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SERVING ST. LOUIS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1906.

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155 CARONDELET PLAZA #803 CLAYTON ‐ $1,150,000

2 OAK BEND DRIVE LADUE ‐ $1,090,000

803 S WARSON ROAD LADUE ‐ $1,049,000

1310 FAWNVALLEY DRIVE DES PERES ‐ $699,000

143 HIGHGROVE CLARKSON VALLEY ‐ $675,000

7269 GRENWAY AVENUE UNIVERSITY CITY ‐ $549,900

607 DOUGHERTY OAKS COURT BALLWIN ‐ $375,000

7422 GANNON AVENUE UNIVERSITY CITY ‐ $244,900

7501 OXFORD DRIVE, CLAYTON ‐ $430,000 GORGEOUS MAIN FLOOR CONDO WITH OVER 2,000 SF. CHARMING DETAILS, GREAT SPACE!

10490 LADUE ROAD CREVE COEUR ‐ $2,300,000

9 BROOKWOOD ROAD TOWN & COUNTRY ‐ $2,200,000

13308 BUCKLAND HALL TOWN & COUNTRY ‐ $1,449,900

12303 CRYSTAL VIEW LANE TOWN & COUNTRY ‐ $1,395,000

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NEW LISTINGS 143 Highgrove 7501 Oxford Dr 607 Dougherty Oaks Ct 1049 Carman Rd 1416 Bali Ct 1434WillowBrookCove#8

Clarkson Valley Clayton Ballwin Ballwin Crestwood UnincStLouisCo

$675,000 $430,000 $375,000 $189,000 $124,900 $89,900

10490 Ladue Rd Creve Coeur 35 Huntleigh Woods Huntleigh 9 Brookwood Rd Town & Country 6 Countryside Ln Frontenac 2 Grand Meridien Ct Wildwood 13308 Buckland Hall Town & Country 12303 Crystal View Ln Town & Country 1132 Sara Mathews Ln Wildwood 1320 Westchester Manor Ln Chesterfield 2 Oak Bend Dr Ladue 803 S Warson Rd Ladue 16944 Riverdale Dr Chesterfield 783 N Mason Rd St Louis Co 101 Club Creek Ct St Albans

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

1626 Bentshire Ct Ellisville 39 Countryside Ln Frontenac 1962 Muir Woods Ln Town & Country 35 Wilderness Rd Eureka 16655 Anna's Way Ct Chesterfield 1320 Wildhorse Parkway Dr Wildwood 2334 Brookhollow Ln Wildwood 13 Chesterfield Lakes Chesterfield 16907 Lewis Spring Farms Rd Wildwood 1310 Fawnvalley Dr Des Peres 422 Pine Bend Dr Wildwood 694 Saint Albans Spring Rd St Albans 33 Owl Creek Ln Labadie 277 Pennington Ln Clarkson Valley 1633 Misty Hollow Ct Wildwood 17531 Garden Ridge Cir Wildwood 2343 Brookhollow Ln Wildwood 7269 Greenway Ave University City 8136 Stanford Ave University City 17701 Greystone Terrace Dr Wildwood 226 Chamonix Ct Creve Coeur 17742 Hornbean Dr Wildwood 17892 Suzanne Ridge Dr Wildwood 748 Turrentine Trail Creve Coeur 1600 Baxter Forest Ridge Ct Chesterfield 19141 Deep Woods Dr Wildwood 3876 Thunderbolt Ln Wildwood 22 Clayton Downs Frontenac 7200 Cornell Ave University City

Pat Malloy Manager, Chesterfield 636-537-0300

$829,500 $825,000 $800,000 $799,900 $799,000 $755,727 $725,000 $725,000 $699,500 $699,000 $675,000 $674,900 $660,000 $649,900 $599,000 $595,000 $550,000 $549,900 $549,900 $549,900 $540,000 $527,500 $524,900 $500,000 $464,900 $449,900 $425,000 $399,900 $399,000

16309 Peppermill Dr Wildwood 634 Vassar Ave University City 311 Highland Glen Ct Ballwin 211 Cherry Hills Meadows Dr Wildwood 500 Black Canyon Dr Wildwood 2016 Saint Clair Ave Brentwood 415 Emmanuel Ct Valley Park 3454 Pestalozzi St St Louis City 31 Upper Bluffs View Ct Eureka 916 Bellerive Carondelet 340 Emmanuel Ct Valley Park 7422 Gannon Ave University City 1269 Red Oak Plantation Ballwin 3004 Indiana Ave St Louis City 12795 Highstone Dr Parkway North 1997 Rule Ave Maryland Heights 7534 Delmar Blvd University City 5241 Sunflower Dr Eureka 4161 Castleman Ave St Louis 9 Branford Dr Olivette 524 Bellerive Blvd Carondelet 515 Oaktree Crossing Ballwin 810 Weathervane Ct Ballwin 8310 Rosalie Ave Brentwood 2208 Victor St Benton Park 1133 Bellerive Blvd St Louis City 444 Orchard Ave Ballwin 4274 Henley Dr Oakville 1237 Fairview Dr Ellisville

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6536 Odell St 5669 Marquette Ave 6542 Nashville Ave 1074 Groby Rd 5238 Fairview Ave 1305 Ruth

Clifton Heights St Louis City St Louis City University City St Louis City Kirkwood

$129,900 $124,900 $119,900 $109,000 $99,900 $88,500

CONDOS, VILLAS, ATTACHED HOMES 155 Carondelet Plaza #803 Clayton 4545 Lindell Blvd #27 St Louis City 4545 Lindell Blvd #34 St Louis City 400 S 14th St #1116 St Louis City 4901 Washington Blvd #2A Central West End 1579 Terra Vista Creve Coeur 6246 Northwood Ave #2E St Louis City 2404 Baxton Way Chesterfield 4100 Laclede Ave #102 St Louis City 4121 Westminster Pl St Louis City 2211 S Grand Blvd #208 St Louis City 3815 McCausland Ave #17 St Louis City 4319 Lindell Blvd #H Central West End 5576 Waterman #2N St Louis City 9011 N Swan Cir Brentwood 572 Coeur De Royale #207 Creve Coeur 508 Coeur De Royale #102 Creve Coeur 1209 Woodland Point Dr #J St Louis Co 11753 Villa Dorado Dr Uninc St Louis Co 123 Imperial Crown Way #J Wildwood 2430 Silkwood Dr #14 Uninc St Louis Co 942 Guelbreth Ln #111 Creve Coeur

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CONTENTS EDITOR’S NOTE

SOCIETY

THIS IS IT—THE ISSUE IN WHICH WE REVEAL THE TOP FIVE WINNERS OF our 2013 Charity Awards. One of them, the Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program, was founded by Sr. Elise Silvestri and is based on the idea of women helping women.

Immigrants and refugees struggle with the uncertainty that comes with living in unfamiliar surroundings. The women are especially vulnerable, as traditional cultural roles in their native land have left them with little or no education, and limited resources.

When I met Sr. Elise 10 years ago, she told me the program’s ultimate goal is to allow the women to do something for themselves, such as confidently applying for a job or enrolling their children in school. And since 1995, a steadfast volunteer group of retirees, housewives and working professionals have been doing just that—by teaching the women basic English language skills, helping to transform their lives.

But there’s more work to be done: There are more than 65 women on the program’s waiting list, eager to learn and make their own contribution to the community. Can you help?

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STL250 LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY WOMEN OF DISTINCTION ST. LOUIS AREA FOODBANK LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR LADUE LIPS

LIVING FEATURES

23 DESIGN BY NANCY ROBINSON Outdoor living. It’s what we’re all doing this time of year. A recent foray to St. Louis stores specializing in the outdoor lifestyle revealed that they’re stocked with just about everything you’ll need for summer entertaining, including dining furniture and outdoor kitchens.

LN CHARITY AWARDS LN salutes the stellar contributions of this year’s five Charity Awards winners: Animal Protective Association, The Angel Band Project, Pony Bird Inc., Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program and The Haven of Grace.

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THE HAVEN OF GRACE

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SERVING ST. LOUIS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1906.

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IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE WOMEN’S PROGRAM

FATHER’S DAY LOOK-ALIKE

LOVE DOGS, MUST TRAVEL

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ON THE COVER: Northwestern Mutual serves the St. Louis region through its two network offices, offering services such as permanent and term life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care insurance, annuities, trust services, mutual funds and advisory services.

Pictured on the cover: The Million Dollar Roundtable qualifiers from Northwestern Mutual’s two St. Louis area network offices. For more information, call 231-3931 (St. Louis) or 721-7799 (Clayton), or visit nm-stlouis.com or nm-stlclayton.com. The story begins on p. 14.

WE’RE SORRY: On page 18 of our May 31 issue, we misidentified the founders of Diana’s Grove Dog Rescue, Patricia Storm and Cynthea Jones. The nonprofit’s fundraiser at Dominic’s Trattoria was hosted by Mary Lapponese.

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56 More than 18 miles of coastline frame the amazing dunes of Pismo Beach, the most extensive in the state of California. Countless wildlife, including coyotes, rattlesnakes, egrets and owls, lives happily amongst wild plants such as paintbrush, fiddleneck, surf thistle and dune mint.

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More New Listings 2434 Rockford Avenue (Rock Hill). This five-bedroom listing is not your normal newer construction home. It’s loaded with fabulous custom features and exudes quality throughout courtesy of custom millwork, job finished hardwood floors, native stone fireplace, rough-hewn wood mantle, and wide hallways and staircases. Anyone who loves to cook will be delighted with the gourmet kitchen with its custom cherry cabinetry with glass fronts and dual ovens.

Expansive master suite has a stunning bath with impressive walk-in shower, and there is a family room, fitness room and more on the lower level. Lush backyard with patio completes this special listing. $565,000.

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327 Solar Terrace Court (Chesterfield). Located just minutes from Hwy. 40, this exceptional villa offers lovely, open spaces that will make you feel truly pampered! Spacious rooms include a living room with wood floors, soaring vaulted ceiling, and gas fireplace that opens to a dining room. Charming sunroom with window wall accesses a maintenance-free deck, there is an updated cherry kitchen, and the main floor master suite includes a spa-like bath and walk-in closet. Two more bedrooms -- both bright and spacious -- have ample closet space for all of your favorite threads, and there is more storage space on the expansive lower level. Beautifully decorated and maintained. $399,000.

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53 Hillcrest (Winchester). If you’re looking for your very first home and want something in a quiet area close to shopping and transportation, this might be the right one for you. It’s a twobedroom ranch, quite affordable, and has wood floors everywhere except in the large, eat-in kitchen. Lower level family room, new roof, and large fenced yard are additional features.

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7442 Williams Ave. (IRichmond Hgts.).

1 Fordyce Lane (Ladue).

$2,700,000

654 Lewiston Drive (Kirkwood).

$160,000

1300 Log Cabin Lane (Ladue).

$2,395,000

5081 Rhodes Avenue (St. Louis).

$157,000

4 Barclay Woods (Ladue).

$2,150,000

6430 Nashville Avenue (St. Louis).

$155,000

28 Somerset Downs (Ladue).

$1,699,000

5178 Goethe (St. Louis).

$138,500

5 Kings Pond Road(Glendale).

$1,499,900

2924 Clearview (Bel Nor).

$135,000

18 Washington Terrace (St. Louis).

$1,495,000

9405 Evandale (Affton).

$129,500

56 Crestwood Drive (Clayton).

$1,350,000

5376 Odell (St. Louis).

$129,000

3 Lakeside Green (Ladue).

$1,335,000

9413 Daisy Lane (Affton).

$110,000

8062 South Drive (Richmond Heights).

$1,200,000

52 Westmoreland Place (St. Louis).

$1,195,000

9821 Log Cabin Court (Ladue).

$1,189,000

8025 Maryland Avenue, 16C (Clayton).

$2,450,000

$789,900

150 Carondelet Plaza, #1803 (Clayton).

$1,895,000

1645 Trotting Trail (Chesterfield).

$779,500

309 N. Bemiston (Clayton).

$999,000

13978 Meursault (Town & Country).

$774,900

2252 Croydon Walk (Ladue).

$559,000

11 Country Aire (Town & Country).

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6 Featured Listings

1. 1751 N. Woodlawn Avenue ● Ladue

$4,700,000

A substantial home on 20 plus sub-dividable acres orchestrated with amazing architectural details in enormous, elegant spaces.

Spectacular views emanate from a tiered brick terrace that surrounds a pool, pool house, tennis courts, and gazebo. Fabulous “Gone With the Wind” staircase!

2. 9014 Stonebridge ● Richmond Heights

$475,000

3. 7710 W. Biltmore ● Clayton

$699,900

NEW LISTING! Lovely three-bedroom ranch in a convenient, central location has fomal living room and dining room; family room; bright, open kitchen; and pretty pool area.

Beautiful crown molding enhances large living spaces in this five-bedroom listing. Many windows add a bright, airy ambiance to the floor plan that includes a living room with large fireplace, eat-in kitchen with separate breakfast room, and main floor bedroom suite. Large deck and attached three car garage add to the attraction.

4. 1 Ellsworth Lane ● Ladue

$1,049,000

Everything about this listing is fabulous! All four bedrooms have their own updated bathroom; fantastic new gourmet kitchen has top-ofthe-line Viking and Thermador appliances; awesome great room with wet bar includes French doors that lead to a brick patio and serene backyard. And more French doors in the living room open to a charming front veranda. All this and a three-car garage!

5. 1924 Muir Woods ● Town & Country

$1,195,000

Sprawling California contemporary ranch on over an acre has an open floor plan that creatively incorporates stone, glass, and wood in the interior design. Glass doors separate the dining room from a spa-like atrium with fountain that is part of a floor-to-ceiling stone wall. A fabulous addition for long term guest or nanny includes a full kitchen, dining room, and living area with views of the courtyard patio.

Master bedroom includes a spiral staircase that winds down to the lower level where there is an unexpected find -- an indoor pool!

6. 2 Bellerive Country Club ● Town & Country

$2,695,000

Stately Georgian Revival home, built to true Georgian Revival architectural design, sits on three acres with views of the 17th fairway and green. Heated marble floors in the second floor bathrooms; screened garden pavilion designed with the exact footprint measurements of Monticello’s garden pavillion; heated three-car garage, and extraordinary woodwork make it a remarkable offering.

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Condos, Villas, Town Homes

16813 Kehrsdale Drive (Chesterfield).

$749,000

750 S. Hanley Road, #290 (Clayton).

$399,900

328 Doulton Place (Town & Country).

$749,000

6340 Clayton Road, #307 (St. Louis).

$375,000

1272 Glen Eagle (St. Albans).

$699,000

7556 Wydown Boulevard, 2E (Clayton).

$349,000

2016 North Geyer (Frontenac).

$699,000

5244 Waterman, #F (St. Louis).

$194,000

7902 Teasdale (University City).

$699,000

7244 Forsyth, 2W (University City).

$179,000

38 Beacon Hill (Creve Coeur).

$695,000

377 North Taylor 1N (St. Louis).

$169,000 $118,500

16477 Horseshoe Ridge (Chesterfield).

$649,000

1509 Hedgeford Dr., #5 (Chesterfield).

40 Rio Vista (Ladue).

$675,000

123 W. Woodbine, #I (Kirkwood).

14 Old Westbury Lane (Webster Groves).

$639,000

206 Hewlett Court (Creve Coeur).

$599,000

10 Wickersham Lane (Ladue).

$599,000

12597 Durrow Court (Town & Country).

$584,900

7447 Somerset Avenue (Clayton).

$579,900

556 Stratford (University City).

$525,000

6641 Waterman Avenue (University City).

$499,900

12411 Cedarmoor (Town & Country).

$499,000

7270 Maryland Avenue (University City).

$485,000

23 Brook Mill Lane (Town & Country).

$454,900

7380 Stratford Avenue (University City).

$389,900

$88,900

Lots and Acreage 11411 Conway Road (Westwood).

45 Trent Drive (Ladue).

$599,000 $1,095,000

16209 Forest Meadows Drive (Chesterfield). $379,900 718 Glenvista (Glendale).

$364,900

1564 North Woodlawn (Warson Woods).

$349,900

68 Berry Oaks (Glendale).

$329,900

7421 Amherst (University City).

$319,000

10122 Conway Road (Ladue).

$299,000

111 Red Baron (Lake St. Louis).

$274,900

1691 Prestonpark (St. Louis County).

$224,900

3227 Indiana Avenue (St. Louis).

$199,000

6200 Potomac (St. Louis).

$189,900

437 Harvest Hill (Ballwin).

$189,000

2825 Queen Bee Lane (Mehlville)).

$179,900

6218 Hancock Avenue (St. Louis).

$174,900

1300 Log Cabin Lane in Ladue offers panramic views of three plus acres. Grounds include a swimming pool and guest house with bedroom, full bath, kitchen and living area.

Priced at $2,395,000.

S O C I E T Y

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T. LOUIS WILL TURN 250 WITH A bang as stl250 co-chairs Tom and Carol Voss and executive director Erin Budde unveiled the plan for celebrations throughout 2014. A launch party at Ameren Headquarters was attended by many of the city’s civic and community leaders and other VIPs, and featured signature St. Louis food and entertainment. You only turn 250 once and St. Louis is going to do it right!

Joan Quicksilver, Vincent Schoemehl, Mary Strauss

Cheryl Polk, Patty Gregory

Donna Wilkinson, Rachel Brown, Rita Crain

Marsha Rusnack, Gene Dobbs Bradford

Mike Campbell, Steve Schankman, Randy and Veronica McDonnell

Jim Weidman, Faith Maddy, Donna McGinnis, Phyllis Weidman

Rachel Crowley, Charlie Dooley, Ashley Harris

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Ed Hillhouse, Margaret Carr, Leslie Canavan

Karen Kalish, Mary Swan

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John and Carol Waide

Rhonda and Dan Cole

Linda Aitch, Steven Brawley

Kate Poss-Morency, Greg Lukeman

Matt Neufeld, Evan Weiss, Karen Aroesty

Beth McClure, Amy Scheers

Tom and Carol Voss

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Kira Somach, Patrick Meeker

Jim Bafaro, Elizabeth Kurila

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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HE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY’S GATEWAY Chapter celebrated its 2013 Man & Woman of the Year with a cocktail reception, dinner and auction at The Ritz-Carlton. Ten community leaders were honored for raising $300,000 for local cancer patients and researchers. The Man and Woman of the Year were awarded this year to Scott Savacool and Mary Frontczak, whose totals will now be entered into the national competition for Man and Woman of the Year. Jo Ann Shaw and Andy Mayer served as the evening’s co-chairs.

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ELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF women as members of the Missouri Athletic Club, the Women’s Initiative Committee h e l d i ts s e c o n d a n n u a l Women of Distinction Award Luncheon. Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee, one of the club’s first female members, was the featured speaker. This year’s honorees for community leadership and service were: Amy Berg, Cindy Erickson, Lt. Gen. Kathleen Gainey, Debra Hollingsworth, Meredith Knopp and Kimberly Ritter.

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One of only 6 with property bordering the river and among a line of luxury homes, this charming 3 BR, 3bath home with lush landscape offers an updated kitchen, main floor family room open to a 3-season room, & main floor master suite. Two bedrooms upstairs, one with private deck, and a finished walk out lower level with vaulted beamed ceiling and wet bar complete this rare find.

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St. Louis Area Foodbank

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BY DIANE ANDERSON

OMEN OF ALL AGES ca m e to T h e R i tz Carlton to sip, savor and shop at the firstever Wine, Women and Shoes event. A portion of the fashion and wine purchases were donated to the St. Louis Area Foodbank to help feed neighbors in need. The evening’s activities included a best shoe contest, wine tastings and sales, silent and live auctions, and a ‘keys to the closet’ raffle.

The St. Louis Area Foodbank distributes 25 million pounds of food in St. Louis and the surrounding areas, growing to become the bi-state region’s largest nonprofit food distribution center dedicated to feeding those in need. Co-chairs for the evening were Vicky De Los Santos and Barbara Bunning-Stevens.

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Nancy Holekamp, Barbara Archer, Kate Areusser

Vicky De Los Santos, Barbara Bunning-Stevens

Frank Finnegan, Kelley Lamm

Lauren Blake, Arlene Browne

Sara Brouillette, Julia Christensen

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10 Overbrook Drive, Ladue Offered at $2,585,000.

22 Dromara Road, Ladue Offered at $1,719,000.

10 Country Life Acres, Parkway West Offered at $1,175,000.

9833 Countryshire Place, Creve Coeur Offered at $699,000.

17929 Greyabbey Court, Chesterfield Offered at $855,000.

712 South Price Road, Ladue New Lisitng. Offered at $2,095,000.

301 Chasselle, Creve Coeur Offered at $649,000.

3 Maryview Lane, Ladue Offered at $629,000.

11414 Conway Road, Westwood Offered at $625,000.

13043 Pembrooke Valley Court, Town & Country Offered at $599,000.

438 Ridgecorde Place, Creve Coeur Offered at $529,000.

1865 South Mason Road, Town & Country New Listing. Offered at $899,000.

801 South Skinker, #12A, St. Louis New Listing. Offered at $529,000.

6926 Pershing Avenue, University City New Listing. Offered at $479,000.

12 Brazillian Court, Ladue New Listing. $790,000. Open 6/16, 1-3 PM.

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visit us Open Sunday, June 16th 8 LONG MEADOWS LANE, Town & Country. $2,220,000. 1-4 PM

9 Portland Court, CWE Offered at $449,900.

410 North Newstead, #9S, CWE Offered at $425,000.

1101 New Ballwin Oaks Drive, Ballwin Offered at $329,900.

THE CRESCENT, #500, Clayton. $1,275,000.

2-4 PM

200 HIBLER OAKS, Creve Coeur. $649,900.

12-2 PM

51 FRONTENAC ESTATES DR., Frontenac. $570,000. 1-3 PM 1837 STENTON PATH, Chesterfield. $529,000.

1-3 PM

2158 EAST DRIVE, Crystal Lake Park. $487,500.

1-3 PM

9120 FOX ESTATES DRIVE, Sunset Hills. $449,000. 1-3 PM

7549 Teasdale, University City New Listing. Offered at $269,000.

8724 Washington Avenue, University City Offered at $249,000.

NEW LISTINGS

49 WESTMORELAND PLACE, CWE. $1,295,000 THE CRESCENT, #500, Clayton. $1,275,000 10 COUNTRY LIFE ACRES, Parkway West. $1,175,000 10 WASHINGTON TERRACE, CWE. $1,100,000 1178 HAMPTON PARK DRIVE, Richmond Heights. $1,050,000 6127 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CWE. $999,999 11 BALCON ESTATES, Creve Coeur. $989,000 124 WORTHINGTON OAKS DRIVE, Creve Coeur. $975,000 300 LADUE OAKS, Creve Coeur. $939,000 844 COULANGE COURT, Creve Coeur. $899,900 20 GEORGIAN ACRES, Frontenac. $899,900 17929 GREYABBEY COURT, Chesterfield. $855,000 865 QUESTOVER LANE, Creve Coeur. $800,000 4 LINDWORTH LANE, Ladue. $795,000 51 BERKSHIRE, Richmond Heights. $780,000 625 S. SKINKER, UNITS 1602 & 1603, St. Louis. $750,000

712 SOUTH PRICE ROAD, Ladue. Custom designed 8-year-old French country home on 1.8 acre park-like setting. First floor master, covered porches, terraces and verandas. $2,095,000 177 PLANTATION DRIVE, Creve Coeur. Open, private, 6 bedroom, 5 1/2 bath home with pool. Finished lower level. $1,099,000 1865 SOUTH MASON ROAD, Town & Country. 3 acre horse property that backs to Queeny Park. 2 stall barn. Wonderful multi-level home with inground pool with bi-level deck. $899,000 12 BRAZILLIAN COURT, Ladue. Lovely 1.5-story with over 3,300 square feet of living space and professinally landscaped backyard. Updated kitchen. $790,000. Open 6/16, 1-3 PM 3 MARYVIEW LANE, Ladue. Wonderful condo alternative, stylish and totally renovated, this bright and open 2BR/2.5BA cottage is perfect for entertaining. Charming brick patio. $629,000 801 SOUTH SKINKER, #12A, St. Louis. Stylish sophistication and spectacular views. This spacious 3BR/3BA 12th floor unit features a newer kitchen and luxurious master bath. $529,000 6926 PERSHING AVENUE, University City. Center hall Colonial in Ames Place. Deck, patio and 2-car garage. 4BR/2BA home that is in great neighborhood. $479,000 7549 TEASDALE, University City. 2BR/2BA home in prime location. Lovely private yard, updated eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, and zoned heating and a/c. Move in ready! $269,000 18 ROYALLTRAIL COURT, O’Fallon. 3BR/3BA, located on a cul-de-sac and offers a walkout basement. Lots of light and newer carpeting. Huge deck off the kitchen. $164,750

LuxuryCollection 21 UPPER LADUE, Ladue.

10 OVERBROOK DRIVE, Ladue.

42 GLEN EAGLES DRIVE, Ladue.

6 VISTA BROOK LANE, Ladue.

38 GLEN EAGLES DRIVE, Ladue.

5105 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CWE. XXXXX ORVILLE ROAD, Wildwood.

52 HUNTLEIGH WOODS, Huntleigh.

22 DROMARA ROAD, Ladue.

15 DROMARA ROAD, Ladue.

22 WESTMORELAND PLACE, CWE. 9 GLENCAIRN, Ladue.

49 FAIR OAKS DRIVE, Ladue.

$3,600,000 $2,585,000 $2,495,000 $2,295,000 $2,195,000 $1,950,000 $1,850,000 $1,799,000 $1,719,000 $1,685,000 $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $1,295,000

RESIDENTIAL HOMES 30 BERKSHIRE, Richmond Heights.

7298 WESTMORELAND DR., University City.

13309 KINGS GLEN DR., Town & Country.

9833 COUNRYSHIRE PLACE, Creve Coeur.

925 NORTH SAPPINGTON ROAD, Glendale.

13597 ROYAL GLEN DRIVE, Town & Country.

200 HIBLER OAKS, Creve Coeur.

301 CHASSELLE, Creve Coeur.

11414 CONWAY ROAD, Westwood.

849 STABLE RIDGE, Kirkwood.

43 KINGSBURY PLACE, CWE. 2412 HERMITAGE HILL, Frontenac.

735 LANGTON DRIVE, Clayton.

7 CONWAY LANE, Ladue.

51 FRONTENAC ESTATES DRIVE, Frontenac.

14608 SUMMER BLOSSOM LANE, Chesterfield.

1119 NORTH DRIVE, Warson Woods.

438 RIDGECORDE PLACE, Creve Coeur.

1837 STENTON PATH, Chesterfield.

3 DEVONDALE LANE, Frontenac.

11804 MANHATTAN AVENUE, Des Peres.

161 MEADOWS OF WILDWOOD, Wildwood.

680 HENRY AVENUE, Ballwin.

9120 FOX ESTATES DRIVE, Sunset Hills.

41 TEALWOOD, Creve Coeur.

1435 BALD EAGLE ROAD, Wildwood.

1101 NEW BALLWIN OAKS DRIVE, Ballwin.

13675 EVERGREEN GLEN DRIVE, South County.

57 WAVERTON DRIVE, Ladue.

372 BUCKHURST DRIVE, Ballwin.

7715 CORNELL AVENUE, University City.

1202 KORTWRIGHT, Rock Hill.

642 KIRKSHIRE, Kirkwood.

2247 FERNCLIFF LANE, Kirkwood.

8724 WASHINGTON AVENUE, University City.

$735,000 $725,000 $699,900 $699,000 $659,000 $650,000 $649,900 $649,000 $625,000 $624,900 $625,000 $625,000 $599,900 $589,900 $570,000 $569,000 $559,000 $529,000 $529,000 $495,000 $489,900 $465,900 $449,000 $449,000 $419,000 $354,000 $329,900 $328,800 $319,000 $292,000 $289,000 $275,000 $269,000 $262,500 $249,000

13101 Mill Crossing Court, #302, Creve Coeur Offered at $199,900.

1214 LYNCHESTER LANE, Kirkwood.

5645 REBER PLACE, St. Louis.

8800 BROOKVIEW DRIVE, Crestwood.

426 SUMMIT TREE COURT, Fenton.

2803 MISSOURI AVENUE, St. Louis.

7211 DALE AVENUE, Richmond Heights.

1341 HIGHLAND TERRACE, Richmond Heights.

$215,000 $182,900 $169,900 $169,900 $167,000 $150,000 $129,900

8800 Brookview Drive, Crestwood New Listing. Offered at $169,900.

CONDOMINIUM/VILLA HOMES 527 NORTH AND SOUTH, University City.

13043 PEMBROOKE VALLEY, Town & Country.

30 BRIGHTON WAY, #1N, Clayton.

13035 PEMBROOKE VALLEY, Town & Country.

9 PORTLAND COURT, CWE. 410 N. NEWSTEAD, #9S, CWE. 750 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, #350, Clayton.

7564 WYDOWN BLVD., UNIT 2A, Clayton.

7 COUNTRY CLUB TERRACE, Glendale.

7564 WYDOWN BLVD., UNIT 1A, Clayton.

1050 NORTH SPOEDE LANE, Creve Coeur.

13101 MILL CROSSING, #302, Creve Coeur.

6308 S. ROSEBURY, #1E, Clayton.

710 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, #7B, Clayton.

1509 SWALLOW, Brentwood.

816 SOUTH HANLEY ROAD, #1C, Clayton.

1010 THOREAU CT., # 204 Creve Coeur.

14443 BANTRY LANE, #18, Chesterfield.

5696 KINGSBURY AVENUE, #106, CWE.

$629,900 $599,000 $569,000 $565,000 $449,900 $425,000 $372,500 $299,000 $297,000 $289,000 $288,900 $199,900 $185,000 $150,000 $149,000 $129,500 $129,000 $104,900 $82,000

18 Royalltrail Court, O’Fallon New Listing. Offered at $164,750.

LOTS/ACREAGE 512 PHEASANT RUN CIRCLE, Saint Albans.

1 LITTLE LANE, Ladue.

9685 LITZSINGER ROAD, Ladue.

$750,000 $595,000 $580,000

1509 Swallow, Brentwood Offered at $149,000.

NEW CONSTRUCTION 8 LONG MEADOWS LANE, Town & Country.

1 LITTLE LANE, Ladue.

2158 EAST DRIVE, Crystal Lake Park.

1131 PATSY LANE, O’Fallon.

$2,220,000 $1,700,000 $487,500 $232,000

1010 Thoreau Court, #204, Creve Coeur Offered at $129,000.

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KirKwood l $624,900 849 Stable ridge 9 rooms, 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths Susan Maher 314.302.0792

Creve Coeur l $989,000 11 Balcon estates 11 rooms, 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths Heidi Long 314.308.2283

BallwiN l $329,900 1101 New Ballwin oaks drive 10 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths Susan Hurley 314.308.6636

FroNTeaNC l $618,000 51 Frontenac estates drive 10 rooms, 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full and 2 Half Baths Nancy Gulick 314.623.1915

warSoN woodS l $559,000 1119 North drive 11 rooms, 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths Susan Holden 314.983.2210

Creve Coeur l $199,900 13101 Mill Crossing Court, unit 302 4 rooms, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Susan Hurley 314.308.6636

BallwiN l $292,000 372 Buckhurst drive 9 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths Susan Hurley 314.308.6636

ladue l $819,000 2 little lane 7 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths Cindy Woosley 314.805.4077

ClayToN l $630,000 750 S. Hanley road, unit 50 7 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths Cindy Woosley 314.805.4077

elliSville l $185,000 2 rendina 5 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Laura Donovan 314.983.2181 Kathleen Lovett 314.983.2200

BallwiN l $449,000 680 Henry avenue 6 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Laura Donovan 314.983.2181 Kathleen Lovett 314.983.2200

Cwe l $1,395,000 7 Portland Place 14 rooms, 5 Bedrooms, 4 Full and 2 Half Baths Jim Human 314.795.9839

Cwe l $1,950,000 5105 lindell Boulevard 12 rooms, 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths Kevin Hurley 314.560.4977 Jim Human 314.795.9839

Cwe l $1,295,000 49 westmoreland Place 18 rooms, 8 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths Kevin Hurley 314.560.4977 Jim Human 314.795.9839

Cwe l $999,999 6127 lindell Boulevard 21 rooms, 6 Bedrooms, 4 Full and 2 Half Baths Kevin Hurley 314.560.4977 Jim Human 314.795.9839

roCK Hill l $275,000 1202 Kortwright avenue 6 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths Duncan Andrews 314.307.1737

KirKwood l $215,000 1214 lynchester 8 rooms, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Duncan Andrews 314.307.1737

riCHMoNd HeiGHTS l $735,000 30 Berkshire drive 10 rooms, 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths Nancy Gulick 314.623.1915

riCHMoNd HeiGHTS l $1,050,000 1178 Hampton Park 10 rooms, 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths Gai Lowell 314.983.2204 Marianne Galt 314.983.2145

Creve Coeur l $699,000 9833 Countryshire Place 10 rooms, 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full and 2 Half Baths Gai Lowell 314.983.2204 Marianne Galt 314.983.2145

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Price Upon Request | Bedrooms: 4 | Bathrooms: 3.5 | Square Feet: 3,794

Offered at: $299,000 | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 1.5

6569 Crescent View in Oakville

1009 S. Mcknight Road in Richmond Heights

Outstanding 1.5-story with upgrades everywhere! Gleaming hardwood flooring, beautiful granite throughout kitchen, 9 foot ceilings, crown molding, ample room sizes, main floor master suite, updated baths, and an inground pool with aggregate deck. You will also find zoned HVAC, upgraded gas range, double ovens, dry bar, recessed lighting, upgraded fixtures, woodburning fireplace in great room and beautifully landscaping. The list continues! If you, or someone you know, would like the professional representation, call Susan Hurley; she would love to help!

Updated, three bedroom, one-and-a-half bath traditional style home in Ladue Schools.

Close in location with easy access to highways, hospitals and shopping. The home offers a den on the first floor, large closets, screened porch off of the third bedroom and a recreation room in the lower level, adding great extra space to this home. New driveway and front walk done in June 2013. Come see this home right away.

LISTING AGENT: Susan Hurley 314.308.6636

LISTING AGENTS: Megan Holekamp 314.703.1415 Tricia Kolbrener 314.504.5564

SOLD

Price Upon Request | Bedrooms: 5 | Bathrooms: 4 Full, 2 Half | Square Feet: 4,647

Offered at: $899,000 | Bedrooms: 4 | Bathrooms: 3 | Square Feet: 4,358

11204 Hunters Pond in Creve Coeur

1865 South Mason Road in Town & Country

Beautiful Grotpeter custom built home that sits on a private 1 acre lot at the end of the cul-de-sac. Features include a 2-story light filled entry, archways into both the formal dining room and den/study which has 2 walls of built-in bookcases and a 2-story great room with wood burning fireplace. The kitchen features a wall of windows overlooking the yard. The kitchen, breakfast room and hearth room with vaulted ceiling are also light filled and open.

If you, or someone you know, would like the professional representation of the Donovan/Lovett team, call us. We would love to help!

Wonderful contemporary home and private estate. Horse property with 2 stall barn. 3 acres that back up to Queeny Park. This home offers amazing 360 degree views. This spacious home has highlights that include a cedar walkway leading into a slate entry foyer. Dramatic 2 story great room w/ a full floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, hardwood floors and a separate dining room. A two sided stone fireplace faces both the breakfast room w/vaulted skylight windows and to a vaulted living/sitting room area . Main floor master bedroom suite. The lower level offers a sitting area, wet bar and a large recreation room. Bi-level decks and a gorgeous in ground pool.

LISTING AGENTS: Laura Donovan 314.983.2181 Kathleen Lovett 314.983.2200

LISTING AGENT: Larry Levy 314.983.2296

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Breaking the Mold

38 Glen Eagles Drive in Ladue

Offered at: $2,195.000

Mid Century masterpiece overlooking the 15th fairway. Offers a 2-story entry hall with iron staircase, marble floor, elevator to all 3 floors and a grand living room with fireplace, 10.5’ ceilings with stunning southern views. The gallery is great for art or entertaining and opens to the dramatic dining room with bay and screened porch. Awesome top-of-the-line kitchen with center island with granite and stylish banquette that adjoins the family/hearth room with fireplace, wet bar with copper countertop and French doors that open to outside fireplace and flagstone patio. Upstairs the master has his/her baths, dressing area and study with fireplace and closet that could be a nursery. There are two other bedroom suites, back staircase and large closet. Finished lower level with rec room, media/exercise room, bedroom and full bath. Three-car garage, first floor laundry and incredible construction.

3+ Bedrooms 4 Full and 2 Half Baths 2 Acre Lot 6,466 square feet

listings by Marcy Byrne

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Creve COeUr l $649,000 301 Chasselle Avenue 5 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths

UniversiTy CiTy l $629,900 527 north & south 3 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths

LadUe l $629,000 3 Maryview Lane 2 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths

LadUe l $589,900 7 Conway Lane 5 Bedrooms, 4 Baths

Creve COeUr l $529,000 438 ridgecorde Place 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths

CLayTOn l $372,500 750 south Hanley road, Unit 350 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths

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PARTIES WITH PURPOSE

Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition

OLD BAGS

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UESTS WERE WELCOMED to the seventh annual Old Bags Party with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while they searched for that perfect handbag. Proceeds from each handbag sale we n t to s u p p o r t t h e groundbreaking adoption programs, crisis intervention, educational services and support groups that Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition provides to the community.

Kristen Wymore, Lisa Forsyth, Kathy Ahrens, Mary Ann Wymore

Lisa Eilermann, Nancy Sansone, Marcia Ambrose

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Julia Lilly, Cabanne Howard, Gayle Palmer, Judy Wickline

Dorte Probstein, Julia Lilly

What do 116 of THE BEST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES in the world have in common?

Northwestern Wash U University of Chicago Syracuse Maryville Vanderbilt Emory UCLA Duke Case Western United States Naval Academy Miami University of Ohio Tulane

Bradley

Rochester

Butler

Mizzou

Oberlin

Ohio Wesleyan

Trinity College

North Carolina State University

Howard

University of Michigan

New York University

Savannah College of Art and Design SLU

Colorado College

SMU

Providence

Ball State

Miami

TCU Chapman SLU School of Nursing Rhodes College Loyola University Chicago Maryland Institute College of Art Boston College

The Culinary Institute of America

Drexel University

Bates

University of Denver

University of St. Andrews

University of Tampa

Maryland Institute of Chicago University of Minnesota

Colorado College Indiana U

Rollins College

Regis DePauw

Missouri University of Science and Technology University of Redlands Emerson College

Northeastern University Webster University

Boston University

Xavier University of Louisiana

School of Art Institute of Chicago

The George Washington University Clarkson University

University of Colorado at Boulder

Columbia College

Jacksonville University

The University of Tampa

University of Richmond

Loyola University — Chicago

Indiana State

Loyola University — New Orleans Wayne State University University of Kansas Lindenwood University Webster University

They’ve all admitted

class of 2013 graduates.

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PARTIES WITH PURPOSE

Little Sisters of the Poor

BENEFIT DINNER

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HE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR recently held its annual Kemoll’s Benefit Dinner at the Top of the Met. The evening began with hors d’oeuvres, while pianist Tony Simmons provided the musical entertainment. This year, Little Sisters presented its St. Jeanne Jugan Award to Charles Gallagher Sr., president of United Fruit and Produce, and Jim Heimos, president of Heimos Produce Co., who have given weekly support to the organization for many years.

Proceeds from the event support the mission of the Little Sisters to serve disadvantaged elderly at its home in north St. Louis.

Jim and Sally Laurentius

Charlie Gallagher, Jim Heimos, Sr. Michael

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Pat Gallagher, Mary Gioia, John and Rose Hogan

It’s the Little Things That Make a Difference…

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CHARITIES & NONPROFITS

WERE YOU THERE WHEN ...

Jeff Boraz receiving his ‘Business Person of the Year’ award.

Eagle Bank’s Missy Munoz and bank CEO Michael Walsh flank Linda Hansen, executive director of Burns Recovered Support Group

EAGLE BANK & TRUST donated $4,700 to support the efforts of the Burns Recovered Support Group. The donation was made through Eagle Bank’s Gift-Back program, which provides financial assistance for not-for-profit organizations throughout the area. Burns Recovered Support Group assists burn survivors and provides aid during the recovery process.

The WEST ST. LOUIS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE recently honored the following individuals for outstanding work in 2012: Deborah Russell of Send Out Cards, Jeff Boraz of Firestone Complete Autocare, Callier’s Catering, and Brian Durbin of Genghis Grill.

Ryan Farmer, St. Louis Area Foodbank; Harriet Blickenstaff, Blick&Staff Communications; and Casey Milton, St. Louis Area Foodbank

College Bound’s Lisa Zarin with College Bound participants Monique Edwards and Micheal Jackson

Lifelong Vision Foundation announced partnerships with two local organizations that serve youth in need: WYMAN CENTER and COLLEGE BOUND. The partnership will provide eye health education and career paths, vision testing and eyeglasses to teens participating in those programs. The services will be provided by the staff and physicians at Pepose Vision Institute.

St. Louisans showed their love for pooches at the HUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI’s Puppy Love event, which featured adoptable dogs and cats, an appearance by Trooper (the dog rescued after being dragged behind a truck), cocktails, appetizers and even a Doggie Kissing Booth! Proceeds benefitted the Cinderella Fund, which makes it possible for HSMO to go the extra mile for animals that have suffered abuse or neglect and require specialized medical treatment.

NC1 Shaunell Hyatt (center) receives 2012 Award of Excellence from The Navy League of the United States — St. Louis Council

Congratulations to Navy Counselor First Class (NC1) SHAUNELL HYATT, a St. Louis sailor who has been presented with the 2012 Award of Excellence from The Navy League of the United States — St. Louis Council, in addition to being named 2012 District Sailor of the Year for Navy Recruiting District (NRD) St. Louis. NC1 Hyatt received both awards based on his leadership, teamwork and job performance, as well as his community involvement.

The ST. LOUIS AREA FOODBANK and BLICK&STAFF COMMUNICATIONS partnered with several local companies recently to launch #SweetonSTL. The campaign brought in more than 450 pounds of food for those in need of food assistance in the St. Louis area.

Thomas Rich, Paul Vessells, Chamber president Teresa Crossland, Private Justin Schulte and Edward Delaney.

The CREVE COEUR-OLIVETTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE held its annual Gala Awards Dinner and Auction to honor both Creve Coeur and Olivette firefighters and police officers. From Creve Coeur, firefighter/medic Paul Vessells from the Creve Coeur Fire Protection District received the Firefighter of the Year Award; and Detective Thomas Rich from the Creve Coeur Police Department received the Police Officer of the Year award. From the City of Olivette, firefighter/paramedic Private Justin Schulte received the Firefighter of the Year award; and detective Edward Delaney received the Police Officer of Year award. {LadueNews.com} JUNE 14, 2013

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100% will attend private independent secondary schools next year!

If you were among the record 7.24 million viewers who tuned in to last weekend’s Tony Awards, you know that Kinky Boots was one of the evening’s biggest winners, garnering six Tonys, including Best Musical. It also won for Best Choreography, giving Webster University alum JERRY MITCHELL his second Tony (the first was for his choreography work in La Cage Aux Folles in 2005). Bravo!

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St. Louis viewers would have also spotted the big smiles on Fox Theatricals’ KRISTIN CASKEY and MIKE ISAACSON, who were in the audience at Radio City Music Hall to represent Best Musical nominee Bring It On: The Musical, which they produced.

Their biggest cheerleader (pun intended) that night? Fox topper MARY STRAUSS, who also made the trip to NYC for the Tonys.

St. Louis native and fashion insider Derek Blasberg, Barney’s Simon Doonan, A Queen Within project manager Susan Sherman and ABC News’ Deborah Roberts

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Also making news in the Big Apple earlier this month was a contingent of St. Louisans who attended a preview of the WORLD CHESS HALL OF FAME’s A Queen Within exhibit, coming to town this fall. Rubbing shoulders with some of New York’s fashion and social elite at Christie’s were SUSAN SHERMAN, JAN GOLDSTEIN, JIMMY JAMESON and others. A Queen Within opens in St. Louis Oct. 19.

Wydown Middle School sixth-grade teacher APRIL FULSTONE is the 2013 Missouri History Teacher of the Year. The prestigious award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute recognized Fulstone’s classroom approach, the level of inspiration she gives her students and her career achievements in education. She’ll be honored at a state ceremony and will advance to the National History Teacher of the Year competition this fall.

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Nobel Peace Prize nominee and St. Louisbased WINGS OF HOPE has a new base of operations in India. The project in Balasore, Orissa, is in the country’s most impoverished area. It will focus on recognizing the importance of women and fostering development of small business startups, health care and sustainable food.

The LANDMARKS ASSOCIATION OF ST. LOUIS has announced its 2013 Most Enhanced Awards to applaud excellence in the restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the city’s architectural heritage. Among the winners: St. Louis’ Central Public Library downtown, The Flying Saucer on South Grand Boulevard, Metropolitan Artists Lofts in Grand Center, Elaia & Olio on Tower Grove Avenue and The Restaurant at The Cheshire.

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There’s a new art gallery to open soon in Clayton: The owners of Clayton Fine Art Gallery on North Bemiston Avenue are photographers JERRY SCHMUTZ and JIM IRWIN, who were both resident artists when the gallery was formerly operating as Gateway Gallery. The pair purchased the space when its previous owners decided to close. A kick-off reception is planned for June 28.

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Northwestern Mutual’s Clayton network office, which is overseen by Steve Gross and includes district offices in Fairview Heights, Ill., Chesterfield and Cape Girardeau, recently won the company’s Community Impact Award for its work with Kingdom House. The award includes a $50,000 grant for the nonprofit, which provides childcare, food and clothing assistance, job training, and programs for both youth and seniors in the St. Louis community. “One of the things we started is a financial literacy program through Kingdom House Academy to help youth learn the basics of strong saving strategies, how to manage a checkbook, and long-term and shortterm savings,” Gross says. The grant funding will go toward providing this financial education to

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ORTHWESTERN MUTUAL’S MISSION IS quite a lofty goal: To make the communities they serve the most financially secure in the world. “Given our success here in St. Louis, we’re trying to serve the community from both a client perspective and a charitable perspective,” says Gerard Hempstead, managing partner at the company’s St. Louis network office. His office has a goal of giving at least $500,000 in monetary donations and 5,000 hours of community service before 2015. “It’s actually stated in our vision and we track it,” he says.

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Animal Protective Association of Missouri

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he devastating scene of an unwanted cat or dog being left in a box, on a curb or in the rain is not simply an emotive scene from the movies—it is the world many animals live in. With the earnest goal to help animals, the Animal Protective Association of Missouri (APA) is there to take in lost, stray or unwanted pets and work to find them loving forever homes.

“I’ve been doing this for a few decades, and the group we have here is one of the best groups I’ve seen,” says APA executive director Steve Kaufman.

“We’re in a very emotional field, so it’s important to have people who are very outgoing and friendly.

We’re not only in the animal business; we’re in the people business.” Kaufman adds that the staff is constantly brainstorming about ways to help animals. “The shelter allows me to be creative in what we call thinking outside the litter box,” he says. “It’s great to have such flexible staff members and volunteers. We don’t have lot of naysayers.”

Advocating for animals since 1922, the APA originally ran out of founder Ella Megginson’s basement and has been at its current South Hanley Road location since 1937. “We are mainly focused on adoption and education,” Kaufman says, explaining that the organization does everything from school visits to mobile adoption events.

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“The staff and volunteers make this place. That’s what drew me into this business: it’s not just my love for animals, but the fact that it draws in every type of person.”

Steve Kaufman, executive director

“We offer a lot of other programs, but those are the two we are known most for and are best at.”

Additional APA programs include PetReach, which brings animals and their therapeutic properties to senior care facilities, children’s hospitals and the like, and the lesser-known Domestic Violence Pet Assistance program. Through this program, APA works with seven area women’s shelters to house and care for victims’ animals while women are transitioning out of dangerous homes to make sure the safety of a pet is not the reason a woman stays in harm’s way.

On the horizon for APA is its community art project, Harry & Hanley. Gigantic cat and dog statues—10 of each, standing at 6-feet tall—created

by sculptor Harry Weber, will be on display this summer after receiving creative makeovers from area artists. In September, the pieces will be put up for auction at APA’s 90th anniversary event.

“The idea is to change the public’s perception of shelter pets and animal shelters,” Kaufman says, noting that merely 20 percent of owned pets are shelter animals. “Shelters still have that stereotype of men with nets—and that’s just not the case.” To increase its approachability, the atmosphere of APA’s facilities have been given much attention. This includes the addition of an 8-foot, 215-gallon fish tank, donated by the World Aquarium, that houses the characters from Finding Nemo—or as many of them who could survive together in a tank. Surrounding the fish are some of the shelter’s pawing cats, receiving their mental stimulation through the swimming creatures they can see from their custom-built cat cages. A person can play with a laser light, which the fish react to; the cats, in turn, respond to the moving fish, and the human gets to enjoy the domino effect of cuteness.

“The staff and volunteers make this place,” Kaufman says. “That’s what drew me into this business: it’s not just my love for animals, but the fact that it draws in every type of person.”

For more information about APA, call 645-4610 or visit apamo.org.

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By Julia Christensen

Animal Protective Association of Missouri volunteer

Megan Grothman

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glance through the car window was all it took. Megan Grothman happened to drive by the Animal Protective Association of Missouri (APA) in 2010, shortly after moving to St. Louis from Springfield, Mo. She felt the need to start volunteering with the organization right away.

“Honestly, it’s the animals—and being able to help them find new homes,” Grothman says.

“Everything else is just icing on the cake: how nice the staff is, how involved you can be.” She explains that on top of all that, volunteering is a great way to meet people, especially in a new city.

“It’s something to do where you’re giving back to the community, but you’re giving something to yourself: You see the animals go to a good home and know you made a difference.”

Working with adoption is one of Grothman’s favorite parts of the job. “It’s really fun when you can match a person with the right animal—the

animal that will complement their personality the most.” Grothman explains that, while she loves animals in general, she is a dog person. “I have three dogs at home, one of which came from the APA.” Those aren’t her only furry friends, as this volunteer truly takes her work home with her; she fosters kittens, and presently has two at home.

“They’re one of the more progressive shelters,” Grothman says of the APA. “They are always striving to do new things and to better the organization. More so than other shelters I’ve been involved with, this one is really striving for that main goal. I think that’s why I’ve been involved for so long.” She explains that the group is good to animals, people and itself, as it has no problem changing policies or systems to do a better job.

“The experience of volunteering is really what you make of it,” Grothman says. “If you’re fully plugged-in, you can get a lot out of it.”

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The Angel Band Project

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n unusually warm summer night in Seattle in 2009 would forever change the lives of countless St. Louisans. A man trespassed through an open window of the residence St. Louis native Teresa Butz shared with her fiancée, Jennifer Hopper. The intruder sexually assaulted and stabbed the women, eventually killing Butz.

Back in St. Louis, news of the tragedy shocked and devastated Butz’s family and friends. In honor of Butz and all sexual violence victims and survivors, her lifelong friends, Rachel Ebeling and Jean Fox, decided to act.

At Butz’s funeral, moving performances from family and friends, including her brother, Tony Award-winning Broadway star Norbert Leo Butz, and her partner, Hopper, a Boston Conservatorytrained vocalist, inspired the pair to co-found The Angel Band Project. The group, composed of professional musicians from across the country and band leaders who loved Butz, uses music to promote healing, raise awareness and create positive social change for survivors of sexual violence. “We want to break the silence through the power of music,” Ebeling notes. “Music has a way of changing minds

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and hearts.”

So the band recorded the CD, Take You With Me, featuring original and cover tracks that span the range of folk to spiritual songs and even punk music. “The title track expresses how you’re still with me when you’re gone,” Ebeling explains.

And the band is certainly taking Butz with

“We want to break the silence through the power of music. Music has a way of changing minds and hearts.”

Rachel Ebeling, co-founder

them on their journey around the country. During live performances and speaking engagements, The Angel Band Project shares Butz’s story in an effort to give a voice to victims and survivors of sexual violence. The group believes its message is the strongest in a live-music setting. “When you experience that live connection with survivors and others who love them, it resonates with people,”

Ebeling says.

And it encourages others suffering in silence to speak up, she continues. “People don’t talk about it.” According to the nonprofit, 57 percent of sexual assaults go unreported and 97 percent of rapists will never spend a day in jail. “There have been college students who have come up to us after an event and they were able to vocalize their experience for the first time because of The Angel Band Project,” Ebeling recalls. “It’s an amazing feeling when you have this dream of helping people—and you do.”

The nonprofit hopes to reach even more sexual violence survivors, witnesses and their loved ones through a music therapy program, set to launch next spring with the help of music therapists at Maryville University and clinical therapists at Safe Connections. “Music was the collective thing that helped us heal. And we thought we could use it to help heal other people,” Ebeling says.

Through the nonprofit’s impact, Butz’s memory—her laughter and larger-than-life personality—lives on. “When those you love are gone, you always hope their lives will continue to affect people,” Ebeling says. “Teresa gave us a gift.

Her spirit is enabling us to do this.”

For more information about The Angel Band Project, call 223-1630 or visit angelbandproject.org.

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Ellen Hunter

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llen Hunter says The Angel Band Project started as a remembrance of her close friend, Teresa Butz, and quickly grew into a movement of hope and healing through music for countless people.

As the nonprofit’s board secretary and development coordinator, Hunter helps get the word out through planning speaking events and awareness concerts. “Awareness in No. 1,” she says. “We want to enlighten people that there are other ways to heal from a horrific event like that.”

The Angel Band Project can play a key role in that healing journey, Hunter notes. “We want to help sexual violence survivors heal through the music.

We would love for our music to make a difference.”

And the shows certainly seem to be making an impact, with a recent sold-out St. Louis performance sparking a second show the following night. During the powerful concerts featuring spiritual to soul music, Norbert Leo Butz’s Tony Award-winning voice and charisma take center stage. Surrounding him are Jennifer Hopper, who solos on emotional ballads, and rhythm and percussion sections of professional musicians

feeling each note and moving to every beat.

Through song and speech, Teresa Butz’s story is shared during the concerts to promote sexual violence awareness and healing.

Hunter hopes the group’s new music therapy program that is currently in development also will change the lives of sexual violence survivors. She believes survivors will take comfort in listening to, singing or writing music during the program, set to start next spring. “We want to help anyone going through any type of trauma,” she notes.

Sexual violence is not only a woman’s issue, it affects the whole family, Hunter adds. “There are kids who have witnessed their mothers being raped. It is not just the people who went through it, but others around them.” She stresses there is no time limit when it comes to the healing process.

“People live with it their whole life. This type of therapy is never-ending.”

And Hunter always encourages more people to join the band and grow its reach. By simply attending a show, you’re in—at the end of each concert, the group is sure to let the audience members know, they’re ‘in the band.’

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Pony Bird Inc.

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e serve some of the most frail and fragile people in the wh o l e wo rl d ,” says Sue Hockensmith, co-founder of Pony Bird Inc., a care provider for non-ambulatory individuals with profound mental and physical disabilities.

Hockensmith, who exudes both compassion and competence, has helped hundreds of disabled people and their families. But 40 years ago, she was a college student, a new wife—and a frightened mother whose infant son, Philip, was terribly sick.

The child was eventually diagnosed with cytomegalia, a virus that would render him unable to ever walk, talk, see or hear. Doctors encouraged Hockensmith and her husband, Dana, to place Philip in a specialized facility, and wanting him to have the best care possible, they reluctantly agreed.

The young couple completed school and began their careers—she as a teacher, he as a lawyer—but they missed their son terribly. And when a job offer moved them 200 miles away from him, the pain became unbearable. “It felt as though we’d lost a child,” Hockensmith recalls.

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who needed more care and love than even the most dedicated parents could provide.

The place they envisioned would be warm and welcoming, not “stilted and sterile.” Residents would be surrounded by music and bright colors, have their hair styled and enjoy their favorite foods.

Neither they nor the staff would wear uniforms, and every resident would be respected for their individuality. It would be, in every sense of the word, a home.

With the support of the Jefferson County A sso c i a t i o n fo r Re ta rd e d C i t i ze n s, t h e Hockensmiths raised $25,000 through grassroots fundraising, won a $32,000 federal grant and wrangled 5 acres of donated land in Mapaville, Mo. The facility, which opened in 1977, was named the Pony Bird Home after a children’s book about a little boy who rides a flying horse to magical journeys around the world. Five-year-old Philip made the journey back home to his parents, and was its first resident.

Thirty-five years and several expansions later, Pony Bird now provides 24-hour care for 60 children and adults who are profoundly or severely disabled. In addition to those permanent residents, it also offers a day program for developmentally disabled adults.

Participants are involved with therapeutic activities aimed at achieving such goals as increased independence, enhanced physical capabilities and

improved communication skills. Respite services also are available for caregivers, whether just for several hours or for as long as two weeks.

The staff-to-resident ratio of 1-to-3 ensures highly personalized care. And a philosophy of community integration means residents can socialize, participate, work and volunteer, thereby increasing their sense of self-worth. Pony Bird is the St. Louis region’s only not-for-profit organization to support non-ambulatory and significantly disabled individuals of all ages.

“We may have had the idea and brought it to life with a group of really wonderful people, but it’s the staff that really keeps Pony Bird alive,” says Hockensmith, adding that a number of employees and volunteers have been with Pony Bird since its earliest days. “They truly become like family members for the residents, and for us, too. Several of them served as Philip’s pallbearers.”

Philip Hockensmith died in 2001 from pneumonia at the age of 29.

But his parents and two sisters knew that Pony Bird would keep his legacy alive. Dana and Sue Hockensmith continue to serve on the board of directors, and their daughter, Laura, looks forward to following in their footsteps.

“It breaks my heart that we never were able to truly know Philip,” says Hockensmith. “But even though he never realized it, he totally changed the lives of so, so many people.”

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Pony Bird Inc. volunteer

Deanna Patek

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eanna Patek of Festus, Mo., baked her first cake when she was 10 years old.

Today, she’s known around her community as ‘The Dessert Lady’ for the tasty treats she can be counted on to create for any party, fundraiser, or just because. “It’s just something I love to do,” she says.

“And it just tickles me that other people love what I make.”

Among the lucky ones who get to enjoy Patek’s Snickers pie, carrot cake and other signature sweets are the residents of Pony Bird. Patek’s daughter, Mary, was one of the first children welcomed to the facility.

Mary was afflicted with cerebral palsy, and while Patek and her husband, Ed, were determined to keep her at home and raise her with her two siblings, Patek says that Pony Bird was “just a lifesaver” and enrolled her daughter in the center’s day program.

The Pateks lived only a short distance from Pony Bird, making it easy for them to be frequent visitors.

But many of the residents either didn’t have family close by or were wards of the state. So Patek decided to bake a personalized cake for each one’s birthday.

Later, after bringing goodies to a staff

appreciation day event, Patek was asked to lend her culinary skills to Pony Bird fundraisers. “One of my carrot cakes just went for $80,” she boasts. “And, oh Lord, I couldn’t tell you how many hundreds of carrot cakes I’ve made over the years!”

But it’s been a labor of love. “I just wanted to help out any way I could,” says Patek. “Pony Bird was a miracle. We were so blessed to be able to keep Mary at home, but it was such a comfort to know that if anything ever happened to us, there would always be a place for her there. We never had to worry because she would always be safe and loved at Pony Bird.”

Mary died in 2005, but her mother remains active with the organization. “Mary wouldn’t have liked it if I stopped coming,” Patek insists. “If she could’ve talked, I know she would have told me to keep helping out, to keep visiting her friends who are still there.”

And so she does. “I just visit with them, talk to them. That one-on-one special attention—it’s important, you can tell it makes them feel good.”

And, of course, she can still be counted on to provide the centerpiece of every birthday celebration—the cake. “Oh, I’ll be baking those just as long as I can.”

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Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program

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he Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program’s (IRWP) clients come from Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and dozens of other countries.

While each of the women served has a different story and faces her own challenges, they all share a desire to learn. “One of our first questions when we meet them is, Why do you want to learn English?” says executive director Pat Joshu.

“I’ve had several look at me and say that nobody has ever asked them that before: What do they want?”

The nonprofit was started in 1995 by Sr. Elise Silvestri under the School Sisters of Notre Dame Ministry Corporation, when she began working with several Vietnamese women, teaching them English language and practical living skills. After 10 years, IRWP had grown to become an independent 501(c)3 organization. Today, more than 90 volunteers help 100-plus immigrant women meet their goals each year—whether it’s something as simple as being able to greet their neighbors, learning enough English to get and keep a job, or passing the U.S. citizenship test.

The volunteer teachers visit their student’s home for an hour, twice a week to help them progress toward their goal. “Everything we do is in English, so somebody who has never taught before or who only knows English can still volunteer with

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“It’s a lot of pressure, but when ... Mom can do her own shopping or pay the bills, or whatever it may be, it reclaims her status.”

Pat Joshu, executive director

us,” Joshu says. “Sometimes we have somebody who does speak the language, and we tell them not to let on too much because then that becomes the default. It’s really a way to immerse them in using their English.” By coming to students’ homes and providing individualized classes, the teachers can focus on things that come up in the their daily lives—from understanding a child’s report card to using a computer to fill out job applications and practicing for employment interviews.

In many cases, the classes help empower the students, as they did for one woman who was so fearful after what she’d gone through in her home country that she wouldn’t even go outside to check her mail, Joshu says. “She would wait until her adult children came to visit and they would check the mail. She was a little older and just didn’t know what was out there. Inside the apartment was safe, but going past the front door

was really scary. One day, the teacher took her on a ‘field trip’ to the mailbox. And a few weeks later, they did a field trip where they walked around the block so she could see it was OK. Somebody has to be willing to take the time to do that. Because of their background and what they’ve gone through, some of the students have lived through some very scary things, but they look forward.”

For many women who rely on their children as translators, learning English can change the dynamic and help moms regain their rightful role in the family. “Frequently the kids are interpreting financial information and physician information, and sometimes that’s just not information they really want the kids to know or have to worry about,” Joshu says. “It’s a lot of pressure, but when all of the sudden Mom can do her own shopping or pay the bills, or whatever it may be, it reclaims her status.”

And while the teachers are there to help, the end goal is to teach them to become self-reliant.

“If we do really well, at some point they don’t need us to be there anymore,” Joshu says. She adds that although IRWP has 93 current volunteers, there are 65 students on a waiting list. “We’re always looking for new volunteers and we’re also in need of board members.”

For more information about the Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program, call 771-1104 or visit irwp.net.

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By Lisa Watson

Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program volunteer

Jean Smith

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hen Jean Smith retired from teaching, a friend pointed out a notice about Immigrant & Refugee Women’s Program in their church bulletin and suggested getting involved. Smith took her up on the offer, and has now been volunteering for the nonprofit for 16 years, both as a teacher and a liaison in the nonprofit’s office. She has taught eight students, from Vietnam, Bosnia, the Philippines and other countries.

Working with IRWP is very different from her teaching job, she says, where she taught in a resource room for the special school district. “My first student had a little English, but not very much,” Smith says. “When I started, we had one book—a picture dictionary—so that’s what we worked with.” She would teach basics like the days of the week and months of the year. While some of Smith’s students have studied for—and passed— the citizenship test, others simply want to learn to

speak English better. “They feel like somebody is going to laugh at them for the way they speak, so I try to speak in their language to show them how bad I am,” she says.

And the work always has been rewarding for Smith. “I learn as much as I teach. I’ve met people who are so giving,” she says, recalling a student who used to always try to send her home with food.

“For having nothing, they’re so generous. They’re wonderful people who are very ambitious.”

Smith adds that she still keeps in touch with some of her former students, including a woman from Bosnia, whose daughter was in sixth grade at the time and is now a graduate of Saint Louis University. “I see the difference that it makes in their lives,” she says. “My Vietnamese student was able to get a job. My Bosnian student actually became a citizen. I can’t explain it, but it makes you feel good. You feel like you’re helping somebody, and I think that’s what we all want to do.”

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Winner

The Haven of Grace

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etasha Smith arrived at The Haven of Grace’s doorstep alone, pregnant and confused. But the organization quickly came to her rescue. A dependable support system and resources to become independent led her to a productive family life.

Smith is one of 100 young women and children impacted by The Haven each year. “We give mothers an opportunity to stabilize their lives and get back out into the community,” notes executive director Scott Gee. The Haven of Grace was established 25 years ago as an outreach ministry of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Ladue in hopes of breaking the cycle of homelessness, poor health, dependency, and child and adult abuse. Today, the nonprofit occupies almost a city block of the Old North Neighborhood, with a main shelter housing as many as 10 women and 20 children, a group home that offers 10 private rooms and familystyle common areas, and Quadrangle Transitional Apartments for up to eight families. “We become a family,” Gee says.

Through on-site health, job readiness and life skills services, the families gain support to

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become independent. First, The Haven ensures mothers have health insurance, prenatal care and healthy deliveries. Then, a life skills curriculum

“It becomes a generational change.

A mother can ensure her kids can graduate from high school and change the cycle of poverty.”

SCOTT GEE, excutive director

helps moms set and achieve goals for housing, parenting, education, employment, physical and emotional health, spiritual and character development, and independent living. “We are giving young mothers the opportunity to take the time to turn their lives around, to get back out into the workforce and to learn better parenting skills,” Gee explains. “It becomes a generational change.

A mother can ensure her kids can graduate from high school and change the cycle of poverty.”

For further assistance, The Haven partners with outside organizations to provide workshops, including GED classes through St. Patrick Center. Clients can stay in the main shelter for up to a year, followed by a 10-year safety net that includes monthly check-in calls, educational opportunities and group reunion events, such as Moms Day Out. Among the nonprofit’s recent clients, Asia earned her GED, obtained a job in home health care and secured stable housing in the community.

Lynette, who came to The Haven pregnant, homeless and unemployed in 2011, has gained her high school diploma, parenting skills and a housekeeping job. Currently saving for her own apartment— The Haven helps match her funds—she plans to attend college and go into the health care field.

Gee notes the nonprofit couldn’t thrive without its 200 volunteers. “They babysit, prepare meals and help us with classes and events.” The Haven is mainly supported by the community through events that include fundraisers, such as trivia nights, a golf marathon, a community baby shower and its annual gala, which celebrated the nonprofit’s silver anniversary this year.

For more information about The Haven of Grace, call 621-6507 or visit havenofgracestl.org.

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The Haven of Grace volunteer

Kathy Betz

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athy Betz has four focuses in life: faith, family, leadership and education. And those passions were a perfect fit for The Haven of Grace.

Formerly the head of Rossman School for 18 years and then an educational leadership consultant for schools’ administrative searches across the country, Betz experienced the importance of gaining a quality education and leadership skills.

So she brought those life lessons to The Haven of Grace in 2005.

As a board leader for several years and most recently a consultant, Betz has helped raise millions of dollars in funds for programs that teach clients life-enhancing skills. “It takes a lot of commitment financially to help an organization to be strong and viable, and create the programming to help the people we are privileged to serve,” she notes.

Among her many funding contributions, Betz chaired a capital campaign that raised $2.5 million for the Quadrangle—the nonprofit’s

four apartment buildings that provide transitional housing after clients leave the main shelter. And as part of The Haven’s recent 25th anniversary gala, Betz also led an endowment campaign, securing $1.6 million in funds for future services.

Betz also contributes her time to client programming, with a goal of helping the young pregnant women become better leaders of their families and communities. “We want them to be the mothers they were meant to be, find employment and create a home for their families.”

As Betz recalls her time at The Haven and looks toward retirement, she credits the long line of strong leadership for the nonprofit’s sustained success through the years. “No organization functions with just one person. It’s important to respond to that call to volunteer and add to that layer of contributions those have laid before you.

We’re all called to be in places at a certain point in time, and helping people who need us is truly a gift we give to ourselves.”

Fan Favorites LN’s 2013 Charity Awards had something new this year: an online system that offered readers the opportunity to nominate individuals and organizations for their community service. Congratulations to our winners!

Most Creative Charity Fundraiser: Celebrity Voices to benefit America SCORES During National Poetry Month in April, America SCORES uses local celebrities to shine the spotlight on youth literacy. Unlikely poets, such as Rams and Cardinals players and civic leaders, are paired with students to create and perform original poems. The performances are not only fun, but they emphasize the importance of the organization’s mission to help at-risk youth improve their literacy skills so that they can succeed in school and in life. (from online submission) Most Influential Youth Organization: Arch City Theater Troupe The Arch City Theater Troupe, a group of kids 8 to 18, produce, direct, choreograph and perform shows (without the help of adults) to raise money for the JDRF. Founded in 2005, the troupe has grown to a cast of 36 kids from 20 different St. Louis schools. Its most recent show, Our Time!, raised more than $27,000, bringing its total donations to more than $152,000 for JDRF! (from online submission)

Centene chairman/CEO Michael Neidorff (center) and his employees participate in ‘Go Red for Women’ day in support of American Heart Association.

Volunteer of the Year: Marcia Walton of Ranken Jordan Walton has been volunteering at Ranken Jordan for three years. Much of her time has been spent in Dierbergs Kitchen helping with cooking classes.

Her warm and caring personality brings the patients out of their shell. She always makes them feel comfortable, even when they are new and in an unfamiliar setting. Along with her work with the cooking groups, Marcia always is willing to help

out wherever needed. (from online submission) Philanthropic Business of the Year: Centene Corporation Centene supports the Radio Arts Foundation, Arts and Education Council, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and many, many more. Centene is a true civic leader. (from online submission) {LadueNews.com} June 14, 2013

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Father’s Day

Look-Alike Contest

BY JULIA CHRISTENSEN

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HAT A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK! IN HONOR OF FATHER’S DAY, WE ASKED LN READERS to submit photos of St. Louis dads and their look-alike children. This year’s winners are Brian Tash and his one-and-a-half-year-old son, Hunter Tash, of Creve Coeur. “Everyone tells me all the time that Hunter looks just like Brian’s Mini-Me,” says wife Cristina Tash. The two love to play baseball, football and soccer together, and “Brian loves to read to him.” For winning, Brian will receive gift certificates to La Cantina and Amigos Cantina restaurants (a $100 value)—just in time for Father’s Day. On the following pages, take a peek at other area look-alikes. Can you tell who’s who?

Winners: Hunter Tash with his father, Brian Tash

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Innovations in Health Ladue News Special Section

Expanding Your Field of Vision

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BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL

A New Window to the World

BY BRITTANY NAY

reposition fat into another area so it fills any cavities around the eye, improving the look of the eye and the way people function later,” Couch notes.

There are three main causes of eyelid droopiness, and specific treatments can be completed for each issue one at a time or during the same surgery, Couch explains. The issue of heavy brows pushing down on the eyelids can be remedied with a brow lift; and blepharoplasty can be used to treat the excess skin on the upper eyelids or ptosis, stretching of the muscle in the upper eyelid. Lower-lid blepharoplasty also can correct the unwanted appearance of excess fat in the lower eyelids.

As far as recovery, patients typically need a week of downtime for upper eyelid surgery, while those undergoing lower eyelid surgery with medical, as well as cosmetic procedures, may require up to two weeks.

Medicare and most insurance companies typically cover blepharoplasty on the upper eyelids when droopiness causes vision impairment, Couch notes. However, he adds that cosmetic procedures such as blepharoplasty to correct lower eyelid bags are not covered.

While the procedures are not for everyone,

Dr. Steven Couch meets with a patient

Couch completes a thorough general health and eye exam prior to surgery to ensure the patient is a good candidate. Additionally, he can help manage any problems before or after the procedure.

The procedures can be completed on infants to adults, with patients typically between the ages of 40 and 80. “It depends more on the severity of the findings, rather than the age of the patient,” Couch says. “It can be done on a baby who has vision Continued on page 76 ON THE COVER The ophthalmology department at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital offers a range of adult and pediatric eye care, from general vision issues to complex plastic surgeries. For more information, call 996-3300 or visit barnesjewishwestcounty.org.

St. Luke’s Medical Group announces the opening of Creve Coeur Family Medicine Board-certified family medicine physicians offer care for the whole family, from newborns through geriatrics.

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Dr. Steven Couch is opening up a whole new world to patients. The Washington University oculofacial plastic surgeon at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital performs upper and lower eyelid surgeries, correcting droopiness to expand patients’ field of vision and improve the eyes appearance.

An eye surgeon seeing adult and pediatric patients for general vision issues to complex plastic surgeries, Couch regularly performs blepharoplasty of the upper and lower eyelids. Patients commonly come to him with the complaint of droopy eyelids or lower eye bags that have become a medical issue of vision impairment or a cosmetic concern. “They may have a heavy, tired feeling in their upper lids, or be bothered by lower-lid puffiness,” he says.

For these patients, Couch has an answer: Blepharoplasty is a same-day outpatient procedure that can be performed in the office or the operating room. Couch completes the minimally invasive lower-lid surgery through an incision on the back of the lower eyelid, with no visible scarring. Also unique to the surgeon’s lower-lid blepharoplasty procedures is the repositioning, rather than the more commonly used method of removal, of the fat tissue that is causing the issues in the lower lids. “I

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Heart Disease Looks Like.

I was forty when I had my heart attack, but received wonderful support from St. Luke’s Hospital.

Nine weeks after my heart attack, I ran my first half-marathon.

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Lab Notes

By Connie Mitchell

Slu Researchers Screen Newborns For Rare Genetic Diseases

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ne in 25,000 babies born has a serious genetic disorder that, if untreated, shortens life expectancy to only 10 to 20 years. Now, thanks to a $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant, Saint Louis University researchers are using routine infant blood samples to screen for the disorders.

Known as MPS (mucopolysaccharidoses) disorders, the genetic abnormalities affect both physical and mental capabilities. Most children are not diagnosed until they are 4 to 5 years old, when irreversible damage already has occurred. “If we were able to identify newborns with MPS disorders and begin treatment immediately, though, we could slow or even stop the progression of the disease, greatly improving their quality of life and possibly prolonging it,” says Dr. Adriana Montaño, an associate research professor of pediatrics at SLU and principal investigator of the study.

Using 200,000 newborn blood samples for the pilot study, the researchers hope to perfect a simple screening method that eventually can be included in the battery of standard newborn health screenings. The blood tests will flag babies at high risk for further testing.

“If we were able to identify newborns with MPS disorders and begin treatment immediately, we could slow or even stop the progression of the disease.”

Dr. Adriana Montaño

Cancer Patients May Decrease Stress Through Music

Not just the best.

The top and the whoÕs who, as well.

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usic soothes the savage beast—and the anxious patient. That’s the theory being tested at Saint Louis University Cancer Center.

“We can see that some of our cancer patients who are undergoing treatment are showing signs of stress because their blood pressure is higher, and respiration rate and pulse are faster than normal.

Our goal is to see if music can help bring those vital signs into a more normal range,” says Crystal Weaver, SLU Cancer Center’s music therapist and a study co-investigator.

Weaver notes that unlike anti-anxiety medications, music has no negative side effects or potential drug interactions and is an inexpensive, accessible resource.

The SLU research team will follow three distinct groups: one will have no music during treatment, another will have live music performed during chemotherapy, and a third will receive music therapy while in hospital or exam rooms. Physiological and psychological responses— before, during and after treatment—will be noted.

The SLU Cancer Center is the only cancer center in the area to have a full-time music therapist on staff and the first to establish a partnership with the St. Louis Symphony.

New Implant Monitors Heart Rhythm

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sing a new implantable device, Saint Louis University cardiologists are able to capture continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) readings for up to three years. “This allows us to confirm or rule out an abnormal heart rhythm more accurately than other tests,” says Dr. Scott Ferreira, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Center for Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care at Saint Louis University H o s p i ta l a n d a S LUC a re physician.

Commonly used external monitors may not capture infrequent arrhythmias, only monitor patients for 30 days and are cumbersome to wear. The implantable device is small and unobtrusive and can help physicians determine the cause of fainting spells or strokes that cannot be attributed to a specific cause.

In the case of stroke, patients may have undiagnosed atrial fibrillation, a condition in which blood pools in the heart and may form clots that are then carried to the brain, causing stroke. “This gives us the tool to pick up atrial fibrillation we didn’t have in the past,” says Ferreira. “We want to catch this before there’s another stroke that could be debilitating.”

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Procedure Helps Prevent Stroke In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

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he rapid, irregular heartbeat characteristic of atrial fibrillation (AFib), which affects about 6 million adults in the United States, is known to increase risk of heart failure and stroke. Now, for the first time in Missouri, AFib patients can reduce their stroke risk through a new procedure.

A team of cardiac electrophysiologists—physicians specializing in electrical activity and the electrical pathways of the heart—and interventional cardiologists at Mercy Hospital St. Louis perform a non-surgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage (LAA), which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).

“This procedure has the potential to save many lives,” says Dr. Anthony Sonn, a Mercy cardiologist. “AFib patients who can’t be on blood thinners to prevent stroke risk now have an option. Before this procedure, they would be on an aspirin a day and take their chances.”

Local Researcher Studies Role Of Bitter Melon Extract In Cancer Treatment

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hinese and Indian cuisine often include bitter melon, a fruit used in curries and other dishes. And the extract of bitter melon has long been used as a folk therapy to treat a wide range of ailments, from stomach disorders to psoriasis and diabetes. Now, a researcher at Saint Louis University is studying the extract’s effect on head and neck cancer cells in hope of discovering whether the alternative remedy can prevent the cancer’s spread.

Dr. Ratna Ray, a professor of pathology, had noted in a laboratory setting that bitter melon extract prevented breast cancer cells’ growth, although the extract has not been studied as a breast cancer treatment in humans.

“We have pretty good indications that bitter melon extract works in cancer cell lines to halt the growth,” Ray says. “I think it might be effective to treat solid tumors, and our (research) will help us to get preclinical data to show whether something that looks promising in fighting breast cancer could work in other cancers.” Ray’s animal studies may pave the way for trials of bitter melon extract in human cancer patients.

Tired of Sinus and Allergy Problems?

Dr. Jim Gould of the St. Louis Sinus Center now offers an amazing new treatment known as XprESS Balloon Sinus Dilation. XprESS is a quick, minimally-invasive in-office procedure that reopens blocked sinuses, restoring natural sinus ventilation and drainage providing instant, life changing lasting relief.

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Diabetes Drug Found Safe and Effective For HIV Patients

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eople who have HIV may experience secondary health issues related to their illness and its treatment. Diabetes is one such concern. Until recently, medications to control diabetes and the health problems caused by it, such as heart disease, were not considered safe for use in HIV patients due to potential effects on the immune system. But researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found that a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes appears to be safe for use in those with HIV. “In our small study, the drug seems to be safe,” says senior investigator Dr. Kevin Yarasheski. “Now, it needs to be tested in people who are HIV positive and have metabolic problems to see whether it can reduce their likelihood of developing diabetes.” The research appeared in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

“The fear was that if we gave HIV patients this drug, it could alter their already compromised immune systems,” says Yarasheski, a professor of medicine, of cell biology and physiology and of physical therapy. “But the results of our study suggest that doesn’t happen.”

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Cancer Drugs May Help Protect Troops From Biological Warfare

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n seeking to protect American troops from potential biological weapons, the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency asked Dr. Mark Buller, professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Saint Louis University, for help.

Buller is studying the effects of compounds in two oral cancer medications, Gleevec and Tasigna, as potential preventive treatments for the monkeypox virus. “The overall focus of this contract is to see which viruses would be susceptible and succumb to the medications, and which would not,” Buller says. “The drugs we are studying already are licensed, which means there are fewer regulatory hurdles for approval for a different use.”

Monkeypox is one of a class of illnesses known as ‘orthopoxviruses,’ which could be weaponized. “(The government) soon realized that they can’t make unique anti-viral medications and vaccines for every potential weapon of mass destruction, and now are developing broad-spectrum anti-infectives that would be effective against many pathogens,” Buller says. Gleevec and Tasigna have been shown to inhibit replication of at least three distinct viruses.

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Under the leadership of Dr. George Grossberg, professor of psychiatry at SLU and principal investigator, participants will take one of two daily doses of the investigational product or placebo. The effectiveness and safety of the investigational drug will be evaluated through eight clinical visits during the course of 10 weeks. SLU researchers hope to enroll at least 10 participants for the trial. To learn more about the study and inclusion criteria, contact Susan Brown at 977-4818 and reference IRB number 22482.

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Research shows that when cancer survivors exercise regularly, their survivorship increases.

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Love Dogs, Must Travel

BY LISA WATSON

WHEN ST. CHARLES RESIDENT JUSTINE RIGGS rescued two sister Weimaraners four years ago, she wasn’t thinking of becoming an author.

But necessity is the mother of invention, after all, and a family Thanksgiving trip showed her how difficult it can be to find hotels and restaurants that accommodate dogs. In fact, at one restaurant where the family went inside, leaving the dogs (still within eyeshot) in the car, she says, “I could see (one dog) turning around in the seat.

What I didn’t realize was that she was ripping a hole in it! She really did not like that we were inside and she was out there.”

To help other families plan vacations that might run more smoothly, Riggs wrote her first book, Love Dogs, Must Travel,, a guide to petfriendly hotels, restaurants and attractions in Missouri. We caught up with her to hear about some of the highlights.

Did you visit all of the places in the book for your research? Yes, I’ve been to all of them, and my dogs came to most of them with me. Before I went, I did a lot of research online and called on the phone to confirm. You can do a lot online these days—there’s so much information, but sometimes it was outdated. Also, sometimes when you’re traveling, you happen upon something that didn’t pull up in your search—some of the greatest little places still don’t have websites or advertise.

Word-of-mouth is a great way to find places, so I included a lot of those, as well.

What were some of your favorite spots? When I went to Fantastic Caverns near Springfield, I was surprised to find that they encourage you to bring your dog; they don’t want you to leave a pet in the car. The caverns actually were discovered by a farmer’s dog. It’s very educational, and a tram takes you through the caverns and you can bring the dog—they have a whole system down. It stays at 60 degrees year-round, and there are trails where you can walk your dog.

Another great place is Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. It’s a beautiful place with Spanish architecture, and there’s a walking tour. You can pick up a guide at the visitors center that lists all the fountains on the plaza, as well as the art and statues. They always have musicians performing and art fairs, and there are lots of restaurants with patios outside. It’s a dog-friendly area and you’ll always find tons of people with their dogs, walking and shopping.

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Innsbrook is another of my favorite places to go write and get away. It’s close, and there’s so much to do, but it’s simple, old-fashioned fun. There are lots of options for accommodations, and they have an open field with a stage where they perform music all summer long so you can take a blanket and bring your pup with you.

In the St. Louis area, I’m partial to St. Charles because I live here, but Main Street has plenty of restaurants with outdoor areas, and a lot of shopowners bring dogs to work. There are festivals year-round, from Christmas Traditions in the winter to Music on Main in the summer. It’s right

by Frontier Park, where Five Acres Animal Shelter hosts Trails for Tails in September. And there’s

always something going on in Forest Park. The Boathouse is pet-friendly, and you can even take your dog in a paddle boat.

Where is the farthest you’ve taken your pets?

We went through the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee to North Carolina.

What are some tips for traveling with dogs? I have three major tips. The first one is to be flexible.

Inevitably things will happen: You’ll hit traffic or things won’t go as planned; but the more flexible you are, the more you’ll enjoy it and your pet will, too. Get off schedule, and on the way to what you thought would be the best part of the trip, you might stumble on something better. Enjoy the moment.

Second is to be prepared. The more prepared you are for any situation, the more enjoyable it will be. Finally, talk to strangers. They say don’t do that, but you’ll get some of your best information from locals, whether they have dogs or not. People will come up and talk to you because you have a dog, so take advantage of asking them what they know about the area.

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AL FRESCO COOKING, DINING, LIVING

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OUTDOOR LIVING. IT’S WHAT WE’RE ALL doing this time of year. A recent foray to St. Louis stores specializing in the outdoor lifestyle revealed that they’re stocked with just about everything you’ll need for summer entertaining, including dining furniture and outdoor kitchens.

Bordeaux dining set, available at Forshaw

Summer Classics Kipling outdoor seating, available through Terra

Alfresco grills and other outdoor kitchen items, available at Amini’s. Alfresco is the featured brand in an all-new kitchen and grill display that has become the centerpiece of the store.

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St. Louisan Jessie Miller Competes on HGTV Star

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St. Louis designer on-the-rise Jessie Miller made her debut June 9 on HGTV Star, a design competition spanning seven episodes. HGTV Star offers opportunities for undiscovered home renovation virtuosos to win life-changing prizes, including their own HGTV show. Miller, 31, is a 2000 graduate from Fort Zumwalt North, and previously worked in the real estate industry as a project manager. When she lost her real estate job in 2011, she decided to focus on a full-time career in design.

We recently caught up with the self-described “outspoken and fashion-forward” young woman, who brought us up to date on her new adventure.

How much experience did you have when you landed the HGTV gig? I was at about nine years of experience in all different areas of design— personal clients, representing developers, retail, high-end projects, low-end projects, office jobs, field jobs, everything. My first job out of college was for Conrad Properties in Clayton. I also landed a job that I was completely unqualified for as a sales manager with McGowan Brothers Development, probably because I worked for practically nothing. I was basically left alone on a job site to figure out an entire historic renovation loft conversion project. I was the contact for the architect, general contractor, all of the subs, all of the vendors, all of the buyers, their lenders, the appraisers...the list goes on and on. It was a very stressful job, but proved to be valuable because I learned so much. Unfortunately, I learned from a lot of mistakes, but it qualified me to go on and work on uber-luxe projects with developers such as The Lawrence Group. Imagine custom-building a home, then multiplying that by the number of condos in a project. The largest project I ever worked on had more than 200 units!

I was flown to NYC for finals, but didn’t make the last cut. I was devastated. That entire year was a very challenging time in my life. I lost my home and suffered a very painful and expensive injury. I was contacted to try out for season seven, made it to finals, and was cut again. I was asked to do an episode of The White Room Challenge, to which I said, “No, I’m still holding out for HGTV Star.”

I was basically told that if I wanted to get on, I should do it. I did, I rocked, and I then finally made it onto season eight, and boy was it meant to be!

It sounds like it’s been a pretty tough road. It has been such a big part of my life for a long time.

So much rejection, over and over again. It takes someone who truly believes in themself to keep going for it—or someone completely crazy.

What made HGTV production execs take a chance on you? I know what I want, and I’m not afraid to ask for it. I’m one part good girl and one part bad girl, which makes for an interesting combination—you never know what I will say or design!

What’s your plan after HGTV wraps? Workwise, I’m still designing beautiful homes for my clients, thrifting, antiquing, DIYing, and sharing it all on my blog, thedesigndaredevil.com.

Will you stay in St. Louis? I’ll be in St. Louis for at least another year. I’m about to move into my dream apartment, a pre-war stunner in the Central West End. I’m completely out of control with the decorating; it’s design nirvana.

There’s plenty of work to keep me busy here.

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HGTV Star season eight, episode one: Designer Jessie Miller paints a vase to be used as a custom design element in her assigned space.

Is interior design an innate talent? I’ve been learning design my whole life. My earliest memory of designing is scribbling red marker on the back of a faded red-velvet wingback chair in my parents’ bay window. Of course, I was in trouble, and the chair was hauled down to the end of the driveway for the trash man. One of our neighbors saved it and had it reupholstered. When I saw the revamped wingback in their home, it all made sense. That was what I had been trying to do, but my child mind just didn’t know how. Anyone can go to school to be technically good at design, but you can never learn to “have an eye.” I believe you either have a sense of color and scale or you don’t. I learned everything I know in the field and couldn’t be more grateful.

How did you get the attention of HGTV producers? It’s been a long process. In January 2011, I was jobless and hopeless. I saw an ad to audition for season six of HGTV Star, and I knew it was meant to be. I was planning on sending in a home video, but ended up flying to Philadelphia for the very last open audition. I sold furniture on Craigslist, and my aunt and uncle paid for my hotel.

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To that end, 16 pages of beautiful rooms featuring Thomasville furniture and accessories are showcased in the magalog that’s been designed to look and read more like a magazine than a catalog. In addition to room photography, the magalog offers a smattering of designer tips for refreshing home décor.

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CITING A GROWING DEMAND FOR fresh, organic, homegrown eggs, Arhaus Furniture has introduced an upscale chicken coop, perfect for the discerning urban or suburban farmer. Made by Amish craftsmen, the solid-wood coop has an

earthy, gray-green finish, and features a shingled wood roof, sturdy galvanized wire, and black enamel hardware with a locking mechanism that’s easy to open for gathering eggs and daily maintenance.

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LILLY PULITZER STYLE IS ALIVE AND WELL IN THE LOU

WHEN LILLY PULITZER DIED IN PALM BEACH LAST APRIL at the age of 81, she was much more than the name on a fashion label. Rather, she had become something of a cultural icon. Her tropical prints in jarring color combinations of flamingo pink and lime green captured the essence of a privileged, carefree life. The look is the foundation of many St. Louisans’ summer wardrobes, and some fans have even brought the style into their home decor. Expressions Furniture, the custom home decor store on Clayton Road, makes getting the look easy with a collection of Lilly fabrics and upholstered furniture. Shown here is an Expressions chair, part of a collection of pieces upholstered in Pulitzer’s vibrant signature printed fabrics.

THE RED EMPEROR REVEALS AN INNER JAMES BOND

The Red Emperor is produced exclusively for St. Louisan Aaron Landis.

WITH A PERFECTLY LACQUERED ANTIQUEred finish, this swank wine and spirits cabinet poses as a traditional Qing Dynasty wedding cabinet. But remove the fitted lynch pin, give the door a push, and an internal rotating chassis brings out the Red Emperor’s ‘inner James Bond,’ revealing its secret identity as a fully functional home bar. Complete with space for 13 bottles of wine, 18 bottles of spirits, 12 wine glasses, and nine whiskey snifters or shot glasses, along with drawers and compartments for 54

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accessories, decanters and wine buckets. The Red Emperor also has a convenient countertop preparation area—handy when on bartending duty.

“Originally, I made one just for myself, but then I fell so in love with the quality and beauty of the piece and the surprise factor of the revolving door, that I had to have more produced,” explains St. Louis (Midtown) native, Aaron Landis, who lived in Asia for about two decades while working in product design and branding for Asian companies shipping

their products to the United States. His fluency in Mandarin and familiarity with the manufacturing culture in China, plus the new interest in using furniture for wine storage as décor, led him to launch his own import business. “A growing number of homeowners are using wine storage furnishings as design elements in their homes, from decorative wine cabinets to elaborate custom wine cellars,” he notes. The Red Emperor can be purchased online at orientalwinebar.com for $1,795.

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HIS CUSTOM-BUILT, 1.5-STORY home is nestled on a lush, 1-acre lot in the Parkway School District.

Open the 8-foot mahogany door to a barrel-vaulted foyer with inlaid wood floors, leading to a study and a formal dining room with butler’s pantry. The foyer then opens into the two-story great room, which features oversized bow windows, a fireplace and built-in bookcases.

In the gourmet kitchen, you’ll find two sinks, an island, top-of-the-line appliances, a walk-in pantry and adjoining breakfast and hearth rooms.

The main-floor master suite includes his-and-her closets and an opulent master bath. Upstairs are four more bedrooms with Jack-and-Jill baths. The walk-out lower level leads to a patio and private, manicured backyard.

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The Dunes Of Pismo Beach STORY AND PHOTOS BY JUDY CROWELL

More than 18 miles of coastline frame the amazing dunes of Pismo Beach, the most extensive in the state of California. Countless wildlife, including coyotes, rattlesnakes, egrets and owls, lives happily amongst wild plants such as paintbrush, fiddleneck, surf thistle and dune mint. Wild times are available, too. You may drive your car on limited parts of the beach, or—for one of the wildest rides of your life—rent a dune buggy to explore all 1,500 acres of steep, rolling sand dunes.

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A room with a view at the Cottage Inn

Larry ‘Everybody-Knows-My Name’ and his military Hummer will take you on an XTreme Hummer adventure. And wild it is, running the gamut from I’m going to die (the first 10 minutes) to I’m going to lose my lunch (the next 10 minutes) to I’m having a blast (the next 40 minutes)—all while hollering to Larry ‘Everybody-Knows-MyName’ over the blowing sand and wind to “Please slow down!”

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Located about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Pismo Beach is one of those quintessential California coastal towns that when passing by, is easily dismissed as too honky-tonk for further investigation. I’ve done that myself.

This time, however, I decided to stay.

Oceanfront estates, contemporary beach houses share space with run-down bungalows, sprawling resorts and quaint mid-town hotels, trailer

parks and funky shops along Price Street. They all co-exist in this, yes, honky-tonk town. Somehow, it all works.

Always a sucker for seaside English-cottage ambiance, I pulled off the 101 into the Cottage Inn by the Sea and got my Wuthering Heightscottage-on-the-moor fix. Perched high on the cliff and exactly 100 steps down to the beach, the view is spectacular—whether seated in gardenside, kelly green Adirondack chairs or fireside in wicker chairs in one of the cozy guest rooms.

Every year from November to February, Pismo Beach is host to some 25,000 Monarch butterflies.

(Don’t ask me how they count them.) Clustering in the limbs of a grove of eucalyptus trees, they form dense bunches. Each one hangs with its wing down over the butterfly below, providing shelter from the rain, warmth and protection from the wind for the group. Spectators come from all over to witness this phenomenon and to learn about the Monarchs from knowledgeable docents.

Favorite restaurant discoveries include: Splash Café for award-winning clam chowder, F. McLintocks for steaks, Honeymoon Café for burritos and a hippy vibe, Chop Street for soup, wraps and salads, Giussepe’s Cucina Italiana for marvelous wines, pastas and all things Italian, and the Station Grill (next to the Grover Beach train depot) for just plain good food. But the place I’ll remember most fondly is Cracked Crab, where buckets of mouth-watering, steamed Dungeness crab, mussels, shrimp, snow crab, new potatoes

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The Cottage Inn Garden on the bluff

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The Cracked Crab

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Nearby are local wineries, kayaking, surfing,

horseback-riding, championship golf courses and the incomparable Hearst Castle.

The dunes hold a mystical, come-back-to-me quality. In the 1930s and 40s, a group of freethinkers, mystics, nudists and artists lived in the Dunes. Calling themselves the ‘Dunites,’ they believed that the dunes were the center of creative energy in California. They may have been right.

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Tips for Taking Travel Photos

by Julia Christensen

Q&A I

With Sarah Crowder

t wasn’t long ago when vacationers snapped and clicked with fingers crossed, hoping to have a few good pictures when they returned home. In the age of digital photography, things should be easier. But regardless of the equipment upgrade, vacation photos often look dull, amateurish and indistinguishable.

Our in-house expert, LN photographer Sarah Crowder, weighs in on what travelers should do to capture the moments they’ll want to remember.

How can travelers take better vacation photos? While on vacation, you’ll have tons of landscapes or sunsets you want to photograph, and they will look better if the horizon is in the top or bottom third of the frame, not the middle.

When taking pictures of your family, ask yourself, Where is your light? Look at people’s eyes: Are they squinting? Is their face too bright? Next,

try moving your body. If you’re always standing in the same position, at the same level, all your pictures will look the same. If you squat, bend and stretch, you’ll have a better, more interesting photo. Tell a story with your photos. Try to take pictures that flow; not every photo has to be faces smiling into the camera.

What can families do to reduce picturetaking stress? If you’re with your family and you want to do a family picture where everyone looks nice, don’t do it all day. Frame the shot first, and then have everyone come in and smile. It’ll keep your kids from feeling like All Mom wants to do is take pictures all day. And don’t train your children to say cheese! It’s not fun!

For moms, it’s sometimes hard for us to be in the picture. Let your children take some of the pictures—it’s a good experience for them, and you can finally be in a few.

Are there any common mistakes travelers should look out for? One mistake would be to buy a new camera the day before you leave for a trip. You’d be better off using your phone and know what you’re doing, than having a fancy camera and not know how to turn it on. You can buy a new camera, but become acquainted with it beforehand by taking a class at a local camera

shop. Make sure you’re stocked up with memory cards and batteries.

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MARTPHONE CAMERAS ARE MANY things, but consistent is not always one of them. Often producing blurred, low-resolution or out-of-focus shots, cell phones don’t make practical travel cameras when compared to the financial investment of a vacation. Assuming you have time to learn how to use it beforehand, trip is a great reason to buy a new camera—and the items currently on the market offer more than ever before. LN asked local professionals to share their digital camera favorites for travelers.

STEPHEN WEISS Owner, Creve Coeur Camera •For the traveler, I recommend a waterproof, droppable camera, such as the Olympus TG2. It is great for throwing in your purse or backpack. It can handle the beach and the kids—it is even great for winter, because it’s freeze-proof.

•Micro-mirrorless cameras are in-between on price and size—but they have phenomenal results,

and some have interchangeable lenses. They are smaller and lighter than the traditional DSLR cameras, but they take great low-light pictures and feature a zoomable lens. The Nikon J3 is a good option.

•The highest-quality images come from DSLRs, and there are two-lens outfits starting at an affordable price point, such as the Nikon D3100.

These are full-feature cameras, and, while they are a little more complicated, they have auto-mode for the consumer who isn’t advanced but wants to take an outstanding picture.

ROBB MULLER Sales Manager, Schiller’s Camera •For a petite travel camera, check out the Canon SX280. It features a 20X zoom, which sets it apart from your cell phone, in a pocket-sized camera.

It also has Wi-Fi, which allows you to transfer images right to your computer. It’s a 12.1-megapixel camera, but many of these cameras have a CMOS sensor built in, which is very good in lowlight shooting; it allows you to record both stills and video in light you normally couldn’t record in.

•The Canon SL1 is the world’s smallest, most compact, lightest, DSLR camera. With a DSLR, you have more focus control, better exposure control and no shutter lag. While they do an incredible job with stills, most compact and DSLR cameras—this one included—on the market also do an equally incredible job at shooting HD video, which makes them the perfect travel companion.

•The 16-megapixel Nikon S800C is unique because it’s a very compact, long-zoom camera with an Android operating system, so it is like a cell phone without the phone. It has a 3.5-inch touch screen and the ability to work with apps and Wi-Fi hotspots; plus, the image quality is far superior to any cell phone on the market.

From left, The Olympus TG2, Nikon J3 and Nikon D3100 cameras, available at Creve Coeur Camera.

From left, The Canon SX280, Canon SL1 and Nikon S800C cameras, available at Schiller’s Camera.

Summer Travel Contest

BY JULIA CHRISTENSEN

Have you traveled far and wide?

Tell us about it!

LN is seeking reader stories of exciting vacations and far-off adventures. If you have a thrilling tale to share—be it in roaming through Russia or rock-climbing near Mount Rushmore—send your story and your best photo to Julia Christensen at jchristensen@laduenews.com for consideration.

Entries will be accepted all summer long and selected stories will be published in upcoming issues of Ladue News.

Images must be 1 MB or larger and entries cannot exceed 250 words. One entry per household.

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An Advocate for

the Cure

By Alice Handelman

On Saturday morning, June 15, Susie Knopf will join tens of thousands of friends, family, survivors and community members in downtown St. Louis for the 15th annual Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure. A long-term breast cancer survivor, Knopf will be walking in a sea of pink to raise funds and bring attention to the quest to cure breast cancer, the No. 2 killer of women after heart disease. “We are all one for those few hours and each shares a passion to end this dreaded disease,” she says. “Although we have come a long way, breast cancer is still a killer and 40,000 people in the U.S. will die of the disease this year.”

The blonde, attractive and fit interior designer vividly remembers the frightening call she received from her physician 23 years ago informing her they “found a little something” on her mammogram. “I had further tests, a mastectomy, chemotherapy, became bald, wore a wig, had low self-esteem and felt sorry for myself because I was missing a breast,” Knopf recalls. “My world turned upside down and stayed that way until I decided to get on with my life, have breast reconstruction and do all I could to help others and find a cure for the disease.”

Knopf, 68, was named to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure national board of directors this spring, the first from the St. Louis area. She has been active in the breast cancer movement with the local affiliate for many years and helped grow the St. Louis Komen Race for the Cure into one of the nation’s largest. She will serve as one of two board members representing Komen’s network of more than 120 affiliates worldwide. A former president of the local chapter of Komen St. Louis, Knopf has been honored for her volunteerism as a Women of Achievement and a Woman of Worth.

“Susie is an extraordinary volunteer for this movement, and a tireless advocate for women and men facing breast cancer,” Komen founder and CEO Nancy Brinker says. “We look forward to her wisdom and insights as we welcome her to our national board of directors.” Brinker, who has turned the pink ribbon into a universal icon of hope, launched the global movement to end breast cancer as a promise to her sister, who died of the disease in 1977 at age 36. In one generation,

“If one person has a mammogram and catches his or her cancer because they read this article, then I will have succeeded.”

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Komen has forever changed the way the disease is talked about and treated, touching virtually every medical advance in the fight against breast cancer.

A strong advocate of mammography, Knopf says, “One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

Although mammography may not be perfect, it is the best tool we have today and it saves lives. If one person has a mammogram and catches his or her cancer because they read this article, then I will have succeeded.” She emphasizes that there has been an increase in survival rates for early stage breast cancer from 74 percent in 1982 to more than 98 percent today. This increase is reflected in the faces of the 2.5 million breast cancer survivors alive today in the United States.

Komen St. Louis funding has supported dozens of local organizations providing breast health services for those who may not otherwise have access due to low income, lack of insurance or other barriers. Since the first Komen St. Louis Race in 1999, more than 715,000 participants have raced with a mission to save lives and end breast cancer forever. Seventy-five percent of the net funds raised in St. Louis stay in the local community to fund breast-cancer screening, education and patient support programs. “The remaining 25

percent goes toward groundbreaking global breast cancer research, including research being done right here in St. Louis,” Knopf says. Komen St. Louis has contributed almost $9 million to Susan G. Komen for global breast cancer research since 1999. At the same time, more than $20 million has come back to St. Louis area research facilities to fund vital breast cancer research.

Knopf’s green eyes well up with tears when she talks about Rik, her husband of 48 years, who died in May of pancreatic cancer. The couple founded and operated Expressions Custom Furniture. “Rik was one of Komen’s inaugural ‘Pink Tie Guys’, a group of men who serve as advocates for breast cancer awareness and breast health action.”

Knopf says helping cure breast cancer has been her passion since her diagnosis in 1991. “It makes me cry each year when I stand with the men and women taking part in the Race for the Cure. For those few hours, we are all united as we share the passion for this common cause,” she declares. “It is vital to me that we continue to bring awareness of breast cancer and cancer in general to the forefront because it is dreadful. I am hopeful that in my lifetime, we will find control of breast cancer; and that during the lifetime of my children, we will also find the cure.”

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report baldwin

unreliable, secondhand gossip from around the world* AL PACINO

The uber-star said recently that he turned down many parts that cemented the careers of other actors. Pacino reportedly passed on the role of Han Solo in Star Wars, Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman, and even the role that sky-rocketed Bruce Willis to action-hero status, Die Hard’s John McClane. I imagine that happens a lot with A-listers. Plus, Pacino already has Say hello to my little friend. It doesn’t seem fair to give him Yippee Ki Yay!, as well. In Hollywood, you can win multiple Oscars and star in numerous sequels, but you’re only allowed one catch phrase.

JOE SIMPSON Ashley and Jessica’s father/whoremonger—er manager—was hard at work last week promoting his latest girl group act, while doing his best to dispel the gay rumors that plagued his nasty divorce. He was spotted at multiple Hollywood hotspots as he partied and sought out every possible photo op. Some people thought the ‘I like gals’ T-shirt and ‘ladies’ man’ tattoo were trying too hard, but I don’t know…

JOHNNY DEPP It is common knowledge that the Golden Globe winner does not watch his completed films. However, Depp confessed that a friend put together a montage of the film characters he has portrayed and played it for him.

Depp’s reaction? “I still feel lucky to be in the game…without having to play the game too awful much…” Well, that is just infuriating.

He’s handsome, talented, sexy and he has perspective? I bet he’s boring…or dumb—no mean, I bet he’s mean. Yeah, that’s it.

KATE WINSLET The Oscar winner is expecting her third child, this time with third husband, Ned Rocknroll.

Winslet has a daughter, Mia, with her first husband, director Jim Threapleton; and a son, Joe, with hubby Add space No. 2 director Sam Mendes. Well, I hate to brace you for some harsh truths, but our beautiful Rose Dawson married a guy who legally changed his name from Smith to Rocknroll. Her days of normal baby names are over. Olive? Ivanna? Longlive?

The mind reels…and the stomach churns. *so don’t quote me.

BY DEBBIE BALDWIN

Car Troubles SUMMER IS HERE. I KNOW THAT NOT because of the magical June cloudbursts, nor the brilliant summer blooms. I know that not because of the smell of chlorine in newly opened pools, nor the waft of charcoal from a grill. I know it is summer because I am suddenly called upon to drive three over-scheduled children to various destinations all day, every day without the reprieve of an eight-hour school day. I am telling you there are air traffic controllers at Lambert who haven’t handled as many routes in a day.

So I don’t know if it was desperation, exhaustion or practicality that softened my stance on letting Cranky, Whiny and Punch drive with friends or siblings or ‘that guy from camp,’ but the daily runs from Chesterfield to Busch Stadium and points in-between have broken me. Uncle.

Cranky is 15, so whenever she can find alternative transportation, she leaps at the opportunity.

The good news: She has several friends who have their licenses. The bad news: She has several friends who have their licenses. It’s almost as if the kids turn 16, and they get a license. I don’t understand the system today. Did they always give out drivers’ licenses to any kid on the street who asked for one? Like a coupon for half off a Dilly bar with your purchase of a Brazier Burger?

If memory serves, when I got my license, I went to an unmarked facility on the outskirts of town. I then took an elevator to a sub-basement and walked down a long hall through a series of doors—all of which opened and closed differently.

(OK, part of that may be the opening sequence of Get Smart, but it’s basically accurate.) I’m pretty sure I walked past a room of people conducting

Debbie Baldwin

TANGENTIAL THINKER extensive martial-arts drills and another where white-jacketed scientists were injecting rats with an unknown substance and taking copious notes. Once in the testing area, I was seated with the few elite teens who had been selected to take the written portion of the driver’s test. We answered the multiple choice, true/false, short answer, essay and oral exam questions, while being forced to watch black-and-white super 8 video of head-on collisions. One wrong answer, and you were banned from testing again for three years. Actually, the entire test could have been comprised of parallel-parking my mother’s Chevy Caprice station wagon—it would have been equally selective.

In any event, apparently they’ve eased the restrictions a bit and 16-year-olds are driving everywhere…with my kids in the car. Surprisingly rapidly, familiarity—or laziness—has settled in, and I am happy to rely on the kindness of other drivers. And in six short months, I will have a 16-year-old driver of my own. A driver who can shuttle friends, drive on the highway, and come and go as she pleases. It sounds great…really great.

I’m counting the minutes.

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REVIEWS

MOVIE REVIEW

THEATER REVIEW

BY DEBBIE BALDWIN

BY MARK BRETZ

The Internship TANGLED WEB

Il Tabarro/Pagliacci

RATING: 5 out of 10

THE STORIES

NEW ON DVD

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F YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A rewarding way to spend an evening, might I suggest avoiding the cineplex. There are a few worth seeing that you can watch from the comfort of your home. Here’s what’s out: FINDING NEMO If you can believe it, it has been 10 years since the film was first released. If you have a child or grandchild younger than 16, this is a brand new and charming film. It’s a 9.

DJANGO UNCHAINED And moving on to the adult portion of our programming…

Quentin Tarantino’s most recent effort about a runaway slave bent on revenge, and his wife’s rescue is a trademark actionpacked gore-fest. This film is a satisfying, brilliantly acted and almost comically violent story. It’s an 8.

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL There are a handful of films Hollywood has collectively agreed should not—or perhaps could not—ever be remade. The Wizard of Oz is one of them. That being said, this is an inoffensive, and at times charming, attempt. It’s a 7.

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK This moving romantic comedy (romantic dra-medy?) follows Pat (Bradley Cooper), a bipolar wreck trying to get his life on track and win back his estranged wife. When an equally imbalanced widow, Tiffany (Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence), recruits him to help her compete in a ballroom dancing competition, life takes him in a new direction. It’s an 8.

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In Pagliacci, Canio is the pompous head of a traveling circus.

An amiable villager jokes with Canio about Canio’s wife Nedda, who stars opposite him in a skit about domestic jealousy, running off with the deformed circus fool, Tonio. As fate has it, though, Nedda indeed is in love with one of the villagers, Silvio, and plans to run away with him after that evening’s performance.

HIGHLIGHTS Two stories with similar plots comprise an evening of verismo (true to life) operas presented by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Presented as bookends of the same performance by OTSL, both focus on basic human emotions such as love, jealousy and revenge; and both have the endings you’d expect when two men love the same woman.

Under the precise direction of Ron Daniels and conductor Ward Stare, the result is a melodic evening that showcases fine singing in both operas, with the scales tilted to Il Tabarro for a more satisfying presentation.

Il Tabarro has a Gothic feel to it, particularly a climax that could be straight out of an Edgar Allen Poe short story. Emily Pulley makes a strong OTSL debut as the frustrated Giorgetta and showcases her clear soprano voice. Tim Mix is strong as Michele, both in his brooding acting style and with his rich, resonant baritone. Tenor Robert Brubaker completes the love triangle as the lonely Luigi.

COMPANY: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis VENUE: Browning Mainstage, Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road DATES: June 19, 23, 25, 29 TICKETS: $25-$128; 961-0644 or opera-stl.org RATING: A 4.5 on a scale of 1-to-5.

If Il Tabarro has a ghoulish climax, Pagliacci is filled with creepiness throughout.

Brubaker convincingly transforms himself from the love-struck Luigi in Il Tabarro to the most unsympathetic lout Canio, while Mix is equally adept in moving from the tragic Michele to the nefarious Tonio. As Nedda, Kelly Kaduce radiates star power.

PHOTO BY KEN HOWARD

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INCE VAUGHN, I WILL tell you what: After Neighborhood Watch, Sullivan and Son (his atrocious executive-produced TBS sitcom) and now this pedestrian effort, I am about ready to break it off with you.

Yes, our relationship was largely one-sided. Yes, he may have threatened legal action. Yes, a harmless photo montage I sent him may have been misconstrued, but I was committed. The man made funny movies—made being the operative word here. I’m being kind when I say this movie lacks a certain comic originality and innovative script I have come to expect from Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.

Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson) are 20th-century salesman, made extinct in a new virtual world. After losing their jobs, Billy lands them a coveted internship at Google. Well, coveted if you’re 22, financially independent and can write binary code.

Now if you guessed that Billy and Nick are initially ostracized, but eventually win over the uber-geeks and make them see that wisdom and life experience count, give yourself a gold star and save this movie for a rainy-day rental. Vaughn and Wilson are charming, as always, and their handling of the material garners a few good laughs. But other than that, this is a predictable, drawn-out disappointment.

In Il Tabarro, barge owner Michele deeply loves his wife, Giorgetta, but suspects that she is taking comfort in the arms of another man; and vows revenge when he finds out who that alleged lover is.

OPERAS: Il Tabarro/ Pagliacci

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spicybits

BY MATT SORRELL

ALTON BROWN, popular Iron Chef host and all-around food TV personality, will be coming to the Fox Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, with a new show entitled Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable.

Tickets have gone on sale already and are going quickly. Tickets are available at the Fox box office, online at metrotix.com or by phone at 534-1111.

PHOTO OF ALTON BROWN COURTESY OF DON CHAMBERS STUDIOS, PHOTO OF CITIZEN KANE’S BY SARAH CROWDER

Kitchen Conservatory has announced the lineup of chef’s cooking classes for the summer, and it’s an impressive roster.

Participating chefs include JON LOWE of Oceano Bistro; JACK MACMURRAY of Schneidhorst’s; BERNARD PILON of Norwood Country Club; JOSH GALLIANO of The Libertine; and NICK MILLER of Harvest, to name a few. Get more info and sign up at kitchenconservatory.com.

The Restaurant at The Cheshire and The Muny are teaming up for a special dinner package. This summer, guests can get a three-course dinner along with transportation to and from a Muny show. Cost is $35 per adult, $18 per child (tickets to the show not included). Reservations are required and can be made at restaurant-stl.com.

Maude’s Market is hosting the fourth annual St. Louis Garlic Fest on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Carondelet Park.

The event will include live music, a children’s corner, farmer’s market, a ‘best garlic dish’ competition and more.

Central Table Food Hall, which recently bowed in the CWE, has expanded its hours and service and is now open for Sunday brunch and dinner.

Brunch will be served from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., and dinner service will run from 5 to 9 p.m.

Check out the menus at centraltablestl.com.

The third annual Tomato Explosion! to benefit Operation Food Search (OFS) will kick off next month and run through the end of July, with dozens of area restaurants participating by donating a portion of the proceeds from special tomato-centric dishes to OFS. Check out the lists of the restaurants involved this year at operationfoodsearch.org.

DINING OUT

Citizen Kane’s Steak House

Where Steak Holds Court

BY SIDNEY LEWIS

TWO OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS in the restaurant world are fine cuts of meat and a comfortable, low-key atmosphere to enjoy them in. Citizen Kane’s Steak House has plenty of both, as we were reminded on our most recent visit.

Unlike other steak houses, Citizen Kane’s is actually located in a house—a turn-of-the century Victorian beauty in the leafy green heart of Kirkwood, to be exact.

Mind you, there’s nothing wrong with the traditional steak house vibe: dark wood, soft leather, low lights, maybe some Rat Pack faves playing overhead. But walking into Citizen Kane’s had the feel of being at a friend’s place instead of a highend eatery, albeit a friend who has a hostess stand in his foyer. The decor was low-key, just the occasional movie poster touting the other Citizen Kane. One thing to be aware of—given that the space was once a private residence—is that since it wasn’t originally designed to be a restaurant, some of the tables are necessarily located fairly close to each other due to the way the rooms are laid out. As a result, space is tight in some areas. It wasn’t an issue during our visit, but a loud talker or two could put a damper on things.

To start, the Kane’s Platter for Two ($19), is a selection of the four available apps designed to share: Sauteed Mushrooms, Toasted Ravioli, Frenchfried Onion Rings and Shrimp Cocktail. All of these starters were quite passable. Nothing extraordinary, just solid takes on some standard offerings. Of the four, the onion rings were the standout—fried up golden and crispy on the outside, and sweet and tender on the inside.

Since ordering a steak was a foregone conclusion, we went for the top-of-the-line with the Filet ($35). This was the ultimate in delicious simplicity, just a thick piece of soft and tender beef cooked to a rosy center, just chewy enough to give us pause before it melted in our mouth. We added a side of Green Bean Almondine, which was just fine but sort of superfluous in light of the superb steak, which didn’t need much, if any, accompaniment.

The Tenderloin Brochette ($27) consisted of charbroiled beef tips served with peppers and onions atop some wild rice and with a deep, savory mushroom Burgundy sauce. The dish came with a Kane’s Rosebud Salad dressed with a mild vinaigrette and another side of Green Bean Almondine.

At first glance, this seemed like a fairly modest portion, but the meat was so rich and the sauce so decadent that it wasn’t long before we were asking for a to-go box.

Both of these meaty masterpieces were nicely accented with a couple of glasses of Louis Martini 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon ($9), although the wine selection changes frequently. Though we’d almost reached our tipping point by meal’s end, we couldn’t resist sharing a slice of New York Cheesecake ($7) to cap things off.

Citizen Kane’s turns 20 this year; and with its mix of cuisine and comfort, we think it’ll see another 20 easy.

133 W. Clinton Place, 965-9005, citizenkanes.com.

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HEIRLOOM TOMATOES

Savor Summer

BY CHEF JOHN JOHNSON

Q: Chef, it looks like a good growing season for tomatoes this year. With so many kinds out there, what is your favorite?

And what about heirloom tomatoes?

A: Great questions! Tomatoes are native to the Americas. Eating tomatoes always brings me back to when I used to hide in my parents’ garden on warm summer days with a salt shaker in one hand and picking tomatoes with the other, then eating them right off the vine. I don’t think I have ever had a better tomato. But if you want to come close, try the heirlooms.

There are about 600 heirloom varieties out there, many of which are hard to find. The ones you see in most grocery stores are what I call the standards: Cherokee Purple, Brandywine, Golden Queen. My favorite is a very unique one called Garden Peach, light yellowish, pinkish and resembling a small peach when fully ripe.

It even has a slight fuzzy texture to it. I’ve been lucky enough to find seeds from a wild breed of tomato from the Galapagos Islands. One of two wild species endemic to the islands, due to growing so close to the sea water, they have a sweet and salty taste—I can’t wait to try them!

The best way to eat heirloom tomatoes is simply to slice and serve them with a little oil and salt. The presentation below does just that. You also can dress them up with a few tapenades (recipes below).

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3 large assorted heirloom tomatoes 6 cherry tomatoes 4 small basil leaves 4 small celery leaves 1 T Hawaiian black lava salt 2 T olive oil 1 T curry hummus (recipe follows) 1 T Kalamata tapenade (recipe follows) 1 T basil goat cheese (recipe follows)

CURRY HUMMUS • • • • • • • •

1 can garbanzo beans, drained (reserve juice) ¼ of a yellow onion, diced 1 T Dijon mustard ½ t paprika ½ t garlic, minced Juice of 1 lemon 2 t curry powder 1 t crushed red pepper

• 1 T olive oil • Salt and pepper to taste Place all ingredients in blender and process until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, use the juice from the beans to create desired consistency to blend well. Reserve.

OLIVE TAPENADE • 3 cups Kalamata olives, pitted • 6 cloves garlic, roasted • ¼ of a red bell pepper, roasted & seeded • 4 large basil leaves Place all ingredients into a food processor and chop until a few chunks remain. Reserve.

BASIL GOAT CHEESE • 8 oz goat cheese (room temperature) • 10 large basil leaves, chopped

• 2 T olive oil In a mixing bowl, blend all ingredients together until fully incorporated. Reserve.

Final Thoughts: Mix and match these tomato varieties with these spreads to create many ways to spend an afternoon of eating fresh heirloom tomatoes, which are classified into four types: Commercial heirlooms are open-pollinated tomato varieties that were introduced by seed companies before 1960; family heirlooms are varieties that have been passed down from generation to generation; created heirlooms are ones that have been crossed deliberately using two original heirlooms to create a new variety; finally, mystery heirlooms arise in nature due to natural cross pollination. Visit this link to identify the heirloom tomatoes you have: heirloomtomatoes.bizland.com.

If you have any questions or need a little help, let me know by email, John.Johnson@rivercity.com.

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6/14 JUNGLE BOOGIE CONCERT SERIES Dance to the ’70s sounds of Groove Thang at the family-friendly Jungle Boogie Concert Series at Saint Louis Zoo. Free. 5-8 p.m.

781-0900 or stlzoo.org.

6/15 FESTIVAL OF FOSSILS Learn about dinosaurs, fossils, Paleontology and more with free hands-on activities at Saint Louis Science Center. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Free. 289-4400 or slsc.org.

6/18 COSMIC COW St. Louis Public Library’s Not So Quiet! Concert Series continues with Cosmic Cow performing ’80s pop at the Central Branch Auditorium. Free.

6:30 p.m. 206-6779 or slpl.org.

6/19

KIM MASSIE Local soul singer Kim Massie will perform at Missouri Botanical Garden’s Cohen Amphitheater as part of the The Whitaker Music Festival.

7:30 p.m. Free. 577-5100 or mobot.org/events/whitaker.

FIREFLY FESTIVAL A flashlight show and kids’ crafts will celebrate Earth’s living lanterns—fireflies—at the Butterfly House. $10.

577-5100 or mobot.org.

CHESTERFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL Grammynominated pianist David Benoit, saxophonist Paul Taylor, Bach to the Future and more will perform during the inaugural Chesterfield Jazz Festival at Chesterfield Amphitheatre. 2-10 p.m. $20-$50. metrotix.com.

6/21 ROCKIN’ CHAIR Hear classic hits from The Eagles, The Byrds and more as Rockin’ Chair performs in The Sheldon Ballroom. 8 p.m. $10.

534-1111 or thesheldon.org.

6/22

GRAND REOPENING WINE & CHEESE HOWL To celebrate the seasonal reopening of the Endangered Wolf Center, guests are invited to sample wines and cheeses and enjoy live music. 6:30 p.m. $22, ages 21 and up. 636-938-5900 or endangeredwolfcenter.org.

THE MUSICAL GROVE Be part of the band as Brother John Anderson explores basic elements of music during an interactive performance by The Recycled Sounds Jam Band at St. Louis County Library’s Headquarters. 7 p.m.

Free. 994-3300 or slcl.org.

FARM TO FOREST BIKE RIDE Join a women’s bike ride along Great Rivers Greenway Trails from Clayton Farmer’s Market to Forest Park and back for shopping, breakfast and live music. 8 a.m. 645-4447 or claytonfarmersmarket.com.

CITY CONCERT SERIES The 2013 City Concert Series presents the Street Fighting Band: A Tribute to The Rolling Stones playing the legendary classic rock band’s hits at Chesterfield Amphitheater.

8-10 p.m. Free. 537-4000 or chesterfieldamphitheater.com.

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6/21-23 OPEN STUDIOS STL Presented

by Contemporary Art Museum, view various media as more than 150 local artists open their studios and galleries for the weekend. Kick-off party, 6-9 p.m. June 21; open studios, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 22 and 23. 535-4660 or camstl.org.

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FAMILY-FRIENDLY MUSICALS 6/16-28 THE KISS Opera Theatre presents The Kiss, a romantic and comedic musical, at the Loretto-Hilton Center. Various times. $25-$128. 961-0644 or opera-stl.org.

6/21-23 WILLY WONKA Shooting Star Productions presents Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka at Ladue Performing Arts Center. Various times. $15. shootingstarproductions.org.

6/24-30 SHREK THE MUSICAL The Muny season continues with the Tony Award-nominated fairytale adventure, Shrek the Musical, featuring 19 new songs. 8:15 p.m. nightly. $12-$75. 534-1111 or muny.org.

FIVE BY DESIGN: CLUB SWING! Five By Design and St. Louis Symphony will pay homage to the swinging rhythms and harmonies of the legendary Club Swing, The Copa and more, during a performance at Powell Hall. 3 p.m. $25-$65.

534-1700 or stlsymphony.org.

6/29-30

SONNY ROLLINS Jazz St. Louis presents Grammy Awardwinning saxophonist and golden era of jazz icon Sonny Rollins will play at Touhill Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $35-$125.

516-4949 or touhill.org.

HENRY SHAW CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY SHOW AND SALE View and purchase cacti and succulents of all shapes and sizes during the opening weekend of Missouri Botanical Garden’s inaugural Desert Show: Plants and People of the U.S. Deserts exhibit. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $4-$8.

577-5100 or mobot.org.

CHECK THIS OUT 6/20-22 INVIGORATE The Big Muddy Dance Company presents Invigorate, a show featuring classic and new works celebrating St. Louis’ rich musical heritage, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. 8 p.m. $25.

516-4949 or touhill.org.

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DIV ER SIONS Across 1. Cashless deal 5. Cigs 10. Fitness center features 14. Own 15. Courtyards 16. Arm bone 17. ‘I had no ___!’

18. Kind of cycle 19. Embargoes 20. New Yorker’s sunny getaway 23. Debunk?

24. Scrumptious 25. A rat or a mouse 28. Drone, e.g.

30. Chill 31. Kind of acid, in chemistry 33. Amateur video subject, maybe 36. Parisian’s sunny getaway 40. ___ el Amarna, Egypt 41. Dispatch 42. Cold cuts, e.g.

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22. Hose material 25. Flat floater 26. Shrek, e.g.

27. Face-off 28. 1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 29. ‘___ calls?’

31. Basilica area 32. Bon ___ 33. ___-friendly 34. Italian car maker 35. Vow 37. Boorish sort 38. Pillbox or Bowler 39. Protege, say 43. Producers 44. ‘Speed up!’

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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Missouri Athletic Club

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Katy Lohmann, Valerie Kennedy

Melissa Lampasi, Paulina Busciglio

Jake Frankiewicz, Julia Venker

Mary Dixon, Billy Kelly, Kayla Hurley

St. Louis Area Foodbank

Bob and Peggy Owens, Cindy Erickson, Dick Clark

Mark Wheeler, JoAnn Papworth, Lt. Gen. Kathy Gainey, Gail Jorgenson, Chad Annunziata

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Jason and Kim Arnold

Anne Harkwell, Jennie Billhartz

Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition

Michelle Kositzke, Glynelle Wells, Sarah Saffold

Little Sisters of the Poor

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Mary Ellen Stephens, Sally Roth, Katie Wools, Carolyn Feltner

Aimee Simpson, Christine Hopp

Kristine Wall, Michele Todd

Cindy Munich, Karen Shaughnessy, Laura Lueken

Carole Schaefer, Rev. Gene Brennan, Ron Schaefer

Sallie Herzog, Eleanor Jennings

Dave Cissell, Gary Kolarcik

Sr. Mildred, Lois Coleman

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Northwestern Mutual continued from page 22 smaller. If we can get involved and open that world up to them and make a difference, it’s fantastic.”

The company also has seen success in its business dealings this year, expecting to pay out more than a $5-billion dividend to eligible policy owners, the largest in the company’s 156-year history, Hempstead notes. “That would lead the industry by a wide margin in life insurance disability and long-term care dividends that are paid out,” he says. Local offices paid out $111 million in 2012, according to Northwestern Mutual’s 2012 Impact on Community Ranking Report.

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital continued from page 38 impairment. And I’ve even completed these surgeries on a man who was 96.”

Following the surgeries, Couch says the majority of patients who undergo upper eyelid surgery have improved peripheral vision, relief from the tired sensation in their eyes and the appearance of a brighter world around them.

“Many patients describe it as window shades being opened, and they are very happy with their ability to see afterward.”

Patients with lower

Thanks to that success, local offices plan to add 100 new financial representatives this year, and open additional offices in Creve Coeur, Sunset Hills and St. Charles within the next three years, Hempstead says. Retention of dedicated, qualified representatives helps create lasting relationships with clients, he notes, adding that the company’s retention is almost twice the industry average.

“In a relationship with a financial adviser, trust is paramount, and so our financial advisers are looking to build lifelong relationships with their clients,” Gross says. “Many of our clients work with the same financial representative over the course of 30 or 40 years. Financial planning is not an event—it’s an ongoing lifetime process.”

eyelid surgeries report appearing less tired and more refreshed, he adds. “Because the eyes are such a focal point of the beauty of the face, most explain that their friends and family notice they appear more rested.”

This was true for Couch’s patient, David Austin.

A brow lift and upper eyelid blepharoplasty fixed his blocked field of vision, and a cosmetic lowerlid blepharoplasty corrected the unwanted appearance of lower eyelid bags. “Dr. Couch is a special individual to absorb the training he had, practice it and work with patients the way he does,” Austin says. “I’m very pleased with the outcome.”

“Many patients describe it as window shades being opened, and they are very happy with their ability to see afterward.”

Tips for Taking Travel Photos continued from page 66 in a semi-shady spot to avoid the raccoon-eye look.

Don’t take pictures in a museum using a flash—it doesn’t look good, and it’s rude.

And remember, if you really want a great landscape photo, buy a postcard. It’s not because you’re not a good photographer, but because you don’t have the luxury of being in the perfect location at the perfect time to catch the ideal light. I buy postcards on vacations all the time!

Anything else? It’s more important to enjoy your journey than to document it. Make sure you’re not spending too much time photographing things instead of seeing them with your eyes.

After your trip, do something with your photos. Don’t let them just die on your memory card. Plan a day after your vacation to upload your images. Print them out, share them with friends or make a photo book! I have two cross-country trips that have not seen the light of day. They’re nothing but data on my computer, and that’s not helping me enjoy my trip. That’s when you know you’re done with photographing your vacation—when you’re holding your memories in your hands.

“After your trip, do something with your photos.

Don’t let them just die on your memory card.”

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REPAIR IT BEFORE YOU REPLACE IT Carpet Repaired, Restretched, Installed, New Carpet Sales, Large Selection in 2 Showrooms.

Over 21 Years Experience. For a Quote Call Nick 314-845-8049

REMODEL & REPAIR Rotted Wood, Tile, Floors, Powerwash, Painting, Drywall, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Insured. Free Est. 36 Yrs. Exp. Don Phillips 314-973-8511

VISITING ANGELS 24/7 Companion Care for Seniors.

Personal Care, Meal Prep, Light Housekeeping & Peace of Mind.

314-569-9890

HELP WANTED PART TIME/LEADING TO FULL TIME Office Manager In Private Orthodontic Office.

Experienced work in Healthcare Field Required. Please Call 314-968-1800 if interested.

HOME IMPROVEMENT PATRICK INTERIOR FINISH Specializing In Home Remodeling, Carpentry, Dry Wall, Taping, Painting, Tiling & Hardwd Floors.

Over 25Years Experience.

NO PAY UNTIL JOB IS COMPLETE. Honest Day's Work for Honest Day's Pay. Ref's Available. Licensed & Bonded Call Patrick 314-415-0377 JACK OF ALL TRADES Architectural Degree 35 Years Experience In all phases of construction Room Additions Kitchen & Baths Basement Remodeling Drywall, Taping, Tile & More Reasonably Priced & Free Est. Marvin 314-808-8091 ROTTEN WOOD REPAIRS SEMI RETIRED TRIM CARPENTER Quality, Design and Work in Bookcases, Doors, Crown Mouldings, Wainscoting, Kitchens and More. Dale 314-541-6708 ï Insured ï

DSI / Door Solutions Inc. Garage Doors Electric Openers Fast Repairs Free Estimates Custom Wood and Steel Doors BBB Member Angieslist 314-550-4071

Over 20 years of providing quality commercial & residential gardening services.

Complete garden design, planting, and maintenance.

We offer environmentally safe, organic gardening methods that peacefully coexist with Mother Nature. Fully insured.

Call (314)961-6380 www.floraandfaunaltd.com

Get your BBQ grill ready for Summer & Baseball Cookouts Treat yourself to a clean, healthy grill this season.

Our steam bath process helps remove greasy buildup and harmful carcinogens.

Grill healthier, better tasting food.

Call Steve 314-452-7192 or visit www.bbqgrillco.com

HARDWOODZ Specializing in Installation, Sanding and Refinishing of Hardwood Floors. For Free Estimate Call Dave 314-267-1348

LAWN & GARDEN

LAWN & GARDEN

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CURT'S COMPLETE LAWN and Garden Services FOR LESS!! Summer Cleanup Special, Lawn Mowing, Mulching, Bed Maintenance, Trimming Shrubs, Power Washing, Patios & Other Honey Do Jobs Done Right!

Call Curt at 314-686-2072 JOSE'S LAWN & LANDSCAPE Summer Cleanup, Grass Cutting, Mulching, Retaining Walls, Tree Removal, Trimming Shrubs, Sod. & Much More. Reasonable Rates.

Call Today for Your Free Estimate.

314-960-4203 MORALES LANDSCAPING, llc Clean-up, Mulching, Weeding, Trimming, Tree & Brush Removal, Sodding, Retaining Wall, All Stone Work & More. Free Estimates.

Hourly Rates Available.

Jose 636-346-6923

JOHN'S SHORTCUTS Lawn Care Service & Maintenance.

Grass Cutting, Fertilization & Mulching. Free Estimates.

20+ Years In Family Business John 314-602-2757

Michael Flynn Landscaping Natural Stone Walls, Walks & Patios.

Paver Walks, Patios & Driveways, Retaining Walls, Accent Boulders.

Please Call 314-243-6784

SCOTT'S LAWN MOWING & MULCHING Neat, Clean & Efficient Call 314-623-4687 Scott

MASONRY/CONCRETE

Joe 314-909-1685 Serving Ladue since 1985.

314-486-7499 JC PAINTS Interior/Exterior Painting Reliable, Clean & Reasonable.

Insured.

Call John for a free estimate 314-703-2794 MASTER ARTISANS INC. Quality Prep & Painting Wall Glazing, Marbleizing, Graining, Murals & More. www.masterartisansinc.com Jeff Baumgartner 636.225.5244 PAINTING, REMODELING, Carpentry, Wood Rot Repair, Tile Work, Flooring, Decks and Arbors.

17 years exp. Free estimates.

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

PET SERVICES THE WELL BEHAVED PET....

For all your home training needs.

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

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

Call me, I can help.

Laura @ 636-456-9993

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

314-770-1500 www.yuckos.com

COMPLETE CONCRETE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks, Pool Deck, Stamped Concrete, Decorative Designs, Concrete Restoration. Free Estimates.

Quality! Integrity! Excellence!

314-620-0016 Now Accepting Visa & MC

CAULKING

Full Service Landscape Design and Horticulture

Exceptional Interior & Exterior Painting

Pool Decks ï Patios ï Driveways Powerwashing Masonry ï Concrete 37 Years Experience ï Insured Charles Edelen Caulking Co., Inc. 314-892-5484

PATTI'S PET SITTING In Your Home. Bonded/Insured.

First Aid CPR Trained. MO Bkgrd Check. Exp Pet Sitter. Steller Ref's.

Call 314-607-9216 or pattispets@charter.net

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 7452 YORK DR., CLAYTON $769,900

PAINTING DECK STAINING

BY BRUSH ONLY No Spraying ï No Rolling ï No Mess Specializing in Hardwood Decks Work Guaranteedï Insured ï Ref's NO MONEY DOWN

Complete Lawn Maintenance for Residential & Commercial Spring Cleanup, Mulching, Edging, Mowing, Turf Maintenance, Planting, Sodding, Seeding, Weeding, Pruning, Trimming, Bed Maintenance, Dethatching, Leaf & Gumball Cleanup, Brush Removal, Retaining Walls, Paver Patios & Drainage Solutions Licensed Landscape Architect & Designer Member of BBB For a Free Estimate Call 314-426-8833 www.mplandscapingstl.com

Cedar Beautiful 314-852-5467 314-846-649 www.cedarbeautiful.com

GARDEN SERVICES Design ï Install ï Maintain Years of Experience Owner and Operator Jim 314-497-2120 Specializing in Perennials & Annuals

O’BRIEN PAINTING & DECORATING, INC. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR Painting • Power Washing Wallpapering • Plastering

35 Years Experience Fully Insured • References

314-481-3500

Elegant Living in the Moorlands.

Impressive 2 story 2,629 sq. ft.

4BR, 2 Full, 2-1/2BA, newer roof gutters, gourmet kitchen w/ granite countertops & custom cabinets.

Tiffany Hamilton, Agent Hamilton Group Realty, 314.757.9776 KIRKWOOD OFFICE 1/2 blk east of farmers market.

Beautifully furnished, sunny office.

Friendly atmosphere, Utilities included, rent short term ok. email: NLSLOCH@aol.com LOT FOR SALE 12531 Ridgefield Dr in Des Peres Beautiful Corner Lot Ready for Your Dream Home. Quick Access to Shopping, Schools and I270.

110' X 151' Paul 314-775-7263

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DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT Approx. 65 parking spaces. SE corner 14th & Martin Luther King. Contact Teresa 314-556-6360

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

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

Margery Miller & Assoc.

636-230-6683

MR. MOM'S HOME SERVICES: Window & Gutter Cleaning, Decks, Fencing, Houses, Concrete Power Washed and Sealed.

Painting.

Insured.

314-831-5597

TICKETS

TUCKPOINTING

CARDINAL TICKETS Share Our Great Seats!

Seeking partners for our 3rd base suite, Diamond Box and Infield Box seats.

Call Jen at 614-218-3884 www.SuitePartners.com Our Suite is available for your special event!

Don’t call a roofer!

We fix leaking chimneys & more . . .

TREES

TUCKPOINTING

Tuckpointing & Brick Work Installed Chimney Covers Flashing Repairs done right Fireplace Inspection Replace Rusted Chimney Tops

Established in 1979 After

$100 OFF

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

Alison Brinker, Registered Dietitian 314-845-2709

ALLEN'S HAULING SERVICE 15, 20 and 30 Yard Trash Containers. Hauling Service.

No Job Too Big Or Small.

Any Type of Trash Removal.

314-621-0481 or 581-7274 BRIAN'S HAULING "U Name It & We Haul It" 7 Days a Week - Same Day Appliances, Brush, Clean Outs, Demo, Basement & Garage, Etc. Brian 314-740-1659

Ball's Piano Service Piano Tuning, Repairs & Moving 31 Years Experience www.ballspianoservice.net 314-324-2760 80

ROBERTSVILLE ESTATE AUCTION CO. Entire Estates or Just Down Sizing Cash Buyout or Consignment For Onsite Evaluation Call 314-229-9274 ï 636-675-5566 www.robertsvilleauction.com

Expires May 31, 2013

ALL

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

LEAK REPAIRS CARRY A

10-YR. WARRANTY

Complete Tree Service for Residential & Commercial

www.englishsweep.com

Tree Removal, Brush Removal, Pruning, Plant Healthcare, Deadwooding, Deep Root Fertilization, Stump Grinding, Cabling & Storm Cleanup serving St. Louis for over 25 years

Over 40 Years Experience For a free estimate call 314-426-2911 or e-mail us at info@buntonmeyerstl.com

Mortar Color Matching Brick Cleaning

Bricklaying

20+ Years Experience ALL WORK GUARANTEED Complete Home Tuckpointing Spot Tuckpointing w/ Color Match Chimney Repair & Rebuilding Patio & Sidewalk Repair Insured tuckpointingandmasonry.com 314-352-4222 MC & VISA ACCEPTED

VINTAGE COSTUME JEWELRY Inherited old jewelry from the 40's?

Looking to buy Jewelry in excellent condition as well as signed pieces.

314-651-1052

Stone Work Power Washing

RECORDS WANTED

Caulking

Written Guarantee • No Job Too Small Credit Cards Accepted • Insured

Cash Paid For 33, 45, 78 rpm records. House Calls Made.

MASSEY TUCKPOINTING & MASONRY Tuckpointing with Color Match.

Chimney, Brick & Stone Repair.

Cleaning & Caulking. BBB-A+ $50 off $500+ 314-486-3303 masseytuckpointing.com

Call Bob 636-296-5240

WINDOWS M & P WINDOW WASHING & GUTTER CLEANING Reasonable Rates, Free Estimate, Angie's List, Insured, Dependable, Years of Experience & References.

Call Paul, 314-805-6102 or Mark, 314-805-7367

314-772-0190 danmilbournconstruction.com

The Standard in Tree and Lawn Care Free Estimates by Certified Arborists Emergency Service - Insured

T&J TUCKPOINTING Specialize in Chimneys All Types of Brick Work Powerwashing & Other Odd Jobs.

25 Yrs. Exp., Free Est. & Insured Jerry 314-220-3584

314.821.2665 www.raystreeservice.com

314-725-6159 Tim Gamma B.S. Horticulture

SIMPLE MOVES We Specialize In Small Moves.

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

Packing Available.

314-963-3416 www.simplemovesstl.com

22 Years in Business!

8 Consecutive Service Award Winner '05-'12. Solid Tuckpointing & Spotpointing with Color Match.

Chimney, Stone, Caulking, Brick Repair, & Waterproofing. Prompt Free Estimates. Fully Insured. A+ BBB 2011 Torch Award Winner (314) 645-1387 mirellituckpointing.com Credit Cards Accepted

636-391-2226

Custom Color Pool Caulking

FAY FURNITURE 618-271-8200 AM

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

any Masonry Repair Work over $1500 Before

Waterproofing & Sealing

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

Also, Warehouse, Business & Storage Locker Leftovers!

WANTED

Board Certified Master Arborist Fertilization, Trimming, Pruning, & Spraying

www.gammatree.com

Trees Trimmed & Removed

GILLS TREE SERVICE

Chimney & Complete Houses, Spot Tuckpointing with Color Match.Brick & Stone Repair. Flagstone & Patio Repair. Basement Waterproofing. Caulking, Silicon Waterproofing. Powerwashing.

Prompt Free Est. Fully Insured.

314-645-8991 or 636-947-2133 Member of BBB & A+ MC or Visa Accepted

Open Your Eyes to the

• Stone Retaining Walls • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured

(636) 274-1378 Place Your Ad Online BAUMANN TREE Professional Service at an Affordable Price.

Call Michael Baumann for a Free Estimate and Property Inspection at 636.375.2812 You'll be glad you called!

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SPRING WINDOW CLEANING & POWER WASHING ïExcellent Rates ïInsured ïImpeccable Ref's ïFree Estimates DILIGENT, LLC 314-771-6300 diligentllc@att.net

VACATION RENTALS SAUGATUCK DOUGLAS, MI 121 Lake Shore Dr. Charming Cottage, 5BR, 2BA, View of Lake, Large Screen Porch, Fireplace, Private Beach, $2500 Weekly. Call For Availability.

Hack Allen 314-644-4143 ï 314-517-4143

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