Alex Smith

Midtown Superman, Reading The Rock, KC Psychfest

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson and Alex Smith — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:56:08 +0000

KC PsychFest Showcases Experimental Music

Alex Smith — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:51:44 +0000

Any given weekend, Kansas City, Missouri’s Midtown venues host the city’s biggest music scene, but lot of music lovers get left out of the fun.

CofC Allows Gay Marriage, 1910 Gardens, Rapper Gee Watts

Sun, 05 May 2013 21:19:02 +0000

Community Of Christ OKs Gay Marriage And Clergy

Alex Smith — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:29:00 +0000

Whether its NBA player Jason Collins coming out as gay, or another politician explaining his “evolving” views on sexuality, recent news headlines seem to reveal Americans’ rapidly changing attitudes toward sexual orientation.

Concealed Carry In Public Buildings, Library Mashes Up Old And New, Leo Beuerman

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:00:54 +0000

New KC Library Bridges Centuries, Riles Historians

Alex Smith — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:42:42 +0000

Say you’re researching for a book report. Or looking up local history. Maybe you want to learn to some do-it-yourself home repair. Chances are good you’ll log on to the internet and get your answers in a few minutes without leaving your chair.

This leaves old-fashioned libraries with a problem: how to get people back to the stacks.

One local library has a unique solution for facing the future by embracing the past. The new branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library literally joins a 21st century building with a pre-Civil War home.

But not everybody is happy about it.

Best of KCC: IHOP in Grandview, Penn Valley Skateboarders, Fado Novato

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:07:06 +0000

Photos Of Immigrants, Kansas Renga, 42

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:14:18 +0000

Black Israelites, Royals Announcer, Naismith Artifacts

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:26:22 +0000

Mike McCartney: The Voice Of The Royals

Alex Smith — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:51:10 +0000

In recent years, baseball games have become highly-produced multi-media events. But despite all the changes technology has brought, two aspects of baseball remain the same: the sport and the announcer.

Fatherhood Inspires Experimental Musician Ashley Miller

Alex Smith — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:34:52 +0000

To a lot of local music fans, Ashley Miller’s new music might bring a shock. Not because it’s noisy or avant garde, but because it’s not.

KCMO and KCK Elections, Oz Memorabilia, Ashley Miller

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Monica Sandreczki and Alex Smith — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:35:31 +0000

Historic Designation Reveals Jewish Roots Of Eudora, Kan.

Alex Smith — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:09:11 +0000

This week, during Passover, Jewish communities everywhere will gather together to retell one of the oldest tales in the world: the biblical story of Exodus.

Walt Bodine, Pat Jordan, Hospice Cards, Eudora Jewish Cemetery

Sylvia Maria Gross, Susan B. Wilson, Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:06:26 +0000

St. Patty's Hangover With 'Blarney Stoned'

Alex Smith and Monica Sandreczki — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:13:38 +0000

Six years ago, cook and guitarist Mark Vick got tired of spending St. Patrick’s Day working behind the bar instead of jamming onstage. So he and a few of his musician friends started the band, Blarney Stoned.