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Lucas Wetzel
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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.
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Lucas Wetzel
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February 23, 2014
- A friend asked me the other day what the best Chinese restaurant is in Kansas City. That’s easy, I thought.
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Giles Bruce
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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.
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Lucas Wetzel
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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.
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By Shawn Linenberger
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February 10, 2014
- Local organizers have planned two fundraisers for this weekend to benefit Blake and Lance Tranckino, twin baby brothers who require reconstructive brain surgery
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Lucas Wetzel
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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.
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By Shawn Linenberger
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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.
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Lucas Wetzel
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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.
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Lucas Wetzel
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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.
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By Shawn Linenberger
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January 12, 2014
- Blake and Lance Tranckino keep their parents, Karla Holton and Vic Tranckino, quite busy. Blake and Lance are identical twins.
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Lucas Wetzel
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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.
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Lawrence Journal World
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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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Lucas Wetzel
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January 5, 2014
- Happy New Year, dear readers. For this first column of 2014, I’d like to continue our exploration of some of Kansas City’s most interesting neighborhoods, businesses and events.
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December 24, 2013
- With Christmas gifts can come post-holiday clutter. Organizedhome.com offers some tips for yuletide organization.
