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Title: Decades of Death
Description: Article discusses the prevalence of traffic accidents and subsequent deaths along a stretch of Wornall Road south of 90th Street and attempts to correct the problem.
Date: 2001-01-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Pub Grub
Description: Brief article describing the conversion of one of Kansas City's oldest restaurants, the Romanelli Grill (7122 Wornall Road), into an Irish pub named The Gaf. The author reports that an interior "facelift" has improved the facilities, and while the Romanelli Grill's trademark carts are no longer used to serve patrons, the fried catfish (a staple at Romanelli) remains on the menu of The Gaf.
Date: 2005-11-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: This is Your Father's Bar
Description: Article announces the retirement of Waldo bar owner, Bobby Baker. Baker is interviewed and describes how his father and longtime tavern owner, Johnny Baker, was connected to the Pendergast political machine as well as his own decision to enter the bar business. Baker states that his daughter, Becky Hamrich, will take over the popular bar in 2013.
Date: 2012-12-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Chat Room
Description: Review of The Gaf Pub and Grille, located at 7116 Wornall Road. The Gaf opened in October, 2005, replacing the "beloved midtown saloon and restaurant," The Romanelli Grill, which closed in July, 2005 after 70 years of business.
Date: 2005-12-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article