Arts + Culture

STL Baseball Trifecta

Ed Wheatley's New Book 'From St. Louis To Cooperstown' Plots Players' Paths Through Decades From Best Baseball Town Of America Article by Julie Brown Patton Ever wonder why St. Louis is such a mega baseball hub? According to a local baseball aficionado, it stems from what could be called a terrific trifecta: superior players within a groundbreaking baseball farm system launched in 1919; Hall of Fame-level sports journalists; and legendary broadcasters, especially play-by-play announcers -- all...

Food + Beverage

Local Craft Cocktail Inspiration

Judgment Tree Spirits Sprang From Passion And A Mission Article by Mel Boban Sugar Creek Winery's newest offering isn't wine at all; it's spirits! Distillery of Defiance is officially here to sip and sample on its own, or in a delicious cocktail. Sugar Creek's owner Becky Miller created Sugar Creek from her love of travel to Missouri wine country when she bought her own winery in Defiance to bring her wine passion to life. The interest runs deep through their family with her son, Chris Lorch...

Entertainment

Ka-Kaw To Love

St. Louis Battlehawks Coach Anthony Becht Embodies Spirit Of St. Louis, Football, Media, Family, Life Article by Julie Brown Patton | Photography by Karl Lund Anthony Becht knows a thing or two, more like a million things, about football. As a former NFL player, prior ESPN college football analyst and current New York Jets color commentator, he puts his well-rounded experience to good use from playing for the Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs...

Arts + Culture

Dave Glover Show

Host Dave Glover Celebrates 25 Years In Radio, Driving People Home For Two Decades Article by Robin Seaton Jefferson | Photography by John Lore He says he was a quiet, weird little kid, but when given an opportunity to perform, he’d do Richard Nixon impressions at the family barbecue. Dave Glover, host of The Dave Glover Show on KMOX-AM in St. Louis is celebrating 25 years in radio this year — a career he says he never even considered. But, then again, he has a way of falling into success. ...