Lucas Wetzel served as KCFreePress.com's Editor-in-Chief from the site's launch in December 2009 until the end of May 2010, and is currently a staff writer. A writer and editor from the Kansas City area, Wetzel has written articles for The Kansas City Star and the Lawrence Journal-World. Prior to KCFreePress.com, he spent three years in the editorial department at Universal Press Syndicate in Kansas City, where he copy edited features and combed through piles of comics submissions. He earned degrees in journalism, English and German from the University of Kansas and spent two years studying and traveling in Germany.
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Thanks to dedicated parks boards, trail-blazers and volunteers, Kansas City is teeming with quality bike trails
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Fights, fiestas, festivals, contortionists, choral music, concerts and many other marvelous reasons to leave the house
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How the founders of this DIY venue put the West Bottoms — and Kansas City — on the map for avante-garde music
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Details about First Friday events, the Main Street Mile, and why you should give a crap about carp
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Join KCFreePress.com's Lucas Wetzel as he conducts in-person interviews with T-Rex, Gigantoraptor and friends at the new 'Dinosaurs Unearthed' exhibit at Science City
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How local video artist Pat Vamos spins pop songs, cultural detritus and European softcore into music video gold
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Don't be surprised if Kansas City skies are extra colorful this month. Sean Beaver and other area kite enthusiasts are gearing up for the annual kite festival on April 17.
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How to win a pair of tickets to the Barclay Martin Ensemble concert this Saturday at Crosstown Station
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