Best of 417 Awards - 417 Magazine - February 2007 - Springfield, Joplin, Branson, Missouri

Cover Story
	Best of 417 Awards 2007 Readers' choices for the best in dining, shopping, living and more, from all over southwest Missouri. By The Editors

Readers' choices for the best in dining, shopping, living and more, from all over southwest Missouri.

By The Editors

Features
	L.A. Dreams and Hundred-Dollar Jeans His father was a corporate executive. His older brother is a chemical engineer. Paul Catlett finds success and happiness by straying from the path. By Tiesha Miller

His father was a corporate executive. His older brother is a chemical engineer. Paul Catlett finds success and happiness by straying from the path.

By Tiesha Miller

Departments
Citizen.com	Archive »
The local mediascape is changing as blogs by “regular people” and mainstream media gain ground. By Gregory Holman
The Bike-Shop Painter	Archive »
Artistic jack-of-all-trades Jim Veronee wasn’t always painting naked cyclists on Springfield buildings. Not that he’s complaining. By Evan Fisk
The Brewmeister	Archive »
At a tiny little brew house in Cabool, Chad Frederick is cooking up some tasty local flavors. By Katie Pollock
High-Tech Running	Archive »
Nike and Apple sync up to improve your jog. By Tiesha Miller
Springfield's Elephant In The Room	Archive »
Our town’s gang members can be rich kids, they can be white and they can be women. And law enforcement says community indifference is the biggest reason gang crime could go up. By Chris DeRosier
Denim, Dinin' and Dancin'	Archive »
This casual event (denim and barbecue) at Riverside Inn raised money for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks.
A Sakrid Touch	Archive »
Morning DJ Jodi Oehlke is making her imprint in the fashion world. By Tiesha Miller
Coloring Outside The Lines	Archive »
Susan Sommer-Luarca was one of 417-land's best-kept secrets. But with new nationwide tours and some officially licensed Olympic art on the horizon, the secret might be out. By Evan Fisk