Kansas City Star: Star Magazine http://www.kansascity.com/starmagazine/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Star Magazine 60 Mon, 12 May 2008 17:48:18 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com Star Magazine's Momapalooza http://www.kansascity.com/starmagazine/story/606617.html http://www.kansascity.com/starmagazine/story/606617.html Sun, 11 May 2008 05:56 CDT When Kansas City chocolate maker Christopher Elbow was a teenager, he didn’t care much for his mother’s insistence on detail and precision. Fashion forward http://www.kansascity.com/629/story/595758.html http://www.kansascity.com/629/story/595758.html Sat, 03 May 2008 23:18 CDT Hollywood starlets of yesteryear have inspired a slew of glamorous retro looks. Local designer Heather Rama recently opened a new boutique, Aubergine, where she sells her vintage couture. Her spring/summer collection of dresses is created with vintage and vintage-inspired fabrics. Mother's Day special: Fancy scrambled eggs http://www.kansascity.com/starmagazine/story/614936.html http://www.kansascity.com/starmagazine/story/614936.html Sat, 10 May 2008 23:18 CDT In a far too busy world, Mother’s Day can be a day of dilemmas: Do we go out or dine in? Is it a breakfast, brunch, afternoon or evening meal? Decisions, decisions. Susan Ager: Is there such a thing as an original recipe? http://www.kansascity.com/starmagazine/story/614939.html http://www.kansascity.com/starmagazine/story/614939.html Sat, 10 May 2008 23:23 CDT Presidential campaigns are so scripted and phony, it’s no surprise that recipes attributed to John McCain’s wife on his Web site were ripped off from the Food Network. Up close and up high with a KC icon http://www.kansascity.com/631/story/614947.html http://www.kansascity.com/631/story/614947.html Sun, 11 May 2008 06:09 CDT Two buddies and I cruised downtown in the spring of 1983 with an idea. We were 18. We had new high school diplomas in our back pockets and planned to assume control of the world — starting at 14th and Baltimore. She didn't have to look far: He was in her kitchen http://www.kansascity.com/628/story/606639.html http://www.kansascity.com/628/story/606639.html Sun, 11 May 2008 06:10 CDT “You’ll find the right man when you’re not looking,” Renee Wiebe’s friends assured her. Simple gifts to keep on hand http://www.kansascity.com/630/story/606659.html http://www.kansascity.com/630/story/606659.html Mon, 05 May 2008 21:49 CDT E very time I drive past my neighbor’s house, I feel a pang of guilt. Back when the moving van pulled up, I was brimming with good intentions, eager to select just the right little gift that would tell them how happy we were to have them in the neighborhood.