When Shirley Rose established the American Stroke Foundation in an Overland Park neighborhood neighbors resisted. Now they believe the city gave Rose what she wanted because she is who she is.
Since I've been a little kid I've heard it preached as gospel that coffee is bad for you -- or at least doesn't help you in any way other than making you jittery. After his heart attack, my great-grandfather seemed more upset that the doctors told him no more coffee than he'd been about the heart attack itself. But I could never understand what, exactly, about it is bad for you. How can something with no calories raise blood pressure and cause a whole host of other problems?Turns out it doesn't.
1. Party with us. Crossroads KC at Grinders is the site of tonight's Pitch Block Party, with rockabilly from the Rumblejetts and Rev. Horton Heat.
2. Head out to the K. The Royals take on the Texas Rangers tonight at 7:10 p.m.
3. Frolic around Waldo. Saturday's Frickin' Frolic Pub Crawl visits various bars and raises money for Allyson Frick Dobson, who suffered a massive stroke last year.
4. Take in a little disc golf. The PDGA Disc Golf World Championships are happening at courses aro
