Claire Messud of Newsweek spent a week with Barack Obama's presidential campaign a few weeks ago. Here's her take of when Obama made an unscheduled stop at Bell's Restaurant on Route 66 in Lebanon, Mo.: When Obama makes a truly unannounced stop at the Bell Restaurant in Lebanon, Mo., a small town in the Ozarks, … Continue reading More on Obama’s stop on Route 66
Day: September 4, 2008
UPDATED: Negotiations on Red Cedar Inn end — for now
NOTE: Important update below. A local museum apparently won't be coming to the closed Red Cedar Inn restaurant in Pacific, Mo., because parties couldn't come to a purchase agreement, reports the Tri-County Journal. “Negotiations with the Smith family have ceased,” Adams said. “We could not come to an agreement on terms.” City officials began talks … Continue reading UPDATED: Negotiations on Red Cedar Inn end — for now
Photos from the Route 66 Music Tour
I've received photos of Joel Clemons and The Lemons, a funk-jazz group, from their current Route 66 Music Tour. And here's a video of a song from the band's performance in Tucumcari, N.M. They're at El Morro Theatre in Gallup, N.M., on Thursday night. For more on their Route 66 tour, go here. (Photos and … Continue reading Photos from the Route 66 Music Tour