Golden Gala

*Photos by Picture Connect Multimedia Rightfully Sewn’s fashion biennial event, Golden Gala, is a fundraiser to cultivate support for its Seamstress Training Program and Fashion Designer Professional Development Program. The evening featured a gold carpet experience, live music by The Phantastics followed by tracks laid by DJ Christian Noni. Hors d’oeuvres were designed by Pierpont’s… Continue reading Golden Gala

Nutcracker Ball

*Photos by Whitney Benson On November 23, the Kansas City Ballet Guild presented the Nutcracker Ball, charied by Peggy Beal, at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza. Guests enjoyed a lively cocktail party, delicious cuisine, breathtaking decor by Larry Wheeler and Craig Sole Designs, music by Michael Beers Band and a performance by KC… Continue reading Nutcracker Ball

This Lee’s Summit home proves there’s no such thing as too much color

By Nate Sheets

Interior designer Melissa Rodgers of MBR Domestic Styling has a string of jobs on her resume — bartender, makeup artist, fashion designer, baker. But it was renovating rooms at her in-laws’ fishing and hunting resort in small-town northern Missouri and her prematurely born daughter’s NICU stay that led the way to a passion for home… Continue reading This Lee’s Summit home proves there’s no such thing as too much color

Trendy water bottles aren’t new to VSCO girls — here’s a look back

Although a reusable water bottle might seem like a mundane everyday necessity, VSCO girls will tell you the opposite. The Gen Z subculture of teenage girls named for a photo filtering app is identified by nineties-era hair scrunchies, puka shell choker necklaces and Hydro Flask water bottles. With environmentally friendly water bottles becoming a status… Continue reading Trendy water bottles aren’t new to VSCO girls — here’s a look back

What readers had to say about our Top 40 Restaurants picks

Best Restaurants  Our December issue featured our list of the top forty restaurants in the city and the announcement of our Restaurant of the Year, Fox and Pearl. The meat-centric Westside hotspot Fox and Pearl was named the best new restaurant in the city while chef Nick Goellner’s Antler Room was ranked number one overall.… Continue reading What readers had to say about our Top 40 Restaurants picks