Apparently no one told the dating gods that the economy is swirling around in the toilet right now, because a night on the town with your significant other (or semi-significant other) is definitely not cheap. So while you’re pinching pennies, we’re out hunting for the best ways to date on a dime.
One tried and true date spot combines kitsch and thrift in all the right ways: the Palace Theatre West. Best known for showing second-run movies, the Palace also runs the cult classics that you may have forgotten and the …

Where’s all that jazz at in Wichita this weekend? Skip the trip to Family Video and find it at the Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre. This is the closing weekend for their run of Chicago. Although I’m a Broadway musical fanatic, if you’re a theater skeptic, this is a good starting point:
Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn’t going to make …

Netflix has this nifty little feature called Local Favorites, which lists rentals that, according to the site, are being rented by people in your area more often than by other Netflix members. It’s not exactly a “top rentals in your area” list, then – because that list would look very similar across most communities – but a weird little microcosm of people’s interests outside the newest DVD releases.
So, what’s Wichita renting? Christianity, thrillers, old cartoons and little-known Jennifer Lopez vehicles. Here’s the top 10 from last week:
1. An Unfinished Life – …