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1 week ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams
But really–who is your daddy? Phillip Maciak teaches literature and American studies at Washington University in St. Louis and pens TV criticism for The New Republic, but his current academic interest–and the subject of his upcoming book–is the role of the dad in popular culture.
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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.
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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.
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1 week ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams
Saint Louis Zoo We had to start this guide off with one of the metro area’s most boast-able free attractions. Although nonmembers will still drop some money on parking and select attractions, the Saint Louis Zoo is one of the few remaining free zoos in the U.S. Visitors have the chance to view more than 16,000 animals and 500 species. It’s practically a St. Louis summer rite of passage.
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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Micah Barnes |Nicholas Phillips |Emily Adams |Melissa Meinzer
Oral healthcare is increasingly recognized as an indicator of overall health and wellbeing. In response to this larger wellness conversation, The St. Louis Dental Center has adopted a primary focus to educate local and underserved communities on the importance of maintaining good oral health practices. Dwight E.
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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams |Jen Roberts |Micah Barnes |Melissa Meinzer
Of the many surprises of parenthood, one of the most anxiety-inducing is the often-overwhelming, competitive process around signing up for summer camps and classes. Here to help is Blueprint4, a free resource and database that connects St. Louis families with camps, after-school programs, and college-prep classes. Subscribe to the St. Louis Family newsletter for family-friendly things to do and news for local parents, sent every Monday. We will never send spam or annoying emails.
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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Nicholas Phillips |Emily Adams |Melissa Meinzer |George Mahe
The only whitewater paddling between Kentucky and Colorado, says Jo Newbold, is on the St. Francis River in Madison County, Missouri—about 70 miles from St. Louis. That’s not far away, posits Newbold, a member of the nonprofit Missouri Whitewater Association: “It’s a podcast episode.” So if you want to try your hand at whitewater kayaking and canoeing—or bolster skills you already have—the MWA’s annual clinic April 25–27 on the St. Francis is one place to start.
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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams
Constance Lambdin has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years. Throughout that time—from age 17 to 40—she’s studied in India and taught at Freeman Pilates in St. Louis; she’s been on a physical journey and a spiritual one. And now, she’s weaving all of those experiences together to create Central West End Yoga (393 N Euclid)–a first-of-its-kind wellness experience in the neighborhood.
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3 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams |Brianna Davis |Melissa Meinzer |George Mahe
As the Lorax says, unless someone “cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” In St. Louis, Mark Pagano cares enough to put together an entire children’s album devoted to inspiring a love of nature and its wonder in kids area wide. On April 19, Pagano, who performs kindie music under the solo name Marko Polo and with his band Fire Dog, will debut his new album, Tree Sounds, at the Arbor Day “Tree Fest” celebration in Tower Grove Park.
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3 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams |Jen Roberts |Nicholas Phillips |George Mahe
Why can’t wellness be fun—and in neon? That’s the founding principle of Studio Aire (11 Meadow Circle, Lake Saint Louis), a new pole and aerial fitness studio landing in Lake Saint Louis this month. Owner and instructor Dorothy Burg says she was first inspired to dive into the aerial arts because “it’s one of the most fun and uplifting fitness communities” that she’d ever experienced. The classes don’t just offer a workout, she says; they build upon physical and social skills not found elsewhere.
