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   Out-of-control shoplifting at the St. Louis Galleria. Violent attacks in the Delmar Loop. Is MetroLink a vehicle for crime?

   By Chad Garrison

   Published: August 20, 2008

   St. Peters alderman Don Aytes remembers well the fears some of his constituents expressed back in 1998, the year MetroLink supporters tried to bring light rail into suburban...

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   It Is What It Is

   A Barry good time

   By Nicole Beckert

   Published: August 20, 2008

   In her new book, What It Is, the beloved indie-comic genius Lynda Barry embraces her audience with a lesson in creative revival. In this collection of memoirist comics, Barry...

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   Lend a Helping Tummy

   You eat, kids benefit

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: August 20, 2008

   In 1849 in St. Louis, many children were orphaned due to a several-block fire and a cholera outbreak. A year later, St. Vincent Home for Children was founded. Times certainly...

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   Think Globally Here Locally

   All peoples love a party

   By Amy George

   Published: August 20, 2008

   As the end of summer approaches, all your fantastic plans for road trips and weekend getaways have fizzled out in the face of high gas prices and unpredictable weather...

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   Rollin' on the River

   Bring on the waterworks

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: August 20, 2008

   Rumor has it that the first St. Louisans settled here because of the region's intersecting rivers, yet you pay those waterways absolutely no mind. What kind of St. Louisan are...

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   Onward Crispin Glover

   You may now think freely

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: August 20, 2008

   Crispin Hellion Glover respects you and trusts your intelligence in a manner that few directors would ever contemplate. His last appearance at the Webster Film Series was...

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   Get Serious

   (About partying)

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: August 20, 2008

   A quiet solemnity surrounds the cathedrals that dot our cityscape. These holy spots are often places for tranquil contemplation and reflection, though occasional doses of joy...

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   Green Party

   Vote yes!

   By Ms. Day

   Published: August 20, 2008

   When Ms. Day first heard about literary magazine River Styx's Green Feast: Go Green, Give Green fundraiser, she imagined that all of the foods served at this party would be...

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   Songs in the Key of Satire

   They kid because they love

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: August 20, 2008

   Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart poke a little fun at that American institution, the musical, with their cleverly titled satire, The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!). The...

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    Tips for Tots

    Give generously, dine graciously

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: August 20, 2008

    Fine dining and wallet-lightening go hand in hand tonight from 5 to 11:30 p.m. as Celebrity Waiters & Waitresses Night comes to Monarch (7401 Manchester Road, Maplewood). More...

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    Books Build Brains

    Brains want books

    By Alex Weir

    Published: August 20, 2008

    YMCAs are the places to go for a nice workout in a laid-back environment: no muscle-beach mooks giving you the once-over just 'cause they can bench press you to Beijing and...

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    Social Animals

    St. Louisans love a night out

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: August 20, 2008

    When a heat wave scorched St. Louis in the old days, citizens would decamp to Forest Park for a good night's sleep. It was also a bit of a social hour, no doubt, because you...

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    Seventh Heaven

    Miso happy!

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: August 20, 2008

    During an evening stroll past Miso on Meramec (16 North Meramec Avenue, Clayton; 314-863-7888 or www.misolounge.com), the sleek pan-Asian restaurant and lounge might appear...

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    Please, Please Cheese Me

    Fascinating fromage

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: August 20, 2008

    The great mystery of cheese is that some brave soul in the hoary past left milk in a dark closet for several months, rediscovered said milk in its congealed and odoriferous...

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    The Art of Storytelling

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: August 20, 2008

    In a town full of talented artists, William LaChance stands out as someone uniquely talented. His paintings are "invented narratives," large-scale works that feature clusters...

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    Avast, Pardner

    Saddle up for musical adventure

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: August 20, 2008

    It's a question that has plagued sages for ages: Who's tougher, pirates or cowboys? The answer should be obvious. A combination pirate/cowboy would be invincible. And at last,...

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    Every Breath You Take

    Let your lungs do the talking

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: August 20, 2008

    The air pollution in China has been a topic of much discussion recently. But what about the air you breathe at a smoky bar? There's decidedly less talk about that — even...

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    Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

    Carmen is all three

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: August 20, 2008

    Don Jose is a soldier, and he loves with a fidelity and constancy that match his disciplined life; Carmen is a tempestuous Gypsy, and her love is a force of nature that waxes...

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    Rollin' On the River

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: August 20, 2008

    Rumor has it that the first St. Louisans settled here because of the region's intersecting rivers, yet you pay those waterways absolutely no mind. What kind of St. Louisan are...

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    In the Cathedral's Shadow

    We party

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: August 20, 2008

    A quiet solemnity surrounds the cathedrals that dot our cityscape. These holy spots are often places for tranquil contemplation and reflection, though occasional doses of joy...