Article — Lisa Harrison According to recent surveys, 15 to 20 percent of couples who are planning a wedding in the next 18 months are considering a destination wedding—one where all family and guests will travel to a special location chosen by the bride and groom. It all sounds picture perfect…a wedding on the beach, …
Category Archive: 2010 Article Archives
Upscale Mexican Cuisine A Real Treat at Los Cabos
Article — Susan Fotovich McCabe | Photography — Russell Walker Life can’t get any better than a Friday evening at a cozy Mexican restaurant with great chips and salsa and a cold margarita. That’s how the evening began for my husband and me when we dined at Los Cabos, the new K.C. Hopps restaurant in …
The Leawood City Council Meet the People Who Help Direct Our Community
Article — Katherine Bontrager | Photography — Russell Walker As Leawood residents, we readily appreciate and take advantage of all the wonders the city has to offer. Yet we often fail to think about the individuals who help make Leawood the amazing place it is. Here’s a peek at the unsung volunteers who make up …
Keeping it Local, Even in the Garden Why to consider local garden centers rather than buying from the big box stores
Article — Megan Helm The curb appeal of a beautifully landscaped yard not only increases the value of the home, but can positively impact the worth of an entire neighborhood. In fact, according to a recent report in Smart Money magazine, home buyers valued a well landscaped yard 11.3 percent higher than its base value. …
Snap & Pluck Your Own Food Asparagus & spinach are poised for the picking
Article — Megan Helm Spring is a miracle! After months of sleeping in the frozen ground, Mother Nature stretches her spiny green asparagus fingers toward the sun. People are ready to smell wet earth and hike through fields with the sun on their backs. Asparagus, the first pick-your-own (PYO) crop of the season, is getting …
Rock Band Academy Teaching Local Kids to Follow Their Dreams
Article — Katherine Bontrager | Photography — Russell Walker In very few businesses will you hear phrases such as, “beginners have a tendency to overplay,” or “make sure you’re coming in with the same power.” Yet that’s exactly what Chris Bihuniak lectures day in and day out. Granted, his business is a little hipper than …
Let There Be LIGHT Earth Day celebration spotlights the benefits of natural light
Article — Susan Fotovich McCabe | Photography — Russell Walker Finally, as April ushers in a celebration of Earth Day, signs of spring are everywhere. It’s a wait that seemed longer than normal this year. Today, however, the longer days of spring are a welcome respite from the dark, winter months of early 2010. Some …
National Charity League Mothers and daughters working side by side to make a difference
Article — Susan & Hannah Motley It is often said that when you give to others, you often receive even more in return. The members of the local chapter of the National Charity League (NCL) certainly agree with that statement. NCL is a national organization made up of mothers and daughters who want to serve …
The Business of Answering Life’s Last Questions Local family brings forensic pathology business to Leawood
Article — Katherine Bontrager What started out as morbid teenage curiosity gave way to a love of the mystery, the unraveling of the rhyme and reason that ended a life. Most recently, Shawn Parcells turned his passion—for life and death—into a business venture in the form of Parcells Forensic Pathology Group, PA. Housed in a …
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