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EDITOR ‌MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN SPENDING OUR SUMMER AROUND the pool – that is, as much as possible among the many storms and showers the metro area has experienced this season. Watching our 2-year-old splash and giggle fills my heart with joy and makes me so thankful for these moments. However, it’s important to remember that precautions are necessary during family fun time as well.

Starting on p. 44, LN contributing writer Alice Handelman shares the heartbreaking story of Lisa McMullin, who lost her son to a drowning accident 36 years ago. While grieving over the devastating loss, McMullin was compelled to found the SWIM ON Foundation, which works to increase awareness of the risks of drowning. This important story in The Daily section shares vital information for keeping us and our loved ones safe, healthy and happy as we enjoy spending time at the pool or on float trips this summer.

Also in this week’s edition, make sure to check out LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach’s feature on Maypop Coffee & Garden Shop’s No Pot, No Problem movement. Starting on p. 24, this Abode story delves into the breathable, biodegradable material Maypop is now using in lieu of the commonly used plastic containers for its plants.

All the best,

Alecia Humphreys

Editor’s Corner The Bayer Fund recently awarded

Congratulations to singer/songwriter Clayton Jones for being named the

a $25,000 grant to the Missouri

winner of the second annual St. Louis Sound music competition. According to

Historical Society’s nationally

a press release, “the grand prize includes a trip to Nashville to meet with music

acclaimed Teens Make History

executives and record a demo in a professional recording studio, plus a chance

(TMH) program. TMH, according

to perform at The Sheldon at a later date.” Proceeds from the event go to HEAL

to a press release, is “a work-based

Center for the Arts, a nonprofit and multidisciplinary center of music, arts

learning program that encourages

learning and performance for select St. Louis communities.

high school students in their sophomore, junior or senior year to develop key professional skills,

A shoutout to Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria for officially raising more

build self-confidence and explore the

than $200,000 for local charities through the restaurant’s Giveback Tuesday

complexities of history.” Since its

events. One day every month, Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria features a local

creation in 2007, the TMH Academy

nonprofit charity and donates 100 percent of profits from the entire day

has graduated more than 150

to the charity; lunch, dinner, drinks and carryout are all included. Past

students, and more than 100 have

organizations have included Operation Food Search, Toys for Tots and

worked as long-term teen apprentices.

St. Patrick Center.

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NEW LISTINGS 559 BARNES ROAD, Ladue. The last of it’s kind and the end of an era. One of the last available building sites, where nothing has ever been built or developed, at private club. $1,995,000 11629 CONWAY ROAD, Westwood. The feeling is cap�va�ng and unlike anything found in residen�al construc�on. With over 7,300 square feet of living area. $1,550,000 2 CLAYCHESTER DRIVE, Des Peres. Exci�ng opportunity!

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OPEN 7/14, 1-3PM 5 FIELDING ROAD, Ladue. The lot is a spacious 38,000 square feet. All of the original features of this architectural gem are intact which is rare. $599,000 1345 WOODGATE DRIVE, Kirkwood. This home truly has it all! Enjoy open concept living and entertaining, in this fully renovated 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home. $425,000 400 THUNDERHEAD CANYON DRIVE, Wildwood. Classic 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath in WindingTrails 2916 square feet, many updates, outstanding kitchen. $400,000. OPEN 7/14, 1-3PM 490 NORTH BERRY ROAD, Glendale. Truly a one-of-a-kind offering, this contemporary home is tucked away in the heart of Glendale and offers expansive views. $399,000

490 North Berry Road | NEW LISTING Glendale | $399,000

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1091WINGSROAD,St.Albans.

18 HUNTLEIGH WOODS,Huntleigh.

29 WEST BRENTMOOR PARK, Clayton.

809 SOUTH WARSON ROAD, Ladue.

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1703EAGLEBLUFFDRIVE,St.Albans.

2283 TALON COURT,St.Albans.

544 QUAIL RIDGE, St. Albans.

15 PINEVALLEYDRIVE,Ladue.

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8 FORDYCE LANE, Ladue.

11 EAST BRENTMOOR PARK, Clayton.

21 UPPER LADUE ROAD,Ladue.

5165 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CWE. 13368 POINTE CONWAY DRIVE, Town & Country.

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9252 CLAYTON ROAD, Ladue.

7 GRAND MERIDIEN COURT, Wildwood.

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1109 WHEATON HILL COURT,Town&Country.

22 SOUTHMOOR DRIVE, Clayton.

544 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE, Kirkwood.

1012 HAMPTON PARK, Richmond Heights.

7149 WESTMORELAND DRIVE, University City.

2747 TURNBERRY PARK LANE, Town & Country.

1328 LITZSINGER WOODS LANE, Ladue.

9052 CLAYTON RD, TBB, Richmond Heights.

213TROONCOURT,St.Albans.

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RESIDENTIAL HOMES 68 ABERDEEN PLACE, Clayton.

510 MOREL COURT,St.Albans.

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34 BURROUGHS LANE, Ladue.

34 YORK DRIVE, Brentwood.

214 BELLINGTON LANE, Creve Coeur.

758 VILLAGE VIEW CIRCLE, St. Albans.

2530 NORTH GEYER ROAD, Frontenac.

1725 SOUTH MCKNIGHT ROAD, Ladue.

19232 SAINT ALBANS FOREST LANE, Wildwood.

1120 KODIAK RIDGE COURT, Warrenton.

581 PURDUE AVENUE, University City.

406 MAGNA CARTA DRIVE, Creve Coeur.

2 SHELBOURNE WOOD COURT, Weldon Spring.

21 AUSTIN PLACE, Glendale.

7606 DELMAR BOULEVARD, University City.

820 GREELEY, Webster Groves.

7471 SHAFTESBURY, University City.

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CONDOMINIUM/VILLA HOMES 150 CARONDELET PLAZA, UNIT 1004, Clayton.

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801 S. SKINKER BOULEVARD, UNIT 5B, St. Louis.

520 NORTH & SOUTH, UNIT 102, University City.

353 BRUNHAVEN, Chesterfield.

14356 SPYGLASS RIDGE, Chesterfield.

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570 COEUR DE ROYALE #306, Creve Coeur.

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arrying around extra weight isn’t only a physical affliction.

From facing health issues to dwelling in a negative mindset, being overweight can prove to be a bigger burden than what is seen at face value. Charles D’Angelo, the nationally renowned transformation coach based in St. Louis, empowers his clients with the tools and strategies to reclaim their lives.

“I’ve found that when you have strong reasons to change, you can do just about anything,” shares D’Angelo, who weighed 360 pounds almost two decades ago. “My focus is helping clients to change their mindset from one of limitation to one of possibility, shifting from selfdestructive habits to self-loving ones.”

Under D’Angelo’s tutelage, John Dietl shed 100 pounds and restored his health. A few years prior, he did not believe himself capable of such transformation. That was shortly after Dietl lost his son to suicide.

“Kevin, an all-around amazing son and athlete, was my inspiration and guide in being healthy,” Dietl laments. “When he passed, I fell apart. He wanted me to be healthy, happy.”

Kevin was 10 weeks away from graduating as a medical doctor from A.T. Still University when he passed. Many medical students face immense pressure like he did, so Dietl and his family resolved to do something. “All we can do is share his story,” Dietl says. “My wife and I want to honor his name.”

At medical institutions and organizations, Kevin’s story struck a chord. Emmy award-winning film producer Robyn Symon approached the Dietl family about being in her new documentary, Do No Harm, which uncovers the silent epidemic of physician suicides. The most hopeful part of taking Kevin’s story to the screen has been seeing the people it’s touched.

“We’ve seen change like you can’t believe,” Dietl shares. “I knew I had to change the way I lived and Charles helped me do that.

His is a dynamic program. It’s got what a book can’t tell you, what a pill can’t give you.”

Dietl has resumed running and biking, and doctor’s visits are showing positive results. “There is an open and honest relationship between Charles and I,” Dietl reports. “Never did he make me feel stupid, lazy or irresponsible.

Charles has been a true mentor.”

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My focus is helping clients to change their mindset from one of limitation to one of possibility, shifting from self-destructive habits to self-loving ones.

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For Brian Goggens, family was more than enough motivation to free himself of his extra weight. “I wanted to live longer for my children,” he says.

“Losing 85 pounds and being more physically fit has been most rewarding.”

Like many, Teena Sanders’ weight yo-yoed most of her life. “I’ve done every diet out there,” she admits. “I’d have some success but then immediately start gaining the weight back.” In the wake of significant weight loss, Sanders found herself in her old pattern of regaining what she had lost. She saw D’Angelo on television, talking about mindset, and made the call.

In their first meeting, she was blown away by what she ended up learning about herself. “Charles helped me realize I was using food to stuff down my feelings,” Sanders says. “There’s nothing wrong with feeling them, though. Now, I exercise every day and look forward to it. I weigh what I did in sixth grade.”

Previously, Sanders, who is now 125 pounds lighter in total, dreaded

shopping for clothes. “I didn’t like the way I looked,” she says. “I am so surprised at what I can now buy at any store. I feel much better today.”

For Scott Pett, losing 95 pounds only happened after D’Angelo helped him to reconfigure his relationship with food. “I reached a point in my life where I couldn’t take it anymore,” Pett recalls. “Then, Charles explained that food is fuel for your body. He gave me a different perspective and now I’m getting my health back. I feel good about myself again.”

D’Angelo emphasizes that physical transformation is a byproduct of the inner philosophical shifts that result from his coaching. “My coaching is for the people who feel like they’ve tried everything and nothing works,” he reflects. “I’ve been there. When you recognize and tap into your own inner power, weight loss is just the start of your success.”

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We will select three finalists per category whose work will be highlighted in the October 11 edition of Ladue News. All finalists will be recognized at the Design Awards event on October 24, where the winners will be announced. One winner per category will be featured in the October 25 edition of Ladue News.

The Ladue News Design Awards affords honorees the opportunity to showcase their work to our audience of St. Louis’ most sophisticated consumers with discerning taste.

The submission form, including rules and requirements for submissions, can be found on LadueNews.Com/Awards.

Submissions will be accepted through August 2. Please contact Megan Langford at mlangford@laduenews.com with questions. We look forward to seeing – and potentially shining a light on – the incredible spaces you dedicated to transforming and revitalizing in the last year.

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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Gateway Chapter

MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR GRAND FINALE CELEBRATION

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he Gateway Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society recently held its annual Man & Woman of the Year celebration at the Union Station Hotel in downtown St. Louis. A philanthropic competition, the Man & Woman of the Year campaign supports blood cancer research among a group of motivated and dedicated individuals in communities across the United States. Candidates form powerful fundraising teams and compete in honor of two local children who are blood cancer survivors. The man and woman who have raised the most funds during the 10-week campaign earn the prestigious title of Man or Woman of the Year in their community. The Woman of the Year title this year went to Libby Powers, with Claire Ziegler coming in a close second. Man of the Year went to Pete Benoist, with Jake Schlitt coming in second. Emceeing the even was KMOV TV broadcaster Claire Kellett. Adam Jokisch served as auctioneer for the evening event, which raised $592,189.

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Kelly Hastings, Carla Bono, Bob Scheiber, Parul Patel

Ryan and Emily Lake

Kendra and Patrick McNichols

Caleb, Claire Kellett, Ashlynn

The candidates we honor tonight have been asking everyone they know to support their efforts in raising funds to fight blood cancers. They have been pounding the pavement for the past 10 weeks! We thank them all for their hard work!

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The Big Muddy Dance Company

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veryone was recently doing the Charleston in flapper dresses and spats as The Big Muddy Dance Company held its Big Muddy Ball. The theme? You guessed it: The Great Mud-sby. Guests, many in ’20s period attire, gathered at The Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries in St. Louis to enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, including an oyster bar, as well as a Roaring ’20s photo booth! After performances by the company and dinner came the inaugural Encore Award presentation. This year, the award went to Kathie and Richard Winter. After that came an auction, followed by a dance party to the tunes of St. Louis’ Sarah Jane & The Blue Notes. Proceeds from this annual fundraising gala benefit the company’s outreach and programming.

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I love how the Big Muddy reaches to invigorate life in the community of St. Louis with their outreach, their senior embrace and all of the collaborations that they have going on and they have planned in the future with other arts organizations in town – and just the growth that they see on the horizon that helps build the whole community.

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ate in May, AJC St. Louis held its 2019 Netzach Award Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis in Clayton. Guests enjoyed a cocktail reception and dinner before honoring the families of Robert Lefton and Morris Lefton. The Netzach Award, which dates back to 1989, recognizes the engagement and leadership by an individual or family in the Jewish community. Dinner chairs included Michael Neidorff, Sam and Marilyn Fox, Harold and Elaine Blatt, Julian and Helen Seeherman and David Farrell.

The AJC Netzach Award honors families who have passed on the values of education, charity and tikkun olam – repairing the world – from generation to generation. Bob Lefton and his late brother Morris Lefton always taught by example, and their children are now carrying their legacy to make our world free from prejudice, hate and war.

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Fran Poger and Edwin Epstein

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Dottie Eaton of Design Style understands the need for a restorative recharge, and why not be chic while doing so?

Eaton’s client wanted a calming space that was still fun.

Because blues and grays were already in the color palette of the room, Eaton decided to “add a little glitz and a little bling in there” with elements like a shell chandelier, glamorous bedside tables and a three-dimensional starry-night sculpture over the bed. Each of these dazzling accessories possesses references to nature and our connection with the organic and celestial worlds.

Eaton created this space by using the existing bed and dresser, and adding small changes that pack a large punch. “She had plantation shutters, but those creep light in,” Eaton says.

“And since it’s a bedroom, we did Roman shades in order to help black it out.”

Other special embellishments were the custom nightstands and his-and-hers chairs. “She is sharing the space with her husband, so we had to make them both happy!” Eaton says with a laugh.

Overall, Eaton created a meditative and soothing space that summons sweet dreams (and décor envy from guests!).

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A Webster Groves business is cultivAtinG A corrective to A lonGtime GArdeninG bliGht: plAstic.

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ne step up and two steps back.”

That common phrase, immortalized in a 1987 ballad by Bruce Springsteen, forms the core of a longstanding horticultural problem Maypop Coffee & Garden Shop is seeking to solve.

Specifically, the containers long used in gardening and landscaping have involved plastic, humanity’s dangerously overrated cost-cutting panacea, which a release from that Webster Groves business characterizes as “contaminated.”

That state of affairs has complicated recycling such containers – which, in turn, recently led Maypop to launch a plastic-free plant line amusingly christened No Pot, No Problem.

Instead of plastic, a breathable, biodegradable material encases No Pot, No Problem plants from Maypop. “Imagine a brown paper towel wrapped around the roots,” the shop’s release states, “and you won’t be that far off.”

Although local, the No Pot, No Problem initiative can lay claim to global roots. That is, according to the shop’s release, the initiative’s inspiration came to Tammy Behm, Maypop’s owner, while she was attending industry summits in France and The Netherlands (as well as Washington, D.C.).

“Most of us at Maypop have been in the horticulture and retail garden center industry for five-plus years, so we’ve seen firsthand how much waste is generated,” Laura Caldie, Maypop’s marketing director, relates about the initiative. “Even with the best of intentions, when a site is large-scale, it can be very difficult to manage that waste properly.

“To me, it always felt painfully ironic that the whole point of our industry is the beautification and conservation of the planet, yet we’re contributing so thoroughly to degrading it at the same time. The Maypop team feels this is the right moment and place to cultivate a solution. Our footprint is on the smaller end, and our community is strong, so we’re hopeful that this will make a big impact and inspire a global change.”

Technically, of course, the No Pot, No Problem initiative ranks as new wine in an old bottle – or perhaps more aptly, a new growth in an old garden. As early as 1970, that is, an

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extremely popular horticultural encyclopedia edited by E.L.D. Seymour described efforts to improve garden-related containers by using compressed peat moss, waterproof flexible cardboard and roofing paper.

The first container category, according to the Seymour reference, worked well “for starting plants that do not like to have their root system disturbed when transplanted. They retain moisture and the roots easily penetrate their walls, which become soft and disintegrate into the soil when they are set out in the ground.”

Paper and similar pots, meanwhile, proved useful “for growing (and especially for shipping) young plants, such as vegetables and annual and perennial ornamentals.

Made with interlocking but easily opened bottoms, they too can be left on the plants when they are set out so as to keep the root ball intact. The rim, if allowed to stand slightly above the soil level, helps ward off cut-worms. Some kinds of paper pots will in time break down and let the roots spread into the soil.”

Caldie cheerfully confesses to no knowledge of such earlier containers but expresses unbridled enthusiasm for the Maypop initiative.

“I can’t speak to the history of plant pot development,” she says, “but I have seen the [No Pot, No Problem containers] up close and personal. They seem very flexible and do a great job of holding the soil in, but also letting the roots through.

“With a conventional plastic pot, the roots will wrap in circles and constrict inside the pot, which is not ideal for plant health over long periods of time. We’ve definitely seen healthier plants in the landscape as a result of planting out some of the No Pot, No Problem line on-site.” As an extra felicity, she adds that users needn’t remove the containers before planting their purchases.

Caldie also briefly dwells on annuals and perennials that have taken well to No Pot, No Problem or that have drawn the most notice. “Some of our best-selling annuals, such as lantana, Angelonia and sunpatiens, have continued to be popular items in the

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potless section,” she says. “I think the ones that like drying down in the soil a little more are most adept to this method, but that’s not how we make our choices.

“As far as perennials go, coral bells have been a really great fit. Those can be really hard to find from growers in small, affordable sizes, so customers seem to enjoy the extra option.”

If containers like those in the No Pot, No Problem initiative have been taking a long, long sabbatical during this period of conspicuous consumption, their resurgence may well mark the start of a large ecological correction. “I would absolutely agree that this type of container technology was widespread in the past,” Caldie says. “Plastic is a relatively new invention, and plants sure aren’t.”

In that light, Maypop is urging devotees of No Pot, No Problem to draw attention to the initiative by hashtagging its name across social media – in hopes of inspiring greater knowledge and use of such eco-friendly alternatives to plastic pots.

Caldie also reports a favorable initial customer response to No Pot, No Problem.

“On the whole, people seem really receptive to the idea,” she says. “There can be a little bit of confusion about how to get the plants out of the tray. Just pull on them – it’s OK! But once you clear that up, they’re generally pretty excited.

“A lot of folks take pause because they’ve never even thought about how much plastic is involved in horticulture. The plastic bag and single-use water bottle tend to be more the poster children of unsustainable consumerism, but plastic waste is prolific everywhere.”

Almost as an afterthought, Caldie adds a final felicity of No Pot, No Problem: “One thing we’ve also heard from people is that the lack of a pot helps them keep from procrastinating on planting, which is always a good thing!”

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The idea of the store … is to create inspiration to design something for you.

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ocktails aren’t a one-size-fits-all field – from liquor preferences to shakenversus-stirred, some drinkers prefer customized creations. The same often holds true for jewelry shoppers, thinks St. Louisan Chris Phillips, who recently decided to serve both types of clientele in The Diamond Bar: Town and Country’s first fine jewelry store with a complimentary full bar.

Located in a new building in Town and Country, The Diamond Bar opened May 28 and houses a curated selection of pieces. Phillips has been working in the field since he was 19 years old, and during that time, he noticed a void. “I grew up in this industry, seeing forward and backward what it is,” he says. “The reason I created this concept is because this is what I felt was missing in our industry: the customer relations and a little bit more shopping experience versus a selling experience.”

The self-service bar stocks top-shelf tipples. Bottles sparkle on the back wall of the boutique, while mixers, single-serve bottles, premixed drinks and nonalcoholic offerings sit in a nearby minifridge. Plans for drink-and-browse parties (think rosé and rose gold for ladies’ nights or bourbon tastings for gents) are in the works and can take place inside the store or on its oversize back patio, which overlooks ample green space. But although the customizable cocktails make a tasty addition to the shopping experience, the bespoke jewelry sets The Diamond Bar apart.

“The idea of the store … is to create inspiration to design something for you,” says Phillips of the custom-heavy boutique. “Seventy-five percent of my inventory can be customized specific to what the client wants.” From metal options to setting switches, alternate precious or semiprecious stones to entirely bespoke creations, the selection inside The Diamond Bar is petite thanks to the store’s focus on original items. A soon-to-be-installed wall of one-of-a-kind pieces by Phillips will not only showcase more original creations but also come with a 15 percent proceed donation to a buyer’s charity of choice.

“I’ve made a lot of pieces in St. Louis for a lot of different customers,” says Phillips of his desire to branch out on his own. “As my wife and I were creating [the store], she said, ‘You can’t put Chris Phillips Jewelers on the building because people don’t need another traditional store – it’s bigger than you. Create something that is fun and exciting for people to want to come to.’ And that’s how The Diamond Bar was born.”

For those wanting a customized item from The Diamond Bar, the process starts simply: A conversation helps determine what the customer wants – which could range from combining features of items seen in the store to creating something entirely new – and what budget she or he has.

After Phillips can visualize what the customer wants, he drafts a quick hand sketch to make sure everyone remains on the same page. The next step involves a 3D computer model, which can either be viewed in the store or emailed to a client. Last comes using the computer model to create a wax mold, with the piece of jewelry cast in the selected metal. Stones are hand-placed and the item is cleaned and prepared for its picture-perfect debut. Most of the process happens in-house – excluding casting, a process too hot to do in the shop – and everything is made in the U.S. Unlike a traditional jewelry store, The Diamond Bar presents no items by price.

Phillips notes the uncomfortable nature of telling a customer his or her budget fits in a specific jewelry cabinet but not in another and says his establishment lacks even a minimum starting price for shoppers due to the varied nature of customization.

“I’ve been in the industry for 16 years – designing, creating,” he says. “The one thing that drove me crazy about the industry was [when] jewelers have a case or two where items are for $100 to $500 and poorly made or mass-produced overseas. You’d find something gorgeous [but when you mention your budget,] they bring you to the darkest part of the store. You’re buying something you’re compromising on, based on the idea of ‘This is all I can afford.’”

Instead, the layout at The Diamond Bar is based on function and includes custom and vendor pieces such as rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. If an item piques a customer’s interest but exceeds her or his budget, Phillips will gladly make changes that can adjust the price. “I don’t want to limit your options just because your budget doesn’t allow for that specific piece,” he says. “We will make a version close to it that you will love and in the style you like. We’re here to make fun jewelry, spread our business by word of mouth and grow as a business to be the community jeweler.”

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s metro area summer temperatures (and humidity!) start to soar, nothing can bring soothing delight quite like a Spanish-style paleta. Unlike its cousin the Popsicle, as well as similar ice pops or frozen pops, the paleta typically incorporates fresh ingredients and can be rounded out, as in this recipe, with something creamy like yogurt, making this “little stick” hard to resist. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

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jack-of-all-trades, Eric Spirtas brings more than 30 years of industrial contracting experience to bid, demolish and redevelop some of the best-known landmarks throughout the metro area, including the iconic Coral Court Motel and the St. Louis Arena, former home of the St. Louis Blues. A fitness enthusiast, Spirtas also teaches spin and interval training classes at Clayton’s Wellbridge Athletic Club & Spa. A marketing major from Arizona State University, Spirtas graduated in 1988 and immediately joined his family’s business, Spirtas Wrecking Co. in St. Louis. Diligently, he worked through the ranks to become president and CEO before leaving in 2004 to pursue industrial property development.

“I formed Spirtas Worldwide using all the skills my father [Arnold Spirtas] taught me over the years and purchased a defunct aluminum smelter plant in Ohio,” he explains. Three years later, he sold the plant “stripped clean and prepared for redevelopment.” Spirtas has since created a successful niche and become a prominent player in the industry with Spirtas Worldwide, buying, selling and repurposing old industrial assets.

However, it wasn’t until after a recent holiday in Europe that the Creve Coeur resident realized his new calling. After visiting numerous art museums throughout Madrid, Figueres and Barcelona, Spain, Spirtas developed a strong desire to “put a brush to canvas.”

Although he had never taken an art class or painted until last October, that two-week trip he and his wife took piqued his interest in the new hobby. “Jane [a preschool teacher] set up tours for us at all the prominent museums,” he explains.

“I came along respectfully but didn’t expect to engage.”

In Madrid, at the Museo Nacional del Prado, “we were introduced to the kings, and our guide told us how all of the kings worked with a bishop, documenting history through an artist.” This sparked Spirtas’ curiosity: “I kept wondering who was the most powerful? Who really makes history?”

What he calls “his second piece of magic” occurred at the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. “We visited the treasure room of Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, where he kept 13 treasures that he would never sell,” Spirtas says. “It was such an incredible and moving experience that I found myself filled with emotion.”

As soon as Spirtas returned home, he called Daniel Raedeke, an art teacher at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, to relate his experience. “Daniel is my muse,” says Spirtas. “He knew me through teaching our three children, Conner, Madeline and Anna, and encouraged me to start painting with him.”

Shortly after, the duo began doing just that in the basement of Raedeke’s home.

“With his clear life commitment to art education, he’s guided me through every twist and turn as ideas were considered, projects created and works completed,” says Spirtas on his relationship with Raedeke. “At first, I really didn’t know how to

formally paint. But with his encouragement, I did it.”

Spirtas used his talent as a unique way to document his family’s 64-year-old wrecking business with vibrant and colorful contemporary art. “It shows how Spirtas Wrecking affected the St. Louis skyline,” he says. “I truly believe that the lessons I have learned through the process will continue to guide me forever.

“Then, Daniel asked me if I’d like to tell a story and create an exhibit.” Spirtas has now moved on to “more significant abstract paintings” and says he finds pleasure in layering paint and using unique colors.

Spirtas’ art was the impetus for the recent renaming as Spirtas Gallery of the art showcase at Ladue Horton Watkins High, from which he graduated in 1984. The gallery also has featured his colorful works in its “Top Down” exhibition, which has attracted hundreds of visitors from near and far and which closes this month.

A generous donation by the Spirtas family this summer established a perpetual fund to support both the annual Daniel Raedeke Art Scholarship for an exemplary senior art student and the operations of the Spirtas Gallery. “We want the gallery to encourage the attainment of top art and also support school exhibits year-round,” Spirtas says.

Spirtas believes in dreaming big, thinking big and reaching high. “It’s always important to challenge yourself,” he says. “Don’t be so restrictive that you hold yourself back. Accept the support and critique of others, but know that when you have to forge through the opposition, it’s time to collaborate, confront, inspire and grow.”

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A lAdue WomAn And her fAmily hAve founded An initiAtive to cAution people About A leAding cAuse of childhood deAth.

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rowning is fast and silent and can happen in less than 2 inches of water – it can happen to anyone, anywhere,” Lisa McMullin says. “Drowning is the No. 1 cause of accidental death for young children, resulting in 27 percent more fatalities than car accidents.”McMullin, who lives in Ladue, lost her third child, Nicholas, at the age of 22 months in a drowning accident 36 years ago, and she recently embarked on an ambitious journey to help prevent such accidents.She talks about the beautiful day in the country that turned into a nightmare.

“Nicholas had just awakened from his morning nap at our family’s country home and was eager to join the group of children playing outside,” she recalls. “We were all out by the pool when he was brought up from the bottom. No one saw him fall into the water, including the eight adults who were there.”

Nicholas’ father, Kim McMullin, a former Navy diver, administered CPR. The toddler was then flown to St. Louis Children’s Hospital but nonetheless died, becoming another heart-wrenching addition to the horrifying statistics on childhood drowning.Through the years, McMullin’s faith helped her cope with losing a child. The couple had two more children (six in all, including Nicholas). Although she had practiced law in Boston for two years, McMullin decided after her first child was born to devote her life to being a stay-athome mother, raising her children (and now, her seven grandchildren).

After Nicholas, her third child, was born, she and her husband moved to St. Louis to be near extended family. McMullin also started volunteering in the local community “to help make a difference,” serving on the boards of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, the St. Louis Symphony, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School and the St. Louis Public Library Foundation; she also chaired the board of the Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis and received a 2008 Woman of Achievement Award.Three dozen years after that life-changing day, McMullin and her family have formed the SWIM ON (Safer Waters in Memory of Nicholas) Foundation to help make swimming safer for all children. “After we lost Nicholas, I thought a lot about drowning,” , “and I didn’t want anyone else to go through what we were experiencing, but I was in the throes of nonstop parenting.”

McMullin says when her son Birch purchased a St. Louis franchise of the British Swim School several years ago, she was inspired to start the SWIM ON Foundation.“It was a gift to have Birch involved with the swim school and then for us to become involved,” she says. “We were horrified to learn that drowning is the leading cause of accidental death of children 1 to 4

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and second for kids 5 to 9. Those numbers are particularly awful [because] everyone agrees that drowning is the most preventable accidental injury.”

She stresses that “drowning is not only the cause of accidental death but also is the cause of serious injury. Five times the number of children who die from drowning [are children who] go to the hospital from neardrowning. Half of those are admitted, sometimes for a lifelong disability from brain injury due to lack of oxygen under the water.”McMullin calls the SWIM ON Foundation her family’s “way of increasing awareness of the risks of drowning and to inform people about the importance of layers of protection.”Using the acronym SAFER, McMullin spells out the five layers of protection that can prevent drowning: swim lessons, adult supervision, fences (and other barriers), emergency response and regulation life jacket. She equates the importance of the five layers to the Swiss cheese model: “You build the safety in multiple layers, and they all need to be conscientiously utilized. Any layer or piece of Swiss cheese has holes. But if you have several pieces and layer them, you can eliminate the holes.”To carry out its mission, the SWIM ON Foundation developed brochures and a video for pediatricians that the McMullins hope will be used in doctors’ waiting rooms. McMullin also volunteers to speak to various groups about the importance of swim safety.

“As we move forward, we also hope to implement programs that will prevent drowning,” she says. “We have plans to make life vests more available to children, provide scholarships for swim lessons, and we are making Water Watcher badges that hang on lanyard necklaces. If you see a person wearing the badge, it’s a signal not to visit with that person because he is on duty.”

McMullin also hopes that next year she and her children will do a panel presentation at the annual conference of the nonprofit National Drowning Prevention Alliance on the lifetime effects of drowning on surviving siblings. “Drowning is devastating for the entire family,” she says.McMullin believes that if Nicholas had known how to roll over and float, someone would have seen him: “He would have been visible, able to breathe, and he could have called out. It would have bought crucial minutes and maybe seconds that could have saved his life.”

SWIM ON Foundation, swimonfoundation.org

We were horrified to learn that drowning is the leading cause of accidental death of children 1 to 4 and second for kids 5 to 9.

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This marks the second location of the popular eatery from the husband-and-wife team of David and Meggan Sandusky, who founded the original BEAST Craft BBQ Co. in Belleville, Illinois, five years ago.

BEAST mainstays on the new location’s menu include Duroc pork steak, wagyu brisket and Texas pork belly.

Additionally, that location features two entirely new concepts: The Butchery, a full-service butcher shop, and The Skullery, described as a cross between a chef’s table and a research and development kitchen.

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The Grove team comprises David Sandusky as pitmaster, with executive chef Ryan McDonald (previously of St. Louis’ defunct Good Fortune), butcher C.J. Baerman (previously of Paddy O’s in St. Louis’ downtown), sous-chef Kelvin Johnson, pit boss Jim Thomas and director of operations Helen Beshel.

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‌Story: Paris has become a dangerous place in 1793, just a few years after the French Revolution of 1789 and at the center of the infamous Reign of Terror of 1793-94, with public executions by guillotine de rigueur.

France has become especially suffocating for women, as feminist writer Olympe de Gouges observes that the national motto of Liberté, égalité, fraternité lacks sororité, “sisterhood,” with women still relegated to second-class citizenship. So Olympe is more than interested when her friend, revolutionary spy Marianne Angelle, arrives in Paris urging Olympe to join Marianne’s cause to free the slaves in the Caribbean province of French SaintDomingue (now Haiti).

Olympe also is visited by young Charlotte Corday, who is searching for her “final line” before she assassinates Jean-Paul Marat, politician and journalist aligned with the bloodthirsty Jacobins, who thrived on torture. When deposed and addlebrained Queen Marie Antoinette pops by unexpectedly, the quartet of women commiserate with one another even as their frustrations mount.

Marianne sorely misses her husband, a fellow revolutionary who, like his wife, has written an “ultimate” letter to be delivered to her only upon his death. The virginal Charlotte is driven by her allegiance to the moderate Girondins to slay Marat and “kill one man to save 100,000.” Marie Antoinette realizes that despite her shallowness she still has enough dignity to protect her children and strike back at outrageous accusations of incest.

As for Olympe, she can’t decide between writing political pamphlets or penning a play for the feminist cause – and maybe she’ll do both. Time, however, is rapidly running out on the quartet, and the guillotine’s bloody blade seems perilously close to all four, especially for those issued an appointment before the ominous Tribunal, which oversees trials and executions. Vive la révolution, indeed.

Highlights: Insight Theatre Company offers the metro area a Bastille Day bonbon with its engaging version of prolific playwright Lauren Gunderson’s paean to several outspoken, accomplished women in the days of the French Revolution.

Other Info: Like Gunderson’s earlier effort, Silent Sky, The Revolutionists dramatizes women forgotten or maligned by history. Although not as consistently engaging as Silent Sky (the story of pioneer astronomer Henrietta Swan Levitt), The Revolutionists showcases Gunderson’s knack for clever writing, helping to make it an interesting exercise.

The most-produced playwright in America since 2016, Gunderson calls The Revolutionists “A Comedy, A Quartet, A Revolutionary Dream Fugue, A True Story,” with three out of four of those accurate. That description (on the cover of the play’s booklet) lacks total authenticity in that “Marianne” is fictional, a

composite of the symbol of French liberty (Marianne) and real-life blacks who fought to liberate SaintDomingue from colonial France.

Gunderson’s script can be witty and pointed, but it also can meander for maddening stretches, as in the three different moments when Act I could logically conclude before it staggers to a halt. Perhaps juggling the causes and personalities of four strong but disparate characters proved too unwieldy.

Nonetheless, Brown, as director, draws marvelous performances from her four players, who work well off one another. Jenni Ryan portrays Olympe as frazzled but determined to not “write what you know, (but) write what you want.” Olympe desires equality for women, and she’s willing to fight with her pen to achieve that, as Ryan convincingly conveys.

Kimmie Kidd-Booker brings Marianne to feminist life as the tough but compassionate Caribbean revolutionary, committed as much to freedom as she is to her soul mate husband. Samantha Auch delivers the goods as the youthful and fiercely idealistic Charlotte, who holds a place in history decidedly less favorable than her treatment by Gunderson.

Perhaps the biggest surprise involves Laurie McConnell’s portrayal of Marie Antoinette. Although the clichéd “Let them eat cake” too often stands for the queen’s indifference to the commoners’ plight, McConnell shows another side to her. Her Marie Antoinette, although admittedly dimwitted, also can reach out to her comrades in thought to share a lusty laugh or a moment of pathos.

Gunderson, a terrific playwright, ranks as one heck of a researcher as well, delving into the largely unknown lives of women who had a strong if submerged impact on history. The Revolutionists, while resonating with current politics, also succeeds in opening our eyes to its “hi, story” of the past.

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Book it to The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum for that Kirkwood gem’s VISITING ARTIST SERIES, featuring the art of bookmaking.

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Return to your regular spot, or try something new at the SIXTH ANNUAL CLAYTON RESTAURANT WEEK, where 19 of that municipality’s fine dining establishments offer a special three-course dinner promotion for a fixed price of either $25 or $35 per person, plus tax and tip. According to a press release, the “menus offer an extraordinary value at many of the region’s finest restaurants and allow chefs to showcase their culinary creativity.”

Participating eateries include 801 Fish, Avenue, BARcelona, Café Napoli, Ruth’s Chris Steak House and more. Plus, patrons have the option of adding a $5 “extra helping” donation to their dining bill, which will go to Operation Food Search – an area nonprofit that aids in hunger relief and food and nutrition education. To see the full list of participating restaurants, visit claytonrestaurantweek.com.

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The Saint Louis Zoo is making a splash with its upcoming SHARK WEEK. Swimming among the stingrays are bonnethead, white-spotted bamboo and brownbanded bamboo sharks. According to the zoo’s website, interpreters also are “floating around to enlighten guests about Shark Week and spin tales about their toothy friends.” Admission to the Caribbean Cove costs $3.95. stlzoo.org.

The St. Louis County Library welcomes LINDA CASTILLO, New York Times best-selling author of the Kate Burkholder novels, for a signing and discussion of her new book, Shamed, at the library’s Ladue HQ. 7 p.m. left-bank.com.

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The restaurateur closed Woodsmoke BBQ in 2018 after six years in Ellisville to embark on an entirely new venture in an entirely new market. Her reason? To try something new.

“Barbecue is really big in the Midwest and in Missouri, but I felt like I was just another restaurant, in a small location, with no room to expand,” she says. “I just decided it was time to step outside my box, continue with smoked meats and take it to another level.”

Faasen stepped out of the kitchen to run the show as owner and operator at Cobalt Smoke & Sea, which debuted in Creve Coeur in late spring. Through her steadiness, passion and experience, Faasen’s restaurant has generated a lot of positive interest, even with a different clientele and a new menu.

“What I was going for was a unique experience [with] ambiance, service and food that is unlike any other restaurant,” Faasen says.

“We like to look at our menu and be sure that it’s not a bar and grill – that it’s something different, yet you’ve heard of it.”

Early standouts include the restaurant’s No. 1 seller, a soba dish topped with burnt ends, baby bok choy and braised leeks – not exactly what would first come to mind at an establishment helmed by someone who previously ran a barbecue spot. But just that kind of creativity sets Cobalt apart.

“It might be a dish that they’ve never had or [never] thought that they’d order burnt ends in a Japanese style, so when they try it, they love it,” Faasen says.

Another current favorite, the duck-fat burger, involves houseground chuck blended with duck fat, a mixture that melts throughout the patty when cooked. The fat is rendered in the process but leaves behind an amazing flavor that’s somehow both familiar and unexpected.

“People are talking it up,” says Faasen of the burger, her tone resembling that of a delighted parent. “It’s kind of fun – we did not expect it to become so popular. I’m proud of it.”

All meats are smoked in-house. Seafood, meanwhile, comes fresh every day from the likes of Bridgeton’s Fabulous Fish Co. and Vinita Park’s Fortune Fish & Gourmet, both suppliers that source products from around the world.

Executive chef Joe Stamer, who designed the entire menu, incorporated many of Faasen’s Woodsmoke recipes with his own little twists on each. The resultant seasonal menu suggests global inspiration – think New England clam chowder and ginger panko shrimp from Argentina – while using locally sourced ingredients.

The menu resists the conventional at every turn: Instead of baby back ribs, Cobalt serves short ribs, and pan-seared scallops top a smoked corn purée.

“He’s so good, so I’ve really just let him kind of own that menu,” Faasen says of Stamer.

The cocktail menu is just as adventurous without tumbling into overwhelming – so much so that the spirits themselves have become sufficiently popular that people return to Cobalt just to have another round.

“The drinks are flying off the shelf – people come back for them,” Faasen says. “[Smith] has a Lavender Orange Belle Cosmo cocktail, and God, it’s just so good. It’s sweet, it’s fresh, it’s spring.

People just love it.”

Part of Cobalt’s wow factor comes from the interior. A full-size replica whale skeleton hangs in the middle of the restaurant, surrounded by a custom-made, wrought-iron cage. It clearly indicates to first-timers that they’re in for something different.

“It piques curiosity,” says Faasen of the entire experience of visiting Cobalt. “I think that St. Louisans are a particularly adventurous food crowd.”

A menu change is coming next, with lighter fare replacing heavier dishes that patrons will likely see return this fall and winter. Besides that, Faasen and company are busily keeping their heads down and working to change the dining landscape in St. Louis County – a noble cause that, if their initial success proves any indication, may well pay off.

“So many customers say that we need this restaurant in Creve Coeur, that it’s the missing restaurant we’ve been needing so long,” Faasen says. “I just think people are bored with what’s around them, and they venture out. It’s better to keep things in your own community.”

Cobalt Smoke & Sea, 12643 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur, 314-548-6220, cobaltsmokesea.com

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