Most Popular
- After keeping an eye on victims of the Hyatt disaster, KC shrinks have bad news for the grief-counseling industry
- With its Ripple venture, Boulevard Brewing sees the future through recycled glass
- As Honeywell closes its 60-year-old site, workers are dealing with the fatal aftereffects
- When it comes to KC's black history, Professor Pellom McDaniels says it's time to get beyond Negro Leagues and jazz
- Anne Winter: a truth teller, even in death
Recent Blog Posts
This week's Pitch and 14 things we learned this week
Sat Nov 21, 11:00 AM
Killa City: Nathaniel Brown charged in death of Taylor Holman
Sat Nov 21, 10:00 AM
Comment of the Week
Fri Nov 20, 5:00 PM
Waldo sexual assault scammers sentenced
Fri Nov 20, 4:30 PM
Klausner and Cass concert canceled for this Sunday
Fri Nov 20, 3:13 PM
Friday Freebies
Fri Nov 20, 3:08 PM
Rock of Pages: All You Need to Know About the Music Business
Fri Nov 20, 2:41 PM
Now you have plans for the weekend
Fri Nov 20, 4:00 PM
This week's "Best of Fat City"
Fri Nov 20, 3:59 PM
Down the hatch: Boulevard's Harvest Dance Wheat Wine
Fri Nov 20, 3:00 PM
National Features >
City Pages
Michele Bachmann, Unmuzzled
You don't need to read Sarah Palin's book to hear the ravings of a mad woman.
By Matt Snyders
Miami New Times
Pimp Daddy
The rise and fall of a chubby sex-cult leader.
By Natalie O'Neill
Riverfront Times
Babe 'n' Arms
Tom was a hot-tempered cross-dresser with a garage full of guns--and then he became Rachel.
By Nicholas Phillips
Dallas Observer
The Fight for Texas
Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are locked in a battle over the soul of the GOP. They're also running for governor.
By Sam Merten
Labor Party
Share
By Megan Metzger
Published on August 30, 2007 at 2:01am
Since the 1880s, the United States has bestowed upon its noble working class a day of rest on the first Monday in September. Wow. A whole day. Thanks. Really. Labor Day also marks the end of summer, and that means those lazy days of lounging by the pool are numbered. School’s in for autumn, kiddies. But not without one last shout. Independence’s annual Santa-Cali-Gon Days festival, which began Friday, wraps up today. The free event at Independence Square (Main and Lexington) offers a slew of crafts, carnival games and more than 50 food booths, so the chances of scoring funnel cake are pretty good. Today’s entertainment includes an ice-cream-eating contest and live music from Fab Four tribute band Liverpool. For more information, call 816-252-4745 or see santacaligon.com. If you’d rather spend a quiet day on the couch, why not tune in and pledge your paycheck to the Muscular Dystrophy Association? The nationwide telethon, hosted by Jerry Lewis, has aired every Labor Day since 1966. santacaligon.com
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Now Click This
