Sporting Kansas City goalie Jimmy Nielsen described the first soccer championship of his career with a certain flavor of sentiment and passion. And perhaps some regret, too. He was only 21 when he hoisted the Danish Superliga trophy as a member of AaB Fodbold. He didn’t think much of it, he explained, shaking his head in disappointment as his spoke. He desperately wants another chance.
The two universities and the Robben Island Museum are collaborating on a project to provide global access to thousands of papers, photographs and other items that chronicle the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
How in the world can No. 3 Auburn put Chris Davis’ missed field-goal return for a touchdown on the Iron Bowl’s final play in the rearview mirror and focus on No. 5 Missouri? And don’t forget Missouri is coming off a pretty big game, too. It’s not as though Texas A&M, which only lost to Auburn by four points, was a pushover. And beating the Aggies was a must for Missouri to reach Atlanta.
The Missouri Department of Transportation has encouraging news for all those commuters, residents and others who have been coping with disruptive bridge and ramp construction into downtown. The $48 million project, which began in April, is scheduled to finish this month. It was a big, complex project to renovate or rebuild 18 bridges, a few of which hadn’t been touched for decades.
Prairie Village Tree Lighting 2013
Red X Wine Tasting
Kanye West concertgoers at the Sprint Center
Chiefs vs. Broncos tailgaters
Toys and crafts shows at KCI Expo
City Market’s Whoville Holidays
Frontier Feline Fanciers Cat Show
Breakfast with Santa at Mahaffie
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting
Black Friday at Zona Rosa
Pilgrim Run 5K
Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinner
In the annals of television Twitter history, “The Sound of Music Live” will likely best “Sharknado” for insta-reaction. Viewers loved it, hated it, thought actress Julie Andrews would roll over in her grave early over it, and generally let it all out on Twitter.
After 52 years of seasonal business, Schmitt’s plans to close this weekend. With artificial trees becoming much more popular, it’s likely to become increasingly harder for Christmas tree farms to thrive.
TopGolf, a high-tech driving range, bar and restaurant complex, is coming to the metro. The Dallas-based company wants to build a 70,000-square-foot, three-level center at the northeast corner of 107th Street and Nall Avenue in Overland Park. If all goes as planned it will open in the second quarter of 2015.
Award-winning illustrator Shane Evans has always wanted to nurture community through his art, and “Chocolate Me,” his book with longtime best friend and actor Taye Diggs, is his vehicle.
Visit with Pope Francis fizzled, but Rockhurst University professor was able to follow his passion over Medieval marriage contracts and annulments into the great Reading Room.
The lesson in the tragic Arrowhead Stadium death is clear: Don’t try to handle a strange or threatening situation on your own. Don’t make hasty judgments and don’t take the law into your own hands.
Like Elvis' no-hips-allowed appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," or the Beatles' arrival in America, or Woodstock, it is considered one of the milestone moments in rock history: Bob Dylan going electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
He is accused of fighting with another golfer during a dispute Nov. 15 at the Fred Arbanas Golf Course in Longview Lake Park. Armstrong said he was the victim in the assault and planned to contest the ticket.
Carol Dark Ayres writes: Before we come into this world, we have innate equality. Not only are we equal but we have “certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Pairing the fancy highs and casual lows is the recent fashion mantra of many stylish, up-to-the-moment dressers. We asked savvy fashion experts for 15 ideas to help you breeze through the festive season.
President Barack Obama has to figure out a way to connect with Republicans.
Every working firehouse has at least one notable pitmaster in its ranks, but as a rule, the only people who get to eat firehouse barbecue are firefighters. Thanks to Wichita’s Jetman, John E. Thien, firehouse swine dining is no longer exclusive to firefighters.
Just forget about Warren Beatty. That’s the best way to enjoy the new “Bonnie and Clyde,” which will saturate three cable networks beginning tonight. Comparing it with Arthur Penn’s 1967 classic, which had Faye Dunaway as a sexually voracious Bonnie to Beatty’s impotent Clyde, might just spoil both of them for you.
