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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...
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