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Jeneé Osterheldt

Living in the Northland has its perks, too

Kansas City, you are no small town. But you certainly act that way sometimes and forget that this is a metropolis.The boundaries, let me remind you, extend beyond downtown, midtown, Brookside and the Plaza. So why does everyone complain that anything outside of the city’s core is soo far?

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Aaron Barnhart

‘IFC Media Project’ looks a little familiar and a bit too earnest

One of my favorite all-time TV shows was “TV Nation,” an unsuccessful effort by Michael Moore in the mid-1990s to bring edgy, topical news-themed stunts to network TV — and make Crackers, the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken, into a household name.

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Lauren Chapin

801 Chophouse arrives as Morton’s goes away

Just as Morton’s the Steakhouse closed in Crown Center, 801 Chophouse opened at 71 E. 14th St. in the Power & Light District. Jimmy and Kevin Lynch also have restaurants in Des Moines and Omaha.

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Timothy Finn

David Cook has a debut that’s airwave-ready

For David Cook, the easy part is over. He won “American Idol,” he survived the grueling “Idol” tour and he made his inaugural record, “David Cook.” Now comes the difficult part: living up to more hype than any of the preceding “Idol” winners.

• Cook performs in Kansas City VIDEO
• Power & Light District reacts to Cook's win VIDEO
• Listen to the album at David Cook's official fan site

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