If there’s anything that shows up in Matt Gary’s social media feed more than his boxer, Owen, it’s a coastline. Whether it’s Florida or the Lake of the Ozarks, he seems most…
Decor
I’ve just found the house of our dreams,” Annie Zander remembers telling her husband, Rick, about a 1931 brick and stone Italianate built into a hillside in Sunset Hill. But it was…
Fall is my favorite season in Kansas City. We have games galore—Chiefs football, Sporting KC soccer, and the tail end of the Royals baseball season—and the opportunity to play outside ourselves. What’s…
Neighborhoods
Sponsored content: Fourth time’s the charm for the upcoming Village of Loch Lloyd’s Home & Garden 2021 Hidden Gems Tour. Organizers of the tri-annual event—hosted by the Loch Lloyd Home & Garden…
When the pandemic hit last year, birdwatchers found solace in their serene, outdoor hobby. “Birding is the ultimate pandemic hobby,” says local birdwatcher Eliza Cantlay. “It’s outdoors, easy to social distance, and…
KCK native Lisa Peña has decided to take her act on the road—and sidewalks, alley ways, bridges, and side streets. In early 2019, Peña launched Urban Hikes KC as a way to…
Gardeners steel themselves, or resign themselves, to the inevitable changes that weather, growth, and death bring to the garden each season. Even one shrub’s exuberant success, seemingly a triumph, can overshadow—and place…
Did you know The City of Fountains Foundation was a thing? (Raise your hand. Oh, good. That makes none of us.) We chatted up the veteran charitable organization to find out more…
Don’t really know your neighbors that well? Wishing you did? Two companies—Mac Properties and Venn—have teamed up to foster neighborhood participation in Kansas City. Introducing Mac+Venn. While neighbors helping neighbors doesn’t exactly…
Real Estate
Sponsored content: When Compass first opened its New York City offices eight years ago, it was initially a tech company. Along the way, they began building the first modern real-estate platform. Their…
Sponsored content: Now that spring is here, Kansas City’s white-hot real estate market just got even hotter. And if you’re on the fence about selling your house, The Broderick Team at REMAX…
Last week the Wall Street Journal called the world’s current real estate climate an insane seller’s market. (We paraphrase.) Locally, houses are often going for above asking price—some selling in mere hours.…
Sponsored content: With more than 60 years of combined real estate ingenuity and prowess under their designer belts, Kathy Koehler and Heather Bortnick are obviously successful at buying and selling houses. But…
A sprawling—and we mean sprawling—mega-mansion recently went back on the market near Lake Quivira, and it’s garnering an obscene amount of attention. Why? The luxurious castle-esque property is noteworthy because, well, it’s…
Sponsored content: You’re ready to take the plunge and sell your home. Here’s the million-dollar question: is your home ready? You want the selling process to be as easy and stress-free as…