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1. Feature

   Princess Diaries: From across the country they came, all hoping to be crowned a Dream Girl USA

   By Jennifer Silverberg

   Published: July 2, 2008

   Descending two sets of escalators into the bowels of the Millennium Hotel, one is confronted by the saffron glow of dizzying gold-patterned hotel carpets. Multiple chandeliers...

2. Night & Day

   Light up the Night

   Bulb-butted bugs bring bioluminescence

   By Christian Schaeffer

   Published: July 2, 2008

   Oh, those sweet and simple joys of summertime — memories of fishing holes, tire swings and stickball games...wait, that was in a commercial for Country Time Lemonade....

3. Night & Day

   Instant Vacation

   The Magic House is a beach

   By Jeanette Kozlowski

   Published: July 2, 2008

   When the gasman posts "LOL" instead of actual prices outside the Shell Station at Ballas and Clayton roads, the days of being impervious to the cost of fuel have long since...

4. Night & Day

   No Trouble in River City

   The Rascals make it easy

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: July 2, 2008

   The game of baseball is not as important as the experience of baseball. You can still have a good time at the game even when your team loses, because the ritual —...

5. Night & Day

   Summer School Is in Session

   Drink up!

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: July 2, 2008

   The idea of having to attend summer school fills young students with a certain sense of dread. But adults have a much easier time stomaching the idea of it — as long as...

6. Night & Day

   Keep the Rain in Spain

   We need dry nights for the Muny

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: July 2, 2008

   Professor Henry Higgins is self-centered and a touch misogynistic — and he has trouble getting along with women. Can you believe it? Not surprisingly, he fixes the blame...

7. Night & Day

   Sunday, Spooky Sunday

   The McPike Mansion awaits

   By Ms. Day

   Published: July 2, 2008

   Ms. Day isn't afraid to admit it: She believes in ghosts. And that's why she'll only be touring the McPike Mansion (2018 Alby Street, Alton, Illinois) during the daylight...

8. Night & Day

   Nice Day for Football

   And hurling and camogie, too

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: July 2, 2008

   Sports fans, if you're interested in spending the day outside enjoying hour upon hour of athletic competition, the Gaelic Sports Festival is exactly what you're looking for. A...

9. Night & Day

   Ready, Vin de Set, Go!

   Raise your forks for the Fourth

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: July 2, 2008

   There are diehard fans of our city's big birthday party for America, and then there are those people who would rather not deal with the crowds — even if it means missing...

10. Night & Day

    Jersey Girls and Boys

    Welcome to the fair

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: July 2, 2008

    The Jersey County Fair — which runs from Saturday, July 5, through Sunday, July 13 — is pretty special because it offers fun for all ages. But what makes this fair...

11. Night & Day

    A Humdinger of a Holiday

    Don't blow off Fair St. Louis

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: July 2, 2008

    This Fourth of July weekend, St. Louis rises above the floodwaters as Fair St. Louis Live on the Levee becomes "Live off the Levee" and moves from the riverfront to Soldiers...

12. Night & Day

    Look out, aliens

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: July 2, 2008

    The Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin film Independence Day is a chest-thumping, cheer-inducing paean to patriotism, loud special effects and the belief that America will save the...

13. Night & Day

    Aces of Hearts

    We love tennis!

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Let's talk about watching tennis on TV — that's a good soundtrack for a nap right there. You need to wake up your spectating and head to the Dwight Davis Memorial Tennis...

14. Night & Day

    Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Bob Ford saw a quick way to solve all his problems, and all it would take was the murder of his friend, the notorious criminal Jesse James. Writer/director Samuel Fuller's I...

15. Night & Day

    Red Any Good Books Lately?

    Birds, bats and best games ever

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Mention Jose Oquendo and it comes up — "it" being the Cardinals' utility man's now-legendary stint as a pitcher. Four innings pitched in a game against the Atlanta...

16. Night & Day

    My Stomach, 'Tis of Thee

    The melting pot has many flavors

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: July 2, 2008

    To travel is to experience other lands, other peoples, other cultures, other foods. Gaining all that understanding is great — but that last one really is the best, isn't...

17. News Real

    Payback: Laura Smith blew the whistle on a county sheriff's department bribery scheme, and now she's paying the price

    By Chad Garrison

    Published: July 2, 2008

    With her straight brown hair and designer shades, Laura Smith looks more like a member of the Junior League than a court-appointed strongman. But for the past six years, that's...

18. Unreal

    What's All the Racquet? Gather 'round and hear how Unreal laid down our life for Anna Kournikova.

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Anna Kournikova will always occupy a small place in Unreal's heart. The year was 2003. The starlet was in town to compete in World TeamTennis at Forest Park. Organizers of the...

19. Letters

    Playing Tag: Tasteful graffiti isn't an oxymoron, readers say

    Published: July 2, 2008

    NEWS REAL, JUNE 26, 2008 There, But For The Grace... Raymond has better ideas for his quilts: I read with interest Kristen Hinman's story about Don Erickson, "Artless in St....

20. This Week's Cover

    The Cover of the July 3 Print Edition

    Published: July 2, 2008

    Tiny Miss Dream Girl USA Amaya Garcia of Colorado photographed by Jennifer Silverberg