While the NBA will always have it's megastars like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird [to name a few], its teams will never hold the same sway over popular culture and the media as The Harlem Globetrotters. Part theatre group, part comedy troop, and all part of a showcasing of incredible athleticism, the Harlem Globetrotters have done much for... [Read more...]

It what will no doubt turn into an incredibly self referential piece of prose, social media sites and outlets like blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and more, have the capacity to serve a double function: to dually give these sites' users a means for personal expression, as well as offering a means for promoting and marketing content. Rethinking Business... [Read more...]

This past New Year's, nigh countless people from around the world made resolutions to change by adopting a healthier lifestyle.  If you found yourself among these ranks, then don't despair!  Helpguide has offered up a variety of simply and easy tips for creating healthy habits (diet) and holding fast to them.  Consider the following excerpts: 1.  Set... [Read more...]

Stop us if you've heard this one before.  After all, we did very briefly mention yoga in one or two posts prior to this one. Wikipedia defines Yoga as "a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India."  In recent years, the art and practice of yoga has gained increasing popularity, leading to it's practice becoming a trending... [Read more...]

Over the last few weeks, we've touched on some of the best restaurants [or at least Yelp's highest ranked ones] for certain types of cuisine. For today's post, we're going to be taking a bit of a metaphorical drive north east. Kansas City has a Kansas City Restaurant Week: an exhibition that showcases some of it's top chefs and restaurants, as well as some... [Read more...]

 Between all the Chinese restaurants and pizzerias dispersed throughout Lenexa, this should just about cover everyone's "take out" needs. As such, whether you're in the mood for everything from great antipasto, to fulling spaghetti and meatballs, to incredible veal parmigiana, chances are there's an Italian restaurant located in the Lenexa-Overland Park-Kansas... [Read more...]

If you're looking for a funny show that you can enjoy with friends or during a date night [and so on], then you're sure to find it at American Heartland Theatre, particularly at their production of Beer for Breakfast. Plot-wise, the story begins as an attempt at a friends' reunion of four men for a "guys weekend"  But when the fourth friend fails to show... [Read more...]

It no surprise that, weather-wise, it has been getting much colder over the last couple of weeks. Further, with the potential onset of snow as predicted by Weather.com's meteorologists, to arrive in Lenexa next Thursday, it's easy to hypothesize that, by now, everyone has begun to get out their winter jackets, scarves, gloves, and the like. And while the... [Read more...]