Spanish Chat: Gathering spots open on Grant, Hyde Park
Montrose entrepreneurs are creating several blocks of trendy gathering spots along Grant and Hyde Park streets. At 2409 Grant, Danny Dang is building a 7,800-square-foot complex that will include a Vietnamese-Chinese restaurant, a bookstore and cafe, a hair and nail salon, and a real estate company. The complex is scheduled to open April 14. Dang, who recently sold his Hollywood convenience stores, is calling the complex "Hollywood." It has an olive green...
Spanish Chat: JOHNSON COUNTY CALENDAR Benefits SEVENTH ANNUAL HALF PINT LIBRARY BOOK DRIVE: Donate new or gently-used children's books. Benefits Children's Mercy Hospital. Through March 31, Half Price Books, 15309 W. 119th, Olathe. (913-829-9959) and 8997 Metcalf, Overland Park. (913-383-3373) Classes, workshops DRAWING WORKSHOP: Develop drawing skills and enhance your understanding of art theory. Pencil, charcoal, drawing dimensions, shapes and shading explored. Merriam
JOHNSON COUNTY CALENDAR Benefits SEVENTH ANNUAL HALF PINT LIBRARY BOOK DRIVE: Donate new or gently-used children's books. Benefits Children's Mercy Hospital. Through March 31, Half Price Books, 15309 W. 119th, Olathe. (913-829-9959) and 8997 Metcalf, Overland Park. (913-383-3373) Classes, workshops DRAWING WORKSHOP: Develop drawing skills and enhance your understanding of art theory. Pencil, charcoal, drawing dimensions, shapes and shading explored. Merriam...
Spanish Chat: If replacement Orioles fly, radio games will change
If the current round of baseball labor talks falls through and the owners insist on bringing replacement players to spring training, count on hearing less of the Orioles on the radio than you might expect. That's because WBAL (1090 AM) will do fewer exhibition games and do them in a different way, station manager Jeff Beauchamp said.Beauchamp said the station, the flagship outlet for Orioles broadcasts, is considering a ``play-by-occasional-play'' plan,...
Spanish Chat: Cabo restaurant to open in Montrose
The building that housed the Montrose landmark bookstore and cafe, Crossroads, will soon be occupied by a new tenant, a branch of the Mexican restaurant and bar, Cabo. Mike Roberson, who owns the Cabo restaurants on the Richmond Strip and downtown, said he is excited to be moving into the Montrose area. "I think Cabo and Montrose will be a perfect pair," Roberson said. "The eclecticism and ethnic diversity of the Montrose neighborhood make it a...