Helping the present understand the past
I love Around the Town Thursday. I love being able to highlight really cool places, especially if they’re located in my hometown of Kansas City. One of those really cool places is a fantastic little diner (or diners since there’s more than one) located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Town Topic Hamburgers has been featured…
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Welcome to another edition of Around the Town Thursday! I’m a loud-and-proud-whino so I thought I might introduce you to one of my absolute most favorite places…Holy-Field Vineyard & Winery. A family-owned winery, Holy-Field is an award-winning winery located in Basehor, Kansas. According to their About Us page: “The vineyard is planted with Native American…
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It’s Around the Town Thursday and today we’re looking at a park located in Shawnee, Kansas. Pioneer Crossing Park sits on a small tract of land in that was formerly a used car lot. It features two sculptures by a local Shawnee artist named Charles Goslin (the same Charles Goslin that created the statue of…
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Today’s Around the Town Thursday post focuses on a location not far from my house. I can’t recall the number of times I’ve driven past Herman E. Laird Park without stopping. Herman E. Laird Park is located in Shawnee, Kansas There are many wonderful aspects of the park: tennis courts, a playground, a picnic area…
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Welcome to Around the Town Thursday! Around the Town Thursday is a way for me to highlight interesting, fun or useful places around my beautiful hometown of Kansas City. In the spotlight today is one of my favorite places: The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. Liberty Memorial (during maintenance) The National World…