Subject: J.C. Nichols

• Fred P. Ott's

  September 4, 2008

• A Capital Grille Offense

  March 15, 2001

• Here's to You, Mr. Robinson

  March 7, 2002

• Suit of Armour

  October 16, 2003

• Hot Lawns

  May 20, 2004

• Best Patio

  October 7, 2004

• Night Sweats

  February 10, 2005

• Last night's protest: sixth anniversary of Ward Parkway protest

  More than 4,000 U.S. soldiers killed. At least 90,000 Iraqis dead. Nearly $602 billion spent. As the human and social costs of the war in Iraq have piled up these past six years, commuters on Ward Parkway can count on one thing: Every Tuesday night they encounter a small band of peace advocates waving signs with the latest statistics and venting their frustration at a lying, conniving president. The long-running weekly protest started on February 25, 2003, on the inspiration of activist Roger

  March 4, 2009

• Traveling talk about Iraq stops in KC today

  Yeah, I know this is late notice, but if you're out and about and want to talk about Iraq -- and there's plenty to talk about (war, country, culture, geography and America's role) -- then you've got four chances to do so today at locations throughout the city. Grand Arts is hosting It Is What It Is: Conversations About Iraq, a traveling conversation with Jonathan Harvey, a U.S. Army Reservist who is a specialist in the psychological effects of warfare, and Esam Pasha, an Iraqi artist who lives i

  April 1, 2009

• The Give-a-Shit List

  This week: Stand with UMKC students against sexual assault, donate old summer clothes to help the homeless, canvas the city for future tree plantings and get involved in a literary effort that could save you from another inane conversation about Michelle Obama's wardrobe over lunch with your co-workers.

  April 6, 2009

• KC vigil for slain abortion doctor Monday night

  A candlelight vigil for George Tiller -- the Wichita abortion doctor killed while serving as an usher at church Sunday -- is scheduled at the J.C. Nichols fountain, 47th and Main, for 8 p.m. Monday, Blog KC says.  There's more on Facebook.Join the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, NOW and other pro-choice advocates in Kansas City TONIGHT to honor the life and memory Dr George Tiller, who was murdered yesterday. YOU can stand up against these attacks and for Dr. Tiller and the cause he believed so s

  June 1, 2009

• the road to houlihan's

  July 24, 2008

• Nice Guys of history

  July 10, 2008

• The Last Laugh

  The Improv's open-mike comedy night stands up but not necessarily out.

  October 20, 2005

• Pain and Pleasure

  September 1, 2005

• County Fare

  It's good to be King -- just ask Whitney Terrell.

  August 25, 2005

• Enter the Dragon

  He swims in Brush Creek.

  June 9, 2005

• Night & Day Events

  Week of October 21, 2004

  October 21, 2004

• The Ice-Cold Case

  Two crusading reporters and their private investigators still can’t crack a notorious KC crime.

  July 29, 2004

• Mission Impossible?

  The Coyote Grill is on a Mission to bring Southwestern style to a Midwestern mall.

  June 19, 2003

• Young Blood

  Shawnee Mission East's Sam Stepp and his comrades are a new breed of anti-war protester.

  February 20, 2003

• Growing Pains

  Plans at St. Luke's are making a neighborhood sick.

  February 6, 2003

• Iraq and a Hard Place

  Protesters bear witness while Sam Brownback hibernates.

  August 22, 2002

• Truce or Consequences

  The monster that almost crushed Park Lane Hasn't surrendered.

  March 7, 2002

• Carmen Copy

  Carmen’s on the Boulevard impresses in ways the original in Brookside doesn’t.

  January 3, 2002

• A Sulgrave Situation

  The city's richest renters pack their bags.

  August 9, 2001

• The Church of the Poison Mind

  Lonely freshmen looking for friends and God find the International Church of Christ instead.

  November 23, 2000

• They Vote Green

  Citizens may try to influence elected officials with votes, but they're upagainst another kind of influence.

  September 14, 2000

• The alfresco season

  A survey of outdoor dining options.

  June 22, 2000

• Night & Day Events

  May 18, 2000

• Vigil for Iran tonight

  Large demonstrations met by heavy-handed police action have become a near daily occurence in Tehran, as thousands of Iranians gather in record numbers to protest the shady results of the June 12 presidental election. At least 17 citizens have been killed in the resulting violence. Today, Iran's Guardian Council announced that a partial recount of the ballots confirmed the controversial victory of current leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tonight, Kansas City's Iranian communi

  June 29, 2009

• Ward Parkway mansion, can I get $5? Anyone, $5?

  View Larger Map An 83-year-old mansion at 6315 Ward Parkway will be auctioned on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. The Kansas City Star reported that the home went into foreclosure after SolutionsBank made the owners a $1.1 million dollar loan in October 2007 that since defaulted.The mansion's most recent owners had planned to expand the J.C. Nichols-constructed home, whose original design was based on Christopher Wren's architecture. But the work was abandoned,

  July 1, 2009

• Slideshow: Zombie Walk 2009

  Photo by Nicole Reinertson​A few minutes before 3 p.m., a limo pulled up on the west side of Mill Creek Park. Like any given Saturday afternoon, a wedding party piled out of the vehicle, brushing off their gowns and readjusting their ties before posing in front of J.C. Nichols fountain. But, on this particular day, the bride and groom stopped dead in their tracks.Circling the famous fountain was an army of blood-covered zombies.Rightfully undeterred by the dreary weather, more than 1

  October 12, 2009