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Archives for June, 2012
Tweet In a letter delivered to Reinhardt Estates neighborhood residents, Postmaster Russell Jacobson claims that the cluster mailboxes installed without any notice to residents were a “temporary” measure — contradicting statements the Postal Service’s spokesman made in the days after the boxes were installed. In the letter, Jacobson apologizes for “the temporary change of mail delivery [...]
Tweet Keep those toes out of the water, Villagers, and meet your 2012 Prairie Village Piranhas! The PV swim, dive and synchro teams recently gathered for their annual group photo — thought it was worth passing along:
Tweet By Julia Westhoff Dorie Greenspan would not be proud. I managed to turn her beautiful plum cake into a homely concoction, totally unworthy of her beautiful cookbooks. I’d always wanted to make plum cake. This sweet gem of a cake is perfect for snacking, breakfasting, or as a dessert. And in fact, it was [...]
Tweet The cluster boxes are gone! And…they’re back again! But they’re going away soon! Reinhardt Estates neighbors Wednesday and Thursday watched a mystifying series of events as Postal Service workers removed the controversial cluster mailboxes from around the neighborhood only to reinstall them several hours later. Neighborhood resident Liz Paulk said that “as fast as [...]
Tweet In the end, a mere .67 seconds stood between Mission Hills’ Bobby Bollier and a spot on the US Olympic Team. Bollier finished third in the 200 meter butterfly finals at the US Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha, Neb., Thursday evening. Michael Phelps, the world-record holder in the event, finished first at 1:53.65. Michigan’s [...]
Tweet A committee report to Shawnee Mission School District superintendent Gene Johnson recently identified Westwood View Elementary as a potential target for closure as the district continues to explore cost cutting measures. In Wednesday’s Kansas City Star, columnist Steve Rose speculates about whether the tiny — and much beloved — neighborhood school, which produces some [...]
Tweet It’s hot out. The technology does not exist at present to allow me to make you cooler using this blog. The best we can do at this point is show you a picture of some air conditioning units.
94 years old and still not missing a beat: Prairie Village resident honored for medical mission work
Tweet Prairie Village resident Herbert Davis’s neighbor Kari Bowles says she is inspired by the way the 94-year-old retired doctor lives. Yesterday, thousands of fans at Kauffman Stadium got to see why. The Royals honored Davis Wednesday with a ticket for the Buck O’Neil Legacy Seat, a recognition of the remarkable international medical work he [...]
Tweet At 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Mission Hills native Bobby Bollier will line up in lane 4 of the US Olympic Swimming Team Trials pool in Omaha, Neb. with four laps between himself and his dream: a trip to London to represent his country in the Olympic Games. By swimming a 1:56.06 200 meter butterfly in [...]
Tweet Pembroke Hill grad Bobby Bollier will line up in tonight’s US Olympic Swim Trials 200-meter butterfly preliminary finals heat next to Michael Phelps, the the world-record holder in the event. By swimming the fastest 200-meter butterfly in a field of more than 130 this morning, Bollier locked up the preferred lane 4 position in [...]
Tweet If his first appearance in the US Swimming Olympic Trials is any indication, Mission Hills’ Bobby Bollier is looking to take a trip across the pond this August. Bollier outpaced all 138 other swimmers in the 200 meter butterfly preliminary heats this morning, notching a 1:56.69 performance that bested favored competitors Tyler Clary of [...]
Tweet Fifty two aspiring tennis stars will take to the courts at Homestead Country Club in Prairie Village Thursday hoping to earn a berth in the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament. The USTA’s Missouri Valley Sectional Tournament kicks off at 11:30 a.m. with first round matches in the women’s singles bracket. The men start first round [...]
Tweet Fairway officials met yesterday morning to start formulating a process for addressing the cluster mailboxes controversy that’s upset many Reinhardt homeowners — though the Postal Service appears to be willing to work directly with the homeowners whose dogs initiated the clusterbox installation in the first place. Reinhardt organizer John St. Clair said the Postal Service [...]
Tweet Prairie Village attorney Keven O’Grady says that after 25 years of working in private practice, the time seemed right to explore a career change. “When I was younger, I always thought about public service,” he said. “With my kids all grown and my own practice having developed well, I figured this was probably as [...]
Tweet Here’s a guess: the US Postal Service hasn’t heard the end of grumbling from local residents about changes to their mail service. In fact, a fresh wave may be just about to begin. In an apparent departure from assurances Postal Service representatives made during a well-attended community meeting in January, the Postal Service has [...]
Tweet Suffice it to say, it’s been a busy month for Mission Hills native Bobby Bollier. On June 3, he wrapped up competition in the Santa Clara International Grand Prix, a final tune up before his bid to make the US Olympic team. Then it was back to school at Stanford University to take his [...]
Tweet Paying his respects to the recently shuttered Waid’s at the Village Shops in the Pitch yesterday, food critic Charles Ferruzza notes that the neighborhood diner chain had a long tradition in the Kansas City area — and its attrition to a single metro-area location is worth lamenting. But, Ferruzza notes, the food… well, it [...]
Tweet The game of leap frog being played by the Corinth Square Ripple Glass bin has led to unintended consequences that are frustrating some area businesses and residents. Since the bin was moved from the Tippin’s parking lot early this year, some well-meaning recyclers have apparently mistaken the Deb’s Disposal Service cardboard recycling bin behind [...]
Tweet Prairie Village police are asking for help identifying a man they say is a suspect in a recent theft at the Mission Road Antique Mall. The store’s security camera captured the image at the right of a bald man in a white Polo shirt carrying a newspaper. Capt. Wes Lovett said the man appears [...]
Tweet And the Lord said, “On the seventh day they will rest. And on the seventh day I will also make it, like, 114 degrees outside so that the ice cream at the Ice Cream Social will taste totally incredible. And then people will be like, ‘God, thank you for creating ice cream. This stuff [...]
Tweet Whelp. Turns out Charles Ferruzza was on to something. Waid’s Restaurant, a Village Shops fixture for decades, closed its doors for good Sunday. LANE4 Property Group, which owns the property, will likely redevelop it as part of the Village Shops Community Improvement District renovations. We’ve got a call in to LANE4 for comment — [...]
Tweet After a week and a half of being closed for renovations, Johnny’s Tavern at Corinth Square reopened Friday with an updated, darker look. Construction crews refinished the wood and repainted the walls throughout the space, adding darker tones that proprietor Pat Roberts said were intended to give the venue a more pub-like aesthetic. The [...]
Tweet Recent SM East graduate Shannon McGinley is heading out west today for a victory lap of sorts — and with a new feather in her cap, to boot. The softball standout is on her way to The Sparkler, the largest college recruiting event for high-school softball players, in Denver, Colo., with her summer travel team, [...]
Tweet Shawnee Mission School District spokeswoman Leigh Anne Neal reports that SM East operations and maintenance personnel have examined the school’s chiller equipment and other machinery and found everything in working order. The workers were not able to detect any unusual noises being emitted from the school’s equipment. The news essentially brings neighborhood residents searching [...]
Tweet By Julia Westhoff When it’s this hot and steamy outside I like to invite friends over for cold beer and Thai food. Generally I’ll make a red chicken curry, a salad, and one or two fried things. I’m not usually into frying things at home, but homemade crab rangoon is so easy and soooo [...]
