The first thing the new owners of Doo-Dah Diner want Wichita to know — even before who they are — is that nothing is going to change. Except for one thing: They’ll soon expand the hours at the popular ...

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In 1983, Greg Carr, Bill Kiener and Joe Theibert were sitting at the Short North Tavern, where Carr was part owner, wishing the neighborhood had a Fourth of July celebration. Pooling their brainpower, ...

PASADENA – A ’60s hippie, a jester and a pirate walk into Pasadena’s The Old Towne Pub. They’re waiting for this year’s Doo Dah Parade Queen-coronation. Since its inception in 1978, Doo Dah Parade has ...

This not-so-riddle-ish brain twister has an easy answer: As much Doo Dah as can possibly be Doo-Dah'd. And that clearly is quite a lot of Doo-Dah-ness: The Occasional Doo Dah Parade will merrily march ...

For aspiring queens of the Doo Dah Parade – a counterculture version of the Rose Parade – Sunday is judgment day. Those wishing to don the crown for the the 38th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade, ...

The fancy new Doo-Dah Diner downtown at 206 E. Kellogg is still on track to reopen on July 4. But when it does, it will be the only Doo-Dah in town. In spite of their original plans to keep two ...

This year, Queen Imani Phoenix will reign over the 40th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade on Nov. 19, an event as quirky as its history. The oddball and very untraditional Doo Dah Parade began Sunday ...

They were going to wait until July 4 to open, but the restaurant was done and ready, so Doo-Dah Diner owners Patrick and Timirie Shibley decided “Why not?” Opening day for the new-and-improved ...

The Doo Dah Parade--that countercultural parody of its more august cousin, the Pasadena Rose Parade--is turning 25 on Sunday. Sort of. As with almost everything Doo Dah, it depends upon your ...