While Sedalia’s west-side dining tilt is merely a more-extreme version of typical restaurant clustering, its layout of bars and live music venues is decidedly unusual.
Whereas most towns have a downtown strip featuring several clubs within walking distance of each other (Warrensburg’s Pine Street is a nearby example), Sedalia’s venues are scattered.
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