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1. A Change of Space A Change of Space July/August 2003 Article describes the conversion of warehouses, lofts, and historic buildings in downtown Kansas City into condominiums and apartments.
2. A Hero's Welcome Home A Hero's Welcome Home September/October 2005 Article describes the new home presented to Kansas City firefighter Stephen Johnson in a 2005 episode of the ABC reality television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Johnson was one of six local firefighters...
3. A New Day A New Day "The 41st Symphony Designers' Showhouse Takes Aim at The National Spotlight." Two-page spread explains a new emphasis for the Designers' Showhouse. Karen Mills, a radio show host, interior designer and...
4. A Season to Celebrate A Season to Celebrate November 2007 Short article about the winter season at Powell Gardens near Lone Jack, Missouri. The gardens were founded by Marjorie Allen Powell in 1988. Includes a photograph of Wendy Powell, wife of the founder's...
5. Catered to at the Castle Catered to at the Castle February 2006 Brief profile of Caenan Castle, a house styled after a castle in Chavaniac, France, located at 12401 Johnson Drive in Shawnee, Kansas. The house was built in 1907 by Belgian immigrant Remigius Achille...
6. Celebrity Celebrations Celebrity Celebrations Holiday 2004 Article profiles the holiday activities of prominent Kansas Citians.
7. Celebrity Celebrations Celebrity Celebrations Holiday Issue 2005 Six brief profiles of Kansas City celebrities and their family activities during the winter holidays. The celebrities profiled are William Whitener of the Kansas City Ballet; baseball legend Buck O'Neil;...
8. Celebrity Celebrations Celebrity Celebrations Holiday Issue 2003 Article profiles the holiday activities of several prominent Kansas Citians, including weatherman Brian Busby, Mayor Kay Barnes, Chief's long snapper Kendall Gammon, television personality Cynthia Smith,...
9. Charming to a "T" Charming to a "T" January/February 2003 Article describes the city of Westwood, Kansas. Westwood is bordered by 47th Street and Shawnee Mission Parkway to the north and south, Mission Road to the east, and Rainbow to the west. "In the late 1940s,...
10. Dining without Doing Dishes Dining without Doing Dishes December 2008 Article with pictures about The David House, one of the oldest buildings in Bonner Springs, Kansas, (built by A. J. Bond in 1912) transformed into a retreat for private dining, overnight and special events....
11. Diversity Meets Quality: Shoal Creek Builds on Everything Great About Kansas City Diversity Meets Quality: Shoal Creek Builds on Everything Great About Kansas City May/June 2003 Author reports that after three years of intensive planning, design and public workshops, Shoal Creek Valley broke ground on its second neighborhood, The Village. Shoal Creek Valley is in the Liberty School...
12. Down Home--On the Vine Down Home--On the Vine July/August 2003 Article about the Peachtree Restaurant, a "soul food" restaurant located in the historic 18th and Vine district.
13. Leaving Footprints in History Leaving Footprints in History May/June 2004 Interview with Dan Rockhill, an architect whose homes appear in the Kansas City area. The article notes that Rockhill is criticized by traditional architects for his "coldness," while Rockhill emphasizes...
14. Life's a Beach Life's a Beach March/April 2002 Article describing the benefits of living in Lake Quivira, a community and incorporated town in northwest Johnson County, Kansas.
15. Living with HisStory Living with HisStory March/April 2004 Article describes the former home of Tom Pendergast, at 200 W. 54th Street. The home, also once occupied by KMBC anchorman Larry Moore, was designed by architect Frederick Crosby Gunn.
16. Off Beat Off Beat February 2007 Review of the renovated and reopened Drum Room at the President Hotel, located in downtown Kansas City.
17. Quiet Respite Quiet Respite July/August 2003 Description of Southmoreland Urban Inn on the Plaza, a bed and breakfast with rooms decorated to reflect various Kansas City historical figures.
18. Red Hot Response Red Hot Response July 2004 Article describes the successful efforts of Rick Bumgardner and Don Fields to convert Rosedale's Fire Station Number 1, an historic building located at the corner of I-35 and Mission Road, into a living...
19. The American Flag and Cherry Strudel The American Flag and Cherry Strudel July 2004 Brief description of Hermann, Missouri, "a place untouched by time." Hermann was founded in 1836 by members of the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, which likened its region of Missouri to the...
20. The Great Room Divide The Great Room Divide May/June 2004 Article describes the Terrace House, designed by nationally renowned Lawrence, Kansas architect Dan Rockhill. The house is located on 60 acres of prairie in Baldwin City, Kansas, and belongs to Wes and...