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DINNER & A SHOW The egg-squisite cuisine being plated at Café Piazza (co-owned by Vito LaFata III and chef Tim Meinecke) in St. Louis’ Benton Park neighborhood serves as the focus of this week’s culinary coverage by writer/ photographer Mabel Suen.

On the cover 8 Opening in the spring of 2018, Stonecrest Senior Living will bring its signature blend of service and style to a new community in Wildwood. Stonecrest of Wildwood is now pre-leasing apartments and offering personal tours of its models. The story appears on page 8. To learn more, to schedule a tour or to select your apartment location, please call Doreen Scarfino or Todd Morefield at 636-273-3900, or go online at stonecrestofwildwood.com. Cover rendering courtesy of Stonecrest Senior Living.

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EDITOR ‌YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE WAIT UNTIL MIDNIGHT, WATCH THE Times Square Ball drop and celebrate the year ahead. In that moment, or even before, we think about our goals for the new year – what we want to do, how we want to improve, what we want to achieve. Although New Year’s Eve is a great time to kick yourself into gear, it’s also important to note that there are 365 midnights in a year – that’s 365 fresh starts to complete that workout, resolve to eat healthier, help someone in need, travel more or realize whatever your goal may be.

In this edition, we’re sharing stories we hope will inspire you to achieve your resolutions.

In the Abode section, LN web editor and staff writer Robyn Dexter tells the story of LOVEtheLOU, a nonprofit that strives to promote personal and community empowerment on St. Louis’ North Side, positively influencing youth. In the Style section, LN contributing writer Brittany Nay shares the story of Forai, a St. Louis-based micro-business that supports refugees and immigrants and their families by making and selling jewelry and clothing, helping those near and far. In The Daily section, LN contributing writer Connie Mitchell speaks with an expert on how to truly achieve your fitness goals this year, while our Arts & Culture section feature focuses on traveling to London (something you may have been dreaming of doing for some time).

No matter what your goals for 2018, we hope these stories bring you joy and inspiration for the year ahead.

Until next time,

Editor’s Corner The word around town Congratulations to

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Mayo was awarded a $5,000 scholarship and a Honda Accord courtesy of Frank Leta Automotive Group.

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in the community’s award-winning Dining by Design core set of values derives from the work of Program. The elegant dining room will be open from Stonecrest Senior Living’s dedicated and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. An experienced, professional chef capable staff. “We put people first, take will prepare every meal, ensuring that residents enjoy ownership of every situation, do the right superior hospitality in this aroma-filled, restaurantthing every time and live generously,” declares Doreen Scarfino, director of sales and marketing.

In the spring of 2018, Stonecrest Senior Living will launch a brand-new community in Wildwood. The community will offer a total of 81 apartments, with a maximum capacity of 96 residents. Forty-nine of these apartments will be devoted to assisted living as studio, one-bedroom and twobedroom options. Thirty-two apartments, comprised of studios and shared suites, will support the community’s Generations Memory Care household.

Residents in assisted living will reside on the first and second floors, while Generations Memory Care residents will live on the building’s secured third floor. A professional staff, consisting of nurses, nurse assistants and medication technicians, will provide around-the-clock Artist’s rendering of the lobby. care and services.

Future residents of this upscale style dining room. Residents can choose their own community will find a variety of luxurious amenities, tables and will be given menus boasting daily specials, including outdoor living spaces, a movie theater, a as well as signature items. fitness center, massage therapy, salon services and a For those busy moments, when there is simply no media center. The community will also be pet-friendly. time for a sit-down meal, there is also the Bistro. At Connoisseurs of fine cuisine will especially delight

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the Bistro, residents will find an exquisite, home-like atmosphere in which to enjoy a light snack or coffee – at any time, day or night.

Stonecrest’s Vibrant Life Program will offer onsite and off-site activities, such as Cardinals games, concerts at Powell Symphony Hall and local shopping, as well as crafts, happy hours and other entertainment. According to Stonecrest, the Vibrant Life Program is designed “to optimize health and well-being by passionately promoting a vibrant life filled with joyful experiences, meaningful endeavors and abundant opportunities to connect with family, friends and the local community.”

Although Stonecrest already operates locations in Clayton and Town and Country, the company saw a real need for its services in Wildwood. Each community possesses a unique identity. “We all look different, but yet we’re all very modern, and we share the same core values and mission, which sets us apart from the other communities,” Scarfino emphasizes.

Stonecrest is proud of its communities and looks forward to meeting prospective residents! The community is now pre-leasing apartments and offering personal tours.

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Gatherings & Goodwill

CIRCLE OF CONCERN FOOD PANTRY

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GREATER ST. LOUIS HONOR FLIGHT

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Circle of Concern Food Pantry

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ircle of Concern Food Pantry’s gala commemorating its 50th anniversary raised more than $130,000 for client programs and equipment needs. The event took place at Chesterfield’s Forest Hills Country Club. KSDK-TV’s Ryan and Dana Dean, KMOX NewsRadio 1120’s Maria Keena and members of The Original Knights of Swing band joined co-chairs Steve and Debbie Ernst and nearly 300 guests for an evening of celebration and fundraising. Auctioneer Shannon Mays spurred guests on in an exciting live auction and fund-a-need effort.

Cyndi Miller, the executive director, confessed to being “humbled by the generosity and good will felt throughout the ballroom this evening.”

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We were so honored to serve as emcees at Circle of Concern’s 50th anniversary gala. Circle of Concern does more than feed families; they offer a support system for people when they need it most.

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Mission: St. Louis

NIGHT FOR THE TOWN GALA

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uring an incredible evening at Ballpark Village St. Louis in that municipality’s downtown, more than 500 guests attended this year’s Mission: St. Louis gala and raised more than $312,000, the most ever raised to date. The organization seeks to build relationships to empower people to transform their lives. It also provides a strategic set of programs available within the region, which work together to address critical stages in the cycle of poverty, like high school graduation and recidivism.

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It was an incredible night for Mission: St. Louis and, more importantly, a great night for people in our city.

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Greater St. Louis Honor Flight

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t. Louis’ leading veterans organization, Greater St. Louis Honor Flight, recently held its annual gala at the Missouri Athletic Club. This year it saluted more than 40 World War II and Korean War veterans, along with another 450 donors and patrons to the cause. Highlighting the event was a keynote speech by Robert O’Neill, the author of The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior and a decorated U.S. Navy Seal who took part in more than 400 missions. The event raised more than $200,000 for Greater St. Louis Honor Flight’s mission “to safely transport our most senior veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials built in their honor.” This charitable organization, created in 2009, seeks to ensure that St. Louis-area veterans, at no cost to them, can experience a day of being honored.

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Being part of this magnificent event, the Campaign of Courage celebrating Operation Torch, is so humbling. Nine years ago, Carson Baur and I made a promise to St. Louis veterans – that we would create the finest Honor Flight chapter in America. And I firmly believe we’ve accomplished our mission.

RICH LEDBETTER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN (SHOWN WITH HARRY HOPE AND CARSON BAUR)

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he theme (“Prom – Bonne Chance Auction”) likely took guests back to their own proms as Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School hosted this gala in early November in the Kenefick Gym on campus. Many guests sported their best prom attire, which was matched by the suitably retro décor in the gym. In addition to several raffle drawings and wine pulls, guests browsed many silent and live auction items.

Omar and Corinne Qureshi served as auction co-chairs, with the former stating that “it’s not only the community of the families but the caring educators and the inclusion of the religious upbringing that makes the school special.”

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Design DESTINATION BOTSWANA, AFRICA

By Alecia Humphreys There is nothing quite like the exhilaration of an African safari – a radiant, orange sunrise casting its glow upon a contrasting horizon, while a herd of wild elephants slowly and quietly roams about.

An image portraying such warmth and beauty is certainly appealing this time of year, so bring a touch of that warmth to your abode, when the outdoors is anything but.

What better way to add warmth than by finding inspiration in Botswana, Africa, a nation known for its rich wildlife. Let the adventure begin.

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The local nonprofit LOVEtheLOU strives to promote personal and community empowerment on St. Louis’ North Side.

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ove your neighbor as yourself.”

For Lucas Rouggly, this oft-heard commandment is a complete way of life. He and his wife made the decision to move their family to north St. Louis to truly understand the needs of the northern part of the city and be able to help those around them.

“When we made the leap [to move from Portland, Oregon], we had a lot of friends and family that were excited for us and wanted to help out, too,” Rouggly says.

Thus, LOVEtheLOU was born. The nonprofit was formed to take the pulse of the needs of city neighbors and how the needs can be met through loving relationships. In its early days, Rouggly, his family and friends hosted block parties and street festivals in the municipality’s Old North St. Louis neighborhood. These activities proved to be an easy way to combine people wanting to serve and people wanting to celebrate. After they turned a vacant lot into a garden, though, “everything just snowballed.”

They started their work in 2010 and received their status as a nonprofit organization in 2014.

Jayla roberts and Jolonda mcclenton, “Over the past three or so years, we’ve had more than 1,000 volunteers come and help out two STL | LIFT mentees, clean up the enright community Gardens using [in the gardens],” Rouggly says. their newfound skill of weed cutting.

With growing support from volunteers and partners, the community development initiative has expanded significantly in more ways than one.

After being given a building two years ago, volunteers of LOVEtheLOU rehabilitated 10 apartments in the space, which are being rented out to north St. Louis residents at the lowest prices in their area of the city. There are four business spaces in the building, as well, creating a marketplace for local entrepreneurs.

In addition to the physical strides LOVEtheLOU has been making in north St. Louis, the group has been consistently working to form relationships with the people who live there. In 2015, the group started a mentorship program with teens specifically, called STL | LIFT. It brought on two youth directors to work with the teens of North City, employing the teens over the summer to work in the three community gardens while showing them new opportunities outside of the area they reside.

“We took 26 [teens] this summer, and they did absolutely phenomenal,” Rouggly says. “It’s a testament to a little bit of love.”

Each week, the LOVEtheLOU team takes the teens on an “empowered experience” after their work in the community gardens to expose the students to different career paths and opportunities. LOVEtheLOU also partners with businesses to do everything from horseback riding to showing students how to get their driver licenses to doing financial planning and budgeting – important, and sometimes fun, life lessons they might otherwise not learn.

Rouggly says it’s often surprising how quickly the teens change when given opportunities and a little bit of love.

Rouggly described one student as “completely out of line” the first time they took him out to a camp; however, by the end of the summer, “he was a completely different kid.”

“His whole demeanor changed,” Rouggly says. “He was asking question after question. The only thing that was different was that he had people surrounding him, giving him opportunities and love.”

Realistically, Rouggly knows the LOVEtheLOU team won’t reach all the kids in St. Louis. But each year, they hope to grow their mentorship program.

“The goal is to take every one of the kids and give them 100 different experiences they wouldn’t receive otherwise,” he says. “In doing that, we’re expecting a high percentage of them to be completely transformed. This isn’t just tutoring or a program after school; it’s a holistic approach to every part of life. That’s where we find our niche. We want to really walk with these kids and allow our huge volunteer base to walk with them, as well.”

LOVEtheLOU’s projects also include facets called STL | LINK, which will partner LOVEtheLOU with businesses and other nonprofits to work together on common goals, and STL | LIVE, which is the nonprofit’s biggest initiative for 2018.

STL | LIVE will work with outside groups like area churches in St. Louis County and plug them into fixing up abandoned houses. Once the homes are rehabilitated, Rouggly and his crew have identified individuals in the area who will be selected for home ownership.

“They won’t be renting – they’ll actually be owning these homes,” Rouggly says. “It’ll be a process of taking vacancies, fixing them up and handing them over to people who are well-deserving.”

For the long-term future, Rouggly and his team want to “give as much away as possible.” With a solid volunteer base, LOVEtheLOU will be working to find city residents who can benefit from groups coming in and being in their neighborhoods.

“We help give people a vision of what can be,” he says. “We don’t have to be a flyover city in peoples’ minds. There’s so much good here. It’s going to take organizations like LOVEtheLOU to highlight the good and point it out. The word ‘love’ for us isn’t cliché – it’s backed with action.”

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The design firm navigates each renovation with an effortless flair, leaving you to simply enjoy your new space.

“For more than 70 years, Mosby has been a leader in the St. Louis remodeling industry,” client experience coordinator Noel Powers says.

“We have everything our clients need from start-to-finish…Certified designers, an architect and qualified project managers, who all strive to give clients the truth upfront, allowing for a transparent, smooth remodeling process.”

As the client experience coordinator, Powers serves as a first point of contact for each customer. Recently, she kept one couple in the loop as designer Jill Worobec transformed their three-season room. “I ensure client expectations are met during the process, and that the process is as seamless and stress-free as possible for them,” she explains. “This project [seen pictured] started with installing drainage while working on the clients’ patio. The clients then decided to add a

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Kristi of Clayton, the client in question, knew she could trust the change of plans to the capable team at Mosby. “Of course we called Mosby,” she says. “There were different aspects to this job that

the necessary steps to prep the space for every occupant in the house. “We’ve worked before on their kitchen and a couple of other projects with this client,” Powers shares. “The clients took into consideration the safety and care of their two dogs when adding a fireplace to the room by making sure the hearth was not too low to the ground.”

With the new addition, the clients’ threeseason room was converted into an all-season space. “The renovations tie in really well with the original aesthetics of the home,” Powers notes.

“The brick used in the fireplace was matched to the existing brick found in the room.”

Kristi and her husband were pleased with the results – and will continue to trust all future renovations to their favorite builders and designers. “Mosby is easy and meticulous when it comes to the planning and execution [of any project],” she says. “We’ve never had to worry about something being overlooked. Everything is done to the highest expectation.”

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Introducing the Dimvaloo Activewear Line

By Denise Kruse

‌When Kate Duryea – the owner of Dimvaloo, a premium women’s active living boutique in Ladue – announced the sale of her store this fall, she quickly followed the revelation with the public introduction of her next endeavor, the Dimvaloo Activewear line. Duryea has already started the soft launch of Dimvaloo Activewear’s quality sportswear and athleisure clothing, with a full brand launch expected this coming summer.

How did you segue from the store into developing your own brand?

[Starting our own line] is a way to really better address our customers’ needs. We constantly bring in these brands that we’re always getting feedback on, and we do give the brands feedback, but they’re not as nimble, they’re not as agile, they’re not direct with the customer. We started researching what we could do – designing and making our own activewear is where we went with it. First, we went to Vietnam, and that was amazing. It was so cool to see just anything ever rumored: any factory floor, factory owner, the population in general, feeling that entrepreneurial spirit, the excitement to do business and willingness to work hard. We then looked for [the same] opportunity in the United States.

Are you doing the designing?

We have two in-house designers. We felt like we could really provide the market with what it was missing,

learning from being a retailer for as long as we have, listening to our customers and what they’ve asked for.

What will set Dimvaloo clothing apart?

The quality of fabric is huge – you don’t want it to be sheer, you can’t have it pill, you need it to be soft. The fit is what’s taken the longest. We ended up developing our tights in the United States because we just needed more of that touch and feel than you can get from trying to develop something overseas.

It really is an art, finding someone who can design in that manner. It’s a real talent. When you’re wearing something, people aren’t asking, “Where did you get that?” They’re asking “What brand is that?” We want to be that brand.

What products are currently in the works for the line?

We have a themed collection of holiday designs, a city pride collection and a basic collection, and then we’ll go from there. [For example], we have a spooky web print design for Halloween, a breast cancer ribbon design and a bohemian turkey feather for Thanksgiving (my most favorite design ever). The holiday designs are designed, developed and made right here in the Midwest. It’s cool to be able to see the process from start to finish, knowing the people who make your clothes in the factory in Vietnam, working with the people daily who design the fit for the pant in the States and having

anyone who comes in the store interested, try on a pair, figuring out what works for them and what doesn’t.

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5:30 – 6 p.m. Networking 6 – 7 p.m. Program

Snacks provided by fit-flavors. Wine provided.

In 2009, Jillian Tedesco came up with a way to produce portion-controlled, healthy meals-to-go that were ready to heat and eat anywhere. Tedesco will share her journey as an entrepreneur and discuss the core values and mission of her business— to make St. Louis a healthier city, one person and one meal at a time.

Jillian Tedesco, owner and founder of fit-flavors, has more than 10 years of personal training and nutrition experience, as well as a culinary degree from Le Cordon Bleu. She started her business by producing healthy, all natural, precooked and portion-controlled meals for her personal training clients and quickly realized the need for this service in St. Louis. She is a mom, wife and fitness lover.

Lesko will educate participants on how to: • Make better decisions with nutrition • Control food portions • Read nutrition labels

Allison Lesko, RD, LD, graduated from Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. She is certified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management. Since 2015 she has been the Registered and Licensed Dietitian at fit-flavors, working one-on-one with clients to help them achieve their goals and maintain their desired lifestyle.

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St. Louis-based Forai guides refugees and immigrants in making and selling jewelry and clothing to help support their families.

Tangled teardrops in rose quartz

Children’s clothing and accessories

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ennifer Owens is answering her calling.

The local mother realized her life’s purpose after her church, New City Fellowship in South City, called on its members to host refugee families for a holiday meal in 2008. “One family we hosted was a single mother who had two kids, couldn’t speak English, had a second-grade education and had been living in a refugee camp for 17 years,” Owens says. “I couldn’t stop thinking about if I were in her place, what job could I get to support my family.”

Through this one family in need, Owens says she felt called to help all newly arrived refugee women. “What came in my mind was to work with our hands because it overcomes language barriers, and a lot of these women know how to sew and do other crafts,” she says.

By October 2009, Owens launched Forai (Friends of Refugees and Immigrants), a Christ-centered microbusiness to enable refugee and immigrant women to supplement their incomes through the production of quality, marketable handicrafts, in a small space at her church. “Our focus has always been on creating marketable items with a goal of generating income for these women,” says Owens, who serves as the executive director.

Today, the organization has grown to 12 refugees and immigrants, many of whom have resettled in St. Louis from refugee camps in Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Afghanistan. The group gathers monthly at the organization’s new workshop space at 4200 Delor St. in St. Louis to learn a new sewing project or jewelry-making project. Forai provides the materials, which it buys wholesale, while Owens designs and leads training for the sewing projects and Jocelyn Meyer designs and leads training for the jewelry projects as jewelry coordinator. The organization’s leaders, including Owens, Meyer and Colombian immigrant Luzmila Buechler, also visit the artisans in their homes, to help them create their handicrafts while also giving them life-skills tips and forming friendships. “We provide the supplies, train them and pay them for each piece about every two weeks,” Owens says. “The artisans complete their pieces at home so they can still generate income while taking care of their family.”

Forai artisans’ clothing and accessories include headbands, gift-card holders, baby bibs, onesies, girls’ dresses and women’s skirts, while their jewelry line includes 14-karat gold and sterling-silver necklaces and hammered-brass bracelets and earrings. The handmade pieces are sold on Forai’s website, at St. Louis-area craft fairs and at local stores including Zee Bee Market, Plowsharing Crafts, Ivy Hill Boutique, Urban Matter and Wildflowers. Best-selling items include a baby onesie with a fox’s face on the front and its tail on the back, and the Circle & Line necklace. “We take the risk on selling the items, so the artisans are paid whether or not their items sell,” Owens says. “People really love our products, they love the story and they are much more aware and sensitive to the refugee crisis and want to do something to help – and shopping with us really does help because every time someone buys something, we can ask our artisans to make more pieces.”

Although the organization’s new workshop space, recently leased thanks to a grant from the Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis, is not a retail shop, Owens says the 2,100-squarefoot space will allow the organization to host more classes for the artisans and provide more volunteer opportunities for those interested in contributing to the cause.

Owens hopes the skills Forai is teaching will help the artisans start their own microbusinesses, as well as facilitate friendships and integrate them into American life.

“Some of these women lived in refugee camps for 17 or 18 years, while some of the younger women were born in a refugee camp,” Owens says, adding that they endured harsh living conditions, including demanding physical labor, little shelter and minimal education.

“Through Forai, it’s not just a job – it’s a relationship. There’s just a real sense of value these women feel when they are able to contribute to their family by making something with their name on it, having someone buy it and having someone hear their story.”

Owens says the best part of Forai is visiting the artisans in their homes, where she has not only taught the women sewing skills but also helped them with everyday tasks, like filling out insurance forms or school applications. It’s rewarding to form friendships while creating handicrafts to support their families, she notes: “We have the opportunity to give and receive from one another. We’ve enjoyed incredible hospitality, treated like a member of the family, and learned so much about other cultures. When you move to a new place, sometimes you just need a friend. Just to see the smiles on their faces, so thankful that someone came to their door, is priceless.”

Forai, 4200 Delor St., St. Louis, 314-308-5620, forai.org

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Health Notes

Cervical Cancer Awareness ‌ ith Cervical Health Awareness Month upon us come W January, the topic is important, especially in light of the sobering statistics.

“Incidence of cervical cancer has not changed in the last 10 years, with 12,820 new cases estimated in 2017, accounting for 4,210 deaths,” says Dr. Lindsay Kuroki, a Washington University gynecologic oncologist, quoting figures from the American Cancer Society.

Ladue News spoke with Kuroki about cervical health, preventive steps and treatments.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer every three years in women ages 21 to 29 years, and either Pap test screening every three years alone or every five years with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in women ages 30 to 65 years. Yet many women still have a Pap test every year as part of an annual well-woman exam. What are your thoughts and recommendations regarding Pap test frequency?

The fundamental goal of cervical cancer screening is to prevent morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer. Most Pap abnormalities are related to HPV infections that go away when recognized by women’s immune systems. There’s no benefit to identifying these. Only persistent infections cause cancer. The HPV test is better at detecting these changes so it doesn’t need to be done as often.

Many women and providers want to be safe, so they screen too often. Over-screening leads to harms, such as anxiety, cervical injury and disrupted relationships after diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection.

The USPSTF recommendations are a good balance between benefits and harms.

There continues to be controversy surrounding the HPV vaccine, and some parents who are concerned about side effects decline this vaccine for their adolescent children. What would you advise these parents regarding the benefits versus risks of the vaccine?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration have reviewed the safety information for the prophylactic HPV vaccines and have determined that they are safe and nearly 99 percent effective if administered before sex, since almost everyone contracts HPV. Serious side effects are rare and similar to other vaccines.

Commonly reported symptoms include injection-site reactions such as brief soreness, redness or swelling, dizziness, fainting, nausea and headache.

Like all vaccines, the HPV vaccine is monitored on an ongoing basis to make sure it remains safe and effective. As a gynecologic oncologist, I advise parents that the HPV vaccine is a rare opportunity to protect their child against HPV-related cancers. HPV causes 30,700 cancers in men and women, and the HPV vaccination can prevent most of the cancers – about 28,000 – from occurring.

For women who are diagnosed with cervical cancer, new treatments have been introduced.

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What are the most effective new treatments, and how much have they affected cervical cancer survival?

New treatments are exciting, but prevention through vaccination and screening remains the best strategy. The first targeted biologic agent, bevacizumab, plus chemotherapy, helps women with advanced cervical cancer live four months longer.

However, considerations of adverse effects, cost and duration of therapy are important to discuss. More recently, immunotherapy research holds promise as a new cervical cancer therapy option.

Are there signs of cervical cancer that women should recognize and see a physician about?

Unfortunately, women with early cervical cancers and pre-cancers typically have no symptoms, which is why adherence to cervical cancer screening is so important. However, those who present with more

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advanced disease may experience abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge, odor, pelvic pain, painful intercourse, lower back pain, unintentional weight loss, or difficulty urinating or having bowel movements.

What’s the most important thing you think our readers should know about cervical cancer?

There are things you can do to minimize your risk of cervical cancer.

Obtain the HPV vaccination at the appropriate age, ideally before exposure to HPV. In 2016, Missouri ranked near the bottom for adolescent HPV vaccination. Only 51.6 percent of adolescents age 13 to 17 years in Missouri received at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, and 35.8 percent were up-to-date with the recommended vaccination series of three shots.

Also, avoid cigarette smoking, which is a risk factor for cervical cancer, keep up to date with your Pap tests and don’t ignore abnormal Pap results.

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y invitation, I recently spoke to a group of high school parents at Ladue’s John Burroughs School. In a seminar format, we discussed typical versus troubled teen behavior. Although the presentation covered valuable information related to peer relationships and mental health, the topic the parents seemed most interested in better understanding was alcohol use by teenagers.

Teens often drink for a variety of reasons – peer pressure, amusement and, in some glum situations, self-medication. Sad to say, experimenting with so-called adult beverages often constitutes a common part of adolescent development. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, in fact, more than 85 percent of high school students have tried alcohol. So, parents, it’s reasonable to assume that your child will be offered a beer at some point – and it’s equally reasonable to assume that, at some point, your child will accept such an offer.

To ensure teens’ safety, have regular conversations about substance use with them. Listen to their views, and share your thoughts. Parents do have the power to influence their children’s values. When mom and dad regularly send the message that they disapprove of underage drinking, they raise teenagers who are less likely to abuse alcohol both in the present and in the future.

Because teen drinking has grown so prevalent in our society, some families, unfortunately, do allow underage alcohol consumption in their homes. These parents often believe that supervised consumption limits the number of beverages consumed – a somewhat difficult argument to disprove. However, teens who drink at home also more likely drink outside the home and more likely binge-drink than children of parents with a zero-tolerance policy.

Need another reason to discourage teen drinking? In addition to compromised thinking, loss of inhibition and poor in-the-moment decisions, alcohol causes long-term consequences for the developing teen brain. More specifically, it damages the region of the brain that controls learning, attention and decision-making. Also, excessive alcohol use during adolescence permanently damages a teen’s memory and thinking. Nothing good comes from mixing alcohol and teens.

To help keep your own teens on a healthy path, parents, appropriately monitor their social lives. Know where they are, know who they’re with, be awake when they arrive home and have clear expectations. Kids avoid drinking primarily because of parental boundaries. If your child does choose to drink, however, he or she should recognize the most important rule of all: Never drink and drive.

The sad reality of underage drinking is hard to avoid. Scaring your children into compliance never makes an effective strategy to curb any behavior. In fact, warm, caring two-way conversation constitutes the best approach to proactively protect your children against problematic alcohol use. How you and your spouse discuss this sensitive topic now will positively influence your children in the moment – and long after their teen years have ended.

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Recharge

By Connie Mitchell | Photos courtesy of Forward Fitness

Follow these five tips and strategies to achieve fitness in the new year.

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ow that holiday feasts have ended and sweets have vanished, the time has come to turn attention to 2018, and for many, that includes the perennial post-holiday resolution to lose weight and get fit.

Depending on the source, statistics for New Year’s-resolution failure range from 80 to 92 percent. Health and fitness, however, remain important to overall well-being, and it’s possible to make a healthier lifestyle stick, says Mike Klaus, owner of Forward Fitness, a fitness facility in Maplewood.

Klaus recommends five strategies for making fitness integral to a healthy life:

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2. Make Monday Mandatory.

The first task of each new workweek should be a workout that sets you up for continued success.

“You get one under your belt right away,” Klaus says.

“It’s so easy to have one or two days go by and just decide you’ll start next week.” Also, he points out that releasing endorphins, the brain’s “feel-good” chemicals produced by physical exertion, makes a good way to start many people’s least favorite day of the week.

3. Find a workout and setting you enjoy.

The social aspect of group coaching with two to four other people – or even in a larger class – makes working out an opportunity to spend time with people

who may eventually become your friends. “You want to do the right thing, but you also have to make it fun and interesting,” Klaus says.

Klaus notes that good coaches make their fitness facility the “third place” where people hang out, after home (the “first place”) and work (the “second place”), and he identifies one of the trends in fitness as the increasing number of personalized boutique gyms that offer small group training. The workout itself should include conditioning through resistance training, which builds muscle using body weight and/or exercise equipment, along with cardio benefits through interval training, explosive movements and speed work.

4. don’t try to out-train a poor diet.

If weight loss constitutes a goal, then better nutrition remains a must – even if you exercise regularly. “Resistance training will help build muscle and burn fat, but you need to make good dietary decisions throughout the day,” Klaus says. He emphasizes that most people don’t drink enough water – and, no, swilling coffee all day doesn’t count. He suggests people consume at least half their body weight in ounces of water daily by keeping a favorite reusable water bottle nearby and refilling it throughout the day.

Klaus’ wife, Suzanne, serves as a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer who also works at Forward Fitness. She recommends filling half your plate with vegetables at each meal and taking time to prep all the veggies for the week at once so they’re convenient to grab and go.

5. don’t skiMp on sleep.

Once you’ve found a good coach, started your workweek with a workout you enjoy, drunk your

water and eaten well all day, a good night’s rest becomes key. “Sleep is as important as nutrition and exercise,” Klaus says. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 32 to 35 percent of Missourians report getting less than seven hours of sleep per night. People deprived of sleep are less likely to make good decisions about diet and may feel too tired to exercise, Klaus adds.

In 2018, resolve to make your fitness a priority – not just for a day, a week or a month, but for the rest of your life.

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1. Hire a coacH. “Most people are lost,” Klaus says. “They’ve tried this diet and that fad workout, and they may have seen some preliminary results, but most have gotten hurt trying something crazy, or they stopped and ended up worse off than when they started.”

A personal trainer or fitness coach helps clients stay consistent and on track, as well as providing accountability and motivation, he notes, adding, “It’s an investment in yourself.”

When seeking a coach, look for an individual who follows the fitness industry and recognizes new findings and knowledge. Beyond technical know-how, personal chemistry is important. Individuals who like their fitness coach will more likely keep training. “Make sure they do some sort of movement assessment – that’s pivotal,” Klaus says. The assessment will reveal weaknesses and tendencies that inform the coach’s program for the client and help ensure the client makes progress without injury.

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Ronnie Gregorecz also contributed a lot of structural and artistic elements to the building, such as finishing the bar with wooden red-wine-barrel staves and making the installation of a 4,100-pound oven in the kitchen possible.

Café Piazza seats roughly 50 guests, while Café Piazza Now (with which it shares a kitchen) has a capacity of roughly 30. The new venture offers a number of specialty pizzas, panini, salads, frittatas, appetizers and boards, all crafted from scratch.

“Basically, we’re trying to create a hybrid of breakfast, brunch, and Italian classics and favorites. We’re trying to keep it local and be neighborly,” says Meinecke, who sources ingredients from local vendors including Bogart’s Smokehouse, Gus’ Pretzels, Tony’s Sweet Heat, Citizen Kane’s (for seasoning) and Mama’s Sugo.

Visitors can sample Mama’s Sugo in items such as St. Louis-style toasted ravioli under the menu’s

appetizers section – lightly breaded beef-stuffed lovelies “fried to a golden brown and served with Mama’s Sugo marinara.” Additional highlights from the menu include a Mediterranean charcuterie board; a fresh leaf spinach salad with portabella mushrooms, roasted red peppers, pecans and feta crumbles tossed in a house-roasted garlic-balsamic dressing; a traditional muffuletta panino; and Sicilian-style deep-dish pizza from an old family recipe.

From the full bar, guests can choose from a selection of eight craft beers on draft, domestic bottled beers, wine and signature cocktails such as the Benton Spritzer (prosecco, Aperol Italian apéritif and club soda over ice).

Dubuque Coffee Co. drinks are also available, including cappuccinos and lattes.

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Café Piazza, 1900 Arsenal, St. Louis, 314-343-0294, cafepiazza.com

PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

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n September, St. Louis’ Benton Park neighborhood greeted Café Piazza, following the rollout of its adjoining fast-casual counterpart, Café Piazza Now. The venture comes from co-owners Vito LaFata III of Vito’s Sicilian Pizzeria & Ristorante and chef Tim Meinecke, who served as Vito’s executive chef for five years. Meinecke also previously owned Café 32 near Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Michael Stampfl serves as sous chef, with Kenneth Harper as bar manager.

“Every small Italian city or town has its own piazza,” Meinecke says. “That’s where people go daily to gather, socialize, eat and drink, and that’s kind of the concept we’ve created here. We want this to be a gathering place where people can relax, let us serve them and tend to their needs.”

The first thing guests will notice on entering the restaurant is a large mural of St. Louis history painted on the ceiling and walls by artist Paco Rosic. Carpenter

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The Best of St. Louis Theater in 2017

PHOTO BY ERIC WOOLSEY

By Mark Bretz

St. Louis enjoys an active theater scene, with this year alone featuring hundreds of presentations from professional, community and college efforts alike. Of the 147 productions by more than two dozen companies that I viewed in 2017, here are the top 10.

No. 10: An American in Paris at The Fabulous Fox Theatre. The first national touring production of this musical version showed why the Broadway musical has landed four Tonys since its 2015 incarnation.

Both the musical and 1951 movie feature the tunes of composer George Gershwin and his lyricist brother, Ira. An American in Paris was an effervescent, ever-moving, constantly changing treat that whisked audiences away for an entertaining adventure that remained charming and radiant throughout.

No. 9: Uncle Vanya: Valiantly Accepting Next Year’s Agony from Rebel and Misfits Productions.

Kelly Hummert , the troupe’s founder and artistic director, utilized an actual home for sale in Ladue as the ideal location for this “immersive theater” concept.

She updated Chekhov’s 19th-century drama with references to the environment, climate change and other contemporary concerns, but the stifled creativity and thwarted passions of Chekhov’s dark Russian characters remained.

No. 8: Lizzie from New Line Theatre. The “bad boy of musical theater” opened its 2017-18 season with a sizzling, sensational rendition of a rock musical built around Lizzie Borden, who was accused but later acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in the infamous 19th-century murder case. Lizzie delighted from start to finish, thanks to the consistently fine efforts of its quartet of performers onstage, its expert six-piece accompanying band and the carefully defined direction of Mike Dowdy-Windsor.

No. 7: The Grapes of Wrath from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. John Steinbeck’s classic 20th-century novel about the plight of common people before the indifference of nature and the harshness of human greed received a magnificent and moving interpretation from this troupe in the premiere of a new, revised version by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Michael Korie.

Conductor Christopher Allen engaged members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in a compelling reading of Gordon’s highly listenable, affecting and unmistakably American score, which hints of folk music, bluegrass, blues, gospel and jazz permeated.

No. 6: The Royale from The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. This one-act, 75-minute drama by Marco Ramirez was inspired by the life of legendary boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American fighter to win the world heavyweight championship. Under Stuart Carden’s astute direction, The Rep staged an exhilarating, pulsating production of Ramirez’s taut drama, which blended choreography by “movement and body percussion.”

No. 5: Dancing at Lhunasa from Mustard Seed Theatre. The stifling, lonely lives of the Mundy sisters in Brian Friel’s haunting Irish drama provide rich opportunities for accomplished performers to cast the characters in their own interpretations.

That proved true in Mustard Seed’s heart-wrenching rendition, guided by Gary Barker’s affecting direction.

Impeccable performances by the wonderfully nuanced ensemble touched every corner of an Irish Catholic heart and beyond.

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No. 4: Intimate Apparel from New Jewish Theatre. Playwright Lynn Nottage based her 2003 drama partly on the life of her great-grandmother, a New York City seamstress at the turn of the 20th century who had married a man from Barbados.

Loneliness lurks at the core of Nottage’s beautiful tale, as her six characters grapple with suffocating lives unfulfilled in an industrially changing society often mired in emotional poverty.

Ragtime

No. 3: Ragtime from Stray Dog Theatre. Associate artistic director Justin Been upped his already-impressive game with a monumentally moving and masterful interpretation of Ragtime, the 1998 Broadway sensation that garnered 13 Tony nominations. With a cast of 26, Stray Dog’s rendition, though not perfect, boasted many staggering moments – a magnificent production, memorable and magical in its brilliance. It underscored the epic scope of E.L. Doctorow’s eponymous 1975 novel and Terrence McNally’s adaptation.

No. 2: August: Osage County from St. Louis Actors’ Studio. Tracy Letts’ epic, elegiac saga sprawls across three generations of the Weston family in Oklahoma and alludes to nefarious ancestors as well.

The troupe brought an ambitious appetite to Letts’ tantalizing tale and devoured the playwright’s pièce de résistance with a hunger that left its audiences sated after the frightening feast. Wayne Salomon directed the proceedings on the cozy Gaslight Theater stage with an eye for placement of performers to accentuate more intensely dramatic scenes, in a production as up close and personal as you’d want to get to a family like this – so real it coursed through the blood.

No. 1: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time from The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. The Rep raised the curtain on its 51st season with the nation’s first regional-theater production of this Tony-winning Best Play by Simon Stephens, based on the eponymous novel by Mark Haddon. The guidance and insight of director/choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge brought audiences a dazzling and intellectually stimulating interpretation of this complex, moody masterpiece, accentuated by Nick LaMedica’s arresting performance in the lead role of young Christopher, described by artistic director Steven Woolf as one who “struggles processing everyday situations and exhibits characteristics and actions that many would associate with autism.”

Beyond these shows, dozens of other fine productions delighted area audiences in 2016. We only hope for more of the same in 2017.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: A longer version of the theatrical year in review appears at laduenews.com.

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Around Town

Wed., Jan. 3, to Sun, Jan. 7

By Jackson Roman

Wed., Jan. 3

Jazz St. Louis presents JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET for a four-night series of shows.

Redman, a Grammy-nominated sax artiste and winner of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Saxophone Competition in 1991, plays his brand of modern jazz accompanied by his acclaimed quartet. His set has been described as challenging, provocative and forward-thinking, but also hard-swinging, melodic and soulful, with a strong link to jazz idioms of the 1950s and ’60s. Times and ticket prices vary. jazzstl.org.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre presents YouTube comedian and vlogger MARKIPLIER for a stop on his “You’re Welcome” tour. Markiplier, whose YouTube channel boasts more than 17 million subscribers, stages a variety show featuring a mix of “choose your own adventure,” improv games, audience challenges and more with his motley crew of internet celebrities. 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. fabulousfox.com.

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The St. Louis Black Repertory presents FENCES at the Edison Theatre. Originally starring James Earl Jones, the play details the life and relationships of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star who’s now struggling to provide for his family both financially and emotionally. The story has drawn praise for its realistic depiction of bitterness, resentment and the complexities of family, and in 2016, the play was adapted into a multiple Academy Award-nominated film starring Denzel Washington, for which Viola Davis won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Times and ticket prices vary. edison.wustl.edu.

Wed., Jan. 3

Join Left Bank Books’ Great Novels of the 22nd Century reading group for a reading and group discussion of GLORY ROAD by Robert A. Heinlein, which appeared two years after his controversial 1961 Stranger in a Strange Land. According to Left Bank’s website, “Glory Road is a masterpiece of escapist entertainment with a typically Heinleinian sting in its tail.” 7 p.m. left-bank.com.

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Sat., Jan. 6 Wed., Jan. 3, to Sun., Jan. 28

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis invites you on a trip back in time with THE MARVELOUS WONDRETTES, a musical set at a high school prom in 1958 and a 10-year reunion in 1968. Written and created by jukebox musical specialist Roger Bean, The Marvelous Wondrettes features classic radio hits from the period, including “Mr. Sandman,” “It’s in His Kiss,” “Respect,” “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Lollipop.”

Times and ticket prices vary. repstl.org

Grab your blue suede shoes and catch MEMORIES OF ELVIS, the Midwest’s premier Elvis impersonator show, at The Pageant. Starring Steve Davis as the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, the show also features the Mid-South Revival Band, as well as Shanna Fredrick as Patsy Cline and Thomas Hickey as Buddy Holly. 7 p.m. $20. thepageant.com.

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Jaunt Story and photos by Arthur Hoffman

London abounds with attractions both ancient and modern – delightfully so.

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he cosmopolitan nature of London cannot be escaped.

Wherever one is in the city – the East End, Westminster, Sloan Square, the London Underground – the multitude of languages overheard alone signals that you’re in a worldclass destination.

Even with all the global influences, traditional British courtesy and politeness reign. In every subway experience we had, we saw younger men and women yield their seats to older riders. I repeat, we saw that every time we used the city’s famed Tube.

And in the most crowded streets or museums, if someone happens to brush your arm, a “sorry” or other apology will follow immediately.

The person brushing your arm might have green hair, a bare midriff and fishnet stockings (in October) and other outward signs of modern fashion, but old-fashioned British courtesy remains. May it ever be so.

We recently spent a happy two weeks in London, splitting our hotel stays to experience more neighborhoods. We stayed in The Milestone Hotel, which was located across the street from Kensington Palace, and in 11 Cadogan Gardens in Sloan Square. Both were excellent locations and excellent hotels.

But the question in London is what you want to experience. As Samuel Johnson said more than two centuries ago, it’s all available. In consequence, advance planning is required so one doesn’t dissolve into a puddle of confusion at all the options.

Having been to London on several occasions, we had already seen the traditional tourist attractions like Buckingham Palace, the changing of the palace guard and the crown jewels. So on our most recent visit, we skipped those to go to a few of London’s splendid museums, admire the changes and do some gastronomic investigation. We also found time to do a daytrip through Rabbies Tours out of the city to see the Avebury Henge, Lacock and Bath again. No Stonehenge? We saw it many years ago, when you could actually touch the stones. Now you can’t even get close, and I didn’t want to diminish the old memory.

We visited the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) for its special exhibition on Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga. Even for a highfashion neophyte like me, the V&A brought the designer to life in a way that instructed and entertained. Another feature of the V&A, besides its 4½ million items, is its magnificent dining rooms; the V&A, which opened in 1852, is claimed to be the world’s first museum-dining venue.

The British Museum reflects the long history of its namesake empire. Across many centuries, armies and explorers ventured into the world and brought home a few million things. The museum’s huge space displays some 80,000 objects, but items displayed represent only 1 percent of the total collection, which happens to include the Rosetta Stone (whose 1799 discovery, of course, proved instrumental in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs).

Some might not place the Royal Academy of Arts in the first rank of London museums. However, the special exhibition of famed American painter, sculptor and printmaker Jasper Johns there constitutes the best collection of his work I’ve seen anywhere. It was beautifully exhibited, described and explained.

The one touristy thing we did was visit Kensington Palace and its exhibition “Diana: Her Fashion Story.” You also can see the king and queen’s state apartments. Both are worth the price of about $20. Plus, we stayed just across the street at The Milestone Hotel. (A good address has advantages.) We, unfortunately, didn’t see Prince George or his parents – perhaps they occupied one of those cars with dark windows that turned into the private drive. We never will know.

As for the food, London offers great culinary options for any taste. We took a tour from East End Food Tours that turned out to be much more than food. It included points on London’s history and architecture that we never would have known without the tour – an entertaining and delicious educational experience.

Back to food: Eneko. Enough said – well, almost. This new world-class restaurant in London comes from young chef Eneko Atxa, who’s earned three Michelin stars for Azurmendi, his restaurant in Bilbao, Spain. But The Ivy restaurant, 100 years old this year, makes a statement about London itself; its beautiful art deco interior envelops you, and as the manager told us, “You enter here, and you find another world.”

So true. Also true of London itself.

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But the question in London is what you want to experience. As Samuel Johnson said more than two centuries ago, it’s all available.

•WHERE TO STAY

11 Cadogan Gardens (11 Cadogan Gardens, Chelsea, 44 (0) 20 7730 7000, 11cadogangardens.com) is a Small Luxury Hotels of the World property, which I have found is a strong recommendation in itself.

However, 11 Cadogan Gardens also recently ranked as one of the top 40 London hotels by Condé Nast Traveler readers. It features excellent breakfast, superb rooms and suites (some quite large) and personable, professional staff.

The Milestone Hotel (1 Kensington Court, 44 (0) 20 7917 1000, milestonehotel.com), a Red Carnation Hotel Collection property, is owned by the Tollman family and scrupulously managed. (Like the preceding venue, it ranked among the top 40 London hotels, according to Condé Nast Traveler readers.) Everything about this hotel reflects a meticulous attention to detail, from daily guest amenities to breakfast to how guests are treated personally from the moment they enter.

This detail-oriented management reflects a deep understanding of hospitality by The Milestone staff, which outnumbers guests by about two to one.

•WHERE TO EAT

Brasserie (in The Tower Hotel, St. Katharine’s Way, London, 44 800 330 8005, guoman.com/en/ London/the-tower/restaurants/the-brasserie.html) serves international cuisine and has an excellent view of London Bridge. If the weather’s good, take advantage of outdoor tables. Afternoon tea fare looked great.

Cheneston’s at The Milestone Hotel (1 Kensington Court, London, 44 (0)20 7917 1000, milestonehotel.com/foodand-drink/chenestons) takes its name from an early spelling of Kensington.

It offers “cutting-edge British cuisine,” much The Pride of Spitalfields pub cat of it inspired by Beatrice in the East End. The cat did not Tollman, president and show the least interest in me. founder of Rose Carnation However, I am not a regular.

Hotels, whom we had the pleasure of dining next to. (Tollman accompanied her husband and daughter and hadn’t a clue who we were, but we knew who she was.) The room is beautiful and intimate, the service is professional and the dishes are excellent.

Dalloway Terrace (16-22 Great Russell St., 44 207 347 1221, dallowayterrace.com) adjoins The Bloomsbury Hotel, part of the Doyle Collection, and used to be for trash collection. Then someone had the brilliant idea of reimagining it as the terrace of an English manor – et voilà, a restaurant space was born. From its international menu, we found the desserts especially wonderful. (And yes, it’s named for the title character of Mrs. Dalloway, the 1925 novel by iconic English writer Virginia Woolf. What else would you expect from a hotel named Bloomsbury?)

Eneko (1 Aldwych, Covent Gardens, 020 7300 0300, eneko.london) comes from chef Eneko Atxa, the

youngest chef ever to win three stars for his Spanish restaurant, Azurmendi. In this London restaurant – a new project for Atxa – we loved every morsel of his modern take on traditional Basque dishes and the minimalist, contemporary décor. The egg yolk tempura will be the stuff of my dreams for a long time, perhaps forever. We met Atxa – a humble, jovial young fellow, not a prima donna of any sort. Upstairs, at One Aldwych bar (not a part of Eneko), two signature drinks will set you back almost $50. However, they’re quite good, generously served with flair in an excellent peoplewatching venue.

The Ivy (1-5 West St., Covent Gardens, 020 7836 4751, the-ivy.co.uk) stands across the street from the St. Martin’s Theatre, which has presented Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap for the last 43 years, more than 27,000 performances. The Ivy turned a century old this year, and stepping into it feels like entering another world, a beautiful, bona fide Art Deco locale with beautiful people to match. Dishes range from the traditional shepherd’s pie to the contemporary. When we visited, American actor, producer and director Danny DeVito sat a few tables away. (Also, I believe the next table was occupied by the female lead in Aladdin, who shared a starter of steak tartare with her female companion before devouring a rare steak with frites.) This is a lovely place for a long lunch.

•WHERE TO VISIT

East End Food Tour (1-215-688-5571, eatinglondontours.co.uk) features eight stops (in about four hours) for food that ranges from fish and chips to bread-and-butter pudding to Indian curry dishes and salt beef, pickle and hot mustard on a classic bagel. Along the way, many other stops involve historic milestones in the neighborhood’s history and London’s. Plus, there’s wonderful East London street art. The tour makes good exercise with food rewards for about $90 each for adults, all noshes included.

A typical building in Lacock, a village that preserves homes from the 17th and 18th centuries now owned by the National Trust.

London Transport Bus No. 11, although not a tour per se, follows a great route. In 7 miles, an hour and a half, it travels from the eastern end of the city through the City of London (London’s distinct historic core) and its financial institutions; past the Old Bailey, formally known as the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales; Fleet Street, home to newspapers; the famous central London thoroughfare known as the Strand, with its grand hotels and restaurants; Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery and Nelson’s Column; Whitehall and the political power of Downing Street and the

The ancient and the modern in the same frame, a common view of London because it is both an ancient and cuttingedge 21stcentury city.

Horse Guards Parade; all the way to Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. If you have an Oyster card (purchasable at any London Underground station), a bus or Tube ride costs about $3 – half what it would if you pay as you go.

Rabbies Tours (44 (0) 131 226 3133, rabbies. com/en) is operated by a Scottish company that promises to run even if only one person shows up, but it restricts the number of guests to about 15. (Our own tour comprised just four guests – including us.) The vehicle was a comfortable Mercedes-Benz van rather than a big tour bus, the guide-driver was very well-informed and humorous, and the tour was very nontourlike, in a good way. We liked it a lot. It cost about $60 per person, not including lunch.

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British Museum (Great Russell St., Bloomsbury, 44 20 7323 8299, britishmuseum.org) costs nothing to visit, although special exhibitions involve a charge. Almost perforce, it ranks as a world-class museum by The Roman any measure. Before you travel, baths in Bath. check the “What’s On” tab on all Exquisite Roman London museums. That’s how we architecture. discovered a performance of the Crick Crack Club at the British Museum. The female storyteller spun two Irish myths in a performance that enraptured the audience.

London Transportation Museum (Covent Garden Piazza, 020 7379 6344, ltmuseum.co.uk) explains London’s history via transportation infrastructure, which makes lots of sense. Kids love the carriages and early Tube cars. I myself loved the large reproductions of historic London Underground ad posters in the gift shop at a very reasonable price.

An adult admission costs about $23.

Royal Academy of the Arts (Burlington House, Picadilly, 020 7300 8000, royalacademy.org.uk), like most London museums, charges no fee except for special exhibitions. Also, like all London museums, it’s a beautiful (and large) space.

Tate Modern (Bankside, 44 (0) 20 7887 8888, tate.org.uk), which opened in 2000 in the former Bankside Power station, numbers among the world’s largest museums of modern art. It features British and international modern and contemporary art from 1900 to the present.

Also, the upstairs café affords good views of the River Thames.

Victoria & Albert (Cromwell Road, 44 (0) 20 7942 2000, vam.ac.uk) ranks among the world’s largest museums for the decorative arts, with some 4.5 million objects.

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Savor fusion favorites and popular Italian dishes, best washed down with house-made sangria.

Experience Frazer’s, an anchor in St. Louis’ historic Benton Park since 1992. With its private dining packages and globally-inspired menu, your future gatherings are already set.

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From left to right: Ida Early (secretary, Women of Achievement), Marian Nunn (vice president, Women of Achievement), Gwendolyn Packnett Ph.D. (president, Women of Achievement), Linda McKay (treasurer, Women of Achievement), and Joni Karandjeff (immediate past president, Women of Achievement).

Nominations are now being accepted The purpose of the Women of Achievement Award is to recognize and honor women of diverse cultures, roles and accomplishments who have demonstrated commitment to the betterment of the St. Louis region through significant voluntary contributions.

A committee of community leaders will choose ten honorees to be recognized at the Women of Achievement luncheon on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Clayton.

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