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Archives for October, 2011
Tweet When it mattered most, the Lancers just couldn’t seem to hold onto the ball. A series of costly turnovers — including an endzone fumble at the end of the first half and a interception during a potentially game-winning drive — proved insurmountable for SM East Friday, as they fell to the SM West Vikings 30-25. The [...]
Tweet View Larger Map Prairie Village police arrested three two men – one dressed as a woman — this afternoon after they robbed the US Bank at 6940 Mission Road at approxmately 2:30 p.m. PVPost.com readers report that approximately a dozen police cars and SUVs were seen driving north on Mission Road around the time of [...]
Tweet Two teams at 4-3. Playoff implications on the line. An intra-district rivalry that got more intense after the Lancers snapped SM West’s long winning streak last year. Both SM East and SM West have plenty riding on tonight’s match up at SM South Stadium at 7 p.m. So much so, that the game was [...]
Tweet There are a few things that I rely on whenever I am in the mood for an easy but elegant dinner. An omelette, a roast chicken, or some braised veggies will usually do the trick. I saw this recipe in last month’s Bon Appetit and found it to be the perfect antidote for a [...]
Tweet Speaking of walking paths… You’re likely to see construction crews working along Tomahawk Road between Porter Park and the Village Shops in the coming weeks as they install a new eight-foot wide paved trail. Similar trails were installed between Corinth Square and Franklin Park earlier this year. The trails are part of Prairie Village’s [...]
Tweet Local exercisers who like to enjoy Mission Hills’ beauty during walks and runs may have safer paths to do so in the near future. Mayor Rick Boeshaar announced in the city’s tri-annual newsletter that he is forming an Ad Hoc committee to study adding new walking paths throughout the city. Presently, some of the [...]
Tweet Do you all remember life before “Where’s that at?” (*Shudder). It was a really dark time, wasn’t it? Luckily, that era is behind us, and we can all bask in the glory of this remarkable feature each Thursday at 10 a.m. But enough about all that. On to the main event. We’ll need a [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village police department took time earlier this week to recognize the efforts of four officers whose actions helped save two lives. Chief Wes Jordan presented two sets of awards to the officers before the city council Monday. The Supervisory Recognition Award went to officers Brian Dennis and Dan Sachen, who responded to [...]
Tweet Not a bad way to end a remarkable high school career. When SM East senior Mimi Fotopoulos beat Blue Valley North’s Madison Rhyner 6-1, 6-1 in the 6A state tournament last weekend, she not only defended her state singles title, she polished off her second undefeated season in a row and helped propel the [...]
Tweet If you missed Prairie Village resident and internationally renown fly fisherman Norm Crisp on KCUR’s Central Standard last week, you can catch him on the podcast. Crisp is the owner and lead guide of Stream Side Adventures, which leads fishing trips to destinations near (the Missouri Ozarks) and far (Chile). On Central Standard, he [...]
Tweet A Prairie Village resident has submitted a complaint to the city under the Americans with Disabilities act over the placement of a sculpture honoring a former city official. James Olenick, who has an adult son who uses a wheelchair, submitted the complaint last week, citing that the “Spirit of Prairie Village” sculpture just south [...]
Prairie Village gives final approval to plans for senior living facility on Somerset Elementary site
Tweet The Prairie Village city council on Monday gave final approval to a special use permit that will allow Hunt Midwest to develop a senior living facility on the site of the former Somerset Elementary school. The move keeps Hunt Midwest on target to meet its initial timeline, which has the facility opening 12-14 months [...]
Tweet View Larger Map KMBC reports that the M&I Bank in the 8800 block of State Line Road was robbed before noon Tuesday. No one was injured in the robbery. Leawood police and the FBI are investigating the incident, and are searching for two men. A man armed with a gun wearing a Halloween mask [...]
Tweet Reader Greg Peters sent along a couple of shots from this past weekend’s Sunflower League cross country championships. SM East’s top performers were Annie Kuklenski, who finished 17th overall in the varsity girls’ race with a 16:22.68 5K, and Adam Simmons, who finished 13th overall in the boys’ varsity race at 16:45.68. The boys [...]
Tweet We couldn’t make it out to the game on Friday, but from the looks of Lancer Gridiron Club dad Brian Libeer’s weekly wrap-up video, the Lancers came out strong in a 21-3 victory over Blue Valley North. The Lancers, now 4-3, finish off their season with games against SM West this Friday and SM [...]
Tweet By a vote of 10-1 on Monday, the Prairie Village city council approved a new benefits program that will allow domestic partners of city employees to enroll in the city’s health insurance program, and that adds a surcharge to the health premiums of employees who smoke or who have smokers covered by their policy. [...]
Tweet At least one of Prairie Village’s hot-button holiday lighting displays has found a happy home this year. The city has worked out an agreement to allow Fontana Street resident Tim Dorr to move his popular synchronized music and holiday lights display onto city grounds. After last year’s holiday season, Dorr announced that he would [...]
Tweet CTPost.com reported today that 64-year-old Peter Woodsmall of Mission Hills died in a single-engine plane accident in Danbury, Conn., Sunday night. Woodsmall took the plane from Olathe to Maryland on Friday. According to flight plans, he was scheduled to make a short flight from Maryland to Connecticut arriving before 8:30 p.m. Sunday. A 91-year-old [...]
Tweet The Prairie Village Arts Council on Friday hosted its annual State of the Arts exhibit at City Hall, with dozens of residents and art enthusiasts gathering to enjoy the more than 40 works entered into this year’s juried competition. Two works, Carnavale: The Great Equalizer by Sara LaGrand and Rhonda S. by Joseph Smith, [...]
Tweet Around 100 neighbors gathered outside the Prairie Village Community Center Sunday afternoon for the Prairie Village Homes Association’s inaugural Family Fall Festival. Eric the Magician entertained with balloon art: Docents from the Kansas City Zoo equally delighted and terrified kids with bats, lizards, cockroaches and snakes: And families worked together to prepare for Halloween [...]
Tweet The wave of restaurants that have opened at the Village Shops and Corinth Square aren’t just new — they’re also very good, at least according to The Pitch’s annual Best of KC issue. Urban Table, Tavern in the Village and Story all got a shout out in the issue, which hit stands last week. [...]
Tweet It was a diamond day for a distance run Saturday morning, as the dozens of Prairie Village, Fairway and Mission Hills residents who completed the Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon and Half Marathon can attest. And while it’s an accomplishment just to cross the finish line, we thought it was worthwhile to give [...]
Tweet Prairie Village ultramarathoner Danny Miller was leading the 4:20 pace group at this morning’s Kansas City Marathon. If you missed the race — or weren’t ready for a big-distance affair yet, he’s given us some more good suggestions for local routes, this time with Corinth Square as a starting point. And if you missed Danny’s [...]
Tweet Prairie Village will move forward with its comprehensive planning process for the Mission Valley site until it hears from RED Development and Kansas City Christian School about whether they’ve reached a deal for the property, said Assistant City Administrator Dennis Enslinger. The city will still issue its Request for Proposal to select a firm [...]
Tweet So, every week I use this blog to post a delicious recipe that someone else has created. You all must think I am just a big old follower. This is basically true. I usually lack the imagination and the chutzpah to come up with something on my own. But not this week. Today I [...]
