The long awaited new cocktail bar thingy in Waldo is open. On the southwest corner of Wornall and Gregory, at the opposite end of the […]

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So I’m on the bus - you know I like the bus - reading the Pitch’s Best of Kansas City 2006 edition. Being narrow-minded and […]

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• I’ve been waiting for ages for an excuse to link to Ze Frank, and then he only talks about Kansas City - which is […]

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Here’s a touching story about underage drinking in Lawrence, KS and how the bouncers in Lenexa, specifically Mickey’s Irish Pub, handle it according to Nick […]

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Car Bombs
I love Irish car bombs, is a phrase I never heard before moving to America.
In America, a car bomb is a drink with […]

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If you’re interested in what is going on the world of the Irish beyond Kansas City, here’s ten stories for ya:
  • The Irish Government is […]

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Speaking of Half-Way Parties, here’s a tip for you if green beer is not your thing:
6 Pints Guinness + 8 Glasses Red Wine = Green […]

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I hate water. One pint a year is a much as I drink if you add up all the sips from the glasses I let […]

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If you’re Irish and you live in Kansas City, where is the best place to be tonight? Actually it’s where I am, in the southwest […]

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O’Malley’s Irish Pub in Weston, Missouri is launching their new O’Malley’s Autumn Ale in September. Loyal customers are being offered the first crack at tasting […]

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Being an Irish stereotype before emigrating was never an issue. Because you didn’t know. You only knew when tourists came to town and told you […]

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Speaking of spuds, New Zealand’s expertise in producing potatoes resistant to disease has attracted the interest of the Irish. This is important if the world […]

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The cruelest thing Ireland ever did to me was having me sign on for unemployment right by one of Dublin’s great chippers.
Werburgh Street, like […]

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A cheerful article in Minnesota outlines the history of the potato, in how it impacted on the populations of Europe and America, though with an […]

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Speaking of Irish food and drink, the current issue of The X (a publication I’m biased towards since they ran a feature on my good […]

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I think I had too much Irish-spiced Shrimp yesterday. Or maybe it was the wine. Normal publishing will resume in a few hours. What’s normal?

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On the Official English FA website the Irish flag is represented by an oversized McDonalds logo rather than the Irish Tricolour. No idea why - […]

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Irish Folk Band The Lucky Charms are performing a benefit gig on Saturday July 15 for the Leavenworth Heritage Center.
The evening of Irish Music and […]

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-& what?
-And the World Cup Final
A reminder that one of the Irish venues in Kansas City showing the World Cup Final on Sunday is Cafe […]

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The first full live Irish music performance at Delahunt’s Cafe & takes place Saturday 7pm, July 8th at the 45th & State Line coffee shop

The […]

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