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How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the “Sonic guys”By Justin KendallThursday, July 03The assignment was a throwaway: Shoot a rah-rah video for Barkley's biggest client — Sonic Drive-In. The feel-good film would be propaganda... More >> -
Alexander Austin climbed his way up from the streets and onto Kansas City’s biggest canvasBy Carolyn SzczepanskiThursday, June 26It's a warm, breezy May afternoon, and Alexander Austin is wearing a worn, leather cowboy hat while lingering in the lot on the south end of the... More >> -
Barbecue baron Ollie Gates has a plan to save a slice of Kansas CityBy David MartinThursday, June 19Ollie Gates takes command of the room with a brief discussion about How Things Were. He's at a recent daylong symposium convened by Kansas City... More >> -
Former KC Mayor Kay Barnes tries to sell her small-town roots in her run for CongressBy Justin KendallThursday, June 12A couple of Amish guys ride a horse-powered hayrack past the snow-covered town square in Stanberry, Missouri. The town of 1,243 people is 94... More >> -
Art CrimesSome of Kansas City's best paintings don't hang in galleries.By Nadia PflaumThursday, June 05
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Broward - Palm Beach
Sexual Healing
Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales from Florida's last sexual surrogate
By Michael J. Mooney
Part of him wanted to lay her down on the bed and hold her and make passionate love to her the... More >>
Cleveland
The child of a secret underground adoption goes hunting for her past
By Rebecca Meiser
Out there, in her little house on the mountain, the days passed slowly for Debbie Boursier... More >>
Dallas
Bless Us, Oh Lard
Damn fajitas and health-conscious eaters. They're killing traditional Tex-Mex.
By Robb Walsh
The soft cheese taco I got with the "Special Mexican Dinner" at El Fenix on McKinney Avenue in... More >>
Denver
Gospel Journey Teens Dare 2 Share
Greg Stier is raising an army of adolescents to help save your soul.
By Jessica Centers
Nearly 5,000 Christian teens are screaming in anticipation of the Rapture. "Jesus is coming... More >>
Houston
Temples of Tex-Mex: A Diner's Guide to the State's Oldest Mexican Restaurants
We took a pilgrimage in search of old-fashioned tamales, chili con carne and cheese enchiladas
By Robb Walsh
The recipe for chile con queso at Felix Mexican Restaurant predated processed cheese. Before... More >>
Miami
Florida's Last Sexual Surrogate
Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales.
By Michael J. Mooney
Part of him wanted to lay her down on the bed and hold her and make passionate love to her the... More >>
Minneapolis
Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer
It's not just Alliant Techsystems. Hundreds of small Minnesota companies are cashing in on America's defense industry.
By Jeff Severns Guntzel
Retired Army Officer Louise Morgan stands at a podium, flanked by six flags: one each for... More >>
Phoenix
Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman isn’t afraid to step on a few toes as he waltzes into his second term
By Sarah Fenske
Hugh Hallman and Sandra Day O'Connor are dancing.
It is not exactly elegant — not yet.... More >>
San Francisco
Nonconformity Still Reigns!
The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.
By Lauren Smiley
In the beginning of our city's love affair with odd ducks, there was Emperor Norton. A... More >>
St. Louis
Princess Diaries: From across the country they came, all hoping to be crowned a Dream Girl USA
By Jennifer Silverberg
Descending two sets of escalators into the bowels of the Millennium Hotel, one is confronted by... More >>
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Plog
Batman's Bike Comes to Town
Thu Jul 3, 4:05 PM
By PETER RUGG A crowd of kids fresh out of Wall-E matinees and aging comic book fans gathered outside of Olathe’s AMC theatre this afternoon to catch a glimpse of the Bat Pod, the new bat vehicle from the upcoming... More >>
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Columns
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Kansas City officials had plenty of warning that the Cordish Co. would impose a discriminatory dress code
Thursday, July 03They had to know. The Cordish Company, the East Coast developer of downtown's Power & Light District, has banned white T-shirts. Also... More>>
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Hey, Star Hacks
Thursday, July 03The McClatchy Company has dropped 80 percent in value since purchasing Knight-Ridder, which owned The Kansas City Star. That's what's known in... More>>
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Letters for the week of July 3
Thursday, July 03Plog: "George Carlin in Hell, Phelps-Roper says," June 24 Phelps vs. Carlin I know there's no convincing to be done here; otherwise, it... More>>
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There’s a good reason why César Chávez was against illegal immigration
Thursday, July 03Dear Mexican: Whenever I have an immigration debate with my Chicano hermanos, who support open borders and get angry at any type of immigration... More>>
Letters
Letters for the week of July 3
Thursday, July 03
Plog: "George Carlin in Hell, Phelps-Roper says," June 24
Phelps vs. Carlin
I know there's no convincing to be done here; otherwise, it... More >>
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