Subject: YMCA

• The Weekend Ahead: Anti-Gravity, Comic Books and Puppets

  May 4, 2007

• Jello and Company

  Jello Biafra connects with the country's radical past.

  August 10, 2000

• Hear a former fat man speak

  If for some ungodly reason, you're reading this before 7 a.m. and happen to be near the YMCA of Greater Kansas City (1017 N 6th St, Kansas City, Kansas), then you might want to pop in to hear Jared Fogle speak about losing weight. Fogle famous for losing 250 pounds by eating Subway. He once told Triumph the Insult Dog he accomplished the weight-loss with a six-inch for lunch and a 12-inch for dinner, to which Triumph responded, "What is this? The Richard Simmons diet?" Fogle's motivational speec

  January 14, 2009

• Kansas City School District threatens to be part of a good thing

  I stopped by the Be 1! campaign kick-off event and fundraiser last night at Screenland. Normally when I hear "KC school district," I feel like a serrated knife is twisting in my skull. But not this time.

  January 16, 2009

• Domino's and Subway's fight turns nasty

  In the food hierarchy, Domino's and Subway's feud is like watching two Jerry Springer guests beat the living shit out of each other: You have no vested interest in who wins, you just want it to be entertaining.This feud just got more entertaining.

  January 23, 2009

• 'tober Kill

  September 26, 2002

• Honor Your Elders

  February 19, 2004

• The Give-a-Shit List

  This week: Get your idle kids involved in something worthwhile during spring break, lend a hand along the Big Muddy, see for yourself why Kansas City's community centers are worth the expense and, please, for the love of God, Kansas residents take a quick trip over to Topeka and tell your legislators face-to-face that the coal battle has been lost and it's far past time to move on.  

  March 16, 2009

• More than 2,000 kids show up for Bright Future Employment Fair

  The kids get a really bad rap in the KCMO School District. You hardly hear a peep about them unless the TV news is covering their bad test scores or the times when a fight draws police to their campuses. So I was glad to see KMBC Channel 9's cameras, among others, filming as young people ages 15-22 came streaming through the doors of the convention center as early as six this morning to check out the fifth annual Bright Future Employment Fair. Six of the metro's school districts are on spr

  March 16, 2009

• Greasy burgers create greasy art

  When the link to this video arrived in my in-box, I knew within, oh, six seconds that it was a commercial for somebody. Someone. Something. Like most viral videos is doesn't say directly what it's promoting, but through little hints it's pretty easy to guess the restaurant chain.Commercial or not, it's worth the 90 seconds to watch the maestro (artist Phil Hansen of several YouTube viral videos) paint with meat.Now follow the clues. The only words are at the beginning, when Hansen quotes a stati

  March 19, 2009

• Midtown Miscreant blogger Mark Smith finds cheer in Kansas City’s most depressing places

  December 25, 2008

• New Life Ministries’ Pastor Troy Campbell follows the example of Jesus, not Jerry Johnston

  July 17, 2008

• Hallmark cares enough to send the very best ... jobs to China

  May 15, 2008

• In Amato We Trust?

  July 19, 2007

• Fore!

  July 27, 2006

• Flash in the Pan

  July 13, 2006

• The Fast and the Fractured

  A teenage motocross phenom follows his dad into victory lane — and the hospital.

  May 18, 2006

• Land of the Real People

  Where does reality TV get those hayseeds? Here.

  April 27, 2006

• Six-Gun Stan

  He’s everybody’s buddy, and if he can watch what he says, he might have a shot at City Hall.

  April 20, 2006

• Ministers With Balls

  April 6, 2006

• Night & Day Events

  Week of February 24, 2004

  February 24, 2005

• Stealing Home

  The Negro Leagues Museum provides a great home for memorabilia. But some players feel benched.

  February 3, 2005

• Scissor Kick

  The Scissor Sisters hit us with a swift burst of glittering glam rock. And we like it.

  January 20, 2005

• Trot Shots

  Kemper Arena hosts Harlem hoopla on Thursday.

  January 6, 2005

• GI Boys and Bondage

  A scary WWI display reminds us that this town has a long way to go.

  April 15, 2004

• A Girl With Balls

  Katie Houlehan's decision to stay in Kansas City helped a sorry UMKC team catch fire.

  February 5, 2004

• Hardball

  Wrongly accused of molesting kids, a football coach hits back.

  November 27, 2003

• The Game of Life

  Nate Johnson and Keasha Cannon just want to play ball. So far, nothing's stopping them.

  November 27, 2003

• Big Time

  In Kansas City's small-town entertainment industry, a couple of little guys are rising stars.

  November 20, 2003

• Witching Hour

  Stay up late for Harry Potter V.

  June 19, 2003

• This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

  May 22, 2003

• A Grand Design

  A congregation of homeless people wants to help save downtown.

  February 6, 2003

• War Games

  Club Wars turns battling bands into friendly rivals.

  November 14, 2002

• Phony Tony

  Just for laughs, sit with friends at Italian Wedding.

  August 1, 2002

• The Long Walk Home

  Twenty-five years ago this week, the Kansas City school district started making a $2 billion mistake-and blacks are still paying.

  May 23, 2002

• Race Stars

  The Globetrotters were trailblazers in KC.

  January 10, 2002

• Spin City

  DJ and rave promoters insist it's all about the music and the vibe -- something the police and government bureaucrats need to know.

  June 22, 2000

• Love, fever, and one woman's take on the oblique spheroid

  Big, sweaty, and determined best describe these gladiators from the minor league Kansas Plainsmen football team.

  June 15, 2000

• Power & Light vs. Westport

  July 24, 2008

• Little Black Backpacks

  July 16, 2009

• When it comes to KC's black history, Professor Pellom McDaniels says it's time to get beyond Negro Leagues and jazz

  October 29, 2009

• The Paseo YMCA went from community hub to flophouse in 40 years

  ​In the four decades since it closed, the Paseo YMCA has been a lot of things: historical emblem, graffiti sketchpad, and lately, a flophouse where the homeless around 18th and Vine crash. If the directors of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum have their way, the building will get new life as the John "Buck" O'Neil Education and Research center.The Paseo YMCA, located around the the corner from the museum complex, was completed in 1914, and quickly became the first stop for Kansas City's newest

  November 2, 2009