Looking for some fun to get into next Halloween weekend?  Head to Kansas City's Power and Light District for some great music and great times.  Try Howl at the Moon, Mosaic or Lucky Strike Bowling Lanes.  All will be havnig Costume Contests, so make sure you get creative. In fact, if you have a great costume.  Snap a photo and share it with your neighbors... [Read more...]

So maybe battling "The Beast" is not your thing, but you still want to enjoy the beautiful fall scenery that Shawnee has to offer and have some fun.  How about a hayride through the park? Through November 21, you can enjoy the crisp autumn air by taking a hayride through either (or both) Shawnee Mission Park (7900 Renner Rd.) or Heritage Park (16050 Pflumm... [Read more...]

The Karate Kid (2010) When 12-year-old Dre Parker's (Jaden Smith) mother's latest career move has landed him in China he is left with no friends in a strange land. Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre... [Read more...]

I've been playing in the same fantasy NBA league for about six years now.  It's a really competitive league because everyone involved really loves pro basketball.  Anyway, we had our annual draft last night and as expected Kevin Durant and LeBron James were taken first and second respectively. If you did the research, I'd wager that those two will be... [Read more...]

Think you can tame "The Beast?"  If you didn't know, it's America's largest haunted house and it's located right here in the metro Kansas City area.  The Beast is the original "open-format" haunted house.  There are no lines - you wander through the scenes, never knowing when an actor or activated device will jump into action. It takes about 40 minutes... [Read more...]

I first saw the preview for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole when I was taking my daughter to go see Ramona and Beezus about a month or so ago.  Now as a grown up, I didn't think much of it.  But my daughter - five years-old - this was the first time I had ever seen her eyes light up while watching a movie preview. She was hooked from the... [Read more...]

The highly anticipated movie Takers hits Kansas City area theaters this weekend and I'm definitely looking forward to checking it out.  It stars T.I., Paul Walker and Matt Dillon and it's about a crew of smart, sophisticated Los Angeles thieves who get wind from one of their pals about a huge $30 million job that could leave all of them in pretty much set for... [Read more...]

Most of us love a good beer, don't we?  But how many of us casual beer drinkers know the proper way to taste and savor it?  Sure, wine tasting is immensely popular for some, but some of us beer drinkers know a thing or two about the fine art of tasting.  For those that would like to know more, here's a shortened "how-to" guide.. Look Raise the beer... [Read more...]