Amanda Woytus

1 week ago | stlmag.com | Emily Adams |Amanda Woytus |Melissa Meinzer |George Mahe

Gateway Greetings: St. Louis was the centerpiece of Lauren and Marcus Lee’s wedding. Born and raised in St. Louis, the couple met in May 2021 and got engaged in Forest Park during a paint-and-sip date night. The Lees chose a wedding date with special significance for both of them. “Being that we are both from St. Louis and have hometown pride, we were leaning toward 314 Day and lucked out that it was on a Friday,” Lauren says.

1 week ago | stlmag.com | Emily Adams |Amanda Woytus |Melissa Meinzer |George Mahe

Growing and birthing a baby is a profound experience that can range from magical to beautiful to traumatic and everything in between. There’s the fourth trimester, about which no one tells you. There’s the learning curve, for which no one prepares you. There’s the breastfeeding and pelvic-floor struggles, which no one discusses until you’re in that particular hell. There’s the judgments from people who don’t know anything and the endless, Is this normal? Google searches in the middle of the night.

1 month ago | stlmag.com | Tricia Despres |Amanda Woytus |Emily Adams |Denise Bertacchi

The Wiggles’ John Pearce isn’t sure if he’s been to St. Louis before. “I think I have been there,” the much-loved Purple Wiggle tells St. Louis Magazine in a phone interview from his home in Sydney, Australia. “I’ve toured the United States previously in my previous pop group, but it’s such a big country.

Oct 25, 2024 | stlmag.com | Gaby Mendoza |Amanda Woytus |Dani Vanderboegh |Abigail Wetteroff

As Halloween approaches, options abound across the region to get in the All Hallow’s Eve spirit. To help plot out all of the activities, below are some of the best events for both younger children and harder-to-impress teens, as well as some fun events for a range of ages. Looking for options for grown-up ghouls? Check out these 10 spots for adults to celebrate Halloween.

Jun 28, 2024 | stlmag.com | Amanda Woytus |Lizbeth garcia

Skyview Drive-In | Belleville, Illinois 30 minutes east of St. Louis Whether it be a routine family night out or an early Fourth of July celebration, pop in to the Skyview for a showing of Despicable Me 4 on July 3. Adult tickets are $13, and children ages 12 and under get in free for each paying adult that accompanies them. Families with multiple children will only pay $3 for each additional child.