Leawood Police Department Ignites Support for Special Olympics Kansas Article Lisa Allen | Photography Susan Motley With the mission to serve and protect, police departments across the metro strive to provide communities with a wide array of outreach programs that encompass everything from criminal investigations to traffic safety. With a non-stop schedule of working with citizens …
In 1979 the original Muppet Movie hit movie theaters and eventually made its way to homes via VHS where I watched it many times with those I was charged to babysit over the next few years. By 1982, while a nearly last-chair flute player in my junior high band, I was thrilled when sheet music …
Article Anne Rohling | Photos Courtesy of the Schenker Family Producing premium beef, pork, lamb and poultry comes naturally to the Schenker family of McCune, Kan. If it doesn’t happen naturally, it doesn’t happen at all on their fifth-generation farm in Southeast Kan. Good stuff goes in, good stuff comes out. Kevin and Cherie Schenker …
Grab your girlfriends and plan to shop for a cause at “Spring into Hope” on April 27 and 28 at the Independence Events Center. This exclusive charity event supports children with Autism and special needs. Friday night’s event at 5-10 p.m. includes a vast array of samplings from area restaurants and drink vendors, shopping with …
Article Jeni Cosgrove | Photography Angela C. Bond When visitors walk through the front door of the John Wornall House Museum, they enter a tangible world where history longs to tell its story. Some people claim to have seen a Union soldier dressed in a blue uniform at the top of the stairs, pointing his …
Article Eric Moon | Photography Ace Cuervo What would you say if your doctor said you could stop or reverse heart disease, prevent stroke, control blood sugar, have more energy, lose weight and were allowed to eat all you want? I hope you would say in your best Bugs Bunny voice, “What’s up Doc?” Call …
Article Sharmin Meadows | Photography Sharmin Meadows and Good You LLC As a local food writer for the past few years, I have been following the local food scene closely, and one thing I have noticed is the explosion of food trucks hitting the streets. Food trucks have been popular on the coasts for years, …
The sixth annual Wabash CannonBall, a black tie gala that raises funds to help Kansas City-area students attend Kansas State University, was held on March 2. In its first five years, the event raised more than $1 million to assist area high school students planning to attend K-State – an amount that has provided 40 …
The Barstow School Brings the World to Kansas City Article Lisa Allen | Photography Angela C. Bond There’s a rainforest in Kansas City. It’s in the hallways of The Barstow School, to be exact. The rainforest is just one example of Barstow’s quest to bring the world to its students. By transforming a hallway into …
Students at Overland Trail Middle School recently completed their production of “Beauty and the Beast.” The cast was fortunate enough to work with Jerald Vincent, an actor with a very impressive resume from stage and screen, who flew in to work with the cast for two days. He recently played the “Beast” on Broadway for …
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