I had the most amazing childhood, thanks to my dad’s love of a good road trip. For reasons I may never understand, we scheduled two-week vacations most summers. All were taken in our family sedan or in my teen years, the station wagon. Oh how that station wagon was a luxury travel vehicle compared to …
Nearly 200 people attended the eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy and Scholarship Awards dinner. The January event, held at the Overland Park Marriott Hotel, was sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Committee and the Olathe NAACP unit. Various members of the Overland Park community received awards, ranging from Legacy to Diversity …
Heartland SPCA’s Martinis Gala 2012: We Heart the ‘80s took place in February at the Overland Park Convention Center. The annual themed evening featured food, drinks, live and silent auctions and special guest entertainment by “Michael Jackson!” More than 400 guests celebrated the joy that pets bring into our lives helping to raise a total …
The Lyric Opera Circle will host the 2012 Lyric Opera Ball, “The Wonderful Wizard of Opera!” at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 20 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The event will take place in the Brandmeyer Great Hall. The planning began months ago when many area women gathered at the home of …
Article Susan Fotovich McCabe | Photography Angela C. Bond and Courtesy of the O’Neill Family If you close your eyes and listen closely to the laughter of seven Irish brothers and their saintly Irish mom, you might be able to equate the experience with an afternoon in a Dublin bar, or, at the very least, …
Article Lisa Allen | Photography Christina Sandberg The sight is so breathtaking; it might seem that serendipity brought thousands of tulips to Hawthorne Valley. If you know Ruthie Jones, however, you know that serendipity is actually a combination of her love of gardening, her endless reserves of energy and an inability to pass up a …
Article Lisa Allen|Photography Angela C. Bond Brigid Pikus doesn’t put much stock in coincidence; instead, she relies on her faith, dedication to family and irrepressible enthusiasm for life as she embarks on the critical transition from high school student to college freshman. From meeting her best friend at the age of three to emerging as …
Article Brenda Mott | Photography Provided by Topeka Area Locations So the sun, surf and sand aren’t in your spring break plans? Don’t worry! Here’s a getaway that your whole family is sure to love and it’s easy on the pocketbook. TOPEKA! Don’t stop reading, now. If you haven’t made the short journey to fun-filled …
Article Alexis Mladenoff | Photography Angela C. Bond Aesthetic Surgical Arts (ASA) is a dual specialty practice that offers the best in plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as oral and maxillofacial surgery. Joseph C. Camarata, M.D., D.M.D., is the owner and surgeon of ASA and is American Board Certified in plastic surgery and oral/maxillofacial …
Words Jim Cosgrove I enjoy driving cross-country with kids. A long road trip is one of the things our family does well. By the time our first daughter was three, she was a sippy cup-guzzlin’, car-seat-lovin’ road warrior. She had traveled tens-of-thousands of miles through about 14 states – mostly by mini-van. She remembers cities …
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