Our 6 favorite places to eat in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood

Brookside Poultry Company Upon being seated t Brookside Poultry Company, the first thing you’ll want to do is inquire about a whole chicken or duck. Everything inside this sparsely decorated and very casual bird house is good, but the spit-roasted, three-day-marinated fowl ($17–$32) is the most coveted prize. The whole birds routinely sell out as… Continue reading Our 6 favorite places to eat in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood

Meet the woman who runs Operation Breakthrough

Mary Esselman had big shoes to fill when she took over the reins at Operation Breakthrough. For almost 50 years, the organization has offered educational support to Kansas City schoolchildren. Inside its 131,000-square-foot campus, a dedicated team of staffers works with more than 500 students, most living below the poverty line. Since taking over as… Continue reading Meet the woman who runs Operation Breakthrough