September 28, 2018

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BRASS IS BACK

INSIDE THE ECONOMY MUSEUM

LEONARD SLATKIN

Style. Society. Success. | September 28, 2018

The LUXURY COLLECTION of

Alliance Real Estate

19817 Fox Creek Drive | Warrenton | $730,000

4325 Fox Creek Road Wildwood | $2,498,000

9440 Old Bonhomme Road 34 Somerset Downs Drive Ladue | $1,475,000

Ladue | $1,375,000

704 Wilkinson Place

233 North Forsyth Blvd

232 N Kingshighway #2202

100 Pembroke Place

Labadie | $1,249,000

Central West End | $950,000

Festus | $849,000

16763 Eagle Bluff Court

17 Balcon Estates

Chesterfield | $1,299,900

Creve Coeur | $1,295,000

3615 Gustave Hollow

2150 Wakefield Bluff

719 Havenwood Circle Drive

4 Clermont Lane

16339 Wynncrest Falls Way

18127 Melrose Road Wildwood | $899,900

Central West End | $877,000

7385 Whiskey Creek Road

2791 Gravois

18502 Red Tail

5261 Westminster Place

Clayton | $1,099,000

Ladue | $949,900

Washington | $770,000

Wildwood | $1,000,000

Wildwood | $899,900

St Clair | $750,000

Wildwood | $950,000

Wildwood | $749,900

Visit www.stlopens.com to view weekend open houses

Warson Woods | $950,000

4516 Maryland Avenue

Central West End | $699,000

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134 Babler Road

1041 Arbor Grove Court

901 Town & Country Estates Ct

39 Shady Valley Drive

Town & Country | $989,000

Town & Country | $799,900

Chesterfield | $940,000

Chesterfield | $774,900

Amy Goffstein

Creve Coeur | UNDER CONTRACT!

2 Heather Hill Lane | Olivette | $838,000

1 .5 story, 4 bed, 4.5 bath home in the fabulous Heather Hills Lane neighborhood with many renovations and additions. Finished lower level and a great backyard. Ladue Schools.

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12708 Creekside View Drive

Alliance Real Estate

1 Georgian Acres

Frontenac | $1,995,000

1716 Kenmont Road | Ladue | $835,000

Nestled in Forest Green Estates, this meticulously maintained home is one you won’t want to miss. The home has been designed to capture the views of the mature trees and serenely landscaped surroundings.

COMING SOON

209 North Bemiston Clayton | Call for Pricing

Under construction in Classic Old Town Clayton, this 2.5 story home features view of the Clayton skyline, elevator, 3-car garage, and room for a pool.

15 Countryside Lane | Frontenac | New Price - $699,000

This classic Frontenac home is available for the first time in 50 years! An exceptional opportunity to renovate the existing home or build your dream home on a 1.2 acre lot on this signature street.

Visit www.stlopens.com to view weekend open houses

www.bhhsall.com 8077 Maryland Avenue | Clayton | 314-997-7600 17050 Baxter Road #200 | Chesterfield | 636-537-0300 Relocation | 636-733-5010

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The Trio Design Elements Feature: Brass

Abode Feature:

BRASS For those who find gold and silver trappings rather ostentatious, LN digital editor and staff writer Robyn Dexter celebrates a recent residential resurgence of that unalloyed alloy joy, that combo of copper and zinc, that acme of class: brass.

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The Daily Feature:

INSIDE THE ECONOMY MUSEUM The somber, monolithic Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in that municipality’s downtown conceals a glitzy surprise, a state-of-the-art museum devoted to the economy, as related by LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach.

Arts & Culture:

DINNER & A SHOW

Writer/photographer Mabel Suen casts her LN restaurant spotlight on My Thai in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood, chatting with chef-owner Somying Fox about finding a new culinary home here after the ravages of Hurricane Katrina.

On the cover 10 Studio Branca teaches us how to “believe in beautiful.” Starting on page 10, discover how three decades of growth benefits both clients and employees alike. Pictured (from left to right) are Desirée Drury, Ellie Bruce, Mark Branca, Alis Mergenthaler and Amanda Rudomiotov. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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NEW PRICE! Charming custom-built masterpiece, tastefully designed and meticulously maintained. Sprawling three-acre lot backs to Old Warson Country Club. Truly an oasis, you will be amazed by the craftsmanship, soaring ceilings and thoughtful finishes. Top of the line kitchen opens to awe inspiring covered patio with bar, laundry, bath and stunning pool. $4,500,000

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2. 9760 Old Warson Road · Ladue

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3. 67 Briarcliff · Ladue

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NEW LISTING! OPEN 11-1 Pristine home with thoughtful updates and sought-after location. Re-designed kitchen boasts stainless steel and granite. Casual elegance and entertaining with open floor plan and gas fireplace. $339,000

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663 TBB Pine Creek (T & C) 1308 San Jacinto Ct. • St.Louis $160,000 1802 Elmsford Lane (Chesterfield) Beautifully updated home in the heart of 206 Pleasant Valley Est (Eureka) Dogtown with gleaming hardwood floors.

30 Crown Manor (Clarkson Valley) Wonderful newer kitchen with tile floor, 17 Brookwood Road (T & C) custom cabinets, decorative backsplash, 4 Glen Forest (Ladue) granite countertops, and opens into the family 8169 Stratford Drive (Clayton) u room, which is perfect for entertaining. Enjoy 4 Deer Creek Woods Dr (Ladue) u nearby restaurants and Forest Park, you will 60 Berkshire Dr(Richmond Heights)u 4 Wickersham Lane (Ladue) not have to go far to have a good time.

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EDITOR ‌WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I OFTEN QUESTIONED MY MOM’S interior design choices: old lanterns on display, gold fixtures installed throughout the kitchen and dining room, and floral wallpaper covering multiple rooms. Today, though, my mom’s brand of rustic-meets-contemporary décor has become increasingly trendy once again, and I can only shake my head in denial that mother may know best after all.

In this week’s Abode section, Ladue News digital editor and staff writer Robyn Dexter talks to local interior designers to learn about how brass has become increasingly popular in homes today. Not only do the designers detail the trend, but also they share different ways to incorporate it into your abode, whether subtly or dramatically. We hope you enjoy this feature, starting on p. 25.

Also in this week’s edition, Ladue News contributing writer Mary Mack talks to Wink iBoutique Lash & Brow Bar founder Christina Passanise about her booming business and the growing popularity of her services, including microblading, lash extensions, keratin lash lifts and more.

We hope you enjoy learning about what goes into each of these beauty services and also the custom products Passanise created for her business, as detailed starting on p. 42 All the best,

Alecia Humphreys

Editor’s Corner Assistance League of

We’re Sorry: In the Sept. 14 issue

St. Louis, an organization

of Ladue News, the photo captions

that identifies, develops, funds

for All Among Us’ Inaugural

and implements ongoing

Fundraiser and Legal Services of

philanthropic programs to

Eastern Missouri’s were swapped

service the specific needs of

on our digital content page. We

children and adults alike in

sincerely apologize for the error.

the St. Louis area, recently brought 120 children from St. Louis City’s Dunbar Elementary School new athletic shoes and socks as part of Assistance League of St. Louis’ third Discovery Day. According to a press release, children who attend Discover Day also received new books and healthy lunches. They also had the opportunity to “participate in Town and Country resident Dawn Thomas, who is also a

a fun dance exercise and learn

volunteer with Assistance League of St. Louis, helps outfit a

about the conservation of

Dunbar Elementary School student with shoes and socks.

cheetahs at the Saint Louis Zoo.”

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60 BERKSHIRE DRIVE | RICHMOND HEIGHTS | NEW PRICE! $829,000

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abulous two-story move-in ready home with incredible upgrades, large level backyard and charming tree house. Updated bathrooms, newer roof and gutters, updated systems, walk out deck with fireplace and built-in grill, and finished walk out basement with stunning wine room, bedroom, full bathroom and office. First floor includes spacious living room with fireplace, formal dining room, cozy family room with built-ins, bonus sunroom and eat-in kitchen with high end stainless steel appliances, walk out expansive deck, and fabulous mudroom/ laundry room just off the side entry 2 car garage. Second floor boasts wonderful master suite with spa like bathroom and huge walk-in custom closet plus three additional large bedrooms and two additional updated full bathrooms.

800 SOUTH HANLEY RD #8D CLAYTON | $2,350,000

Unique opportunity to own an amazing penthouse in this soughtafter Clayton building. Expansive unit features views all the way to the arch from a large terrace off the main open concept living space. Top of the line kitchen includes island and large commercial grade skylight. The master suite and office are at one end of the unit with three additional ensuite bedrooms, work out room and den on the other plus two powder rooms. Other features include stunning built-ins and moldings, 10ft+ ceilings, two storage units and five parking spaces.

9936 LITZSINGER ROAD LADUE | $3,200,000

Exquisitely appointed Georgian Colonial recently renovated for today’s lifestyle with top of the line finishes. Gourmet cook’s kitchen opens to family room with fireplace and cozy eating area that leads to an oversized mud room with built-ins and cubbies adjoining the 4-car heated garage. Second floor boasts five plus bedrooms, four updated bathrooms and a custom laundry room or office with built-ins. Outdoor vaulted room with see-through fireplace overlooks lush landscaping and multiple patios on this 4-acre Ladue estate.

32 CLERMONT LANE LADUE | $2,200,000

Fall in love with this impressive five-bedroom, 6.5 bathroom stunner featuring hardwood floors, walls of windows, premium crown moldings and updated bathrooms. First floor boasts a gourmet eat-in kitchen that walks out to spectacular pool patio, dining room, living room with gas fireplace, family room with views of the pool, wine room, laundry and master suite with his and her private bathrooms plus walk in closets. Expansive family rec room with built-ins, gas fireplace, custom bar and full bathroom.

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26 UPPER LADUE, Ladue.

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10101 Harwich Drive | NEW LISTING Crestwood $244,000 | OPEN 9/30, 1-3 PM 544 QUAIL RIDGE, St. Albans. $3,280,000 11 EAST BRENTMOOR PARK, Clayton. $2,995,000 8 FORDYCE LANE, Ladue. $2,995,000 25 SOMERSET DOWNS, Ladue. $2,700,000 9450 LADUE ROAD, Ladue. $2,499,000 47 COUNTRYSIDE LANE, Frontenac. $2,485,000 13368 POINTE CONWAY DRIVE, Town & Country. $2,425,000 10088 LITZSINGER ROAD, Ladue. $2,395,000 1835 MANOR HILL ROAD, Town & Country. $2,280,000 3 JACCARD LANE, Frontenac. $2,195,000 6 BARCLAY WOODS, Ladue. $1,999,999 32 FAIR OAKS, Ladue. $1,995,000 111 GRAND MERIDIEN FOREST CT., Wildwood. $1,995,000 12 GLENVIEW ROAD, Ladue. $1,849,000 33 PICARDY LANE, Ladue. $1,775,000 620 MOREL COURT, St. Albans. $1,645,000 544 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE, Kirkwood. $1,599,000 $1,500,000 150 CARONDELET PLAZA, UNIT 1004, Clayton.

9743 LITZSINGER ROAD, Ladue. $1,499,000 230 MCDONALD PLACE, Webster Groves. $1,499,000 5105 LINDELL BOULEVARD, CWE. $1,449,000 731 THE HAMPTONS LANE, Town & Country. $1,425,000 8 KINGSBURY PLACE, CWE. $1,298,000 213 TROON COURT, St. Albans. $1,179,000 9052 CLAYTON RD., TBB, Richmond Heights. $1,100,000 8001 CLAYTON LANE COURT, Clayton. $1,095,000 20 BRIARCLIFF, Ladue. $1,089,900

RESIDENTIAL HOMES 5231 STUDER LANE, St. Louis.

9 COUNTRY ESTATES PLACE, Frontenac.

63 MUIRFIELD COURT, Town & Country.

3 CONWAY LANE, Ladue.

11 DWYER PLACE, Ladue.

1 CONWAY WOODS LANE, Ladue.

$998,900 $997,000 $949,000 $934,000 $929,900 $899,000

12 Upper Barnes Road | NEW LISTING Ladue $1,345,000 4912 PERSHING PLACE, CWE. 772 RIVER HILLS DRIVE, Fenton.

57 CLERMONT LANE, Ladue.

9901 CONWAY ROAD, Ladue.

11 MARYHILL, Ladue.

508 NORTH WARSON ROAD, Creve Coeur.

124 LAKE FOREST DRIVE, Richmond Heights.

70 WATERMAN PLACE, CWE. 12668 BRADFORD WOODS DRIVE, Sunset Hills.

6 LADUE MANOR, Ladue.

35 WOODCREST DRIVE, Ladue.

124 FRONTENAC FOREST STREET, Frontenac.

244 SAINT GEORGES, St. Albans.

17706 GINGERTREE COURT, Wildwood.

764 VILLAGE VIEW CIRCLE, St. Albans.

1639 MISTY HOLLOW COURT, Glencoe.

4904 PERSHING PLACE, CWE. 18034 PANORAMA DRIVE, Wildwood.

138 SOUTH GORE AVENUE, Webster Groves.

236 MERLOT LANE, St. Albans.

11701 FALLBROOK, Town & Country.

521 PURDUE AVENUE, University City.

129 GAY AVENUE, Clayton.

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3548 SAINT ALBANS ROAD, St. Albans.

604 DEERHURST, Webster Groves.

124 KEYSTONE CROSSING, O’Fallon.

509 CHERRY AVENUE, Webster Groves.

507 COTTAGE CROSSING DRIVE, O’Fallon.

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Desirée Drury applying makeup on Meeghan Mark at the chesterfield Valley location.

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Mark branca, pictured first row center, and a portion of his team of stylists at the chesterfield Valley location.

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belief in beauty is evident throughout each of Studio Branca’s two salons and its academy. That beauty shines brightest in the service providers and students who dedicate themselves to the art of transformation through hair styling and rejuvenating spa services.

The flagship location in Creve Coeur opened in March 1989, with a team of eight stylists. Studio Branca has since grown to 100 employees across multiple locations. “In the almost three decades since Studio Branca opened its doors in Creve Coeur, we have truly been blessed,” president and owner Mark Branca says. “Each time our business has called for expansion, space has become available.”

The new Chesterfield Valley location opened in July of this year to rave reviews and has been nominated for Salon Today’s “Salon of the Year.” “With the help of our architect [Christi Johaningmeyer, owner of Webster Groves’ Architextures], we worked to create a beautiful and modern space,” describes Branca. “We added about 30 percent more square footage to accommodate our growing business and our new medical spa in Chesterfield.”

A commitment to education is what led Branca to co-found, in 2006, The Salon Professional Academy, which has a reputation as a top-rated cosmetology school. “Our school is a separate business from our salon company,” notes Branca. “[Yet,] we utilize the same methodology and training in our salons.”

This passion for education does not stop with the academy; it is a constant focus within the salons, as well. “Our team of professionals receives world-class training,” says Branca. This year alone through its global education, Studio Branca has sent team members to Los Angeles, New York and Copenhagen, with a team of eight headed to Italy in November.

“It’s a career path – not a job,” explains Branca. “We believe that by focusing on our team’s personal success, our care will translate to our guests’ exceptional experience.”

Employee benefits are a remarkable point of difference separating Studio Branca from other salon companies. “My vision is for Studio Branca to be the finest salon company in the world, so our benefits need to align with that goal,” explains Branca. “My legacy plan is for our company to ultimately be 100 percent employee-owned. In the beauty industry, to offer these benefits is almost unheard of. That is significant.

It’s next level.”

A large part of the Branca culture is celebrating the accomplishments of its team. Since Studio Branca opened its doors almost 30 years ago, 54 diamond pendants have been handed out to commemorate 10 years of service with the company. “Ten years is quite a milestone – and we like to celebrate it!,” declares Branca.

Along with the company’s exponential growth, Studio Branca now operates two full med spas, with medical-grade treatments available for its clientele. “It’s a very exciting time for us,” says Branca. “I want the legacy of Studio Branca to [continue] on beyond me – and I truly believe our best years are ahead of us.”

Studio Branca | Creve Coeur, 12627 Olive Blvd., 314-469-1222; Studio Branca | Chesterfield Valley, 17227 Chesterfield Airport Road, 636-536-1615; studiobranca.com; The Salon Professional Academy, 3141 W. Clay St., St. Charles, 636-541-9757; tspastlouis.com

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Fathers’ Support Center

PULL FOR FATHERS SPORTING CLAYS TOURNAMENT

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group of sporting clay aficionados recently gathered at St. Charles’ Strathalbyn Farms Club to participate in the third annual Pull for Fathers Sporting Clays Tournament benefiting the Fathers’ Support Center. This year’s event completely sold out, as sportsmen spent the afternoon on the club’s shooting facilities before enjoying cocktails on the clubhouse patio. A program and dinner followed, as well as a live auction for hunting packages and the awarding of prizes to the day’s best shooters.

In total, the event raised more than $90,000 for the many programs of the Fathers’ Support Center, which helps foster healthy relationships by strengthening families and communities.

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Fathers’ Support made me feel warmhearted … to know that I had a lot of people around me who want me to succeed and who are helping me and taking the best interest in me to help me get to where I need to go in life. Not only for me, but for my kid.

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ll Among Us held its first fundraiser, projected as an annual event, in August at St. Louis’ Third Degree Glass Factory. Funds from it benefit a women’s care center scheduled to open its doors in Ferguson next month. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and dinner provided by food trucks from Zia’s on the Hill and Cha Cha Chow. Pure Nectar provided the live music, and Mike Moran of Third Degree Glass Factory demonstrated glassblowing. Emceeing the evening – which featured presentations

by Dawn Stringfield, Lisa Alexander and Cathryn Shaw – was media personality Tim Ezell. All Among Us, a nonprofit organization, strives to break the cycle of generational poverty and provide long-term transitional housing for single women for up to two years. The forthcoming care center will coordinate specialized programs in such areas as life skills, mental health service coordination, housing assistance, and art and creative experiences.

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After 11 months of renovating a small historical church in Ferguson, All Among Us is looking forward to opening the doors of the women’s care center in October. The women’s care center will provide long-term transitional housing for single women living in poverty. Our goal is to remove barriers keeping women in poverty and to provide opportunities to gain independence.

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Achievers And Believers scholArship dinner SATURDAy, OCT. 13 fROM 6 TO 10 P.M. SHERATON WESTPORT CHALET HOTEL Tickets cost $100 per person or $1,000 per table of 10 guests.

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Conventional wisdom tells us that change doesn’t happen overnight. True, longlasting shifts occur over time. One small step leads to another and then another, until a

“It’s a very inspirational evening,” describes Sherry LeBlanc, director of development and operations, of The Next Step’s Annual Scholarship Dinner. “There are so many tragedies all over the news. But why I love this organization is that I get to see the hopeful side of recovery and all of

transformation becomes palpable.

these amazing success stories.”

The upcoming Achievers and Believers Scholarship Dinner, which will take place Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel, promises to showcase the achievements of this year’s scholarship recipients – a record 59 in total – while also acknowledging the support of the

And so it was with the aptly-named local nonprofit, The Next Step. In 2005, a small group of people wanted to help a friend – in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, and financially struggling – cover the costs of her education. With their assistance, the woman successfully graduated from a local university. This single act of generosity blossomed into something more, sparking the formation of The Next Step, which provides much-needed tuition assistance to individuals active in recovery from alcohol or substance abuse.

Through a rigorous online and in-person application process, The Next Step awards financial aid to individuals seeking to begin or to continue undergraduate, graduate or vocational degree programs. The nonprofit confers up to $5,000 per year to undergraduate students and up to $3,000 per year to graduate students. Each scholarship is renewable, with the funds going directly to the given institution. Recipients must demonstrate one continuous year of sobriety or clean time, participate in a 12-step recovery program and maintain at least part-time employment.

“The Next Step has grown, pretty much every year, by word of mouth,” says board president Darcy Glidewell. “We’ve increased the number of scholarships and the amount of money allocated to each recipient.” Thirteen years since its launch, it has distributed more than $965,000 in scholarship money and witnessed hundreds of individuals rebuild

For more information or to register, call 314-719-2880 or visit thenextstepstl.org.

donors who believe in them. The evening will begin with an hors d’oeuvres reception and a silent auction, and then conclude with a seated dinner and a live auction.

A video will highlight the notable successes of two scholarship recipients: Kael and Christy. A former heroin addict, Kael now attends St. Louis Community College and gives back to the community by working as an addiction recovery coach.

Christy once faced prosecution for theft, having stolen from her employer to fuel her drug habit. Now sober, she attends the University

their lives through education.

“We believe that education is one of the best ways to rise above alcohol and substance abuse,” emphasizes Glidewell. “So often, our recipients’ educational goals have gotten

of Missouri-St. Louis and is excited about what the future holds.

completely off track. But education is tremendously important, not only to developing skill sets, but also to building self-confidence. People become more productive members of society, better providers for their families and better siblings, neighbors and employees.

In many ways, their triumphs help the St. Louis community.”

“We really focus on celebrating our recipients at the dinner,” shares Glidewell. Scholarship awardees volunteer at the event, but then get to sit down for dinner amongst the donors, who sponsor their seats. “We want to acknowledge everything that these recipients have achieved. It’s so important that they know how much we want them to succeed.”

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atrice Munden of Patrice Munden Interior Design was excited when she found out she’d get to work on a house in the only Missouri neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places: Ladue Estates. After living in Texas for a while, the former Creve Coeur clients returned to their previous home and heard about Munden from a friend.

They wanted to renovate and update the residence and embrace the midcentury modern feel they loved.

“They like a lot of color,” Munden says. “Even though they wanted modern and up-to-date furniture, they still wanted that throwback midcentury modern feel. As much as they like the style, they didn’t want a museum-type feel in the house, though.”

Munden and her clients hunted down and purchased some art from the era, decorating and sprucing up the house for the friends and family they like to entertain.

“The whole look of the house is open and clean,” Munden says. “Once we started gathering some pieces, everything fell into place.”

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Brass Bold As

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The alluring alloy is staging a residential comeback in several exciting ways, as area experts explain.

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or decades, stainless steel and chrome finishes have dominated the design industry, leaving one of the formerly trendiest metals – brass – in the dust. Over the course of the past few years, however, brass has been making a slow and steady comeback, reasserting itself as a fun finish for everything from light fixtures to cabinet pulls.

Brass was a shiny staple in houses designed in the 1970s and ’80s, but the brass that’s making its way back into homes isn’t as bold as its popular predecessor 40 years ago. Instead, it’s being integrated in a matte finish, making a subdued statement on hardware and accessories across the country.

“People have tired of the stainless and brushed nickel trends,” says Kathleen Matthews, interior designer at Savvy Surrounding Style in Ladue. “The brass we are seeing today is a softer brass than before; most brass pieces are an unlacquered brass or a soft gold.”

Lauren Sweet-Schuler of Castle Design in Clayton believes brass is making a comeback because of its warm tones and how nicely it complements warm gray tones.

“I’m seeing it incorporated in many ways,” she says. “It starts in small doses and makes its way into every room.”

To reintroduce brass to your home, Sweet-Schuler recommends starting with a smaller space, like a powder room mirror or faucet hardware. Homeowners then can move on to bigger household components like a dining room chandelier.

Sweet-Schuler also recommends mixing up its uses from room to room to keep it visually interesting.

“Maybe it’s hardware on a cabinet in one room and a large vase in another,” she says. “There are great ways to use it in any space.”

Matthews recommends keeping the finish subtle and staying away from the polished brass of the ’70s and ’80s to avoid a dated look. She encourages pairing today’s brass with jewel tones like a rich, dark green or a regal navy for a classic look. It can also be paired with marble in accent furniture pieces.

“The organic vibe of marble and the more industrial feel of brass can result in a dramatic cocktail table or dining room table,” she says.

Lisa Davis, visual merchandising specialist with KDR Designer Showrooms near Maryland Heights, suggests pairing brass with everything from acrylic to more natural elements.

“My personal favorite is brass and acrylic, mixed together, or wood and brass for a more rustic but elegant feel,” she says.

Like Matthews and Sweet-Schuler, she’s seeing many clients starting to introduce brass into their lighting fixtures and home accessories.

“It’s an easy, inexpensive way to incorporate brass in any space, and a little goes a long way,” she says.

Although pendants and cabinet hardware reign as the most popular brass accessories right now, Matthews suggests a few unexpected ways to bring brass into your home. A modern bar cart? Yes, please.

“The finish makes the bar cart a little unexpected but also takes a functional accent piece to a new level,” she says.

“A metallic brass finish is also being used in wall tiles. These tiles would make a dramatic and memorable backsplash in a residential bar area.”

Whether through subtle touches or dramatic elements, brass can be installed throughout the home as an eye-catching and striking design element. Its new matte appearance is making its way into brands across their entire line in modern, state-of-the-art pieces.

Sweet-Schuler advocates for the metal – but in a smart way.

“Brass is a finish often found in older homes,” she says, “so updating with the new matte brass finish still feels cohesive with exiting elements, while staying on-trend with the new warmer version.”

Only time will tell how long the fad continues its resurgence in the design world, but for now, designers like Matthews are enjoying its revival.

“Having been in design in the ’80s and ’90s, I was sorry to see [the brass trend] fade away,” Matthews says. “The resurgence of the unlacquered brass and gold tones is exciting!

I encourage clients to add at least a few accents of brass to add an understated warmth.”

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ituated in a private enclave among architecturally distinct homes, this contemporary, 1.5-story property offers 7,900 square feet of living space. Gleaming hardwood floors, elaborate moldings and endless windows hallmark the distinct style of this brick-and-stone residence. Step in through the front door, underneath a covered porch entrance, to explore the charming interior. Tease the family out of their bedrooms on a lazy weekend morning, with irresistible aromas coming from the light-filled breakfast room. Attached, the paneled hearth room evokes a quiet dignity underneath a beamed and raised ceiling. Picture chatting with neighbors on the stamped concrete patio, which overlooks more than three park-like acres. In the evening, visitors can retire to the guest wing as you head to the master suite, which houses two walk-in closets and his-andher marble baths. A coffered living room with a marble fireplace, a formal dining room, an open family room and an upper-level bonus room complete this wonderful abode.

THIS 8-BEDROOM, 6 FULL-BATHROOM AND 2 HALF-BATHROOM HOME IN LADUE IS LISTED FOR $2 MILLION.

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Put your best face forward at first-of-their-kind lash and brow studios in the metro area.

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he interior of Wink iBoutique Lash & Brow Bar in Town and Country is decidedly casual. A tufted couch anchors the trendy waiting room, which is sprinkled with gold accent pieces and features a cute – and convenient – coffee bar for clients. Top-40 tracks fill the space, and exposed brick keeps the consultation rooms cozy.

But the story of Wink iBoutique is anything but casual. From launching two locations in 10 months to hiring and training a dozen expert employees, not to mention creating her own brand of eyelash extensions and adhesives, owner and creator Christina Passanise has been serious about her business from the start.

The first of its kind in the metro area, Wink iBoutique offers microblading, lash extensions, keratin lash lifts and henna eyebrow tinting, as well as a full menu of facial services including spa treatments and event airbrush makeup.

An aesthetician with close to 18 years of experience, St. Louis-born Passanise began her career doing facials for various spas in the area before earning certifications in lash extensions, skin

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treatments, airbrush makeup, micropigmentation and microblading. For nine years, Passanise built up her own devoted clientele, renting studio space out of Clare’s of Clayton Salon, before realizing she needed more space.

“I was so busy that I needed to hire, train and expand,” she says. “I was booked out six months in advance for lash extensions. My sister-in-law was the first to join me, and I realized that we quickly needed more space to grow.”

So in September 2016, Passanise opened Wink iBoutique Lash & Brow Bar in Clayton.

“I was looking for a space in Clayton to start,” Passanise says of her fourroom flagship studio. “I was careful in choosing the first space, not knowing how fast we would grow.”

The community response was positive, leading Passanise to open a sister location in Town and Country in July 2017. The second location was met with just as much enthusiasm as the first, so much so that she and her team plan to move into a larger space across the parking lot this coming spring.

So how have Passanise and her staff earned the support of both communities so quickly? To start, her staff is extensively trained through a six-month apprenticeship, where they perfect their skills in Wink’s lash, brow and skin services.

For example, when it comes to eyebrow microblading – a manual method of depositing a small amount of pigment in the uppermost layer of skin using disposable hand tools composed of very fine needle points to fill brows out – this hands-on apprenticeship makes all the difference.

“We are extremely careful not to scar the skin tissue,” Passanise says. “A lot of people will get two-day training without a lot of hands-on experience before

Before After

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maintenance and utilizes your own natural lashes, so it really has a big draw – our they get out there and start microblading. The problem is, if you don’t have a clients love it.” background and experience working with the different thicknesses of skin types Looking ahead, Passanise is excited for the new location and to expand upon and how deep to go, it’s hard to determine what you’re doing.” her offerings within Wink’s Cloud º9 Skin Spa, including Fibroblast Plasma Skin Passanise says her team also uses a specific type of pigment in their Tightening, a nonsurgical lift treatment that activates collagen elastic production microblading that omits iron oxide and heavy metals, keeping the brow color from that she recently trained in. Wink will changing over time. Attention to be the first studio to offer the service product ingredients is another in the metro area. hallmark of Wink’s services, And for those interested in brow, including Passanise’s very own lash lash and skin services, Passanise has extension and adhesive line. sound advice: “Do your research!”

“Over the years, I had so many Passanise regularly posts beforeclients suffering from allergies that and-after photos on her social were glue related,” she says. “So I media channels as examples for started looking to refine that and potential clients, and she welcomes what options were available, working anyone interested to come in for a with a chemist to come up with a consultation and even patch-test how better formula that doesn’t contain his or her skin will react to products some of those harsh ingredients, like before committing. formaldehyde and latex.”

“I’m kind of a freak when it comes Passanise says the entire to information,” Passanise admits. process, from finding more natural “We consult and consult and consult. ingredients that would lessen the All of my girls are highly trained in chances for allergies to deciding on setting those expectation levels and the right manufacturer and creating educating our clients. When it comes the branding and training courses, The Wink iBoutique team. | Photo courtesy o of Wink iBoutique Lash & Brown Bar to microblading, you have to take was a yearlong project. But it was into consideration your individual features and bone structure. We make sure well worth it: It’s the No. 1 service revenue-wise for Wink, with other top services all the information is at a client’s fingertips – including aftercare.” including microblading and keratin lash lifts – an hour treatment using silicone rods to strengthen, lift and tint natural lashes for six to eight weeks. “[The keratin lash lift is] a great alternative for the people who don’t want to Wink iBoutique Lash & Brow Bar, 7805 Clayton Road, Clayton, 636-346-3383; commit to lash extensions or can’t due to eye sensitivity,” Passanise says. “It’s less 14145 Clayton Road, Town and Country, 314-540-9454; winkiboutique.com

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Fiona and the

MANN FAMILY

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wanted a dog. After she and her husband, Ben, got married, she wanted the next addition to the family to be a dog. Ben’s family used to foster dogs when he was younger, but Erin’s family didn’t get a dog until she was away at college, and she wanted one of her own.

She knew that she didn’t want a puppy and that she wanted a pit bull mix of some sort from a shelter. Once she started perusing Petfinder.com, she discovered Even Chance Pit Bull Rescue. She saw two dogs that piqued her interest, and she messaged the group’s vice president, Heather Roberts. Though the two dogs had been adopted that day, Roberts had another dog in mind for the newlyweds.

Fiona had been found running around East St. Louis with a pack of smaller dogs. She was brought to Even Chance and was adopted. Unfortunately, she was returned to Even Chance only a week later. The then-2year-old pit bull mix didn’t fit well with her previous family because of her high energy levels, but Erin and Ben were intrigued by the sweetfaced pup.

“We went to meet her and really liked her,” Erin says. “She was super-hyper and chasing squirrels in the yard.”

They didn’t adopt her just yet, though. The Manns left for their honeymoon just two days after seeing Fiona at her foster family’s house and decided to mull her adoption over while they were gone. The day they got back, though, Ben mentioned he wanted to go see Fiona again.

“We were ready to sign the papers and were going to adopt her on a Wednesday,” Erin says. “But we got a call on Tuesday morning that there had been a fire at the foster family’s house.”

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Fiona had been in a crate in the master bedroom, but if her crate had been anywhere else, she wouldn’t have survived. She licked the firefighter who rescued her all the way out of the house through her crate.

The Manns brought Fiona home shortly after, on Jan. 10 of this year. The first night they had her wasn’t easy, though.

“The first night in her crate, she was thrashing around,” Erin recalls. “I think she had a little [post-traumatic stress disorder] from the fire.”

After that first night, though, Fiona has been a model citizen. She just turned 3 years old and went

through training with No Leash Needed, where she picked up manners and tricks in just a short amount of time.

“We dropped her off in the morning, and by that afternoon, she’d already learned so much,” Erin says.

Fiona’s favorite things include going for walks and “any toy we give her, even though they’re usually destroyed within 10 minutes,” Erin says. Fiona has never met a stranger and loves everyone she meets.

Although her energy levels are high, she crashes at the end of the day and turns into a snuggle bug.

“She adds so much life to our life and is so much fun,” Erin says. “We have a lot of love to give, and I’m glad she’s the one receiving it.”

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By Janis Murray

’ve been working this month with many rising high school seniors who are preparing their essays and supplements for college. They are getting a jump-start because they realize homework and all the joys of being a senior are coming up soon. Then they’ll get hit with the huge job of applying to college, and it is huge.

The job starts with the common application essay of 650 words that will go to most or all of the colleges you apply to. For most, it is the first time someone – a stranger, a decision-maker – asks essentially, “Who might you be as a citizen of the world?” Geez! My son had never been asked that when he was 17, which is partly why I started this company almost 20 years ago.

A clear message about who you are is critical to acceptance. Colleges today almost plead for a picture of who you really are. Some applications go so far as to say, “A real person will read this” or “Give us a picture of yourself.”

The common application provides several prompts to guide applicants, and practically anything you write could fit one of them, but still many applicants get stuck on how to start.

First, don’t be afraid of not being good enough.

A clear message about who you are is critical to acceptance. Colleges today almost plead for a picture of who you really are.

Thinking about the thousands of other applicants as competition will not help. Instead, focus on who you are. Fear is negative energy that can be turned into a positive if you just focus on what you bring to the table.

What have you done? What have you learned from it?

How does it affect your thinking moving forward?

Stop worrying about that word count. It holds you back from telling your story. If the unedited version comes out to 1,000 words, it can always be edited – and might be better and more succinct that way. I’ve had

essays come in for MBA applications that were 1,200 words when the limit was 750. Most often, after editing, students are amazed that their story is better shortened and specific.

Also, don’t try to be too formal. I commonly see this, and admissions committees can easily see through it. Such committees read thousands of essays and recognize patterns immediately. In some cases, The Wall Street Journal reported this month that there are so many applications now that a team of two undergraduate students may be the first to read your essay and decide if it goes forward. Yuck!

So take a chance. All you have to do is grab your readers’ attention and keep it. Be lively, be original, relax and just go for it! There’s a perfect-fit college for everyone!

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lisse Camazine considers herself a lucky lady. She feels fortunate that she had good health insurance and did not have to deal with the added trauma of being uninsured or underinsured at the time

of her breast cancer diagnosis in 1995.

“I was 41 with three children – ages 2, 5 and 8 – and all I could think about at the time was that if I died, my family would be devastated and my children would not remember me.”

Camazine, now 64, says her gynecologist found her breast cancer during a routine checkup. “I had a double mastectomy, reconstruction and then a massive heart attack from a blood clot after three or four treatments of chemotherapy,” she adds.

Today, Camazine, who has been an award-winning and highly respected family law attorney in Clayton for more than 30 years, is healthy and wants to make a difference.

“The statistics are alarming,” she says. “We all have to acknowledge that everyone knows someone who has breast cancer. Just imagine what it would be like to have a diagnosis of cancer and be uninsured or underinsured. What do you do? Where do you go? Will you get treatment or forgo it because you need the money for formula for your baby, school clothes for your kids or to put food on the table? This is the terrifying dilemma many women in the St. Louis area are faced with every day because one out of eight women will face a diagnosis of breast cancer during her lifetime.”

To help those less fortunate, Camazine has joined forces with fellow breast cancer survivors Susie Knopf and Elizabeth Mannen to co-chair KaleidoHope, Gateway to Hope’s ninth annual dinner gala, to be held Oct. 19 at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis in Clayton.

Gateway to Hope is a breast cancer lifeline founded by David A. Caplin, M.D., and Marlys E. Schuh, M.D. Camazine is passionate about her belief that good health care is essential for everyone. In 2004, she and her brother, a retired surgeon who lives in Texas, founded Earthwide Surgical Foundation, a nonprofit that provides medical and surgical needs to people in underprivileged third world countries.

“I have been to Nigeria many times, and I am acutely aware of insurance needs,” Camazine says. “The horrors seen there because people do not have insurance or good health care are heartbreaking. I have seen 20-pound breast cancer tumors and facial tumors the size of a head.”

Born and raised in Westchester, New York, Camazine is a 1976 graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and a 1979 graduate of Saint Louis University School of Law. Camazine started her law firm, Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal, P.C., 24 years ago with just 13 lawyers.

In her years of practice, she has become one of the leading family law practitioners in

the St. Louis area, focusing on child custody, complex divorce and property litigation.

“It has been important to me that people get support in the divorce process,” she says. “I try to be the agent of reality and tell people what is likely to happen. They need to know upfront.”

In recognition of her outstanding work, Best Lawyers, the longtime legal peer-review company, named her 2010 Family Law Lawyer of the Year. Among many other awards, she has received the Women’s Justice Award for Trial Practice in 2009 from Lawyers Media, which recognizes women who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and furthering the highest ideals of the legal profession. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and the Top 50: 2018 Women Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Top List.

Married for 33 years to Mark Ellebrecht, an attorney she met at Saint Louis University, she praises her husband, who has chosen to be “a stay-at-home dad” since 1998.

“I think we have great kids in large part because Mark stayed at home with them,” she says. “Our family also shares a love of travel that has enriched all of our lives.”

Camazine says Gateway to Hope’s mission is “near and dear to me because I remember having discussions with my kids about health insurance. Why should some little boy’s mother die when yours didn’t? Gateway to Hope isn’t just about saving women; it is saving families. Its mission moves me,” she says.

We all have to acknowledge that everyone knows someone who has breast cancer. Just imagine what it would be like to have a diagnosis of cancer and be uninsured or underinsured.

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f one could divine the nature of the economic forces in the world, one could foretell the future,” Robert L. Heilbroner, the American economist and historian of economic theory, once asserted, and in that context, an unusual local institution assists visitors not so much in predicting tomorrow as apprehending today.

That institution occupies slightly less than 6,000 square feet of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, one of the 12 regional components of this nation’s central banking system: the Inside the Economy Museum, located in the heart of downtown St. Louis.

Visitors access the monolithic landmark through an entrance on a pedestrian plaza due south of the Fed. Tom Shepherd, the museum’s director, notes that it opened little more than four years ago, on Sept. 22, 2014. “Our museum was created as a part of the St. Louis Fed’s commitment to the public of making economic education and financial literacy more accessible to everyone,” he says. “The public really seems to enjoy the museum. We’ve had great reviews, multiple awards from TripAdvisor and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Go! Magazine, and a growing list of schools that have made a visit to the museum an annual field trip.”

The museum, which charges no admission and greets the public each weekday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., comprises almost 100 components – interactive displays, games, sculptures and videos. Shepherd continues that it “includes the exhibit space, a classroom where we offer programs to field trips and a small gift shop. Our staff consists of two people who work full time in the museum, as well as a large group of staff from around the bank who volunteer in the museum and working with groups.”

Physically, the museum comprises a quintet of “zones”: Zone 1, “The Eighth District Comes Alive”; Zone 2, “How People Make Decisions”; Zone 3, “How People Interact”; Zone 4, “The Connections Theater”; and Zone 5, “You and the Economy.” The individual zones cover such variegated topics as the seven-state territory of the Eighth Federal Reserve District, individuals’ personal financial choices, markets and trade, the Fed’s history, and interactions among governments, central banks and commercial financial institutions.

Touring the museum typically takes an hour – at a given visitor’s own, self-guided pace, albeit with facilitation by the staff – and the facility, over time, has enjoyed laudable attendance. “The museum has seen on average 12,000 visitors per year, with this year looking to see closer to 14,000 visitors,” Shepherd says. “Our busy season begins in March and goes through the middle of August, with March – spring break – and July being our busiest months.”

Almost necessarily, the facility fosters a robust scholastic outreach tailored to students in middle school, high school and college. That outreach includes lesson plans on topics ranging from paychecks and inflation through currency and investments to the global economy and the time value of money.

The museum’s outreach also includes field-trip interactive programs with titles like Lincoln and the $5 Note and Escape the Vault, as well as student guides with both multiple-choice questions (“What does the Federal Reserve System do?”) and fill-in-the-blank posers (“What does it mean to have comparative advantage?”) for middle schoolers and high schoolers alike.

Shepherd states that the museum strives to stay current with the mind-boggling mutability of today’s financial services landscape – a decade or so ago, for instance, few members of the general public had encountered such now-common terms as quant and cryptocurrency – often using technology to do so.

“Our visitors really enjoy the high-tech, hands-on nature of our museum, as it’s not what most people expect when they first arrive,” he says. “We have many videos playing throughout the space, along with an interactive trading pit where visitors can buy and sell against each other to see who can make the most money.”

In its ongoing efforts to be something of a memorial to moola, a gold standard of gelt, the museum, through its website, welcomes reservations (made two weeks in advance, if at all possible) for scholastic field trips and from other, nonscholastic groups ranging from 11 to 100 visitors. Groups larger than that should email the facility at economymuseum@stls.frb.org.

Finally, the museum’s gift shop offers a genuinely noteworthy free souvenir, complementing sales of logoed T-shirts, totes, toys and other t’ings and reflecting the Fed’s duty to destroy currency no longer fit for circulation: shredded greenbacks.

Inside the Economy Museum, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1 Federal Reserve Bank Plaza, St. Louis, 314-444-7309, stls.frb.org

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Whitfield School is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Creve Coeur that serves 440 students in grades six through 12. At Whitfield, educators take the myriad challenges faced by today’s adolescents seriously. Whitfield’s faculty and staff create an environment in which students flourish academically and as individuals with distinct interests and strengths.

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hrough its Habits of Mind and Heart curriculum, Whitfield encourages students to develop their unique potential and to become ethical, globally minded citizens. “Our approach to preparation for college and life is through character,” explains head of school John Delautre.

“Scholarship is very important to us, but it’s not more important than citizenship, ethics and mindfulness.”

This character-driven approach infuses every aspect of learning at Whitfield and is carried out by an extraordinary team of teachers who are not only experts in their chosen fields, but also in educating specific age groups. “The Habits of Mind and Heart philosophy is really integrated into everything we do,” emphasizes Emily Chrysler, director of admission. “When you walk into a physics class, the teacher in that classroom cares as much about collaboration and empathy as physics itself.”

Through its innovative advisory program, teachers meet several times per week with a small group of students. The advisory program complements Whitfield’s academic mission and enables teachers to “develop an awareness of students’ needs and unique characteristics,” says Chrysler.

That personalized attention extends to college advising, as well. Whitfield’s college counseling program is led by two full-time counselors who endeavor to make the college admissions process as stress-free as possible for students. “We really ask parents to step back from the college counseling process,” shares Delautre. “We want our students to be the drivers, to take charge, do the research and develop longstanding relationships with their college counselors.”

Whitfield’s methods have certainly proved successful. The 75 students who graduated in the class of 2018 now attend 59 universities across the globe.

And, 80 percent of students in this graduating class received a merit award, amounting to nearly $3.1 million in scholarship money.

On Sunday, Oct. 14, Whitfield will host an open house, where prospective students and their families can see the campus, speak with students and teachers, and get a feel for the school community. After the event, prospective students are invited to schedule a visit on campus.

“Many of our kids choose to specialize in art, drama and science,” states Delautre, “but I can’t think of a student who wouldn’t thrive here.”

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CARRIE KERLEY, AVP OF BUSINESS SERVICES

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Moneta 314-244-3044, m onetagroup.com Both motivated and diligent, Kyle

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monetary stimulus through increasing

worth individuals and families. In

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KEN POTEET, FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN & CEO

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Moneta 314-735-9066, monetagroup.com Taylor Sibley’s positive approach

Midwest Regional Bank’s area president, Sanford Scott, has 35 years of local banking experience. He specializes in

PATRICIA STEINBACH, VP & WEALTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Commerce Trust Company 8000 Forsyth Blvd., 314-746-3820, commercetrustcompany.com

energizes her team. She is incredibly

LAUREN TURNER, CLIENT SERVICE MANAGER Moneta monetagroup.com Lauren Turner joins Moneta as a key member of the team, bringing a depth

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Dinner ...

My Thai

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After settling here, Fox opened Basil Spice in 2008.

She also previously owned and operated Sweet Basil Thai Cafe in downtown St. Louis and has served as a partner of The Blue Pearl, also in St. Louis, since it reopened under new ownership last year.

My Thai fills approximately 1,400 square feet, with 45 seats. The contemporary design features gray and olive-green walls embellished with colorful paintings.

The restaurant offers both counter service for guests on the go and table service for dining in.

From the menu, guests can choose from such starters as fried shrimp rolls or pot stickers – crispy dumplings with chicken, onion, bamboo, carrots and garlic. My Thai also features another Basil Spice favorite: phat kaphrao, a stir-fried entrée with fresh sweet basil, onions, carrots and bell peppers, served

with rice and the guest’s choice of chicken, pork, beef, shrimp or tofu.

“Basically, this menu is going to be the most popular items from all the experience I have from opening restaurants as well as some of my personal favorites,” Fox says. “Once in a while, we’ll have creative specials, too.”

Dishes at My Thai also have slight differences from their Basil Spice counterparts in order to offer a unique experience. The Drunken Noodle wok entrée, for instance, features the addition of white wine to a base of spicy basil sauce. A completely new offering is the American Fried Rice wok entrée with egg, peas, carrots, onion, raisins and, atop all else, a fried egg.

“We might be the only restaurant in the states that sells this,” Fox says with a laugh. “This is a really

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y Thai, which launched in July in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood, offers authentic cuisine from central Thailand for lunch and dinner, and comes from the owner of South Grand mainstay Basil Spice Thai Cuisine.

Chef-owner Somying Fox came to this country to study education in Oklahoma. After the Thailand native and former teacher relocated to New Orleans for work, though, she decided to open a restaurant there.

“I fell in love with America and wanted to share Thai culture and Thai food with people here,” Fox says.

“Everything was almost set up to open the restaurant, but then Hurricane Katrina hit. My husband and I lost everything and had to start over. We came to St. Louis with one suitcase.”

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& A Show

Love Never Dies

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By Mark Bretz

popular dish in Thailand. When I grew up, I always ate American fried rice, and when I came here, I thought I could get the authentic version. I once took a lot of my American friends to Thailand, and it was the first thing they saw on the menu.

They were so curious that they all ordered it. I understood then that it never existed in America.”

Drink options at My Thai include Thai coffee and Thai tea – with or without boba – and Thai beer brands like Carlsberg Elephant. For dessert, guests can choose from selections like sweet sticky rice with mango.

Whether you want to simply stick to a dessert and a drink or dive right into the drunken noodles, do so before catching Love Never Dies at The Fabulous Fox Theatre.

“I’m really happy to share my food with customers and get to see their smiles and happiness when they eat our food,” Fox says. “We want to cook them real Thai food and make them feel at home.”

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My Thai, 4495 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, 314-833-4404

‌Story: Several years after the Phantom disappeared from the Paris Opera House, he has resurfaced at Coney Island in New York City. Known only as the elusive Mr. Y, proprietor of The Phantasma amusement park, he lives above the carny and freak shows that dazzle the audiences who attend them.

In his employ are Madame Giry and her daughter, Meg, who helped him escape France a decade earlier.

Meg stars in the popular burlesque revue at The Phantasma, an act produced by Madame Giry, who resents the Phantom’s continued infatuation with his one-time protégée, famous opera star Christine Daaé.

When word is announced that Christine has agreed to perform at Oscar Hammerstein I’s new Manhattan opera house, the Phantom sends a trio of freak show performers named Fleck, Gangle and Squelch to pick up Christine; her husband, Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny; and their son, Gustave, in a horseless carriage, pretending to represent Hammerstein.

The Phantom arranges to meet Christine alone, revealing that he is not dead but now living in New York. He professes his love for her and offers to double her salary if she’ll perform at The Phantasma.

He also notices that 10-year-old Gustave has a precocious musical ability. Confronting Christine, he learns that Gustave is his own son, not Raoul’s, and determines to leave his estate eventually to Gustave.

Raoul, now an embittered alcoholic and mired in gambling debts, agrees to the Phantom’s proposition: If Christine sings a song composed by the Phantom, Raoul will return to France alone. If she refuses to perform, the Phantom will pay off all of Raoul’s debt and leave Christine and her family alone forever.

Highlights: The Fabulous Fox Theatre opens its 2018-19 season with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to his 1986 smash, The Phantom of the Opera, which picks up, somewhat, where the original musical ended.

Other Info: Lloyd Webber, who composed the music for The Phantom of the Opera, was joined in that original effort by lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, who collaborated with Lloyd Webber on the book. That work was based on the 19th-century novel

by Gaston Leroux.

Love Never Dies to date hasn’t appeared on Broadway, and there’s a good reason for that. The book by Ben Elton, which is based on Frederick Forsyth’s novel The Phantom of Manhattan, never gained traction. It’s set in 1907, supposedly a decade after the time period for The Phantom, but the story has a forced feeling to it.

There are some positive elements to Love Never Dies.

All of the principals demonstrate very good singing voices, and it was especially rewarding to hear young Jake Heston Miller showcase his beautiful, high voice as Gustave on opening night (he alternates with Christian Harmston in the role). Likewise, Meghan Picerno displayed a wonderful soprano in the role of Christine.

Bronson Norris Murphy serves capably as the Phantom, even if he does look ridiculously young for the part, especially since this so-called sequel takes place a decade after the original. He shares a tender moment with Picerno when they sing a duet of the show’s signature ballad, “Once Upon Another Time.”

Lloyd Webber’s intricate score covers a variety of genres, including supposedly styles of music popular at the turn of the 20th century in burlesque houses.

A highlight is the raucous rock sound of “The Beauty Underneath” near the end of Act I. The ensemble cavorts throughout the intoxicating “Aerie” portion of The Phantasma, filled with imaginative touches of creatures encapsulated in elliptical forms which circle in carousel fashion around the stage.

Other major players include Sean Thompson in the thankless role of Raoul, Karen Mason as the stonefaced Madame Giry and Mary Michael Patterson as the simple-minded Meg, thrilled to see Christine after so many years and then crushed with envy when she sees the Phantom’s continued adoration of her onetime sister chorus member. Katrina Kemp, Stephen Petrovich and Richard Koons provide entertainment as the freak trio of Fleck, Gangle and Squelch.

While Love Never Dies looks good in its layout, dominated by an imposing half-mask of the Phantom at stage right, the story just isn’t compelling enough to pay sufficient homage to its predecessor.

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The Wine Life WHAT I AM DRINKING NOW…

By Stanley Browne

‌2013 FLYWHEEL, PINOT NOIR, BROSSEAU VINEYARD – CHALONE, CALIFORNIA Grape: 100% Pinot Noir Owner/Winemaker: Scott Shapely Approximate Retail Price: $37 TASTING NOTES: Color: Intense ruby red, semi-bright Aroma: Bright red cherry and plum laced with soft minerality, autumn spices and a bit of cola Taste: Mineral earthiness intermingled with bright cherry and a long, delightful finish

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n California’s Monterey County, situated in the Gabilan Mountains 1,800 feet above sea level, with only three vineyards planted to about 300 acres, the Chalone American Viticultural Area, or AVA, stands unique from all others in the region.

Why? Well, some areas have limestone, and some have a cool climate – but very few, like Chalone, have both.

These two factors together make this

region the most similar to Burgundy, France, which inevitably favors chardonnay and pinot noir. Today’s Chalone Vineyard – of Chalone Winery, the only winery in the region – was first planted in 1919 to chardonnay and chenin blanc. As the region expanded, adding Soledad, California’s Michaud and Brosseau Vineyard, so have the plantings, adding primarily pinot noir but also other cool climate-loving varietals such as syrah, grenache and viognier.

The family-owned and -operated Brosseau Vineyard was purchased in 1978 by Jon and Jan Brosseau and cleared for planting by 1980. Of the 160 acres originally purchased, 16 were planted to chardonnay and only one to pinot noir. Since then, the Brosseaus have expanded their property and plantings, adding not only more acreage to vine but also more varieties of chardonnay and pinot noir clones, along with small plots dedicated to syrah, marsanne, roussanne, viognier and chenin blanc.

The organically farmed and award-winning

Brosseau Vineyard has sold its fruit to a great many popular and respected wineries, including Loring Wine Company, Dain Wines, Copain Wines and Testarossa Winery.

Flywheel is a much smaller boutique winery located in the heart of San Francisco. Its small-lot wines focus on the Monterey County region, primarily the Chalone AVA. Its chardonnay, pinot noir (both Brosseau Vineyard), grenache and mourvèdre showcase the terroir-driven style with minerality and bright fruit. Its pinot noir was selected for its pleasant and complex fruit structure, balanced acidity and lingering finish, reminiscent of many Burgundian wines.

Food Pairings: This wine pairs wonderfully with yellowfin tuna, filet mignon with mushroom bordelaise, truffle risotto, softer cheeses like Brie or Morbier, chocolate and butternut squash.

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Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin has once more become a resident of the metro area – just in time for the golden anniversary of his esteemed career.

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aestro Leonard Slatkin’s career has come full circle: After decades of distinguished performances around the world, the six-time Grammy-winning conductor and renowned former St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) music director has returned to reside in the Gateway City for his 50th-anniversary year of conducting. “It all started here,” Slatkin says.

During his lauded 17-year-run leading the SLSO from 1979 to 1996, Slatkin recalls countless highlights, from the acclaimed group’s annual appearances in New York City to tours in Europe and Asia, as well as helping shape the future of classical music through creating the now nearly 50-yearold St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. “But perhaps most important was the building of trust between the orchestra and the community,” he says.

Earlier this year, when Slatkin and his wife, award-winning composer Cindy McTee, were making the decision on where to live out their music careers during their golden years, the maestro recalls: “It was love at first left turn … St. Louis seemed to have everything we needed. So we built a house in Clayton and have spent most of the summer here.”

The move back to St. Louis comes on the heels of Slatkin’s most recent role as music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). After taking the DSO to new heights through reconnecting the group with its city, the maestro ended his decade-long Michigan stay in June, after he underwent a successful heart surgery in May. “As with St. Louis, there were so many [DSO] moments that were memorable, but none more than at the final concert, where I was being honored,” Slatkin says. “My son, Daniel, surprised me with a piece of music, In Fields, that he had written for the occasion. But even more astounding was that he walked onstage and conducted it!”

As an LA native, Slatkin has enjoyed a lifelong love affair with music begun in early childhood – his parents’ musical work in the film industry led his family to relationships with some of the most beloved composers and performers of Hollywood’s Golden Age, such as Frank Sinatra.

Ever enthralled by song, Slatkin went on to graduate from music school at New York City’s nonpareil Juilliard School and to lead a flourishing conducting career that included significant stints as music director at the SLSO, the DSO, London’s BBC Symphony Orchestra and the former New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, as well as a 12-year run helming the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., which yielded both performances for and friendships

O with political leadership, from former President Bill Clinton to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Among awards, Slatkin’s outstanding lifetime career in music has garnered half a dozen Grammy wins and 33 nominations, as well as the prestigious National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. government.

And Slatkin has shared his conducting talents with younger generations, founding the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and National Conducting Institute in Washington, D.C., and serving as a music educator at institutions such as Juilliard, the Manhattan School of Music, the Aspen Music School in Colorado and the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

Now back in St. Louis with an accomplished music career in tow, Slatkin will continue to conduct the world’s top orchestras about 30 weeks a year and serve in three roles: as honorary music director of the Orchestre National de Lyon in France, as well as music director laureate of the DSO and conductor laureate of the SLSO, including leading the SLSO in performances across two weeks this spring at Powell Hall.

On April 27 and 28, Slatkin will conduct the SLSO through Leonard Bernstein’s emotional Symphony No. 3, Kaddish (a word meaning “sanctification,” a hymn of praise in Jewish prayer services), which was written for late President John F. Kennedy. And on May 3 and 4, celebratory performances in honor of Slatkin’s 50 years of working with the SLSO will include the maestro leading Tchaikovsky’s passionate Sixth Symphony, and the world premiere of a special commissioned piece by composer Jeff Beal, the musical mastermind behind the score of the popular Netflix series House of Cards. “We will be playing a few of my favorites, as well as some new pieces,” Slatkin says, noting, “Jeff Beal is writing a song cycle for my good friend soprano Hila Plitmann.”

Beyond the baton, the maestro notes that he’ll take a beat for a little rest and relaxation: “It is also time to just enjoy myself and do some traveling with my wife, Cindy.” Bravo, indeed!

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Around Town Tue., Oct. 9

St. Louis Community College at Meramec welcomes international professional photographer and visual storyteller LANCE OMAR THURMAN for the sixth annual Peterson Photography Lecture Series in Lecture Hall Room 103. Thurman’s “Seven Billion Stories – A Photographer’s Coming of Age Through Travel and Pictures” should be a compelling, visually stunning and interesting conversation.

The lecture series was developed to expose students, faculty and the community to the work of local photographers of distinction and to encourage and inspire students to pursue and complete a degree at the Kirkwood college.

7 to 9 p.m. Free. stlcc.edu.

‌Mon., Oct. 1

The University City Public Library presents an evening with author and illustrator JOHN HENDRIX in the library’s auditorium. Hendrix reads from and discusses his newest book, The Faithful Spy. Interweaving handwritten text and art in Hendrix’s signature style, The Faithful Spy tells the fascinating story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his fight against the oppression of the German people during World War II. 6 p.m. Free. ucitylibrary.org.

Fri., Oct. 5

The United Nations Association of Saint Louis presents NAGASAKI POEM – WILDERNESS MUTE at Parkway United Church of Christ in Town and Country. The multidisciplinary musical presentation features Japanese composer Keiko Fujiie and butoh dance performer Orland Verdu from ORACLES Theater in Barcelona, Spain. It centers on a song cycle related to the World War II atomic blast over Nagasaki, Japan, accompanied with haiku images and a solo butoh dance performance inspired by survivors of that 1945 military attack. The work aims to commemorate the atomic devastation of both Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and to raise awareness of the urgency to prevent another similar but potentially far more devastating attack, given the world’s current sociopolitical instability. 7 p.m. Free. nagasakimute1.eventbrite.com.

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Sat., Oct. 6, and Sun., Oct. 7

The Saint Louis Zoo presents ZOOTOBERFEST at that St. Louis landmark in Forest Park. Visitors can enjoy a zoo-themed, family-friendly Oktoberfest at the zoo, including fall-related kids’ games and crafts, live music, German specialty food for purchase, and German bars serving a variety of beers (ages 21 and older), root beer and other soft drinks. An exclusive Zootoberfest beer stein with discounts for refills is available for purchase (while supplies last). 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. stlzoo.org.

Fri., Oct. 5

Lindenwood University presents comedian BILL ENGVALL at The Lindenwood Theater. Engvall is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist and one of the top comedians in the country. Bill’s first album, Here’s Your Sign, is certified platinum and held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Comedy Chart for 15 straight weeks.

He’s has written several books, including his 2007 autobiography, Bill Engvall – Just A Guy. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $59.50. lindenwood.edu.

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Il Bel Lago consistently delivers excellent Italian cuisine in a casual, elegant atmosphere. From patio dining to personal dinners to private rooms, this eating experience will instantly make you a fan.

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LAUNDRY/HOUSEKEEPER Busy family seeking full time laundry/housekeeper to work in their home. Proper sorting and attention to detail to ensure care washing, ironing, steaming all personal laundry of the family and linens.

Manage wardrobe inventory and closet organization. Have a good working relationship with existing household staff. Must be an animal lover. Reliable transportation & a non-smoker. Email resume and references to spide1313@yahoo.com

AccuCare needs Caregivers!

AccuCare, RN-owned & managed home health care provider, has immediate openings for caregivers.

Contact Jane Olsen jolsen@accucare.com or 314-472-3393

Complete Lawn Maintenance for Residential & Commercial SUMMER MAINTENANCE Clean-up & Leaf Removal Fertilizing, Planting, Sodding, Seeding, Mowing, Mulching, Edging, Spraying, Weeding, Pruning, Trimming, Bed Maintenance, Dethatching, Brush Removal, Retaining Walls, Paver Patios and Drainage Work. Firewood.

For a FREE estimate call

314-426-8833 www.mplandscapingstl.com

REMODEL & REPAIR Rotted Wood, Painting, Tile, Drywall, Floors, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing.

Power Washing. Insured.

Free Estimates. 40yrs Exp. Don Phillips 314-973-8511 REPAIR IT BEFORE YOU REPLACE IT Carpet Repaired, Restretched, Installed, New Carpet Sales, Large Selection in 2 Showrooms.

Over 30 Years Experience. For a Quote Call Nick 314-845-8049 Ken Singleton Building Repair, LLC General Contractor & Home Improvement Specialist Tuckpointing, Plaster, Drywall, Painting and Carpentry.

Call Ken Today! 636-674-5013

A+ RATED

Power Washing•Painting•Staining Tim Trog 636.394.0013

Weekly Lawn Mowing and Gardening.

314-243-6784

ATEK Masonry/Restored Brick - Block - Stone Tuckpointing w/ Color Match Cleaning & Waterproofing Chimneys - Fireplaces Flue Liners, Dampers & Caps Flashing & Crown Repair "St. Louis' FIRST Union Residential Masonry Co w/BACSTL - Local 1 Online @ AtekMasonry.com CALL: 314-599-1829

PERSONAL ASSISTANT FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS *Organize Financial Records *Establish Asset List *Bill Paying *Banking Tasks *Household Move *Downsizing Assistance Call Susan at 314-401-3277 www.orderlymindset.com

Interior/Exterior Painting Wallpaper Removal Insured, 35 Years Experience Free Estimates

Call 314-766-2952 or 314-766-2962 alstonparker@hotmail.com

POWERWASHING WINDOW CLEANING ïExcellent Rates ïInsured ïImpeccable Ref's ïFree Est's.

Diligent, LLC 314-803-3865 diligentllc.biz

SNOW REMOVAL

JC PAINTS

Commercial or Residential Plow and Chemical/Salt Application. Call Today 314-581-1844 ShyConstructionllc@gmail.com

Interior/Exterior Painting, Reliable, Clean, Reasonable & Insured.

Call John for a Free Estimate! jcpaints@sbcglobal.net

INTERIOR PAINTING & REMODELING Finish carpentry, drywall, tile and floor work. 25yrs exp. Call Kent for free estimates; 314-398-2898 kenthallowell@yahoo.com

PET SERVICES

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

314-770-1500 www.yuckos.com

PLASTERING DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing

TREES

Complete Tree Service for Residential & Commercial Tree Pruning & Removal, Plant Healthcare Program, Deadwooding, Stump Grinding, Deep Root Fertilization, Cabling & Storm Cleanup

Cary Semsar ISA Board Certified Master Arborist OH-5130B Free Estimate, Fully Insured

Call 314-426-2911 meyertreecare.com

"A+ BBB Rating" Call Jess today to schedule a free estimate.

PAINTING

ASTON - PARKER PAINTING

314-335-9177 wrmcgreevy@gmail.com

www.countyhousewashing.com

314-703-2794

ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES Outdoor Living and Landscape Management Management: ï Full Estate and Regular Scheduled Programs ï Organic Solutions ï Turf Care ï Mowing ï Mulching ï Weeding ï Leaf Removal ïWaterscape Management Outdoor Living: ï Outdoor Kitchens and Living Rooms ï Fireplaces/Firepits ï Retaining Walls ï Patios ï Water Features ï Driveways And More...

Call Today for Estimate 314-827-5664 www.TRCoutdoor.com

25+ YEARS EXP

INTERIORS • EXTERIORS • CONCRETE CEDAR HOMES • DECKS & FENCES

MASONRY/CONCRETE Licensed Landscape Architect/Designer

HOME IMPROVEMENT PRECISION REMODELING Q Room Additions Q Decks Q Bathrooms Q Kitchens and so much more. Interior and Exterior.

Free Estimates! Fully Insured.

Call Bob (314)799-4633 or Jim (314)799-4630

OUTDOOR CREATIVE DESIGN & LANDSCAPE, LLC For all of your landscape and hardscape needs.

"Where dreams become design and design becomes reality" 314-325-5111 OutdoorCreativeDesign.com

314-570-1908

SERVICES

BRIAN'S HAULING "U Name It & We Haul It" 7 Days a Week - Same Day Appliances, Brush, Clean Outs, Demo, Bsmts & Garage, Etc. Call Brian @ 314-740-1659

Tree Service Professionals Trimming, Deadwooding, Reduction, Removals, Stump Grinding, Year Round Service and Fully Insured Call Michael Baumann for a Free Estimate & Property Inspection

636.375.2812 You'll be glad you called!

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TREES

TUCKPOINTING

Trees Trimmed & Removed

GILLS

M. Galati, LLC Tuckpointing

TREE SERVICE

Spot or Entire Home

• Stone Retaining Walls • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured

(636) 274-1378 GillsTrees.com

Color Match Experts Power Washing Silicon Waterproofing Owner on site to insure CUSTOMER SATISFACTION No Job Too Small • 35yrs Exp. Senior Discount • Fully Insured

YOUR TREES DESERVE THE BEST CARE

314-365-4241

WANTED

WINDOWS

JSD ESTATE BUYERS WE BUY GOLD!!!

ALSO JEWELRY, DIAMONDS AND COLORED STONES We will separate your real from costume.

Immediate payment since 1976.

Call Jamie at 314-997-1707 A division of Albarre' Jewelry SERIOUS COLLECTOR & HISTORIAN

Will Pay Top $ for WWII Military Relic's.

Swords, Daggers, Metals, Badges, Hats, Helmets, Flags and Guns.

Call 314-249-5369

M&P Window Washing and Gutter Cleaning Making windows in St. Louis Shine for over 30yrs.

BUY IT HERE

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Gutter Cleaning & Minor Repair, Window Cleaning, Reasonable, Free Estimates, Dependable, Insured, References. Angies’s List.

Paul

Mark

314-805-6102

314-805-7367

PRUNING F E R T I L I Z AT I O N PLANTING S P R AY I N G TRIMMING R E M O VA L

314-725-6159 Insured gammatree.com Get'er Done Tree Service A+ with BBB & Angie's List Tree Trimming, Removal, Deadwooding & Stump, Grinding. Certified Arborist. Fully Insured, Free Est. Serving the area since 2004.

CALL 314-971-6993

TUCKPOINTING

MIRELLI TUCKPOINTING LLC

Family Owned Since 1969 brick & stone work, glass block windows, custom color pool caulking, drive-way power washing & caulking. All credit cards accepted. Insured. No deposit.

A+BBB rating. Angie’s List Service Award Recipient.

DanMilbournConstruction.com 314-772-0190

MASSEY TUCKPOINTING & MASONRY Tuckpointing, Chimney & Brick Repair, Caulking & Now Chimney Sweeping & Flue Re-lining.

2013 BBB Torch Award Winner

$50 off $500+ 314-486-3303 masseytuckpointing.com

Family Owned and Operated In Service Since 1991

Complete houses, spotpointing with color match, chimney repair/rebuilds, brick/stone repair, foundation repair.

BBB TORCH AWARD RECIPIENT. SUPER SERVICE AWARD '05-'17.

FREE ESTIMATES

314-645-1387 MIRELLITUCKPOINTING.COM

WANTED ARROWHEADS! and Indian Artifacts!

Executive in Clayton loves the hobby!

Buying collections, answering questions, & looking for properties to buy or lease to look on within 45min of Clayton that seem to have a good concentration of arrowheads.

314-608-2692

Ladue News Classified... your trusted local source for merchandise, services and real estate for more than 35 years.

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#1 Office in the #1 Company in the State of Missouri 165+ Professional Sales Associates To Serve You!

636-394-9300

OPen SundAY 1-3Pm

3 Collar Court Sunset Hills • $725,000 Sunny Newland 314-341-3471

712 Carman Oaks Court Manchester • $460,000 Jenny Pappas 314-941-5006

5 Chesterfield Lakes Chesterfield • $529,000 Kathy & Mary Gettinger 636-284-0990/314-378-3173

16064 Wilson Manor Drive Chesterfield • $929,500 Kathy & Mary Gettinger 636-284-0990/314-378-3173

COming SOOn!

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19 Orchard Lane Kirkwood • $750,000 Kristi Lindgren 314-541-8650

10510 Conway Road Frontenac • $865,000 Stephanie Nara 314-437-5151

16769 Eagle Bluff Court Chesterfield • $1,550,000 Karie Lyn Angell 314-518-6781

232 N. Kingshighway #909 Central West End • $750,000 Karie Lyn Angell 314-518-6781

201 N. Mosley Road Creve Coeur • $1,450,000 Etty Masoumy 314-406-3331

2102 S. Warson Road Ladue • $2,000,000 Etty Masoumy 314-406-3331

COming SOOn!

10930 Rondelay Drive Creve Coeur • $649,000 Etty Masoumy 314-406-3331

2022 Brook Hill Court Chesterfield • $700,000 Etty Masoumy 314-406-3331

9 Alden Lane Creve Coeur • $550,000 Sue Kelly & Laura Sanders 314-602-3533/314-605-2581

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1133 Templeton Place Town & Country • $749,000 Jeanne Belle & Maureen Noghreh 314-610-3600/314-239-7790

27 Muirfield Lane Town & Country • $839,000 Jeanne Belle & Maureen Noghreh 314-610-3600/314-239-7790

13540 Weston Park Drive Town & Country • $1,349,000 Jeanne Belle & Maureen Noghreh 314-610-3600/314-239-7790

14655 Mallard Lake Drive Chesterfield • $410,000 Debbie Midgley 314-610-7519

1510 Mallard Landing Court Chesterfield • $399,999 Debbie Midgley 314-610-7519

14607 Mallard Lake Drive Chesterfield • $525,000 Debbie Midgley 314-610-7519

1464 Timberlake Manor Pkwy Chesterfield • $535,000 Debbie Midgley 314-610-7519

COming SOOn!

1351 Shorewinds Trail St. Charles • $350,000 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, 3 Car Garage Leslie Firebaugh • 636-328-6993

5422 Guinevere Weldon Spring • $899,000 Teddy Johnlikes 314-452-1885

23 Windcastle Weldon Spring • $1,189,000 Teddy Johnlikes 314-452-1885

COming SOOn!

5442 Guinevere Court Weldon Spring • $1,250,000 Teddy Johnlikes 314-452-1885

Please Join Us for Our Fall Festival! Saturday, October 13th 11 am – 1 pm.

FREE Pumpkins, Face Painting, Balloon Animals, Treats & MORE!

We Manage The Details, You Live The Dream!

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