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Rock Never Dies: The Pedaljets prove that sometimes it just needs a 20-year time-out
By Danny Alexander
Published: August 7, 2008
"Giants of May," by the Pedaljets, from The Pedaljets (OxBlood Records): It's July 5, and Lawrence's Replay Lounge is packed. Veterans of the '80s underground are...
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75th Street Brewery
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 7, 2008
(520 West 75th Street, 816-523-4677). Guest Reward members get half-off appetizers; Mug Club members get 22-ounce beers for $2.50. Mondays, 2008
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Marching Orders
By Peter Rugg
Published: August 7, 2008
Five years after we invaded Iraq, you can still spot many cars around town with "Support Our Troops" ribbons. If you really want to support the troops, give one a ride to the...
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Run on the Talent Bank
By Hannah Zimmerman
Published: August 7, 2008
El Torreon may get cleaned up a bit and reopened, but it will always be a dive — a dive with history and a stage. So what better way to raise money to renovate the...
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Budget Safari
By Chris Packham
Published: August 7, 2008
The city's budget woes resulted in this year's $600,000 cut for the Kansas City Zoo (63rd Street and Swope Parkway, 816-871-5700). Rather than taking the easy path of...
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Cocktail Kung fu
By Jen Chen
Published: August 7, 2008
Tonight, "The Sousely Punch" takes on "The Devious Emu" as the city's finest drink slingers compete at the second-annual Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition at the...
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Needlework
By Penny LaRocque
Published: August 7, 2008
If your creative life so far has been limited to crafting excuses for why you're not using the right side of your brain, today's your chance to turn a constructive corner....
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Closer to the soil
By Penny LaRocque
Published: August 7, 2008
Before there were grocery stores, people shopped at open-air markets. They arrived carrying their own bags or baskets and knew by name the folks who grew the food or produced...
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Hannibal's Waldo Bar
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 7, 2008
(7438 Wornall, 816-523-9964). Before 8 p.m., hook yourself up with $2 domestic bottles, $5 domestic pitchers and $2 wells. Mondays, 2008
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Bobby Baker's
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 7, 2008
(7418 Wornall, 816-523-5485). Easy-on-the-pocket Monday specials include $2.75 wells, $1.25 domestic draws, $1 PBR drafts and $2.75 domestic bottles until 6:30 p.m. ...
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Tanner's
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 7, 2008
(7425 Broadway, 816-822-7525). Double wells are $3 from 3 to 6 p.m. And for the beer people, all drafts are $2. Jumbo domestic drafts are $2.50 all night. Mondays, 2008
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Lew's Grill & Bar
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 7, 2008
(7539 Wornall, 816-444-8080). Enjoy $2.50 domestic bottles, $2.50 wells and $1.75 Bud Light and Miller Light draws from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays, 3-6 p.m., 2008
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Little News Idols
By Nadia Pflaum
Published: August 7, 2008
Is your little one always stealing the hairspray from the bathroom cabinet, shellacking his hair into a stiff helmet and speaking in a quasi-authoritative voice about arson?...
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Hop on Board
By Caleb Goellner
Published: August 7, 2008
Compared with the high-definition carnage of modern video games, the simpler recreational value of board games can seem a lot less sexy. However, those seeking the social...
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Cats on Display
By Lorna Perr
Published: August 7, 2008
Take heed, lovers of all things kitty-cat: The 56th-annual Cat Fanciers' Association Cat Show is on. The Mo-Kan Cat Club event claims the title of the Midwest's largest such...
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In Defense of Fangirls
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: August 7, 2008
In "Dancing With Elvis," Kansas City poet Maril Crabtree recalls exactly how it felt to hop in a car at age 14, her "heart thumping" and her "blood buzzing" as the king of rock...
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Boob Movie
By Penny LaRocque
Published: August 7, 2008
Let's be honest: Most of us are obsessed with breasts. Trends in size preference have changed over time, yet the fact remains that few women are happy with what Mother Nature...
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Find the Dotte
By McKay Stangler
Published: August 7, 2008
When it comes to pedestrian-based tours of local art galleries, the east side of State Line Road has long held a firm monopoly. And though the Crossroads District has plenty of...
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A Little Help From Their Friends
By Richard Gintowt
Published: August 7, 2008
Tita Vichareli jokingly calls her family "a pile of junk" — medically speaking, that is. She and husband Jesse have been through a rough year with their 13-year-old son,...
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RED and bloody
By Penny LaRocque
Published: August 7, 2008
The New York Times report from May 31, 1903, on flooding in Kansas City included this headline: "20,000 MADE HOMELESS." The article describes how "wholesale and railroad...
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