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On the cover 10 At Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, anything feels possible for children with special needs. Open your minds and your hearts, and experience the magic at the organization’s annual black-tie gala, Dinner with the Stars. Find out more starting on page 10. Pictured (from left to right) are (front) Variety children Lebo, Ava and Ella and (back) Woman of the Year Carol Staenberg and Man of the Year Spencer Koch.

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EDITOR ‌ALTHOUGH SPENDING TIME IN MY KITCHEN WHIPPING UP meals is therapeutic for me personally, I know that many people find cooking daunting – from grocery shopping to prep to cleanup and everything in between. If that sounds like you, Hayley Sohn has the solution.

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Also in this week’s edition, be sure to check out LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach’s story on how to refresh your residence. Three design professionals provide “quick tips” on how to refresh your home without gutting an entire space. We hope you pick up a couple helpful hints, starting on p. 28.

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Editor’s Corner The word around town

Ladue Horton Watkins High Ladue Dance Marathon in early February, raising a total of $73,219 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. According to the school’s website, Ladue Dance Marathon has raised more than $280,000 for the local Children’s Hospital and SSM Cardinal Glennon in the past six years. Congrats, Ladue Horton Watkins students!

Congratulations to Mark Ohlendorf, founder and president of the St. Louis County Parks Foundation, for being recognized by The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region with the Land Conservancy Award for 2018. The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region, according to its website, “Works independently and collaboratively to conserve and sustain land, water and other natural resources throughout the St. Louis region.”

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or a parent, hearing that your child may have special needs can feel world-ending. At Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, that kind of news only opens the door to an entire new world of opportunity.

A comprehensive approach, from access to medical equipment and therapy to dynamic programs, ignites hope for the future of every child.

Executive director Brian Roy finds the inspiration flows both ways, having recently received letters from two mothers. One’s son initiated a conversation for the first time in his nine years of life about the custom-built, therapeutic bicycle Variety provided his family. The other has a daughter who has participated in numerous programs at Variety, including its camp program, through which she has made a true friend.

“Concerned parents [often] ask themselves,” Roy explains, “‘are my kids going to have friends? Are they going to get invited to birthday parties or playdates?’

When you’re a parent [of a child] with special needs, you don’t think these things are possible. Our programs and assistance [make it so they] can answer ‘yes’ to those questions.”

Variety’s 53rd annual black-tie gala, Dinner with the Stars, gives additional reasons to celebrate, complete with recognition of those who make the meaningful work of the charity organization possible – starting with this year’s Man and Woman of the Year. “Our woman of the year, Carol Staenberg, personifies giving back in a meaningful way,” Roy shares. “Our man of the year, Spencer Koch, has been an incredible voice for us and a multitude of charities.”

Staenberg is on the board of directors at College Bound. She is involved in the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Jazz St. Louis, The Sheldon, Forest Park Forever and others. Koch recently retired as president and general manager of KTVI Fox 2, where he has turned the studio over each year to Variety children in an annual segment, “Variety in the Morning,” which airs on April 7 as part of the celebrations leading up to this year’s Dinner with the Stars.

The Steward Family Foundation, The Centene Charitable Foundation and World Wide Technology have generously underwritten the gala, allowing all funds raised from Variety Week to support local children. “Marilyn Fox has guided our growth and is an incredible leader,” Roy adds about the event chair.

“When you have someone like her, [you know] this is something different, something special.”

Even with such impressive support and big names in entertainment, the real stars of the main event remains the children who Variety supports. “We tell the stories of what these kids are now able to do because of Variety,” Roy says. “They have been co-hosts and emcees, performed in the Variety Children’s Chorus, and done interviews with key people. To see them carry us through the show and tell their stories is great.”

As the parents will tell you, anything feels possible with Variety. “We redefine ability,” Roy says. “These kids have access to equipment and therapy, and to opportunities that can [broaden] the possibilities for their lives. It is a fundamentally different approach. [At Variety, we teach people to] reimagine what’s possible.”

Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, 11840 Westline Industrial Drive, Suite 220, St. Louis, 314-720-7700, varietystl.org

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Recognizing that many of us have horticultural preferences ranging from delight to disdain, though, the plant I myself typically avoid is the radish.

Never keen on the flavor (though that characteristic varies widely by cultivar), I spent four years in a tiny closet lab under a claustrophobic laminar flow hood mincing sterilized radishes with a scalpel for tissue culture in an effort to clone the “king radish.” As a result, I grew to detest the aroma and flavor of those little round vegetables.

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striking noir-skinned and white ‘Black Spanish’ winter keeper, in fact, I found true appreciation. Or possibly this “radish nirvana” came in the essential crunch of thin, pale pink-and-white slices garnishing Mexican pozole alongside rich green cilantro.

Also, nowadays the lowly radish has been revitalized through farmers markets and chefs’ creations, and seeds from all over the world have become more available than they once were. And the rainbow of radishes includes so much more in this genus than the cherry-sized ruby orbs sold in the local grocery.

The elegant ‘French Breakfast,’ for example, is a fairly common heritage classic variety shaped more like a blushing pink-and-white carrot. Slim, pure-white radishes of the ‘White Icicle’ type look much like daikon, the giant Asian radish, just on a smaller scale.

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Those experts (Vicki Dreste of Victoria Dreste Designs, Maria Hogrefe of C&M Interiors and Laura Lee of Laura Lee Home) suggested various do-it-yourself strategies to renew or refresh a house or a specific room therein – not necessarily epic efforts, like installing an elevator or adding a solarium, but improvements that could provide a homeowner the satisfaction and gratification of achieving a goal unrelated to quixotic endeavors involving light-footing a scale or pumping iron.

Dreste keeps her advice short and sweet. “First, paint,” she says. “Updating painting colors in your home is a great place to start. Adding wallpaper is also a great way to update.” She continues by counseling that “recovering or replacing a few pieces of furniture” can have a dramatic effect on revivifying a room.

Otherwise, Dreste provides a basal, commonsense image courtesy of c&m interiors recommendation that too often escapes those in the throes of resolution mania. “Most important: Have a plan!” she advises. “Decide what you want to do, know your color palette and make sure new furniture pieces are the correct size and scale.”

Hogrefe, meanwhile, addresses a failing to which far too many folks fall prey, whether they own a residence or rent: clutter. “The beginning of the new year is a great time for homeowners to take a look at their personal possessions and evaluate if there are items worth getting rid of – donations, hopefully – or changing around a bit,” she says.

“Typically, we find homeowners feel inspired and proactive at the dawn of a new year, and this is the perfect time to declutter and refresh their spaces. Oftentimes, this isn’t a task that involves a huge monetary commitment but takes a bit more time and patience.”

With clutter eradicated or at least lessened, a residence then can be configured more efficiently, as Hogrefe further states: “Re-evaluating your spaces is a great way to ensure that you’re utilizing space properly and thinking of functionality first and foremost. The functionality of space is different for every person and every family; what works for one person may not work for another.”

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Lee, meanwhile, suggests starting with a bit of informal research, whether involving old-school ink-on-paper or social media: “Troll magazines, Pinterest or Instagram to gain inspiration, and [then] pick the room or space to start.”

She continues with a multipart but nonthreatening plan for renewing a given residential space. “When refreshing a room, remove all of the accessories, lamps, pillows, throw blankets,” Lee says. “Place them in a staging area or on a folding table.

“Then, review the placement of furnishings. Could the room be flipped around? Are there pieces from another space that would be great in this one? Should anything be removed to make it feel fresher?”

After that, Lee’s advice focuses further on furnishings and related items, like paintings and sculpture, before touting candles as “key” and citing the brands Tyler and K. Hall Studio as personal favorites: “Once the furniture is where you want it, look at the artwork. Just moving something around within a room or the house can give it a whole new life. Inventory art around the house.”

Lee then touches on structural matters that might involve a jaunt to the local hardware emporium. “Take a good look at the condition of the ceiling, walls [and] trim,” she counsels.

“Make any repairs and touch them up so everything looks fresh. If it’s been a while since you’ve painted, consider a fresh coat in a lighter, brighter color.”

Tidying also contributes to the achievement, as does considering further aesthetic factors.

“Deep-clean everything in the room, vacuum upholstery, clean under everything, wash throw blankets, clean pillows and so forth,” Lee says.

“Now that everything is touched up and clean, start placing larger accessories, and fill in with smaller ones. Corralling items on a decorative tray elevates the design. Fewer larger things in the room is better. Adding fresh throw pillows can make an instant improvement. Large coffee-table books that reflect your interests add a warm touch.

“Once you think it looks good, take a photo and review it objectively. Adjust as necessary.”

Lee concludes with one final piece of accessorizing advice that may well strike many folks as particularly sagacious at the moment: “Plants and flowers are a must-have in the gloom of St. Louis winter.”

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The estate offers a stupendous saltwater pool, two-story brick fireplace, wet bar, finished walkout lower level, screened-in porch and six-car garage.

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11 E. BRENTMOOR PARK

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This 4-bedroom, 5 full-bathroom and 2 half-bathroom home in Clayton is listed for $2.995 million.

Wayne Norwood & Ben Patton 314-629-3931, finesthomesstl.com, janetmcafee.com From its humble beginning in the founder’s basement, the Janet McAfee Real Estate network is now four decades strong and a recognized local leader. Today, the firm enjoys a corporate office in Ladue, more than 100 active professional agents and a significant presence in the St. Louis central corridor. Through exclusive relocation and marketing affiliations, the syndication of listings to leading real estate portals and distinguished luxury partners, Janet McAfee Real Estate offers global reach.

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esiding in Clayton, this Brentmoor Park manse oozes luxury. Built in 1912, the home underwent massive renovations, with more than $2 million invested, to enhance every appointment and add every modern convenience. Step inside the made-new residence, with thoughtful preservation of historic touches, and uncover a magnificent master suite, featuring sumptuous baths and dual closets. The gourmet chef’s kitchen is first in class, with all new plumbing, wiring and electrical, heating and cooling systems. The estate’s exterior proves as handsome as its interior, with picturesque terraces and landscaping to draw you outside in warmer seasons. In addition, an 18-zone audio and video automation system, developed by Eco High Fidelity and Fusion Media Group, allows you to run the property. Entertaining proves irresistible with a main-level wine room and a screening room, with a lounge area. Rest easy in the architecturally stunning hearth room, for this home is sure to sweep you off your feet.

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One Look, Two Ways Fanco Dress

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‌Although it may not yet be spring, don’t fear going floral – say, with this fine flowery Fanco!

Wear it now with tall boots and a jacket; then, just a bit later in the year, wear it on spring break with gold mules and a straw bag. (Fanco dress, $95, Cha Boutique, shop-cha.com)

Earrings, $27, Paperdolls (paperdolls. boutique)

Classic

Casual Earrings, $12, Shine Boutique (shineboutiquestlouis.com)

Madewell backpack, $198, Madewell Plaza Frontenac (madewell.com)

BB Dakota jacket, $98, Cha Boutique

Steve Madden boots, $149, Nordstrom (shop.nordstrom.com)

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Mark Jenkins shoes, $89, Shine Boutique

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Bag, $67, Shine Boutique (shineboutiquestlouis.com)

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hanks to St. Valentine and Hallmark, romance looms large on everyone’s mind this month. Choose soft waves, feminine makeup and rosy pink-on-pink for your February looks.

Subtle StAt emen t This unique necklace adds sophistication to a timeless dress. • Mignonne Gavigan necklace, $425, Vie (viestlouis.com) • Bec and Bridge dress, $242, Vie

L o v e Ly in Lace add a geometric pop to a feminine look. • BaubleBar earrings, $38, Nordstrom (nordstrom.com) • Kate Spade dress, $489, Kate Spade Plaza Frontenac (katespade.com)

Soft and SenSuaL don’t be afraid to pair floral statement earrings with a cozy sweater.

• Oscar de la Renta earrings, $208, Neiman Marcus (neimanmarcus.com) • Vince sweater, $138, Nordstrom (nordstrom.com)

Fl awless with Flowers a floral necklace adds interest to a classic silk blouse.

• Oscar de la Renta necklace, $590, Neiman Marcus (neimanmarcus.com) • Vince shirt, $295, Neiman Marcus • Earrings, model’s own

Polished in Pearls enhance a delicate neckline with shimmery earrings. • Kendra Scott earrings, $70, Neiman Marcus (neimanmarcus.com) • Ted Baker T-shirt, $95, Nordstrom (nordstrom.com)

thank You! Ladue News wishes to thank: Model Emilie Miller with West Model Management Hair stylist and makeup artist Brady Nance Shot on location at Wild Carrot

Style

DESTINATION

PARIS

Iro jacket, $548, Neiman Marcus (neimanmarcus.com)

By Katie Yeadon What could be more romantic than Paris in spring? If you’re heading to the City of Lights for the vernal equinox – roughly just four weeks away, thank goodness! – pack your most stylish duds and Parisian classics: pearls, flats and stripes.

Sunglasses, $240, Neiman Marcus

Necklace, $43, Paperdolls Boutique

SAM. vest, $895, Vie (viestlouis.com)

Belt, $19, Paperdolls (paperdolls.boutique)

Chloe flats, $650, Neiman Marcus

Veronica Beard blouse, $350, Neiman Marcus

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J Brand jeans, $228, Vie

Derek Lam dress, $395, Neiman Marcus

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Chloe bag, $1,650, Neiman Marcus

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FEATURE: DRIVEBLACKTIE

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I’m somebody who never gives up – there were lots of times I could have. - JEREMIAH JOHNSON Johnson says. “I’m honest and truthful with my music and that kind of a guy in general, and I’m always gonna work hard and do my best to put on a show.”

Even though many of his songs are upbeat, it’s got to be hard to stay optimistic when you’re always singing the blues. The blues is songs about hard drinkin’, heartaches, hard times and hard luck. Johnson’s just hoping that with a little bit of good luck, he’ll never have to go back to that day job.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL BROWN

eremiah Johnson has finally quit his day job. Even though he is one of the most well-known and successful blues and rock musicians in St. Louis, he always felt as if he needed to hold on to a “real” job – until now.

When Johnson wasn’t onstage, you could find him on a construction crew.

“I built billboards on the side of the highway – I was an ironworker, workin’ way up high,” he says. Johnson rarely took a day off from either billboard construction or music, he notes, adding: “I hardly got any sleep. I pushed it and pushed it and pushed it until I finally quit the day job, but now I feel I’m in a good position to make things happen.”

The 45-year-old guitar man and singer is now working his way up another kind of billboard, as in Billboard magazine’s music charts. His recent albums have hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Blues Albums. His songs are played daily on satellite radio, and he recently landed a new record contract from a German-based studio. This spring, Johnson is headed to Europe for a six-week tour with performances scheduled in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

Johnson says American blues musicians are even more popular in Europe than they are here. However, St. Louis is one of the places that made the blues part of the musical fabric of America. It was life on the banks of the Mississippi that helped Johnson understand the philosophical meaning of the music. “The essence of the blues is composed of the essentials of human existence – birth, growth, emotion, conflict and morality,” Johnson says. “Blues music is life itself, pure and simple.”

But as he sips a Budweiser while getting ready for a gig at Hammerstone’s in St. Louis’ Soulard neighborhood, Johnson also recognizes how the blues is about hard work and setbacks. He’s hit a lot of hard times in his music career, but says he never thought twice about quitting. “I’m somebody who never gives up – there were lots of times I could have,” Johnson explains.

Taking another swig of his Bud, Johnson reflects on where he’s been and the road ahead: “Nothing in life ever happens as fast as you want it to, but you just keep pushing forward and stay dedicated and motivated. As long as I’m taking steps forward and moving in the right direction, then I’m successful.”

Johnson grew up near Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis. He’s named after the 1972 movie Jeremiah Johnson that starred Robert Redford in the titular role. His dad was an assembly-line worker at an area Ford plant, and his mom fixed typewriters for IBM before later becoming a computer programmer. Johnson started playing the guitar when he was 6 years old, right about the same time his folks divorced.

Eventually, he moved out to the county with his dad and finished high school in Pacific, roughly 35 miles southwest of Ladue.

Johnson went to college to study music, but he dropped out and started a rock band called Detarxe (that’s ex-rated spelled backward). The band was close to taking off, but as most do, fizzled out. That’s when Johnson started to study and play the blues seriously. He found open stages at bars in Soulard and soon found himself drawing crowds. He then picked up gigs all around the Midwest and recorded albums.

When satellite radio stations started playing his music, he became known to blues music fans everywhere. Now he’s taking the next big step.

“It’s a gift from heaven for me – it’s amazing,” Johnson explains. “I’m doing something that I’m passionate about and truly love, so it’s the ultimate job in that sense. But I’m also just in the beginning stages. A lot of people kind of see me as pretty successful in St. Louis, but now I’m in the major leagues, so I’m the new guy who has a lot to prove.”

He says he’ll always come back to play in St. Louis and Soulard, where he got his start and where he figured out what kind of a musician he is. “I’m a blue-collar guy,”

Hyken’s HOMEWORK

Body Positivity for Boys

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he female body positive movement is stronger than ever. While there is still room for improvement, numerous brands are promoting healthy self-esteem by featuring “real” women in their ads.

Unfortunately, little attention is being given to young men and their physical worries.

Having a “perfect body” is not an exclusively female concern in today’s world. In fact, according to the National Eating Disorders Association, a New York-based nonprofit, more than 10 million individuals in the United States suffer from an eating disorder, and nearly one in three of those individuals is male. In addition, 25 percent of normal-weight men perceive themselves to be underweight, and 90 percent of teenage boys have exercised with the goal of bulking up.

Young men have different challenges than young women because the spectrum of bodily imperfection is much broader. From an early age, boys are socialized to believe that muscular bodies are ideal. If an adolescent male is too small or too big, he often feels inferior.

The pursuit of the perfect look is not just about

emulating a movie-star look. Social media is full of schoolmates posting pictures for all to see. Although most photos are spontaneous moments, many are carefully chosen to present one’s best feature, which serves only to enhance angst-ridden adolescents’ anxiety as they compare themselves to their friends and openly invite peer criticism.

To ensure healthy development, it is important for parents to be sensitive to male body issues. If your son chronically compares himself to others, struggles to accept compliments related to his appearance or goes to the gym more than he should, then he may be overly concerned with his appearance.

Parents, fortunately, can have a big influence on their teens’ self-perceptions. The most important thing that mom and dad can do is be good role models.

Even if your teens cringe at your words, they do pay attention to your actions and attitudes. So eat healthy, exercise and put your phone away. Present a positive attitude, and avoid self-criticizing comments about your waist size, thinning hairline or height.

Frequent conversation will help, too. Dads and their boys should talk about “feeling” good more than about

By Dr. Russell Hyken

“looking” good. Going to the gym is great because it is part of a healthy lifestyle, not because it makes you ripped. Also, focus on what your body can do versus what it can’t do. Being strong is great, but so is being able to draw, play music or dance. Happy people are confident people, and confidence is one of the most attractive qualities anyone can possess.

Boys and girls who overly focus on their looks are at a significantly higher risk for other issues, too.

Having a poor body image and low self-esteem makes one more susceptible to depression and anxious moods. As technological and peer pressures shift and intensify for maturing teens, parents, schools and social media influencers need to send the message that you don’t have to have a perfect body to have a positive body image.

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Prior to going into private practice as a psychotherapist and learning-disabilities specialist, Russell Hyken, Ph.D., Ed.S., M.A., LPC, NCC, worked for more than 15 years as an English teacher, school counselor and school administrator.

Visit him online at ed-psy.com.

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Story and photos by Ryan Scott

Jim Butler rolls out the future for those with automotive indecision with its driveBLACKTIE auto subscription service.

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n estimated 10 percent of my mental horsepower goes to thinking about cars. And on every decent-weather weekend in the metro area, those with a similar affliction pack parking lots by the hundreds or thousands for Cars and Coffee St. Louis and similar auto club events. Car enthusiasts call to mind the 1999 flick Fight Club, except our No. 1 rule holds that we can’t stop talking about cars.

My thoughts remain far from focused or consistent: On Friday, I’ll be dead set on another two-seat sports car as my next move; then by Monday, I’ve gone 180 degrees, and a four-door European luxury car with all the trimmings is checking my boxes.

So what to do – how to have your cake and eat it, too? The shortest lease options available involve 24 months, and the signee takes a serious depreciation hit on those deals, not to mention that that remains a long window of time to satisfy the need for instant relief.

Many enthusiasts simply buy and sell autos multiple times a year – whenever the urge strikes. Doing so has sales-tax advantages in the sense that you pay tax only on the net minus your trade-in, but it remains a lot of hassle, and the Department of Motor Vehicles doesn’t offer frequent-flier miles. Still, there has to be a better option than owning and maintaining a fleet of cars, along with their associated taxes and insurance.

After catching whispers of auto-subscription services from original equipment manufacturers and third-party providers in large markets like New York and Atlanta, I had to wonder if such a better option would ever appear in the relatively small St. Louis market. But then I received an email inquiring if I’d like to review a new subscription service from Jim Butler. Named driveBLACKTIE, it appears to be the car guy’s Disneyland: a whole fleet of primo vehicles available for one monthly fee. So yes, I would absolutely like to review that service!

This service marks a revolution, not an evolution, and deserves considerable fanfare. Now when you think, “I want a new car,” there’s no need to buy anything. Sure, money changes hands, but now you can regard a car lot as your rental fleet, from which you can choose as you wish. It’s like Netflix for cars.

Signing up? Easy. It doesn’t even require a trip to a Jim Butler dealership – just download the driveBLACKTIE app to sign up. Once you fill out the form and enter credit card information, approval usually comes in one day, sans a credit check or lengthy financing process. Because insurance is provided, only

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a driver history check is done, and immediately you can schedule your first car delivery. If that sounds simple, it’s because it is.

A driveBLACKTIE concierge can deliver your chosen car to work or home, or delivery can take place in person at the Gravois Bluffs Jim Butler location, with the service eventually expanding to include the Jim Butler Chevrolet and Jim Butler Maserati locations. Swapping a car is deemed a “flip” and is scheduled through the app. The number of flips available in a given period depends on the package chosen.

Currently, driveBLACKTIE offers three package levels: Life, Luxury and Performance. You could also think of these as good, better and best, with prices of $795, $1,095 and $1,895 per month, plus a one-time activation fee of $500. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price of vehicles goes up with each package, and the mileage limits and flips per month increase, as well.

As it is currently, there’s flexibility to suit most, but even more options are coming. Packages will be added to both the top and bottom ends – Platinum and Value levels, respectively – as well as options for bespoke pricing, i.e., mixing and matching bits to suit your needs. And just to make the point clear, the only costs for which you’ll ever be responsible remain gas and your monthly fee. The only hassle you’ll ever have involves clicking a button on your app and waiting, in my experience, a couple of hours for the new car to arrive in your driveway.

Yes, this constitutes a game changer. I can see this model altering the entire automotive landscape. SUVs have achieved dominance because they

fit well with many day-to-day lifestyles. And for most, purchasing a car means having to sacrifice desire for necessity. With the subscription, that just isn’t the case. Now you can fulfill your desire and satisfy necessity when needed. Dylan Holdenried, driveBLACKTIE’s operations manager, tells me that for us hyperpicky automotive types, he and his team want suggestions on cars to add to the fleet. With demand and the reach of the Jim Butler network, just about anything could be added and available.

Lou Fusz has launched a similar program called Fusz Select. I reached out to Fusz, but that network wasn’t interested in commenting further. Still, although its program appears to be less mature, with only one package available, it remains an option to consider. Either way, you’re likely spending an equivalent outlay currently on a car, all costs considered, and that’s just for one. At the beginning of the automotive age, you paid cash for a car; then banks got involved, and financing appeared. Sometime in the ’80s, long-term leases became a mainstream option, and now we have subscription services. Such services are cutting edge now, but I posit it won’t be long before they become offered everywhere. I, for one, am convinced of their merits and will be signing on as a customer. driveBLACKTIE, 759 Gravois Bluffs Blvd., Fenton, 314-582-8905, driveblacktie.com

Ladue News readers can waive the $500 activation fee using the promo code LADUENEWS.

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Summer fun is just around the corner at Cor Jesu Academy!

Girls in grades fifth through eighth can sample life at Cor Jesu – a Catholic, all-girls, college-preparatory school – at a variety of summer enrichment and sports camps. Cor Jesu’s enrichment camps offer an introduction to its academically stimulating environment, with courses in cooking, digital media, drama, science, photography, writing and more. Students will learn from high school coaches and players at Cor Jesu’s sports camps. Discover how Cor Jesu molds students intellectually, spiritually and morally, and encourages them to have fun along the way! Fees increase on May 15. Register online at corjesu.org/camps.

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Summer fun is at Cor Jesu! Grade-school girls can enjoy cooking,

game design. Wilson Day Camp features themed

photography, drama, dance and more at a variety of enrichment camps. They

activities for children ages 3 through sixth grade.

labs, STEM challenges, digital investigations and

can bolster their sport skills through lessons with high school players and coaches at the academy’s sports camps.

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ultān Mediterranean Cuisine, featuring the dishes of Kurdistan and beyond, debuted on Jan. 12 in St. Louis’ Grove business district.

Leading the family-owned Middle Eastern restaurant is the husband-and-wife duo of Akram Saeed and Jenar Mohammed, Iraq natives who came to the United States as refugees in the mid-1980s.

“This is our first time owning a restaurant,” says the couple’s daughter, Media Saeed, who serves as Sultān’s general manager. “My dad ran convenience stores before, but my mom loves cooking, and it was always a dream of theirs to open a restaurant.”

Mohammed – who previously worked as a prep cook at Sameem Afghan Restaurant, also a St. Louis standby

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– now serves as Sultān’s chef, creating an extensive menu that includes everything from unique Kurdish dishes to her take on classic Mediterranean staples.

Sultān fills the approximately 2,400 square feet previously occupied by Erney’s 32°, complete with more than 20 tables across two dining rooms. A yearlong gut renovation resulted in a clean, neutral-toned interior embellished with ornate red tapestries, colorful light fixtures from Turkey and decorative drink service vessels straight from Kurdistan.

“We’re very excited to represent our culture and bring Middle Eastern cuisine to the Grove,” Media Saeed says. “I think that’s the only thing missing here.”

From the menu, guests can find signature Kurdish

fare such as sultan pilau – a phyllo pocket filled with basmati rice, almonds, pistachio, raisins, walnuts and carrots, served with salad and fresh naan. Another specialty, lahmajun, involves a Mediterranean-style pizza topped with minced beef, onion, tomato and parsley.

Sultān’s offerings also feature food inspired by areas from all over the Middle East. To that end, flavorful standards such as hummus, baba ghanouj and falafel await atop the list of appetizers with mainstay entrées such as a chicken kebab platter served with rice, grilled tomato and salad.

Additional highlights include shish barak, a Syrian entrée made of steamed dumplings stuffed with ground beef, onion and parsley, cooked in a yogurt-and-mint

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sauce. The Palestinian dish musakhan involves roasted chicken with onions, sumac, allspice and saffron served over bread.

To drink, guests can choose from options including Turkish coffee, lemonade with fresh mint, leben (a salty yogurt drink) and pomegranate juice made with specially imported ingredients from Kurdistan. A variety of desserts are also on offer, making Sultān a wonderful place to dine before enjoying The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ production of Oslo.

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‌Story: Official peace talks between longtime enemies Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) were going nowhere fast in April 1992 at meetings sanctioned by the U.S. government. That came as no surprise, as the two had millennia of enmity between them fighting over land in the Middle East.

Under-the-radar talks had begun in Norway, of all places, under the aegis of married Norwegian diplomats Terje Rød-Larsen and Mona Juul. They convinced representatives of both Israel and the PLO to travel to Norway’s capital and largest city, Oslo, for discussions about their differences.

Israel wasn’t even “officially” attending the meetings, as Yossi Beilin, a leader in Shimon Peres’ ruling government, strictly noted to his friend RødLarsen. A pair of lower-level academics, Yair Hirshfeld and Jan Egeland, were sent to Oslo to undertake these early talks with the PLO. Ahmed Qurie, a high-ranking official with the PLO, and his associate, communist thinker Hassan Asfour, entered the same room, which initially was tense and stiff but cordial under the guidance of Juul and RødLarsen. As talks progressed in tiny but important steps, higher-ranking Israelis joined the discussions, especially agent Uri Savir.

As delicate as the talks were, so, too, was the tightrope walked by the Norwegians under the strict and skeptical observations of their boss, Johan Jorgen Holst, as were efforts to keep the inquiring Americans at bay.

Finally, in September 1993, against all odds, Peres and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed the first peace arrangement between the State of Israel and the PLO in the White House Rose Garden in a televised ceremony.

And it all began in Oslo.

Highlights: Steven Woolf, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ Augustin artistic director, makes his final directorial effort at the helm of The Rep a smashing success with this riveting, superbly acted and beautifully modulated production of the unlikely drama that won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2017.

Other Info: Oslo seems “unlikely” only because its subject matter, on the surface, sounds dry and static.

Thanks to the considerable skills of playwright J.T. Rogers, though, Oslo brims with intrigue, suspense and a surprising amount of humor, which leavens the serious subject matter throughout the drama’s three acts and three hours of performance time.

Woolf’s direction further underscores the show’s strengths with brisk interludes between scenes and his shrewd use of The Rep’s spacious stage, which seems even larger, given Michael Ganio’s confined scenic design.

The ensemble’s acting is precise and disciplined in all respects, with those playing minor characters etching impressions as memorable as the players in the several leading roles. Rajesh Bose’s interpretation of the learned Qurie is especially rewarding, down to

By Mark Bretz

his gesturing when awaiting the proper time to offer a handshake to get everything underway. He also conveys Qurie’s impish sense of humor, most notably a joke at Rød-Larsen’s expense.

Jim Poulos and Kathleen Wise offer contrasting views of the married Norwegian diplomatic team. His RødLarsen brims with idealism, energy and a driving, vain desire to accomplish something his more-recognized American counterparts cannot, while Wise’s Juul provides a steady, comforting presence who steers all of the negotiators by her cordial but firm presence.

John Rensenhouse and Michael James Reed offer well-wrought versions of the academics Hirshfeld and Egeland, respectively, as well as smooth turns

by Rensenhouse as the dapper Peres and Reed as a Norwegian government official.

Amro Salama pinpoints the cool, calculated personality of the Bolshevik Asfour, offset dramatically

by Ben Graney as the testosterone-driven Savir. Jerry Vogel shows the restrained but vital importance of Peres’ administration man, Beilin, while Jim Shankman depicts Israeli attorney Joel Singer as a brilliant lawyer all too willing to take control after the “heavy lifting” has been done by others.

Jonathan Gillard Daly and Michelle Hand bring a crisp, Nordic temperament to the prickly Norwegian diplomat Holst and his patrician wife. Hand also shows fine comic flair as a Norwegian cook who wins over the icy diplomats with her way with waffles, with Daly as her hardworking husband. She shares a turn as well with Tom Wethington as a pair of lost but determined tourists who stumble into the proceedings at a critical time.

Woolf has worked hard and achieved much in his illustrious career with The Rep. It’s heartwarming to see him at the top of his game in his swan song as the company’s longtime artistic director. Oslo is a fascinating story superbly told.

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Company: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Venue: Browning Mainstage, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road Dates: Through March 3 (except Mondays) Tickets: $19 to $92; contact 314-968-4925 or repstl.org Rating: A 5 on a scale of 1-to-5 LadueNews.com | February 15, 2019 57

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Sohn studied nutrition and exercise physiology at the University of Missouri and up until a few years ago was working as a nutrition educator, working with senior centers and children – teaching organizations like the Girls Scouts about healthy food habits.

“What I was always teaching people was that you need to be cooking at home if you’re going to be taking control of your health,” she says. “I realized people just don’t cook at home anymore. They’d tell me they only eat fast food and wanted to know the healthiest options there. I knew there had to be something else.”

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“[Remtula] has an awesome culinary history,” Sohn says. “She’s lived all around the world and brings some of those flavors to the food.”

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