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Feature
As Honeywell closes its 60-year-old site, workers are dealing with the fatal aftereffects
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: November 19, 2009
Tony Ross' bat connected, sending the softball rocketing to the fence. While the outfielders scrambled after what should have been a home run, Ross stopped at second, doubled...
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Passive Action
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: November 19, 2009
Tonight's the third Thursday of the month, which means one thing: Castro Movie Night descends upon the Screenland Armour (408 Armour Road, 816-421-9700). This...
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The ballad of bar owner Dennis Hess started as a love song and ended with his suicide
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: October 22, 2009
As the owner of Denim & Diamonds, the popular country-and-western bar at 1725 Swift Avenue in North Kansas City, Dennis Hess was known for his hospitality. When he made the...
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Who Ya Gonna Call?
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: October 1, 2009
Remember when Bill Murray's face looked less like a catcher's mitt, when Sigourney Weaver was incredibly hot and when Rick Moranis still had an acting career? Most freshmen at...
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Freed after 24 years of false imprisonment, Darryl Burton forgives you
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: September 24, 2009
A year ago, Darryl Burton walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center wearing state-issued gray pants and a white T-shirt. Today, on the anniversary of his release,...
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Ten years ago, a rapist stabbed her and left her for dead. She survived — and so did her case.
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: August 20, 2009
Early on the morning of Tuesday, August 17, 1999, Juliette Jones woke to a stranger massaging her feet. At first, she thought her legs were merely tangled in the sheets. The...
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Night & Day
Rocket from the Stage
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: August 20, 2009
Jon Fulton Adams' drama-filled designs were once restricted to the stage, but soon they'll be available to Everyman. Expect no less than full frontal glamour at tonight's...
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Sweet Freedom
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: August 20, 2009
When Darryl Burton was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he didn't commit, he became a prisoner twice, held captive by both his cell and his hatred for the justice...
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Runway Charity
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: August 6, 2009
When did fashion shows become as frequent as barbecues in this cowtown? That's no complaint — Kansas Citians have embraced the runway as an excuse to drink, party and...
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Music Showcase
Official Guide: 2009 Pitch Music Showcase and Awards
Courtesy Of Berry Anderson, Richard Gintowt, Jason Harper, Aaron Ladage, Elke Mermis, Andrew Miller, Nadia Pflaum, Nick Spacek, Abbie Stutzer and Hugh Welsh
Published: August 6, 2009
Dear Mr. Obama: We know you’ve had some busy days since getting elected — when was it? Back around Christmas? But we think you’ve done a great job. (We thought...
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Feature
It takes more than green to improve Kansas City’s public spaces — seeing red helps
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: July 23, 2009
When they’re good, a city’s parks provide a tangible return on a taxpayer’s dollar. Especially during a recession, parks offer free entertainment and a healthy...
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Feature
It’s a dirty job nabbing horny guys in the park, but somebody’s gotta do it
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: July 9, 2009
A balding, middle-aged man sits in an Oldsmobile, parked trunk first in a spot in a Penn Valley Park lot. It's lunchtime midweek, and he's eating tacos from a fast-food bag....
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Night & Day
Drop Dance
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: July 9, 2009
Baila Westside dance studio (925 West 17th Street) has the perfect deal for movement-seeking individuals with commitment issues: Students can simply drop into any one of the...
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Fringe Fringes
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: July 2, 2009
Didn't you know? Your office's IT guy knows Ophelia's monologues from Hamlet by heart. That cute girl in your yoga class twirls tassels from a pair of pasties like it ain't no...
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Town Without Pity
The City Council moves to keep the Kansas City Plant’s warm glow close to home
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: July 2, 2009
When the feds sell a project, by God, they really sell a project. Representatives from the National Nuclear Security Administration and the General Services Administration...
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Skater Pride
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: June 18, 2009
The month of June is home to many an undignified day of celebration — World Sauntering Day (June 19), Pop Goes the Weasel Day (June 14) and National Chocolate Pudding Day...
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For the Dogs
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: June 18, 2009
Carl, a miniature dachshund wearing a red bandanna around his neck, says if he were crowned king of the Dog Royalty Contest going on at today's LollaPAWlooza, he'd "bring peace...
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Local History
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: June 11, 2009
The Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapel, Warren R. Watkins Jr. is proud to say, is the oldest continuously operating black-owned business in Missouri. He is the third-generation...
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Biker Babes
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: June 11, 2009
The Hittem Hard Motorcycle Club, Kansas City's all-women riding association, puts on its fifth-annual Biker Fear Factor competition today at its clubhouse at 3040 Manchester...
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Graffiti Fest
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: May 21, 2009
Today marks the second-annual Midwest Graffiti Expo, a date when even the ozone layer might appreciate the uncapping of dozens of aerosol cans. Two guest artists, Vulcan (from...
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