New International Sculpture Garden at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Brings Cultures and People Together Article Kris Koederitz Melcher | Photography Courtesy Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park Children with their Door Keys, The President and the Empress, The Chinese Pioneer in the U.S., and Michael Jackson: These are just some of …
Liz Tatham is as sharp as they come. With four children and a passion for volunteering, this Olathe mom multitasks like no other. Yet, even at the top of her game, Liz was oblivious to something serious ticking away inside her body. Liz’s heart was in need of repair at the young age of 43. …
Article Lisa Gartland | Photography Susan Motley Sydney Lutz remembers spending special time with her mom as a preschooler while big sister, Mackenzie, was at school. Sydney and her mom delivered meals to the elderly through the Meals on Wheels program. She recalls that she had her own nametag and that her mom allowed her …
Local Meat Producers Send All-Natural Beef and other Homegrown Products around the Globe, Including our Troops Abroad 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 …
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 Susan Fotovich McCabe | Photography Tammy Pence Curb appeal is everything. So when Jesse Meadows opened his commercial and residential landscape business, Rolling Meadows Landscape in 2008 and the addition of the Garden Center in 2011, he knew it was important that his corporate storefront represent his firm’s talents. Meadows achieved his objective. For …
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 Ann Butenas | Photography Courtesy of KC Rowing Club Members Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream…merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. And if you are a member of the Kansas City Rowing Club (KCRC), life on the water could never be better. When you think of rowing, your …
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, …
Despite cold weather, golfers teed off the morning of Saturday, Feb. 18, for the annual Idiots’ Open Golf Tournament. The event, held at Smiley’s Golf Course in Lenexa, benefited Kansas City Hospice and Palliative care. Teams were encouraged to wear outrageous outfits and prizes were awarded for best costumes; this year’s “Craziest-Dressed Team” award went …
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