July 2013
Features
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Automatic for the People
Only a handful of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Automatic homes were ever built. Now, one of those—the Tonkens House in Amberley Village—is on the market for the first time. Take a look inside the master’s domain.
The Book of Roma
What happens when a feminist, pacifist, leftist senior citizen goes behind bars on a mission? In Catherine Roma’s case, a choir is born.
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Frontlines
National Anthems
Is this any way to achieve arena-rock status? Um, yes, say The National.
Meet This Surrogate Gorilla Mother
Inside Info: Ron Evans
Q&A: Fiona Maazel
Fiona Maazel’s Underground Fiction
The Big Picture
Honk if you love the Holiday Auto Theatre.
Radar
Style Counsel: Maura Conine
Dressing for pregnancy threw even this seasoned pro for a loop.
Creativity meets consciousness on the Silk Road
Silk Road Textiles synthesizes owner Terry Owen’s passion for craft and travel, and her background in teaching.
Awesome Time Shoe Repair kicks cobbling up a notch
Tim Willig didn’t dream of being a cobbler when he grew up. But in 2004, while working the racks at Northside’s Casablanca Vintage, he got an opportunity to learn the declining craft from a pro.
The Sporting Life
Sports history was made to be relived. Pay tribute to your favorite quarterbacks, sluggers, racers, and Hoosiers.
Columns
The Observer: To Beach or Not to Beach
That is the vacation question.
Letter from the Editor: July 2013
The list of topics covered and items curated in this issue is long, and on the spectrum of peculiarity it runs from whimsical to freakin’ strange.
Dine
Bier Me: Wunderbar
It certainly feels German, and that’s before you even see the word *badezimmer* painted just above the restrooms.
Jungle Fever
At the six-and-a-half acre Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield, things can get really wild.
Mrs. Marguerite Stowe’s Potato Salad Recipe
Well, I warned you this might happen. Here it is: Marguerite Stowe’s potato salad recipe.