community event: Lenexa BBQ This Weekend - 06/25/08 02:52 AM
 
This weekend (June 27-28) is the annual Lenexa BBQ! The contest is always held on the fourth Saturday of June each year and the winner of the event is awarded with a $2,500 prize and named the Kansas State Champion.
The contest is held at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park (87th & Lackman Road). Here is a map of the event.
Friday night admission cost $5 and features kids activates, music and even a mechanical bull! Saturday is free admission and don't miss the free barbeque samples at 11:30!
HOURS:Friday 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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community event: Olathe's Getting A Conference Center - 06/20/08 01:14 AM
Olathe just announced plans for a 11 story hotel and conference center that will be going in near K-10 and I-435, that is actually just a couple miles from my home in Olathe!  The hotel will be an Embassy Suites and is expected to be completed by the spring of 2010.
Interestingly though, the Olathe City Council approved a 100% property-tax abatement for 10 years AND the hotel will not have to pay the city's hotel tax for 20 years. I guess that is the price of a convention center for Olathe!
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community event: Olathe's Top 10 Summer Road Projects - 06/11/08 05:34 AM
 
Summertime always means road construction time and that's no exception for Olathe, Kansas! According to the recent Olathe Neighborhood News, Olathe's got a lot of big projects on the horizon for this summer. Here are the top ten by cost:
1. Loan Elm Road/1-35 Interchange
2. 167th Street
3. Dennis Avenue bridge
4. BNSF grad separation
5. Mur-Len Road
6. Olathe Medical Center road
7. Ridgeview Road
8. 167th Street
9. Chestnut and Cherry Streets
10. Loan Elm Road
Click here for more information on the above construction projects
Click here to view the City of Olathe Public Works Department
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community event: Free Festivals This Weekend In Kansas City - 06/05/08 04:09 AM
 
Wow! There are so many FREE festivals this weekend, people from all over the Kansas City metro area have their pick! Most of the festivals feature great food, vendors, booths, entertainment, kids activities and much more! There's no excuse not to get out this weekend and attend one or more of them!
Festa Italiana: Zona Rosa Town Square, FREE
Greek Festival: St. Dionysious Church, Overland Park FREE
Americana Jubilee Days: Mahaffie Stagecoach, Olathe, FREE
Berry Festival: City Market, FREE
Strawberry Festival: Vaile Mansion, Independence, FREE
Sugar Creek Slavic Festival: Mike Onka Memorial Building, Sugar Creek, FREE
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community event: Free Family Event In Olathe This Weekend! - 06/04/08 04:04 AM

Get ready, the 3rd annual American Jubilee will be held in Olathe, Kansas this weekend. This free, family friendly event, features a variety of cultural entertainment, ethnic foods, an interactive children's area featuring crafts and activities from around the world, and a number of booths focusing on culture, service and historical contributions. 
June 7, 200811:00 am - 6:00 pmMahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm1100 N. Kansas City RoadActivates Include: Cultural dances, instruments, education and arts, interactive Children's area, booths and vendors, musical entertainment and much more!
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community event: Farmers Markets Around Kansas City - 06/04/08 03:51 AM
 
Farmers Markets are great ways to get fresh produce at reasonable prices. This summer there are farmers markets all over the Kansas City area and on different days of the week. Here are a few:
Bannister Federal Complex Farmers Market: 9:30-1:30, Tuesdays
Briarcliff Village Farmers Market: 3-7, Thursdays
City Market: 6-4 Saturdays, 8-4 Sundays
Crown Center Farmers Market: 7-1, every other Tuesdays
Farmers Community Market At Brookside: 8-1, Saturdays
Grad Country Four Seasons Farmers Market: 9-noon, Saturdays
Independence Farmers Market: 5-1, Saturdays
KC Organics and Natural Market: 8-12:30, Saturdays
Lee's Summit Farmers Market: 7-sell-out, Wednesdays
Liberty Farmers Market:7-noon, Wednesdays
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community event: Free Friday Night Flicks at Crown Center - 05/27/08 04:11 AM

Free movies are back for the summer! Films will be shown at the Crown Center Square on an outdoor movie screen. Admission is free and the movies begin at approximately 9:00 pm. Make sure and bring plenty of chairs, pillow and blankets! C
2008 Schedule: June 29th: The Goonies'July 4th:No Movie due to Holiday July 11th:Monty Python and the Holy GrailJuly 18th:My Big Fat Greek WeddingJuly 25th: My Fair Lady
More information: http://www.crowncenter.com/Entertainment/Event.asp
Brad Papa is a licensed real estate agent in Kansas and Missouri and can be reached at bradleypapa@remax.net , 913-526-4985 or www.papasinthehouse.com
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community event: Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Run - 02/19/08 02:22 AM
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I run as part of my regular workout, and I've been known to participate in a few 5K's around town, but my wife has set a goal for 2008 is to run in 6 races! She has chosen the annual St. Patrick's Day Run in Westport to be one of them. This is a very festive run with many individuals and groups dressed in green attire such as hats, wigs, scarf's and those wacky green shamrock sunglasses. And don't worry, it not on St. Patrick's Day, it's the Saturday before!
 
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