- Kansas City Connection: Big 12 tournament, ‘Star Trek’ coming to downtown
- March 9, 2014
- Spring is almost here, and downtown Kansas City is poised to host one of the most action-packed weekends of 2014 thanks to two very different cultural phenomena: College basketball and Star Trek. Though the two worlds aren’t expected to cross over, you might be able to experience both if you act quickly on tickets.
- Marble Crazy brings marble madness to Bonner Springs
- March 8, 2014
- Marble Crazy 2014 was marble madness Saturday at the Moon Marble Co. in downtown Bonner Springs.
- Five Shawnee restaurant dishes that are bigger on flavor but lighter on calories
- March 7, 2014
- Whether you are looking to slim down your waistline or just eat a little better for eating better’s sake, local establishments in the city of Shawnee have numerous options to help you meet your goals.
- Absolutely ‘marbleous’: Glass art enthusiasts get Marble Crazy sneak peek
- March 6, 2014
- A handful of glass artists and glass art enthusiasts crowded around the workbench at Moon Marble Co. Thursday, watching Cathy Richardson and her son, Colin Richardson, create their unique glass pieces.
- Kansas City Connection: Where to mine for quality vintage artifacts
- March 2, 2014
- When I visit other cities, one of my favorite pastimes is browsing secondhand stores, antique shops or any other place I can find castoff treasures and well-worn trinkets. Leafing through old maps and trying to divine the mysterious backstory of curious old artifacts is a lot like visiting a museum.
- Kansas City Connection: Where to find the best Chinese food
- February 23, 2014
- A friend asked me the other day what the best Chinese restaurant is in Kansas City. That’s easy, I thought.
- Heart disease kills ‘one woman a minute,’ Kansas experts warn
- February 20, 2014
- Jodi Jackson was only 42 years old when she suffered a widow-maker. The type of heart attack got that name due to its high mortality rate, but also because heart disease has long been assumed to be a man’s problem. The Eudora woman wants to change that.
- Kansas City Connection: Folk music fest takes over Crown Center
- February 16, 2014
- Though you might not have realized it, Kansas City is now widely regarded as the folk music capital of America. At least that’s the contention of Louis Meyers, executive director of the Folk Alliance, a nonprofit that relocated to Kansas City last year and is set to host its 26th annual Folk Alliance International conference this weekend at Crown Center.
- Kansas City Connection: Love, music in the air for Valentine’s Day
- February 9, 2014
- Songwriter Will Oldham, the bearded bard of our times, once sang: “It’s Valentine’s Day/And I’m catatonic.” But you don’t have to be. Whether you’re madly in love, happily single or somewhere else on the spectrum entirely, a visit to Kansas City could be just what you need to snap out of the winter doldrums and avoid the Valentine’s Day blues.
- Tonganoxie Phil: Early spring is on its way
- February 4, 2014
- Longtime physician by day, weather prognosticator by morning. Dr. Phil Stevens has been practicing medicine at the same office in downtown Tonganoxie for more than 58 years.
- Kansas City Connection: Plenty of culture to keep you out of the cold
- February 2, 2014
- Anyone in doubt about whether Kansas City offers world-class arts, music and theater entertainment should take a look at this week’s cultural calendar, which features premier soloists, cutting-edge theater and unique art openings. These events also have the added benefit of taking place in well-insulated theaters, where it should be possible to forget about the cold weather for an hour or two.
- Kansas City Connection: Pack your appetite for Restaurant Week
- January 19, 2014
- This week is the fifth annual Kansas City Restaurant Week. From now through Jan. 26, over 125 different restaurants and cafes have prepared special lunch and dinner menus to give people a chance to taste why so many have hailed Kansas City as one of the nation’s top emerging culinary destinations.
- Kansas City Connection: From the library to a classic delicatessen
- January 12, 2014
- In addition to its extensive collection of books and reading materials, the central branch of the Kansas City, Mo., library system serves as an exhibit space, event center, movie theater and a home for frequent author talks and visits.
- Kansas: Advocates raise awareness of postpartum mood disorders
- January 11, 2014
- Cami Kennedy believed her newborn baby was deformed and schizophrenic. Delusional and hallucinatory, she thought it was a normal way for a first-time mother to feel.
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