Hot dog dance for birthday girl
"I just always wear the hot dog outfit around her," said Emily Stephens, who gets out of her car and performs an impromptu dance for her best friend Maria Smith, a pediatric ICU nurse at Children's Hospital, during a surprise parade for Smith's 26th birthday on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in the Central West End. Smith's mother Barbara and boyfriend James Merenda masterminded the social distancing event. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com