LOOKING FOR DIVERSE, OFFBEAT, FUNKY? GO TO THE LOOP: [FIVE STAR LIFT Edition]

Sarah Casey Newman Of The Post-Dispatch. St. Louis Post - Dispatch; St. Louis, Mo. [St. Louis, Mo] 08 Dec 2001: L.38.

PHOTO Caption: COLOR PHOTOS BY SAM LEONE / Post-Dispatch (Clockwise from left) Susan Salatino of Belleville, and Ann Ortiz and Nico Holthaus, both from Tempe, Ariz., dine outside at Brandts Market-Cafe in the U. City Loop. Nico and Ann are visiting Susan (his mother) for the holidays.

Copyright Pulitzer Publishing Company Dec 8, 2001