Jordan Carver & Kansas City Christmas Eve

Jordan Carver and a gathering of some of today's top stories . . .

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- Presenting The New Hangouts Of Kansas City Hipsters: Touring KC's growing community of open artist studios

Here it is:

- Injury Across The State Line: KCK firefighter hurt while battling fire

- Perfect Village Booze Dropping: Overturned semi sends bottles of beer spilling into Prairie Village street

- Show-Me Perv Crackdown: Missouri Supreme Court rules against sex offenders

- Golden Ghetto Holiday Fear: Overland Park police warn of 'spoofing' phone scam

- More Kansas City I-35 Reopening Celebration

- A Gift From Gov. Jay: Gov. Nixon releases $40.1M for Missouri budget

- Not So Conservative Subsidy: Kinder, Nasheed will fight Nixon for Boeing's tax credits

- JoCo Crazy Talk: Johnson County commissioners get rid of its troubled mental-health board

- Reax To Sunflower State Academic Censorship: Groups speak out against Kansas Regents' new social media policy

- Jackson County Trimming But Not Off The Top: Approved county budget is leaner than last year's

- Kansas City Oversized And Ill-Advised Truck Bet: Ford makes a big gamble on new aluminum F-150

- It's All Good In The Golden Ghetto: Home sales and prices on the rise in Johnson County

- Perspective: Head Injury Lawsuit Naming Kansas City Chiefs Triples In Size

- Memorable Kansas City Eco-Devo Blunders... Year in Review: Dubious achievements in 2013 on the real estate beat

- Soft Serve Lifesaver: Local woman meets the man who saved her life at Dairy Queen

- Cowtown Foodie Voibles: The year in restaurant shakeups

- Odd Are It Won't Last: Plaza marriage proposal connects the dots

- Your Gift Is From Walgreens: Shopping On X-Mas Eve In Kansas City

- Go The F-To-Sleep Tech: KC-developed app gets kids to bed on Christmas Eve

As always, this is the OFF-TOPIC and otherwise interesting . . .