''St. Louis Magazine'' is a monthly periodical published in
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
,
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
. Founded in 1969 under the name ''Replay'', then ''The St. Louisan'' until 1977, it covers local history, cuisine, and lifestyles.
History
The magazine started under the name ''Replay'' in 1969. Its president and publisher was Steve Apted, and its editor was Doris Lieberman. The home office was in the basement of the local "Cheshire Inn" hotel. From 1969 to 1977 it was known as ''St. Louisan'' , then changing to its current title of ''St. Louis magazine'' . In 1990 it was acquired by the ''
St. Louis Business Journal
American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes The Business Journals, which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States, Hemmings Motor News ...
''. In 1994 it was acquired by Hartmann Publishing, the owner of ''
The Riverfront Times
The ''Riverfront Times'' (''RFT'') is a free progressive weekly newspaper in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of Missouri, that consists of local politics, music, arts, and dining news in the print edition, and daily updates to blogs and photo gall ...
'', and eventually took on as its editor the author Harper Barnes, who remained until 2001, and then left to concentrate on writing books, though he remained as senior writer and movie columnist. In 1998, Hartmann Publishing sold ''
The Riverfront Times
The ''Riverfront Times'' (''RFT'') is a free progressive weekly newspaper in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of Missouri, that consists of local politics, music, arts, and dining news in the print edition, and daily updates to blogs and photo gall ...
'' to
New Times Media
Village Voice Media or VVM is a newspaper company. It began in 1970 as a weekly alternative newspaper in Phoenix. The company, founded by Michael Lacey (editor) and Jim Larkin (publisher), was then known as New Times Inc. (NTI) and the publicati ...
and retained ''St. Louis Magazine''.
New Times, Inc. Buys Riverfront Times
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References
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External links
Official website
1969 establishments in Missouri
Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
Local interest magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1969
Magazines published in St. Louis
Monthly magazines published in the United States