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Restaurants

Step into the family museum, order a slice of Kansas pizza

May 4, 2011
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By Jessica Mayfield SALINA – Duane Billings put his own spin on the average pizza parlor by infusing his family heritage to create a rustic Kansas ambiance.  This local pizza parlor has Billings personal additions like his huge wooden wrap around bar and his personal family museum that covers the old eclectic restaurants walls. Tucked [...]

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Now and Then: Hays House, a historic landmark

May 4, 2011
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By Caitlin Adams COUNCIL GROVE – In 1857, trader Seth Hays opened a restaurant at this spot on the Santa Fe Trail that has drawn visitors for more than 150 years. Hays House is the oldest continuously running restaurant west of the Mississippi River. Council Grove was a regular stopping place for travelers to get [...]

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Carhops take orders for apple pie and onion rings at one of state’s oldest drive-ins

May 13, 2010
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By Lindsay Creviston Drive-in restaurants may arguably be one of the most enjoyable pastimes of the late 1940s and ‘50s.  In 1948, with World War II behind them, rock and roll increasing in popularity, and Truman winning what some call the biggest upset in presidential history, Orville and Elsie Bobo opened Bobo’s Drive-in at the [...]

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Vista Drive In welcoming Wildcat fans since 1964

May 10, 2010

By Eryn Woofter When the Kansas State Wildcats play at home, fans pack the Vista Drive In from sunup to sundown. Some have been coming since the place opened in 1964. Others are newcomers. “It’s like walking into the basement of my parent’s old house,” describes Rachel Kimminau, a student at Kansas State University and [...]

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Cup of Jo-nes plays on words, coffee fans in Dodge

May 10, 2010

By Erin White “Over second and third cups flow matters of high finance, high state, common gossip and low comedy.  It [Coffee] is a social binder, a warmer of tongues, a soberer of minds, a stimulant of wit, a foiler of sleep if you want it so.  From roadside mugs to the classic demi-tasse, it [...]

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The Tioga: Chanute’s historical gem

May 10, 2010

By Melissa Taylor Dancing and fine dining at the Tioga Inn was the talk of the town on Saturday nights. Young couples dressed in their finest, coming from all areas of Southeast Kansas to socialize. Much like today’s bars and clubs, the Tioga Inn, now known as Tioga Suites, created a carefree and happy get-a-way [...]

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Dining out in Wichita: numbers reveal the truth

May 10, 2010

By Grant Guggisberg Trying to decipher which United States city has the most restaurants per capita is like guessing how many stars are in the sky. Everyone has an opinion, but nobody seems to know. The myth floating around the Sunflower State and beyond is that Wichita ranks second in the nation in restaurants per [...]

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