Category Archives: Kansas City
Dining options in Kansas City – branching out to Mexican food!
When we go to – or more often through – Kansas City, we tend to stop at the same place: Gates BBQ. Every once in awhile, we diversify and go to: Arthur Bryant’s BBQ. Or a handful of other restaurants … Continue reading
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Kansas City Ballet and new Kauffman Center – more reason to go to KC
So I was about ready to jump in the car and drive to Kansas City after reading a NYTimes review of the Kansas City Ballet’s new ballet “Tom Sawyer” performed in the new Muriel Kauffman Theater (inside the new Kauffman … Continue reading
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restaurants to check out all over the Midwest
Found a copy of the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Midwest Living on the library’s sale rack – so scooped it up since there’s always good recommendations on things to do in this neck of the woods. Here’s some restaurant recommendations: … Continue reading
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Eric Fischl – in Saul Steinberg mode – bringing culture to the sticks??
One of my favorite painters, Eric Fischl has an idea that’s both interesting and a tad condescending. He’s organized an “America: Now and Here,” truck museum that will travel into the hinterland (i.e. outside New York City, a la Saul … Continue reading
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Romantic getaways in Iowa-area
The DMRegister today has some ideas for romantic get-aways in Iowa and beyond. Some I know about (Honey Creek Resort in Moravia, Ia. and Suites of 800 Locust in DM). Here are some I didn’t know much about for future … Continue reading
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From Wright,Ks. back to Des Moines
No weather problems this time – and smooth sailing the entire nine hours, for which we were grateful, especially given what friends and family are dealing with on the East Coast. We stopped in the slowly reviving town of Greensburg … Continue reading
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salina, Ks.
Oh that I could share some of the secret charms of Salina, Ks. with you but alas we saw nothing of it but the inside of the Ramada hotel. Such is the reality of my husband’s family reunion. I did … Continue reading
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Kansas City Hotel recommendation
A friend and her daughter just returned from Kansas City where they liked staying at the Q hotel in Westport – a so-called green (Green?) hotel.
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Going to Kansas City?
Here’s what I recommended to friends looking for places to stay and eat and things to do during a trip this week to Kansas City: – A good recent NYT travel article (http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/05/16/travel/16hours.html) on the city – recommends staying at … Continue reading
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