by XYZ’s tweenage food critic, Grant, Age 11 Cook’s American Grill 1936 SW Gage M-Sat. 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. 785-271-1415 Cook’s is one of my favorite restaurants. I love it so much that after I had a surgery and the doctor told me I could eat regular food again, it was the first place … Continue Reading
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by Chelle Decker | photos by Sarah Long / Joyful Photography Schools are trying hard to create new healthier options for kids. But, many children and parents prefer to put nutrition into their own hands and take homemade lunches to school. It’s no secret that many preservative and fat-filled options are available for school lunches. … Continue Reading
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by Josh Luttrell / special to XYZ As much as I love to cook complicated and involved dishes, I still really love simple but amazing recipes that I can make in a hurry and this is definitely one of them. It takes so little effort to make, and yet all the flavors work so perfectly together. … Continue Reading
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We want to take your picky eater out to eat. If you’ve read the magazine, you may have noticed that we have a regular column called, “The Picky Eater Goes Out to Eat,” and feature a very picky eater and the experience of taking that kid out to a local restaurant. Now we want to … Continue Reading
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by Leah Sewell | photo courtesy Mulvane Art Museum The Blue Planet Cafe, or rather the “Boo Planet Cafe,” is offering up a special Halloween dining and art event for kids that they won’t soon forget. As part of the Mulvane Art Museum’s Artful Dining series, the proceeds from the ticket sales will help the … Continue Reading
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I’m going to tell you to turn your oven on. Don’t worry – it’s only for about 12 minutes! And when you’re done baking the scones, you can wash these barely sweet fluffy cushions of blueberry goodness down with a big glass of ice cold lemonade. This is your weekend morning this summer, and all … Continue Reading
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by Ande Davis | photos by EJ Drake Mallory’s about as picky as they come. Meeting her, you wouldn’t guess she’d be as choosy as she is. She plays soccer, basketball and wrestles (yeah, really), and she likes to swim, plays violin and is active in girl scouts. But her mom, Christina, can attest to … Continue Reading
local flavor, the picky eater goes out to eat 0 CommentsThe IHOP restaurant at 1734 Wanamaker Rd. will be serving up stacks of buttermilk pancakes March 1 just like they do every day of the year. Except that this time they’ll be free. In celebration of National Pancake Day, IHOP restaurants nationwide are offering each guest a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes in an effort … Continue Reading
community, local flavor 0 CommentsWilliam and Mary Iwig moved to the farm at 3320 SE Tecumseh Rd in 1910, where they raised seven children, gardened, raised livestock and ran a small herd of dairy cows from which they sold milk. 100 years later, the Iwig family is still producing and selling quality milk in Kansas from the same plot … Continue Reading
local flavor 0 CommentsThe ultimate child-parent compromise: tolerate some Twinkle Twinkle while sipping on a pint of Guinness. On Monday nights at Francis O’Dooley’s Irish Pub and Grille on Westport, librarian/songster Kyler Carpenter plays music to a gaggle of shimmying kids who take bites of their grilled cheese in between songs. If children’s music makes your ears bleed, … Continue Reading
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Tesa, age 12
Tesa would like to have a forever home with a huge yard and other children to play with. Tesa enjoys gardening with flowers, fruits and vegetables. Her hobbies include playing the guitar and piano; she likes making up her own songs. When Tesa grows up she would like to become a nurse. She will need encouragement & a family who will be patient and show her that she is valued.
To learn more about adoption visit adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Tesa’s case number is CH-5510.
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