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Short article with color photo of owners and stained-glass windows in the former Sermon-Anderson building. Sermon-Anderson were "deocrators and designers to many of Kansas City's exclusive…
Date : 2012-01-31
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Biographical article with photos and captions about the new hotel complex known as "Street Enterprises at 1510 E. 18th St," at Paseo Boulevard. The owner was Rueben Street, "ex-…
Date : 1949-12-09
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
A couple of letters printed in response to James Hart's article "Nichols Lunch Serves Its Last" which appeared in the September 26, 2006, issue of the Kansas City Star. Nichols Lunch…
Date : 2006-10-01
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Danny Edwards Famous Kansas City Barbecue (1227 Grand Boulevard), a popular downtown eatery for 23 years, is relocating to 2900 Southwest Boulevard. The new owner of the Grand street property, Jon…
Date : 2007-06-12
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article noting the closure of Sanderson's. Originally located on 8th Street; opened in 1912; moved to southwest corner of 38th and Main in 1981; moved to 7907 State Line Road in 1999;…
Date : 2000-05-26
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Obituary with photograph for Jennie Cascone, owner and operator of Cascone's Restaurant on North Oak Trafficway in Kansas City, North, since 1954. The Missouri Restaurant Association noted that…
Date : 2003-01-09
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Rodney J. Anderson, part owner of the Hereford House restaurant, was charged with conspiracy, arson, and mail fraud on June 21, 2010, in connection with the 2008 fire that destroyed the restaurant.
Date : 2010-06-23
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Brief article describing the Top of the Tower, an "international restaurant-a-rama" located on the top two floors of the Commerce Bank Tower at 9th and Main Street during the late 1960…
Date : 2006-07-13
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
In Mike Hendricks "Commentary" column he discusses the effect of the planned widening of 85th Street in Kansas City on two restaurants, Stroud's and B.B.'s Lawnside Bar-B-Q.…
Date : 2005-09-19
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article reporting the closure of Macaluso's Italian restaurant on February 6, 2007. Tom Macaluso, who opened the restaurant in 1993, is known for his colorful interactions with customers, as…
Date : 2007-02-08
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article describes some highlights of the history of fried chicken in Kansas City.
Date : 2004-06-21
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Frankie's Ice Cream & Deli was named after the late Frank Bataglia and was started in the late 1970s, first as a flower shop and then a restaurant. Christine Linville has run the business…
Date : 2003-11-19
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
After 24 years in business in the Northeast community, Knight's Bar-B-Q restaurant has closed its doors. Owner Jerry Knight and family opened the restaurant in 1985 at the corner of Independence…
Date : 2008-03-12
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article describes a pilgrimage by New Hampshire software engineer Paul Sepe to eat a final fried chicken dinner at the original Stroud's Restaurant. The 85th Street Stroud's location…
Date : 2005-12-27
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Subtitle to article reads: "Jasper's Continues Tradition of Red Sauce and Sicilian Flavor." Article reviews Jasper's Restaurant located at 1201 W. 103rd Street in Kansas City,…
Date : 2004-01-02
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Photo and article about LaSala's deli in Columbus Park, established in 1921 by "Joe LaSala, an Italian immigrant " and still operated in 2001 by 69-year-old Joe LaSala, the founder…
Date : 2001-07-25
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Restaurant review of George Brett's, a restaurant opened by George Brett on the Plaza in 2003. The restaurant features Brett memorabilia and is said to be frequented by the legendary Royal.
Date : 2004-01-22
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
An auction was held Sunday, June 10, 2007, in which almost all of the items associated with Stephenson's Apple Farm Restaurant in Independence, Missouri, were sold at the now closed restaurant…
Date : 2007-06-11
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
The chain restaurant, Ted's Montana Grill, in Leawood, Power & Light District, and Kansas City, Kansas, closed because of declining sales.
Date : 2010-11-16
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Review of Manny Lopez's life. Manny began as a "salad and toast boy" at the President Hotel when 14 years old and later owned and operated his own restaurant, Manny's. He was…
Date : 2006-12-24
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article profiles Rob Dalzell, a Kansas City chef and restauranteur. Dalzell, 33, is quickly becoming a downtown restaurant mogul, opening four eateries in the Crossroads Arts District in as many…
Date : 2008-03-13
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article profiles the past and present of the KC Masterpiece restaurant organization. Dr. Rich Davis, a Kansas City child psychiatrist, invented KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce in the 1970's, and…
Date : 2005-07-21
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Cascone's Grill has been located at 17 E. Fifth St. in the City Market since 2003. Article includes a little history of the Cascone family and their restaurants, the first being a "three-…
Date : 2011-12-25
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Article about the opening of Stroud's South in Fairway, Kansas, on Monday, April 7, 2008. Includes a photo of Stroud's owner Mike Donegan.
Date : 2008-04-04
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)
Obituary for John Parks, "artist, teacher of design and aspiring author," dying at the age of 32 in 1954. Native of Wichita, Kansas, coming to Kansas City in 1951 as an art teacher at…
Date : 1954-04-05
Collection: Local History Index (Citations)