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Here’s some sales help for one of the city’s biggest slumlords: the school district
By Eric Barton
Published: August 14, 2008
Attention real estate investors, speculators and bargain hunters — have we got some deals for you! It's no secret that over the past three decades, the Kansas City,...
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Wild West Hop
By Eric Barton
Published: August 14, 2008
The West Bottoms used to be known for its stockyards. Now, most people go there for haunted houses or underground clubs. But this afternoon, it'll be known for hydraulics. From...
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For the Shorteez
By Justin Kendall
Published: August 14, 2008
Drinking on Thursday night doesn't have to be just for lushes and sweaty kickballers. Olathe's Flying Monkey Brewery (311 North Burch) throws a beer-tasting fundraiser from 5...
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Blue Grotto
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 14, 2008
(6324 Brookside Plaza, 816-361-3473). Cerveza barata (that's "cheap beer" for you Americanos) from 2 to 6 p.m. All Mexican bottles cost $2.75. Mondays-Thursdays, 2008
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Sharp's 63rd Street Grill
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 14, 2008
(128 West 63rd Street, 816-333-4355). Drink minipitchers all day for $3.95. Yes, even Guinness. Mondays-Fridays, 2008
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Charlie Hooper's
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 14, 2008
(12 West 63rd Street, 816-361-8841) Cincinnati has been gaining momentum all season. Find $2 bottles of Coronas all day at this neighborhood bar in Brookside, and catch the...
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The Brooksider
By Berry Anderson
Published: August 14, 2008
(6330 Brookside Plaza, 816-363-4070). From 5 to 7 p.m., domestic draws are $1.75 and domestic bottles and wells are $2.50. Stick around after for $1 domestic draws. ...
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Atlanta Flow
By Chris Packham
Published: August 14, 2008
There's a pretty good argument that spoken-word performance poetry is one of the few underground art forms still largely untainted by commercial interests. Take, for instance,...
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Sci-fidelity
By Caleb Goellner
Published: August 14, 2008
No matter when or where people go to see movies, there will always be snarky audience members calling attention to themselves with loud, annoying comments. From 1988 to 1999,...
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Waldo Pizza
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: August 14, 2008
(7433 Broadway, 816-363-5242). Get a 14-inch pie with two toppings — say, shrimp and kalamata olives or roasted chicken and spinach — for just $8.95. Add the salad...
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Well-Rounded
By Crystal K. Wiebe
Published: August 14, 2008
New-age types like to point out the four basic elements of life — earth, air, fire and water. Other types like to do something similar by pointing out the four elements...
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Mrs. Bildungsromanson
By Scott Wilson
Published: August 14, 2008
The Johnson County Museum (6305 Lackman in Shawnee) has picked out a few classic movies to go with its exhibit Coming of Age in Johnson County: 1960-1976. Sure, none of the...
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Respecting the French
By S.T. Vockrodt
Published: August 14, 2008
Five years since so-called patriots renamed them, Freedom Fries are no longer spoken of. Liquor-store owners quit pouring out French wine in an ill-advised and ineffective...
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Taste the World
By S.T. Vockrodt
Published: August 14, 2008
Here's some local trivia: KC is home to a Welsh Folk Dancing Society and the Chanda-Bangladesh Association. Also true: Bangladesh and Wales are two of the 42 countries...
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Flatpicker's fundraiser
By Richard Gintowt
Published: August 14, 2008
On the Mo-Kan opry scene, there's hardly a more fabled figure than Mike O' Roark, a singer and virtuoso flatpicker who has devoted his life to entertaining folks in the...
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Moral Gray Areas
By Alan Scherstuhl
Published: August 14, 2008
Two shows into a remarkable summer season, the Actors Theatre of Kansas City is more than living up to its mandate: mounting classics both traditional and modern with an...
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Reeping the Benefits
By Julie Seabaugh
Published: August 14, 2008
Sure, Last Comic Standing has brought mainstream recognition to the underappreciated art form, but between the melodrama and the shady editing, precious little creative insight...
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big bones promo
By Chris Rasmussen
Published: August 14, 2008
Sure, the Northern League has its former major leaguers, such as former Royals Ken Harvey (now a T-Bone) and Tony Cogan (now a Gary Railcat). But isn't the fact that the league...
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Yo, Tony!
By Caleb Goellner
Published: August 14, 2008
When skater extraordinaire Tony Hawk does something, he does it his way. He pioneered his own skating moves, built his own HuckJam brand from the ground up and named his annual...
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U like 2 Watch Prince
By Megan Metzger
Published: August 14, 2008
Vanity had an insatiable freebase habit, Carmen Electra gave good midriff and Sheena Easton had the look, but our favorite Prince protégé by far is Morris Day....
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