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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams
Think you have a wild child? Think again. Take the family on a trip to see the zoo’s latest–and most adorable–additions this spring or summer.
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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams
Starting April 30, Mexico’s Día del Niño (National Children’s Day), St. Louis families can take an immersive, educational trip across the border—in Kirkwood. The Magic House’s playful history has included seven cultural exhibits, each of which has allowed children to step into what it’s like to be a kid in another country. The next experience on this decade-long roster,¡Viva México!,runs from April 30—January 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams
Local universities are pushing back on the Trump administration, part of an effort across higher education to respond to a funding freeze on federal grants and the prospect of a heavier hand on everything from campus admission policies to endowment taxes.
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2 weeks ago | 
stlmag.com | Emily Adams
Roughly 150 years ago, in landlocked Missouri, on the calm waters of Creve Coeur Lake, a rowing club was born. Today, as one of the oldest rowing clubs west of the Mississippi, the St. Louis Rowing Club regularly competes in national championships and sends many of its youth members to Ivy League institutions on scholarship. As the only rowing club in St. Louis, the club is local rowing culture—but its existence might be considered the area’s best-kept sporting secret.
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4 weeks 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 month 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 month 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 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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.
