Prairie Village News

The problemJoanna Harbison is new to the area and wonders about the unusual overhead street sign that northbound Nall Avenue drivers see as they approach 95th Street in Johnson County.

Anne and Rob Perszyk of Overland Park have paid off their house.They feel more secure in their jobs at Sprint.They concede that a few years back, when the economy was suffering more than it is now, it’s unlikely that they would have been eyeing new tile as they did Saturday at the combined Remodeling Show and Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show ... (more)

The city of Prairie Village has issued a demolition permit for the structure, with the contractor predicting work will begin on Monday.

Final crime statistics for 2011 suggest the new crime prevention tactics employed by the Prairie Village Police department may have started to pay off.

Can't make it to Paris this year for a romantic escape--no problem--Kansas City has some wonderful restaurants where you can at least enjoy some great French cuisine.

The legendary Madonna proved at last night's Super Bowl XLVI half-time show that one really can look young, limber and sexy at age 53.

As homeowners surrounding Mission Valley Middle School continue to organize protest against a proposed mixed-use development on the site , the city of Prairie Village appears to be prepared to back away from a move to conduct a comprehensive planning process for the site.

When it's fashion week in New York, it's also fashion week at Her Majesty's Closet, a couture consignment shop for women owned and operated by Barb Bloch.

In anticipation of a crowd that could near 200, Prairie Village has announced it will move its Monday, Feb.

At the their meeting next Monday, Feb. 6, members of the Prairie Village City Council are likely to take up of the issue of what - if anything - to do about the controversial fence installed along the new asphalt path from Porter Park to 71st Street along Tomahawk Road.

The first jabs landed politely, like the boxing students were tapping the punching bags on the shoulders instead of pummeling them.

The Perkins family brought out the candles for light as they ate their dinner that was cooked in aluminum foils in the fireplace of their home in the 5800 block of El Monte Street in Fairview in 2002.

Boulevard Brewery's immensely popular Chocolate Ale is returning to one Prairie Village liquor store's shelves today -A if only for a few hours.

Because three residents - incumbent Dale Beckerman and challengers Brooke Morehead and Tim Pickell -A have filed for the Ward 4 City Council seat, the city must hold a primary Feb.

A different kind of fight is going on at the Fight Club in a Kansas City suburb in northeast Kansas, where teenagers are hitting back at bad emotions caused by bullies and working to build self-confidence instead of slugging each other.

Teenagers who work out at a new boxing club in Johnson County never spar with each other.

Former Kansas Bioscience Authority CEO Tom Thornton knew he was under criminal investigation and asked the agency for personal legal representation at least two weeks before he electronically shredded documents on his laptop computer, according to a letter obtained by The Eagle.

Matt Branstetter hasn't been with Salty Iguana Mexican Restaurant since it replaced Granny's Chicken at Corinth Square 20 years ago -A but not too many people have been around longer.

About 10:32 a.m., officers responded to a robbery at the Bank of America near Cambridge Street, just off of State Line Road.

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