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'Like an Earthquake' | Article reports on a large natural gas explosion in the Country Club Plaza that injured at least 16 people and destroyed the iconic JJ's Restaurant at 48th Street and Belleview Avenue. The force of the explosion knocked out windows a half-block away and damaged many buildings in the area. Early reports indicate the source explosion was a natural gas line that was inadvertently struck by a contract worker. | JJ's Restaurant, Explosions, Fires, Country Club Plaza, Disasters | Newspaper Article | 2013-02-20 |
'Little Italy:' Kansas City's North End | The author in his column reminiscences about that part of the Northeast area known as "Little Italy" named because of the Italian immigrants who settled there. Includes pictures and text of the Badami sisters who have lived in Columbus Park since 1920 and the Holy Rosary Catholic Church at 911 E. Missouri Avenue. Businesses mentioned include Garozzo's Ristorante, Larocca's Grocery, Vocci's Italian Products, Sebetto's Funeral Home, Garozzo's Ristorante, and LaSala's deli. | Northeast Residential District, Italians, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic History | Newspaper Article | 2006-11-15 |
'Long overdue' - Perez Appointment to Board | Article about appointment of Javier M. Perez as first Hispanic person appointed to Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners. | Perez, Javier M., Hispanic Americans, Police Board | Newspaper Article | 2002-05-02 |
'Love Our House. Thank You, America' | Kansas City, Kansas, family of Daniel Gilyeat thanked the community for their support while the ABC TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" replaced their leaky, drafty bungalow with "3,000 square feet, concrete-tile roof, wrought-iron front doors, and children's bedrooms decorated in their favorite themes." | Television programs, Houses, Gilyeat, Daniel | Newspaper Article | 2007-11-12 |
'Maccabeat!' Musical a Jewish Holiday Alternative | As part of the first Kansas City Crossroads Musical Theater Festival, Theater League will present a staged reading of Mark Edelman's new musical "Maccabeat!". Edelman is president of the Theater League and a musician and songwriter. The musical is based on the Books of the Maccabees, Apocryphal books of the Bible. | Kansas City Crossroads Musical Theater Festival, Edelman, Mark, Theater League | Newspaper Article | 2006-07-14 |
'Modern Man' | Profile and interview with Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet. Stonestreet is a native of Kansas City, Kansas and attended Kansas State University. He credits growing up in the Midwest as inspiring elements of his character on the television show "Modern Family." | Stonestreet, Eric, Actors | Newspaper Article | 2012-09-22 |
'Mother Taylor': At 83, Myra Taylor Reigns as One of KC's Greatest Singers Ever | Biographical article about Kansas City jazz singer Myra Taylor, a black woman starting out in 1930s night clubs and going on to USO and other overseas tours starting in World War II, with photos. | Jazz, Jazz singers, Taylor, Myra, African Americans | Newspaper Article | 2000-04-02 |
'Mother of Youth Court' Dies | Kansas City humanitarian Mildred Watson served as the first female commissioner in the juvenile division of the Jackson County Circuit Court and was referred to as "the mother of youth court". She died on July 1, 2005, in Florissant, Missouri,at the age of 82. She switched careers 3 times in her lifetime, being involved in social work, the arts, and as a lawyer. The Mildred L. Watson Reading Laboratory was established at the McCune School for Boys in Independence in her honor. | Judges, African Americans, Women, Lawyers, Watson, Mildred L. | Newspaper Article | 2005-07-04 |
'Mother' of 100 Takes Children into Heart | Biographical article with photo about Mrs. Willa Carter, 78-year-old matriarch of a large adopted family of over 100 foster children in Kansas City. The story is told of her long process of adopting starting around 1940 with her late husband David Carter at their residence at 2430 Brooklyn Avenue. | Adoption, Families, Carter, Willa, African Americans, Parents | Newspaper Article | 1975-07-29 |
'Nature Scarcely ever Formed a More Beautiful Place . . . . ' | Overview of the travels of Zebulon Pike's Southwestern Expedition of 1806 through what is now the state of Kansas. The author writes that Pike and his men entered Kansas just north of present-day Fort Scott on September 3, 1806. The expedition traveled through the following Kansas counties in September, October and November of 1806: Coffey, Lyon, Chase, Marion, Dickinson, Saline, Ottawa, and Cloud. | Pike's Southwestern Expedition, Pike, Zebulon M., Kansas | Magazine Article | 2006 |
'Necklace' is a Jewel | Review of of show at Review Studios, 1708 Campbell, by Lynus Young. | Review, Art Review, Young, Lynus, Reviews | Newspaper Article | 2006-10-07 |
'Never once' did Rodriguez expect reward | Paul Rodriguez is the 2003 recipient of Commerce Bank's Community Service Award. Rodriguez built his company, Rodriguez Mechanical Contractors, from a small start-up business to one of Greater Kansas City's largest plumbing companies. He is also chair-elect of the HIspanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City. | Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Contractors, Awards, Rodriguez, Paul, Hispanic Americans | Newspaper Article | 2003-09-18 |
'Old Clay Is Some Punkins' (A History of Clay County) | Short description of Washington Dale, referred to as the oldest Missourian at 109 years old, living in Clay County in 1821 and in Kansas City during the Civil War emancipation. | Slavery, African Americans, Dale, Washington, Clay County, Missouri | Newspaper Article | 1972-01-06 |
'Organ Crawl' And Open House at Six St. Joseph Churches | Article on tour by American Guild of Orgnists provides brief descriptions of six St. Joseph churches. | Churches, Baptist Churches, Lutheran Churches, Methodist Churches, Presbyterian Churches, Episcopal Churches, Saint Joseph, Missouri | Newsletter Article | 1998 |
'Overjoyed' At Being An Exile | Steve Penn's "Commentary" feature column provides information about Pete O'Neal and his communicating by speaker phone from Tanzania, Africa to a group gathered at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center for a local movie premiere of a film about him. The film is called "A Panther in Africa" by Aaron Matthews. | African Americans, O'Neal, Pete, Black Panthers | Newspaper Article | 2004-10-21 |
'Peanut' Still Pitching | The only woman to pitch in the Negro Leagues, Mamie Johnson (Peanut), will be one of the celebrities in the 2010 Buck O'Neil Golf Classic at the Shoal Creek Golf Course August 23, 1020. Johnson pitched for the Indianapolis Clowns. The golf tournament is a fund raiser for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Article includes some stats for Johnson. | Baseball players, Women, Golf, Tournaments, Johnson, Mamie (Peanut), Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, African Americans | Newspaper Article | 2010-08-18 |
'Philosopher of Soul' Johnnie Taylor Dies | File containing a photo and obituary for Johnnie Taylor, "a soul singer whose crossover appeal gave him his biggest hit in the disco era." Born in Arkansas about 1938 and raised in Kansas City before becoming a soul singer known as the "Philosopher of Soul" and moving to Memphis in the 1960s, recording the hits "Who's Making Love" in 1968 and "Disco Lady" in 1975. | Taylor, Johnnie, Musicians, African Americans | Newspaper Article | 2000-06-02 |
'Possum Trot' Gazette, 1838-1978 | Photo of Sally Rand, a performer in Kansas City in 1978 "at the Newly Restored Loew's Midland Theater" for the sesquicentennial of the Town of Kansas. | Rand, Sally | Book | 1978 |
'Possum Trot' Gazette: 1838-1978 | Booklet about the current and past Possum Trot festivals arranged to raise funds for historic preservation in the city. | Possum Trot, Historic Kansas City Foundation, Architecture--Preservation | Book | 1978 |
'Renaissance Woman' from Missouri | Photo and biographical article about Mrs. Stanley Ginn, or Rosemary Ginn, "chairman of the United States Commission for UNESCO" and president of the Lucas Brothers Publishers starting in 1972, born in Columbia, Missouri, around 1900 and becoming a "crusader for women's rights" and designer of her own home in Columbia. | Ginn, Rosemary | Newspaper Article | 1975-01-30 |