Great pictures taken at Baltimore Town Topic for Kansas City Spaces Magazine New Year’s Eve story in 2010. Not often you see women in gowns at TT!
New Year’s Eve Finery at Town Topic!
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Remembering Larry Stewart, Kansas City’s Secret Santa
From our archives….
Remembering Larry Stewart (1948-2007)this holiday season.
Stewart rose from poverty to become KC’s Secret Santa for 26 years. After the owner of Mississippi’s Dixie Diner gave a homeless Stewart $20 back in 1971, he vowed that if he ever had the means he would do the same for others…and boy did he. Stewart gave more than $1.3 million over the years – many times as crisp $100 bills to strangers on the street, in laundromats and gas stations. Beyond tha…t, he and his “elves” (including KC’s own Buck O’Neil and former Chicago Bear Dick Butkus), would personally hand thousands of dollars to someone in need of surgery or to others devastated by hurricanes, fires and 9/11.
Stewart graced Town Topic many times to spread good cheer, and was described by one employee as “an angel from Heaven”. Upon meeting him Oprah Winfrey exclaimed, “Why you are Santa incarnate right here!” You can read more about Stewart in the book, “Santa’s Secret, A Story of Hope”.
Stewart was quoted as saying, “Anyone can be Santa. You don’t have to give away money. You can give a smile or look someone in the eye and listen.”
I think we can all do that, don’t you?
Here comes Santa Claus!
LOVE this picture. It was given to us a few years back by someone who thought it was Town Topic. It isn’t, but I wish it was! It looks like a professional/staged photo. The KCPL hat on the counter makes me think it’s a Kansas City diner. Anyone know which one?
Cool shot!
Happy Birthday Carol-Le!
Happy birthday to Carol-Le Elliott! When Carol-Le’s boyfriend convinced her to try one of our burgers several years ago, she had no idea she would fall in love with Town Topic. She has now made lunch at Town Topic her birthday tradition, driving every year from St. Joseph, Missouri. Carol-Le, we adore you as much as you adore us! Happy birthday!
Johnson Drive Lives!
Interesting article on the resurrection of Mission and Johnson Drive. Happy to see our Mission Town Topic restaurant included! Check it out! http://www.dishdragon.com/fun-n…/…/11/17/johnson-drive-lives
Two Kansas City Institutions – Hallmark and Town Topic!
When Hallmark created a jukebox Christmas ornament several years ago, they wanted to include a photo of a local diner in their catalogue. What Kansas City diner did they choose for inspiration? Town Topic, of course! It was so fun to have our 19th and Baltimore restaurant included in Hallmark’s 2008 Dream Book! Don’t forget to buy your Hallmark ornaments this year!
Meet some of our crew!
Some of Town Topic’s finest – Sergio, Paola, Misty and Ashley at Broadway