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St. Louis Magazine - July, 2008

July 2008

Lead Story

A-List/08

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What the #%@& Is Indian Ball?

Five Reasons This Kid Deserves an NBA Contract

Downtown Darling

Waxing Workspace

Four-Track Minds

Keys to the City

Kitchen Q&A: Brett Eisen

First Look - Fu Manchu

Liquid Assets - Rosé

Frugal Foodie - Mamacita's



	Mind Game Over the centuries, kings and caliphs and the archbishop of Canterbury all tried to ban chess. Now it's schoolteachers' great hope — and St. Louis schoolkids' new sport By Jeannette Cooperman

	Review - Off The Vine Does St. Louis really need another bistro? If it's as good as this South City spot, then the answer is yes By Dave Lowry

	Blood Simple A St. Louis novelist reflects on ancestry, race, DNA testing and hyphenation By Rick Skwiot

	A-List/08: Media

	A-List/08: Body & Soul

	A-List/08: Kids

	A-List/08: Amusements

	A Conversation with Harper Barnes Author and journalist By Jeannette Cooperman

	Flashback - 1925 Miss Jim Dandy By Stefene Russell

	The Whole Town Was a Lake It was arguably the most destructive flood in American history, inundating nine states over the spring, summer and early fall of 1993 Interviews by Matthew Halverson

	A-List/08: Nightlife

	A-List/08: Shopping & Style

	A-List/08: Culture

	A-List/08: Food

	Hearts and Aces of Darkness How a recreational rounder put his fates in the hands of the poker gods and took a trip to the river for one last score By Mike DeFilippo