Home + Design

Pools With Purpose

Trinity Pools' Chris Sulchak And Joey Elliott Bring Joy To Community, Backyard And Beyond Article by Stacey Collins Bibb | Photography by John Lore When the team at Trinity Pools offers their take on what constitutes “success,” it would be wise to consider what they have to say. Stephanie, a master’s-degreed graduate of Washington University, and Chris, a business owner for more than 40 years, are a husband-and-wife team committed to their family, clients and community. Chris and the couple’s...

Wellness

Seeking To Achieve Optimal Health

Musician Mike Mesey‎ (Head East/Chuck Berry) Represents Products For Immune Support, Bones, Anti-Aging, Skin/Cell Renewal Article by Julie Brown Patton IMMUNOTEC NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS WERE DEVELOPED TO ENHANCE IMMUNE HEALTH/OVERALL WELL-BEING. HOW DID YOU GET INTERESTED IN THEM? "Immunotec's a world leader in patented glutathione (antioxidant) research. Main products are Immunocal and Immunocal Boosters. I got interested in them when my wife passed after heart surgery. I'd spent 38 straight...

Fitness

Regenerate. Relieve. Restore. Reclaim.

Groundbreaking Alternative Helps Aging Adults Eliminate Chronic Pain Return To Active, Fulfilling Lives Article by Dr. Beth Templin, HouseFit Physical Therapy & Fitness | Photography by Lentini Productions Chronic Pain Shouldn't Steal Your Summer Chronic pain has a way of quietly shrinking one's world. What once were joyful summer pastimes -- traveling with family, tending to a garden or spending hours on the golf course -- begin to feel impossible. Stiff joints, aching backs and persistent...

Local Services

Providing Bi-State Nutritional Security For 50 Years

St. Louis Area Foodbank Celebrates Five Decades Of Assistance In Hunger Relief Article by Julie Brown Patton Supporters of St. Louis Area Foodbank, the largest provider of food and personal care items to those in need in the St. Louis metropolitan bi-state region, are commemorating the agency's 50th year since being founded in 1975. Creating a nutritionally secure Missouri and Illinois is their mission. Meredith Knopp, Foodbank president/CEO, says the Foodbank distributes more than 43 million...

Home + Design

Rain Gardens

Naturally Manage Water Runoff And Improve Water Quality Article by Tracy Bono, Missouri Master Naturalist | Photography by Darla Preiss, Missouri Master Naturalist Chances are you've seen a native rain garden in your community already. These clever groundskeeping techniques are gaining in popularity with gardening professionals as well as landowners.  Rain gardens come in many designs and incorporate a variety of moisture-loving plants. All use a shallow depression in the ground, and are...

Arts + Culture

Farmer's Market Frenzy

Local And Bucket List Markets For Summer Shopping Article and Photography by Mel Boban 1. Boulevard Farmer's Market, Richmond Heights This market is small but mighty, just across from Galleria in Richmond Heights. Stroll The Boulevard on Sunday mornings for picks from local butchers, candle makers farmers and even basket weavers.  2. Webster Groves Farmer's Market Rotating locations biweekly between Maypop Shop and Big Bend Boulevard on Sundays, shoppers can find everything from fresh...

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. ...