Here's a sampling of what Kansas City nightlife has to offer.
It takes a whole lot of fabulous to keep J Space going, so every month we feature guest stars for you to meet and learn about. Our July guest is Lisa Houser, an Overland Park good witch who knows how to be bad.
Bad Witch
Oh the draw of $1 flip-flops.
You would have thought Old Navy was giving gasoline away Saturday morning. By the time I arrived with five eager nieces and nephews in tow, the Olathe store had been open only 15 minutes, and already moms were leaving the store as if it was on fire, kids and Old Navy plastic bags in hand.
Be One Less.
By now, most people have seen the "One Less" Gardasil commercials with the cheesy, catchy song. And if you haven't seen the commercials, surely you have heard about the vaccine. It's no joke, if you are a female under 26, you need to take this very seriously. And now the pricey vaccine ($300-$500) is being offered for free at select clinics in Kansas and Missouri. (Click the pic for locations in the KC area)
But my doctor says all sexually active women should be concerned about HPV. Even though the commercials market it to women 26 and younger, many doctors offer it at their discretion to their older sexually active patients as well. You will have to pay out of pocket. The FDA is currently doing trials on women ages 27-45. (Read more on that at here.
Whatever you decide, don't think for one minute you aren't at risk. If you are having sex, you are at risk.
Four out of every five sexually active men and women in the United States will get the human papillomavirus (HPV) at some point in their lives. It often clears up without treatment, but it some cases it leads to pre-cancerous abnormalities, genital warts, cervical cancer and more. There is no treatment for HPV infection. But routine Pap screening can lead to successful treatment of pre-cancerous abnormalities.
You cannot see HPV, and there are more than 40 strains of it. Most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have it. For more on HPV, visit here
Every Tuesday and Saturday my lifestyle column runs in The Kansas City Star, and you can find the most recent ones below. For previous columns, click here.
Two years ago April Lacher was a stay-at-home mom and wife. That alone was hard work _ taking care of her son, paying bills, cleaning house, running the day-to-day errands. Still, she wanted more.
She'd discovered she had an artsy side when she was planning her wedding. To save money, she took on the task of decorating the facility, designed the floral arrangements and helped create the invitations.
"I realized I loved creating beautiful things that other people could appreciate," says April, 32.
So when a family member couldn't use a lip balm because of an allergy to almond oil, April figured she could make some.
I just don’t understand why there has to be so much T’n’A. It’s everywhere. Just take a look at our new entertainment district.
I mean, the Power & Light is sexy enough with Mosaic, the chic lounge with Miami flair.
The indoor-outdoor living room with potent martinis is the gem of the Cordish Co.’s mall of bars that have taken over downtown.
But it isn’t enough to have sultry décor and a hot staff. The P&L wants its waitresses to look as if they’re auditioning for a spot in the Pussycat Dolls.
Seriously, the servers at Angel’s Rock Bar look like extras in that old Christina Aguilera video — “Dirrty.” And pretty much every bar in the district serves up a wait staff with thighs exposed and/or breasts spilling out of their tops.
