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[ LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ] On today’s Arts & Entertainment page, both the movies we reviewed are part of the upcoming Jewish Film Festival, June 9 through 14 at Landmark Plaza Frontenac theater. I’m pleased to announce that this year, Town & Style is one of the sponsors of this annual event, so we’re previewing several of the movies and introducing readers to them. For the past three years, I’ve gone to see many of the festival films and found them much more substantive than the average mainstream movie.

That makes sense, as they are ‘art house films,’ but contrary to popular belief, most are not ‘heavy.’ Just the opposite: They tend to be life-affirming, with hopeful messages (often delivered with humor). There are dramas and documentaries, comedies and satires. And like good literature, they leave a lasting impression. James Bond may be highly entertaining, but Skyfall isn’t something you’re likely to think about after vacating that stadium seat. And just like you don’t have to be French to enjoy Les Misérables, you don’t have to be Jewish to see these films.

You do, however, have to be willing to read subtitles, since the movies are set in places as far flung as Argentina, Vienna and the West Bank. But that’s part of what makes them so interesting—unfamiliar people in faraway places—that, and the way they reveal aspects of humanity common to us all.

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IT’S IN THE CARDS, THE ANNUAL DINNER GALA AND AUCTION BENEFITING THOMPSON FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM, TAKES PLACE MAY 16 AT THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL ST. LOUIS. TICKETS START AT $250; SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE. PICTURED ON THE COVER: CARDINALS MANAGER MIKE MATHENY AND THOMPSON CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHEN KANNE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL DONNA WILKINSON AT 314.367.8118 OR VISIT THOMPSONFOUNDATION.ORG. COVER DESIGN BY SARAH GIBSON COVER PHOTO BY COLIN MILLER OF STRAUSS PEYTON

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MIKE MATHENY WITH THOMPSON CENTER PARENTS AND KIDS

COVER STORY

THOMPSON FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM

by tony di martino AS AN INFANT, MORGAN WAS SO SENSITIVE TO SOUND, anything over a whisper would wake her up. With each passing year, her symptoms accumulated: transfixed stares, extreme restlessness, temper meltdowns. “We suspected autism spectrum disorder, but since Morgan hit many physical and cognitive milestones early, several pediatricians ruled it out,” recalls her father, Jeff.

Then last year, Jeff and his wife, Amy, took 7-year-old Morgan to Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at University of Missouri, a national leader in ASD care, research and professional training. There, Morgan was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. Today, she’s finally getting the help she needs—and so are her parents. “After years of being told, There’s nothing wrong with your daughter, it’s such a relief to feel we’re in the right place,” Amy says.

Established in 2005 by Bill and Nancy Thompson, Thompson Center provides comprehensive services for more than 1,000 individuals and families each year. The center currently is conducting more than 40 research projects on autism causes, symptoms, treatment and outcome measures. “ASD is an incredibly complex disorder, often difficult to diagnose,” says executive director Stephen Kanne, Ph.D. “But our experts work with families to help each child achieve their maximum potential. We seamlessly integrate patient care, research, education and public policy efforts—and we do it better than anywhere else.”

Native St. Louisan Kanne, a leading pediatric neuropsychologist, worked as associate director at Thompson Center from 2005 to 2011. He left to join the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine, returning to Thompson when the top spot opened up last year. “The right kind of intervention at every stage helps individuals with ASD achieve fuller, more productive lives,” he says. “We rely on Thompson Foundation, our fundraising arm, to support projects, programs and financial aid that make a real difference to the families we serve.”

It’s in the Cards, the foundation’s annual dinner gala and auction, takes place May 16 at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. “Cardinals manager Mike Matheny serves as honorary chair, and a roster of Cards players and coaches will be on hand,” says foundation board member and gala managing co-chair Jack Reis. Also stepping up to the plate as co-chairs are John Sondag of AT&T, Patty Arnold of Mercy Health Foundation, Tim Ney of Edward Jones and Scott Zajac of Advantage Capital Partners. Sponsors include AT&T, Nestle Purina and Mercy Health Foundation. Tom Ackerman of KMOX Radio serves as emcee; Rene Knott of KSDK-TV wields the auctioneer’s gavel.

“All parents want their kids to grow up healthy and reach their full potential, and kids with ASD deserve no less,” Kanne says. “Funds raised at It’s in the Cards help us achieve that mission. We want to reach as many families as we can, so people with ASD can function as fully as possible. When families reach out to Thompson Center, I want them to know they’ve found a home where their needs will be met.”

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Proud grandma Janice Risinger of Cottleville snapped a picture of KAILI LYN COX, 4, cheering on her dad’s alma mater.

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“ right as rain ”

[ short & simple | RADISH TOP PASTA ]

FROM P. ALLEN SMITH FROM HIS BOOK, SEASONAL RECIPES FROM THE GARDEN

25 radishes with leaves 12 ounces short pasta, like penne ½ c. pine nuts 3 T. extra virgin olive oil 1 onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1/3 c. grated Parmesan, plus more for serving ½ c. fresh parsley, chopped Salt & pepper

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Heat olive oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 4 to 6 minutes. Add sliced radishes and cook 2 more minutes.

Add garlic, toasted pine nuts and radish leaves, and cook until leaves wilt and soften. Remove pan from heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, and keep warm.

>>4 Drain pasta, reserving a few tablespoons of water.

Add radish mixture and Parmesan and mix. Serve topped with chopped parsley and more Parmesan.

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Anyone who’s had an eagerly anticipated ballgame rained out or an expensive blowout rained on might disagree that rain could ever be right. Quibbling aside, what does this phrase actually mean? To find out, we had to go back to the 1400s, where we first see the phrase ‘right as an adamant’ (an adamant was a lodestone or magnet). Beginning in about 1546, expressions starting with the words ‘right as’ were used to describe objects or situations that were satisfactory, solid, correct, secure or comfortable. The phrase evolved many times over the years, with permutations such as ‘right as a gun’ and ‘right as nails.’ But it wasn’t until 1909 that “He looked...right as rain” appeared in Max Beerbohm’s Yet Again. The alliteration was pleasing to the ear, and other versions fell out of usage.

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A New Day For Reliance Bank

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RELIANCE ] BANK

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GAINES DITTRICH, THOMAS BROUSTER, ALLAN IVIE PHOTO BY BILL BARRETT

The post-bubble economy has been tough on everyone, and banks are no exception. But after several years of steep losses, strict regulatory supervision, and some of the worst press this side of Lindsay Lohan, officials say Reliance Bank is well on its way back.

In a major recapitalization campaign, Reliance Bancshares, the bank’s Frontenac-based parent company, has raised $31 million from area investors.

“The bank now has sufficient capital to remove all federal regulatory orders,” says chairman Thomas Brouster, who led the recapitalization effort. “We’re in the best possible position to serve the public, grow, increase profitability and create additional franchise value.”

Reliance’s ability to raise new capital locally shows its strength, Brouster adds.

“These informed investors aren’t doing us any favors. They were looking for a viable bank operation to generate value. We delivered.” Reliance, founded in 1999, occupies a unique market niche: “We’re large enough to provide outstanding products and services, but we’re also a community bank, with 20 convenient branches and coffee and donuts for seniors on Social Security day,” he says. “Caring staff help customers face to face, with minimal bureaucracy. Your loan is approved by someone who lives here, not some anonymous person from out of state.”

Brouster joined Reliance last year as a consultant and now is controlling owner. During his 40-plus-year career, he has successfully led turnarounds of

14 other financial institutions. “This injection of new capital means Reliance now has more than double the resources needed to be rated ‘well capitalized’ by banking regulators,” he explains.

Until recently, the bank hadn’t posted an annual profit since 2007, and losses totaled more than $112 million from 2008 to 2011. Analysts attributed the company’s problems to high default rates on commercial real estate loans. So Reliance Bancshares entered into agreements with banking regulators to raise additional capital, reduce costs and take other steps to improve performance.

Contributing to the bank’s turnaround have been Gaines Dittrich, vice chairman of Reliance and its board of directors, and Allan Ivie, bank president and CEO. “You rebuild a reputation by being dependable,” says Dittrich, who has worked with Brouster for 20 years. “Thanks to a strong team effort, many former customers are coming back, and we’re actively seeking new business.”

“Earnings are up, losses and costs are down,” Ivie says. The bank reported a $1.4 million profit in 2012, compared to $34 million in losses the year before. “This year is off to a good start, with $1.3 million in net income in the first quarter alone,” he adds.

Reliance is committed to maintaining solid relationships with its customers, increasing shareholder value and ensuring long-term profitability, Brouster says.

“We want to be the premier financial services provider in this market, and now we have the resources to do it. It’s a new day for Reliance Bank.”

RELIANCE BANK HAS 20 BRANCHES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. PICTURED ON THE COVER: M. TODD SMITH, TYLER DUNAWAY, ALLAN IVIE, THOMAS BROUSTER, GAINES DITTRICH, WENDY ERHART, ROY WAGMAN OF RELIANCE BANK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 314.569.7200 OR VISIT RELIANCEBANKSTL.COM. COVER DESIGN BY SARAH GIBSON | COVER PHOTO BY BILL BARRETT

I stopped in for a free cup of coffee.

Next thing I knew a whole bank came with it.

They said, next time you’re in the neighborhood, stop in and let’s get to know each other. Well, I did.

Even though Reliance Bank has been a part of St. Louis for years and has 20 locations all over town, they were just another bank to me. Until I had that cup of coffee.

Home mortgages, business loans, free checking—really free checking— no-fee ATMs, savings accounts. Everything you could possibly need from a bank is all right here at Reliance. And everybody is so easy to talk to. They just make money seem a little friendlier.

So, do what I did. Visit a neighborhood branch—even if you don’t drink coffee.

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[ Eight high school seniors are blogging about their college searches for The New York Times. One of them, Leobardo Espinoza Jr., a student at Topeka High School in Kansas, noted he got rejected by WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY but accepted by Yale. Just shows you Wash. U. is harder to get into than Yale—at least for some! ]

[ MICHAEL WYSESSION of Clayton, an associate professor in the department of earth and planetary sciences at Washington University, is on the 41-scholar team just completing new science standards for the nation’s schoolchildren. Known as the Next Generation Science Standards, these place higher emphasis on earth science and climate. ]

[ Actress MOLLY RINGWALD, known for her work in The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles, sings at Jazz at the Bistro May 14 and 15. To bring Ringwald here, the jazz club got a nice sponsorship from Garden View Care Centers, whose owner, Richard Winter, is a big jazz fan and on the club’s board of directors. ]

[ Did the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals plan a boycott of the Brooklyn Dodgers in response to the signing of JACKIE ROBINSON? The question is not covered in the new movie 42, but George Vecsey, in his recent biography of Stan Musial, details how team physician Robert Hyland leaked the plan to a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, who took the rumor to his editor. After the editor shared the story with National League president Ford C. Frick, Frick warned he would bar from baseball any players who went on strike for racial reasons. Some have challenged the story, but Hyland died in 1950 and was unable to defend his version. ]

[ The WEBSTER CHILD CARE CENTER turns 40 years old this year. I was so impressed on a recent visit there to notice all the preschoolers cough into their elbows. Congrats go to Orange Room teacher Lori Reed for imparting this hygienic tip! Can she teach adults? ]

[ Believe it or not, Stan Kenton and Duke Ellington played at games of the ST. LOUIS HAWKS (onetime team in the NBA). The promotions were the brainchild of Hawks GM Marty Blake, who died last month at 86. He had a great eye for basketball talent and a great ear for music. ] 12 |

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Scenes from our recent event.

Watch for more After Hours events in Clayton and at our new Chesterfield location opening soon at Hwy. 40 and Clarkson!

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Last year, the Meramec, Missouri and Mississippi rivers ebbed low enough to reveal shipwrecks that some people had never seen. On the Mississippi, a mile or so south of the Gateway Arch, emerged the wreckage of the USS Inaugural, moored at the riverfront as a tourist attraction until the Flood of ’93 swept her away. Steamboat hulks poked from the Missouri. It rains, it dries up, it pours like there’s no tomorrow… and the rivers rise and drop accordingly. To wit: Much of Castlewood State Park in Ballwin was at the mercy of the rising Meramec last week, and sections (including parking lots) were submerged. At this writing, another inch of rain was expected. Oy, gevalt. Maybe some of us should reconsider spending the tax refund on a romantic getaway and invest in something less glamorous, like a new sump pump?

A classic TV slogan for Avis some (gulp) 50 years ago, when Hertz was the No. 1 car-rental agency, declared: We try harder. Not sure if that’s the case for St. Louis Premium Outlets, the second outlet mall set to open in a few months in Chesterfield Valley. This retail center is about as far west on Olive Street Road as you can go without getting wet in the Missouri River—3.1 miles, as the crow flies, from first mall, Taubman Prestige Outlets.

Premium is No. 2, at this point, because it’s slated to open about three weeks later than Prestige.

Each has jockeyed furiously for position since they broke ground last summer, in a contest not quite comparable to the international space race some (gulp) 50 years ago. Premium’s grand opening celebration is Aug. 22 to 25; Prestige opens Aug. 2 at 9:30. (At groundbreaking, Prestige was planning to open Oct. 24! That was pushed up several times (the last advance is to accommodate Missouri’s sales-tax ‘holiday’ for back-to-school.)

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Thanks, David … which stores are going where?

Well, Chet, Let’s go to the websites …

OK, as of late last month, no specific stores were listed on the Taubman site; architect’s renderings had generic names like ‘High Design’ and ‘Classic Fashion’ on storefronts. Premium had listed prestigious outlets from Armani to Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th. Hmm. Should we go to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer for an accurate update? Um, no.

The city of Chesterfield’s website had an expansive store list … but the stores were not assigned to either mall. The city site notes only that it has ‘Approved Municipal Zoning Applications for Interior Finish’— leading one to surmise contracts will be signed up until the last minute, and in erasable ink. One store notably absent from Premium’s list, ostensibly because it will occupy space at Taubman, is a Brooks Brothers factory store. However, ladies and gentlemen, before you start your wallets: ‘B-Squared’ is on the ‘interior finish’ list for both centers.

And, despite what Wolf Blitzer could have told us, there’s no IKEA? Ever flash your high beams at approaching drivers to, you know, help a neighbor out after you’ve passed a speed trap they can’t see yet? I have. A few days ago, I passed a Rock Hill cop cruiser waiting for someone to exceed the 30 mph limit in the other direction, and clicked my high beams. Seems the American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against Ellisville police for ticketing a driver who did just that, on the grounds that it violated his First Amendment right to free speech. Although the city dropped the charges, the ACLU is pursuing the matter. Think of the ACLU what you will, you could never accuse them of being shrinking violets. (Do I speed? Can’t help it along stretches of road whose limits, IMHO, are too dang low ... forcing folks to cough up coin for city coffers. The aforementioned section of McKnight, two gentle curves just north of Manchester, ‘feels more like 40,’ as anyone could tell the nice officer. And just try keeping it to 40 mph on Lindbergh Boulevard through Huntleigh Valley, where 50 is the new 40.)

‘Free The Girls’ puts a lighthearted spin on a very serious human-rights issue: sex trafficking in the southeastern African country of Mozambique. The charitable effort has been adopted by Rosemary

Grove, a free-trade shop at 101A W. Argonne Ave. in Kirkwood, in its plea for donations of gently used bras to aid a worldwide campaign helping women and girls rescued from the sex trade to become self-sufficient. The shop is asking for $1 donation per bra to help defray shipping costs. In the first two weeks, the shop collected about four bras every day.

Shutterbugs with an eye for National Historic Landmarks, it’s time to get snapping. Do you hanker to capture those places that already are icons in our area, like the Gateway Arch, Anheuser-Busch brewery, a cathedral? How about a trip north along the Big Muddy to Hannibal and Mark Twain’s boyhood home—or south, to the historic district of Ste. Genevieve? You could even venture to the east side, which some of you stylish townies probably still think of as Indian territory, and discover the Cahokia courthouse. (You could make a day of it and take in Collinsville’s water tower, which looks like a ketchup bottle, lunch at Eckert’s in Belleville, then go antiquing in Waterloo …) There’s plenty of time: the deadline is July 9. And, loads of possibilities: Any photographer may enter 10 photos, although only one of a particular landmark. Visit nps.gov/history/nhl for a list of all eligible sites; see nps.gov/history/nhl/2013photocontest for rules. Road trip!

The Way, fashioned from salvaged steel oil tanks and probably the most prominent artwork at Laumeier Sculpture Park, to me looks like an industrial accident painted bright red. But, as the cognoscenti say, there’s no accounting for taste.

Indeed, the iconic 1980 Alexander Liberman piece is awe-inspiring and, despite warnings to the contrary, people climb it all the time. A young man I’m related to once posted a photo of himself recumbent high above the ground as his Facebook profile pic.

On the other end of the materials (and physical involvement) scale is Cromlech Glen, a 1985 earthwork by Beverly Pepper, inspired by her visit to the storied Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. On a warm-ish April day, kids and adults were forgoing the sandstone steps to clamber up the steep grassy slopes; one rolled lengthwise into the gentle basin defined by the … walls? A levee? I have always imagined a Mayan temple when approaching this work, which for years has been a favorite place of mine for reflection.

[ TT TRIVIA ] IN THE IMAGINARY DIALOGUE ABOVE BETWEEN TWO NEWSCASTERS, WE NAME-DROP ‘DAVID’ AND ‘CHET.’ WHO WERE THEY?

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Laumeier, spread across a former estate’s 105 acres near the southwest corner of the elbow defined by I-44 and Lindbergh Boulevard, is blessed with dozens of other permanent installations in the woods and grassy grounds surrounding a Tudor mansion. Any time of year is good for a picnic, short hike or visit just ’cause. But the annual Art Fair is coming up in little more than a week: May 10 to 12. More than 150 artists will be on display. There will be food! Drink!

And a juried art show, featuring some $11,000 in prizes. This is a wondrous family event for Mother’s Day weekend.

Weekend before last was for the birds … literally. It started for me Saturday when the garage door opened and voilà, chickens belonging to my south St. Louis neighbor were pecking and scratching in the alley.

When they spied me, they filed back under the gate with nary a feather ruffled. Seems some prankster had removed the bricks and concrete chunks that keep the egg-layers inside. Later, my daughter and a birder friend took separate jaunts to Tilles Park in Ladue: Livvy reports seeing only two ducks—plus some bird that looked like a duck-chicken hybrid; lenswoman Laura, who herself spied a lesser yellowlegs, says Livvy probably sighted a northern shoveler. But, back to me.

I may not know a twin-beaked duotone warbler from a pigeon-footed knucklehead, but I did my second double-take of the weekend on Sunday in Town & Country. That turkey-sized bird with iridescent plumage strutting northward along the southbound I-270 embankment? It was definitely a peacock.

As the proud owner of a donated 2002 Honda van with a left side I’ve mutilated, twice, I marvel at modern roadsters and gaze wistfully at vintage rolling stock. I love the 1965 Ford Mustang (because my 14-year-old daughter wants one). In pink. Otherwise, I don’t possess the gear gene. I know there are electric cars out there, but the only one I was aware of is called Prius. Well, it seems there is a ‘premium’ electric car, the Tesla, which I already like because my daughter has taught me to respect Tesla and re-evaluate Edison’s integrity. And the U. City fathers have approved a conditional-use permit for repairing these hot little numbers at 8664 Olive St. If it meets with final approval, it will be one of only 20-some such facilities in the nation!

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Marquette senior Zach Gollwitzer is one of the preeminent forces on the local golf scene, though he had barely touched a set of clubs before high school. Today, he consistently shoots in the low 70s, and next year, he will golf for University of Akron, where he plans to study mechanical engineering.

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When a volleyball hurtles toward you, there are a few options: block, pass or take cover.

Before most of Tom Beckmann’s opponents can make that decision, the ball has already struck the gym floor. The senior has racked up 186 kills and 24 aces so far this season—and he’s just getting warmed up. “I played this position last year for TOM BECKMANN my club team,” he says. “When I saw a couple of juniors grow into the game, it gave me the opportunity to play in this position opposite the setter.”

His killer instinct has been an asset to the Jr. Billikens, who currently sit at 21-2. SLUH’s volleyball program is well-established in St. Louis, and that reputation can come with consequences, Beckmann says. “They get fired up to play you, and having the target on your back makes you want to work harder,” he says. “It means you have to be ready to play hard for every point against every team.”

SLUH’s two losses this season against Parkway South and Vianney were tough, but Beckmann says his team ultimately will benefit from them. “It would be cool to have the miracle, undefeated season, but those losses have made us a stronger team,” he says. “We have to go out there and earn it. It’s good to learn that lesson early in the season. I know winning state is not easy.”

Beckmann, who will play at National Louis University and study aeronautical engineering, loves that St. Louisans now embrace the sport as a game for everyone. “When I first started playing, I hated that a lot of people labeled it as a girl’s sport. It’s as much a guy’s sport as a girl’s,” he explains.

“Both sides have different aspects of the game ... The St. Louis public has started to realize that. They knew it was exciting to watch St. Joe or Howell girls play; now they notice public schools like the Parkways, Howell and Zumwalt. It’s a different type of play, and excitement for the sport has increased in the past few years.”

Sophomore season was a good year. I was shooting in the 70s consistently, which was good for my confidence. It let me know I had a chance to do well, especially after winning the Webster Cup that year. I was surprised when it happened, but now that I look back, I worked my butt off for it.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CHANCE FOR THE STATE TITLE?

Right now I feel good about it. I am getting comfortable with all the clubs I got fitted for. My game is pretty solid for the year. My biggest goal is to shoot below 70 in a tournament.

SOME PEOPLE THINK GOLF IS A BORING SPORT; WHY DO YOU DISAGREE?

I truly think it is a stereotype. Today you see some of the best athletes playing golf. It didn’t used to be that way. It’s the result of Tiger Woods and the new generation of golfers. Working out for golf has become an important thing, too. I think you have to be athletic to play this game. It requires a lot of coordination and focus. It may be slower, but it requires the same type of talent.

HOW DO YOU BALANCE THE TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF GOLF?

I never forget that someone will be on my tail if I don’t play well. It’s tough to play more as a team because I want to beat my teammate, but it’s great for the team if everyone plays well.

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[ diffusing the pressure ] MICDS GOALIE THRIVES DURING UNDEFEATED SEASON An undefeated season can be a mixed blessing. Just ask MICDS’ Liz Lewis. The junior goalie has stood fast in all games of the Rams’ 11-0 season, eight of which were shutouts. Victory builds confidence, but the added pressure can overwhelm some teams. That’s when strong communication can make a world of difference, says Lewis.

“I never feel like I’m back there by myself. My defense and I talk and get back really well,” she says. “Even in a breakaway situation, I just have to hold them off for a little while before my defense comes back and helps.”

Lewis started playing soccer in elementary school and loved offense, but she found herself in front of the net through process of elimination. “We didn’t have a goalie, so we rotated in each game. I started as a forward, and I couldn’t come back up because I was good in goal,” she says, laughing.

While the typical soccer player focuses on stamina and footwork, Lewis has more to consider. “I feel like, as the goalie, you have to pay attention to the entire field,” she says. “Communication has to be better than a forward’s.

You have to talk to defense, talk to midfielders. Diving is also important. You have to have a lot of core strength.”

As the team’s last line of defense, Lewis says the game’s highs and lows can be a lot to deal with. “I think the most difficult part is letting my team down by letting the goal in. We work really hard and so they always have a lot of opportunities to score,” she says. “I want to make it less stressful on them, and it’s hard to go into the game and be down 1-0. ... But I really like when I make a save and see the relief on everyone’s faces.”

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THE[IN]SIDER A glimpse at what’s going on around St. Louis and beyond.

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No one can inspire graduates like a successful alum.

Tony Award-winning singer-actor NORBERT LEO BUTZ will deliver Webster University’s commencement address May 11 at The Muny in Forest Park.

Butz won Tonys for ‘best performance by a leading actor in a musical’ in 2005 for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and again in 2011 for Catch Me If You Can. He attended Bishop DuBourg High School in St. Louis Hills.

Proud parents are Elaine and Norbert Butz.

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Pictured, from front left: Susan Wallach, Susan Gelman, Mary Strauss.

In back: Dorothy Weiner, Joan Quicksilver, Miran Halen.

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The Loop Special Business District has contributed $3,000 toward scholarships to provide ACT prep for University City high school students.

Ten students will receive free tutoring at The Princeton Review, located in The Loop.

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It was an evening of elegant cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as hostess Mary Strauss threw a party for WARREN AND SUSAN GELMAN, now of Rancho Miraga, Calif. The longtime St. Louisans, back for a wedding, were welcomed by friends from all over town. BTW, they’re expecting twin grandbabies in L.A. this summer!

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CAROLINE GLASER, a 2012 grad of Marquette High School, was recently selected to Adam Levine’s team on NBC’s The Voice.

“Caroline is very talented and has worked hard to become the musician she is today,” says Jason Winter, her former music teacher. “We’re all cheering her on!” Proud parents are Joshua and Mitzi Glaser of Chesterfield.

Find out what happened to many of your favorite Cardinals after they hung up their jerseys in St. Louis Cardinals: Where Have You Gone, by veteran sportswriters Rob Rains and Keith Schildroth.

The authors catch up with more than 35 former Redbirds, including Vince Coleman, Dal Maxvill and Andy Van Slyke.

St. Louisan Eric Greitens, former Navy SEAL and founder/CEO of The Mission Continues, has been named to the 2013 Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

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“When I was in Peoria, I belonged to a fitness club. I loved bicycling there,” Haerr says. She believes she has been able to stay just as active at The Gatesworth, even after her hip-replacement surgery. “I have gotten along so well, and I think it’s because of the exercise; that’s so important.”

Her daughter, DeeDee Kohn, agrees. “I think she’s doing fabulous considering she just got a hip replacement a year ago,” says Kohn, an athlete who has competed in the Ironman World Championship. “Thanks to the services offered at The Gatesworth, she was immediately able to jump into rehabilitation classes. It has benefited her so much that she goes every day to exercise classes. She feels so much better afterward. They work with a whole spectrum, from balance to strength.”

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In addition to her hip replacement, Haerr has Parkinson’s disease, which makes exercising even more important, her daughter says. “What an incredible benefit—it’s proven that Parkinson’s patients do respond better when they are exercising and active,” Kohn says.

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Jack Lane, executive producer, Stages St. Louis The best advice my mother ever gave me was to always remember to treat other people the way you would like to be treated. This advice has formed the foundation for how I interact with people on a daily basis. Everyone deserves respect and everyone deserves kindness, no matter what.

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Dr. Mike Nayak, Nayak Plastic Surgery When we first came to this country, we were the only Indian family in our southern Illinois town.

The other kids would ask me, “Where’s your teepee?” They weren’t being mean, they just didn’t know the difference between an Indian and a Native American. My mother could see I was having a hard time, and she said, “Don’t focus on what makes you different from others.” She was so right. We all have different histories. What counts is what we have in common. dr. mike nayak and his mother, chitra

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Susan Polgar, director, Susan Polgar Institute

of Chess Excellence at Webster University My mother always told my sisters and me, “Always remain humble. Never think you’re more important than you are.” Her words still ring in my head. I’ve seen so many people who’ve achieved success and power and no longer seem to remember the challenges they once faced, or those faced by others. Thanks to my mother, I’ll never forget who I really am, or where I came from.

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Les Snead, general manager, St. Louis Rams I had pretty much a single mom who had to work and raise me alone, so I give her a ton of credit. She always said, “Think big,” and always gave me the support to do just that . No matter what kind of doubts I had, she’d say, “Hey, go for it.” I always felt like I could do anyt hing, thanks to her overwhelming support.

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Ellen Soule Public Relations, and T&S columnist Mom always said, “Two wrongs don’t make a right” and “You catch more bees with honey than with vinegar.”

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president/CEO, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra My mom, Fay Bronstein, always said, “Follow your passion and do what you love.” She was right.

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Vahan bracelets make a perfect gift for mothers of all ages.

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CENTRAL STUDIO

Give the gift of health and well-being. Bring her to one fitness class of her choice for free.

5671 Pershing Ave. 314.280.8054 centralstudiostl.com

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Jude Connally dress with 3/4-sleeve in ocean swirl pattern 9817 Clayton Road 314.991.5262 misterguyclothiers.com

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Think of Mom; pamper her with a gift certificate from Robert Ramsey Hair.

10029 Manchester Road | 314.821.1746

Rejuvenate, revitalize and nourish your skin with lavender. Luminosity returns, lines are lost and firmness is found with our anti-aging repair, all-natural lavender facial products.

3 Winding Brook Estate Drive 636.575.5572 | windingbookestate.com

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Pamper your wife or mom with one of our luxurious facials. Choose from a wide range of packages, including the Feeling Fabulous Facial and our signature Spoiled Rotten.

11735 Manchester Road | 314.822.0772 | gospagirl.com

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CRAFT ALLIANCE GALLERY

Brighten Mom’s day with an imaginative necklace by artist Patty Schwegmann. Her colorful illustrations set in sterling silver are charming and sophisticated.

6640 Delmar Blvd. | 314.725.1177, ext. 322 | craftalliance.org | $795

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Handmade bracelets from Medjugorje. Every detail is rich in symbolism. The tag attached is a reminder of God’s blessings bestowed upon us every day.

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Square-toe, brown buckskin boots from Liberty Black are perfect with summer dresses or jean shorts.

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For Mother’s Day, Graduation, Wedding or an Anniversary, visit us and make all your celebrations sparkle!

GLENN BETZ & ASSOCIATES JEWELERS

While they last—sterling silver, ‘My Mother, My Angel’ diamond pendants 11776 Manchester Road 314.984.0040 glennbetzjewelers.com $99

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MOBILITY FOR U

What could be nicer than taking Mom on an excursion with the family in a Mobility for U accessible van?

Reservations are limited, so call early.

314.873. 6814 | mobilityforu.com

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LIQUID ASSETS POOLS

Give Mom an outdoor paradise this Mother’s Day. 221 Way Ave. | 314.409.3041 liquidassetspools.com Making the world beautiful one face at a time.

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STAGES ST. LOUIS

Entertain Mom with the gift of musical theater! The Stages 2013 season—Always...Patsy Cline, Legally Blonde, The Musical and My Fair Lady. Begins May 21.

1023 Chesterfield Parkway East | 314.821.2407 stagesstlouis.org

12401 Olive Boulevard | Suite103 | Creve Coeur 63141 ~ EternityMedSpaSTL.com

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Imagine giving Mom the gift of custom organization.

California Closets can help her have the closet, office, pantry or craft room of her dreams.

14208 Manchester Road | 9701 Manchester Road 636.779.0720 | Californiaclosets.com/st-louis

BOOTS • BUCKLES • WOMEN’S APPAREL HOME ACCESSORIES• JEWELRY HATS • HANDBAGS

9670 CLAYTON ROAD h LADUE 314.993.9944

DRESSES! DOWNTOWN KIRKWOOD SPECIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

Start Mother’s Day Weekend in style: Ladies Night of Fashion & Art May 9 at Ober Anderson Gallery. Advance tickets: two for $45. Informal modeling, two cocktails and tapas from One 19 North.

130 E. Jefferson St. 314.822.0084 downtownkirkwood.com

9810 Clayton Rd St. Louis, MO 63124 314-997-6161 Monday-Saturday 10a.m.-5p.m.

PinkMagnoliaShop.com

Experience comfortable luxury.

ROBERT RAMSEY HAIR A full service hair and nail salon Special occaSion appointmentS welcome.

K. HALL DESIGNS

Barr-Co. Honeysuckle collection is scented with honeysuckle nectar and herbaceous greens.

8416 Manchester Road 314.961.1990 khalldesigns.com

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Flowers are so last year.

Pamper mom with a blow-dry bouquet for Mother’s Day. One to 12 ‘long-stem blowouts’ from Blown Away Blow Dry Bar. 8815 Ladue Road | 314.932.1116 blownawaystl.com | $30 and up

ETHOS AVEDA LIFESTYLE SALON & SPA

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Allow us to pamper your mom for Mother’s Day. We offer fantastic facials, soothing massages and an array of hair and makeup services.

173 Carondelet Plaza 314.875.9499 ethosaveda.com

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NeoCutis products use a balanced mix of skin nutrients to create an anti-aging formula that rejuvenates and renews skin.

12401 Olive Blvd., Ste. 103 | 314.249.7157

PASSPORT LUGGAGE

Spring is here at Passport Luggage. Come in today for the hottest new styles by Lipault including a 12-inch toiletry kit in aqua, purple or brown.

286 Plaza Frontenac 314.432.2473 frontenac@landmarkluggage.com 2404 St. Louis Galleria 314.726.2356 galleria@landmarkluggage.com

CIRCUS FLORA

Take Mom on a trip to the moon—help her experience an unforgettable day with her family at St. Louis’ own circus.

Tickets for A Trip to the Moon are on sale now.

3547 Olive St., Ste. 210 314.289.4040 | circusflora.org

AMINI’S HOME RUGS & GAME ROOM

Let her relax outdoors in islandstyle this Mother’s Day with Tommy Bahama Outdoor Collections from Amini’s. Each piece is inspired by the islands, from rugs to fire pits, umbrellas and other outdoor accessories.

17377 Chesterfield Airport Road 636.537.9200 | aminis.com

UNIQUE CHOICES, MerchAnTs

Accessorize Barnes Retina Institute Brides by Demetrios Crate & Barrel Eye Care Associates of St. Louis Geranium I.O. Metro Jared The Galleria of Jewelry Laura McCarthy Real Estate Laurie Solet Loft Mitchell James Salon Orthodontic Consultants of St. Louis Portrait Innovations Relax the Back Schön Soft Surroundings The Bar Method

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Maggiano’s Little Italy Nadōz Euro.Bakery+Café PF Chang's China Bistro Vinō Nadōz Bistro & Wine Bar

On Brentwood Blvd. Across from the Galleria

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An intricate, 18kt. gold plate necklace with a removable starburst enhancer.

Pieces sold separately.

9810 Clayton Road 314.997.6161 pinkmagnoliashop.com

IBELLA BEADS

Find something for mom at Louis’ newest unique boutique: Precious gems, Swarovski crystals, unique gifts and accessories.

770 N. New Ballas Road 314.567.1928

EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS

Our Blooming Hearts For Mom gift package includes our signature pineapple hearts, semisweet chocolate-dipped strawberries, plus fresh strawberries and grapes and a Mother’s Day balloon bundle.

See our ad for locations Ediblearrangements.com

THE MAGIC HOUSE

Spend a magical Mother’s Day at The Magic House. Plus, children and their moms can create a one-of-a-kind Mother’s Day keepsake in the Art Studio.

516 S. Kirkwood Road | 314.822.8900 magichouse.org

MEKA BOUTIQUE

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Old Gringo hand-crafted leather boots are a great way to show Mom how much you love her. We will help you choose the right pair from our wide selection.

1634 Clarkson Road | 636.536.6300 mekaboutique.com

PACE FARIAS COLLECTIONS

Plumed feather tunic in sapphire blue silk chiffon by Pineda Covalin 266 Plaza Frontenac 314.983.0781 facebook.com/pace.farias

ELLEARD HEFFERN FINE JEWELERS

By Margo Morrison New York, a feminine multi-strand necklace of aquamarine beads and Swarovski crystals with a sterling silver toggle clasp.

101 S. Hanley Building Lobby 314.863.8820 | heffern.com $1,350

DIAMOND & JEWELRY BROKERS

Give her the gift of her loved one’s touch that only she can wear: Custom Fingerprint Jewelry.

473 Lafayette Center | 636.391.6622 thediamondfam.com

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A beautiful platinum and oval diamond engagement ring, 6.42 carats. Offered at auction June 16.

7447 Forsyth Blvd. | 314.726.5515 | iveyselkirk.com

SAINT LOUIS BALLET

An evening of innovative ballet by Saint Louis Ballet 8 p.m. May 10 and 11. Plan an outing with your mother or daughter; touhill.org for tickets.

218 THF Blvd. | 636.537.1998 | stlouisballet.org

SIGN OF THE ARROW

For the fun mom: 100 percent cotton nightshirts available in many styles.

9740 Clayton Road | 314.994.0606 | $29

FINE PORTRAITURE

BY ELIZABETH MAYER

Elizabeth Mayer Fine Portraiture in charcoal, beautifully rendered in classic black and white, and conveniently drawn from photographs taken in studio or provided by you.

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Nothing says happy Mother’s Day more than bright-colored flowering shrubs nestled into a well-manicured landscape.

314.432.0880 horstmannbrothers.com

dOwn By ThE STATIOn 150 W. Argonne 314-965-7833 DownByTheStation.com

Shakespeare fans delight! Choose coffee mugs with sweet love or fun insults in the Bard’s style. $12.50 each

Vera Bradley is the perfect gift for moms, grads or teachers!

BOOKS & BEyOnd Inside Kirkwood Public Library 140 East Jefferson Avenue | 314-821-5770 x1023

COMPANION

Leave the cooking to us this Mother’s Day. Treat Mom to delicious treats like Companion’s Baked Eggs or our other breakfast specialties.

9781 Clayton Road, 314.218.2280 | 8143 Maryland Ave., 314.721.5454 companionstl.com

FITSHOP

Fashion and functionality combine to make active-wear a favorite for Mom. Choose from many styles that are chic and flattering.

14430 Clayton Road | 636.220.9227

CLEANSPA

Indulge Mom with a Pure Lavender Spa Package at CleanSpa. Lavender’s natural healing properties are used to renew the hands and feet while calming the mind.

1720 Chesterfield Airport Road 314.880.0777 | cleanspa.com

SPARKLE BOUTIQUE 107-1/2 Argonne 314-909-8844 facebook.com/ SparkleBoutique

RUSTEd ChAndELIER

Come see us at our new location!

Lots of GREAT gifts for MOM.

118 North Kirkwood Road | 314-821-7881 facebook.com/RustedChandelier

One of the many great things you’ll find in our store!

FUn In ThE SUn SPORTS 121 North Kirkwood Road 314-821-0583 FunSunSports.com

Arm candy stretchy bracelets from Ali & Bird for layering or to wear alone.

Johnnie-O wedge collar dress with just the right amount of stretch. Perfect for beach, parties, or around town. $98.

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FOB ST. LOUIS

151 West Jefferson | 314-821-4646 GingerAndMaryAnnBoutique.com

Nothing says Happy Mother’s Day like a beautiful floral arrangement for the front door. 757 Lamp & Lantern Village 636.207.7131 | $98

E.L. RILEy 118 West Jefferson 314-835-1219 ELriley.com

Choose from custom European linen pillows with one of our sweet sayings, or personalize with your words. $39-79.

ThURSdAy, MAy 9: LADIES NIGHT OF FASHION & ART • Cocktails & fun at Ober Anderson Gallery 6 to 8:30 pm.

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TO PURChASE TICKETS: 314-822-0084 FRIdAy, MAy 10: BLUEGRASS MUSIC 6 to 8:30 pm SATURdAy, MAy 11: SHOP, DINE & STROLL Farmers’ Market events, in-store sales, plant sale.

Art show and entertainment at Station Plaza 10 to 5

PAPERdOLLS BOUTIQUE Kirkwood: 314-965-3655 Ballwin Grove: 636-527-3655 facebook.com/ paperdolls.boutique

If mom is a baseball fan, then we’ve got you covered!

Available at both stores.

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by dr. tim jordan THE RECENT BOMBINGS at the Boston Marathon and school shooting tragedy in Newtown, Conn., necessitated some tough but important discussions with our children. Too often in our culture, we do everything in our power to avoid discussing death, and kids are left to fend for themselves.

Ask your kids what they think happens when people die. Some kids will just regurgitate doctrine they’ve heard at church or from adults. But be open to allowing them to explore different viewpoints about death, God, heaven and hell. No one truly knows the answer to these questions. It’s OK to share your views, but I don’t think it’s healthy for kids to have our ideas shoved down their throats. Listen and understand versus indoctrinate.

I bristle when I hear people on the news advising parents to talk to kids about ‘bad’ or ‘evil’ people. Labeling leaves no room for discussion or understanding. When I work with students, I have even eliminated the word ‘bullies’ from my language. The girls I see involved in relational aggression behavior do so for a number of reasons. Most are just powerful girls who are using their power in inappropriate ways; rather than villifying them, we should teach them how to find healthier channels for leadership and control.

I want kids to understand each other and learn why people act the way they do—not judge and label each other.

I also cringe when I hear politicians boasting about the U.S. being the best country in the world. Why do we get so wound up with comparisons? It’s not important how our fourth graders measure up in math to the fourth graders from other countries. I don’t believe it says anything about a child’s later capacity for creativity, initiative, entrepreneurial spirit, resilience, self-sufficience or grit.

It’s just more labeling.

Kids who don’t make the best club teams feel like failures.

Same for teens who don’t get accepted to an elite college.

It’s sad how damaging labels are to kids. Think how invested and judgmental we get by trying to put people into boxes like Democrat versus Republican, pro-gun versus anti-gun, proabortion rights versus anti-abortion rights. Labeling breeds intolerance, injustice, mistrust, anger, misunderstanding, distance and disconnection. It eliminates any middle ground or space for win-win thinking.

So when discussing the tragedy, allow your kids to think and question everything. Have open, candid discussions about death, God and the afterlife. And I hope discussions of death lead to discussions about life and appreciation of your blessings. Perhaps that’s the best way to honor the souls we lost on those days.

TIM JORDAN, M.D., IS A BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICIAN WHO COUNSELS KIDS IN GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO WELOKI.COM

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MIZZOU GRADS SARAH TURNER AND JEFFREY HIGHTOWER JR. were married Sept. 22 at Salem Methodist Church.

Introduced in 2009 by a friend who served as a bridesmaid in the ceremony, the couple worked out at the same gym and enjoyed training for a half-marathon, seeing movies and traveling together. Jeffrey proposed in July 2011 in Grand Haven, Mich., where Sarah’s family owns a cottage and has vacationed for decades. “Jeffrey had never been up there and it’s obviously a very special place to me, like a second home,” Sarah says. “Just the two of us on the boardwalk, that’s where he proposed. The rest of the family was very surprised; it was fun to have that celebration with them after we got engaged.”

The couple were blessed with beautiful weather on the day they were married at Salem Methodist Church in Ladue, where Sarah had attended preschool. “A lot of people traveled to be with us that day, so that was really special to us,” she says. The reception at Moulin near Lafayette Square included a photobooth and a live band playing hits from the ’40s and ’50s. The night ended with a dance party to more modern music. “Jeffrey and I definitely danced!” Sarah says.

Sarah, a Ladue High School alumna and marketing specialist at Gonzalez Companies, and Jeffrey, senior vice president of public finance for PNC Bank, live in the Central West End.

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[ what’s up with hormones: the latest news ] Hormone replacement can be just what the doctor ordered. But what is too much? >>

dr. teresa knight, OBSTETRICIAN/GYNECOLOGIST, WOMEN’S HEALTH SPECIALISTS Hormone replacement therapy is back in good graces. A 2002 study known as the Women’s Health Initiative scared everyone off their hormones. It made it appear that HRT was causing women to die, but the study had major design flaws.

It targeted women 60 and older, some of whom by then had developed cardiovascular disease, and gave them estrogen.

Estrogen has many benefits; it makes blood clot, which is good after childbirth. But taking it after your arteries are clogged?

Not good.

Before the study, women used hormones for symptom relief as they transitioned from perimenopause to menopause.

Then we were told to get patients off HRT. As a new physician then, I witnessed how quickly my patients aged. They lost bone mass, their skin aged, and they had sleeping and memory problems.

We now have a better understanding of menopause. We learned not to put someone who is post-menopausal for 10 years on HRT. But we also learned that HRT provides benefit beyond symptom relief. Current science suggests that HRT provides the most benefit if taken before menopause, and on through and beyond menopause. That allows us to prevent permanent physiological changes that would put women at risk for osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and colon, ovarian and uterine cancers.

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dr. rosa kincaid, KINCAID MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, WELLNESS AND ANTI-AGING CENTER Get your hormone levels measured by a medical doctor if you’re feeling out of sorts. Insist on a saliva test. It may not be cutting edge, but it’s more accurate than a blood test and is now used by endocrinologists at major medical hospitals. Hormones are made from lipids. Lipids are made from fat. Blood is a water medium. When you use a blood test to measure hormones, it is like measuring oil in water.

Somehow the salivary glands ‘homogenize’ the lipids for better resolution.

Hormone loss is not always a function of aging. It can result from stress. Symptoms of a hormone loss in women include hot flashes, loss of libido, mood swings, impaired sleeping and fatigue. Physical changes include hair loss, dry and wrinkly skin, and loss of muscle tone.

Balance hormone loss with the most natural hormone replacement possible to minimize side effects. Bioidentical hormones prescribed by a trained medical doctor are safe. Get rechecked within a year; you don’t stay on hormones at the same dose indefinitely.

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menopause: are you there yet? // “Although the average age for natural menopause is 52, some women begin transitioning to it as early as their mid-30s,” says DR. BRYAN WARNER OF BODYLOGIC MD OF SAINT LOUIS. “And the No. 1 symptom of menopause is not hot flashes and night sweats, as many believe, but short-term memory decline. It’s quite common during this time to forget who someone is, or forget the name of a highway exit you’ve taken for the past 20 years.”

By definition, menopause is the permanent cessation of menstrual cycles, Warner explains. “It begins with a woman’s final period and continues for the next 12 months.

After that time, she is considered to be postmenopausal.”

However, determining when a woman enters menopause is not as clear. The first clinical clue is a decline in the hormones estrogen and progesterone. “You can have a 50 to 60 percent loss of hormones before you exhibit any symptoms—and that can take years,” Warner says.

Estrogen supports about 400 body functions and progesterone about 300. “When you lose enough of these hormones, memory, bone loss and other functions decline,” Warner says. “We age because we lose hormone support.”

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UROLOGIST, UROLOGY CONSULTANTS A urinary tract infection is a bacterial infection in the bladder.

They’re most common in young, sexually active women, and also in post-menopausal women, because of decreased estrogen levels.

UTI symptoms include burning, urinary frequency, back and pelvic pain, smelly or cloudy urine, and hematuria, which is blood in the urine. Symptomatic relief can be achieved by drinking lots of fluids, such as water, and using over-the-counter medications such as an AZO product, which helps with the burning sensation.

Essentially, an AZO is antiseptic for the bladder. These methods reduce symptoms, but they don’t solve the infection. Only antibiotics can do that.

UTIs are common, treatable and somewhat preventable, but there’s much we don’t know about them. There’s a lot of research exploring why some women get them recurrently and why others never get them. For some women, the trigger for a UTI can be lack of estrogen, a kidney stone or intercourse. Fluids can help hydrate and flush things out, but they don’t prevent UTIs.

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Most women I see have complicated and symptomatic UTIs. They’ve been to their doctor several times and keep getting what they believe are recurrent infections. The first thing I do is check if they have a true UTI with a urine culture, which requires laboratory analysis of the patient’s urine sample. The sample is monitored for 24 to 48 hours. This allows us to see the bacteria, if present, name it, and identify the antibiotics that can effectively treat it.

It’s common for a woman to have at least one urinary tract infection in her lifetime. Having three or more UTIs within a year warrants investigation. Calling your physician for another course of antibiotics is not the answer in this situation, nor is the repeated use of over-the-counter medications, because vaginitis and painful bladder syndrome can mimic a UTI. UTI risk factors include sexual intercourse, a diaphragm or spermicide use, new sexual partners, recent use of antibiotics, a prolapsed bladder and urinary incontinence. You’re more susceptible to recurrent UTIs if you had one before age 15 and if your mother had them.

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“It’s very common to find an ovarian cyst on a woman who is still menstruating and not on birth control pills,” says DR. KENT SNOWDEN OF SAINT LOUIS ASSOCIATES IN OB/GYN. “The ovary is a very dynamic organ; it’s constantly undergoing change.” The ovaries grow sac-like structures called follicles, which produce estrogen and progesterone and release an egg when a woman ovulates, he explains.

A follicle that doesn’t release an egg and keeps growing is an ovarian cyst. “Many shrink and disappear without treatment, but problems occur when cysts become large,” Snowden says.

“Pressure and pain may result. Sometimes surgery is necessary.”

In premenopausal women, especially young women, only the cyst is removed to preserve their fertility, he adds.

“The most common ovarian cyst in premenopausal women is a functional cyst, Snowden says. “On ultrasound, it looks like a water-filled balloon. Typically, these cysts will come and go.”

Another common premenopausal ovarian cyst is a dermoid cyst. “These contain bone, teeth, tissue and fat, and need to be surgically removed,” he says. Endometriomas are cysts that are filled with blood from endometriosis, which can impede a woman’s ability to become pregnant. “These cysts, which are found in young women, also need to be surgically excised.”

For the most part, ovarian cysts are benign, non-cancerous structures. However, ovarian tumors are often found in postmenopausal women. “An ovarian cyst that contains tissue is a cause for concern,” Snowden says.

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[ infertility: its causes & cures ] Time is precious for couples struggling with infertility. >> dr. elan simckes, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, FERTILITY PARTNERSHIP

Years ago, women had most of their children by the time they were 30. Now most women don’t start their families until they are 30. That delay in childbearing has resulted in a big and worsening problem called diminished ovarian reserve. It occurs as women age; they simply have fewer eggs. Women with DOR can still conceive but may need help like fertility drugs or in vitro fertilization. By the time a woman is 30, she has a one in 10 chance of having DOR. By the time she is 35, a woman’s risk for DOR increases to one in four.

IVF—where a woman’s eggs and a man’s sperm are placed together in a petri dish for fertilization—is a wonderful tool.

However, it is underutilized in this country. We perform about one-fourth of what Western European countries do. That’s because their government pays for it.

IVF has good rates and is getting better. I think the pregnancy rate for most good programs is 50 percent. For an excellent IVF program, the pregnancy rate is closer to 60 percent. If a woman doesn’t conceive by the third IVF attempt, it’s probably best to move on. If a couple suspects there might be any problem, they need to see a fertility specialist—right away.

>> dr. peter ahlering, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MISSOURI CENTER

FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE Infertility can be explained if one has the proper tests. I estimate that 90 to 95 percent of cases could be explained with simple, but detailed, male and female evaluations. Rarely does one need to look beyond these with a laparoscopy. If one still does not find an answer—a rare situation—then lab work looking for other factors can occasionally be useful, but such things need to be discussed with the couple and not performed cavalierly. Very often these tests are overused and over-interpreted, giving false diagnoses.

Diminished ovarian reserve and what I call ‘occult male factors’ account for most of the infertility I encounter. DOR is diagnosed with simple bloodwork and an ultrasound. Occult male problems have to do with the quality of the sperm, not the quantity. Contrary to public perception, sperm count is the least significant thing we test in males. In women common problems include ovulation dysfunction and endometriosis. Less frequent problems include blocked tubes and immune factors.

A couple should seek professional advice if they are concerned there might be a problem, or if there are irregular menses regardless of the female’s age. A thorough assessment of the couple can be completed in a single day.

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by dorothy weiner

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IT’S A GOOD THING we have the occasional off-week here at the paper, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to do things like tour the new Taubman outlet mall in hardhats or bring you a firsthand account of the Four Seasons Spa’s new ‘sleep massage’ (a tough assignment, but somebody has to do it).

Purported to lower your blood pressure and help with relaxation and sleep, I can report

it was a total success. In fact, given my drive back to the office, I’d call it an antidote for speeding, too.

It’s hard not to be relaxed after 80 minutes of pampering. Especially at the Four Seasons, where the sauna rooms and whirlpool tub you pass on your way to the treatment room beckon like Sirens. In truth, by the time you’ve had the treatment, you’re not good for much else anyway (but then, that’s the point).

It starts with sleep oil, something we should all have on our night tables. Heated packs are applied to the feet, then moved up the legs and onto the back, followed by waterfall effleurage (relaxing massage) repeated 12 times. By the time you turn over to the front side, your head is on a heated and scented head rest and you’re getting a lengthy foot massage targeting reflexology points for the brain (which by now has turned to mush).

I used to think foot massage was the pinnacle of pampering, but I now know otherwise. The head massage that followed used acupressure along the eyebrow ridge, down the nose and around the eye sockets.

That was followed by circles around the temples and a scalp massage (you don’t even mind the messed-up hair). And it’s all done with peppermint massage oil and something called Essence of Vali Sleep Mist.

When the masseuse brought the pillow and blanket for the nap that accompanies this treatment, I no longer had the will to forgo that part, like I had intended. I guess work can wait. And anyway, it’s only another 20 minutes.

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drizzled with balsamic, dotted with sprouts (in lieu of basil) and accompanied by burrata cheese. The result was a delicious blend of sweet, creamy and tart.

The Skirt Steak Fiorentina ($25) also emphasized tart, astringent flavors with a marinade of house-made Worchestershire sauce and a thick topping of watercress. This was a ‘family-style’ portion, with a blended sauce of mouth-puckering balsamic vinegar, beer and liqueur.

Chicken Milanese ($19) retained a delectable moisture, and here again, came with plenty of tart greens in its ‘salad’ topping. Piled on the split breast were arugula, jicama and barely cooked baby carrots and turnip slivers—all to great effect, with a dressing of maple-y Dijon.

Particularly noteworthy were our a la carte sides: Roasted Cauliflower and Creamy Polenta (each $6).

The cauliflower florets had a delicious golden finish that almost tasted caramelized, and the polenta was

good enough to be dessert (and probably had enough cream and sugar to qualify). The generous helping had a pleasant, sweet undertone and a wonderful creamy consistency.

Very impressive was our half-order of Creste ($10), fluted and ruffled curls of pasta translated as ‘cockscomb’ in Italian. I admired the way these were a featured part of the cioppino-like dish rather than merely the base for a sauce. The bowl was teeming with seafood—clams, mussels, shrimp and fish—in a bit of fennel-laced broth.

Desserts were house-made and traditional Italian sweets, including the Limoncello Cheesecake ($8), Gelato and Sorbetto ($6) we sampled. Our pistachio gelato and basil sorbetto were good, the gelato being ultra-creamy and offered in several flavors.

The sorbetto had intense basil flavor, but a weird, crumbly texture. The cheesecake was divine—very creamy with a graham cracker crust.

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[CULTURE SEEN

THE SOUND OF ART. Bach is back. And Wagner.

And Strauss—along with some of St. Louis’ top classical radio announcers. The Radio Arts Foundation’s new classical music station hit the air April 8 with great fanfare at Centene Auditorium. After serving up the classics for more than 60 years, signed off in 2010 to Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, so there were a few moist eyes when the new station signed on with the same masterpiece. Familiar onair voices include Jim Doyle, Tom Sudholt, Kathy Lawton Brown, and of course, GM Jim Connett, who also led KFUO through its last day. Connett says, “We’re doing more than bringing back Bach. We’re building a nucleus for the entire arts and performing arts community of St. Louis to connect, grow and flourish for years to come.” You can catch the classics on analog radio at 107.3 FM, hybrid digital at KIHT 96.3 HD2 or live streamed at rafstl.org.

ARTS QUOTE OF THE MONTH: Regional Arts Commission executive director Jill McGuire: “St. Louis has got all it takes to be one of the nation’s great art towns; all it needs now is some swagger.”

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN. If you had been among St. Louis’ elite before the Civil War, you might have lived in Lucas Place, between 13th and 16th streets on what is now Locust. The only building left from those days, Campbell House and Museum, is co-sponsoring an exhibit with Landmarks Association on the history, people and buildings of the old neighborhood at Architecture St. Louis, 911 Washington Ave. You can visit weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through July.

OH, THE HUMANITIES. It only makes sense that an award for achievement in the humanities should be a piece of art, right? So this year the Missouri Humanities selected Best of Missouri Hands ceramicist Dawson Morgan of Chesterfield the award.

Each year the Missouri Humanities Council honors individuals and organizations whose achievements set examples worthy of statewide attention.

MHC chair Michele Hansford says of particular interest is how Dawson’s work is inspired by the rolling Missouri landscape.

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That’s the title of a new PBS documentary produced

by WTTW in Chicago. And downtown St. Louis’ very own Wainright Building is featured as one of the top 10 because of its role in defining the American skyscraper. So, the Nine Network recently hosted writer/producer Dan Protess and host Geoffrey Baer during a gathering of more than 120 architects and preservationists in the Wainwright’s atrium to show clips from their documentary and lead a panel discussion on Louis Sullivan’s big baby. The show airs 9 p.m. May 12 on NinePBS.

PATRICK MURPHY IS VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION AT THE NINE NETWORK OF PUBLIC MEDIA AND HOST OF SUNDAY ARTS, SUNDAYS AT 1 P.M. ON NINE PBS. MAY 1, 2013

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ERIC BRENNER, last seen in the Central West End at Moxy Bistro, is executive chef of newly opened ALUMNI SAINT LOUIS at 200 N. 13th St. The restaurant offers a modern take on St. Louis classics, including slinger fries and toasted ravioli, provel pizza, pork steak, gooey butter cake and a burger named for Johnny Rabbitt.

The menu includes vegan and gluten-free options.

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CHARLIE GITTO’S, a longtime Shaw Avenue fave, has had a major remodel, including a new lighted red onyx bar.

To celebrate, and to recognize 32 years on the Hill, Charlie Jr. hosted a big bash modestly described on the invite as ‘wine and hors d’oeuvres.’ Guests enjoyed pasta Borghese, Caprese salad, arancini, mostaccioli, bruschetta, meatballs in marinara, lasagna and a cookie spread to rival that of any bakery!

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LEISURE

BRIDGE WITH BL♠ND

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PLAYERS

were well-represented at the recent North American Bridge Championships. Good bridge play is based on knowledge, calculated assumptions and knowing one’s opponents, literally or by reputation. Of course, having a good, reliable partner is huge. Playing in the National Imp Pairs event, South found himself in a six-diamond contract.

The bidding: W

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P P Opening lead: ♠Q Both vulnerable WEST (dealer) NORTH EAST SOUTH Cover the East/West hands and see if you can make the contract.

NORTH

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♥ K J 10 2

♦ K 9 4

♣ K J 9 8 WEST EAST Q J 6 5 4 3

♠ ♠A 10 9 7 ♥ Q 6 4 ♥9 8 7 5 ♦ 6 2 ♦ J 8 ♣ Q 6 ♣ 7 4 3

SOUTH

♠2

♥ A3

♦ A Q 10 7 5 3

♣ A 10 5 2 Holding four controls (three Aces and a singleton spade), South bid six ♦s. South was not disappointed when the dummy was tabled. His partner had a decent hand for his vulnerable take-out double of two ♠s.

The Play: West led the ♠ Queen; declarer played low from the dummy. East played the 9, and South played the 2.

West continued ♠s, King by the dummy, Ace by East and trumped by the declarer. Two rounds of ♦s drew trumps, the Ace, King and another ♥ produced the Queen from West.

A ♦ to the King and the ♥ Jack discarding a ♣, and the declarer paused to assess the information at hand.

1. West opened a vulnerable weak two (6 ♠) 2. West was known to have five points (Q J ♠ and Q ♥) 3. Almost certainly West had six ♠s, three ♥ s, two ♦s and two ♣s (maybe Queen of ♣) 4. Would West open a vulnerable weak 2 with only 5 high-card points? The declarer knew West. He was known to be a ‘solid’ player and would have thought twice about opening a ‘quacky’ 5 hcp weak two.

5. With knowledge, information and logical assumptions, the declarer played the Club King and Ace, refusing the finesse and dropped the Queen offside. Six ♦s made well concluded!

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Q. Counting is so important, yet it is not an exact science. While playing at the Nationals, the better players seem to make the good ‘reads’ when exact counts are not available.

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Laumeier Sculpture Park | $10 laumeier.org >> Visitors can purchase ceramics, fiber/textiles, glass, jewelry, mixed media and more at this annual fair. Through May 12.

5/3 studio night live

5–8 p.m. | The Gallery at Chesterfield Arts | Free | chesterfieldarts.org

5/4–5/5 st. louis fine print, rare book & paper arts fair 10 a.m.–6 p.m. & 11 a.m.–5 p.m. | UMSL | $7 | umsl.edu

5/9 mayfest ladies night of fashion & art

6–8:30 p.m. | Ober Anderson Gallery in Downtown Kirkwood | $25 downtownkirkwood.com

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SHOULD YOU SEE IT? If you’ve ever wondered where that catchy song came from, yes. —R.K.

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are born on the same night in a Haifa hospital during a Scud missile strike. In the confusion that ensues, the babies are switched and raised by ‘the wrong family.’ The error is discovered 18 years later, when the Israeli boy goes for his army physical.

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SHOULD YOU SEE IT? Yes! This is an engrossing and emotive film, with plenty of both pathos and humor. —D.W. A JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL FILM, PLAYING 5:30 P.M. JUNE 13 AT LANDMARK PLAZA FRONTENAC

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Noon | Voce, 212 S. Tucker Blvd. | $8 | vocestl.com Created by a punk rock dad with a doctorate in developmental psychology, the Boogers perform age-appropriate rock music for kids and families.

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10 a.m. | Sheldon Concert Hall | $12–$15 | thesheldon.org

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People must have scratched their heads when Edward L. Bakewell Sr. moved his business out to rural Clayton. The company, started in 1910, did its own title and loan work downtown on realtors row, 7th and Chestnut streets, where most real estate business took place in those days. But in the 1930s, Bakewell saw promise in the agricultural community springing up to the west, and he set about developing it from a farmhouse on Forsyth Boulevard.

“I think what made him successful was his honesty and directness,” says his granddaughter, Sarah Bakewell, former president and principal of Edward L. Bakewell Realtors. She merged the company with Janet McAfee Real Estate in 2008. “In those days, a handshake was a deal. His word was his word, and he stood by it.”

Bakewell did more than sell property in Clayton.

He helped incorporate the village of Huntleigh, set up its architecture covenants and move the Bridal Spur Hunt Club there, then appointed himself mayor.

When Bakewell died in 1969, he was living back in the city, near the Chase Park Plaza.

The promise of a handful of Bissinger’s jelly beans from the candy drawer drew young Sarah to visit her grandfather’s office. That wasn’t his only interesting drawer, she says. “He kept a drawer for bottles of bourbon. Every Christmas the meter man would get a bottle of bourbon, so my grandather never got a ticket at the meter if it ran over time. He was a very generous man.”

1975

Janet McAfee needed to sell her home. The recently divorced mother of four, who had private school tuitions to pay but no income, watched her large Ladue house sit on the market for two years during the 1970s recession. “Up until that point, her skills were at the bridge table and the garden club,” says Janet Horlacher, McAfee’s youngest daughter and the principal and executive vice president of Janet McAfee Real Estate.

“But she decided, I’m going to get my real estate license to sell this house!”

She did, and worked as part-time sales manager at Cornet & Zeibig Realty.

One morning in 1975, McAfee found the office doors chained shut and a sheriff’s notice that the company had gone into receivership. With $5,000 from her father, she rallied several coworkers and started Janet McAfee Real Estate in her Warson Road ranch house. “It was a riot because they worked out of the basement for the first several months,” Horlacher recalls. “I would be getting ready and going off to school, and as I was leaving the agents would be coming through the kitchen door.”

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Manion, who got her start renting out a small apartment building, served as the first female president of the St. Louis Real Estate Board in 1957, back when the meetings were rather rowdy. “They were gambling and smoking and drinking,” Stafford Manion says. “Gladys was a very brave woman. She was very ladylike in her appearance, with dresses and pearls, but this was a chick who was not afraid, which is a great attribute.

She could hang with men. I can remember as a kid going over to her house and spending the night, and she was fun.”

Manion died in 1967, but her presence is still felt in the office, where her letters and business cards decorate the walls. “She’s still here and still watching, and I kind of think she’s happy about it,” her grandson says. “She’s still in charge, the way I see it. I think that would be important to her.”

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“They were just focused on helping their clients buy and sell their homes, and if they could make a good living doing it, great.”

America’s entry into World War II depleted the male labor force, but that wasn’t a problem for Ira E. Berry, who started his eponymous real estate company in Kirkwood in 1939. Partly out of necessity and partly due to foresight, he became one of the first realtors to hire women as sales associates, according to Coldwell Banker Gundaker president Jim Dohr, who joined Berry’s company in the late 1970s. “He would say, ‘The woman of the house had a lot of say about what kind of house the family is going to live in,’” Dohr recalls.

“He thought it was a great opportunity for women to become salespeople.”

Berry’s business philosophy of adhering to the Golden Rule stuck with Dohr after the company was sold to Coldwell Banker in 1985. “When I joined at 22 or 23 years old, I was pretty wet behind the ears, but it became apparent to me that everyone really looked up to Ira and the Golden Rule,” Dohr says.

“We say we do things the Ira Berry way.

It really became the mission of the company, and I think it has served the company really well.”

Berry’s love of deal-making kept him at it until the end, Dohr says.

When macular degeneration left him legally blind toward the end of his life, a chauffeur drove him to the office every day.

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1015 haversham | des peres 540 north and south #106 | university city 7201 cornell avenue | university city 4 bedrooms, 2½ baths $389,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths $309,900 4 bedrooms, 2 Full & 2 halF baths $398,000 Lovely center hall plan on picturesque street. Great flow, Bright & airy, this open floor plan one-level condo ofthis 3,000+ sq. ft. home offers formal living & dining fers the best of both worlds. secure, heated garage. rooms, den/office, eat-in kitchen & finished lower level. stunning baths and enclosed porch. kirkwood schools.

7447 cornell avenue | university city 3 bedrooms, 1 bath $214,900 charming craftsmen style bungalow offers an ideal layout. this is the one you’ve been looking for!

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Ladue Unique opportunity to acquire a private 3.2-acre property.

Classic center hall brick colonial has 6 Beds/4.5baths. Large, open kitchen, sunny glass-walled family room, den w/ built-ins & walkout lower level. Attached 3-c garage. Offered at $999,000.

University City Exceptional home near downtown Clayton.

4 Beds/2.5 baths. Enhanced w/ the finest finishes for modern living. Kitchen opens to family rm. Large master ste w/ steam rm shower & walk-in closet. 2,800+sqft. Offered at $675,000.

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7201 cOrnell avenue University City This 3,000+ sqft. home offers formal living & dining rooms, a den/office, & an eat-in kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 2 full & 2 half baths. Lots of closet space. Finished lower level has an office/exercise rm & media rm with bar. Immaculate lawn; privacy fence w/ gated driveway. 2-C gar. Offered at $398,000.

HOMEWORK] DEAR HOMEWORK,

We really like the cottage-like appearance of our home and would like to see what else we could do to enhance this and make it even more ‘cottage-y’—either to the house itself or the landscaping.

A few years ago, we added a pergola over the garage and the lattice fenced-in area around the trash cans, which lent some architectural detail to this otherwise bland side of the house. What more can we do?

——— IN LIMBO IN LADUE

DEAR IN LIMBO IN LADUE, Your house presents itself well and needs only some minor tweaks to elevate the level of cottage charm. Most of these upgrades should take place in the foreground of the entry view, but a few landscape subtractions near the façade also will help.

On the left side, I would remove the tall corner bush that blocks half the recessed wing. On the right, I’d move the aralias that hide the small, lower-level windows. Small windows often add a Disney-esque charm, as they do here. Make sure we can see them.

Moving to the foreground, your home suffers greatly from the wide, prominent expanse of broken asphalt at the start of the driveway. I would replace this with flagstone, bounded by an extension of the sweeping brick walkway, which I would edge with curved brick walls and flower beds. This will make a charming entry to the property.

Your recent addition of the garage trellis (and rare side elevation shutters) were great steps in the right direction. These new suggestions take you a few steps closer.

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THREE IDEAS FOR GARDEN-INSPIRED WEDDING BOUQUETS>>

Wedding season is upon us. May and June usher in a bevy of blushing brides, which means there are parties to plan, menus to create and of course—my personal favorite—bouquets to be made.

I believe fresh flowers from the garden, along with a few stems from my local florist, make simple, no-fuss bouquets that are elegant and fitting for the occasion. By selecting from what is in season and readily available, you not only create a bouquet that is natural and indigenous to your area, but you may also save a few dollars.

SOMETHING BLUE

The lacy blossoms of hydrangeas will add a touch of femininity, and selecting the true blue color fulfills your ‘something blue.’ They are readily available almost year-round and because hydrangeas are so full, you’ll only need a few stems to create a lush bouquet. Cut hydrangeas can lose their vitality quickly, so gather garden-grown blooms the morning of the wedding. Also, keep the flowers in a cool place and in water until the ceremony.

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This time of year there are so many stars in the garden, it can be hard to choose just one. So why not create a mixed bouquet? To start it, you’ll want at least six to eight rose stems. Next, blend the roses with six to eight tulips. Similar in size, tulips bring a different texture to the mix. They’re also a great way to incorporate a different color easily. Finally, add ranunculus and something full, like Chinese snowball viburnum, to fill in the gaps.

SINGULAR SENSATION

With large, full blooms, a soft fragrant scent and a variety of colors, it’s easy to see why peonies often top the list for bridal bouquets. If you plan to use peonies from the garden, select half-opened blooms and cut the flowers early in the morning.

These steps will help the flowers stay fresh. Cut 12 to 15 stems to bouquet length and bind with your favorite ribbon.

No matter which blooms you choose, remember to keep your bouquet away from heat and direct light. Also, be sure to give cut stems access to water by placing them in a shallow vase.

P. ALLEN SMITH, HOST OF TWO PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS, IS AN AWARD-WINNING DESIGNER AND GARDENING EXPERT. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS, INCLUDING HIS RECENT SEASONAL RECIPES FROM THE GARDEN.

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BY REBECCA KOENIG | PHOTOS BY SUZY GORMAN

I want my houses to be collected, not decorated.

A big West County house served as a blank slate for Jacob Laws, senior designer at CURE Design Group. Using curved lines, textured neutrals and eye-catching light fixtures, Laws turned the cavernous space into home for a recently relocated family with young sons.

T&S | What is your background?

JL | I was always designing. Even when I was 4, I was getting in trouble with my mother for pushing the baby grand across the floor. I was always rearranging everything. I have a degree in art history, which helps in a lot of ways, as far as putting things together and balance and symmetry. I’ve worked on historic row houses in D.C., bachelor lofts in New York and farmhouses in Clarksville.

T&S | Do you have a design philosophy?

JL | My goal is to make sure the end product is something the client can live in and looks corrected and mindful. There’s nothing worse than a ‘decorated’ house. I want my houses to be collected, not decorated. I’m a little more mindful of keeping things user-friendly. At the end of the day, it’s my client who’s living there. When I’m finished with the room, it’s their sanctuary.

T&S | Tell me about this house and family.

JL | The house was about 2 years old when they moved in, and it was empty when they bought it. They had a really small space in Boston and moved to this McMansion and didn’t have any idea where to start. We went through room by room and decided where to start based on their priorities. Once we got started, their entire focus changed because they didn’t even have furniture to use in this kind of space.

Usually I love to incorporate pieces a client already has, but in this case we really didn’t have anything. I

AT LEFT: Pottery adorns the fireplace in the hearth room; a symmetrical design is anchored by floor-to-ceiling windows in the great room.

OPPOSITE: Laws installed eye-catching light fixtures to double as artwork.

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wanted it to become a family-friendly house. Their boys take music lessons. The great room is still used for Nerf ball fights. We wanted it to be utilized well but didn’t want to sacrifice style.

T&S | It looks like you used unique light fixtures in every room, even in the bathroom and over the kitchen sink.

JL | I kind of have a thing about light fixtures and chairs. I think they should always be something interesting that can double as sculptural pieces, especially in a smaller space where you don’t have room to hang a piece of art. Lighting is the best way to incorporate some sense of design and use that space. I never wanted anything to match, but there is a common thread, in that all the lighting is congruent and cohesive.

T&S | Tell me about the pairs of pottery urns displayed throughout the house.

JL | My client has grown to really enjoy ginger jars. We started collecting those and needed a great way to display a lot of them. In the piano room I had my cabinetmaker make twin stands for those black and white Asian ginger jars.

T&S | Architect Eero Saarinen, who designed the Arch, created the white tulip table in the piano room. Why did you include it?

JL | Because they aren’t from St. Louis, and I’m an architecture fanatic. I like to infuse a little of St. Louis in every project; I’m from here and love this town. It’s a fabulous piece, so sculptural and lovely, and it was the perfect table.

T&S | Why did you use neutral colors for much of the furniture?

JL | While I would go wild with fabrics and color, for clients, sometimes neutrals are a go-to. We weren’t necessarily using all beige or camel or ivory; we used a variety of different tones. This client let me play with different textures. I still was able to layer things so that they looked rich and had a sense of depth.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Kitchen; dining room; piano room with an Eero Saarinen tulip table (at right) and ginger jars.

Floral arangements provided by Petals by Irene

T&S | There are family photos on one wall in the lower level—is there a place for personal pictures even in a professionally designed house?

JL | That’s something my client added after I was finished with the space. It was so sweet and cute: She called me and asked if it was OK to hang these pictures. Of course you can! It’s your family and your puppy—of course you can hang them there.

I don’t want my clients to ever think, I can’t do this without calling my designer first. I want them to live in the space and love it and have a connection with it.

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Cordially Invites Prospective Buyers to the “Sheridan” Preview Opening May 18, 2013, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM The latest custom home design of the Enclave Bellerive, the Sheridan Model features 2,650 sq ft main living space and 1,300 sq ft on the lower level, and can be best described as flexible and fun.

Guests enter the Sheridan Model through an iron-gated turret and into a largely private front courtyard, which can be viewed from both the dining room and study. The large entry foyer then leads guests to all the entertaining areas: study, living room (with mantled fireplace), dining room, or to the stairs toward the lower level. A designer kitchen, breakfast/hearth room, 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a laundry room complete the main floor living space.

The Sheridan Model’s lower level features a family/game room, a built-in custom wet bar, a bedroom, 1.5 bathrooms, and plenty of storage & future finished space. Finally, the Sheridan Model features a semi-private back courtyard boasting a covered deck and built-in BBQ pit that is easily accessed by both the living and breakfast/hearth rooms.

The Sheridan Model is located in Lot 18, and currently listed for $1,170,000 with $130,000 in upgraded features.

Located next door to the exclusive Bellerive Country Club, the Enclave Bellerive features custom built, traditional style, singlefamily homes in an upscale gated community.

Meticulously crafted, high-end custom homes from premier construction firms distinguishes this residential community.

Exteriorly, side and rear facades are as detailed and full of character as the front elevations, ensuring each home is attractive from every angle and perspective.

Interiorly, modern technology and conveniences expected in homes of this stature are subtly integrated without overwhelming the ambiance of understated elegance.

Maintained by the Homeowner’s Association, each residential lot, as well as the acres of common grounds, feature native Missouri plants.

Further contributing to the gracious ambiance are brick serpentine walls, walking paths, benches, reflecting pools, a cascading waterfall, a fountain, and a gazebo.

The Enclave Bellerive welcomes professional golfers and their fans during the 74th Senior PGA Championship May 20-26 at the Bellerive Country Club, and encourages prospective buyers to make an appointment to tour the Sheridan Model and property at this time due to restricted property access during the Championship by calling Chris Vatterott, Managing Director, at (314) 280-8080.

CLAYTON $569,000 30 Brighton Way, Unit 1N 2 Bedroom, 2.5 Baths NEW LISTING OPEN 5/5, 1-3 PM

LADUE $1,295,000 49 Fair Oaks Drive 4+ Bedrooms, 6.5+ Baths NEW LISTING

LADUE I $1,265,000 48 Picardy Lane 4 Bedrooms, 4 Full and 2 Half Baths NEW LISTING

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;FALLON $479,000 1061 Brook Mont 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths NEW LISTING

BALLWIN I $449,000 680 Henry Avenue 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths NEW LISTING

RICHMOND HEIGHTS $780,000 51 Berkshire Drive 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths NEW LISTING

200 Hibler Oaks Drive, Creve Coeur Offered at $699,000.

7 Country Club Terrace, Glendale Offered at $297,000.

9 Portland Court, Central West End NEW LISTING. Offered at $449,900.

3 Devondale Lane, Frontenac Offered at $549,000.

5696 Kingsbury Avenue, Unit 106, CWE Offered at $88,000.

51 Frontenac Estates Drive, Frontenac Offered at $638,000.

1435 Bald Eagle Road, Wildwood Offered at $370,000.

710 S. Hanley Road, Unit 7B, Clayton Offered at $150,000.

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

7298 Westmoreland, University City NEW LISTING. Offered at $779,900.

7 Conway Lane, Ladue NEW LISTING. Offered at $595,000.

30 Berkshire Drive, Richmond Heights NEW LISTING. Offered at $735,000.

7352 Westmoreland, University City Offered at $1,495,000.

1119 North Drive, Warson Woods Offered at $559,000. OpEN 5/5, 1-3 pM.

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on 5 acres. Open floor plan, large living areas, unique balconies and a three-story open iron staircase. Custom pool. $2,585,000 49 FaIr OakS DrIvE, Ladue. 4+BR/6.5+BA all brick home that has been remodeled and renovated for today’s lifestyle. Walk-out lower level, free-form pool and four garage spaces.

$1,295,000

48 pICarDY LaNE, Ladue. Lovely, updated Colonial offers sophisticated finishes and comfortable layout. 4BR/2.5BA, with 4,000+ square feet of living space.

$1,265,000

51 bErkSHIrE, Richmond Heights. Wonderful, spacious home offers updated kitchen & baths and architectural details. 5 BR/4BA with lovely walkout lower level. Ladue schools.

$780,000

30 bErkSHIrE, Richmond Heights. Handsome 5BR home with spacious rooms, great eat-in kitchen with granite counterops, center island and lovely pool.

30 brIGHTON WaY, #1N, Clayton.

$735,000 Wonderful 9-year-old,

2BR/2.5BA condo. Central location near Clayton’s shops, OpEN 5/5, 1-3 pM

restaurants and straub’s. $569,000.

1061 brOOk MONT, O’Fallon. stunning 1.5-story with upgrades everywhere. stunning curb appeal. this expanded floor plan is versatile and move-in ready.

$479,000

9 pOrTLaND COUrT, CWE. spacious townhome/villa with gleaming hardwood floors and updated kitchen with granite countertops.

Newer master bath and finished lower level.

$449,900

680 HENrY avENUE, Ballwin. spectacular 3BR/2BA home on a large level lot. Updated kitchen and baths. Custom detached three-car garage.

$449,000

470 LakE avENUE, #4S, CWE. This charming top floor unit has gleaming hardwood floors, exceptional millwork, stained glass windows and treetop views.

$189,000

8 LONG MEaDOWS LaNE, town & Country. $2,220,000. 1-4 PM 15 DrOMara rOaD, Ladue. $1,695,000.

1-3 PM THE CrESCENT, UNIT 500, Clayton. $1,299,900.

1-4 PM 30 brIGHTON WaY, UNIT 1N, Clayton. $569,000. 1-3 PM 1119 NOrTH DrIvE, Warson Woods.$559,000. 1-3 PM 9120 FOx ESTaTES DrIvE, sunset Hills. $449,000. 1-3 PM 7715 COrNELL avENUE, University City. $299,900. 1-3 PM

LuxuryCollection 21 UppEr LaDUE, Ladue.

42 GLEN EaGLES DrIvE, Ladue.

6 vISTa brOOk LaNE, Ladue.

8 LONG MEaDOWS LaNE, town & Country.

1004 WEIDMaN rOaD, town & Country.

1 LITTLE LaNE, Ladue.

15 DrOMara rOaD, Ladue.

33 pOrTLaND pLaCE, CWE. 9 GLENCaIrN, Ladue.

22 WESTMOrELaND pLaCE, CWE. 12128 GravOIS rOaD, sunset Hills.

7352 WESTMOrELaND, University City.

50 pOrTLaND DrIvE, Frontenac.

729 HIGHWaY H, troy.

THE CrESCENT, UNIT 500, Clayton.

340 HaMpSHIrE HILL LaNE, town & Country.

6352 aLExaNDEr DrIvE, Clayton.

10 WaSHINGTON TErraCE, CWE. 118 LakE FOrEST, Richmond Heights.

$3,600,000 $2,495,000 $2,295,000 $2,220,000 $1,795,000 $1,700,000 $1,695,000 $1,675,000 $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $1,499,900 $1,495,000 $1,399,000 $1,395,000 $1,299,900 $1,295,000 $1,225,000 $1,100,000 $1,095,000

REsiDENtiAL HOMEs 6127 LINDELL bOULEvarD, CWE. 11 baLCON ESTaTES, Creve Coeur.

124 WOrTHINGTON OakS DrIvE, Creve Coeur.

20 GEOrGIaN aCrES, Frontenac.

17 FaIr OakS, Ladue.

10588 FrONTENaC WOODS, Frontenac.

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$999,999 $989,000 $975,000 $939,900 $899,000 $879,900

2580 Viola Gill Lane, Wildwood Offered at $339,900.

12 abErDEEN pLaCE, st. Louis.

1000 WEIDMaN rOaD, town & Country.

7298 WESTMOrELaND, University City.

9 bLaCk CrEEk LaNE, Ladue.

200 HIbLEr OakS, Creve Coeur.

13597 rOYaL GLEN DrIvE, town & Country.

51 FrONTENaC ESTaTES DrIvE, Frontenac.

7 CONWaY LaNE, Ladue.

1119 NOrTH DrIvE, Warson Woods.

3 DEvONDaLE LaNE, Frontenac.

2158 EaST DrIvE, Crystal Lake Park.

161 MEaDOWS OF WILDWOOD, Wildwood.

9120 FOx ESTaTES DrIvE, sunset Hills.

867 MCCaULEY COUrT, st. Charles.

1435 baLD EaGLE rOaD, Wildwood.

2580 vIOLa GILL LaNE, Wildwood.

13675 EvErGrEEN GLEN, south County.

9137 MOrITz avENUE, Brentwood.

109 STErLING CrOSSING, Dardenne Prairie.

57 WavErTON DrIvE, Ladue.

7715 COrNELL avENUE, University City.

9403 TILLES DrIvE, Brentwood.

1131 paTSY LaNE, O’Fallon.

711 E. SWON avENUE, Webster Groves.

5645 rEbEr pLaCE, st. Louis.

5964 COLUMbIa avENUE, st. Louis.

2803 MISSOUrI avENUE, st. Louis.

7211 DaLE avENUE, Richmond Heights.

813 aSpEN CIrCLE, innsbrook.

1341 HIGHLaND TErraCE, Richmond Heights.

2652 brUNO avENUE, Overland.

10588 Frontenac Woods, Frontenac Offered at $879,900. $799,900 $795,000 $779,900 $765,000 $699,000 $650,000 $638,000 $595,000 $559,000 $549,000 $487,500 $465,900 $449,000 $389,000 $370,000 $339,900 $332,800 $330.000 $329,900 $319,000 $299,900 $294,500 $238,900 $232,500 $189,900 $185,000 $167,000 $160,000 $138,000 $129,900 $124,000

6308 S. rOSEbUrY, #1E, Clayton.

710 SOUTH HaNLEY rOaD, UNIT 7b, Clayton.

816 SOUTH HaNLEY rOaD, UNIT 1C, Clayton.

5696 kINGSbUrY avENUE, #106, CWE.

$185,000 $150,000 $129,500 $88,000

LOts/ACREAGE 100 WINDrUSH FarM, Cook station.

512 pHEaSaNT rUN CIrCLE, saint Albans.

1 LITTLE LaNE, Ladue.

9685 LITzSINGEr rOaD, Ladue.

548 N. MOSELY rOaD, Creve Coeur.

$4,889,000 $750,000 $595,000 $580,000 $174,900

9120 Fox Estates, sunset Hills Offered at $449,000. OpEN 5/5, 1-3 pM.

CONDOMiNiUM/ViLLA HOMEs 23 brIGHTON WaY, UNIT 100, Clayton.

527 NOrTH aND SOUTH, University City.

13043 pEMbrOOkE vaLLEY, town & Country.

13035 pEMbrOOkE vaLLEY, town & Country.

750 SOUTH HaNLEY rOaD, #350, Clayton.

7564 WYDOWN bLvD., UNIT 2a, Clayton.

7 COUNTrY CLUb TErraCE, Glendale.

7564 WYDOWN bLvD., UNIT 1a, Clayton.

1050 NOrTH SpOEDE rOaD, Creve Coeur.

$635,000 $629,900 $599,000 $565,000 $399,000 $299,000 $297,000 $289,000 $288,900

470 Lake Avenue, Unit 4s , CWE NEW LISTING. Offered at $189,000.

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REGISTERED NURSE Ann Farwell was going through a divorce and needed a job with flexible hours so she could spend more time with her children. Real estate was it.

She joined Gladys Manion in 1993. “I worked elsewhere for a few years, but Stafford Manion convinced me to come back in 2008,” she recalls. She and her husband, Roy, live in University City. They have four grown children, a chocolate lab named Jack and two granddogs.

DeeDee, my business partner, worked with me at another agency.

We always had each other’s back.

When I needed a new partner at Manion, she volunteered. I jumped at the opportunity. It’s wonderful to troubleshoot and blow off steam with an experienced partner.

I used to be an intensive care nurse; DeeDee was a social worker. Our experience in the helping professions has made us exceptionally good listeners and facilitators.

Our least favorite part of the business is clients who think their Uncle Fred, who lives in another state and knows nothing about St. Louis, understands more about the local market than we do.

DEEDEE TATE AND ANN FARWELL DeeDee and I are experienced professionals who PHOTO BY BILL BARRETT know the market and understand our clients’ needs.

During the past six years when the market was most depressed, DeeDee and I hit our highest sales volume levels. If we can excel when others in our field were looking for new careers, we figure we must be doing something right!

In this post-bubble climate, every deal is a bit more complex than it used to be, but we’re grateful to be busy. We just keep trying to provide the best service possible.

To be a successful agent, you must be detail-oriented, committed and conscientious. You’ve got to be a good communicator. Finally, you must be a good negotiator who can tactfully tell people the truth, even when they don’t want to hear it. Being a ‘yes man’ doesn’t help in this business.

Anyone considering a career in real estate needs to understand that we work when others don’t. This means evenings, weekends and holidays. The hours are unpredictable, and you might work a lot of hours and yet have no income. We earn a paycheck only when a property closes.

Both of us work out, which definitely helps us cope with stress. If all else fails, a nice glass of wine at the end of the day really helps.

We relish the fact that our job is never dull and constantly presents new challenges.

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6 Bedrooms, 3½ Baths Offered at $1,285,000

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Central West End Historic, glamorous & stunning residence with the mark of Old World craftsmanship apparent throughout the 3+ stories. Enormous stone fireplace, stunning millwork & sunroom addition. Unfinished ballroom for expansion. Beautiful gardens, carriage house garage, deck, patio & double lot on a gated street.

23 LENOX PLACE | $1,285,000 | 1-4 P.M. | 314.725.0009 DIELMANNSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

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1119 NORTH DRIVE | $559,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM 849 STABLE RIDGE LANE | $679,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM

The Warner hall Group J. Warner 314.795.9219 (cell) Sam hall 314.596.8069 (cell) www.WarnerhallGroup.com

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527 HIGH HAMPTON ROAD | $1,259,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM 22 DROMARA ROAD | $1,719,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM 15 DROMARA ROAD | $1,685,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM 41 CLERMONT LANE | $1,395,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.725.0009 DIELMANNSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM 9810 OLD WARSON ROAD | $2,599,900 | 2-4 P.M. | 314.629.3931 | GLADYSMANION.COM 36 CLERMONT LANE | $1,375,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.265.4739 | GLADYSMANION.COM 31 RIO VISTA DRIVE | $739,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.276.7727 | GLADYSMANION.COM 422 N. WARSON ROAD| $799,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.276.7727 | GLADYSMANION.COM

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9120 FOX ESTATES DRIVE | $449,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM

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7715 CORNELL AVE. | $299,900 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM 523 NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD | $500,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.725.0009 DIELMANNSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM 524 WARDER AVE. | $369,900 | 11 A.M.-1P.M. | 314.725.0009 DIELMANNSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM 7447 CORNELL AVE. | $214,900 | 11 A.M.-1P.M. | 314.725.0009 DIELMANNSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

Dielmann office: 314.725.0009

MODERNISM ALSO FEATURING REGIONAL WORKS OF ART

Preview Opens SUNDAY - MAY 12 - 10AM-5PM

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8 LONG MEADOWS LANE | $2.22 MILLION | 1-4 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM

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865 QUESTOVER LANE | $800,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM 8 SUFFIELD PLACE | $899,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.265.4739 | GLADYSMANION.COM 121 LADUEMONT DRIVE | $479,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.276.7727 | GLADYSMANION.COM Graham Dean, British

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10 CRICKET LANE | $799,000 | 1-3 P.M. | 314.997.4800 | JANETMCAFEE.COM

Tom Wesselmann

Auction

Saturday, MAY 18 11am

Ernest Trova St. Louis Joan Miro, Spanish

Preview

MAY 12 - 16 10am - 5pm open until 7pm TUESDAY, MAY 14 Charles Hollis Jones Waterfall Chairs

10 CRICKET LANE

41 CLERMONT LANE

Kent F. Ipsen

Also Includes: Ford Beckman, Max Beckmann, Alexander Calder, Carol Carter, Marc Chagall, Jim Dine, Peter Max, Frank Nuderscher, Claes Oldenburg, Antonio Segui, Robert Rauschenberg, Siegfried Reinhardt, Jerry Wilkerson

Ivey-Selkirk

auctioneers

7447 Forsyth - Saint Louis, MO 63105 - 314.726.5515 catalogue available & online - secure internet bidding by Live Auctioneers

www.iveyselkirk.com

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Ladue ~ $1,375,000 5br/5.5ba, 2-story brick home in sought-after neighborhood. Newer updates throughout. Saltwater pool. Stephanie Connell 265.4739

408 South WarSon road Ladue ~ $2,499,000 Ladue mansion, pool, 5br/6.5ba 8,700sf on almost 3 acres.

Sally Phelan 479.9396

Ladue ~ $2,495,000 Totally renovated 7,000+sf home on 1.8 acres, brand-new pool, pool house.

Gina Bundy 267.6262

11223 hunterS Pond lane

Creve Coeur ~ $2,399,000 Johnson built, Ladue schools, 6br/7ba on 1+ acre, pool, waterfall, landscaped.

Gina Bundy 267.6262

12116 Carberry PlaCe Town and Country ~ $1,324,900 6br/5ba, 6,500 total living area with pool on 1+ acre. Updated throughout.

Wayne Norwood 629.3931 | Ben Patton 435.4606

9999 litzSinger road

Ladue ~ $1,265,000 Harris Armstrong masterpiece on 3 rolling acres in the heart of Ladue.

Gina Bundy 267.6262

8 Suffield PlaCe Creve Coeur ~ $899,000 5br/4.5ba, 2-story home with finished LL, 3-car garage and a 3 year new pool.

Stephanie Connell 265.4739

34 burroughS lane

Ladue ~ $859,900 Best value in Ladue. 4br/5ba, 4,300sf total living area. New construction.

Wayne Norwood 629.3931 | Ben Patton 435.4606

1316 litzSinger WoodS lane

Ladue ~ $885,000 4br/4.5ba – Main floor master suite.

All bedrooms are suites. Condo alternative.

Stephanie Connell 265.4739

150 Carondelet Plaza, #402

8024 PerShing avenue

5 Clerbrook road

1000 dautel lane

Clayton ~ $799,000 Spacious, light filled 2,421sf, corner unit with east/north exposure.

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Clayton ~ $649,900 Tuscan décor condo, heart of Clayton, 4br/3.5ba, 3,500+/- sf. Pool in complex.

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Bob Barrett 570.8888

www.gladysmanion.com

Ladue ~ $369,000 Ladue Schools, 4br/2.5ba, 2,634 sf.

Master suite, newer kit., finished LL. Stephanie Connell 265.4739 l

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51 WESTMORELAND PLACE ~ Central West End ~ $2,295,000

135 NORTH FORSYTH ~ Clayton ~ $2,175,000

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1 PILLSBURY PLACE ~ Ladue ~ $1,595,000

6400 FORSYTH BOULEVARD ~ Clayton ~ $1,425,000

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422 NORTH WARSON ROAD ~ Ladue ~ $799,000

31 RIO VISTA DRIVE ~ Ladue ~ $739,000

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Ann Wroth 314.440.0212 amwroth@aol.com

Holly Bry 314.276.7727 121 Laduemont ~ Creve Coeur ~ $479,000

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COLDWELL BANKER PREMIER GROUP

>> Kim Carney, real estate agent Coldwell Banker recently named Kim Carney No. 1 Coldwell Banker agent in the state of Missouri for 2013.

314.422.7449 | thecarneyteam.com

DIELMANN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

>> Patrice Emory, broker/agent Awarded St. Louis Magazine’s Five Star Professional Award 2012 and 2013 314.753.0977 | 314.725.0009 patrice.emory.dielmannsothebysrealty.com

DIELMANN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, ROBB PARTNERS

>> Dave and Sabrina Robb Dave and Sabrina Robb are proud to be among Dielmann Sotheby’s top sellers, and to be named again to St. Louis Magazine’s Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction program.

314.727.2001 | robbpartners.com

JANET McAFEE REAL ESTATE

>> Barbara Wulfing, real estate agent Earned Top Agent in the first quarter of 2013 at Janet McAfee Real Estate.

314.983.2205 | janetmcafee.com/barbarawulfing

DIELMANN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

>> Warner Hall Group The Warner Hall Group is proud to announce once again that founding member Jeffrey Warner has been awarded St. Louis Magazine’s Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Award.

JANET McAFEE REAL ESTATE

>> Marcy Byrne, real estate agent Earned Top Agent in the first quarter of 2013 at Janet McAfee Real Estate.

J. Warner, 314.795.9219 | Sam Hall, 314.596.8069 warnerhallgroup.com

314.750.5800 | janetmcafee.com/marcybyrne

JANET McAFEE REAL ESTATE

>> Susan Hurley, real estate agent Earned top agent in the first quarter of 2013 at Janet McAfee Real Estate.

314.308.6636 | janetmcafee.com/susanhurley

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THE GELLMAN TEAM

>> Mark & Neil Gellman We are honored and proud to be the No. 1 Coldwell Banker Affiliate Team in Missouri and top 10 in a 13-state region.

2203 S. Big Bend Blvd. | 314.336.1991 | thegellmanteam.com

12824 Mason Manor Road - $939,0000

This stately “Arts and Crafts” home was designed by renowned architect Lauren Strutman. It is a very unique 5 bedroom, 5 baths, 5,217 sq ft home with additional 1200 sq ft “Studio” attached with covered front porch. The finest workmanship and attention to detail is visible throughout the house. Some of the features include: First floor master suite, open floor plan, vaults, sky lights, solid cherry handcrafted millwork, doors, cabinets and windows, Gourmet kitchen with granite, 5 burner gas cook top, 3 dishwashers, huge pantry, study, sun room, wood floors, ceiling fans, 1,014 sq ft finished LL, first and second floor laundry, and wrap around front porch. The studio could be mother-inlaw suite, workshop, artist’s dream, guest house or additional 4 car garage. Showings by appointment only.

#2 Winding Brook Lane - $1,329,000

Looking for Modern, dramatic, exquisite architectural gem located in the heart of Ladue. This one of a kind Contemporary, 4,612 sq ft home was designed by award winning Studio Durham Architects and built by Full Circle Design in 2005. The front of the home is understated with circle drive and 50 year steel roof. This home has an open, flowing floor plan, soaring barreled Douglas fir ceiling and is flooded with natural light from floor-to ceiling windows that run across the entire back side, providing a spectacular view of the pool and tree lined yard. Great detail to the Modern design include Chef’s kitchen, loft, 3 fireplaces, ornate lighting throughout, rough-in for elevator, and many more executive features that the discriminating buyer would appreciate. Showings by appointment only.

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LAURA McCARTHY REALTORS

>> Keith R. Manzer, real estate agent Keith Manzer was recently appointed to the Craft Alliance board in recognition of his support for outreach art programs for underserved children.

Last year Manzer raised more than $30,000 for a scholarship fund he initiated in honor of his partner, Brian Voorhees.

314.725.5100 | lauramccarthy.com

LAURA McCARTHY REALTORS

>> Jill Beilein Azar, real estate agent Since September 2012, Jill Beilein Azar has been on the Villa Duchesne Alumni board, where she helps with events that fund the scholarship awarded to a single student each year. In addition, Jill has sold $6 million in real estate in 2012.

314.725.5100 | lauramccarthy.com

GLADYS MANION REAL ESTATE

>> Wayne Norwood, broker and Ben Patton, realtor and business analyst #1 Listing Team, companywide, 2009-present #1 Sales Team, companywide #1 Average Unit Sales Price, companywide 314.629.3931 | gladysmanion.com

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Red Key Realty Leaders is proud to be the fastest growing real estate office in the entire St. Louis region. Find out why...give us a call today!

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314-692-7200 RedKeyStLouis.com 10333 Clayton Road | Saint Louis 63131

Saint Louis’ Finest Homes 9 c arrsWOld d rive ~ c laytOn ~ $3,349,900

9810 Old WarsOn rOad ~ ladue ~ $2,599,900

3 Bridle lane ~ FrOntenac ~ $2,275,000

open sunday 2 – 4

Wayne Norwood Broker 314 .629.3931

Ben Patton

Realtor & Business Analyst

8227 Maryland Ave. Clayton, MO 63105

719 Dominion Drive

FronTenaC - $1,699,900

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Creve Coeur - $1,249,900

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9 Fordyce Manor

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RED KEY REALTY LEADERS

>> Jill Butler, owner/CEO When our company started 12 months ago, we ranked 1,911 in sales volume. Today we are 25th ( YTD-St. Louis MLS) and proud to be the fastest-growing real estate office.

314.692.7200 | redkeystlouis.com

PRUDENTIAL PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

LAURA McCARTHY REALTORS

>> Dorcas Dunlop Sales Executive Received the Prudential President’s Circle award and the Summit Conference Top 10 percent national recognition.

>> Joan Schnoebelen and Megan Rowe, real estate agents Joan and Megan had $32 million in sales in 2012 with 41 units sold. Eleven of the transactions in 2012 were more than $1 million. They have more than $500 million in career sales.

314.304.3117 | dorcasdunlop.com

314.569.1177 | lauramccarthy.com

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2203 South Big Bend Boulevard | Suite 200 | Saint Louis 63117 | 314-336-1924 | email: TheCarneyTeam@aol.com

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309 N. Bemiston - Clayton - $999,000 Lush outdoor living space and a tranquil setting make this town home in desirable Old Town Clayton a wonderful place to live.

660 Scott Avenue - Kirkwood - $1,099,000 Like-new, custom home with exceptional craftsmanship and quality appointments throughout. Dramatic two-story foyer. Sensational gourmet kitchen with stone fireplace opens to charming patio with outdoor fireplace and second patio. Five bedrooms, four and a half baths. Marvelous front porch!

9772 Old Warson Road - Ladue - $1,299,000 four-year-old, custom-built Rehnquist home has a great floor plan with archways, extensive millwork and neutral decor. first floor master suite and three additional bedrooms.

ble, d ors, the 14 Old Westbury Lane - Webster - $639,000 Stunning, four-bedroom contemporary rests on a huge lot in a convenient, yet secluded, location. Remodeled from top to bottom!

150 Carondelet Plaza, #1803 - Clayton - $1,895,000 Luxurious condo in The Plaza has marble entryway, exceptional millwork, top-of-the line finishes, cherry wood floors, gas fireplace, elegant kitchen, sumptuous master bath with heated floors, and two terraces.

Clayton - 314.725.5100

8062 South Drive - Richmond Heights - $1,200,000 Picturesque Hampton Park introduces this magnificent English Tudor residence where elegant formal spaces intermingle with Old World detail. Terrazzo floors, wrought iron banisters, intricate plaster moldings, and period millwork elicit a nostalgic quality while sophisticated updates and lovely finishes make the kitchen and baths ready for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifestyle.

www.lauramccarthy.com

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We make the custom home experience satisfying with end-to-end services available. ultimately, your home is a place of refuge. itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our passion to bring that to life.

Call Mike Rechan at 314.374.3846 for a free custom home consultation.

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TO ADVERTISE ACCOUNTING/TAXES

CLEANING SERVICES

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EXCELLENT HOUSEKEEPER

SIZED BUSINESSES Affordable Accounting, Tax, Payroll & Guidance Solutions.

Call Tom at 314-448-4264 www.tomdunncpa.com

CHILDCARE/NANNY SEEKING NANNY POSITION

In your home, all ages, nights and overnights. Worked for families in Clayton & Ladue. 25 Years experience. Excellent references.

314-315-1347

CLEANING SERVICES SCRUBBY DUTCH CLEANING

HAULING GOT TRASH?

Call Rod; For Entire House Cleanout, Yard Waste Removal, Appliances, Hoarding Situations & More.

Same Day Service.

314-713-HAUL (4285) Thank You!

would like to clean for you one day per week. Dependable, Honest, Good References.

Please Call 314-241-4603

IRONING PICK UP & DELIVERY

HEALTH & FITNESS

Reasonable Rates Excellent References 314-862-4138

CONCRETE/MASONRY

stamped Concrete | exposed aggregate Concrete Countertops | acid staining Decorative Walls | seat Walls

Bonded • Insured • Supervised $10 Off For 1st Time Customers Free Estimates by Phone Satisfaction Guaranteed

314-849-4666 or 636-926-0555 www.scrubbydutch.com

314-324-4173

EDUCATION/TUTORS CERTIFIED EDUCATION TUTOR

MO Certified - Special Ed. Certified K-8 ALL Subjects.

Math - 7th Grade Through College Linda 314-313-3536

ELECTRICAL

IN-HOME PERSONAL TRAINING

FREE FITNESS CONSULTATION Custom Fitness Programming Colby Hughes NASM-CPT, CES, SAQ (314) 629-5491 Colby@cjhfitnesstraining.com

IN-HOME FITNESS TRAINING Nutrition and Supplements ISSA/IfHI CPR/AED Certified Call Nicole 314-695-0530 nsrtrainu@yahoo.com

Free estimates Family Owned & Operated Since 1983

CALL + JANIE SUMNER = 314.749.7078 ONLINE + TOWNANDSTYLE.COM EMAIL + JSUMNER TOWNANDSTYLE.COM

PURE PILATES PLUS

Pilates is great for the core!

Pilates transforms the way your body looks, feels and performs....

Call Kim at 314-753-3600 purepilatesplus.com

HEALTH & WELLNESS

stl.com

We Are a Family Owned Business and Treat Our Customer Like One of Our Our Own 314-537-6669 No Task Is Too Big or Too Small!

Bright Cleaning Specialist

GUTTERS/ROOFING

We Specialize in Chandelier Cleaning

Drapery Cleaning On-Site Pressure Washing And Much More Years of Service 314-484-0128 BrightClean.net

CLEAN AS A WHISTLE Affordable Cleaning for Any Budget.

Weekly, Bi-weekly, Monthly, Move-in & Move-out $10 OFF New Customers Insured & Bonded Satisfaction Guaranteed Family Owned & Operated Call 314-426-3838

HOME IMPROVEMENT JEWELL REMODELING

Interior and Exterior Services; From Roof to Basement, we do it all! Bathrooms, Kitchens, Painting, Electrical, Plumbing, etc.

We’re Licensed & Insured!

Call 314-487-3789

Powerwashing • Stain Decks Build & Repair Decks & Fences All Painting • Wallpaper Removal Remodeling • Basement Refinishing Roofing • Siding • Windows • Gutters 636-466-3956

Licensed • Bonded • insured FuLL-serVice, cerTiFied remodeLer view our project gallery

kelkatConstruction.com Acupressure (Acupuncture Without Needles) Swedish/Deep Tissue/Hot Stone 522 N. New Ballas Ste. 299 (314) 541-3502 SPRING SPECIAL $50 For a 1 hr. Massage

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HANDYMAN SERVICES MIKE’S HOME SERVICES

Heating - New, Repair, Maintenance. Storm, Roof & Gutter Repair. Haul. Sewer/ Drain, Basement Waterproofing.

Plumbing • Electrical • Painting Decks • Hardwood, Tile & Carpet Repair & Installation. Ref’s Available.

Mike 314-265-4568 mikec4333@gmail.com Fully Insured • All Work Guaranteed

Spring Cleanup, Mulching, Mowing, Edging, Turf Maintenance, Planting, Sodding, Seeding, Weeding, Pruning, Trimming, Bed Maintenance, Dethatching, Leaf & Gumball Cleanup, Brush Removal, Retainingn Walls, Paver Patios & Drainage Solutions Liscensed Landscape Architect/Designer

Member of BBB For a Free Estimate Call 314-426-8833 www.mplandscapingstl.com

KE LK AT Construction & Remodeling

CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE

314-831-5370 636-410-6173

Certified Soterra Granite Installer

PATRICK INTERIOR FINISH, LLC

Specializing in Interior Home Remodeling. Carpentry, Dry Wall, Taping, Painting, Tiling, & Hardwood Flooring. Over 25 Years Exp.

www.PoynterLandscape.com 636-256-2600 Affordable Horticulture Maintenance Services Weekly Mowing Monthly Bed Maintenance Single Visits for Spring Clean-ups or Parties Flowers, Perennials, Shrubs and More Flowers Irrigation & Drainage Problems Solved

Horticultural Expertise is Always Free From the Trusted Name in St. Louis Landscaping for Over 20 Years.

DBL GROUND OAK MULCH

All Natural 12 Cubic Yards $465 20 Cubic Yards $750 Delivered & Spread 314-808-3330 636-282-4140

NO PAY UNTIL JOB COMPLETE

THE GUTTER GUY

Cleaning, Repairs, Drainage Solutions, Screen Installation & Window Cleaning Professional, Reliable & Insured No Mess Left Behind • Free Estimates Contact Tony 314-413-2888 thegutterguy-stl@hotmail.com

Complete Lawn Maintenance for Commercial & Residential

TOP GUNN HOME IMPROVEMENT DECK & FENCE REVIVAL

Kitchens, Bathrooms, Room Additions and Basements. No job too small!

Want new lighting?

Need a Panel upgrade?

Want to know about the safety and code compliance of your stl.com electrical system?

Your Electric is our business.

20 Yrs. Experience. Free Estimates!

314-814-3897 www.yourelectricstl.com

LAWN & GARDEN

GRIFF GUARDIAN HOME CARE Companionship care for seniors who prefer to extend their independence by staying in their own homes but need assistance with their daily schedule. Driving errands, personal care, meal preparation, walks/exercise, hobbies.

314-478-3679. www.griffguardian.com.

Home Remodeling

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LIMPIAR LA CASA (TWO MEN AND A MOP)

HEALTHCARE SERVICES

FREE Estimates

Honest Day’s Work for Honest Day’s Pay. Ref’s Avail. Licensed & Bonded.

Call Patrick 314-415-0377

Yue Ma has been practicing in STL for 15 yrs. (formerly at JCC for 14 yrs) She believes natural healing & deep relaxation follow her philosophy ñ “Our body is like a river; all is connected.”

LAWN & GARDEN Complete Design & Installation • Retaining Wall Systems Plant Design & Installation • Paver Driveways & Patios Custom Landscape & Installation

www.bakerlandscaping.net

SPRING INTO COLOR! • Mulching • Edging all Garden Beds • Cutting Back Perennials • New Plantings • Seasonal Pots

Specializing in Landscape Design & Year Round Maintenance Call 314-498-0877

Everything for your property.

We specialize in design and construction of brick & stone walks, walls, patios and pool decks.

33 years in business Call George (314) 567-6066 MAY 1, 2013

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SERVICES

LAWN CARE

Private Lesson in your home on easy pieces by Donald 314-843-0924

Dethatching Aeration Spring Clean Up Overgrowth Removal & More!

Call Rod 314-713-4285 Thanks

Piano Studio

TRAVEL

M & M CUSTOM PAINTING Interior & Exterior Painting, Staining, Powerwashing, Wallpaper Removal.

Insured and Free Estimates.

Dependable. Owner & Operator Matt 314-401-9211

REAL ESTATE- FOR SALE

Coming Soon on May 8th - $769,900

Elegant Clayton Living in the Moorelands Neighborhood!

Impressive 2-story brick home with 2,629 sq. ft. Features include 4 bdrms, 2.5 bths, newer roof/gutters, gourmet kitchen w/granite countertops & custom cabinets. Contact Tiffany Hamilton, Agent/ Broker, Hamilton Group Realty, 314.757.9776. 2 City Place, Ste. 200, Creve Coeur, MO 63141

94.5 ACRE FARM IN WARRENTON, MO

45 minutes West of St. Louis All blacktop roads, pole barn, small pond, deep well, electric, fruit trees, grapevines , old homesite, very private. $3,800 per acre. 314-954-2223

SERVICES WE BUY DIAMONDS, JEWLERY, GOLD, SILVER, COINS, WATCHES! Family Operated Immediate Payment 636-391-6622

Diamond & Jewelry Brokers, Inc.

www.thediamondfam.com 35 years of service

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PRUNING ■ FERTILIZATION ■ PLANTING SPRAYING ■ TRIMMING ■ REMOVAL

314-725-6159

TUCKPOINTING For travelers with a discerning taste for luxury and truly extraordinary experiences, TopFlight Travels creates fully customized itineraries, giving you access to VIP treatment throughout your travels.

314-608-4553 julie@topflighttravels.com www.topflighttravels.com

TUCKPOINTING & MASONRY 20+ Years Experience ALL WORK GUARANTEED Complete Home Tuckpointing Spot Tuckpointing with Color Match Chimney Repair & Rebuilding Brick or Stone Patio & Walkway Repair Insured tuckpointingandmasonry.com 314-352-4222 All Major Credit Cards Accepted

TREE SERVICES

VACATION PROPERTIES

[SOLD] [ 63005 ]

$877,000 223 Appaloosa Drive Prudential Alliance Realtors Agent: Kristi & JT Monschein Price per square foot: $196.90

[ 63017 ] $535,000 609 Whitestone Farm Court Coldwell Banker Premier Group Agent: Mark & Neil Gellman Price per square foot: $116.53

[ 63108 ]

$430,000 4384 Westminster Place Prudential Select Properties Agent: Stacy Clark Price per square foot: $112.18

CHALET AT INNSBROOK

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

7452 YORK DR., CLAYTON MO

Tim Gamma – B.S. Horticulture Board Certified Master Arborist

Insured gammatree.com

PAINTING

Commercial/Residential, Interior/Exterior Painting.

Drywall, Plaster & Stucco Repair.

Power Washing, Deck Staining.

314-489-9279 Fully Licensed & Insured. www.diversified-painting.com

TREE SERVICES

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Professional Service at a Reasonable Price. Call Michael Baumann’s Affordable Outdoor Services for a free property inspection at 636-375-2812 You’ll be glad you called!

Sleeps 11 on 3 private wooded acres. Finished lower level/game room. Private Hot tub & fire pit.

Available year-round for stays of 2 nights or more. Full details & calendar at www.vrbo.com/424270 or call Janet at 314-750-2553

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Carillon Beach, FL, Destin Area 3BR, 3BA, 3 pools, tennis courts and so much more!

Great Rates. Available NOW! Call Dave at 314-922-8344 For Pictures Please Visit www.vrbo.com/148365 NAPLES, FLORIDA CONDO IN PARK SHORE 2BR,2BA, Plus Den - Sleeps 6 3 Month Minimum Available For 2013-14 Season Call 314-569-2622 OR Visit www.vrbo.com/246272 THE TOWERS AT PARKVIEW BAY OSAGE BEACH, MO This newer complex is designed with a huge Indoor/Outdoor pool, Workout room, Hot Tub, Sauna.

3Bdrm/2full Bth, beautifully decorated. Overlooks the lake, lg. w/o patio with spectacular view.

Sleeps 8, 14x40 boat slip.

Next to outlet mall.

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$518,750 453 S. Park Ave. Keller Williams Realty St. Louis Agent: Thomas King Price per square foot: $178.82

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