It’s official—the new J. Rieger & Co. Distillery is open for business. It’s also open for camaraderie, hobnobbing, kibitzing, and plenty of imbibing. After two years of planning and nearly ten months…
Local News
Run For Your Lives! Zombies Are Running Rampant At Union Station!
It only took a year of relentless construction to bring the undead to life at Union Station. Well, that and copious amounts of blood, sweat, tears—and human entrails. If you’ve ever wanted…
By The Numbers: KidsTLC
KidsTLC has been helping transform the lives of children and families experiencing mental and behavioral health challenges, developmental trauma, and autism for well over 40 years. What started as an emergency shelter…
Impulse Purchase of the Week – 7/4
For people on a Keto-centric diet, finding the right foods can sometimes be a challenge. Good thing we stumbled across local chef Laura Manivong’s newly introduced Fattyhead Keto Crust. She’s been perfecting…
Downtown is Experiencing a Religious Resurgence
Troy Campbell took a minute to think about the last time he saw evidence of God in downtown Kansas City. After a good long silence, searching his memory and looking into the…
RIP, Kansas City Stack Burger, June 2019 – June 2019
RIP, McDonald U.K.’s “Kansas City Stack” burger—England hardly knew ye. Your double bacon cheeseburger—which allegedly featured a “smokey steakhouse sauce”—came and went in the blink of an eye across the pond. But…
People
Five Things You Don’t Know About Me: Artist James Woodfill
Local artist James Woodfill is currently the artist-in-residence at Crossroads Hotel where his work Tuning Field can be spotted just inside the spacious lobby through August. He’s the third artist showcased inside the…
Five Things You Don’t Know About Me: Actress Dee Wallace
Besides being an acclaimed, internationally known actress, Dee Wallace is hometown royalty. The KCK native has starred in over 200 films—including the 1982 mega-blockbuster E.T.—but she’s also a fan of coming back…
KIM+MADventures #18
Our two favorite adventurers, Kim Farrell and Mady Johnston, had a crazy idea last summer. They quit their respective jobs and hocked all their belongings to begin a devil-may-care, 18-month journey around…
IN Conversation with Alexis Spight
Her birthday is the day before the Fourth of July, which is appropriate because gospel sensation Alexis Spight, on the cusp of 26, is incandescent, a joyful explosion of light, energy, and…
An Interview with Best-Selling Author Candice Millard
In body, author Candice Millard sits at her desk each day in Kansas City. Yet in her imagination, she’s on the Dark Continent searching with intrepid adventurers for the source of the…
My Essentials: Ratana Tshibanda
In the 27 years Ratana Tshibanda has lived in Kansas City, she’s made a name for herself in the fashion and special events industry. If you’ve been to a fashion show in…