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League of Nations: Immigrant soccer players from across the globe go balls out at a tiny park in north St. Louis
By Keegan Hamilton
Published: July 23, 2008
On a recent Sunday in north St. Louis' DeSoto Park, several hundred onlookers are gathered around two rocky soccer fields. On this sun-kissed afternoon they've come to see a...
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Enter the Time Warp
You'll find it in Webster
By Alison Sieloff
Published: July 23, 2008
For this final installment of the Old Orchard 2008 Gazebo Movie & Music Series, the Zonkies play at 7 p.m. and the viewers' choice film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, gets...
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They Vie for the Belt
As you loosen yours
By Alison Sieloff
Published: July 23, 2008
The Schlafly beers have been training for months. They've been working on getting their heads right, and they've been trying to perfect the smooth finish. Not to be outdone,...
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Listen Up!
The jazz is free tonight
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: July 23, 2008
It's no secret that the Grove neighborhood, that hip stretch of Manchester Avenue between South Kingshighway Boulevard and South Vandeventer Avenue, has become one of this...
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Ironclad Friendship
James and Ulysses
By Paul Friswold
Published: July 23, 2008
While he's more famous around town for his bridge, James Buchanan Eads was also a noted builder of ironclad riverboats. In fact, Eads built seven ironclads for the United...
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Hate Cycling Shorts?
Don't wear 'em
By Nicole Beckert
Published: July 23, 2008
It is said that the perfect temperature for the nude body is a breezy 82 degrees Fahrenheit, thus making the World Naked Bike Ride the choice summer activity. Naked bike rides...
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Bizarre Love Triangle
Fear and loathing in Paris
By Jeanette Kozlowski
Published: July 23, 2008
Strap on your cancan dancing shoes for a free outdoor viewing of Moulin Rouge! Tonight at 9 p.m., Baz Luhrmann's loud and lovely Oscar-winning spectacle glitters on a...
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Muse, Thy Name Is Dinner
Come be inspired
By Ms. Day
Published: July 23, 2008
Some artists may find inspiration in the human form or the outdoors, but not Ms. Day. She sees the beauty in bacon, the art in asparagus, the splendor in spaghetti. Every meal...
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There Will Be Pollen
Your garden can make it happen
By Alison Sieloff
Published: July 23, 2008
By now we've all heard about the plight of the honeybee, and it's truly tragic. But instead of fretting every time you add a dollop of honey to your morning coffee (mmmm,...
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Party Like a Botanist
He doesn’t look a day over 207
By Anna Teekell Hays
Published: July 23, 2008
The day lilies at the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-9400 or www.mobot.org) are at their peak. Their Latin name means "beautiful for a day," so there's...
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Cocktails and a Moonlit Night
Feel the island breeze in St. Charles
By Alison Sieloff
Published: July 23, 2008
There's just something about a handsome bartender. Give us a pre-couch-jumping-and-cradle-robbing Tom Cruise behind the bar any day, and we'll order whatever he's serving....
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Come Together
Feel the internationalism
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: July 23, 2008
With the interminable "Where'd ya go to high school?" questions, it can be easy to see St. Louis as a bit provincial. But global consciousness thrives in small pockets around...
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The Impulse of the City
Dance pumps it up
By Alison Sieloff
Published: July 23, 2008
You may feel like you're pretty in touch with your body. You're keeping your eye on a few suspect freckles, and you know all about your aching knee. But you're not nearly as...
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Butt? Of Course.
Matriculating in pork
By Alex Weir
Published: July 23, 2008
From red brick to ragtime to pork-love, some things scream "Arch City." St. Louisans, of course, adore their barbecued pork — others, like Texans, prefer barbecued beef...
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Patriotic Paperwork
It began with agreement
By Paul Friswold
Published: July 23, 2008
Everything America is and everything we as Americans aspire to be began with one piece of paper: The Declaration of Independence. Upon its completion in 1776, a...
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Patriotic Paperwork
It began with agreement
By Paul Friswold
Published: July 23, 2008
Everything America is and everything we as Americans aspire to be began with one piece of paper: The Declaration of Independence. Upon its completion in 1776, a...
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Ten Years After
What a long strange trip
By Paul Friswold
Published: July 23, 2008
Everybody complains about their commute, especially now that Highway 40’s out of commission. Odysseus has everybody beat; after ten years plying his trade during the...
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Water Baby and the Fly Boy
How long has this been going on?
By Paul Friswold
Published: July 23, 2008
Captain Billy Buck Chandler, noted aviator, has his sights set on being the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Edith Herbert is the young star of Prince Nicolai...
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Work it, Ladies
Miss Gay Missouri moves on
By Paul Friswold
Published: July 23, 2008
Perhaps you don't realize how much work goes into a winning pageant performance — or perhaps you're a regular reader of "Excellence," the online column by the reigning...
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Keepin' Time
Old time, that is
By Amy George
Published: July 23, 2008
With all of the electronic devices that you've integrated into your everyday life, it's a good idea to unplug once in a while and remember that you can survive even after your...
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