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08/16/08--20:15: Calisthenics and running draw hundreds to KU's Memorial Stadium in Lawrence (chan 1331257)

It's just minutes before 6 a.m., but hundreds of people are streaming quietly through Gate 30 of KU's Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.


10/11/08--20:15: Finding art in unexpected places (chan 1331257)

Finding great art in Kansas City is easy. The Nelson-Atkins, Kemper and Nerman museums are right around the corner. Galleries in the Crossroads and across the metropolitan area, as well as regional museums, reveal the breadth and depth of the arts here. But to be a great arts community, there must be surprises. And Kansas City has that, too.


10/18/08--20:15: Check out the bathroom! (chan 1331257)

You might assume a trip to the restroom would be the least noteworthy experience of a night on the town.


12/13/08--20:15: Megan Birdsall finds her voice and sings again (chan 1331257)

Megan Birdsall has a cold. A knit cap covers her straight blondish-red hair. She's poking around near the piano at Jardine's looking for something, then sound-checks the microphone.


12/26/08--11:15: Star photographers share their favorite published and unpublished shots (chan 1331257)

Staff photographers captured images throughout the year, such as those of Parsons Dance members in an energetic performance of "Kind of Blue" in March at the Folly and the Bric-a-Brac Vintage Vagabond Variety Show for the Fringe Festival in July.


01/02/09--12:15: From age 9 to 99, these people look forward to 2009 (chan 1331257)

When you're 8 going on 9, life is blissfully simple. Riding your bike. Watching "Winx Club" on TV Saturday mornings. Playing with your Hula Hoop.


06/27/09--06:15: Nelson's Shuttlecocks at 15 years old: Many things to many people (chan 1331257)

In their short lives, the four Shuttlecocks on the Nelson lawn have sat pretty for brides, looked the other way as teens groped and stood strong as children climbed. To some people, the Shuttlecocks are an eyesore. To some sports fans, they're a curse. But the Shuttlecocks, which debuted 15 years ago this month, are an undeniable part of Kansas City's landscape.


07/04/09--20:15: Missouri and Kaw roll by mostly unnoticed, but river-lovers have a vision to change that (chan 1331257)

In Kansas City, we celebrate small water. We beam when suburban creeks get prettied up. We go all combatant if our fountains are threatened. Our big water -- our genesis -- we mostly ignore.


10/02/09--10:15: The Mag Interview | Dermadoctor opens KC store (chan 1331257)

Are you really a doctor? I am. I'm a dermatologist. I did my undergrad and med school at Ohio State and Medical College of Ohio and an internship in Detroit at Henry Ford Hospital and my dermatology residency at Medical College of Virginia. My husband and I settled here about 16 years ago.


02/05/10--07:15: Cancer diagnosis brings two friends together for journey of a lifetime (chan 1331257)

My first thought when I got up this morning was: I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to let a friend die. Just a few months ago, Lindy Elizondo and I were gazing out over the Grand Canyon. We were on the"trip of a lifetime," a 30-day rail pass from her New York and from my Kansas City to points west.


06/12/10--20:15: The 2010 food issue: 35 people, places and things that made us drool (chan 1331257)

Today, The Kansas City Star Magazine takes a look at our city through food. What are the flavors, aromas, tables, fields and farmers that make Kansas City a distinctive place for food lovers? We were searching for seduction of the culinary kind.


12/30/11--06:00: In a wasteful world, one KC couple tries to live a 'zero-trash' lifestyle (chan 1331257)

The curious stares begin in the parking lot for Zach Noland and Meghan Sundermeier. Nobody else needs a double-decker shopping cart to transport the containers they are taking into Whole Foods.


12/30/11--06:00: Love Story | Dancing through life together (chan 1331257)

Dana Rimmer was excited. He had lost one of his dancers for the Lawrence Welk shows he was casting, and Jay (Jerry Jay) Cranford seemed like the perfect replacement.


01/03/12--06:00: Design Notebook | Keep spare rooms spare but purposeful (chan 1331257)

Do you have a guest room that is rarely used? Would you like a spare room to be functional for you on a day-to-day basis and accommodate guests when necessary? Many of us have guests only once or twice a year, and having a room that is not functional for other purposes for the majority of the time seems like wasted space to me.


01/04/12--06:00: Now Trending | Tell your story with your style (chan 1331257)

Everyone has an outfit that looks good, feels good and has a bit of pizzazz to complement your character. Totally "you." "Style is getting more and more about emphasizing personality," says Katy Hamilton, owner of Shopgirls in Brookside. "It used to be about what's wearing us, but anything goes now."


01/06/12--03:00: Last Bite | Pros prefer these pork chops (chan 1331257)

"This pork chop recipe is a staple at Le Fou Frog's family food table," says Barbara Rafael, co-owner and manager of the French restaurant in the River Market neighborhood. By family, she's referring to the staff meal prepared and eaten at the end of the night.


01/06/12--04:00: Chicago's blues in black and white: Famed music scene splits into two worlds (chan 1331257)

The official Chicago blues scene -- a magnet for tourists -- prospers downtown and on the North Side, catering to a predominantly white audience in an unabashedly commercial setting. The unofficial scene -- drawing mostly locals -- barely flickers on the South and West sides, attracting a mostly black, older crowd to decidedly less profitable locales.


01/06/12--06:00: Love Story | Business partners, then partners for life (chan 1331257)

Leslie Snook was nervous. To get the job, she had to do a practice telephone sales pitch with her potential boss, Dustin Boswell. Dustin approved her pitch, and she began to work with him.


01/06/12--06:00: Travel Troubleshooter | Should safety information be required? (chan 1331257)

The International Travelers Bill of Rights, new bipartisan legislation in Congress, would require online travel agencies to disclose information about the potential health and safety risks associated with overseas vacation destinations marketed on their sites, including State Department warnings and information about onsite health and safety services, such as the availability of a doctor, nurse or lifeguard.


01/06/12--06:00: Big hearts, big smiles and charity define five KC heroes (chan 1331257)

Fritz Edmunds Jr., Chantell Garrett, Michelle Keller, Deborah Moreno, Dennis Hennessy and Richard Carrothers face challenges with courage, share good fortune generously and know how to make others smile.


01/07/12--17:29: Getting Started | Chic accents (chan 1331257)

Sassy accessories can enliven your winter look.


01/07/12--17:41: Design Notebook | Punched-up Prairie style (chan 1331257)

Built in 1917 for a lumber baron and his bride, this home has a mixture of architectural elements. Although not necessarily true to the low-slung designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, it is predominantly Prairie style. The generous bands of dark oak trim, beams and a simple yet grand staircase are crafted without the ornamentation of preceding architectural styles.


01/09/12--06:00: Now Trending | Bright colors with transition into spring (chan 1331257)

Goodbye, winter gray. We're having too much fun with color.


01/11/12--09:00: Star magazine interview | Cancer survivor Cynthia Newsome (chan 1331257)

Cynthia Newsome is a reporter and anchor for KSHB-TV, where she has spent the last 15 years of her 30-year career in broadcast journalism. In June 2011, Newsome was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent chemotherapy treatments followed by a lumpectomy. After five months' leave, Newsome returned to her job full time this month.


01/12/12--04:00: Drop a line (chan 1331257)




01/13/12--06:00: Harry Truman, the millionaire next door (chan 1331257)

Financial struggles defined Harry Truman's life, but records show that the frugal former president died a wealthy man.


01/13/12--06:00: Be 'mindful' to avoid weight gain from dining out (chan 1331257)

Eating out can be a minefield for dieters -- even the most healthful-looking salad can contain more than 1,000 calories. But a study that used education and a mindful approach to eating proved successful in getting participants to lose weight while dining out.


01/13/12--06:00: The lights went out, but they kept my money (chan 1331257)

Q: We recently checked into the Holiday Inn Express Hotel Poulsbo in Poulsbo, Wash., and experienced a lapse in service. We need your help with a refund.


01/13/12--06:00: Love Story | She skated into his life (chan 1331257)

Jim Tann walked into the roller-skating rink in Beeville, Texas, and fell in love. He was so mesmerized by the beautiful girl trying to skate backward that he ran onto the rink without skates.


01/13/12--06:00: Money Manners | Next year he'll get coal for Christmas (chan 1331257)

Q DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: It happened again this Christmas. Each year my husband and I ask his brother what he and his family of four would like for Christmas, and each year "William" reels off a list of pricey items that end up costing us a couple of hundred dollars. In return, he sends us next to nothing -- this year, a bargain-basket DVD and some drugstore bubble bath.


01/13/12--06:00: Travel 2012: Olympics, Titanic 100, Dutch Floriade (chan 1331257)

The Olympics, the centennial of the Titanic sinking, new rules on travel to Cuba and a once-a-decade horticultural festival in the Netherlands will all help shape travel in 2012.


01/14/12--23:00: Last Bite | Spaghetti Squash Casserole with Turkey Italian Sausage (chan 1331257)

A casserole refers to a type of dish as well as the food served in it. A modern staple in Midwest cooking, casserole derives its name and heritage from an Old World French term for saucepan. Sheri Parr, chef/owner of The Brick, offers a refreshing interpretation of this catch-all dish.


01/16/12--03:00: Joplin visitors bureau says 'tornado tourism' report inaccurate (chan 1331257)

JOPLIN | The director of the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau says they are not actively conducting a "tornado tourism" campaign.


01/17/12--04:00: Design Notebook | Deck the walls in the new year (chan 1331257)

Now that the calendar has flipped and the new year is upon us, help me welcome one of my hopeful trends in home décor: wall coverings.


01/18/12--09:00: The Mag Interview | Surgeon Brett Ferguson helps patients face the world (chan 1331257)

Brett Ferguson, the chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, is the first African-American elected to the board of trustees of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.


01/19/12--04:00: Earthy accents (chan 1331257)




01/19/12--22:00: Star Magazine | A new dynasty at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (chan 1331257)

The bronzes are spellbinding. The jades are exquisite. And the colorful ceramic figures have a captivating animation.


01/20/12--06:00: Mexico's Copper Canyon is gorgeous and safe (chan 1331257)

I won't lie: I had some qualms about traveling alone to the Copper Canyon.


01/20/12--06:00: Love Story | They speak the language of love (chan 1331257)

Brynn White was one of many students who had a crush on Franck Brichet. That September in 2005, Brynn, a junior at the University of Kansas, was studying in France at a language institute. Franck, then 24, was the only male graduate teaching assistant.


01/20/12--06:00: Money Manners | KC mom may not want to reveal her finances (chan 1331257)

Q DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: My widowed mother and my sister, who helps Mom with her finances, never include me in any discussions of Mom's money. I think they should, so that if the need ever arises, I'll be better prepared to help Mom and also so that I'll have some idea of the size of my inheritance. What is the best way for me to nicely but firmly ask my mother to bring me into the picture? -- Jennifer, Kansas City


01/20/12--06:00: New rules should clarify airline fees a little (chan 1331257)

If airfares confuse you as much as they confuse me, then I have some good news: Several new rules are going to make it easier to calculate the total cost of a ticket.


01/20/12--06:00: Walk this way to get in shape, lose weight (chan 1331257)

Looking for a way to make good on your New Year's resolution to get in shape? The answer can be as simple as putting one foot in front of the other.


01/21/12--03:00: Design Notebook | After fire destroys home, a new bedroom is born (chan 1331257)

On a gray, dreary and threatening morning in August 2009, I was at home talking on the phone to someone who lived about a mile from me. We both heard a crack that shook our houses. She thought lightning had struck her neighborhood, and I thought it had struck mine.


01/21/12--18:27: Now Trending | Stripes stay trendy for spring (chan 1331257)

Nautical is a no-duh for spring, but this year blue and white aren't alone. A mix of cheerful colors is headed to stores. The color-block buzz from fall and winter segued into stripes on New York spring fashion runways.


01/21/12--19:00: Last Bite | Round up some hearty chow with Cowboy Mac and Cheese (chan 1331257)

This macaroni-and-cheese recipe from chef Andrew Parker at Martin City Brewing Co. has nothing to do with the pre-Revolutionary War tune "Yankee Doodle," riding on a pony or sticking a feather in your cap (and calling it macaroni). Although it might inspire you to whistle the tune while making or eating the dish.


01/24/12--03:00: KCI changes direction, promotes official cellphone lot (chan 1331257)

Motorists waiting to pick up airline passengers can quit circling the three terminals at Kansas City International Airport. KCI officials have now designated Economy Lot A as the official cellphone lot following The Star's report last week that Kansas City's was one of the few large U.S. airports that didn't promote such a service.


01/25/12--03:00: Architecture A-Z | A is for 'adaptive reuse' and more (chan 1331257)

You know we're in trouble when movers and shakers decide that rethinking and retrofitting a building is "not investing in the future." That's how banker J. Mariner Kemper characterized the idea of remaking Kemper Arena.


01/25/12--11:00: The Mag Interview | Robert Litan writes of his father's art (chan 1331257)

Robert Litan, an economist at Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has written a book called "Having Faith: The Collected Art of David Israel Litan" about his father's paintings and lithographs of Kansas scenes and daily Jewish life that he created from the 1940s until his death last year at age 99.


01/26/12--04:00: Getting Started | Cooks' helpers (chan 1331257)

A sampling of practical items for in the kitchen and on the go.


01/27/12--04:00: Women musicians: Between rock and a good place (chan 1331257)

Women are no longer the novelty they once were in popular music. But they are still the exception, part of the much smaller minority. "Things are better, for sure, but that doesn't mean it's easy," said Betse Ellis, a longtime player in the Kansas City scene scene.


01/27/12--06:00: Travel Troubleshooter | Additional driver, additional fee (chan 1331257)

It's highly unusual for a car rental company to charge an extra driver fee for a spouse, but such a surcharge isn't illegal. It is something of a money grab, though.


01/27/12--06:00: Love Story | He knew marriage was in their future (chan 1331257)

Both Tameka Matthews and Jeff Bryant were focused on their work. Tameka had worked at the Boys & Girls Clubs in the Bronx for four years when Jeff took a position there in November 1990. Months later, they began working together on programs.


01/27/12--06:00: A heated war of wax museums takes shape in Hollywood (chan 1331257)

Madame Tussauds, which considers itself the best of wax artistry -- with the $25 ticket price to match -- is trying to best its cheaper competitor, the Hollywood Wax Museum, with a new marketing blitz stressing the defects in its rival's paraffin starlets, singers and comics.


01/27/12--06:00: Money Manners | Retirees feel the economic pinch (chan 1331257)

DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: When my wife and I were offered early retirement recently by the company we both worked for, we happily accepted the deal. But now, of course, our income is lower, and we have to be careful about our spending. That has led to a problem.


01/28/12--06:00: Now Trending | The mullet has been reincarnated … in dress form (chan 1331257)

It's bold, offbeat and oh-so-stylish this spring. It's the mullet dress. Named after the never stylish "business in front, party in the back" hairdo that rocked the '80s, the mullet dress can be simple or sculpted.


01/28/12--19:36: Design Notebook | Embrace winter in cozy comfort (chan 1331257)

Comfort food and cozy surroundings are the keys to setting just the right atmosphere -- and it's the small touches that make those cold winter days even more bearable. Before the first foot of snow falls, I ready my home to ward off the potential effects of cabin fever.


01/28/12--19:46: Last Bite | Savory Cheese Ball super snack for the big game (chan 1331257)

Prepare this cheese ball for your Super Bowl party or any gathering where cheese is given due respect. The recipe is from Craig Jones of Savory Addictions, a local company that makes "small-batch artisan nuts" that are seasoned and smoked over wood.