A small wild turkey picked a bad time of year to draw attention to itself, wandering on New York City's Triborough Bridge toll plaza Nov. 14. Traffic was stopped for 15 minutes as workers chased the bird.
On this day of thanksgiving, many are thankful for the Schwag. Let’s be clear: I’m not talking about “schwag,” the slang term used to describe low-grade marijuana. Although, if you want, you can be thankful for that, too.
The Downtown street revitalization project and most of the construction on Interstate 10 is taking a holiday break so that area businesses and shoppers can take advantage of the shopping season without taking a detour, officials said Monday.
Greg Walton’s father came through the Depression touting this advice: save all your money, never take any risks, use powdered milk. Fortunately, Walton didn’t listen.
ARABIAN HORSE SHOW: 8 a.m. Nov. 25; 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 26. Hale Arena, 1701 American Royal Court. www.americanroyal.com (816-931-3330; 816-221-9800)
The Strip has to give it up for ol' Clay Chastain . Working without money, volunteers or in-state residency, he convinced the citizens of Kansas City, Missouri, to pass a $600 million tax.
KANSAS CITY DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION: Monthly meeting. Direct marketing leader Jon Medved is the speaker. 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 14, Country Club Bank, Village West Financial Center, 11006 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. $25 for members, $40 for others. Reservations. www.kcdma.org or (816) 561-5323.