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Issue: May 21, 2009
Page: 1
48 stories found - 1 through 20
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  1. Feature

    The wealthy, backbiting, litigious, renegade-cop-hiring residents of Lake Lotawana keep things churning

    By David Martin
    Published: May 21, 2009

    A caution light bounces in the wind as Terry Reed sits in the driver's seat of a black Chevy Trailblazer. He's parked on the shoulder of East Langsford Road, one of...

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    Pulp/Pit

    Published: May 21, 2009

    Local poets (Jacob Johanson, editor of Off Beat Pulp magazine; and Iris Appelquist) team up to revive the now defunct, sometimes rambunctious, always titlating poetry event...

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    Pezheads

    Published: May 21, 2009

    For the second year in a row, Pezheads -- that is collectors of those iconic candy dispensers -- will converge in Kansas City to buy from, sell to and trade with each other....

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    The Foundry

    By Jen Chen
    Published: May 21, 2009

    (424 Westport Road, 816-960-0866). This self-proclaimed retro dive bar, which is connected to McCoy's, boasts garage-door windows that open onto a cool little patio. Sit in...

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    Kennedy's

    By Jen Chen
    Published: May 21, 2009

    (512 West 75th Street, 816-361-9788). Like a phoenix, Kennedy's has risen from the ashes of the Waldo fire that demolished its old building a couple of years ago. The new bar's...

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    The Cashew

    By Jen Chen
    Published: May 21, 2009

    (2000 Grand, 816-221-5858). From 3 to 6 p.m., order $20 pitchers or $4 glasses of sangria. Well drinks are $1 off, as are Fat Tire and Smithwick's drafts. The bar, which has...

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    Wally World

    By David Martin
    Published: May 21, 2009

    Wally Backman played second base on the personality-rich New York Mets club that stomped on New England's heart in the 1986 World Series. The career .275 hitter went into...

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    Memorial Day Activities

    By Brent Shepherd
    Published: May 21, 2009

    Today's events kick off outdoors at 9:30 a.m. with the Memorial Day Observance Ceremony, including a color guard parade, music by the American Legion Band, a Walk of Honor...

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    New Growth

    By Lisa Horn
    Published: May 21, 2009

    Nature and nurture come together each Sunday in Lawrence at Girls Garden. At a plot behind the United Way building (2518 Ridge Court), women of all ages — who don't mind...

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    No Date needed

    By Crystal K. Wiebe
    Published: May 21, 2009

    Singles dances are one thing. The singles event happening tonight at the Doubletree Hotel (10100 College Boulevard in Overland Park) goes beyond dancing. Singles Extravaganza 3...

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    Babies in Mind

    By Peter Rugg
    Published: May 21, 2009

    There was a time when the American biker was considered a terrifying outlaw — drunk and violent, burning down the interstate and, if you were lucky, not stopping in your...

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    Moved Up

    By Richard Gintowt
    Published: May 21, 2009

    "I finally get to sleep with the head of the record label," jokes BR549's Chuck Mead of his new venture as a solo artist. Of course, the head of Mead's record label is his wife...

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    Goats vs. Majos

    By David Martin
    Published: May 21, 2009

    The Kansas City Wizards square off against Chivas USA tonight at CommunityAmerica Ballpark (1800 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas). Chivas USA is not owned by a liquor...

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    Musical Art Monster

    By Jason Harper
    Published: May 21, 2009

    Putto and Mark Southerland comprise a match made in heaven. And tonight, in the courtyard just west of the Folly Theater (300 West 12th Street), it may be hard to tell the two...

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    From Portland to huehuetenango

    By Chris Packham
    Published: May 21, 2009

    The quiet classiness of the Sherry Leedy Gallery (2004 Baltimore, 816-221-2626) provides a cool undertone that equally complements styles as disparate as tonight's offerings:...

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    Sensory Friendly Family Film

    Published: May 21, 2009

    Three AMC theaters in the metro will suspend their silence is golden rule during a screening of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, on behalf of children with...

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    Celebrate Urban Birds

    By Crystal K. Wiebe
    Published: May 21, 2009

    You don't have to go much beyond your front door to encounter nature, even if you live in an urban area. Today's event at Lakeside Nature Center focuses on the birds that live...

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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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    Meat Eaters

    By Charles Ferruzza
    Published: May 21, 2009

    No Midwestern Memorial Day weekend would be complete without barbecue and the Great American Barbecue Festival, which moves this year to the Wyandotte County Park at Capitol...

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    canon fire

    By Scott Wilson
    Published: May 21, 2009

    Back in April, libertarians, opportunists and enemies of the tax state crowded around Liberty Memorial in celebration of inchoate rage. Today, blankets and lawn chairs come out...

Issue: May 21, 2009
Page: 1
48 stories found - 1 through 20
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