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Barbecue baron Ollie Gates has a plan to save a slice of Kansas City
By David Martin
Published: June 19, 2008
Ollie Gates takes command of the room with a brief discussion about How Things Were. He's at a recent daylong symposium convened by Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser to talk...
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Words About Jazz
By Andrew Miller
Published: June 19, 2008
"The words and the music don't just coexist," Dan Morgenstern writes in his liner notes for Dan Jaffe's Playing the Word. Morgenstern, director of the Jazz Institute at Rutgers...
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From the Mixed-up Files of You
By Chris Packham
Published: June 19, 2008
As a kid, did you ever dream about getting locked inside the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak, 816-751-1278) and having crazy adventures late at night? Well, forget it,...
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Knowledge of Power
By Caleb Goellner
Published: June 19, 2008
Cheap fuels destroy the environment, and clean energy doesn't yet deliver at the right price. However, though there's no quick-and-easy fix to the problems created by fossil...
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One of Us
By Lorna Perry
Published: June 19, 2008
When members of the Jim Rose Circus sideshow brought their freaky selves to Lollapalooza in '92, it was widely reported that their antics made audiences vomit. Since then, the...
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Who's That Girl
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: June 19, 2008
Calling anyone who ever made a Barbie-sized coffee table out of the white plastic thingy inside delivery pizza boxes: For the past three days, the convention area of the Hyatt...
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Nectar of the Wizards
By Richard Gintowt
Published: June 19, 2008
The Kansas City Wizards got off to a blustery start this year, playing three of their first four home games in 40-degree weather with 30-mph winds. That kind of weather doesn't...
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Pros Hoop It Up
By Chris Rasmussen
Published: June 19, 2008
Local basketball fans don't often get to watch professionals play the game. Since the departure of the Kansas City Kings two decades ago, NBA fans in KC get their fix only...
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Mexican Fare
By McKay Stangler
Published: June 19, 2008
The past 27 years have brought a sea change within the borders of our southern neighbor. In 1982, the foundations of Mexico's dominant PRI party were starting to crack, as...
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Win or Lose, A Fiery Show
By Flannery Cashill
Published: June 19, 2008
It's been a bitter year for the Royals, but even a 12-game losing streak can't dim the majesty of a huge fireworks display. This year, KBLV 99.7 "The Boulevard" and the Royals...
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Meat and Music
By Penny LaRocque
Published: June 19, 2008
Barbeque has been synonymous with Kansas City for a century, so it's no surprise that our saucy town hosts the 2008 American Royal Rib America Festival — a traveling...
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Jewel + Local History
By S.T. Vockrodt
Published: June 19, 2008
The story of William Quantrill's infamous 1863 raid on Lawrence carries weighty historical significance far beyond an excuse for fans of university teams to despise one...
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Dethroning the Prince
Published: June 19, 2008
The premier of a ballet that will unveil the working of spiritual forces and depicts a journey of liberation from destructive behaviors. Sat., June 21, 8 p.m., 2008
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Fantasy Fracas
By Caleb Goellner
Published: June 19, 2008
Gamers get a lot of guff for spending their free time inert. Yeah, World of Warcraft, Magic: The Gathering and other games can be entertaining, but they generally don't involve...
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A Waldo Tradition
By Berry Anderson
Published: June 19, 2008
There are other entertainment districts in Kansas City. Places where one can park for free, wear whatever they want and visit a bar where the bartenders remain fully clothed...
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Happy Hour at the Velvet Dog
Published: June 19, 2008
Appetizers are half-off; domestics and mixed drinks run $2 to $3. Mondays-Fridays, 4-7 p.m., 2008
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Declare Yourself! and Television
Published: June 19, 2008
Declare Yourself! is a group show of 20+ national and local artists; Television is a series of photographic images by Rockhurst Senior Jack Gustafson. ...
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Sandra Gulland
Published: June 19, 2008
Appearance by the author of the internationally acclaimed Josephine B. historical fiction trilogy, for a reading and signing of her long-awaited next novel, Mistress of the...
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Free Movies, Cheap Drinks
By Crystal K Wiebe
Published: June 19, 2008
Every Monday, Kansas City's most comfortable rock bar turns into a movie theater. Those plush curtains at Crosstown Station (1522 McGee, 816-471-1522) pull back to reveal a...
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Country in the Woods Music Festival
Published: June 19, 2008
Lonestar, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ashton Shepherd, Adam Gregory, the Average White Band, Grady Nichols, Sean Costello. Sun., June 22, 2008
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