Vol. 24, No. 25
Fertile Imagination
In the era of modern agribusiness, organic farmer Paul Krautmann faces a tough row to hoe, but his innovative natural solutions yield delicious results
By Jeannette Batz
Not Just Another Pin-up in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail
KSDK-TV reporter makes picture-perfect appeal to the South Side Rapist
By D.J. Wilson
Getting Burned
A North St. Louis medical-waste incinerator has spewed dioxin for a decade. Nearby residents say it's time to fight the fire.
By C.D. Stelzer
Food for All Seasons
Dave Owens is just one of a number of local chefs who have turned to organic food as a source of inspiration
Can Intellectuals Fall in Love?
Street Talk published the week of June 21-27, 2000
By Wm. Stage
Cooler Alternatives
There's more than one way to destroy a bedpan
Letters to the Editor
Published the week of June 21-27, 2000
Anti-Community Policing
St. Louis County cops earn the distrust of African-Americans
By Ray Hartmann
Cover to Cover
Taking to the tracks with Jimmie Dale Gilmore
By Steve Pick
Single Serving
The Emphysema Kings bring you a dandy example of a bygone pleasure, the 7-inch record
By Randall Roberts
The Congos
Wednesday, June 21; La Onda
Sunny Day Real Estate with Five Deadly Venoms
Monday, June 26; Firehouse
By Paul Friswold
Get Your Goat
Making a passage to India Palace for interesting, tasty fare
By Joe Bonwich
Currying Favor
New Asian restaurants on the St. Louis scene
Hamlet
Adapted and directed by Michael Almereyda
By Andy Klein
Chicken Run
Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park
By Gregory Weinkauf
Me, Myself & Irene
Co-written and directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly
By Bill Gallo
Toy Story
The creators of Chicken Run find soul in a lump of clay
By Robert Wilonsky
Drag Hags
Life on the drag strip is fast, not at all cheap and just barely under control
By Byron Kerman
The Tale of Genji
By Minoru Miki; libretto by Colin Graham, adapted from the novel by Lady Murasaki Shikibu (Opera Theatre of St. Louis)
By Harry Weber
Motorhome on the Range
Wanderlust doesn't preclude having the comforts of home
West Side Story
By Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (The Muny)
By Sally Cragin