- Kansas City Connection: New Year’s options and a last-minute gift guide
- December 20, 2015
- Is New Year’s overrated? It depends who you ask. All the same, a memorable night out on the town on the last/first day of the year can provide you with a snapshot in time that you’ll remember long after the hangover wears off.
- Bonner church offer Candlelight Service
- December 18, 2015
- First Christian Church of Bonner Springs will have a Christmas Eve Communion and Candlelight Service at 7 p.m. Dec. 24 at the church, 148 N. Nettleton Ave.
- Kansas City Connection: The debut of KC Ballet’s new ‘Nutcracker’ and other family activities
- December 13, 2015
- Audiences in Kansas City got their first peek at the Kansas City Ballet’s bold new production of “The Nutcracker” last week, and the opening performance was met by spontaneous applause and cheers of delight. The massive redesign, led by artistic director Devon Carney, brings a visually stunning overhaul to the classic ballet, with new choreography, costumes and set designs.
- Kansas City Connection: Ugly sweaters, Legos for adults and KU basketball at the Sprint Center
- December 6, 2015
- Here are some of this week’s most exciting events amid a busy time of holiday happenings.
- New data shows syphilis, HIV cases grow locally
- November 30, 2015
- New data reports growing numbers in sexually transmitted diseases in Kansas.
- Kansas City Connection: Pick up a unique gift at an upcoming arts and crafts fair
- November 29, 2015
- Next weekend in Kansas City, several independent holiday arts and crafts fairs will give shoppers and arts fans a chance to check out a wide variety of items for purchase.
- Bonner Rotary club gears up for return of Vaughn-Trent auction
- Social services organization in need to maintain operating expenses
- November 24, 2015
- At the Bonner Springs Rotary Club’s Annual Holiday Banquet, an auction event benefitting Vaughn-Trent Community Services, bidders have been known to bid several hundred dollars on a rather tacky Christmas tie.
- Kansas City Connection: More holiday events, tasty eats and food for your ears
- November 22, 2015
- No sooner had last Sunday’s holiday preview gone to press than I learned of two more interesting stage events taking place through 2015 in Kansas City.
- Both Kansas Cities raise age to buy tobacco products to 21
- November 20, 2015
- Young Kansas City smokers will have to drive a bit farther to buy their cigarettes, e-cigarettes or vapor products under an ordinance that’s getting widespread support in the metropolitan area.
- Kansas City Connection: ‘Christmas Cheer’ from a new ‘Nutcracker’ to Charles Dickens
- November 15, 2015
- You’ve likely seen news reports and alarmist email forwards about an alleged “War on Christmas,” but what’s less publicized in the media is Kansas City’s perennially successful “Campaign for Christmas Cheer (And General Holiday Merriment).” Whether you prefer a secular or a nonsecular Starbucks cup, this year’s holiday arts preview includes KC holiday classics for people of all beliefs, interests and ice-skating abilities.
- Kansas City Connection: Farm-fresh flavor; Floyd’s ‘Dark Side’
- November 8, 2015
- One of my favorite places in Kansas City for a nice lunch, dinner or cocktail is The Farmhouse, a farm-to-table, “tip-to-tail” restaurant that offers a delicious variety of entrees and sandwiches using fresh meats and vegetables from regional providers.
- Kansas City Connection: Newer venues to get your KC music fix
- November 1, 2015
- After 10 years of daily concerts, drinks and a menu filled with clever musical references, Kansas City’s recordBar will relocate from the Westport Landing strip mall when its lease is up at the end of the year.
- Mature Living: Seniors who keep working are healthier, study says
- October 28, 2015
- Is retirement hazardous to your health? It’s an intriguing question in light of a new study that finds senior citizens who work are in better health than their counterparts who don’t.
- Final Harvest: Bush Farm prepares for last day
- October 27, 2015
- Rose Jean Oliver believes she has been picking greens at Bush Farm in Edwardsville for a good 40 years.
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