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A lawsuit makes a strong case that J.E. Dunn Construction Company rebuilt downtown with little help from minority businesses
By David Martin
Published: March 19, 2009
Mark Ernst looked out upon a grateful ballroom. It was December 18, 2003. Then the chief executive of H&R Block, Ernst was holding a news conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel...
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Designed by Women
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: March 19, 2009
Tonight, the organization Women in Design Kansas City honors its namesake. The efforts of 13 creative women from this area will be celebrated during Design Loves Discussion at...
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Wine Deal
By Jen Chen
Published: March 19, 2009
Between 5 and 9 p.m. on Sundays, any wine bottle under $100 is half off. Sundays, 2009
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The Drop
By Jen Chen
Published: March 19, 2009
(409 East 31st Street, 816-756-3767). From 7 p.m. to close on Mondays, all bottles of wine are half off with any food purchase. Sadly, the bar's "edible shots" probably don't...
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Extra Virgin
By Annie Fischer
Published: March 19, 2009
(1900 Main, 816-842-2205). Start early at Michael Smith's Mediterranean tapas bar — the bennies happen from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with half-price...
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In Search of Lost Tim
By Andrew Miller
Published: March 19, 2009
The original script for Jacob's Ladder called for traditional religious imagery, such as a literal stairway to heaven and a fiery hell with horned demons. Director Adrian Lyne...
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Persian Passport
By Chris Packham
Published: March 19, 2009
The Taj Mahal, a mausoleum for Shah Jahan's beloved third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, may be the world's most spectacular arrangement of arches, minarets, plinths and domes. Maybe...
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Stationary Shenanigans
By Emily Farris
Published: March 19, 2009
For some brave souls, drunken bike riding is an art. So why shouldn't it happen on a stage? It will at Harling's Upstairs (3941 Main), when cyclists race fixed-gear stationary...
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Puppet Power
By McKay Stangler
Published: March 19, 2009
Today, celebrate the first full day of spring by witnessing the transformative power of puppets. Sound odd? It shouldn't. The StoneLion Puppet Theatre, a nationally recognized...
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Midday Foul
By David Martin
Published: March 19, 2009
Workplace productivity takes a beating this week as the NCAA men's basketball tournament gets under way. Adding to the excitement, opening-round action takes place at the...
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Bold Moves
By Alan Scherstuhl
Published: March 19, 2009
Considering that it has been denounced as "blood libel," quasi-banned from the New York Theatre Workshop and awarded London's Theatregoers Choice Award for "Best New Play of...
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Conscientious Style
By Jen Chen
Published: March 19, 2009
Models and students will hit the Plaza this afternoon when Rockhurst University's Zeta Tau Alpha sorority puts on its second-annual Strut to Save Fashion Show. Held in the...
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Tap In
By Ben Paynter
Published: March 19, 2009
For anyone still lamenting the absence of a pro hockey team in this city — and the corresponding lack of hitting — there's a much cheaper, even more violent...
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End of Line
By Scott Wilson
Published: March 19, 2009
Part of what made Jeff Bridges' turn as villain Obadiah Stane in last year's Iron Man so satisfying was remembering him in 1982's Tron. Titan of industry Stane reads as a dark...
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Goodwill Dancing
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: March 19, 2009
Tonight and tomorrow night, dancers from the Kansas City Ballet and the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance will put on their toeshoes for charity. The narrated performances,...
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Wornall Haunts
Published: March 19, 2009
Real ghost hunters lead tours the through reportedly haunted John Wornall House Museum. The hourly tours incorporate real ghost hunting equipment and conclude with scary...
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Beyond the Studio
By Chris Packham
Published: March 19, 2009
Tonight's 7 p.m. reception for Inda:5, an exhibition at Rockhurst's Greenlease Gallery (53rd Street and Troost, 816-501-4407), is about "building relationships with the...
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Different Venue
By Alan Scherstuhl
Published: March 19, 2009
One of the chief virtues of Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre is the way this no-longer-upstart-but-not-quite-established company flourishes anywhere it can. Like our hardiest...
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Noontime Jazz
Published: March 19, 2009
Jazz pianist Mike Ning and vocalist Sherry Jones perform with drummer Victor Perelmuter as part of Johnson County Community College's Jazz Series. Tue., March 24,...
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Hem of the Republic
By Kyle Koch
Published: March 19, 2009
The Republic of Estonia has a forlorn, if not downright depressing, history. The former Soviet Union took control of Estonia in 1940. Nazi Germany then invaded Estonia in 1941....
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