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Up Show-Me Creek: Blisters, hellish heat, a boatload of vomit and lots of painkillers. It's all part of the Missouri River 340 race.
By Carol Szczepanski
Published: August 6, 2008
Under a nearly full moon, Scott Mansker cruised delicately along the Missouri River in his motor-powered canoe. He tailed a small group of kayakers as they paddled past...
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Fig-get Me Not
Love of food improves the world
By Paul Friswold
Published: August 6, 2008
Who gives a fig? Ivan Stoilov, that's who. The Dittmer, Missouri, farmer wanted to grow the fruits and vegetables his Bulgarian family missed, without having to move back to...
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The Placebo Effect
Sometimes it actually works
By Paul Friswold
Published: August 6, 2008
Inspired by the true story of Jean-Claude Romand, a man who pretended for eighteen years that he was a doctor for the World Health Organization, Saskia Olde Wolbers created...
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They Tumble for You
And for togetherness
By Alison Sieloff
Published: August 6, 2008
The Olympics always make the world feel like a much smaller place. On a television near you, all of these athletes get together in the spirit of competition, showing you the...
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Take a Bite out of Hunger
Restaurant Week helps everyone
By Anna Teekell Hays
Published: August 6, 2008
To you, "operation food search" is your dilemma after work: too broke to dine out, yet too tired to cook. For hungry families Operation Food Search takes on a much more...
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Isle of Eats
McLozzi brings it home
By Alison Sieloff
Published: August 6, 2008
The McLozzi Deli & Marketplace (2870 McNair Avenue; 314-773-2621 or www.myspace.com/mclozzi) seems like a magical place. Not only is it Thanksgiving year-round there —...
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Serbs You Right
SerbFest wants you to dance
By Paul Friswold
Published: August 6, 2008
"There's nothing new under the sun," people say. But if that's true, how do you explain the kolo dances of Serbia? True, the dances are not new — most are actually quite...
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
A well-crafted evening out
By Mark Fischer
Published: August 6, 2008
The Craft Mafia is orchestrating a major hit on the St. Louis area, and insiders report that it will go down tonight between 7 and 11 p.m. at the CooperElla Boutique (2743...
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Fresh Ideas
Soulard Farmers' Market gets classy
By Alison Sieloff
Published: August 6, 2008
More people are trying to cook at home these days, and while you can probably prepare a pretty delish dinner, nothing usually can compare with restaurant fare — those...
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Out on a Limb
Good times, good cause
By Alison Sieloff
Published: August 6, 2008
Washers is one of the more enjoyable yard activities out there. The game is portable and easy to set up, and even if you aren't very skilled at throwing the small metal discs...
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White Out
rBar parties before transformation
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: August 6, 2008
The revitalization of the Grove neighborhood continues unabated: The once-dormant stretch of Manchester Avenue between South Vandeventer Avenue and South Kingshighway Boulevard...
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There's No Place Like Belleville!
Broadway Center of Arts takes a bow
By Jeanette Kozlowski
Published: August 6, 2008
If you follow the yellow brick road (or Highway 40) across the river, you will find the Emerald City, a.k.a. Belleville, Illinois. Its Ever & Anon Park (East Main Street and...
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Heavy Medals
Kids rock and run
By Alison Sieloff
Published: August 6, 2008
Not all children have the opportunity to compete in the Olympics — it just takes too much dedication for most families. But that doesn't mean that non-Olympian kids...
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Catch His Drift
New paintings by Timothy Wagner
By Paul Friswold
Published: August 6, 2008
Timothy Wagner is an abstract artist whose paintings typically feature a muted color palette and intersecting slashes of a brighter color, such as pink or white. His more...
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Black Celebration
He's angry, but it's a loving anger
By Paul Friswold
Published: August 6, 2008
Exasperated by stupidity and the crass hypocrisy of the world around him, Lewis Black is a modern-day Diogenes, roaming the country in search of honesty and maybe a little...
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The Bear Necessities
Forget about your worries
By Paul Friswold
Published: August 6, 2008
Although based on Rudyard Kipling's story collection The Jungle Book, Disney's film adaptation of the work avoided most of its darker elements. Mowgli's still a man-cub...
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Boiling Over
Brandt's fills you up
By Alison Sieloff
Published: August 6, 2008
Some of us know people who boil up an amazing pot of seafood to share with their friends — and others of us have these friends who can make such a delicious meal, but...
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Poof!
Howdy do-dat?
By Amy George
Published: August 6, 2008
For many of us, the highlights of summer include the new Batman movie, frequent visits to the ice-cream truck and riding your bike to work to save gas money. To add a bit of...
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News Real
Fried Rice: Lucas Park residents are fed up with the Rev. Larry Rice and the homeless shelter he runs
By Chad Garrison
Published: August 6, 2008
Andy Martello reached his tipping point on the Fourth of July while walking his four-year-old son past downtown's Lucas Park. The boy wanted to stop and play on the jungle gym,...
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Unreal
Unreal contemplates a slippery question, then considers joining a biker gang and/or selling our blood
Published: August 6, 2008
Have you seen the commercials for K-Y's YOURS+MINE? Apparently the lube of all lubes has been advertising its new "intimacy enhancement product for couples" all over late-night...
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