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St. Louis Magazine - August, 2006

August 2006

Lead Story

Against All Odds

Leah Biskup likes to compete—but the big game used to be softball or championship diving, not a life-or-death match between medical science and a dread disease

Leah Biskup likes to compete—but the big game used to be softball or championship diving, not a life-or-death match between medical science and a dread disease

By Jeannette Batz Cooperman

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Ambience - Frazer's

Chris Carpenter

Civilized Adventure

First Look - Mira & Roxane

Flashback - 1920s

Grab A Bite - Osaka Japan Bistro

Hollywood How-To - Media Maven Makeover

Jim Finn: The Revolution Will Be Fought With 12-Gauge ... Needles

Land Of A Thousand Dances

Local Boutiques

Luminous Lit - Bright Plan

Method To The Madness

Michael Aaron McAllister: Stitching in Time

Nightlife - Drinkin' Buddies

Numbers Game - Willie or Won't He?

Perspective - Shame On Everything

Review - Busch's Grove

Sing Along With Sid: Punk Rock Karaoke

Slap in the Face

Taking The Waters...Downtown?

The Shopper King

Troop Scoot Boogie

Uncommon Knowledge - Dr. Sharon Frey

Wine & Spirits - Cellar's Market



	Playing Doctors You'll never guess what your physician does for fun By Renée Stovsky

	King Qwerty: The Return of Typewriter Tim Some people have a guitar. "Typewriter Tim" Jordan has ... a typewriter. By Stefene Russell

	More Than Meets The Eye Creator of the public-relations firm Public Eye Inc., Richard Callow sees everything—but nobody sees him By John Michael Mcguire

	On The Fringes Of The Flat World The St. Louis-based Undertow record label hits its first decade—and keeps its indie integrity By Daniel Durchholz

	Point of Intersection Medical school’s dreary grind vanishes in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, which looks more like a luxe hotel than a university building By Kristina Sauerwein

	Into the Drink It’s been a stressful summer. You need to cut loose. Whether you want to shake off your worries or just shake up your Friday-night routine, we’ve got 21 iconic bars, enough range to suit any taste in atmosphere—and alcohol. By Sarah Truckey

	The Future of Death A city buried in tradition finds new ways to wake the dead By Kevin M. Mitchell

	Stealth Weapon How Richard Bucholz made brain surgery easy By David Linzee

	Family Secrets Take up genealogy, and you might find skeletons. You might find royal blood. You might find yourself. By Leslie Gibson McCarthy

	Ray's St. Louis Woman Ray Charles made himself at home in Kirkwood—and nobody knew By Eileen F. Michaels

	Summer In, Summer Out St. Louisans' Michigan vacations hold the generations together By Susan Caba

	The Return of the Little Black Bag Concierge docs make surprisingly affordable house calls By Shera Dalin

	A Walk in the Parks Other cities would give anything to have the historic greenspaces St. Louis takes for granted By James Nicholson