Sponsored Content Kansas Citians are wild about Harry Truman, perhaps none more so than David Von Drehle. A journalist, New York Times best-selling author, and lifelong history enthusiast, Von Drehle initially became…
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Bryan Alley’s longtime love of mushrooms is coming to life. Later this summer, Alley will open Mushroom Culture, a vegetarian deli and butcher shop, serving quick and easy grab-and-go style meals featuring…
Johnny Leach didn’t set out to be a chef. “I was working in a record store with no huge life plan in front of me,” he says. “A friend got me into…
It’s a sight you might not expect to see in Overland Park. A long line of vehicles curls around the parking lot of New Haven Seventh Day Adventist Church at 87th Street…
A Solitary Sojourn Sojourn /sō-jərn / noun 1. a temporary stay. If you were to escape somewhere, temporarily, where might it be? What about a place of stillness . . . of…
Sponsored Content Our annual “Making a Difference” issue shines a spotlight on one of our favorite reasons we love Kansas City: the people and organizations who work tirelessly to make Kansas…
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She grew up east of Troost before “east of Troost” became code for where Blacks were allowed to live in Kansas City. In her debut novel, East of Troost (She Writes Press,…
She anchors two daily news programs, The Faulkner Focus (weekdays 10 a.m. CT) and Outnumbered (weekdays 11 a.m. CT) on FOX News Channel, but six-time Emmy-winning journalist Harris Faulkner says Kansas City…
If you have a sweet tooth, you probably already know about Teri Castrop. Her delicious caramels garnered a cult following at the Overland Park Farmers Market and are now out in local…
The mom from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial turned 75 just before Christmas and she is as sparkling and timeless as the iconic film. Kansas City, Kansas, native Dee Wallace went to Hawthorne (now…
Hayley Besheer Santell is always ready to talk ethical fashion. The Kansas City native founded MADI Apparel, a brand dedicated to sustainability and ethical practices, in 2014. Drawing its name from “Making…
Growing up a shy kid in a South Kansas City neighborhood with a rich mix of ethnicities, Tristian Griffin learned that when language was a barrier, he could communicate through “movement language.”…