Jenee Osterheldt
josterheldt@kcstar.com

As lifestyle columnist for The Kansas City Star, I have the awesome responsibility of writing about everything under the sun and on most days, I love it.

I started working here in 2002. A year before that I graduated from Norfolk State University with a B.A. in Journalism in 2001. Shortly after, I became a Knight Ridder Rotating intern, spending four months at The Kansas City Star, four months at The Contra Costa Times and four months at The Pioneer Press.

By the end of the internship I was offered a job at The Star. So I left my home state of Virginia and moved to Kansas City. I started off as a general assignment writer for FYI and Preview and within a year I added "The Scenario," a nightlife column, to my duties. Yes, I got to write about clubs and dates and all things fun and fabulous!

Last year, I made the jump to lifestyle columnist, a great but welcome challenge and I look forward to sharing my stories and the stories of Kansas City, with you. My column runs in FYI every Tuesday and Saturday. You can also find me on MySpace at www.myspace.com/jeneeinkc.