October 29, 2021

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GREETINGS FROM ST. LOUIS! The St. Louis metro area is readying to welcome at least 1,000 Afghan refugees through various agencies, as reported by LN digital editor and staff writer Andrea Smith.

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Design & Décor WEARABLE ART LN staff writer Amanda Dahl chats with Anjali Kamra, the owner and proprietor of Rungolee on Clayton Road, about the felicities of “slow fashion” and Kamra’s cosmopolitan, kaleidoscopic boutique centered on what amounts to wearable art.

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Saint Louis Zoo Mission: St. Louis

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French Correspondence

A dozen pieces of French correspondence newly donated to the Missouri Historical Society’s archives illuminate President Thomas Jefferson’s monumental Louisiana Purchase, as detailed here by LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach.

Celebrating 175 years, the St. Louis Mercantile Library will host a dealer’s showcase and silent auction, with a talk featuring some of the library’s historic collections. Learn more about the library and the event on Page 8. Pictured, left to right: board president William Piper, former board president Jane Piper Gleason and board member Robert Morrissey. Photo by Christina Kling-Garrett.

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It never surprises me to hear just how generous and inspiring the metro area is. I’ve witnessed that spirit my entire life. But I would be lying if I were to say that stories like the ones in this edition didn’t fill me with awe at just how amazing my neighbors can be, even still.

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For instance, a feature by LN digital editor and staff writer Andrea Smith details the efforts of a local U.S. Army veteran who has partnered with the International Institute of St. Louis to raise funds to help welcome Afghan refugees to the metro area and help them resettle here. The funds will help pay for the organization’s transportation costs, household goods and furnishings, and increased staffing due to the unprecedented number of Afghan refugees.

Read more about this mission and how you can help starting on Page 16.

This edition is also chock-full of the stories of inspiring women who are blazing a path for others in the area. On Page 15, read about the local Realtor who recently took on one of the most difficult endurance events in the world. And on Page 32, meet the local mom and influencer who’s empowering other women through her blog, And Hattie Makes Three. On Page 49, get a preview of the newest exhibition at projects+gallery, which explores and celebrates motherhood in all its forms.

And finally, flip to Page 37, where LN staff writer Amanda Dahl interviews the force behind the global fashion brand and the latest bricks-and-mortar installment on Clayton Road in Ladue – Rungolee.

Cheers to all those making the metro area a wonderful place to call home!

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WHAT/WHERE/WHEN The St. Louis Mercantile Library 175th Anniversary Society Dealers’ Showcase & Silent Auction St. Louis Club Ballroom Friday, Nov. 19 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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he oldest library west of the Mississippi River, the St. Louis Mercantile Library, is in the midst of a year-long series of events celebrating 175 years as a cultural institution. Founded in 1846 as a subscription library by a group of philanthropists, today the Mercantile Library serves to make its vast collections – focused on the history of the St. Louis area and Western Expansion – available to the widest number of local and national users.

The 175th anniversary events include an Anniversary Society Dealer’s Showcase and Silent Auction on Nov. 19 at the St. Louis Club Ballroom, serving as a fundraiser for the library.

“The event will bring in different dealers, both national and local, showcasing fine prints, rare books, historic maps [and more],” says Julie Dunn-Morton, Mercantile Library Endowed Curator of Fine Art. “It’s a unique event for collectors – people who are just starting out and those more experienced.”

“It’s wonderful to merge this with talks about collecting,” adds Mercantile Library executive director John Hoover, who will be giving a lecture on pictorial maps at the event. “Young people just starting are getting Antique Roadshow quality with this and learning about

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the process.The Mercantile has throughout its history collected books and art as an institution, and we have always encouraged people to do the same.”

Currently, the library has a large, ongoing exhibition titled “A Nation, A City and Its First Library,” which covers nine galleries. Throughout the anniversary year that ends in April 2022, speakers, including Hoover, are expanding on exhibition themes with talks about specific parts of the expansive collections.

The event also serves as a publishing party for the second revised edition of the Mercantile’s art handbook, “175 Years of Art at the St. Louis Mercantile Library”, which will be available first at the event and then for purchase at the Mercantile Library. Hoover and DunnMorton both encourage the community to visit the local gem and to remember what it has stood for in regard to learning and the humanities for all the years of its existence.

“We like to do this for the community,” Hoover concludes. “This is a very celebratory time.”

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HEALTH NOTES

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By Connie Mitchell

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f there’s anything predictable about the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s unpredictability.

After the delta variant changed the equation for summer activities and caused a surprising surge in cases, it’s hard to say exactly how the coronavirus will behave next. However, physicians and researchers are learning more and more about the novel coronavirus as the pandemic continues, and based on what they know now, experts are advising people across the country to prepare for another cautious winter.

“The CDC continuously reviews and updates guidance,” explains Dr. Steve Lawrence, a Washington University in St. Louis infectious disease physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital regarding the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “They also provide seasonal considerations, such as how to safely conduct Halloween and holiday travel. But I don’t anticipate a broad national strategic ‘winter plan’ like in the U.K. because of differences in how states approach

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COVID-19 prevention and risk mitigation.”

In order to prepare for colder temperatures driving people indoors where the virus is known to spread more easily, metro area hospital systems are working to encourage all eligible individuals to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza, he notes.

“Last year was a record-low flu season, but this year we’re concerned that with less social distancing, we could see flu and COVID affecting people at the same time,” Lawrence says.

“Fortunately, the same strategies can be used to reduce the risk of both: vaccination and masking when indoors with people who don’t live with us.”

The World Health Organization continues to monitor the lambda and mu coronavirus variants as “variants of interest,” while as of mid-October, the CDC lists 10 variants being monitored in the U.S. specifically. Lawrence notes that new variants continuously arise, but most do not have the three properties that make them more dangerous:

increased infectiousness, increased severity or ability to evade vaccine protections. “However, the longer COVID-19 continues to circulate around the globe at high levels, the greater the chance that dangerous new variants will threaten the progress that has been made,” he adds.

Lawrence emphasizes that the key to reducing that threat is vaccination. “Boosters are important for those who are at the highest risk of severe disease from COVID-19, particularly people over 65 and with high-risk medical conditions,” he says. “For younger individuals not at high risk for COVID-19 complications, boosters will slightly lower their chances of mild illness, but they still have very high levels of protection against severe disease even without a booster.”

Lawrence’s advice to get vaccinated and use masks when indoors around people you don’t live with supports his bottom line for this winter: “The best way to prevent spreading COVID-19 is to not get it in the first place.”

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ince 2003, Yuppy Puppy Pet Spa has been striving to be a special space for pets to stay, play and even learn how to obey. After recently being voted Coolest Pet Resort in America by PETS+ magazine, it’s safe to say the spa is doing a doggone good job.

“Yuppy Puppy, I would say, is truly a home away from home for all services,” says Yuppy Puppy owner Jessica Cooke. “It’s a luxury pet hotel, spa, doggy day care and training facility that customizes stays for each individual pet.”

Cooke created the concept based on her own beloved fur baby.

“When I opened up Yuppy Puppy, I had a spoiled pug that I spoiled unintentionally,” Cooke says. “She wouldn’t eat unless I would hand her her food, and I really wanted to have a place for dogs like my baby, where whatever they’re used to at home, that would be mimicked wherever they were going to stay if I needed to leave them while I was on vacation.”

It’s that personalized approach – whether your dog or cat prefers an active or more intimate stay, needs early bird or night owl feedings or potty breaks, etc. – that Cooke thinks makes Yuppy Puppy’s services stand out.

“I think it’s really important to have that really customized and personalized feel for whatever service,” Cooke says. “We want the dogs to get excited when their owners get in the car and pull up at Yuppy Puppy.”

With options like turndown service, room service and Sunday brunch available, to name a few, your furry friend will be fast to fur-give you for leaving him or her behind for a bit. But Cooke believes it’s more than just the boutique feel of the Cottleville and O’Fallon, Missouri, facilities that makes Yuppy Puppy stand out – it’s also the company culture.

“It’s not just a job – it’s a way of life,” Cooke says. “Our tagline is ‘We love what we do.’ If somebody starts with us, and they’re kind of just going through the motions, and they’re not adding that extra care or that ‘wow’ factor that’s expected, we part ways … We just genuinely care about creating those relationships.”

Yuppy Puppy takes that compassion one step further through its Yuppy Puppy Forever nonprofit rescue program, which focuses on orphaned animals that are displaced due to their owners being deceased or ill.

“We’ve adopted out more than 700 dogs, and we just continue to grow,” Cooke says. “Rescue is such a big part of what we have become now that my goal is to get a facility just like Yuppy Puppy so all these rescues could be spoiled and in a home environment. … I would love to have a top-notch rescue facility like no one’s ever seen before. That’s kind of my goal.”

Yuppy Puppy Pet Spa, multiple locations, 636-625-0030, yuppypuppyspa.com

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AGAINST THE ODDS

SUMMIT STORY

By Drew Gieseke

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he average finish time for most endurance challenges ranges from four hours (for marathons) to 13 hours (for Ironman competitions). The average finisher of the 29029 Everesting challenge takes about 29 hours.

Sarah Tadlock has attempted that challenge twice.

Tadlock is a passionate person. She’s driven, focused and open about her ongoing efforts at self-improvement, both in her work as co-founder and operating partner at Kirkwood’s Tadlock Brueggemann Real Estate and in her personal life.

These are the qualities that make Tadlock the perfect candidate to participate in 29029 Everesting.

“It draws a very specific type of person. Someone that is unsettled and who’s looking to push themselves both physically and mentally,” Tadlock says.

The endurance challenge bills itself as equal parts mental, physical and spiritual, wherein competitors “climb” Mount Everest without ever setting foot in the Himalayas. Participants instead congregate on a mountain in the U.S. – past events have taken place in Utah, Idaho and Vermont – to hike up, gondola down and hike back up again.

The ultimate goal? Reach the rough equivalence of the height of the world’s tallest mountain – a challenge of 29,029 vertical feet – within 36 hours.

She signed up for her first competition in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted participation in in-person events. Disappointed but not deterred, Tadlock still trained and finished the experience virtually instead.

She loved it. But she craved the community that came from the in-person experience. So in August of this year, Tadlock and approximately

200 other participants met at Snowbasin Resort in Huntsville, Utah, to climb the Wasatch Mountains. This time, she ran into trouble.

“I didn’t make it to the summit; it was humbling,” Tadlock says. “It was the first time in my life my health prevented me from a goal I set out to achieve. I believe it was God’s way of saying that what I was supposed to learn there was to surrender – surrender to the flow of life.”

Smoke from California forest fires rose from a nearby valley, which impacted participants, including Tadlock, who was diagnosed with a lung infection and eventually bronchitis. Somehow, she felt she still had something left in the tank, so Tadlock ventured out to try again.

“This event is in a loop, so every time you pass one another, there’s an exchange of energy,” she says. “You want to be on that mountain, and that and my commitment was what got me back up there.”

Despite this emotional boost, Tadlock’s health caused her pace to slow so significantly on her second attempt, she eventually had to throw in

the towel. Tadlock admits that the “old Sarah” would’ve been upset, but the “new Sarah” – the one who’d already finished a 29029 – walked away proud.

“The goal wasn’t to accomplish the result – the goal was to empty the tank and be present in the process,” she says. “Most people are not present in their life; they’re constantly looking ahead, and they miss what is right in front of them.”

Tadlock already has plans for her next summit once she’s been cleared by her doctor – Pico de Orizaba and Iztaccihuatl, the highest peaks in Mexico, both volcanic. And though the real Everest poses its own daunting challenge, she’s not willing to rule anything out.

“I’ve learned in life to never say never. Right now, I am going to be where my feet are and focus on ‘my next mountain.’ You never know where life may lead,” she says.

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Afghan refugees are headed to the metro area, and the International Institute of St. Louis is ready to welcome them.

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ugust was a tough month for Charles Mullenger, a former U.S. Army captain and St. Louis native. The news that Kabul fell to Taliban forces in Afghanistan triggered feelings of defeat and grief – feelings he knows many U.S. military veterans who served in Afghanistan have felt lately.

“We spent 20 years attempting to build up the Afghan national army and Afghan national/local police, and other security forces, so that they could maintain a solid nationstate moving forward, and it appears now that all [of the evidence] of that hard work vanished when you see the Taliban come in and take over that quickly,” Mullenger says.

Mullenger entered active military duty in 2010 and spent about a year in 2012 and 2013 serving in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

In 2015, he was honorably discharged and has since become president and CEO of Ethos Preparedness, an emergency equipment designer and manufacturer based in the metro area.

Although it’s been a couple of months since U.S. troops officially pulled out of Afghanistan and the devastating takeover that followed, Mullenger explains that bleak emotions still weigh heavily on former and current service members and have spurred some individuals, like him, to take action domestically by pivoting their attentions toward Afghan refugees. And as thousands of Afghans are planned to arrive in the U.S. this fall, the long journey of resettling has just begun.

This summer, the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, authorized 8,000 additional Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans, according to the U.S. Department of State.

And according to a joint statement from St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page released on Aug. 17, “St. Louis City and St. Louis County together are ready to welcome at least 1,000 Afghan citizens through the SIV program, and we will work with our community partners to support any additional migration to the region by Afghan families and friends to help with reunification efforts.”

Arrey Obenson, the president and CEO of nonprofit organization and resettlement agency International Institute of St. Louis, says his organization is preparing to serve 1,500 cases, with possibly 1,000 refugees from around the world who may relocate in the metro area.

On realizing that many Afghans would seek refuge in the U.S., Mullenger reached out to IISTL and connected with Obenson, who encouraged Mullenger to start a fundraiser with a $250,000 donation goal.

“These unprecedented times call for extraordinary measures, and I’m glad to see that the veterans are

standing up to support us under the leadership of Charles Mullenger,” Obenson says in a video about Mullenger’s efforts. “Your support will determine how we welcome our new neighbors to this community.”

IISTL has resettled at least 24,645 refugees from around the world, including Afghanistan, since becoming a resettlement agency in 1979, says Carrie Brickey, IISTL senior community relations specialist, in an email.

Obenson says that staff typically get at least a week’s notice from the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants before a refugee arrives here, but with an unprecedented number of Afghans coming in addition to the normal flow of refugees, now staffers might only have a day or two to prepare.

New arrivals depend on the resettlement agency’s staff and volunteers to meet them at the airport, bring them to a safe home, connect them with schools and jobs and ultimately help them adjust to life in a new country. The first 90 days are critical, but IISTL offers continued support to refugees for up to five years.

“We do more than just resettlement, and we mobilize the community to participate in more than just resettlement,” Obenson says. “We are welcoming the Afghans now, but they are going to be part of this community, and we need to welcome them, we need to walk with them, we need to run with them, we need to see them fly and achieve their greatest potential. That will not happen in three months.”

As of Oct. 22, Mullenger’s fundraiser for IISTL had amassed $50,880 through a campaign on gofundme.com.

He says the money will help pay for the organization’s transportation costs, household goods and furnishings, and increased staffing.

Mullenger emphasizes there are many other veterans doing similar work, which has ignited “a new sense of purpose for many of us to help support those who are looking to get out [of Afghanistan], specifically our interpreters, our partners, those who worked side by side with us.”

IISTL’s website lists numerous ways for people to get involved in supporting refugees, including participating in the Race 4 Refugees in Tower Grove Park on Nov. 20.

Additionally, other locally based nonprofits like Oasis International Ministries and House of Goods Baitulmal accept monetary and in-kind donations, which benefit refugees.

Obenson hopes more people will commit to recurring monthly donations to help provide sustainable support to refugees over the next few years. He adds that St. Louisans and other metro area residents have already shown tremendous generosity, supplying so many in-kind donations that the organization had to pause drop-off donations.

“I never knew that the community was as deeply committed and engaged as they have been with the Afghan refugee crisis,” Obenson adds. “We will do our best at the International Institute, but we largely depend on the community … It takes a village to build a welcoming community.”

International Institute of St. Louis, 3401 Arsenal St., St. Louis, 314-773-9090, iistl.org

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INSynergy offers same-day appointments for outpatient detox from alcohol or opioids, using FDA-approved and cleared medications and devices, making detox more comfortable and achievable.

Its FDA-approved anti-craving medications provide patients with the best chance at getting their life back on track.

Furthermore, medically supervised detoxification can be achieved from the comfort of your home using HIPPA compliant telehealth platforms. INSynergy also focuses on the medical, genetic, and psychiatric conditions that contribute to the desire to use substances.

INSyngery offers online virtual visits to make the experience efficient and confidential. Group sessions, family counseling and individual therapy are included in the innovative 3-month outpatient program as well, and alumni groups are available to those who have completed the program that work to help them maintain and sustain a healthy lifestyle.

The staff at INSynergy includes leaders in the addiction medicine field. Led by Dr. Arturo C. Taca, Jr., who is Board Certified by The American Board of Addiction Medicine, you can be confident that you’ll receive the most up-to-date treatment available. Support staff includes a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, a Registered Nurse, a Ph.D. Psychologist trained in family and marriage counseling, and clinicians with Master’s in Social Work and Master’s in Health Administration.

INSynergy’s philosophy includes providing innovative treatment approaches without interfering with your day-to-day lifestyle. Taca and the rest of the team encourage clients to continue with work, school, employment, and business activities, with minimal interruption. INSynergy will work around your schedule, not theirs.

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hether from another community or your longtime home, moving into a senior living community is a big change. With outstanding amenities and a wealth of activities, The Gatesworth strives to help residents feel perfectly at home in this chapter of their lives.

Residents Kathy Gorman and Anne Banet both came to The Gatesworth in 2020, within months of each other. With different backgrounds and apprehensions, these fast friends have found The Gatesworth going above and beyond to make them comfortable and happy.

“I’ll never forget first visiting,” Gorman says. Coming from a retirement community in Celebration, Florida, the retired educator had been everywhere from Queens to San Francisco and planned a St. Louis move to be closer to her son and grandchildren. “It just looked like home,” she recalls. “I got here and I knew this was it.”

Like Gorman, Banet had worked as an educator and also moved to St. Louis to be near her son. On the other hand, she had lived in her hometown of New Albany, Indiana, up until her move to The Gatesworth and had been more reluctant to leave. “Kathy made sure I stayed [initially],” she confides. “We became friends and people tell us that we liven the place up. I’m happy to be here.”

Although Gorman and Banet arrived during the COVID-19 pandemic, both were impressed with the number of activities The Gatesworth continued to host while safely observing social distancing and capacity limits. For residents who weren’t familiar with the teleconferencing software program Zoom, the program director would visit apartments and help set the technology up so that everyone could have the same experiences.

“The lectures here are very good,” Banet says. “There are art classes and mindful coloring – which is good for mental health, and you meet the nicest people.”

On top of that, The Gatesworth hosts live music three times a week, a monthly book club and afternoon tea every day but Sunday. Residents can enjoy everything from games of bridge to water aerobics. The two women agree that, with all of the activities available, there’s never a dull moment.

Gorman adds that her experience with moving in was particularly exceptional. “I wanted an apartment that looked exactly like my space in Florida,” she says. “[Before moving,] I got a call from one of

The Gatesworth’s owners, David Smith; he wanted to know my model number, and he worked to make my apartment into the one I had lived in before. I was so touched that they wanted to make me feel welcome.”

Another way The Gatesworth helped both women feel at home was the way that the staff was immediately welcoming and accommodating, going above and beyond to befriend residents personally.

“The staff memorize your name and use it every time,” Banet says.

Gorman agrees: “They’re so willing to answer questions. They do so much for us, even something like coming to my apartment to get something off a high shelf or to get a lid open.” During the height of COVID-19, residents could also call The Gatesworth’s own gift shop and place an order that the concierge service would deliver.

The beautiful surroundings also won both women’s hearts, with multiple gardens and paths to walk. The afternoon tea, taken on the patio outside the dining room, is something both consider to be one of their favorite parts of their new home. “It began with a small group of us, and it’s grown since then,” Banet says. “It was very important to continue making friends.”

The Gatesworth understands the challenges and concerns of moving to a new place and has made it a priority to make this a move not simply to a senior living community but to a place that allows you to live your life with comfort, ease and independence – a place you can call home.

The Gatesworth, One McKnight Place, St. Louis, 314-993-0111, thegatesworth.com

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eing Hattie’s mom has been and always will be Jen Cowan’s No. 1 job. Her mommy lifestyle blog dedicated to documenting the journey of raising Hattie in St. Louis – the activities, events, travel, recipes, mom fashion and general “memorymaking” fun – that arose in conjunction was at first a creative outlet for Cowan that has grown into an impressive side business with a loyal community of followers here and beyond.

“And Hattie Makes Three” covers Cowan’s tips, tricks and mom hacks to “make your life easier so you can get about the business of making those family memories,” according to the blog. A perusal of her site will show you topics ranging from hair tips for fall, to delicious and quick “semihomemade” recipes, to kids’ activity sheets and printables for after-school fun, to honest reviews of plus-size fits, to toy guides and reviews.

Raised in the St. Louis area, where she’s lived since the third grade, Cowan considers the city a prime backdrop for the kind of content she’s sharing, especially because so many activities and attractions here are family-friendly and free.

“St. Louis is a great town to raise a family,” Cowan says. “It’s a funny place: Sometimes it feels big, and then it’s so small, but you are always running into people you know.”

Cowan launched AHM3 in January 2015 after the birth of Hattie, now 7, but has had some kind of blog space since 2002.

“I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit and a creative brain, so for me, blogging was most definitely a creative outlet,” Cowan says. “Back when Hattie was born, I wanted to document life and connect with other moms who were in a similar moment in time with me. So in sharing a great hack I learned about diapers or a snack Hattie loved, I wanted to let others know, in hopes it would make their days easier too.”

Authenticity and transparency have always been Cowan’s aims and are the same reason so many are drawn to the energy and content on her

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blog and social media pages.

“I always say I don’t feel like I fit the ‘blogger’ mold, which I fully embrace,” Cowan says. “I call it how it is, I share my life – the good, bad and the ugly – and give tips and tricks so you can make long-lasting memories with your family.”

Along those lines, Cowan is a vocal, allied proponent of the body-positivity movement and makes a concerted effort to celebrate all differences via her platforms.

“Growing up, I always felt like there was one kind of body shape we had to be, and that’s what I was taught,” Cowan says. “Now at almost 40, I

know everybody has a unique and special body that is their own with their own story. For me, as someone who battles with [polycystic ovary syndrome], weight is a constant struggle, and I don’t want to continue the cycle of that talk with my own daughter. For me, it’s showing I’m confident in my skin and love myself no matter what size I am.

“Do I struggle? Absolutely. Do I get frustrated?

One hundred percent. That’s the journey. But if I’m struggling, I guarantee there are others who are feeling the same way, and seeing someone else sharing makes them feel seen and heard.

“I’m just a mom who wants other moms to feel good about themselves and make good memories with their families. If I can help achieve that in any way – my goal is met.”

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Camaraderie in the Kitchen

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he founder of St. Charles’ newest storefront, Fig & Sparrow, thinks the heart of the home is more than just a place to prepare meals – it’s a place to make memories.

“Most of our time is spent in the kitchen,” says Fig & Sparrow owner Courtney Cottrell. “Either we’re cooking or cleaning up, or we’re doing homework – I mean anything and everything … that’s where a lot of us congregate.”

Cottrell says the inspiration for the concept of her shop was the memories of the time she spent in her grandmother’s kitchen.

“My favorite memories growing up were listening to her stories of what things she did growing up,” Cottrell says. “It was just sitting at her table in the middle of our kitchen … and that ended up inspiring Fig & Sparrow and where we are right now.”

Fig & Sparrow, located on St. Charles’ historic Main Street, officially opened on Sept. 9 and specializes in kitchen home goods.

“So [think anything centered on] traditional baking and cooking, but also outdoor cooking, barware, entertaining and even gardening,” Cottrell says. “A little bit of home fragrance and home décor [are also] sprinkled in there, but it’s not our main focus.”

Cottrell says Fig & Sparrow carries Nordic Ware brand bakeware, Lodge Cast Iron outdoor cookware, Spiceology rubs and seasonings and Barfly barware, to name a few, and plans on offering seasonal items, as well as staples.

“We are a very, very new store, so we’re trying to dabble and see what products sell, what doesn’t, what products are a great idea, but maybe we should try different brands,” Cottrell explains.

“So we’re constantly looking for feedback from our customers, and it’s definitely going to be a group effort to make sure we get the right products and keep the right products and introduce good products, as well.”

Cottrell is hoping these products ultimately promote camaraderie in the kitchen.

“What I love is this sense of creativity and doing things together,” Cottrell says. “We have a 3-year-old son and a 5-year-old son, and

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we make pizza together on pizza nights. We don’t just go buy pizza; we actually get all the ingredients, and we do it together as a family. It gets messy … but it promotes laughter and joy, and you’re creating memories.”

Cottrell hopes to create these special moments for her customers, as well.

“My hope and my goal is that you might be starting from scratch, or this might be a wedding gift to somebody, but ideally, they get to use it over and over and over again, and it gets more memories and more stories correlated to it,” Cottrell says. “You use it in the kitchen for whatever reason – it might be for

Christmas or a birthday or just because – and the stories and memories get passed down along with it.”

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Cultural High fashion meets Anjali Kamra’s Indian heritage in a locally based fashion house.

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I wanted to give it the sense of a gallery space, but intimate.

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tepping inside Rungolee’s bricks-and-mortar storefront, which opened this month on Clayton Road, is like joining designer and founder Anjali Kamra on one of her worldwide fashion hunts. Cultures collide in a dazzling display of wearable art. The brand celebrates its 13th year in 2021, and in its latest evolution, clients can get up close to the coveted designs.

“I visit art galleries and flower shops in every city that I go to,” Kamra says. “I get so much inspiration from my travels. The souks of Morocco, the Paris flea markets, Portobello Road in London.

“We did a trip right before [the start of] the pandemic to Amsterdam. They have two rows of shops that are all independently owned, small labels.

There’s so much inspiration there.”

When travel shut down, Kamra sourced photographs of her global explorations, as well as introspection, to inspire her latest collections.

“I found these beautiful pictures of the Majorelle Garden [in Marrakech, Morocco], a trip to Paris, and one of my favorite cities – Jaipur in India,” Kamra details. “I combined those influences in my last collection. This collection, called ‘pick up the pieces,’ is inspired by everything small-batch and unique, and by [artist Henri] Matisse’s ‘The Cut-Outs.’”

Rungolee is deeply rooted in the heritage of Kamra’s homeland, India, where, according to the website, her aunt Swaran operated a fashion house out of Mumbai, creating fashions for several of India’s famous film stars. Overseas, her aunt remains involved in brand operations.

“I grew up among a kaleidoscope of color and pattern and culture in Calcutta, [India,] which is considered to be the cultural capital of the country,” Kamra says. “It’s almost intrinsic to me. I wanted to celebrate that heritage and then combine that with my global travels and how they influence my aesthetic.”

From design development to first try-on, the fashion house creates all of its exclusively owned prints in-house. Rungolee originally launched as an apparel line that sold at upwards of 50 yearly trunk shows around the country.

“The pandemic hit, and that whole trunk show/ Champagne/shopping model suddenly fell apart,” Kamra says. “I own my own production. I had an entire atelier in Mumbai. I was supporting their jobs and everything. So I had to think: Are we going to sink, or are we going to swim?”

Rungolee transformed itself into an online shop, which increased sales by roughly 90 percent, reports Kamra. Soon, the explosive growth meant Kamra’s home studio needed to expand. However, she began to miss the offline connection with clients.

“I started to miss the intimacy and joy that comes from someone walking in and you helping them find the perfect piece,” she describes. “There’s a twinkle in their eye. I missed that!”

Opening a bricks-and-mortar storefront on Clayton Road, Ladue’s popular shopping concourse, gives Rungolee a chance to return to its roots.

“I wanted to give it the sense of a gallery space, but intimate,” Kamra describes of the shop. “It’s an eclectic mix of cultures from around the world. I look forward to welcoming people in.”

The boutique plans to host shopping events and pop-ups with other area brands, particularly those that produce small-batch in the same way as Rungolee does. The back of the store houses the brand’s fulfillment center, and a full bar invites shoppers to linger over freshly brewed coffee or glasses of bubbly.

Patrick Hensley of Hensley Construction, Inc., in Brentwood worked with Kamra to reinvent the space, cultivating a contemporary boutique, with pearlized, epoxied flooring and locally sourced handmade clothes racks. Details include vintage furniture from Future Ancestor and Cool Stuff Period.

Kamra also showcases curated artwork from her private collection on the shop’s walls, alongside a painting she purchased from Barrett Barrera Projects.

The artwork by Hassan Hajjaj, entitled Lisa, depicts a woman against a Moroccan backdrop, which is a portrayal of female empowerment, Kamra adds – a fitting piece for a fashion brand that centers on the “boldly feminine,” as stated on its website.

“Every piece that I design, it’s about bringing joy, it’s about happiness, it’s about pattern, it’s about color,” Kamra says. “A contemporary aesthetic.

They’re not trend-driven. It’s slow fashion. It’s something you want to have in your wardrobe for a long time.”

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GATHERINGS & GOODWILL SAINT LOUIS ZOO

ZOOFARI Story and photos by Jon Gitchoff

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he Saint Louis Zoo’s ZOOFARI 2021 – a creative black-tie event presented by Wells Fargo Advisors – took place last month at the Forest Park landmark. For guest safety, it sprawled throughout the zoo, with an expanded footprint, seven musical acts and socially distanced tables for enjoying food and drinks. Proceeds from ZOOFARI support the zoo’s ongoing global conservation efforts.

Visit LADUENEWS.COM to see more fabulous photos from this event!

ZOOFARI is the largest fundraiser that the zoo association puts on, and this year it’s particularly important because it’s bringing everybody back together for a great cause. I realized how much I missed social interaction with folks, and what better way to do that than a party at the zoo?

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GATHERINGS & GOODWILL MISSION: ST. LOUIS

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ission: St. Louis’ 14th annual Night for the Town gala let attendees shake off the blues at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis last month. The event started with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and silent auction items, then continued with dinner and a program featuring many speakers and a live auction. Benefiting its three core programs – Beyond School, Beyond Jobs and Beyond Charity – Mission: St. Louis works to empower people to transform their lives, families and neighborhoods.

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nonprofit spotlight SpiRiT iN ThE Sky MEMORiAl FOUNDATiON

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Zachary Miller MeMorial Blood drive Nov. 20 Salem UNited methodiSt ChUrCh, 1200 S. liNdbergh blvd., St. loUiS Help support the American Red Cross by giving blood at the second annual Zachary Miller Memorial Blood Drive, hosted by the Spirit in the Sky Memorial Foundation. Sign up at redcrossblood.org with the code ZM2020.

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The heart behind the Spirit in the Sky Memorial Foundation’s blood drive is to bring hope and help to others and to bring awareness to the life-saving importance of blood donations.

This November marks the second annual blood drive for the Spirit in the Sky Memorial Foundation in honor of Zachary Miller. Spirit in the Sky joins forces with the American Red Cross to host the blood drive.

To reserve a donation time go to redcrossblood.com and use the code ZM2020 under “Search Drives.” More information about the blood drive can also be found at the events page on the Spirit in the Sky Memorial Foundation website.

“As a family we decided we wanted to give back to say thank you to the many people who gave blood to help save Zach’s life,” concludes founder Stephanie Winslow. “We are forever grateful for the donations.”

• One blood donation can save up to three lives.

• Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.

• Only three out of 100 Americans donate blood.

• So far in 2021, the Red Cross has sent 12 percent more blood to hospitals than they did in 2020.

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LOCAL EATS

KALBI TACO SHACK C

By Mabel Suen

ity Foundry’s long-awaited food hall in midtown St. Louis debuted in August with a starting lineup of 10 eateries, including a popular transplant from Cherokee Street: Kalbi Taco Shack.

After five years in St. Louis’ Benton Park neighborhood, the Asian Mexican fusion eatery outgrew its original space and prepared for expansion. At City Foundry, the family-owned business works out of a kitchen twice the size of the one in its former home and streamlined its menu to serve a larger, more centralized audience.

“It’s so amazing how customers have followed us over here from Cherokee, and it’s been great meeting so many new people here, too,” says chef and co-owner Sue Wong-Shackelford. “I’m so proud and humbled by the support.”

During Kalbi’s first month at City Foundry, Wong-Shackelford worked with her husband, Mark, and their daughters, Olivia and Sierra, to feed throngs of visitors and served 16,000 orders of tacos in addition to a rotating set of entrées. The new fastcasual counter features its previously established

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bright yellow color scheme accented by red shutters and a dragon mural by local artist Patrick Weck.

Kalbi Taco Shack’s menu centers on its namesake tacos, which are served on soft tortillas and topped with house-made Asian slaw, Kalbiaioli sauce and a lime wedge. In addition to tacos, rotating entrées are available. Options vary by day and include rice bowls, burritos, quesadillas and “tot-chos” (a take on nachos with Tater Tots and Asian queso.)

Each item is prepared with Wong-Shackelford’s house-made Asian-inspired marinades; guests can choose from boneless beef short ribs, sweet and spicy pork, teriyaki chicken, sweet and spicy chicken, and two vegan or vegetarian options: sautéed tofu or sweet and spicy jackfruit. A new option occasionally on special is the hot buffalo zing – spicy chicken with an Asian twist.

To pair with the unique fusion fare, guests can choose from sides including chips and house-made salsa, as well as drinks like Vietnamese iced coffee and bubble tea. Going forward, Wong-Shackelford hopes to bring customer favorites, such as brunch

burritos and pan-seared cod tacos, back into the mix. For now, she and her family are working diligently to cook their one-of-a-kind tacos for an eager new demographic.

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ARTS SPEAK

An Exploration of Motherhood

By Brittany Nay Images courtesy of projects+gallery

“S

tretch Marks,” a multidisciplinary group exhibition examining the maternal experience and relationships with mothers and Mother Earth, is on view through Nov. 20 at Barrett Barrera Projects’ projects+gallery in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood. Ladue News spoke with curator Jennifer Seas about this “beautiful to disturbing to funny” range of works by 23 contemporary artists.

What inspired the “Stretch Marks” exhibition?

“All the work I do is dedicated to my mother, who passed away in 1999. A big part of me becoming an adult was contending with that loss and then the birth of my son one year, one month, one week and one hour from the moment she took her last breath while I was sitting next to her. She taught me a great deal about care, both in the way she lived her life and in the way I became her primary caretaker at the end of her life. I bring that understanding of care to the projects I work on.”

Describe what’s examined in this exhibition.

“The exhibition explores what it means to have a body and therefore a mother – the relationship to one’s own mother, which may be marked by grief or longing; the relationship to a child as a maternal body; or the relationship to the Earth … or even the cosmos.

“The title, ‘Stretch Marks,’ came from that idea of desire, longing, reaching … thinking about both the mark on the body related to pregnancy, and stretching or reaching toward another body, perhaps through time. There are many images of hands that refer back to that idea of reaching or touching. There are also works with roots or trees referencing genealogy and lineage.”

Tell us about the featured artists and works.

“Works are from the Barrett Barrera archives and artists from Kansas City and St. Louis.

Mediums range from painting, drawing, fiber and quilting to sculpture and an interactive experience. Amy Reidel’s Mombies are little ceramic figures of maternal bodies. Natalie Baldeon documents her own experience as a maternal body. She paints from baby monitor images, so the works are photographic and markings – it ties together the two bodies of

work … I was drawn to [while curating this collection]: photographic images of motherhood and more visceral, material artwork.”

Share more about the show’s interactive art.

“There is programming for interactive artwork with Caitlin Metz. People can respond to a prompt from Caitlin about what it means to be born. While you’re recounting that story, Caitlin makes a blind contour portrait of you – which involves the artist not looking at the paper, but looking at the subject.

Follow the gallery on social media for interactive event updates.”

What do you hope visitors take from this exhibition?

“I hope people consider the maternal body in more expanded dimensions and ways this relates to their own lives. Some people think if they’re not a mother, this show isn’t about them. But if you have a body, you have a mother. I also hope the show might remind people of making and of caring, and of honoring our ancestors and tending to the future.” projects+gallery, 4733 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, 314-899-0666, projects-gallery.com LadueNews.com | October 29, 2021 49

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Dino’s Famous Thanksgiving Stuffing Story by Mary Mack | Recipe courtesy of Sisters Sandwich Shoppe | Photo by Abbie Rudolph

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ules Karagiannis and Tracy Calabro of Sisters Sandwich Shoppe (and neighboring Espresso Yourself, in St. Louis’ Southampton neighborhood) pride themselves on creative seasonal specials that always hit the spot. Case in point: As their holiday special this year, they’re serving what they’ve dubbed “The Moist Maker,” an homage to the holiday leftover sandwich favored by the character of Ross Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends.

The ingredient that really packs a punch in this special menu item? Karagiannis’ husband’s “Dino’s Famous Thanksgiving Stuffing.”

A member of a storied restaurant family in his own right, Dino Karagiannis makes this sought-after staple annually to rave reviews from friends and family. If you’re planning on getting together with a large group this holiday season, this is the recipe you want to make for flavor and sheer volume.

Although Dino Karagiannis doesn’t follow exact measurements when he himself makes it, the culinarily gifted family shared their general recipe so you can get creative and cater the dish to your preferences.

“Have fun with it, make it your own – it’s just really freaking good,” Karagiannis says.

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Ingredients | Serves 50 4 turkey thighs 2 to 3 lbs of sausage (pork, andouille or chorizo), with casing removed 2 to 3 lbs of unsalted butter 2 bunches of celery, diced 4 medium yellow onions, diced

1 leek, diced 1 bulb fennel, diced Dried sage and thyme (about a palm’s worth) 4 to 5 loaves of stale French bread 2 to 3 gallons of chicken stock (low sodium)

Preparation Boil turkey thighs (with or without skin) until meat falls off bone. Remove skin if it was left on during boiling; then either pull meat apart into smaller chunks or dice. Sauté sausage until browned and crumbly. Sauté all veggies in butter until tender, along with herbs in a 20-quart stock pot. Add browned sausage and turkey, and then start adding bread (handfuls at a time) and chicken stock; stir. Repeat until everything is added, with desired consistency and amount. Yields a drier stuffing.

For moister stuffing, continue adding chicken stock until reaching desired consistency. Serve immediately or portion into pans to send home with guests to reheat at 400 degrees.

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Power ow A dozen documents donAted to the missouri historicAl society shed light on the monumentAl eArly 19thcentury lAnd trAnsAction thAt more or less doubled the size of the newborn u.s.

By Bryan A. Hollerbach | Photos courtesy of the missouri historical society

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dozen pieces of French correspondence recently donated to the Missouri Historical Society’s archives involve what may well rank as the slickest real estate deal ever made: President Thomas Jefferson’s $15 million acquisition for the still-in-its-infancy United States of 530 million acres in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

That territorial coup comprised the entirety of what subsequently became six states (Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma) and large or small parts of nine others (Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming), as well as comparatively small chunks of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada.

The parcel, which effectively doubled the area of the nascent nation, took place with diplomatic assistance from fifth President-to-be James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston.

Molly Kodner, who serves as the society’s head archivist, has been researching the letters extensively for posts to its History Happens Here blog and a forthcoming article for Gateway, its biannual journal. She succinctly explains why the letters, which date from1796-7 and 1803, look fabulous despite their age and the vicissitudes of sunlight and humidity.

“The letters are absolutely in remarkable condition,” Kodner says. “I think there are two reasons.

“First, paper from this time period was made completely differently [from paper today]. It’s cotton rag paper, not wood pulp. As a general rule, paper from this time period is in far better condition – and will last a lot longer – than paper from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s. We have documents from that time period that are already brown and crumbling because of the acidic content of the paper.

“The second reason for the good condition … is that the Missouri Historical Society is now only the third owner of these documents. The letters were all sent to Charles DeHault Delassus and kept in his family until the 1890s, early 1900s.

At that time, a manuscript dealer in New Orleans helped a man named Alonzo J. Tullock – who lived in Kansas and had an interest in the Louisiana Purchase – buy the letters from the Delassus descendants. The letters remained in the Tullock/Sharp family for over 100 years, until they were donated to the Missouri Historical Society by the Sharp family and Henry and Susan Warshaw.”

Kodner also dwells on how the French correspondence contributes to our understanding of the Louisiana Purchase, commenting: “The letters from 17961797 document the complexities of life and governance of this area, then known as the upper Louisiana Territory. It was governed by Spain, but was primarily settled by people of French descent. The 1796-1797 letters from Baron de Carondelet to Delassus document the tenuous hold Spain had over the area. They dealt with expansionist pressure from the United States and the threat of attacks

by France and England. All the countries that had a part in the eventual Louisiana Purchase are mentioned.

“Then, of course, the letter dated November 12, 1803, from [ninth Presidentto-be] William Henry Harrison to Delassus shares the news that the Louisiana Purchase had been ratified by the Senate.”

Finally, since an Aug. 9 reception unveiling the letters, they have received a comparatively light initial scholarly reception, both regionally and nationally, which Kodner also explains. “Unfortunately, we haven’t had many researchers use the letters yet,” she says, “but we have been closed to researchers due to a construction project, so I hope that will change soon.”

Missouri Historical Society, Library & Research Center, 225 S. Skinker Blvd., St. Louis, 314-746-4500, mohistory.org

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