Category Archive: August 2011

Author Addresses Guild

New York Times Best Selling Author Candice Millard recently discussed her newest book, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President at The Critique and Luncheon hosted by the Rockhurst University Library Guild. This non-fiction read uncovers details involving the assassination of President James A. Garfield in 1881. …

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Summer Blossoms at Powell Gardens

Article and Photography Claire M. Caterer When was the last time you looked a Tyrannosaurus Rex in the eye, stood as still as a mountain while a Blue Morpho butterfly lit on your shoulder or tasted produce from a 2,000-acre mini farm? You can do all these things—as well as drink in hundreds of green …

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Waldo Pizza: Locally Owned with Choices Galore

Article Sharmin Meadows | Photography Cathryn Farley “Corporate Pizza Sucks” is the first thing I saw when I walked into Waldo Pizza. It was printed on the back of a t-shirt hanging on the wall near the entrance. As we made our way in and waited to be seated, I saw that the servers were …

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Golden in Every Way: Local Couple Enjoys Retirement

Article Lisa Allen | Photography Cathryn Farley and Crown Center Don and Shirley Shaffer are brave folks and they are ready to share a long-held secret they’ve kept silent for quite some time. “We eat breakfast out, every morning, every day of the year—often at Neighborhood Cafe, occasionally at Panera and sometimes cinnamon rolls at …

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