diff --git a/pandora/place/managers.py b/pandora/place/managers.py
index 65f20f3b..12bde750 100644
--- a/pandora/place/managers.py
+++ b/pandora/place/managers.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
         exclude = True
     else:
         exclude = False
+    if op == '-':
+        return parseCondition({'key': k, 'value': v[0], 'operator': '>='}, user) \
+                & parseCondition({'key': k, 'value': v[1], 'operator': '<'}, user)
     if k == 'id':
         v = v.split('/')
         if len(v) == 2:
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
         return q
     if isinstance(v, bool): #featured and public flag
         key = k
-    elif key in ('lat', 'lng', 'area', 'south', 'west', 'north', 'east', 'matches'):
+    elif k in ('lat', 'lng', 'area', 'south', 'west', 'north', 'east', 'matches'):
         if op == '>':
             key = '%s__gt'%k
         elif op == '>=':
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@ def parseCondition(condition, user):
             key = '%s__lt'%k
         elif op == '<=':
             key = '%s__lte'%k
-        #default is exact match
+        else: #default is exact match
+            key = k
     else:
         if op == '=':
             key = '%s__iexact'%k
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/placesDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/placesDialog.js
index 87c063ea..c2c82da1 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/placesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/placesDialog.js
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ pandora.ui.placesDialog = function() {
             content: app.$ui.placesElement = new Ox.ListMap({
                     height: height - 48,
                     places: function(data, callback) {
-                        return pandora.api.findPlaces($.extend(data, {
+                        return pandora.api.findPlaces($.extend({
                             query: {conditions: [], operator: ''}
-                        }), callback);
+                        }, data), callback);
                     },
                     addPlace: function(data, callback) {
                         Ox.print('ADDPLACE', data);
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ pandora.ui.placesDialog = function() {
                     },
                     removePlace: function(data, callback) {
                         Ox.print('REMOVEPLACE', data);
-                        pandora.api.removePlace(data.id, callback);
+                        pandora.api.removePlace(data.place, function(result) {
+                            Ox.Request.clearCache(); // fixme: remove
+                            callback(result);
+                        });
                     },
                     width: width
                 }),