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1. Feature

   Miracle on the Mountain

   One of the Gately brothers went missing on the mountain with the famous cross.

   By Justin Kendall

   Published: December 20, 2007

   Jacob and Josh Gately saw the storm brewing from the top of Mount of the Holy Cross. The brothers from Lee's Summit had just reached the 14,005-foot peak in the Colorado...

2. Burnt Ends

   Our Offensive Gift Guide

   Still shopping for that last-minute holiday gift that will both offend and entertain? The Department of Burnt Ends can help.

   Published: December 20, 2007

   Last week, Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser was offering up some lame excuse about his wife, Gloria Squitiro, adding an E to the word ma'am so that it sounded like...

3. Interview

   Noel Wave

   yule rock or yule puke to this season's round of holiday albums.I'll Be Home for Christmas
   

   By Christian Schaeffer

   Published: December 20, 2007

   Forget boy bands and Barry Manilow. Christmas music may be the ultimate guilty pleasure. It's inherently corny, unrepentantly joyful and the tiniest bit reverent —...

4. Wayward Son

   Odds On

   With a new sound and band, the brothers behind Monta at Odds work it out just fine.

   Published: December 20, 2007

   The trees still sag, their branches caked with ice, but it's long enough since the recent ice storm that the roads of Kansas City, Kansas, are mostly navigable. I park...

5. Night & Day

   Feed Fido

   By Crystal K. Wiebe

   Published: December 20, 2007

   This morning, Sandra Betts is going around and taking things off people's porches. She's after kibble, kennels, blankets and anything else that might make winter a...

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   Video Experiments

   By Penny LaRocque

   Published: December 20, 2007

   For the past 20 years, Brazilian interdisciplinary artist Vanessa Ramos-Velasquez has been living an alternative version of the immigrant's American dream.Her 1988 U.S....

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   Vino 101 - Wine Education Classes

   Published: December 20, 2007

   Tuesday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. $20/per person. Dec. 6-Jan. 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 2007

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   Cure for a Commerce Hangover

   By McKay Stangler

   Published: December 20, 2007

   There you are, wrapping up a long day of shopping in Wyandotte County. Your feet hurt, your arms are laden with oversized bags, and you're wondering exactly where you parked...

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   Hips and Salsa

   By Sarah Aylward

   Published: December 20, 2007

   Salsa dancing looks like a great deal of fun, but for those without knowledge of the basics, it may seem intimidating. If you have ever considered learning, America's Pub (510...

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    Cheap Show

    By Crystal K. Wiebe

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Even if you overdrew your bank account on a Christmas iPhone for your significant other, you can still afford to go out tonight. Head to the Replay Lounge (946 Massachusetts in...

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    Christmas Card Lane

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Olathe, Kansas - Friday after Thanksgiving through New Years - Giant greeting cards and lights decorate an entire neighborhood. More than 200 homes participate. Located north...

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    Someone Else's Money

    By Sarah Smarsh

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Drinking holes can't legally host gambling events, so poker lovers came up with a clever solution: Poker Pub. The national card-playing operation can be found nightly in area...

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    Ballroom Dance Lessons

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Gary Cox teaches students everything from the cha-cha to the merengue in this group class for all levels. Classes from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Dance afterwards from 8:30 p.m....

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    Legacy Goth Dance

    Published: December 20, 2007

    It's gothic. Mondays, 9 p.m., 2005

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    Holiday Light Contest

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Get ready for the Annual Merriam Festival of Lights Christmas Lighting Contest. Register now with prizes awarded to the winners in each ward. For Merriam residents and...

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    Still Bashin'

    By Nadia Pflaum

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Last year, some members of KC's Jewish community were scandalized when The Pitch dared hint of the boozing, flirting and general enjoyment that attendees have at the annual...

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    'Roos 'n Ramblers

    By Chris Rasmussen

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Most local sports fans treat University of Missouri-Kansas City basketball as a distant but friendly relative. They think kind thoughts about the team and wish it well but...

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    Gonna Need a Bigger Sleigh

    By Chris Packham

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Santa will arrive at the T-Rex shark tank at The Legends today with a fat sack of algae sheets for all the good little Heterodontus galeatuses and other saltwater fish. That's...

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    XX Only

    By Ashley Brown

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Every gal can relate to unwanted overtures from predatory dudes in a bar. It's just part of the terrain. But those advances must be especially irksome when you're a woman...

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    KC Artists, Represent!

    By Chris Packham

    Published: December 20, 2007

    Galleries come and go, and their exhibits change from month to month. But it's a reasonable bet that the new and as yet undecorated Kansas City Metro Patrol Station, near the...