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4/8 power morning

It was a roaring good morning when hundreds of luxury and collectible autos were on display at Cars & Coffee, hosted by The Place, a private luxury garage in Chesterfield, and attended by sales executive Wendy Jablonow.

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Ellearn Heffern hosted a trunk show of local artist Adam Foster’s spectacular jewelry creations. Editor Dorothy Weiner and sales executive Wendy Jablonow attended and met the designer.

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—DOROTHY WEINER

4/13 a fond farewell

T&S staffers fêted graphic designer extraordinaire Jon Fogel, who has accepted a position as art director for Warson Brands performance footwear.

He helped launch T&S nearly seven years ago— good luck, Jon!

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COVER STORY – Care to Learn TALK OF THE TOWNS THE INSIDER TECH TALK – The Right Device for the Job HEARD IN THE HALLS ON THE PAGE

CHEERS TO MOM! 16 COVER STORY – Adam Foster Fine Jewelry 17 ADVICE FROM MOM

—JULIE STREILER

photo album » 26 SNAPPED! Project Wake-Up 27 St. Louis Symphony 28 Every Child’s Hope HAPPENINGS 29 De La Salle

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we’re sorry» on the cover » IN OUR APRIL 26 ISSUE ON P.8, WE MISSTATED THE TITLE OF NATIVE ST. LOUISAN JACK SPANN’S UPCOMING ALBUM, BEAUTIFUL MAN FROM MARS, WHICH RELEASES JUNE 16.

4/15 a sweet cause Busch Family Estate at Grant’s Farm

THE MISSION OF CARE TO LEARN IS TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FUNDING TO MEET EMERGENT NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, HUNGER AND HYGIENE SO EVERY STUDENT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. ON JUNE 2, IT HOSTS GLIMPSE THE PAST TO BRIGHTEN OUR KIDS’ FUTURES. PICTURED ON THE COVER: DONN SORENSEN, JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE, JIM EDMONDS, DR. NETTIE COLLINS-HART AND DOUG PITT. FOR INFORMATION AND TICKETS, CONTACT ANNIE MAYROSE AT 314.650.3820 OR AMAYROSE@CARETOLEARNFUND.ORG COVER DESIGN BY ALLIE BRONSKY COVER PHOTO BY COLIN MILLER OF STRAUSS PEYTON PHOTOGRAPHY

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Niche Food Group pastry chef Mathew Rice hosted Bake & Gather, a bake sale that’s part of a national initiative to demonstrate community support. Managing editor Karyn Williams stopped by the group’s commissary kitchen to pick up some goodies from the area’s pastry elite, and all proceeds benefited the International Institute of St. Louis and ACLU of Missouri.

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from the editor's desk This is our Mother’s Day issue, so it has quite a bit of momcentered content, including a feature where we ask a few St. Louis women what they learned from their moms. That got me thinking about what I learned from mine. Of course, I grew up at a time when moms were not nearly as hands-on as they have become. Let me just say, there wasn’t a lot of coddling. Kids pretty much were on their own; no sniveling over being bored or having no one to play with. The screen door was always open and available for us to walk out—and stay out—until dinnertime.

What I learned didn’t come in the form of advice, like it does from boomer moms. It was learned from observation. I learned to be generous with friends and neighbors because my mom always baked enough apple cake or blueberry buns for sharing. I learned the meaning of hospitality since every visitor was offered the best seat at our table and the most desirable servings of food. And I learned the value of being industrious; my mother never turned down work (she was a seamstress), even if it meant conscripting a 13-year-old me to help her out during busy times (I still know how to do my own hems).

I also learned to persevere, since I never saw my mother shy away from anything. Even in old age, she crisscrossed Chicago by foot and bus in pursuit of the best price for strawberries or the bakery whose challah she deemed worthy of her grandkids. We younger moms offered sage advice to our kids. My mom had no advice. She pretty much taught by example, and there’s something to be said for that, too.

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attached. When it’s 10 degrees outside, you can’t get by on flip-flops. School can be hard enough, but when a child is poor and lacking everyday essentials, it can be impossible. In Missouri, 49 percent of public school children qualify for free or reduced lunch, a recognized indicator of poverty. But an organization called Care to Learn not only steps in to provide what is needed for a productive day’s learning, but it does so with kid-glove discretion. “The focus is on dignity,” says Care to Learn’s executive director Linda Ramey-Greiwe.

The nonprofit, based in Springfield, Missouri, was founded in 2008 by businessman Doug Pitt (brother of actor Brad) who was moved by the level of poverty he saw around him. It has 32 chapters in total, four of which are in the St. Louis region: St. Charles, Hazelwood and Warrenton school districts, and most recently, schools in Wright City. And any school staffer—faculty, bus drivers, administrators, nurses or counselors—can identify a child in need. “Having a Care to Learn chapter in the school means many hunger, health and hygiene issues can be addressed immediately,” Ramey-Greiwe explains. Mostly, the help comes in the form of vouchers for doctors, pharmacies, and Walmart, where older students can go to buy clothes they need. The organization also provides weekend backpacks of food for children in homes where food may be scarce.

The nonprofit fills other gaps, as well. “A student might have a prescription from a doctor, but no way of getting it to the pharmacy,” explains Annie Mayrose, Greater St. Louis Region director.

Or a school might need help with other hunger-related expenses—breakfast or healthy snacks, which, in the absence of an organization like Care to Learn, often are shouldered by school staff.

“An apple here, a granola bar there. It adds up,” Mayrose says. In a recent case, the nonprofit paid for one school’s infrastructure upgrade in the form of a salad bar, which allows the school to provide the freshest food possible.

There are around 27,000 students across Care to Learn’s four St. Louis chapters, and Mayrose stresses that any child, regardless of their situation, can receive assistance. While the numbers of free and reduced lunch recipients decrease in higher grades, this may not paint an accurate picture.

“There’s stigma attached,” she says. “The older the child is, the less likely they are to self-identify as economically disadvantaged.”

On June 2, Care to Learn hosts its biggest annual fundraiser, A Glimpse of the Past to Brighten our Kids’ Futures, at the Busch Family Estate at Grant’s Farm, where guests will be invited to explore the family’s home and history with Billy Busch. Money raised supports the nonprofit’s administrative costs and helps establish new chapters. Once the chapter is up and running, RameyGreiwe explains, it becomes mostly self-sufficient, raising money through things like trivia nights and even payroll deductions. “The more funds we raise,” she says, “the more children we can help, the more suffering we can ease.”

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[ TALKOF THETOWNS ] by bill beggs jr.

What’s the best high school in Missouri? The results from U.S. News & World Report are in, and … no, they didn’t use PwC, the firm that gave out the wrong Best Picture envelope at the Academy Awards this year, so we’re good to go, confident to announce that it’s Metro Academic and Classical High School in the City of St. Louis! Hold your applause, please … thank you. No. 2 is Ladue Horton Watkins High School. What?! Hey! Kanye West, sit down! Schools are ranked by performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college. In our Show-Me state, Metro and Ladue really showed ’em: Metro was one of only two Missouri schools awarded a gold medal—the other was Ladue Horton Watkins. Missouri high schoolers must earn at least 24 credits to graduate, including a half credit in personal finance. Students also may join the state’s LifeSmarts program, which develops consumer and marketplace skills. LifeSmarts teams can compete online and then in person in Jeff City; this year, 22 received silver medals and 122 took bronze. Metro ranked No. 133 nationally. Schools throughout the metro rounded out Missouri’s top five: Clayton High School took No. 3 and was awarded a silver medal, as were No. 4, Lafayette Senior High in Wildwood, and No. 5, Kirkwood High School. At Metro, 96 percent of students graduate; 97 percent of Ladue seniors get to toss their mortarboards in the air. The big difference between the two, according to U.S. News & World Report, is readiness for college: Metro: 77.5 percent; Ladue

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Horton Watkins: 61.5 percent. Clayton also boasts a graduation rate of 97 percent, although the survey ranks its readiness for college at 55.8 percent. Only one high school outside of the metro snuck into the top 10, a KC school that nobody in these parts cares about, anyhow, was ranked No. 6. Ahem. No. 7 is Marquette Senior High in Chesterfield, No. 8 is Lindbergh Senior High in South County, No. 9 is McKinley Classical Leadership Academy in St. Louis, and last but not least, No. 10 is Francis Howell High School in St. Charles.

Now it’s time for a standing ovation! These are our kids and grandchildren, after all; they’re the fine folks who will be choosing our nursing homes.

Things are getting all sewn up in the former garment district—after a fashion—at the fabulous St. Louis Fashion Incubator (SLFI). Tacony Corp., a 70-year-old familyowned Fenton business, donated $10,000 worth of Baby Lock sewing machines to SLFI—newfangled gadgetry that does much more than just stitch up seams and attach buttons, although high-speed straight stitch machines are also in the collection. And there’s an eight-thread serger with advanced auto-threading capability (try saying that five times fast) and cover stitch machines that professionally finish tees, sweatshirts and wovens. The six new machines are housed in the incubator’s newly built-out, 2,500-square-foot Berges Family Foundation Fashion Technology Center (FTC), located on the second floor of the incubator.

This generous workspace also includes cutting tables, steamers and buttonhole machines purchased as part of a grant from the foundation. The six SLFI designers— who moved from several places on the map to St. Louis in January for a two-year residency—have use of the space five days a week. The incubator, 1533 Washington Ave., will soon be able to make the FTC available to other St. Louis-based fashion designers, as well as college students studying fashion and design.

Educational opportunities are in the works at SLFI as well, including sewing, pattern-making and draping classes, and seminars and workshops with industry professionals.

The St. Louis area is known as a major medical center, and even our popular western ’burb shares in the kudos. St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield has earned a solid ‘A’ based on patient experience, having received a 2017 Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, an independent health care organization that places the hospital in the top 5 percent nationwide based on an analysis of patient experience data. This is the seventh year in a row that the hospital has been so honored (2011-2017). Healthgrades evaluated facilities coast to coast that submitted patient surveys from April 2015 to March 2016 to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Participating hospitals must: meet thresholds for survey response size and clinical quality in order to be considered for the award; not opt out of Healthgrades analysis; and not pay to be evaluated.

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The 493-bed hospital, with more than 26 additional locations throughout the metro, is no stranger to plaudits from Healthgrades: In an October report from the organization, St. Luke’s received 2017 awards for excellence in the areas of cardiac care, cardiac surgery, coronary intervention and general surgery. According to the same national study, the hospital achieved fivestar ratings for the quality of its treatment for stroke, pneumonia and respiratory failure. What’s more, St. Luke’s is the St. Louis affiliate of the nation’s No. 1 heart hospital, Cleveland Clinic’s Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute. Congrats!

Let’s all paws for a moment to announce … and barking is permitted if not encouraged … that the new Humane Society of Missouri complex in Maryland Heights opened last week.

Now, sit. Stay. Settle down; maybe you’ll get a treat in just a minute. The innovative new center pulls together an adoption center and veterinary hospital that fulfills the vision of president Kathy Warnick, who has sought to transform animal welfare in the Midwest by combining animal sheltering and rescue, vet services, and humane education programs all in the same place. From the bright, inviting atmosphere of the Best Buddy Adoption

[ TT TRIVIA ] WHAT IS THE LEGENDARY FORT KNOX, AND WHERE IS IT?

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LAST ISSUE’S ANSWER | BELGIUM IS MUCH LARGER THAN LUXEMBOURG IN LAND AREA AND ALSO HAS A LARGER POPULATION: BELGIUM’S AREA IS 11,787 SQUARE MILES; ITS POPULATION IS 11.2 MILLION. LUXEMBOURG, ONE OF THE SMALLEST OF THE WORLD’S INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES (179 OUT OF 194), IS 999 SQUARE MILES IN AREA WITH A POPULATION OF 543,202. POPULATION FIGURES ARE FROM 2013.

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Center to the state-of-the-art Pain Management Center within the Animal Medical Center of Mid-America, the complex was designed to offer exceptional care for animals while also providing a comfortable environment for people and prospective pets to get to know one another.

Designed for the comfort, care and rehabilitation of animals in need, the new center opened for business a week ago today (April 26) at the intersection of Page Avenue and Schuetz Road (postal workers and the GPS-dependent can find it at 11660 Administration Drive). The center is so modern and innovative, we even imagined it might include many of the same features as a typical new hospital for us humans. Well, although we sniffed around, no helipad is on site.

When the old television set conks out, you don’t just throw it in the trash … do you? Many municipalities make it easy and environmentally conscientious to recycle old electronics and other electrical appliances—practically anything with an electrical cord attached. U. City is holding an electronics recycling event this Saturday (May 6) from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, at Heman Park Community Center, 975 Pennsylvania Ave. Is your toaster toast? They’ll take it. Laptops, power tools, printers, keyboards, stereo speakers and microwaves are on the list. Busted extension cords and computer cables can go. So can VCR players and fax machines. (Don’t know what either of those are, or what the heck they did? Gotcha, you little millennial.) These items and others will be accepted, free of charge. But there’ll be a $15 charge for cathode-

ray tube (CRT) television sets and monitors or broken flat-screen TVs and monitors; cash or check acceptable. What’s the big deal?

Well, it’s pretty heavy: CRT monitors and TVs contain between 4 to 8 pounds of toxic lead that can leach into the ground if not disposed of properly. Styrofoam also will be accepted at the event, if it’s not covered with food waste or tape. Now, if you were taken aback by the amount of lead contained in a typical CRT television or computer monitor, city officials have some other statistics that show why it’s important to recycle electronics rather than toss them in the garbage: First off, Americans throw away 9.4 million tons of used electronics (‘e-waste’) every year; only 12.5 percent of e-waste is recycled. Isn’t that pathetic? Recycling 1 million laptops saves the same energy used yearly by 3,657 U.S. homes. What about cell phones? You’ll wish you had a million of them to recycle, because maybe they should be stored in Fort Knox: 35,274 pounds of copper are recycled, 772 pounds of silver, and 75 pounds of gold. That’s about $60 million worth of gold and silver alone!

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CERTAIN PLACES EVOKE HAPPY MEMORIES

for people. Usually it’s a place from their childhood, like the zoo or a playground, or maybe even Disney World (the actual happiest place on earth). But for me, it’s The Charcoal House. Yes, you read that correctly: a steakhouse in Rock Hill is my version of Disney World.

I have a long history with the place. (Full disclosure: I have no ownership stake in The Charcoal House; heck, the owner doesn’t even know my name.) It just brings me joy. I’ve actually been in a relationship with it longer than with my husband. So what is it—the outstanding food?

Oh, they have a great steak. I always get the same thing, Steak by George (I’m not sure who George is), but I’ve had better steaks. Is it the service? Well, the wait staff is excellent, and not in a fawning way, but that’s not it. And it’s not the interior. It is a small place, cozy really, darkly lit like a good steak house should be, but I couldn’t tell you the color of the walls and I have eaten there more than 100 times. It’s just that every time I eat there, I have fun, and I often end up with a new entertaining memory.

My mom used to take an annual girls trip, which meant my dad and I would be left alone to feed ourselves. Well, I was supposed to feed him, but I wasn’t exactly the best cook. For some reason, I believed that a meal needed to have a marketing theme, like ‘White Night,’ which was fish, rice and cauliflower. Or ‘Coney Island Night,’ which was a hot dog with canned chili poured on top. By the end of the week my dad would suggest we go to The Charcoal House for something that would not necessitate an entire package of Tums. It was fun. Coming from a family of six, you didn’t often have one-on-one time with your dad, unless of course you were in trouble.

When my husband and I first got married, we were broke. We quickly figured out that on most Friday nights, my parents would head to The Charcoal House for dinner. So, after work, each of us coincidentally would show up at their house for a beer on our way home from work and drink that beer very slowly. So slowly, they would feel compelled to invite us along to dinner. It was the best meal of our week. And, yes, we asked for all the leftovers, including the crackers and rolls. (Not the butter; I have some standards!)

Once we could pay our own bills and go anywhere we wanted to eat, we kept going back to The Charcoal House. I think we liked the idea that it was so ‘retro’ and ‘unhip,’ which in its own way made it hip. We were often the youngest people in the place by 30 years—that made it even better. We introduced lots of our friends to the glory of The Charcoal House. We always had a good time and meal.

This past Saturday night, as I sat there enjoying another Steak by George, my friend pointed out we were no longer the youngest people in the room.

Not only did we fit in, we were the appropriate demographic. So it may have taken a little gray in my hair and readers perched on my nose to finally really belong to the happiest place on earth. But that’s OK, because it felt oh so right. Someone, please bring me another steak and scotch.

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A glimpse at what’s going on around St. Louis and beyond.

by dorothy weiner

ANNA QUINDLEN, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, will give the commencement address at Washington University this year. The 156th commencement ceremony is May 19 in Brookings Quadrangle. A versatile writer and social critic, Quindlen at one time had books on The New York Times’ fiction, nonfiction and self-help best seller lists—the first author to do so!

Congratulations to native St. Louisan and playwright JACK CIAPCIAK (Priory ‘11), who has received the 2017 Goldberg Playwriting Prize from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. The son of Mary and Bob Ciapciak of Ladue, Jack is a script coordinator for CBS’ Blue Bloods. He won the award for his play Naming the Dog, about a millennial couple during the days after Michael Brown’s death who ignore the events just miles from their doorstep and instead obsess about what to call their new pet.

Happy Birthday, SLU! Our Jesuit university celebrates its

200th birthday this fall, starting with a Mass under the

Arch on Saturday, Sept. 23. The university was founded in 1818

by Bishop Louis William DuBourg, in a small home on the Arch grounds. The event falls during SLU’s annual Homecoming, but is open to the public and part of a planned 15-month celebration.

If you didn’t get to Broadway for HAMILTON, your wait soon will be over. The mega-hit is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre April 3 to 22 as part of next year’s U.S. Bank Broadway Series! Also in the lineup for 2018: The Bodyguard, On Your Feet!, The King and I, School of Rock, The Color Purple, The Book of Mormon and Phantom of the Opera. Our beloved Muny also has announced its 2017 summer season, starting June 12: Jesus Christ Superstar, The Little Mermaid, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, All Shook Up, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, A Chorus Line and Newsies.

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[TECH T LK by sheila burkett

THE RIGHT DEVICE FOR THE JOB In my quest to find motivation to lose some weight, I decided to get a fitness tracker. The problem was, I also wanted a smartwatch that had fitness tracking. What should have been a 15- minute buying decision turned into a threeweek research project to find the right device for the job. There were too many conflicting factors: style, fitness tracking, size and functions were all important.

The device I really wanted didn’t work with Fitbit, so I ended up getting the Fitbit Blaze. With so many options today, it is difficult to know just what is the right technology device for the job, so I decided to help readers sort it all out.

➧Desktops and Laptops:

I frequently get emails asking me what type of computer someone should buy. The first question is, what are you going to do with the computer?

Gaming and high-computing options are going to cost the most and typically come in desktop varieties. They tend to have the most processing power and high-end graphics cards. This is generally true for those who use their computers to stream video and watch movies. Most of the software tools people use for video editing or graphic design will have similar requirements.

If you are using business software like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or QuickBooks, a medium-range computer will do the trick. One thing to consider is to make sure you get at least 8 GB RAM (Random Access Memory) and consider getting a computer with a solid state disk drive. If you mainly use your computer to surf the Internet, send emails and occasionally watch a video, you could go with a Chromebook or cheaper computer.

➧Tablets: The line between

tablets and laptops is starting to blur. If you are looking for a device that is easy to take to meetings and good for taking notes and accessing your calendar, then a tablet with a bluetooth keyboard will work.

If you want to do those things in a meeting but still be able to create a Word document, edit an Excel spreadsheet or edit a photo, be sure your tablet has apps that can do those things.

I mainly use my tablet (Asus Zenpad) to read books, surf the Internet and stream video.

I don’t bother trying to use it for work because it will just frustrate me.

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The smartwatch allows us to discreetly check our messages without being on our phone.

We can manage our home with devices such as Amazon Alexa or Google Connect. I love my Roku and can’t imagine how I ever lived without it.

My recommendation is to think about what you plan to do with the device. Consider your expectations with regards to speed, screen quality, security, storage needs and software availability. Happy shopping!

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KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Freshman Claire Zickel took home a silver medal from the 2017 Scholastic Art and Writing National Awards competition this spring. Her story, ‘Lily,’ was about a young girl and her imaginary best friend. Zickel’s piece was one of more than 1,000 submissions from Missouri students.

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The school’s chess team won first place in the K through sixth grade division of the 2017 Chess Carnival, sponsored by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. The tournament was held at Webster Groves High School and included teams from the St. Louis region and southwestern Illinois.

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Each month, students visit seniors at the Delmar Gardens-Chesterfield nursing home to work on craft projects and have fun with residents. The program is part of a community service initiative at the school.

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The school’s robotics team, the U.A. Bearbotics, designed and built a robot that earned a Rookie All-Star Award at the St. Louis Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Chaifetz Arena. The award qualified the team to compete in the recent FIRST championship event.

Celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th Birthday Classic Car Exhibit by Spirit of St. Louis Classic Car Club

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2:00 to 5:00pm

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This spring, the school hosted award-winning book illustrator E.B. Lewis for a discussion about finding a life path and living with purpose. Lewis has illustrated more than 70 books, and his work has been featured in galleries around the world.

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SHRINKING VIOLET The phrase ‘shrinking violet’—meaning a shy person, usually female—is thought to have had its first mention in a poem by Leigh Hunt, published in the U.K. in 1820. (There was the buttercup, struggling from a white to a dirty yellow; and a faint-coloured poppy; and here and there by the thorny underwood a shrinking violet.) Although the violet (related to the pansy) is strong in color, it is small and dainty and grows close to the ground, often hidden by leaves.

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The Saint Louis Art Museum presents a viewing of the French silent film Au Bonheur des Dames May 6, shown with a live musical accompaniment by Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris. The event complements the museum’s current exhibition, Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade.

The IndiHop beer festival returns for its sixth year in the Grove and on Cherokee Street from 1 to 7 p.m.

May 20. Participants can sample 50 locally brewed and crafted beers at 25 businesses in each neighborhood while listening to live local bands.

The City of Clayton hosts its first annual Battle of the Badges BBQ 5 to 9 p.m. May 13 to benefit Backstoppers and Responder Rescue.

Local emergency personnel will serve pork, chicken and ribs, with sides from Weber Grill Restaurant. $20, downtown Clayton, music by Whiskey Morning

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attributes this to Italian grandparents who took him on trips to their homeland (and beyond), opening his eyes to the beauty and substance of Old World craftsmanship.

Foster, 36, says he has always been good with his hands (“doing the odd project” around his childhood home near The Hill and enrolling at School of the Art Institute of Chicago for painting and drawing). “But there was a practical side to jewelry-making that appealed to me,” he says. “It is art, but also industry. I felt it was something I could do in the real world.” He switched majors and by the time he graduated with a bachelor of fine arts in metalsmithing, he knew where he was headed.

“There weren’t many making jewelry in St. Louis at that time, so I figured I’d work for myself,” Foster says. “My parents loaned me $200, and I used it to file the paperwork and register my business.”

With bits and pieces of equipment he’d gathered in college, Foster set up shop in a small South City studio, making “silver things” for people who knew him. “There was the odd semi-precious stone and a couple of diamonds here and there,” he remembers. “But nothing terribly grand.”

That was then. Fifteen years later, Adam Foster Fine Jewelry— which now operates from an atelier in Brentwood—handles materials of the most exquisite kind, sometimes turning out jewels with values “north of six figures” for clients around the globe.

But Foster stresses that price is the least of it. “It’s not about cost, it’s about aesthetic,” he says.

“It’s to do with what is unusual and what is interesting.” What, for instance, can he create with (inexpensive) rutilated quartz, which shimmers with gold needles? And can aluminum be anodized red and set with Burmese rubies? These are the kinds of questions Foster poses himself each day, using 3-D printing and other high-tech processes to design and create one-of-a-kind pieces. “It’s almost a science experiment,” he says. The company now consists of Foster and two other artists, but Foster has a hand in everything. Sometimes, he can make a ring in 14 days; sometimes, it can take six months.

The jeweler says he often is inspired by lines in nature; the challenge, then, is how to bring a softness to something that is hard. “I want the gold to have movement and malleability, to look like it has simply wilted around the stone,” he explains. His favorite gem is a true Colombian emerald, he says, followed by a Sri Lankan sapphire.

Always, though, Foster refers back to tradition—often employing classic Florentine setting and finishing techniques with buttery yellow gold and other precious metals. “If the process and materials are authentic, the end product will be different,“ he explains. “It’s like raw silk—a massproduced fabric can mimic it, but you’ll know it isn’t real because the light doesn’t catch.”

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Advice MOM From

My mom, Deloris ‘Dee’ Burchyett, died nearly 20 years ago from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). She was a wonderful singer and sang in a women’s trio most of her life. The best advice she gave me was to leave the world better than I found it, and to sing from my heart all the time.

She was a great storyteller when she talked and when she sang. I hope that I am half the storyteller she was!

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My mother, who is a physician as well, taught me the value of self-reliance and hard work. She made me understand from a very early age that I needed to learn to take care of myself and stand on my own two feet. She set the bar high, and I tried to hit it. Rather than ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, she would ask, “What kind of doctor do you want to be?” Every success I have had comes from her expectations of me and from the example she set.

—Dr. Madhavi Kandula Dermatologist

The best advice my mother ever gave me was to “just be yourself.”

It’s the one thing she would say before any big project or challenge when we were growing up, and she still says it today. My brother and I thought it was strange advice to give before a test or a track meet, but it’s something I think about as I build my business. It’s much easier and more rewarding to navigate life and business just being my authentic self, instead of trying to be something I’m not.

—Emily Brady Koplar Wai Ming Founder/Designer and Saint Louis Fashion Incubator designer-in-residence

My mother, a devoted Catholic, always advised me that there is nothing more powerful than prayer. I am a ‘worrier’ to the nth degree. She always told me to put my problems in God’s hands and stop worrying. It didn’t matter if it was the tiniest problem or my bigger and more recent battles. In the past 12 months, I gave birth to a micro preemie and went into kidney failure. I was on dialysis and subsequently had a kidney transplant. In my darkest hours, my mom’s advice gave me great comfort and strength.

—Anne Allred KSDK anchor

My mom rarely gave me advice because she always demonstrated her convictions with her actions.

She taught me that absolute honesty is of utmost importance and that many circumstances call for mercy rather than justice. When she did give advice, however, it was always rooted in Scripture—that God’s ways are better than our ways. Oh, and her most frequent piece of advice every time I left the house: “Don’t forget to wear your seatbelt!”

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I admire the care and scrutiny this couple brought to the project. Every detail mattered to them. And you can feel it when you’re in the space.

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Professional climbing athlete Kevin Jorgeson founded the local indoor rock climbing initiative Let’s Make a Move, which recently unveiled a new climbing wall at Herbert Hoover Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis. With help from local partners like Climb So Ill, the program hopes to change the lives of youth through climbing.

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Post Holdings donated $85,000 in support of The Little Bit Foundation’s programs and services at Mann Elementary in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. The nonprofit supplies basic needs to disadvantaged students in the area.

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[STORE FRONT » a peek into the windows of the st. louis retail world by julia m. johnson

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MIKE AND ALEX FAHERTY

Time to get those painting projects off the shelf! SECOND SITTING CONSIGNMENTS in Ballwin has added DIXIE BELLE CHALK PAINT to its product line. It’s formulated to be durable, VOC-free and well suited for furniture, accessories, decor, art and other projects. Visit Second Sitting for painting demonstrations.

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Congratulations are in order for the IMMERSE luxury kitchen and bath plumbing gallery in Brentwood.

It was named BOUTIQUE PARTNER OF THE YEAR

by Waterworks, a fixture and furnishing supplier.

Immerse was chosen for its knowledgeable staff, showroom and client commitment.

[ creative outlet ] TAUBMAN

PRESTIGE OUTLETS in Chesterfield is finding new ways to attract more shoppers. It has launched the EMERGE pop-up retail boutique program, which rotates 20 vendors of handcrafted items each weekend through August. It also will welcome BIKE STOP CAFE, opening this summer, which serves locally sourced food and promotes healthy living and bicycle transportation.

[ more in store ]

St. Louis-based clothing, accessory, beauty and home products retailer SOFT SURROUNDINGS is boosting its presence with 17 new U.S. stores this year. New locations include Las Vegas; Columbus, Ohio; Detroit; and Baton Rouge.

[ bigger, better ] Mother’s Day gift giving is around the corner! LUSH COSMETICS has reopened its SAINT LOUIS GALLERIA store after a major expansion and redesign. The company features natural, handmade, environmentally responsible skin, hair, bath and gift products.

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Sometimes when family members start a company together, the result is clashing personalities and diverging priorities. But twin brothers Alex and Mike Faherty say their own entrepreneurial journey has been quite the opposite—a fun and harmonious ride. The New Jersey natives launched their ‘beach casual’ Faherty men’s and women’s clothing and accessory line four years ago, and it’s been making waves at stores across the nation, including at the brothers’ own shops in New York, Massachusetts and California. The 34-year-old Fahertys are naturally competitive but say they love being in business together, and it shows in their enthusiasm for the industry. The collection is set for a May 12 trunk show and debut at Mister Guy in Clayton, featuring their reclaimed-wood ‘mobile store.’ And there’s another local link. Mike, who formerly worked for Ralph Lauren, is an alumnus of Washington University’s fashion design program, so the Lou holds a special place in his heart.

T&S: WHAT HAS SURPRISED YOU ABOUT STARTING YOUR OWN CLOTHING BUSINESS? ALEX: It’s been a crazy learning curve. I worked in finance before, and my responsibilities were very finite and predictable. But when you launch your own company, you have to deal with everything yourself—daily operations, manufacturing and shipping, hiring and managing people, putting out fires, prioritizing your tasks and handling the stress of it all. My old job was easy in comparison!

T&S: WHAT ARE YOUR ST. LOUIS CONNECTIONS? MIKE: I have a real love of St. Louis, and I sometimes come back for Wash. U. events and other things. My time at the university was a big four years of my life, so I try to ‘relive’ the old haunts when I’m in town. And our St. Louis partnership with Mister Guy is great. It’s such an amazing retailer, so well regarded. It’s humbling for us to be in the store and see how its customers pick up on our brand. We have a well-educated customer who understands good quality and fit but also appreciates the casual life. St. Louis is a pretty casual city, so we mesh well with that.

T&S: HOW DOES YOUR COMPANY STAY SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS? ALEX: My wife, Kerry, is really involved in this aspect of the brand. We’re a member of 1% for the Planet, a group of brands that donate 1 percent of their sales to environmental causes.

We also are involved with Artists for Peace and Justice, which supports communities in Haiti through education, health care and arts programs. We recently were in Haiti meeting with people from the organization and did a catalog photo shoot there. We will donate 5 percent of proceeds from that catalog, and from store sales May 15 to June 30, to the cause. We’re trying to raise money to build a new classroom for a school in Haiti. Fair trade practices are important to us, too; we visit every factory and mill we use, so we know where our things are made and who’s making them. And we use swimwear fabric made from recycled materials and organic cotton in our knitwear. We love finding out where we can help and getting other people excited about causes we support.

T&S: WHAT’S THE ‘NEXT BIG THING’ FOR FAHERTY? MIKE: Our clothing line for kids launches this month. It’s been a challenge to put together, but a lot of fun. We have a loyal base of adult buyers who love our vibe, and many of them are parents, so they’ve asked for kids’ clothes. Our other big goal is to keep getting our products into the right stores in a smart and organic way. We feel that we have some of the best clothing out there, and this is something we want to do for the rest of our lives. We’ve doubled our business each year, so we think we’ve found the right recipe for growth.

THE FAHERTY TRUNK SHOW AT MISTER GUY WILL BE HELD FROM 10 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M. MAY 12. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE STORE AT 314.692.2003.

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Faherty Trunk Show May 12Th and 13Th Meet the Faherty brothers as they arrive in their summer caravan Explore the brand perfect for summer

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customer service

where do you get service with a smile?

•Butler’s Pantry •Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design •Dierbergs Markets •Enterprise Rent-A-Car •Kennelwood Pet Resorts •Ladue Pharmacy •Laurie’s Shoes •St. Louis County Library •Straub’s •The Gatesworth Communities: The Gatesworth, McKnight Place, Parc Provence

sweets

where do you satisfy your sweet tooth?

•Bailey’s Chocolate Bar •Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier •Cravings •Cyrano’s Cafe •Jilly’s Cupcake Bar •Piccione Pastry •Sugarfire Pie •Ted Drewes Frozen Custard •The Cup •The Fountain on Locust

drink

favorite place for a drink?

•BRIO Tuscan Grille •Cafe Napoli •Herbie’s •Oceano Bistro •Remy’s Kitchen & Wine Bar •Robust Wine Bar •Sasha’s Wine Bar •Taste •Three Sixty •Urban Chestnut Brewing Company

local home decor

favorite local boutiques for home decor?

•Christopher’s •K. Hall Designs •Marketplace at the Abbey •Miriam Switching Post •Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams •Rusted Chandelier •Savvy Surrounding Style •The Refind Room •The White Rabbit •Three French Hens

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•Castlewood State Park •Creve Coeur Lake •Forest Park •Grant’s Farm •Katy Trail State Park •Missouri Botanical Garden •Queeny Park •Shaw Park •Tilles Park •Tower Grove Park

entertain

best spots for entertainment and culture?

•City Museum •Jazz at the Bistro •Missouri History Museum •Powell Symphony Hall •Saint Louis Art Museum •Saint Louis Zoo •St. Louis Symphony •The Fabulous Fox Theatre •The Muny •The Pageant

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favorite local boutiques for clothing and accessories?

•Blush Boutique •Cha Boutique •Ivy Hill •Leopard Boutique •Marta’s Boutique •Mister Guy Clothiers •Paisley Boutique •Paperdolls Boutique •Vie •Women’s Closet Exchange

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•Clayton Nail Spa •Dominic Michael Salon •Four Seasons Spa •Ginger Bay Spa •Orangetheory Fitness •PALM Health •Pure Barre •Ridenour Plastic Surgery •The Face & The Body Day Spa •Wellbridge Athletic Club & Spa

local events

favorite local events?

•Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights •Fair St. Louis •Garden Glow at Missouri Botanical Garden •LouFest •Saint Louis Art Fair •St. Louis Blues games •St. Louis Cardinals Opening Day •Taste of St. Louis •The Great Forest Park Balloon Race/Balloon Glow •Winter Wonderland at Tilles Park

F5 Cover Story – SLUCare Physician Group Mind Games – Crossword

leisure » F6 On The Table – Snax Gastrobar F7 Quick Bites F8 Bridge with Bland F9 Reads & Reviews

health & beauty » F10 Health – Your Body, Your Health

t&s home » Town & Neighborhood F16 Cover Story – Warner Hall Thornhill F18 Design on My Mind F26 Homework F28 Best Way to Spend A Summer Night F32 From the Garden F34 Sold!

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The SLUCare Physician Group provides a team approach and specialized care for expectant mothers and their babies. For more information, call 314.977.7455 or visit slucare.edu/obgyn.

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Patient Abigail Reckamp with Dr. Diane Petersen

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[BE PREPARED SLUCare PHYSICIAN GROUP by julia m. johnson

Nothing could be more precious than a new addition to the family. That’s why

diligent self-care makes sense for mothers-to-be, through all stages of the pregnancy and birth process. By paying close attention to their own well-being, doctors say, expectant moms can help ensure those ‘special deliveries’ are safe and healthy.

Dr. Diane Petersen, SLUCare physician and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and women’s health at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, says a healthy pregnancy actually begins well before conception. “All women thinking about getting pregnant should have a preconception visit with an OB/GYN,” she says. “It’s important to discuss diet, physical activity, medications and existing health conditions. If there are chronic conditions like hypertension or diabetes, we need to make sure those are under control before the patient thinks about becoming pregnant.”

Nutrition is a top concern for expectant moms, Petersen says. “Having a healthy diet and taking prenatal vitamins are important, including taking folic acid at least a month before conception to help prevent neural tube defects,” she says. It’s also a good idea to achieve a healthy weight before getting pregnant. “Obesity brings increased risk for high blood pressure, preeclampsia, preterm birth and gestational diabetes,” Petersen notes. “It puts the baby at higher risk for obesity, too.” She also counsels patients about preventing food-borne illnesses such as listeriosis, which can be linked to stillbirth, preterm labor and miscarriage.

Petersen says doctors differ on whether caffeine is allowable for pregnant women. “To be safe, we say that 200mg of caffeine per day or less is OK,” she explains. “That’s about one 12-ounce cup of coffee.” And there’s no safe level of alcohol, illegal drug or tobacco use, so she advises momsin-waiting avoid them altogether. “Smoking increases the risk of preterm delivery and placental detachment from the uterus,” Petersen says. “It also can cause infants to be born with asthma, colic and other health issues.” And alcohol use has been linked to behavioral and developmental problems and physical abnormalities in babies, she notes.

Petersen says exercise is safe during pregnancy, and she encourages it as a way of reducing back pain, promoting healthy weight, controlling stress and preparing the body for labor. “We recommend 30 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per day, without getting overheated,” she says.

“Avoid horseback riding, gymnastics or any exercise that keeps you flat on your back. But walking, swimming, working out at the gym, and prenatal yoga and Pilates classes are all good choices.”

Coupling all this advice with regular visits to an OB/GYN can help minimize problems and keep moms-to-be feeling strong, according to Petersen. South St. Louis County resident Abigail Reckamp says Petersen and the SLUCare team did a great job helping her prepare for the births of her two children at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. “I’ve been going to Dr. Petersen since 2008,” Reckamp says. “Everyone in her office is supportive, thorough and compassionate, and they make it feel like a second home. Anytime I have a question, it’s welcomed and supported.

I feel you get a very high level of care there, because the staff stays on top of the latest medical information and technology.”

Petersen adds, “So much of having a healthy pregnancy is wrapped up in good planning. One of the best things about our practice is that we have eight doctors to help with that, each with a different area of specialization. We take care of women for their whole lifespan here.”

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[ Snax Gastrobar ] 3500 watson road | 314.353.9463

[ amuse bouche ] THE scene

Busy wine bar

THE CHEF

Joseph Hemp V

THE PRICES

$8 cocktails, $2.50-$6 beers, $5-$12 starters, $10-$17 meals

THE FAVORITES

Po’Boy, Pretzel and Cheese, Buffalo Balls, Meatloaf, The Pickled Bits

The Robust Wine Bar folks have taken on this neighborhood spot in South City that most recently was the restaurant J McArthur’s. They have kept the inside pretty much the same—high-top tables and chairs, prominent bar and simple decor in dark neutrals. One change is the large enclosed patio, a big plus considering the indoor area is pretty small.

The menu is fairly extensive for a wine bar, with several starters, soups, salads, sandwiches and a halfdozen entrees. And the food is generally good, selfdefined as ‘elevated comfort food.’ Two starters showed that, especially the Buffalo Balls ($9), meatballs made with ground pork and chicken—very tender—and tossed in a spicy and sweet glaze. There were plenty of them, and they came on deliciously creamy grits dotted with green onions and bleu cheese.

The Pickled Bits ($8) was an impressive bowl of housecured veggies—beets, turnips, asparagus, carrots, green beans—that were tangy and a little spicy from the pickling process. A Seasonal Vegetable Salad ($9) was a nice

combination of roasted beets, peppery greens, gorgonzola and finely chopped hazelnuts. One complaint: some of the nuts had turned, which affects everything.

Another starter, Pretzel and Cheese ($8), is becoming as omnipresent as fried calamari—nothing wrong with that considering how delicious warm pretzels are. I’d say the pretzel stick (singular) is superior, with a crisp exterior and soft, chewy inside. But $8 is steep for a single, large pretzel stick! Even the accompanying house-made cheese dip couldn’t dull the sticker shock.

Burgers and a few favorite sandwiches top the meal menu, and our Po’boy ($12) stole the show. Served on a soft hoagie bun, it was piled with 10 grilled shrimp— perfectly cooked—and a very good cabbage slaw. There was the restaurant’s signature Snax Sauce on there, too, which was good and resembled Russian dressing.

The Shepherd’s Pie entree ($17) was served in a deep bowl with a nicely browned parmesan crust. Inside, underneath a layer of good mashed potatoes, was stew filled with slow-cooked lamb and peas in a tasty gravy.

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Salted Caramel Ice Cream: A currently popular dessert made by mixing caramel and

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Shepherd’s Pie: A layered casserole that includes meat (often lamb) and vegetables covered in a layer of mashed potatoes for the crust

Forest Park Community College and various local kitchens

Pickling: The process of preserving food by fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar, yielding a tart, mouth-puckering sensation

FAVORITE INGREDIENT Fresh thyme

sea salt into ice cream, yielding both salty and sweet flavors

[ aftertaste ] » Love the casual ambience and the affordable drinks. Fun all around.

— Kevin T. of St. Louis Hills

» We found the food good, but the service spotty. It’s a weird mix of noisy kids and grown-up wine bar!

— Dottie L. of St. Louis

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My only complaint is about the bits of gristle in the stew—there’s no graceful way to remove it from your mouth at the table!

A house specialty, Meatloaf ($15), was outstanding, served as two sizable slices slathered in mushroom gravy with sautéed onions and mushrooms. The meat was a combo of beef and pork with subtle spicing and a sweet jam glaze. Best of all were the mashed potatoes, fresh green beans and carrot wedges. The veggies were fresh and cooked to still-firm, always a sign of quality. It was all-around excellent.

There’s a small dessert menu, so we had the Apple Pie ($6), which was tasty. A small scoop of Serendipity ice cream was served alongside. An ice cream sandwich ($5), which also came from Serendipity, was yummy: two chocolate cookies jammed with salted caramel ice cream.

Surprisingly for a ‘gastrobar,’ this appears to be a popular place with families. There were lots of kiddos in both rooms (indoor and patio), something to note if you want a more adult evening.

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Favorite restaurant Olive + Oak

favorite cookbook

Prune by Gabrielle Hamilton

Most Memorable Dining Experience

Eating at Sydney Street Cafe for the first time. We had the tasting menu, and the food and service were amazing.

guilty pleasure food Fake crab meat

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[ food & fashion ] You might not think food when walking into one of the city’s toniest retailers, but The Zodiac restaurant inside Neiman Marcus serves up very fine lunch fare.

It has announced some recent additions for spring, including Andean Dream Pasta, made from reputedly the finest quinoa in the world, and starters like margarita flatbread, mushroom ravioli with arugula salad, and smoked salmon with deviled eggs.

[ bakery makeover ] Clayton’s Bakery in Des Peres is getting a redo, inside and out. Now called Bello’s Bakery, its longtime baker, Beni Bello, purchased the business and has plans for a remodel. Also new: Greek, Albanian and French pastries to go alongside the creations the neighborhood spot is known for, like peanut rolls, brownies, iced sugar cookies, decorated cakes and donuts.

[ fast-casual food truck fare ] Taking the food truck concept to the next level, Steak Louie owner Paul Listenberger has set up shared kitchen and dining space for food trucks in a building at 4001 Utah St. in Tower Grove South, former home of Annie Moons Bakery. Diners will order at the counter, and meals will be served to them at indoor and outdoor tables. At last check, participating food trucks include Steak Louie, Farmtruk and Go! Gyro! Go! Expect dinner hours to be weekends only at the as-yet-unnamed eatery.

[ all-mexican menu ]

Look for a new place to open at 2738 Cherokee Street, The Taco & Ice Cream Joint. Planned by Karen Rico and her dad, Salvador Rico, it will feature make-your-own burrito and taco areas, as well as ribs and other goodies. The cold treats will include mango, coconut and other ice cream flavors, and Mexican frozen pops called paletas. The Ricos also own El Morelia Supermercado in Bridgeton.

Coton Color Vase includes write on attachment & five fresh from the farm hydrangeas, $75. While supplies last, get yours ordered today.

One gorgeous piece that can be worn as a skirt or a bandeau style top.

Patagonia’s Lithia Skirt.

Get Outside Yourself this summer with Alpine Shop.

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Leaders in Leather high quality handbags are hand tooled by artisans using time honored Paraguayan tooling techniques and are known for original designs and brilliant colors.

Celebrating 5 years!

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Vul: All Dealer: West

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1. East/West made the bidding to slam difficult, but North/South ‘bid ’em up’ to six ♥s.

2. The ♦ Ace is led. Declarer took time before making the good technique play by ruffing with the trump Ace. 3. Declarer, preparing for a high-level ‘dummy reversal,’ led the ♥ 2 to Dummy’s Jack.

4. The ♦ 6 was trumped with the ♥ Queen.

5. The ♥ 3 to the King in Dummy.

6. ♦ Jack to ♥ 10.

7. Out of trumps in hand, declarer led the Ace and then the Jack of ♣s.

8. East wins the ♣ King and is left with Hobson’s Choice. Another ♣ would set up the suit for Declarer. So defender leads the ♠ 2, which Declarer let ride to West’s Jack and Dummy’s Ace. 9. ♥ 9 drew the last trump from defender.

10. ♠ 6 to Queen and King.

11. ♣ to ♥ 7.

12. ♠ 10 is the twelfth trick.

NOTE: Nicely paced and played.

[ tip of the day ]

Q| When is a dummy reversal necessary?

A| It’s necessary when, in order to make your contract, you trump the short suit in your hand and draw trumps with Dummy’s trumps, hence a dummy reversal. Counting tricks to make your contract makes recognizing a dummy reversal easier.

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Below are some of the latest local reads, a great way to support local authors writing about all things St. Louis!

» St. Louis Cardinals: Where Have You Gone?: Local sports writer and enthusiast Rob Rains has authored yet another book about the Redbirds, this one focusing on life after baseball for some of the greatest names that donned the uniform. Included are Vince Coleman, Ernie Broglio, John Tudor and more. Rains is a former Cardinals beat writer for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and a founding writer of USA Today Baseball Weekly, now Sports Weekly.

On sale June 6 at Amazon and Barnes & Noble for $19.99

the promise »

This is a captivating story that puts human faces on a difficult historical subject. It starts out in World War I Armenia, where Mikael Boghosian (Oscar Isaac) is a young apothecary who dreams of becoming a doctor. He agrees to an arranged marriage, planning to use his fianceé’s dowry to fund medical school.

It’s not initially a love match, but Mikael honors his promise to marry even though he falls in love with Ana (Charlotte le Bon), an Armenian woman he meets while studying in Constantinople. Ana is in a relationship with Chris Myers (Christian Bale), an American reporter covering Turkish wartime atrocities against Armenians. Both men have deep feelings for her, so a tempestuous love triangle ensues. There’s a great deal of pain and suffering along the way, as many family members and friends fail to escape the violence. Eventually, all three become involved in a plan to smuggle a group of Armenian orphans to safety. In the end, romantic rivals are united by a common sense of loss.

Should you see it?

Yes, it’s very well cast, and an emotionally stirring subject.—J.J. Viewed at the AMC Esquire Theater

» Discovering Public Parks in St. Louis, Missouri: Trying to decide where to go for a picnic? Or which playground your kids will find new and exciting? For the first time, all park systems in St. Louis City and County have collaborated on a book that catalogs every area park—and there are hundreds! It lists everything you would want to know: location, size, amenities, special features and even dates of origin. The book, written by local historian Nancy Carver, also lists fun facts about park sculptures and names and attractions at Forest Park.

Available at the Missouri History Museum or with a $10 minimum donation to Forest ReLeaf of Missouri (which donates and plants trees at local parks)

» Feisty: Chronicles & Confessions of an Old PR Warhorse: Former

Fleishman-Hillard principal Joe Finnigan gives the world a glimpse into the inner workings of public relations and corporate America in his memoir, which deals with both his broad professional experience as well as his personal demons. The book covers Finnigan’s career as he helped grow Fleishman-Hillard into one of the world’s biggest PR super powers, and includes details on the sale of the company, celebrity meetings and dealings with the captains of industry.

Available for $12.99 on Amazon, createspace.com and at select bookstores

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While the medical field changes at breakneck speed, one thing remains the same: The primary person in charge of your health is you. It is up to each of us to embrace healthy lifestyle choices, and to take charge of healing when something goes wrong. We need to be our own best advocate.

So step up to the plate and educate yourself!

“The course of true love never did run smooth.” The Bard got it right, all those centuries ago, and people are still trying to sort it out, only today they use therapists and counselors.

EMOTIONAL HEALTH COUNTS, TOO

“Relationships are a big part of life and health,” says Diane Sanford, a psychologist at Midwest Mind Body and Health Center in Creve Coeur. “A bad relationship or lack of social support predisposes people to anxiety and depression, and their immune systems can be affected negatively. When people report vague symptoms like gastrointestinal problems or migraines, there often is an emotional health component.”

Danica Byler, a licensed professional counselor at St. Louis Wellness Center in Webster Groves, agrees. “Strong relationships and connections contribute to a healthier, happier, longer-lasting life,” she says. Healthy relationships require constant care but come without instruction manuals. “There are lots of relationship skills we don’t learn while we are growing up,” Byler notes.

CONFLICT IS NATURAL

The most common issues plaguing relationships are finances, intimacy and communication styles, Byler says. The latter often arise from personality differences and learned skills the partners bring to the table. “Research shows that 67 percent of relationship problems are not solvable issues. They are issues due to different personalities, upbringing and values.”

Sanford adds, “If you take two people who are having difficulties already and put them together, chances are they are going to get stuck in a lot of negative relationship patterns and habits until one or both start to make some changes,” Sanford says. “If no one wants to change and each person blames the other, that is a no-win situation. I often have seen one person change to better control himself or herself, and it has a positive effect on the partner.”

THERAPY OFFERS PERSPECTIVE

“Many couples simply do not know how to talk with one another around areas of disagreement,” Byler says. “When your conflict styles are mismatched, it is incredibly helpful to seek therapy to bridge the gaps.” Pastoral counseling also can be helpful, she adds. “Some couples may seek ways of living by and honoring their spiritual values.”

If the relationship boat has lost anchor and is heading toward the rocks, act sooner rather than later, Sanford advises.

“Counselors are skilled in helping people learn how to do better.

Most people wait too long; the partner might have become such a trigger for negative feelings that it is hard to turn things around.” A counselor may recommend peer support groups or relationship classes before or along with counseling.

Should one or both partners make the first visit? “It can be helpful to go to counseling on your own if you are feeling isolated, depressed, anxious or alone,” Byler says. Sanford agrees. “You might want to go alone for the first visit or two if you feel unsafe in the relationship or have things you want to discuss in confidence,” she says.

And if your partner refuses to go to therapy, it still can be helpful to meet with a therapist to support you and make a plan to improve your personal and mental health, Byler suggests.

Unsolvable issues do not need to create intolerable relationships, Byler says. “When a person feels loved and accepted, he or she is more likely to come toward the middle. Try to understand why something is so important to your partner.

Learn to find areas where you can agree.”

It’s important to be a good listener, Sanford emphasizes.

“Don’t take things personally, and put yourself in your partner’s shoes.”

Getting in shape for summer advice from dr. lauren munsch dal farra, cardiologist, ceo, co-founder, palm health What are some simple tips We can use to get in shape for summer?

“First, eat mainly fresh,unprocessed, or organic foods to avoid pesticides that can affect your metabolism.

This should include vegetables of many different colors, fish and grass fed meats, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and Pomegranate seeds.

Also, don’t eat for 12 hours between dinner and breakfast. This intermittent fasting may boost your metabolism.

“Finally, adopt a regular exercise regimen that includes alternating days of strength training, high to moderate intensity interval cardio training, and low intensity stretching or Pilates/ yoga for at least 45 minutes, five times a week. On days where your schedule does not allow enough time for regular exercise, use the eight-minute workout posted on PALM’s web-site or try PALM’s 30-minute metabolic boost classes. Walk as much as possible by parking far away from your destination and taking the stairs.”

and growth in self-awareness are great techniques and will assist you in developing a healthy work life balance.

PALM offers well-being coaching and meditation classes to help you with these stress relievers.” hoW important is a good night’s sleep to staying in shape?

“A good night’s sleep is critical to your overall health and ability to get in shape. Avoid working at your computer or using other technologies for an hour or more before bedtime as the blue light hits your retinas and stops the body from producing its natural melatonin. Keep your circadian rhythms in their natural cycle by going to sleep and waking at consistent times, and get out into natural light within an hour of waking.”

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“Find a hobby that can turn your focus and relieve stress. This might include reading a book, gardening, walking in the fresh air or playing a sport like tennis. Avoid watching television, as it can be more stimulating than calming. You can also use deep breathing exercises throughout the day in moments of stress. Meditation

What else should i knoW? “Getting in shape includes improving your motivation and metabolism. Having a goal is a first step. A personalized evaluation to assess the genetic and hormonal factors that help or hinder your metabolism is the most efficient path to health. Understanding how, what, and when you eat affects your metabolism, and working with a coach can help you reach your goal. It’s all about being committed to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. At PALM Health, we use innovative and proven disciplines to achieve life changing results in your physical, emotional, and mental health.”

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CONTRACEPTION 101

It’s hard to believe that not so long ago, women had much less control over reproductive choices. Before the widespread availability of medicinal birth control in the 1970s, many of a woman’s choices—career and personal—were completely dictated by reproduction.

We’ve come a long way!

A SEA CHANGE

Family planning was recognized as one of the top 10 achievements in public health during the 20th century by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The optimal pregnancy is planned, and contraception makes that a possibility,” says Dr. Tessa Madden of Washington University School of Medicine. “Rapidly repeated or unintended pregnancies can be associated with poorer health outcomes for women and their children.”

Dr. Beverly Alten of OB-GYN Physicians and Signature Medical Group in Creve Coeur adds, “Birth control is a part of health. You should choose the method that fits into your life at a given point.” Madden notes that two is the average number of children in the U.S. that a woman will have, which “means a woman will spend almost three decades trying to prevent pregnancy.”

CDC data suggest that 62 percent of reproductive-age women use contraception; the rest don’t because they are pregnant, post-partum or seeking pregnancy, or because they are not sexually active.

Oral contraceptives were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1960. The daily pills contain synthetic hormones estrogen and progestin that prevent the release of eggs from the ovaries. “The most important thing that has been done is changing delivery systems,” Alten says. One advance was the vaginal ring, sold under the brand name NuvaRing. “It delivers the same medicine as oral contraceptives, but through a vaginal insert replaced monthly. It has the same benefits, but women don’t have to remember it daily.”

The most effective reversible methods are intrauterine devices (IUDs) and subdermal implants, Madden explains. “The IUD is a little T-shaped device placed inside the uterus by a health care provider. It can have a low dose of hormone, or there is also a nonhormonal IUD available,” she says.

Another option, the subdermal implant, is a matchstick-sized piece of silicone that is embedded with hormones, Alten describes. “We numb an area under the upper arm and slide it under the skin. It stays there for up to three years. There can be an immediate return to fertility if it is removed.”

According to official figures, the pill, at 24.9 percent, is by far the most popular form of contraception, while IUDs are the choice of 10.3 percent of women using birth control, and implants are used by 1.3 percent.

SIDE EFFECTS

As with all medications, side effects are a consideration. These vary among women and can be a determining factor in selecting a birth control method, Madden says. “The most common effect is a change in bleeding. Contraceptive methods that just contain the hormone progestin tend not to have a regular bleeding profile.”

Also, she adds, effectiveness is obviously a factor. The Long-Acting Reversible Contraception options (LARC), which are methods that provide effective contraception for an extended period with no required user action, can have success rates of 99.9 percent in preventing pregnancy. “That is as good as getting your tubes tied,” Alten says.

About 9 percent of women taking birth control pills nonetheless become pregnant, the CDC reports. “The problem is, lots of patients don’t use them consistently,” Madden says. “Then there are the barrier methods—condoms and diaphragms. Those failure rates vary from 15 to 20 percent.”

Cost can deter many women from choosing a LARC. “Generic pills can be $9 a month, Madden says. “But the out-of-pocket cost for an IUD or implant can be $1,000 to $1,500.

They are approved for three to 10 years, but for a lot of women, that upfront cost is a big barrier.”

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TOWN TALK How About Supplements?

Food is medicine. It may be a catchphrase today, but this concept has been true for native peoples for centuries. Now even mainstream medicine is coming around.

COMMON SENSE

Is diet really the foundation of good health? “One hundred percent,” says Dr. Varsha Rathod, an integrative medicine physician at PALM Health in Ladue. “How does one define a good diet? If you can, make close to 80 percent of your food plant-based. Then consume clean meats from animals that graze outside in the sun.”

Angela Zeng, co-founder of Fulfill Food & Beverages (maker of Karuna beverages), says, “To find the right ingredients and most nutritious combinations has become the ultimate art of East Asian food culture. The focus is to use whole food ingredients.

There is no such thing as ‘extract’ in Eastern food culture,” Zeng explains. “Then you’re supposed to balance and complement various ingredients—not consume too much of one thing—and use simple ingredients to create synergy; the whole is better than the sum of the parts.”

Eastern Asian food culture has long been intertwined with holistic folk medicine, which emphasizes the inseparable connection between our body’s well-being and the food we consume, Zeng says. “For thousands of years, people have held a strong belief that food and medicine share the same root, and that proper food selections and combinations will strengthen the body, boost the immune system and treat chronic illnesses.”

There is some question about whether vitamins and nutrients taken in pill form are comparable to ingesting them in food. “I am very skeptical about a lot of the supplements sold on the open market,” Rathod says. “Eastern medicine quite decries the taking of vitamins. It doesn’t believe in isolating out vitamins from the context of food. For them, everything has to be in herb form.”

But sometimes pumping up certain elements is considered a boost to normal intake.

“Vitamin D regulates more than 300 genes, from immune function to production of good bones to gut healing. The moment you get an infection, you start to deplete your Vitamin C. If you pump up your Vitamin C, you can literally abort a cold,” Rathod says.

Scientific evidence also supports the use of B vitamins to boost energy levels, and of magnesium and probiotics to correct intestinal problems. “Does everybody benefit from these? No,” Rathod says. “Don’t just go out and buy it without first consulting your physician,” she says.

A blood test is the typical means of measurement for vitamin deficiency. “For example, there is a lot of data to support probiotics, but there is an equal amount of good data to show that a simple probiotic doesn’t solve the huge problem of what can be going wrong with the human gut microbiome,” Rathod notes. “A DNA test can tell if someone is missing a particular acidophilus species.”

Supplement Quality Counts

It’s best to have your physician suggest particular brands of over-the-counter products. “To get a good vitamin, these companies need tons of studies. That’s expensive,” Rathod says.

She cites studies of random products purchased from the shelves of major pharmacies. “It was astonishing—a large percentage of them did not contain what the bottle said they contained!”

The goal is to forego nutritional supplementation through better choices at meal times, Zeng says. “Eastern medicine is about achieving balance and harmony between different body systems,” she notes. “The scientific consensus is that there is enough evidence for us to seriously consider dietary modifications to control sugar and calorie intake through a decrease in our consumption of red meat—especially processed meat —and a shift toward more plant-based food.”

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Realtor Alex Thornhill explains her career choice simply and succinctly: “It’s for the love of home,” she says. Her partners J. Warner and Sam Hall share a similar philosophy, and together, they have more than 30 years of combined real estate experience among them.

The Warner Hall Thornhill trio is Sotheby’s No. 1 team for the state of Missouri, and part of Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty. Their primary focus is on St. Louis’ central corridor, but first and foremost, they say their goal is to help clients find the best homes for their families. This, explains Thornhill, could be a loft downtown, a $300,000 house in Creve Coeur or a $2 million property in wine country. “It’s really about helping people look beyond the deal and understand the kind of lifestyle they hope to have in a house,” Thornhill explains. “It may look good on paper, but if you’re the kind of person who likes to walk, and the home is miles away from the park or from your preferred school district, it may not be the right house for you.”

Of course, sometimes clients are looking for a house to live in short term. Then, explains Thornhill, her team’s job is to focus more on finding them something with strong resale value, encouraging clients to ‘buy low’ in a good neighborhood. “In this case, the house may not have everything they want,” she explains. “But perhaps, with a few cosmetic updates here and there, they can put a little equity in over a short time.”

Thornhill says she and her partners consider it just as important to keep clients from buying the wrong home as helping them lock in the right one. “We don’t let people forget what’s important to them,” she says, emphasizing the need to keep buyers focused on their life goals. “It’s not just about occupying a house. It’s about living, growing and changing in a place,” she explains. “If you keep people returning to their core values, it absolutely pays off in the long run.”

The Warner Hall Thornhill trio also shares a passion for restoring old homes.

“We found each other because we are chronic renovators,” Thornhill says. Warner has rehabbed more than 20 homes; Hall—previously in construction—loves to get his hands dirty, as well. “And I’m not content without a project,” Thornhill admits, adding that she and her husband recently moved because they had done almost everything possible to the home they lived in. “I thought we were going to be there forever, but after seeing our new project, I was eager to get going all over again,” she says.

Built in 1929 and untouched in three generations, the Thornhills’ new house was so overgrown, she says you couldn’t see it from the road. “It’s going to take us at least 10 years to get it where we want it to be,” she says. “But it will be a labor of love, and just right for this chapter in our life.”

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[DESIGN on my mind by alan e. brainerd

trade secrets: flower arranging

The old saying, “April showers bring

May flowers,” always seems to ring true, especially to us Midwesterners who so enjoy the bursting of color.

One of the benefits of the season is to bring the outdoors inside and fill your home with fresh arrangements. After years of working with people on their homes, it occurred to me that most have a fear of creating a floral arrangement. They put far too much pressure on themselves. I certainly don’t want to take away from the floral professionals we depend on for special occasions, but I do think there are times when the mood or opportunity strikes us mere mortals and we can produce something pretty for the table on our own!

Here are a few simple tips to calm any floral fears: ✤ There is nothing wrong with purchasing a bunch of flowers at the grocer to create your arrangement. However, you can’t just take them out of the sleeve and drop them into a vase without giving them some attention!

Separate and cut each stem individually before placing it into the vessel. You want to have some sense of form and proportion and not allow it to look like the leftovers from a flower show. Generally, I take the largest bloom, put that at the highest point and cascade down accordingly so that there is a lovely focal point. ✤ Use the flower food that usually accompanies store-bought flowers; it helps them last a bit longer. ✤ Use a ‘frog’ stem stabilizer if you have one. It is generally metal with a flat base and lots of spikes coming from the top. Simply put the frog in the base of your container, fill with water and while arranging your flowers, stick each stem onto a point. This will hold your flowers in place.

When finished, add clear pebbles, marbles or stones around the base of the frog for yet another dimension. ✤ Don’t be afraid to cut flowering limbs from trees or flowers from your own garden to fill in your purchased blooms. Or use a single flower type, say a peony, and create a full arrangement with only the species in your garden. ✤ Have fun! If your friends judge you based on your ability to create something pretty for their benefit, then perhaps you should reconsider who you invite over. Beauty comes in all forms and no one has the market cornered on what is and isn’t pretty.

timeless: voyeusE

You say po-tay-to, I say po-tah-to.

You say prie dieu, I say voyeuse. I know, crazy, right? I recently purchased at auction a Louis XVI-style painted voyeuse, which I mistakenly thought was a prie dieu, an easy mistake to make, don’t you agree? The difference in appearance is slight, but their intended use is not.

A prie dieu (pree-dee yeu) is what looks to most of us like a very low chair that would be difficult to sit in. With a rather tall back, which is often upholstered and crowned by an upholstered cap that extends past the rails of the back, this chair was designed to be used by gentlemen or ladies for kneeling during morning or evening prayer. This form of furniture was at its peak in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The voyeuse is very similar in scale and look, but often has a carved back topped with an upholstered rail. The seat is closer to a standard-height seat of the day, so its appearance is more chair-like, with the exception of the padded crossbar at the top. The use for this chair is not religious. The voyeuse is used for a spectator to kneel on while watching a card game at a table. Due to the diminutive scale, it is easy for the back to be faced toward the table at the corner so one can kneel on the seat and watch. I am sure that prayers may be offered up from this seat, but probably not of a spiritual sort!

COME TO TERMS WITH: escort cards & place cards

Maria

By now you can tell that I believe in ‘all things civilized.’

It’s important to understand the niceties of polite society.

Admittedly I can be a bit on the Victorian side of things, but once we lose the basic standards of civilized

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society, there will be no turning back. I couldn’t face a society so disposable that paper plates and plastic cups were proper dinner party fare.

I always will believe that a proper place setting when entertaining is as natural as saying hello when we pass someone.

One element of proper entertaining is the escort and place card. The difference between the two is that the former is used when you check in at an event to direct you to your table, a custom that dates back to the 1800s. The place card is found at the table to indicate which seat is yours.

Now, in today’s shortcut world, one card is often used for both (not correct, but better than no card at all).

Even when entertaining at home, a beautiful place card can make your guest feel even more special. And on the subject of table seating, spouses should never sit next to each other: a proper table is male, female, male, female. The idea of a dinner party is to enjoy the company of others, not those you already spend time with!

And, of course, it is absolutely bad form to move the place cards your host has set. They are where the host wants them; it’s not the guest’s right to choose! This behavior offends the host, perhaps the biggest faux pas of all.

So with that primer, I shall leave you to select the place cards of your choice … cheers!

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7 FAIR OAKS | LADUE | $825,000 | GINA BUNDY | 314.267.6262 Rare opportunity to live in one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in Ladue at a remarkable price! This 3,100+SF home w/center hall plan offers hardwood floors, separate living/dining areas, kitchen w/breakfast room & more! Additional features include 2-car garage & sprinkler system.

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3660 BOUQUET ROAD | WILDWOOD MARIGE KUBIK | 314.954.2513 Exquisite Jeffersonian estate sits on 70+ majestic acres boasts 4 BR/5 BA with pool & patio overlooking gardens, stable & hiking trails!

31 SOMERSET DOWNS | LADUE | $4,199,000 STEPHANIE CONNELL | 314.265.4739 Custom Country French estate on over 3 acres features beautiful kitchen, main flr master wing, saltwater pool & spa w/ pool house. 5-car garage.

1193 HAMPTON PARK | RICHMOND HEIGHTS | $1,599,000 GINA BUNDY | 314.267.6262 Gorgeous 6+BR, 5 BA estate features a beautiful chef’s kitchen, pool, pool house, covered patio w/ outdoor fireplace & much more!

31 LOREN WOODS | LADUE | $1,099,000 GINA BUNDY | 314.267.6262 Impeccably maintained home in heart of Ladue boasts 4 BR/3.5 BA, beautiful master bedroom suite, sun room & more.

730 N. MOSLEY ROAD | CREVE COEUR | $995,000 WAYNE NORWOOD & BEN PATTON | 314.629.3931 Newer construction, Ladue Schools. 5BD/6BA/5,676SF. Recently completed walkout LL; above grade, w/modern finishes & 5th BR Suite.

232 N. KINGSHIGHWAY BLVD. # 1106 | CWE | $859,900 WAYNE NORWOOD & BEN PATTON | 314.629.3931 The Chase Park Plaza Residences. Exclusive and all encompassing with every possible amenity. 2 BR/3 BA, 2,100 SF.

315 LYONNAIS DRIVE | CREVE COEUR | $495,000 SALLY GOLDKAMP | 314.479.9396 Brick colonial in central location w/ 4BR/3 full, 2 half BA, open kitchen & finished LL. Park-like backyard w/ screened-in porch, patio & deck.

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16834 KEHRSBROOKE CT. CHESTERFIELD | $465,000 BOB BARRETT | 314.570.8888 Traditional 4 BR/2 full, 2 half bath home in the beautiful Kehrs Mills Estates. Master suite, large eat-in kitchen and 3-car garage!

4540 LINDELL BLVD. # 201 CWE | $349,900 REW W. SCHWERDT | 314.800.4755 Located in the most convenient CWE location!

Two bedrooms, plus a den; 2 full and a guest bath complete this spacious home.

4415 LACLEDE AVE. # 3 | CWE | $242,000 MARGIE KUBIK | 314.954.2513 Quaint 2 BR/1.5 BA condo in great location in the Central West End. Tastefully updated w/ beautiful backyard & detached garage.

16 COLONIAL hILLS DRIVE | CREVE COEUR | $895,000 | GINA BUNDY | 314.267.6262 Beautiful maintained 2-story home with over 6,000SF on 2 secluded acres in Ladue School District. Charming interior features include vaulted ceilings, exposed brick, rough-hatched hardwood floors, wood paneling & much more! New roof, driveway and three HVAC systems all in 2016!

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547 TREgARON PLACE | FRONTENAC | $1,149,900 STEPHANIE CONNELL | 314.265.4739 Beautiful 5 BR/4 full, 2 half bath 1.5-story brick home boasts main floor master suite, renovated kitchen, pool & 3-car garage.

11354 MOSLEy LANE | CREVE COEUR | $1,095,000 WAYNE NORWOOD & BEN PATTON | 314.629.3931 Rustic Charm w/ modern amenities on 2.5 acres. Renovated farm house in convenience great mid-county location.

5BD/4BA/4,300SF w/pool.

12249 LADUE ROAD | CREVE COEUR | $1,050,000 SHAINA SCHULZE | 314.255.8137 Escape to this secluded estate nestled on 1.5 acres w/contemporary architecture, eat-in kitchen & floor-to-ceiling windows.

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401 S. MERAMEC AVE. | CLAYTON | $825,000 WAYNE NORWOOD & BEN PATTON | 314.629.3931 Completely rehabbed & gutted Clayton home. 4 BR/3BA/ Over 3,000SF. State-of-the-art kitchen, renovated systems & lighting, 2-car garage.

9556 PARK LANE | LADUE | $229,000 STEPHANIE CONNELL | 314.265.4739 Great opportunity for builder, investor or someone looking to rehab home. 2+BR, 2 BA, 1,148SF on .34 acres across from Tilles Park.

20 NORTh WALLINg DRIVE CREVE COEUR | $749,000 WAYNE NORWOOD & BEN PATTON | 314.629.3931 Newer construction 5 bedroom/5 bath home offers 5,700 SF, total living area including a finished LL on 1 acre.

4440 LINDELL BLVD. # 401 CWE | $195,000 ANN FARWELL | 314.973.3407 Architecturally charming, spacious 3 BR/2BA condo across from Cathedral Basilica in CWE. Walk to shops, restaurants, Forest Park & more!

17700 gREySTONE TERRACE DR. | WILDWOOD | $599,000 REX W. SCHWERDT | 314.800.4755 First class neighborhood amenities complement this chic & stylish home. 4 BR/3 full, 2 half bath w/ over 4,300SF on ¾ acre.

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[Listings by Neighborhood LADUE 2660 S. Warson Road Price Upon Request

A stunning French country estate situated on 3 beautiful acres in the heart of Ladue offers nearly 10,000 square feet, a breathtaking pool, finished lower level and in-law suite and has been restored to perfection!

701 Woods of Ladue Lane | $1,225,000

Get into the newest full-service concierge neighborhood! This home features a luxurious first-floor master suite; vaulted ceilings; finished basement with bar, bedroom and full bath; hardwood floors; first-floor laundry; and twoplus-car garage.

The Lizzy Dooley Group

Ann Wroth & Sally Goldkamp

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31 Somerset Downs | $4,199,000

11 Dwyer Place | $1,099,999

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A unique, custom, country French home on more than 3 acres with more than 11,000 square feet, this one-and-a-half-story has a beautiful kitchen, main-floor master wing, gorgeous saltwater pool and spa with pool house, and a five-car garage.

Stephanie Connell

This is a fabulous opportunity to live in a charming nine-year new custom home surrounded by the long-established beauty of Ladue. The property is within walking distance of all three Ladue schools, local shops and restaurants.

Gladys Manion Real Estate 314.721.4755 | gladysmanion.com

Suzie Wells

10088 Litzsinger Road | $3,499,000

5 Hacienda Drive | $999,900

A magnificent, custom-built Higginbotham home beautifully situated on 2.61 park-like acres features classic design, Old World charm and only the finest materials. The property includes a pool, pool house, hot tub and oversized three-car garage.

Ann Wroth & Holly Bry

Gladys Manion Real Estate 314.721.4755 | gladysmanion.com

19 Danfield Road | $1,999,999

This custom-built home welcomes you with a sweeping staircase. The open living room, dining room and kitchen are inviting with hardwood floors throughout. There is a main-floor master suite and three bedrooms upstairs.

Sue and Katie McLaughlin

Laura McCarthy Real Estate 314.569.1177 | lauramccarthy.com

16 Fordyce Lane | $1,495,000

This stately two-story on more than 1.9 acres in the exclusive Fordyce subdivision has an open floor plan with 5 beds, 6 baths and more than 7,400 square feet. It includes a finished lower level with rec room, full kitchen and family room.

Mark and Neil Gellman, The Gellman Team Coldwell Banker Premier GROUP 314.336.1991 | 314.647.0001 thegellmanteam.com

Gladys Manion Real Estate 314.721.4755 | gladysmanion.com

A beautiful two-and-a-half-story home with 8 beds and 7 baths has gorgeous woodwork throughout, a wood-burning fireplace, hardwood floors, an inground pool with fully fenced yard, a carriage house, and beautiful midcentury detail throughout!

Jane Rosenberg

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties 314.406.3059 | janerosenberg.com

clayton 6333 Ellenwood Ave. | $1,425,000

An Italian Renaissance Revival home, circa 1922, features significant architectural details and grand, flowing rooms combined with a great Clayton location just moments from Forest Park!

Linda Hodge and Tracy Sheffler Laura McCarthy Real Estate 314.569.1177 | lauramccarthy.com

7408 Somerset Ave. | $998,000

This European-concept Clayton home has the finest architectural details. The first-floor master suite is an oasis with a spa-like bath. The lower-level rec area has access to a brick patio and jetted pool.

Sabrina Robb, Robb Partners

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LADUE $1,750,000 37 Fair Oaks Drive 6 Bedrooms, 4 Full and 3 Half Baths 5,664 Square Feet

CLAYTON I $4,500,000 171 North Bemiston Avenue 4 Bedrooms, 5 Full and 3 Half Baths Total Living Area: 8,050 Square Feet

FRONTENAC $1,465,000 44 Portland Drive 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths 5,751 Square Feet

LADUE $1,950,000 10270 Kinsella 5 Bedrooms, 6 Full and 2 Half Baths Total Living Area: 8,535 Square Feet

CLAYTON I $1,950,000 12 Carrswold 6 Bedrooms, 4 Full and 2 Half Baths 6,858 Square Feet

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12660 Post Oak Road | $2,375,000

Built just one-and-a-half years ago, this custom home is perched atop 3 rolling, private acres and features an exquisite kitchen, main-level master suite, beautiful saltwater pool and spa, outdoor veranda and oversized four-car garage.

Suzie Wells

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1108 Hillside Drive | $2,495,000

101 E. Essex Ave. | $1,000,000

An exquisitely renovated estate is located in beautiful Hampton Park and on the National Register of Historic Places. It is minutes from downtown Clayton, Forest Park, Washington University and everything the central corridor has to offer.

A remarkable renovation of a 1939 Regency house has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. The living room with barrel-vaulted ceiling opens to a courtyard with an impressive fountain, wrought iron gates, bluestone patio and custom-designed plantings.

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Phoebe Smith

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19 Briarbrook Trail | $1,475,000

1193 Hampton Park | $1,599,000

A newer home with 6,477 square feet of living space has a mainfloor master suite, a kitchen that leads into the hearth room, and gorgeous details throughout.

Ted Wight

Dielmann Sotheby’s International ReaLTY 314.607.5555 | tedwightrealestate.com

This gorgeous estate with more than 6 beds and 5 baths in the Hampton Park neighborhood is a must see! The two-story home features a chef's kitchen, pool house, outdoor fireplace, covered patio, sprinkler system and more.

Gina Bundy

Gladys Manion Real Estate | 314.721.4755 | gladysmanion.com

2234 Whitney Pointe Drive | $949,900

This spectacular one-and-a-half-story with more than 7,200 square feet of living space has been expanded and enhanced by the sellers, featuring main- and upper-floor master suites, 5 bedrooms upstairs, and a recreation room.

Kim Carney

Coldwell Banker Premier Group 314.422.7449 | 314.647.0001 | thecarneyteam.com

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homework]

Dear Homework,

For the front of our home, we have considered a portico, dormers, adding a front porch, painting the brick and more to add character. Basically, we have no idea what to do. We love the inside and back portion of the home, but the front (while pleasant) needs something. Please advise!

Sincerely, —Midcentury Meh

Dear Midcentury Meh,

I think you are right in your overall assessment of your home, but all things being equal, ‘pleasant’ is a pretty good place to start. We can take the somewhat bland but symmetrical façade and turn it into something more memorable.

I would first observe that the windows seem under-scaled for the home, giving it a rather closed/uninviting feel. It is nicely framed with mature, deciduous trees, although I would remove the shade tree to the right of the front door for safety reasons. And, it would be in conflict with the dramatic, new, copper-roofed, angled bay windows that give the façade both more dimension and the open/welcome feel you desire.

The bays also will add great space inside. Other architectural changes include wider shutters (with hinges and tie-backs) and much larger and relocated carriage lamps. Also note that the brick has been white-washed, and there is new color on the shutters and front door.

The new landscape additions show a pair of straight, low hedges linked by a curved one at the entry. Big, boldly planted urns frame the original front door case, giving it added scale and importance. The existing corner landscape uplights are retained and augmented by the new carriage lights. The new bay windows act as giant lanterns, as well as offer a striking nighttime effect.

It now looks how this house was always meant to look.

Hope that helps, —Homework

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2660 South Warson Road

Price Upon Request

10088 Litzsinger Road

New Price | $3,499,000

162 North Central Avenue

$2,595,000

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New Listing | $725,000

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Best way to spend a

SUMMER night by karyn williams

When summer in the Lou rolls around, everyone is ready to soak up the sun and take advantage of our city’s packed calendar of fun events—so many of which are free! It can be overwhelming to pick and choose which to attend, but we’re here to help. We’ve devised a perfect summer evening in various neighborhoods. Now you have no excuse ... put on light layers, grab a few friends and make a night of it.

Kirkwood

Cocktails: One 19 North is the perfect place for quiet conversation and a great glass of wine.

Dinner: Grab dinner and a cold one on the chill patio at Club Taco, complete with big umbrellas, strings of twinkle lights and, of course, a wide variety of tacos.

Find a ton of locals at Billy G's (one of the best patios in town) drinking a beer and listening to live music outside.

Dessert: Walk over to The Custard Station for a late-night treat, or check out the weekend 'done' at Strange Donuts, open until midnight on weekends.

For fun: Bring your blanket to Kirkwood Park for the Music Making series (Saturday nights) or to Station Plaza for the downtown concert series (Thursday nights).

CWE

Cocktails: Located just outside the bubble on Sarah Avenue, Retreat Gastropub has quite the list (and knowledgeable staff). Sub Zero Vodka Bar continues to get accolades and awards— and there's a reason for it! It's got vodka galore, along with everything else.

Dinner: It's hard to pass up the Gerard Craft gem Brasserie, where the food and atmosphere trick your mind into thinking you're in a French cafe. Or there's Mission Taco Joint for margs and Mexican, Pi for pizza, Little Saigon Cafe for Vietnamese ... this area covers the globe!

Dessert: Euclid Avenue is home to not one, but two, late night/early morning cookie destinations: Hot Box Cookies and Insomnia Cookies. Test out both to find your fave. Or get your fix at The Cup or Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream.

For Fun: Head to the streets around Left Bank Books or Coffee Cartel to catch some tunes during Sounds of Summer, a free music series from 6 to 9 p.m. every Friday night. The Chase Club inside The Chase Park Plaza is newly opened and also offers music every Friday night.

The Loop

Cocktails: It's hard to pass up a night under the stars at the Moonrise Hotel Rooftop Terrace Bar. Grab a lounge chair, lay back and be thankful the weekend has started!

Dinner: Tavolo V (a converted lighting warehouse) is as cool as it sounds. The windowed garage door goes up when it's nice outside, and the affordable Italian trattoria merits return trips. If you're craving barbecue, Salt + Smoke is a sure bet.

Dessert: Peacock Diner offers ice cream treats and pie in an old-fashioned soda fountain setting, complete with neon lights, or get Thai-style rolled ice cream at Snow Factory—it’s a show and dessert!

For Fun: Plenty of big names end up on stage at The Pageant, or check out who's playing at Blueberry Hill or Cicero's. Maybe you'll opt to take a stroll down Delmar Boulevard and pop into the countless unique music, home, clothing and gift boutiques. You can learn about local 'celebrities' from the sidewalk stars on the Walk of Fame, and a trolley ride will soon be available, too!

Downtown

Cocktails: You can't beat the views at Three Sixty on top of Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark. Tasty cocktails are just part of its appeal: catch a Cardinals game from afar,

dance to the DJ, or just enjoy the fire tables and ambiance up high. The Four Seasons offers its own great views facing the Arch on the eighth-floor Sky Terrace, where you can sit by the pool, sip and socialize.

Dinner: David Bailey's Small Batch Whiskey & Fare is perfect for vegetarians— and anyone who appreciates good food, really. Oh, and did we mention there is a slight focus on whiskey? Sen Thai is still a mainstay for quality Thai, and Schlafly Tap Room is casual and comfortable while offering plenty of good-tasting hops.

Dessert: Porano has gelato pops— enough said! Get one to go and walk to the new Arch grounds, which offer tons of green space to relax on a blanket under the night sky.

For fun: Arcades and beer? Yes, please! Feel like a kid again at Start Bar with old-school arcades, Skee-Ball, pinball and more. Keep the 'kid' theme going at City Museum, where you can slide and climb to your heart's content. Go bowling at Flamingo Bowl, or get tickets to cheer on the Cardinals!

The Grove

Cocktails: Go dark at Sanctuaria, where mixologists handcraft fresh, unique cocktails—many of them with ingredients from the surrounding garden. This place has been called 'Cocktail Mecca,' and it's easy to see why.

Dinner: The Grove is heating up, and Layla is part of that. The gourmet burger and shawarma joint—yes, the two go together!—uses locally sourced ingredients. Falafel fries and hummus anyone? Eat healthy and get a taste of Nepalese, Indian and Korean cuisine right here in the Lou at Everest Cafe & Bar.

Dessert: You might just want to stay put at Layla and indulge in some ice cream, again sourced locally. Milkshake offerings include things like bacon-infused caramel, fresh mangoes, and bananas, dates and walnuts. Yum. For Fun: Everyone knows and loves Food Truck Fridays; embrace the lines to get samples from various moving restaurants at Tower Grove Park! Head there for Musical Mondays, where you can throw down a blanket (and some munchies and wine) to hear the Compton Heights Concert Band perform.

Clayton

Cocktails: Herbie's has settled into its new location well. The patio is packed on nice nights, so stop by to grab a couple of drinks and take in the scene.

Dinner: There are almost too many fabulous options to name, and the extranice thing? They're all within walking distance of each other! You could do a progressive dinner: start at Pastaria for salad, head to Tani Sushi for a roll, and then The Libertine, 801 Fish or Cafe Napoli for a memorable main.

Dessert: Ruth's Chris could easily be a stop on the dinner schedule above, or pop in for one of its decadent desserts: massive carrot cake slices are often on the menu, or the white chocolate bread pudding will put you over the edge. Opt to pick up lots of little things at How Sweet is This, the itsy bitsy candy shop on De Mun named one of the best candy stores in the country by Food Network Magazine.

For Fun: Just grab a table on a patio, watch the passers-by and enjoy a drink.

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When establishing Moss Mountain Farm, preserving the native landscape was at the forefront of my mind. I always recall a quote from English poet Alexander Pope when I begin to build or design: We should first “consult the genius of the place.” To me, that means understanding the land and working with its inherent properties.

This also can mean considering native plants and other species when choosing items for the garden. I try to plant a diverse range of vegetables, flowers and fruits to attract beneficial insects and pollinators, but I’m also making a concentrated effort to cultivate the native wildflowers and species into the landscape. These are the flowers pollinators feel most at home with, so it makes sense to include them!

However, it’s tricky work. Wildflowers are more difficult than you might think. We live under the illusion that you can take a packet of wildflower seeds, throw them on the ground, and suddenly they emerge and bloom at your feet. That’s hardly the case. There is a lot more involved in getting those plants established and integrating them into the ecology. For example, the pasture at Moss Mountain farm was used for cattle grazing for many years, so it’s a challenge to re-establish native wildflowers. But I still try!

Other benefits with native plant species is they rarely require pesticides, and they use less water because they’re already adapted to the landscape. Reducing those two factors can improve the water quality of a community and its aquatic life.

In my home state of Arkansas, I’ll often find wildflowers on the road nearby and gather seeds before they mow. I did that this year with baptisias and echinacea pallida, one of our native coneflowers. I planted them along my driveway to get them started. I also harvested seeds from the native coreopsis and rudbeckias and sowed them in different places around the farm. Usually I leave with a good case of chiggers, but it’s worth it.

When gathering seeds, a good rule of thumb is to use around 40 or more seeds per square foot, depending on your landscape. Not all will germinate, and this is a good place to start. You must also consider the land, however. If there’s run-off in the area or if it’s on a slope, you may need more. Here are a few ideas to get started with ‘wildscaping’ or incorporating more native flowers into your St. Louis area homesteads to offer shelter and food for pollinators and other wildlife.

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Hummingbirds will flock to tubular-shaped flowers such as honeysuckle and Cardinal flower. Songbirds will feed on mulberry, hackberry, black cherry trees, and beauty berry, which can be found in the most surprising places at the farm.

Lemon Mint, or Purple Horse Mint, is a native annual wildflower

that grows to be 2 or 3 feet tall and is attractive to many butterflies and bees. It’s drought-tolerant but does need re-seeding each year. It’s a wonderful ‘nurse crop’ that, once established, can make way for other plants in the coming year.

Bee balm is as Southern as chocolate gravy, in my opinion, and it’s a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds. However, it’s not appealing to deer or rabbits, in most cases.

Northern sea oats is an ornamental grass that will tolerate

part-shade, and the oat-like heads provide winter interest.

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Woodland phlox is a delicate wildflower that’s more fragrant than you might expect. It’s hardy and disease-resistant, and I think clusters of this beautiful gem are so romantic!

Hopefully, that will get you started. And while you’re traveling the back roads and highways of your lovely state, keep an eye out for the plants and flowers that seem to thrive and consider taking a few home with you!

P. Allen Smith is an author, conservationist, and TV host of Garden Home on PBS and Garden Style (check your local listings). He uses his Arkansas Home, Moss Mountain Farm, to promote the local food movement, organic gardening and the preservation of heritage poultry.

For tours of the farm, visit pallensmith.com/tours.

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