Auto + Marine

Recipe for Success

Combs Auto Service and Tire Center celebrates 40 years as a Kirkwood staple. Article by Josie Combs | Photography by Provided Trust, hard work, family values, and community connection: the "ingredients" that make a successful third-generation family business are simultaneously utterly simple and remarkably complex, much like a family recipe passed down through generations. Since opening its doors in 1985, Combs Auto Service and Tire Center has built its reputation on fairness, trust, and...

Beauty

The Food and Face Connection

The secret to clear skin begins in the kitchen. Article by Sydney Taylor | Photography by Provided You've tried every trending skincare product on TikTok. Your bathroom counter resembles a chemistry lab, complete with serums, acids, and treatments that promise glowing skin. Yet those stubborn breakouts keep appearing. What if the real culprit isn't what you're putting on your skin, but what you're putting in your body? The Method Aesthetics + Wellness integrates the science of skincare with...

Health + Wellness

Eat Local, Live Stronger

Every time you choose to buy local, you’re saying yes to your health and community. Article by Katie | Photography by Strong By Intention We’ve all heard it before: eat local. Most of the time, this advice is tied to fresh produce. Eating local goes beyond the health benefits of fresh food. When you buy local, you are supporting neighbors, strengthening community ties, and discovering flavors and products that make healthy living easier and more fun. One of my favorite places to take...

Shopping

The Cherry Dress

For over 30 years, Elanora "Ellie" Dressel stitched Cherry Dresses by hand. Article by Sydney Taylor | Photography by Danny Zofness, DTK Studios If you grew up in St. Louis, there’s a good chance a Cherry Dress still hangs in your family’s closet, tucked away with other childhood keepsakes. But just as memorable as those stitched cherries are the flavors that have defined generations inside the Woman’s Exchange of St. Louis. For more than 140 years, the Exchange has created heirlooms of every...