Metro Weekly

Life + Leisure

  • RCKNDY

    The first thing you need to know about RCKNDY is that the name is pronounced ''rock candy.'' With that out of the way, owner David...

  • Dutch Treat

    When you close your eyes at work for a wee respite of daydreaming this season, chances are you're more likely to envision yourself soaking up...

  • Merry Markets

    It's the season of giving, and for those who survive ''Black Friday'' -- notoriously the busiest shopping day of the year -- it remains the...

  • Holiday Housing

    With Thanksgiving and the winter holidays upon us, it's time for many to travel over the river and through the woods. And for those with...

  • Powder Power

    Chadwick Cipiti is an addict, trapped by the relentless grip of that wicked white powder... snow. ''I started skiing at the same time I started...

  • Sofa, So Good!

    Some would argue that languages say so much about the cultures that create them. For example, the lore that the indigenous people of the northern...

  • Thanksgiving, Easy as Pie

    Few people hate Thanksgiving, but plenty see it as daunting. It's one thing to get a few days off from work and either go out...

  • Domestic Dollars

    In the mainstream, the milestones are more easily recognizable. Boy meets girl. Often, cohabitation follows. An engagement -- or accidental pregnancy -- may follow or...

  • Seasonal Shift

    Just because winter is approaching does not mean you have to get SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. And with swimsuit season long gone, if you've...

  • Doing the Desert

    From the moment I first stepped off the plane in 2004, Palm Springs had me hooked. I return each year, discovering new reasons to go...

  • Hillwood Hospitality

    Marjorie Merriweather Post never had the opportunity to enjoy Patrick O'Connell's Inn at Little Washington, which he founded with his former partner, Reinhardt Lynch, in...

  • Grass Is Greener

    If you picked up the meat for tonight's dinner at a local restaurant or grocer, chances are you are going to be chomping down on...

  • Two For One

    Polyamory. Threeples. Triads. Whatever the terminology, there's a chance you've come across three people sharing a relationship both domestic and romantic. With the GLBT community...

  • Antiques Extravaganza

    Gus Davis and his partner will look for paintings and silver to furnish their home. Kris Charamonde is in the market for an art deco...

  • Westward Ho

    In his book, 50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to Live, Gregory Kompes included St. Louis among the cities that made the cut. If you think that...