAY | SOUTHWEST COUNTY 14 ACRES $3,350,000 Greek Revival equestrian estate with barn, paddock & cottage.

LONG VIEW ESTATE | HERMANN 10637 BALLANTRAE DRIVE | LADUE SCHOOLS 175 ACRES $1,999,900 5 BEDROOMS, 5 FULL & 2 HALF BATHS $1,955,000 Private retreat with custom-built home in the heart of Glorious home in Frontenac with nearly 9,400 sq. ft. wine country, 3-story elevator, 3 lakes & 2 swimming pools. of living space & designed for entertaining.

OPEN SUNDAY 12-2

NEW LISTING!

47 CLERMONT LANE | LADUE 5 BEDROOMS, 4 FULL & 2 HALF BATHS $1,485,000 Custom-built colonial offers warmth & charm. It has 3 master suites, 2 family rooms, 6,800 sq. ft. & pool.

66 CRESTWOOD | CLAYTON 4 BEDROOMS, 3½ BATHS $1,230,000 Fantastic Mediterranean home in sought-after Claverach Park. Impressive 2-story marble entry, vaulted great room.

4 WINDSOR LANE | KIRKWOOD 4+ BEDROOMS, 6 BATHS $994,900 Beautifully appointed 5,030 SF home completely gutted & expanded for an eco-friendly renovation. Not to be missed.

262 MEADOWBROOK COUNTRY CLUB WAY 3 BEDROOMS, 3½ BATHS $895,000 Spacious villa overlooks Meadowbrook Country Club.

Screened porch off master suite. Finished lower level.

THE CHASE PARK PLAZA | CENTRAL WEST END #1403 2 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $725,000 Fabulous condo offers hardwood floors, granite, luxury baths & view of the CWE as well as Forest Park.

331 BRYN WYCK PLACE | TOWN AND COUNTRY 4 BEDROOMS, 3½ BATHS $699,000 Stunning 2-story Colonial sits on a corner lot. Fabulous new kitchen, 3-season room addition. Must see!

3010 LOCUST STREET #301 | MIDTOWN 2 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $699,000 Sophisticated penthouse condo at the top of the Beck Building is the crowning jewel of Midtown Alley.

NEW LISTING! OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

NEW LISTING!

45 WOODCREST DRIVE | LADUE 4 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $489,900 All brick home on a 3/4-acre premium corner lot is move-in ready. Custom kitchen & master bath remodel.

538 DONNE AVENUE | UNIVERSITY CITY 4 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $399,900 Inviting & charming home with wonderful flow. Stylish kitchen offers great updates. Fantastic deck & yard.

312 N. BRENTWOOD #8 | CLAYTON 3 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $900,000 Quality is over the top in this 2 story offering 3,000+ sq. ft. of easy living. Privacy in the heart of Clayton.

NEW LISTING! OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

2311 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE | BRENTWOOD 4 BEDROOMS, 3½ BATHS $549,900 Beautifully updated home with 3-level addition & many environmentally friendly features. New family room.

13039 PEMBROOKEVALLEY | TOWN AND COUNTRY 3 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $525,000 Former display home in a quiet, gated community features a light-filled, open floor plan. Cozy sun room.

NEW LISTING!

NEW PRICE! 1958 SENATE STREET | BENTON PARK 3 BEDROOMS, 3½ BATHS $329,000 Welcome to this historic 1886 home with all the upgrades of the 21st century! Corner lot.

14 N. KINGSHIGHWAY #10 | CENTRAL WEST END 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $322,500 Perfectly restored & meticulously maintained home across from Forest Park. Historic building.

650 EAST ADAMS AVENUE | KIRKWOOD 3+ BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $265,000 Charming brick bungalow is gorgeous inside & out! Updated kitchen, arched doorways & gleaming wood floors.

1136 WASHINGTON AVE. #507 | DOWNTOWN 2 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS $239,900 Welcome home to the Meridian Lofts. Sought-after corner unit offers 1,500 sq. ft. Garage space.

See all of our listings at www.dielmannsothebysrealty.com