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St. Louis Magazine

FROM THE EDITOR

Military Might • Two Air Force colonels are helping lead St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer's work to revamp city services.

Bare Necessities • A St. Louis–based, nonalcoholic brand of spirits prepares for national expansion.

Let Them Lead the Way • The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ Teen Museum Studies program turns students into curators.

MARCH • MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Going BACKWARD • Jordan Ward is bringing his signature sound home to St. Louis.

A QUICK LOOK AT BACKWARD

First Words • Baby's First Year Book Club makes early literacy easy.

WORDS OF WISDOM • EXPERT ADVICE FROM MUSHOLT

A Modern Castle • St. Louis’ largest high-end residential design firm relocates to Creve Coeur.

Evolving to Serve • The BackStoppers broadens support for first responders.

The Rolling Road • Whether you're chasing adventure or seeking a change of scenery, here are some unforgettable road trips.

Sushi on the Move • Sakatanoya Revolving Sushi & Ramen Bar in the Delmar Loop adds conveyor-belt novelty and robotic servers to the sushi experience.

Ivy League • The Parker's Table team creates a new neighborhood bar.

THE FUTURE OF School • Local educators rethink what it means to prepare kids for what's next.

Students Meet World • Project-based learning connects students with nature and other students.

A Classical Approach • Education programs across the area are finding success with an ancient method.

In the Field • These initiatives help high schoolers explore college and careers.

The Generative Generation • How college students are exploring AI to prepare for the future

The Right Tract • In a country where fewer and fewer kids grow up to outearn their parents, some neighborhoods act as a ladder upward. Understanding why could be the key to economic mobility across St. Louis.

PAL POWER

Focusing Our Coverage

Spring & summer arts guide • Mark your calendars for these events, exhibitions, and performances in the months ahead.

The TBR List

Golden Year • Laumeier Sculpture Park celebrates a half-century of art and exploration

100 TAKE A TRIP DOWN -------- MEMORY LANE THROUGH ST. LOUIS AS THE MOTHER -------- ROAD TURNS 100. • Welcome to 1950! Your young country is Europe's hero and the world's inspiration. Money's pouring in, everybody's happy, and it's time for a road trip across this grand land. Untie the frilly apron, shuck the gray flannel suit, and leave the Valium at home—you're about to cut loose. Can you feel that American energy zinging through your bloodstream, that restless craving for action and novelty? Little do you know how the rest of us will someday idolize your fun.¶ For now, it's enough to be cruising along Route 66, nicknamed The Mother Road by John Steinbeck and the Devil's Highway by scaredy-cats. You're setting forth from the heart of the nation, singing that catchy Nat King Cole tune, which, your wife informs you, was written by Bobby Troup after his wife gave him the key lyric. Like you, they were crossing the country, and he wanted to write about the experience but needed a rhyme for 66. “Get your kicks,” murmured Cynthia Troup.

ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS • OVERSIZE, OFFBEAT, AND UNDENIABLY FUN STOPS

STORIED STAYS • PULL IN, KILL THE ENGINE, AND STAY AWHILE AT ONE OF THESE ORIGINAL LODGINGS.

BRIGHT LIGHTS • EVEN IN THE LED AGE, ROUTE 66'S NEON SIGNS CAN STILL STOP TRAFFIC...